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Par Jabsco toilet Tom Long at 1:21am 07.07.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1945 We installed a new Jabsco compact toilet about a year ago. About a month ago we noticed that the bo
Rust in 356 Miguel at 12:43am 07.07.02 Big Boats 0/767 My 356 was commisioned in May and just under three month she's got rust spots in the arch, stanchion
Sail Cleaning Jerry at 12:16am 07.07.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1333 Am hearing about many ways to get sails clean. I have inherited an older sail in pretty good condi
Spinnaker for H23 Joe at 11:45pm 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 2/844 What size spinnaker for a H23 ie: foot and luff. Thanks Joe
Swing Keel Blues Leroy at 2:49pm 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 2/977 The cable operating the swing keel was recently severed due to age. How difficult is it to repair?
M25 Rebuild References? Steve at 2:36pm 07.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1138 Has anyone had experience rebuilding a Universal M25 deisel (vintage ~1985) on a C30? I need a recom
Universal M25 rebuild references? Steve at 2:34pm 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1779 Has anyone had experience rebuilding a Universal M25 deisel (vintage ~1985) on a C30? I need a recom
CDI roller furling problem Joyce & Bob at 12:51pm 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 8/2262 Last year (my first season with the "Joy-Sea")when furling the jib, the jib sheets would wind around
Electrify me Ralph at 11:28am 07.06.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1147 Have a 1984 MacGregor 22. Am replacing the engine with a new Nissan 9.9 hp 4 stroke engine with elec
Sittting on the botttom Bill P. at 9:47am 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1048 I'm trying to find a slip in the Panama City area at a price I can afford. I have found one but it
c22 average boat speed?? steve c at 9:16am 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 4/1386 hi everyone the other day i was sailing my c22 30 mi across the lake to pick up some friends for a d
GPS/Autopilot Operation help Bob F at 9:13am 07.06.02 Big Boats 2/908 Just installed a Garmin 176 and had it interfaced with my ST6000 AP. I set a waypoint and "go-to" it
Replace fixed ports TimOp't Holt at 8:57am 07.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/954 The fixed ports on my '85 H31 have a few leaks. I'm considering replacement. Has anyone done this? W
Asymetrical Annoyance, final chapter Scott Blahnik at 8:51am 07.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1148 This is a follow-up to my original post re the purchase and installation of an asym. on my 260. I re
Mac25 gas tank location ideas? Tom Hornstein at 8:25am 07.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1212 I'm the boring type person that only puts my external gas tank on the cockpit floor by the drain hol
Centerboard Leak Jonathan Smith at 7:48am 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 3/1005 I just purchased a Hunter 22' 82 model. I have read MANY reviews that speak of a leak coming from th
centerboard pendant mike nigro at 7:13am 07.06.02 Day Sailers 0/1089 I have a 23' 1980 O'Day and the centerboard pendant broke. How difficult is the reconnection? Does i
reefing hook/boom bolt Richard at 6:25am 07.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/955 I need a replacement for the combination boom/mast bolt and double reefing hook for my 86 Hunter 23.
Sealing Leakey Ports Jim at 4:18am 07.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/879 I need to remove and re-bed the four non-opening ports on my "new" '79 O'Day 25. This looks like a
Forestay length Cat. 22 Peter Furness at 3:51am 07.06.02 Smaller Boats 1/4997 I need to know the total length of the forestay including the forstay turnbuckel for a 1986 Cat. 22

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Toe rail removal SailingaS2 at 8:35am 08.18.20
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks captcoho at 8:27am 08.18.20 Thanks to everyone who responded. Thanks Bobalong... that was some of the immediate thinking if each
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 8:26am 08.18.20 The price is high because of the custom mounting. A Genusun or Victron controller can also be had fo
Prep week and dress up day: Gene Neill at 8:25am 08.18.20 The weather looks great up there! Sunny, with warm days and cool nights. The air looks kinda light,
Sewage smell Kings Gambit at 8:24am 08.18.20 My solution would be to pump out and flush your tank with several rinses of fresh water at a pump-ou
Toe rail removal Mark Maulden at 8:21am 08.18.20
Prep week and dress up day: Lazy1 at 8:14am 08.18.20 I agree. I won't go out now if it can't be at least an overnight. I came to that conclusion rather
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... SoSound at 8:13am 08.18.20 The charger cables run to the battery switches, just like on the 37, probably only about 2 feet for
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Bill Creadon at 7:53am 08.18.20 Yes, the price is ridiculous.
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter joker460 at 7:52am 08.18.20 I assume this is what he's talking about. Looks like they increased the wattage. https://shop.hunte
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter JohnShannon at 7:50am 08.18.20 Sunpower makes a flexible 50 watt panel about 2"x2". I think the trickle charger is a good idea, my
Backstay Failure Don S/V ILLusion at 7:39am 08.18.20 Not actually a bad idea, but there ARE dozens of books on the subject... and Christmas is coming !
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 7:29am 08.18.20 Rick Webb - It is starting to appear that the community's consensus is that the trailer is at least
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 7:25am 08.18.20 Crazy Dave Condon - I see it the water ballast tank the needs inspection. I was thinking that you wh
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Kings Gambit at 7:25am 08.18.20 My Sprint 1000 once showed the same behavior (click) that persisted intermittently for several years
What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 7:24am 08.18.20 If you insist, it's either a GPS 50 (Garmin's 1st handheld GPS) or GPS75 the 2nd model. GPS50 Ebay
HukilauMike at 7:07am 08.18.20 RKA: sorry for the late response; I don't look at this site much since I sold that boat last year.
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 7:05am 08.18.20
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors (1) sail sfbay at 7:03am 08.18.20 ........"Marine Use" CO detectors must meet ABYC standard A-24.............. American Boat & Yacht
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 7:02am 08.18.20 Mine is not a Magic Tilt but very similar and was 980# with the single axle, if I remember right.

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