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H34 Shoal vs. Deep Draft Glenn Hermes at 1:03pm 05.16.01 Big Boats 5/1077 Have my eye on a shoal draft 1985 H34 fresh water boat on Lake Ontario NY. Would like some first ha
LED Cabin Light Project Ron Mehringer at 12:33pm 05.16.01 Smaller Boats 8/817 In the photo forum I posted some pics of a project to convert from battery draining 1A incadescent c
Diesel gurus, help me! Janusz Cichalewski at 12:30pm 05.16.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1251 My old (1987) Westerbeke 30 produce very heavy white smoke. Start only with start fluid.The head an
More about 40.5 Larry Baswick at 12:20pm 05.16.01 Big Boats 2/902 The bilge on my newly purchased 1994 40.5 is deep enough to float my last Hunter. I can reach the pu
Seagull Outboards John De Carlo at 12:09pm 05.16.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1169 I am trying to contact The British Seagull Outboard Motor Company. Does Anybody know where I can Get
Hunter 40.5 primaries Larry Baswick at 11:44am 05.16.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/842 I've just purchased a 1994 40.5 and was primed to dismantle the winches and clean them. When they we
Oday 25 mast step Tim Gillespie at 11:16am 05.16.01 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1988 This will be my first season sailing anything other than small centerboard day sailers. We bought an
Hunter 260 quality problems Jeff at 10:51am 05.16.01 Smaller Boats 2/3791 I was helping new owners of a 260 rig their boat the other day. Some sloppy rigging of a slightly
1982 O'day 25 Hood Furler- can loop be bypassed Rich at 10:36am 05.16.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1071 The O'day I purchased has an old but good Hood furler. However it requires a 50 ft line spliced end
1982 O'day 25 Hood furler- need layout help Rich at 10:31am 05.16.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/932 I just purchased the O'day 25, 1982, it came with a hood furler. The one with a continuous loop line
Flipping out Cindy Duntley at 9:54am 05.16.01 Day Sailers 3/1146 I am not only the new owner of an O'day 222, but have not sailed for about 30 years. The other day
H37 Portlight Replacement Debra Blatnik at 9:17am 05.16.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/945 Has anyone pulled the portlights on a Hunter Cutter (mine is a '79)?The originals are still in pla
Need a batten for Hunter 280 Russ at 9:13am 05.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/916 Unfortunatley one of my battens (the longest) seems to have sprouted legs and walked away... Wha
How Many Pumps? Debra Blatnik at 9:10am 05.16.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1446 OK - I have a new head, new sanitation lines, new (rerouted) vent line and a new holding tank. How
Mid cockpits Ken Cobb at 6:54am 05.16.01 Ask All Sailors 8/2846 I am interested in learning more about the pros and cons of mid-cockpit boats such as the Morgans. A
376 Mast Fairleads Mark juetten at 6:13am 05.16.01 Big Boats 1/1023 Lines and sheets leading from mast base under acrylic windshield pass under a less then adequate met
Scope can be a problem Michael Bell at 5:56am 05.16.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1310
Fresh Water Tank Leak Bill Saint at 5:55am 05.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1018 My Hunter 310 fresh water tank has a slight crack and leak on top. Any idea of the proper caulk/sea
Water leak in aft compartment Alan Claunch at 4:12am 05.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/954 I just discovered water in my aft berth under the aft board. There is a "well" with a plate and bol
Mounting an outboard Josh Dohring at 3:16am 05.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1043 I have a 1986 8hp Evinrude Yacht Twin(long shaft) that I want to mount on the back of my Catalina 27

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Shower (pump). Who uses them? rgranger at 3:11pm 04.18.20 Thanks.... I put one in the cart for the fam to find :biggrin:
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation Ted at 3:10pm 04.18.20 I have a couple of questions for you. Can you install a backing plate or some large washers on the n
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats dlochner at 3:09pm 04.18.20 If those are stainless steel cleats, then a buffing wheel and buffing compound for metal will clean
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LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F mermike at 3:08pm 04.18.20 @Ralph Johnstone : No. No. They've seen worse Weren't around Good thing it's diesel NOOOOOOO!
Installing Holding Tank: HOW!? (2) dlochner at 3:06pm 04.18.20 The attached photos shows how Sabre installed the holding tank in the my Sabre 30. It may be overkil
Installing Holding Tank: HOW!? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:55pm 04.18.20 I'd use picture frame molding or quarter round all the way around the bottom of the tank--or just on
How Heavy is Your Boat? JamesG161 at 2:36pm 04.18.20 It weighs the same as the cost of that beer . the winner is correct! Ans= ZERO Jim... PS: a Flo
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ralph Johnstone at 2:35pm 04.18.20 After having carnal relations with the motor I finally got the bolts threaded That's one thing I
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail shemandr at 2:33pm 04.18.20 Ditch the full battened sail and replace with a partial battened sail? I ditched the full battens
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail sail sfbay at 2:25pm 04.18.20 Ditch the full battened sail and replace with a partial battened sail?
Holly and teak ggrizzard at 2:25pm 04.18.20 If you want a direct replacement go here: https://www.worldpanel.com/cabin-sole-options If you want
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail shemandr at 2:22pm 04.18.20 Ah, a moment of clarity. Reading Mechone's post I realized that when ever I furled my furling main
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Hunter216 at 2:13pm 04.18.20 I realize that the shape of the new electric ferries is similar to a barge so large capacity to h
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail shemandr at 2:11pm 04.18.20 I've posted about this before regarding my H356. When I bought the boat in 2004 or so it had full l
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail Mechone at 2:11pm 04.18.20 I just received my new main sail from precision sail. I went thru the same thoughts increase the roa
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:06pm 04.18.20 The opening slot for the batten is midway along the length of the vertical pocket; the batten is fl
New England Venues? Kings Gambit at 1:51pm 04.18.20
24 AWG Wire brazenarticle at 1:50pm 04.18.20 How much money do the radio/navigation manufacturers save by using wire that seems thin as hair? I'd
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail BigEasy at 1:48pm 04.18.20

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