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Cleaning mildew from fenders Lex at 12:59pm 03.29.02 Ask All Sailors 6/2909 I have recently started spring cleaning on my boat. I have found that the fenders I had stored in a
Hunter 27 rigging legnth, deck paint David Goldsmith at 6:49am 03.25.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1213 Time to replace the standing rigging, 27' '77. Need to know the legnths of the wires so I know how m
Magic O'Day window removal!! Mark Swart at 3:17am 03.27.02 Bigger Boats 2/1097 For anyone that's tried to remove windows in a 272, 242, 192 or any other similar boat:After liter
buying used Bob Griffin at 10:57am 03.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1097 We have just started to search for our frist Mac. We are looking for either a 26x or 26s. I would
down south nick at 8:13am 03.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1078 What's the weather and sailing conditions during the second week of april in deltaville virginia ,wh
Swing Keel Cable Judson at 6:01am 03.24.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/937 I just read Michael's article about his swing keel problem, and my question may help us both. My swi
TEAK TOO DARK IN CABIN Charlie Burga at 3:50am 03.24.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/7397 My 1986 Hunter 34 has very dark teak in the cabin. I have seen other Hunters with a light colored w
drydock impeller test? cee-bee at 12:40am 03.24.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1146 Recently aquired O'Day OMC zepher 15HP, Inboard"saildrive". During drydock rennovation, would like
Photo forum John Visser at 9:28pm 03.23.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/916 So, where are all of the pictures? There are a bunch of articles with zero pictures attached. I'm
Damaged Impeller Kevin at 2:54pm 03.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/811 I unintentionally ran my engine without the seawater intake valve open and shredded my impeller. I
Just another GREAT day on the water Ernie at 10:03am 03.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/786 No problems to discuss (thank goodness). Everything worked great and we had a nice day on the water
H260 Rudder Frank Sears at 4:55am 03.23.02 Smaller Boats 4/815 Last summer the back side of my rudder split open, so the rope that holds the rudder down slipped ou
Autopilots Bill Arneson at 12:08am 03.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1013 Thinking about installing an autopilot on my 82 h33.Have been looking at the Autohelm ST 4000 .If an
Princess alcohol stove John at 4:18pm 03.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1828 I have a princess alcohol stove, I am looking for any web site supplier of parts, etc..
Re-stepping mast -tension gauge? Tony Wilcox at 10:09am 03.22.02 Big Boats 2/1000 I have my mast down for the first time this winter, I have the instructions in the manual. Still I'm
Discount on boat show boat warren feldstein at 8:09am 03.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/814 Has anyone ever purchased a new boat that was going to be in a boat show. Assume that you are orderi
jib sheet leads Sandy Whetherholt at 6:14am 03.22.02 Racing 4/1297 I keep the sheet leads almost totally forward on the tracks to make the luff break evenly from tack
37.5 Lewmar portlight leaks Brian Leney at 3:11am 03.22.02 Big Boats 4/1980 I have my first leak in one of my Lewmar (opening) portlights on my 1995 37.5. From reading the arch
H-260 Masr Raising Sam Morgan at 12:16am 03.22.02 Smaller Boats 5/973 Does the mast raising system use the jib halyard or the forestay<
2 blade to 3 blade prop Dave Mauney at 11:27pm 03.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/749 I have an O'Day 35 with the original 2 blade prop. I am looking for a little more power in heavy we

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83 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? limbodog at 1:10pm 06.07.20 I installed a used 5,000 BTU window air conditioner in my companionway today... F on Monday, so wi
83 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? limbodog at 1:06pm 06.07.20 Here's another dumb question. Can you take one of those heat pump units and make it portable? It n
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. Warren Milberg at 1:03pm 06.07.20 I had the same boat and same Yanmar 2GM20F. I suggest checking the engine ground wire, which may not
Battery charger Mirwin at 12:54pm 06.07.20 My husband ordered the one we had so he could plug and play wire for wire.
Battery charger Stu Jackson at 12:48pm 06.07.20 We have ordered the Charles but it has not come in yet. @Mirwin Then you have a chance to send it
Reverse polarity Mirwin at 12:45pm 06.07.20 Polarity tester says everything is ok but we know there is a dock problem somewhere. The marina was
85 Oday 28 Main Sheet Traveler Richard19068 at 12:45pm 06.07.20 I did not remove my track. Those "permanent" stops at each end of your track should unscrew and come
Tiller delaminating now cracked Gene Neill at 12:34pm 06.07.20 Tiller CP-18, CP-22, C-22 Fleet Spec Solid Teak Tiller CP-18, CP-22, C-22 Deluxe African Mahogany
Beneteau 325 1994 the stuffing box seal was leaking sirocovzla at 12:27pm 06.07.20 Hello, I got the stuffing gland 25 mm volvo penta..and it works fine..thanks
Macerator Valve Thread Sealant Stu Jackson at 12:24pm 06.07.20 I'll be a contrarian... just for the sake of being a contrarian. First of all, clearly your macerat
Reverse polarity Stu Jackson at 12:21pm 06.07.20 Just buy a polarity tester at a hardware store, no need to move the boat.
What is this? sirocovzla at 12:19pm 06.07.20 I bought a 1980 hunter 33 last year and it came with tons of equipment. Most of it I could figure ou
Reverse polarity Mirwin at 12:04pm 06.07.20 Thanks, we did determine that the polarity is a dock problem not a boat problem. Scott took the boa
Head Door Sticks Tom J at 11:57am 06.07.20 Definitely make sure the boat is in the water for a while before making any adjustments. When My bo
B323: Adding a house battery S/Y Obelix at 11:54am 06.07.20 @CapitalistSailor Thanks for the insights, I will put these in my owner-mod process. @Ron20324 Wow
Battery charger Tom J at 11:53am 06.07.20 Thanks, sorry for the late response. We have ordered the Charles but it has not come in yet. We n
Reverse polarity Tom J at 11:51am 06.07.20 That On/off switch in your lazaret could be the main breaker for your shore power, although mine is
Spacer for Transducer? Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 06.07.20 @SVCeviche , I must apologize as I just re-read you post and realize you are contemplating a THRU HU
Tiller delaminating now cracked IASailor at 11:44am 06.07.20 Replace it....too far gone, the delam runs the entire length... There was more than one vote for a
What is this? capta at 11:42am 06.07.20 My scoop rotates..... not static. Cool, which one is it? Does it clear the hatch easily if it begi

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