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Portable Generator fbcoache at 6:45pm 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 57/15088 I have a 92 30T Hunter and was planning to get away for a week or so sailing in Oklahoma. I want to
Hunter 36 Fridge Replacement acevedolc2 at 5:37pm 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/717 I own a 2008 Hunter 36 and the refrigerator is not cooling enough. It maybe time to replace. It has
Shakes Tiller MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1135 The tiller on my Cat 25 started shaking today whenever I reached about 4 knots. Did it under power a
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? eianm at 4:35pm 06.29.20 Big Boats 21/4614 I have a 1991 H42 that i simply love! I also have a current Raymarine axiom MFD. Does anyone know of
New Life for Old Instruments (1) Georgedoyle at 3:46pm 06.29.20 Big Boats 1/692 This post is for all of those boaters out there with old Raymarine ST 60 instruments. I've had troub
Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) (1) OWI at 3:10pm 06.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/860 The bracket holding the throttle cable for a volvo penta 2002 broke and i need a new one. Did anybo
Anchor hatch/door Waggs1 at 1:56pm 06.29.20 Smaller Boats 2/867 Purchased a 1986 Cat 22 about a year ago. Looks good except for forward locker storage hatch/door.
New tiller for Oday 27 (1974) (1) sbcwolff at 1:21pm 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/843 We just restained and varnished our tiller from our "new" boat (1974), and it snapped when we went t
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot Sofraniaeth at 12:59pm 06.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 31/7177 On my last two 8-10 hour passages when I started heading in to the dock I noticed the engine RPMs to
Trading No kaboom for BIG KABOOM!!! Converting stove from CNG to LPG. TomY at 12:54pm 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 26/5337 The New England supplier for the CNG exchange, Corp Bros out of Mass, was sold. The new owner won't
Method for attaching external portlights for V222 RevRol at 12:35pm 06.29.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/977 Anyone have any experience/recommendations for affixing portlights externally on any model boat? My
Expected performance JohanSweden at 11:39am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3939 Hi sailors! I'm looking into buying a boat in the 45 ft range. Beneteau O 46 or Jeanneau Sun Odyssey
How does a roller furler work? John G. Davis at 11:32am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5124 I recently purchased a new to me boat and the roller furler has a single line. I thought they had to
Cooler Upgrade ('86) (1) TheSoggyDollar at 11:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 0/520 Thought I would share: The cooler/step that came with our boat was probably as old as the boat and w
Kink in Line Tantor at 10:59am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1659 what double braided line kink or twist minimum... actually i am using it for inside forestay with do
Windlass wiring Charlie98117 at 10:59am 06.29.20 Musings With Maine Sail 18/7787 I'm finally getting around to installing a windlass on my H34. I have a question regarding the fact
Refrigerator - Compressor and Evaporator gscottnelson at 10:47am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 13/4098 Boat team, I have a 2002 Catalina - that has a 18 year old Adler Barbour - C100, and the fan starts
The WTF Thread ontherocks83 at 10:40am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 49/6178 I thought it would be fun to start a thread where people can tell stories (i.e. gripe) about how th
New chaps (3) All U Get at 10:01am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1124 Hi all, My wife finished the chaps for our new dinghy. She added a lot of nice touches like chafin
Tack shackle ? Ron20324 at 9:10am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 6/1732 My slip neighbor lost their tack to roller shackle or whatever was there. Can you tell us what is th

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Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Captain Larry-DH at 10:34am 04.07.25 I have tried these. I have several different grades of stiffness brushes. They only get about 80%
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 10:12am 04.07.25 Here's a video of Nigel talking about diesel auillaries and charging that begins to get a the low co
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 9:58am 04.07.25 Good point! I'll check
Mainsail Question vwjim70 at 9:20am 04.07.25 Ok, thank u all for the input. I will just get the right sail for my boat. I just thought it might b
Wisps of blue smoke Timm R Oday25 at 9:16am 04.07.25 Blue smoke typically indicates sealing loss . Either rings or valves . Not neccessarily a deal kille
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 9:09am 04.07.25 Depending on the non-skid pattern, a rotary scrubber can be very effective. Use with a cleaner, not
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 9:05am 04.07.25 I use Bar Keepers Friend scouring powder on my deck. There is some oxallic acid in the powder, and
Mainsail Question PaulK at 9:05am 04.07.25 The Hunter sail is too big for the O'Day. The O'Day luff is 24.5'. The Hunter luff is 25.67' - more
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 9:02am 04.07.25 The problem with boats and moisture is that there is a "ratcheting" effect. That is, warm/moist air
Mainsail Question FastOlson at 9:01am 04.07.25 You cannot know without knowing the hoist and foot measurements of your boat and the sail you are co
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:58am 04.07.25 Perhaps you may be able to back up a step and find something less aggressive to use on the non-slip
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:56am 04.07.25
Mainsail Question Timm R Oday25 at 8:53am 04.07.25 How much differant ? The foot being too long would be my biggest concern .
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:52am 04.07.25 Are your decks teak? One solution might be "Formula B" a borax and washing soda solution that will
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber kloudie1 at 8:32am 04.07.25 Looks like pink antifreeze so it probably happened during winterization.. Pull the decompression lev
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Sneed at 8:23am 04.07.25 I PM'd @Crazy Dave Condon to get clarification on the proper line size and his response included ad
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? SteveHughessails at 8:19am 04.07.25
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel SteveHughessails at 8:06am 04.07.25 Nicely done sail22capri22, this is what I would do too.
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) Sail22Capri22 at 7:46am 04.07.25 Nice Capri! I was having the same trouble with my Capri 22. I have a similar trailer with the extend
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 04.07.25 You probably have either a Precision or Road King trailer as I used to be a dealer for Catalina.

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