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Stained 28.5 hull Walt at 12:55am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/937 Need advice on a neglect hull. The hull in question is over 20 years old and in several places it is
Pop Up Top Jan Delbert at 12:34am 05.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1182 How exactly do you secure the pop up top in the up position?Is it possible to buy an enclosure/cov
fresh water tank, chemical taste & smell nauticalrich at 12:14am 05.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1572 I was unable to bring up your answer on purging the water tank.My problem is that I have a Plastic
Need more power captain Hayden Watson at 12:12am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/950
Internal to external halyards Tom Miller at 12:07am 05.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1008 Are the internal halyards on my 1985 Catalina 30 in a conduit in the mast or just hanging loose? I'm
USE OF "TEAR MENDER" ON SAILS Tom Miller at 11:55pm 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1642 The sunbrella on my jib on my Catalina 30 is coming unsewn at the clew and other places. I have seen
Thank You Hunter Marine and Hunter Owners David Tomlinson at 11:55pm 05.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/919 I just got off the phone with Hunter Retail Parts and Technical Support, my experience with them has
h26 Shroud Attachment Points Tim Paul at 11:29pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 6/997 In looking closely at the rigging diagram in my owners manual ('97 h26), I noticed that the sidestay
Diagram for lines Chip Barnes at 11:21pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/1021 Does anyone have a diagram of how to route the lines for single handed sailing. My 22 does not have
Trailer for Catalina Mike at 11:14pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/1056 I own a 1985 Catalina -- swing keel -- 2' 8" draw. I have the opportunity to purchase a trailer whi
Single Handed Rigging Chip Barnes at 11:13pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 5/2793 Does any one have a digram on how the lines are to be properly routed to lead all lines back to the
Need storage space on a 235? Hayden Jones at 11:02pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 5/847 I found a solution to lack of shelving and quick access storage. I walked through Wal Mart and foun
356 Electronics Setup Bill Saint at 10:55pm 05.21.02 Big Boats 11/1072 I'm looking at the 356 and wonder what people have done to mount their electronics at the helm. The
Engine stays cool Joe D at 10:20pm 05.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1011 What can cause a Universal 23Hsp (1990 C-30) engine to run cool (120-140F) most of the time ' never
Mariner kick-up rudder Tim Daley at 9:54pm 05.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2052 I recently purchased an Oday Mariner 19 2+2 (1970) and I am trying to figure out how the kick-up rud
Can a single line boom preventer be rigged? Ray Bowles at 4:56pm 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/2651 I keep thinking I read about a way to rig up a mainsail downwind boom reversal preventor that only r
Stiff moring lines David Guthridge at 2:59pm 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1148 For years I have used 1/2" moring lines for my Pearson 26 and everything was fine. I bought six new
Paint wearing through on the deck David Guthridge at 2:53pm 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1202 The old green origional deck, cabin, and cockpit paint is wearing through in two places where one wo
Swing keel winch failure. Keith K. at 2:10pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 4/1013 I launched my C22 today and when it came off of the trailer the keel swung down with the keel crank
Generator for a 37.5 Steve Z at 1:44pm 05.21.02 Big Boats 6/1760 I want to install a generator on my boat for those warm nights to run my A/C, etc. The aft cockpit

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I want to charge a 12v battery with a 12v battery so I can have 12v Maine Sail at 12:52pm 07.28.20 I want to use my car to charge my gel cell so it's ready to go the next day. I originally bought th
I want to charge a 12v battery with a 12v battery so I can have 12v Project_Mayhem at 12:43pm 07.28.20 Wow! That's an awesome little charger! Technology has changed so much since I was into RC cars. I or
Sump Pump on Nav Panel and Rule 650/750 Bilge Pump Ron20324 at 12:24pm 07.28.20 Quasi, Do you have a "sump" in the floor of the head? Maybe the shower area where it is run from a m
Invest 92L shemandr at 12:22pm 07.28.20
Hunter fuel monitor take.yvr at 12:21pm 07.28.20 I see Bubby. Thanks!
Hunter fuel monitor take.yvr at 12:20pm 07.28.20 Hi Stu, yes, I was thinking to create the same kind of table. Thanks for the information.
Maine Visitors odaydokay at 12:19pm 07.28.20 The poster child seems to be Germany. Early lock down, tracing, tracing tracing, tracking, tracking
A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack on the coast of Maine. Makes me think of Pogies, thick as clouds of locusts? shemandr at 12:19pm 07.28.20 I think the schools of Menhadden can be good -at least for Peconic Bay. They are filter feeders and
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... jviss at 12:19pm 07.28.20 Yes, ALL hoses have been replaced. QED does refer to to the thermostat. My theory on the heating
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump (1) malyea at 12:16pm 07.28.20 #1 arrow is deck pump out line #2 arrow is waste ingress line into tank direct from head #3 arrow is
Hens Teeth: The Saga Continues..... (1) sailme88 at 12:07pm 07.28.20 (That's an odd way of using the abbreviation "QED," which, in my science education was used to mean
Inspecting the hull/ballast tank and looking for a trailer for a Hunter 23.5. (1) Dfed at 11:58am 07.28.20 Which part of the trailer was damaged? The center square tube with the hitch, extension, ladder, a
Invest 92L kappykaplan at 11:56am 07.28.20 Dammit, Jim!
Invest 92L (1) JamesG161 at 11:52am 07.28.20 Potential Tropical Cyclone #9 is gaining some strength as it approaches the Antilles. The principle
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump (2) malyea at 11:52am 07.28.20
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 07.28.20 I had the glow plug with my 2YM15 in Thunderbird. Didn't really have a need to use it. No glow plu
Hunter fuel monitor buddy0 at 11:35am 07.28.20 I never saw the green and red LEDs lit on the fuel sending unit in my case. They look like they are
Wiring Mast to Interior Don Tatarelli at 11:20am 07.28.20 Thank you for the pictures. We ordered a connector that I think will work. Lots of soldering to do
Hunter fuel monitor Stu Jackson at 10:52am 07.28.20 Benny, thanks for the detailed calculation method. Benny's right, here's mine, click on the attach
Hunter fuel monitor take.yvr at 10:23am 07.28.20 Sail sfbay, thanks for the tips!

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