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keel painting ???? ken schwinger at 5:44am 02.17.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1174 I have a 18.5 Hunter with a wing keel that has minor rust on her. I am going to sand away the rust t
Portlight replacements Keith Redfield at 3:03pm 02.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1084 My portlight dogs are frozen solid (liquid wrench and vice-grips be damned) and the plastic is extre
Engine for 26D Donald Cameron at 10:53pm 02.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1183 I want to replace the 4 HP motor on my 1988 26D with something more powerful and quieter. I've been
135% or 150% GENOA NORM at 2:14am 02.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1180 What is a better sail for my 25ft boat 135% or 150%.What is the sail area of the 135% and 150%I sail
Homemade boat stands? John Melohn at 7:53am 02.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3262 I need to get my MacGregor 26S off the trailer to work on the keel. Has anyone built wooden boat sta
Bomar Riser Arms Catherine Johnson at 10:02am 02.13.02 Big Boats 0/950 We have a 1991 Hunter Moorings 433 with Bomar extruded hatches Models 1000, 1011
OK...I bought it...now what?? Scott Narum at 11:53pm 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/967 OK..I just bought a new Hunter 326, I'll take delivery March 1. The 326 is essentially the same as
hunter 34 Adrian at 10:32am 02.12.02 Big Boats 7/1028 I am looking to buy a Hunter 34 as a starting boat and a liveaboard. I have heard about the list an
Water in stern lazarette Scott Wagner at 1:42am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1863 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 (31' 4"). I am the 3rd owner. When the boat is in the water, there is alwa
Hot Water Heater Bob at 5:44am 02.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/860 I have a hot water heater that runs off a ysb 12. No mater how long this runs, it does not produce a
Holding Tank Threaded Connections Dyk Luben at 12:37am 02.11.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1500 Peggy,I've got a polyethylene holding tank. There is a small leak where the PVC discharge hose adap
Master Battery Switch fred miller at 12:19am 02.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1102 The master battery switch on my 92' Hunter 35.5 has what appears to be 2 circuit breaker buttons bu
Alright!! Chuck at 8:57am 02.15.02 Trailer Sailors 1/1912 SO glad to see this come online. I have an O'Day 23 poptop and trying to build a tower on my trailer
Catalina 28 wingkeel rig tuning Dave Slepoy at 10:51pm 02.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1347 What is the proper method of tuning the Catalina28 wing keel masthead rig??? I would like to do som
Need info on height Alan Cook at 12:55pm 02.12.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1064 We are renovating at the moment, after which we plan to buy a Macgregor. Could anyone tell us what
Keel Coolers Richard at 3:12am 02.11.02 Other Sailboats 3/1452 Does anyone have experience with the VECO Keel Cooler used by Frigoboat or others on the Danfoss BD
L 40.5 Wine Rack Off The Shelf Rick Webb at 10:27pm 02.11.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/842 Rick, Thank You so much! I had bought three of these 18 years ago at a Dillards Department Store in
keys info again Gary at 12:25am 02.15.02 Destinations 2/1433 Can you repost those marina names in the northern keys that you said were so nice, or how can I find
Catalina 27 exterior wood Bob Middleton at 9:29pm 02.10.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/3058 I am looking at a 1988 Catalina 27 that has a terrible exterior varnish job on all the exterior wood
How Much KO Dave Mauney at 5:44am 02.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1321 On foam cushions that have a lot of odor at what ratio of water to KO would be good to start to spra

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Regs clarification. Need input capta at 1:45pm 07.16.20 That reg seems to be for running power to a pedestal on the dock. If you are doing that, take this;"
Beneteau Bilge Pics (4) Talisker at 1:39pm 07.16.20 Haha thanks for the welcome A very weird fetish indeed Just trying to see what the hull liner to hu
Safely at the Dock Davidasailor26 at 1:37pm 07.16.20 Looks like a tsunami, yikes! It looks like it could have caused one anyway - Rare Tsunami Formed I
Dry Ice.... Benny17441 at 1:32pm 07.16.20 Pre-cooked frozen meals serve two purposes, facilitates the preparation task and helps the refrigera
Regs clarification. Need input Scott T-Bird at 1:26pm 07.16.20 It seems that they are talking about "portable" cables and including provisions for securing the cab
tighten a stay Davidasailor26 at 1:24pm 07.16.20 Looks like locking nuts on each side of the turnbuckle (middle part). You should be able to loosen t
MerSea cleanup Leeward Rail at 1:23pm 07.16.20 :thumbup::dancing: What a great way to spend time with, and inspire, kids. I wish my grand pare
tighten a stay justsomeguy at 1:22pm 07.16.20 Looks like a closed-body turnbuckle with locknuts. You'll need to back off the locknuts before you
Porta-potties and pump-out stations Leeward Rail at 1:17pm 07.16.20 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/installing-a-visa-marine-319-msd-in-a-catalina-22.12499253
How to stop creaking bulkheads? Benny17441 at 1:16pm 07.16.20 To some that creaking at anchor is music to our ears.
110 electric system not working Benny17441 at 1:14pm 07.16.20 Check for a breaker inside the hull before the main panel.
Safely at the Dock Justin_NSA at 1:11pm 07.16.20 Don't know yet, they have an automatic response acknowledging the submittal they may come back and
Factory Installed AC Benny17441 at 1:11pm 07.16.20 As far as I know there was no A/C factory install option on the h34. Most installations were done
Safely at the Dock DayDreamer41 at 1:09pm 07.16.20 do they ask for weather conditions when you submit? Temp? HUmidity? Etc. We get some interesting cl
Beneteau Closing Marion SC Plant Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 07.16.20
Battery select Scott T-Bird at 1:05pm 07.16.20 Everything is a WAG without a sketch. And without knowing how @tom.p.brown is actually using the s
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose jviss at 1:05pm 07.16.20 That 3/4 Trident 148 has now been in there since 1996 so "it don't owe me nothing". My 1996 boat's
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues sailnski at 1:04pm 07.16.20 Thank you ALL for your thoughts. Yes, since I don't own the boat yet, so I'll try activating the gl
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 12:59pm 07.16.20 I thought I would give everyone an update. I'm still chasing this leak. For about 8 days I've been s
Regs clarification. Need input Justin_NSA at 12:54pm 07.16.20 Here it is. To the layman it just raised more questions Compliance with the National Electrical Cod

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