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Diesel Stove/Heaters Tim at 6:23am 11.06.02 Bristol 0/1518 Wallas experience anyone? They seem like the perfect solution to cooking/heating in a smaller boat s
O'Day 222 - Ship it or Sell it Jim at 6:00am 11.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1000 Well, I am interested in input and advice on a difficult decision - pay out the nose to ship a mint,
Winter layup, jackstands versus cradles William Niessen at 4:10am 11.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1572 I am in the process of purchasing a 37 legend and since the PO does not own jack stands or a cradle,
DIY Boating Newspaper in UK Jim Willis at 4:08am 11.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/775 Have a customer who publishes a new full color boating newspaper in the UK.I have a PDF version of
Swing Keel pivot Paul Clements at 3:13am 11.06.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1990 A question. My 1976 Tanzer 22, new to me, has a retractable keel. In swells it thumps alarmingly. Ha
How to Adjust height of Boom? Joe at 2:53am 11.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1339 With mainsail up and centered with topping lift slackened, the boom on my H33.5 seems about 2" too l
In mast furling - safety issues? Ed at 2:37am 11.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1088 Ok, here goes - I had inmast furling on my 326 (loved it) So I got it on my 426, but I may be missin
Sliding Hatch Replacement Don Elston at 2:01am 11.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1188 Anybody out there replaced the slide hatch cover on their boat?I need to replace one, was thinking
Cleaning the Rub Rail Tom at 1:43am 11.06.02 Smaller Boats 8/957 The toughest thing I have found to clean on my H240 (and even on prior boats) is the Rub Rail. It s
Has anybody order a mattress Jim A at 1:26am 11.06.02 Ask All Sailors 30/2492 for their v-berth? My wife complains about the soft v-berth. I was wonder who sells them and how m
Electrical Jack Spencer at 12:51am 11.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1049 On the orginal panel, there are six circuts, but only two circuts are being used, 1 for cabin lights
AC amp draw Mark at 12:10am 11.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1681 I have a built in air conditioner that came with my 1989 H27. does anyone have an idean idea as to
Tiller versus wheel steering - which is better? Steve Horswill at 10:57pm 11.05.02 Ask All Sailors 18/2085 On a 27-28 foot sailboat which is the better steering system; tiller or wheel. If it came down betw
accessing centerboard u-bolts mike at 10:41pm 11.05.02 Smaller Boats 8/895 need to drop my centerboard ('82 hunter 22) and I know it won't be easy; can anybody tell me what ty
Re-engine a 1979 Hunter 30? Jim Arthur at 7:19pm 11.05.02 The Cherubini Hunters 29/3587 I am going through a complete refurb of a newly acquired 1979 Hunter 30. The current engine is the
Portable Fridge / Freezer and battery capacity Pat at 5:38pm 11.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/934 I just purchased a H26 and plan to cruise the islands in calm weather for about 3 months but I need
locating gates in safety lines Sanders LaMont at 1:15pm 11.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/960 Has anyone put gates in the safety lines at the beam near the shrouds?I have to replace a stanchio
Here's a tough one... Lauraine at 11:56am 11.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/981 Anybody who's installed the Profurl on their C30 with the long tangs to bring the unit higher off th
Small cracks in hatches Bob F at 11:28am 11.04.02 Big Boats 2/900 My hatches have developed very small hairline cracks throughout the outer surface. They look superfi
Boat finance Stewart at 11:21am 11.04.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1827 I have heard that you can finance a boat over a 10 year period, is that corect and does anyone have

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How to Fix Throttle Creep? (1) jrussnogle at 1:07pm 08.13.20
Motor Starting Intermittent jviss at 12:59pm 08.13.20 Those Denso starters on Universal M25s are easy to "renew" on board. I did mine: polished the cummu
Broken Furler Dave Groshong at 12:56pm 08.13.20 Yep, use the jib halyard and spinnaker halyard if you have one to replace the forestay. We can of
Remember the Sun Screen capta at 12:53pm 08.13.20 Almost 60 years in the tropics and I really thought I was immune to sun cancer. Then this donut shap
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side rlongfield at 12:50pm 08.13.20 Edit: Happy to measure any dimensions needed-- fair warning, this is from a '73-- your dimensions
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement rlongfield at 12:46pm 08.13.20 Wow some great ideas, appreciate the advice. I've been busy cleaning out the boat from the PO and g
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 12:45pm 08.13.20 :plus: Thinking the same thing
Broken Furler yoms1984 at 12:45pm 08.13.20 +2. Why isn't the other boat owner getting this fixed? Workin on it
Remember the Sun Screen Captain Larry-DH at 12:37pm 08.13.20 Avoid sun screens with Oxybenzone. It kills coral and acts as an endocrine disrupter in humans. ht
Broken Furler kappykaplan at 12:32pm 08.13.20 you may want to run your jib halyard down to bow fitting just as an extra precaution..... :plus:
replacing cdi halyard DrJudyB at 12:22pm 08.13.20 Now we are trying to make sure all our ducks are in a row for when we drop the mast again to repla
Remember the Sun Screen (1) odaydokay at 12:21pm 08.13.20 Key is to get one with Mexoryl if you can; may not technically be approved by FDA. Sun block produc
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel smokey73 at 12:18pm 08.13.20 I have to say it's the best upgrade I have ever done to my boats. Absolutely love it! Ditto - at
Remember the Sun Screen rgranger at 12:17pm 08.13.20 Sunblock has virtually ruined the interior of my car. :plus: Right.... it dissolved the rubber
Remember the Sun Screen shemandr at 12:16pm 08.13.20 My dermatologist has the Nitrogen touch warmed up and ready before each appointment due to the same
Motor Starting Intermittent Capt jgw at 12:05pm 08.13.20 An easy test is to jump the solenoid input to the battery terminal with a screwdriver or something.
New 37C owner Tugslife at 11:58am 08.13.20 I think that is exactly the problem that is rampant. The HUGE difference is that boats sit in the
Bermuda Marinas PaulK at 11:52am 08.13.20 RBYC is nice. Dinghy club is a touch less formal.
Propane tank questions Dr. D at 11:51am 08.13.20 Yeah, probably not much of a worry. The current series of Oceanis boats (well, the 35, 38 and 41) an
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. Scott T-Bird at 11:47am 08.13.20 I haven't seen anything in this thread that looks crowded to me. I'm guessing you don't really know

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