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Carbon Monoxide Monitor going off at night in the slip Frank H at 10:20am 10.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1501 This may have been discussed long ago on a forum but I couldn't find it. I recently installed a CO m
A year of ownership on a 1994 Hunter 29.5 (2) kdammen at 9:31am 10.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/1897 We got our first sailboat this year. I just wanted to share our experience on the 1994 Hunter 29.5.
Honda BF9.9A DC Receptacle Concerns BrianAllen at 8:43am 10.15.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/994 I am new to sailboat ownership. Our Hunter 25.5 came with a Honda BF9.9A with the DC Receptacle for
Slipping halyard jbrock at 8:41am 10.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1522 Hi everyone. I recently bought new halyards for my Mac 25. The main halyard stays in place fine but
Gooseneck Mac 25 question jbrock at 7:55am 10.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1881
AIS Installation BC Bernie at 7:12am 10.15.19 Catalina 310 28/6895 One of my projects will be to install a class B AIS (automatic identification system) transceiver, c
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 6:38am 10.15.19 Weather and Forecasting 4/706 This late season disturbance should be watched closely. ntering the area of major Tropical Cyclone
Car track size salon pin size BlueHeronSailing at 1:25am 10.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/274
rigging wires mast Oday 22 year 1997 Yochanan at 9:16pm 10.14.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/563 Is there an online shop that can provide me with all the necessary parts + diagrams for my Oday 22,
Jabsco Manual Toilet Hard to Pump mnmpizza at 7:19pm 10.14.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/8468 My pretty new Jabsco toilet is suddenly hard to pump when switched from wet to dry. It pumps (fills
Holding tank mystery William Panek at 7:09pm 10.14.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/825 I have no way of knowing if my holding tank is ready to explode with waste or is only partially full
Hunter 30T 1991 abinkc at 6:36pm 10.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1159 Is there a liner in the water tank or is the tank just the inside walls of the "V" in the bow?. I ha
LOOKING FOR CATALINA 22 USED MAIN FULL BATTEN DANIEL'S CATALINA22 at 5:30pm 10.14.19 Ask All Sailors 4/404 I HAVE 1983 CATALINA 22. I AM LOOKING TO UPDATE THE MAIN TO FULL BATTEN. I AM WANDERING IF SOMEBODY
Shout Out to The GPS Store and (gasp) West Marine Ward H at 5:01pm 10.14.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1037 I went to the Annapolis show with the intent of coming home with a Standard Horizon GX6000. The GPS
Can anyone confirm something about a 93 Hunter 27-2? MikeMikeMike at 4:02pm 10.14.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1390 Can anyone confirm that the 1993 Hunter 27-2 does, in fact, use glassed-in and threaded backing plat
Proper tying up at slip jbreland at 3:05pm 10.14.19 Smaller Boats 14/1617 Hunter 26 and 23.5 how do you guys tie up in a slip. I don't like the fact that these boats only ha
Rigging preventer lines H260 Chuck C. at 11:47am 10.14.19 Smaller Boats 8/3654 Anyone have experience running preventer lines on a H260, and how did you set them up?
Remote start on Yanmar 2GM20? Tally Ho at 11:01am 10.14.19 Ask All Sailors 26/4919 I bought a remote starter switch that I hope will allow me to start the engine from my engine room w
H23 floorboards (1) ULost at 10:42am 10.14.19 Smaller Boats 4/630 Quick question about the floorboards above the bilge area. Mine have to be replaced and the one in
Newport 27 Mast OBXJim at 9:25am 10.14.19 Ask All Sailors 1/594 Recent hurricane rendered my long time pal more damage then I want to repair. A split along starboar

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Hull Shield capta at 7:13pm 07.31.24 That idea has been around in one form or another for some 40 years. If it worked, I'm sure every boa
Stuffing box adjusting (1) jssailem at 6:45pm 07.31.24 226477 Adjustment is a procedure of releasing nuts, looking for drips, and tightening (adjusting) u
Hose life? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:54pm 07.31.24 I grew up on a farm in the middle of no where Indiana. We really did not have boats but we did have
Stuffing box adjusting Mattcia123 at 5:54pm 07.31.24 Hi @Mattcia123 , I find this most interesting as you may be in possession of a true packing gland
Yanmar electrical problem. ggrizzard at 5:28pm 07.31.24 dlochner In the world of EE's and techno wizards, you are correct. In the real world of chandlery em
Cabin Material Question Bluebonnet87 at 5:20pm 07.31.24 Ok thanks, this is good to know
Cabin Material Question dlochner at 5:16pm 07.31.24 The hull liner is fiberglass, it is part of the structure of the boat and helps to stiffen the hull
Cabin Material Question Bluebonnet87 at 5:10pm 07.31.24 Ok thank you. I've hesitated pulling off any chips but I think I need to in order to see if fibergla
Hull Shield ggrizzard at 5:03pm 07.31.24 :cowbell::laugh:
Cabin Material Question isaksp00 at 5:02pm 07.31.24 My H23 has a floor that looks like that (different shape of course) and it's gel coated fiberglass.
1gm10 Electrical ggrizzard at 5:00pm 07.31.24 Don't shoot it... That could cause a fire! :yikes:
Cabin Material Question (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:55pm 07.31.24 Could you take a look at this photo. Bilge liner I'm mentioning is like this. Doesn't seem like fibe
Cabin Material Question isaksp00 at 4:52pm 07.31.24 The floor liner or bilge bottom is most likely fiberglass with gel coat surface. You could fill with
Hull Shield Tally Ho at 4:18pm 07.31.24 Ultrasonic anti-fouling? Is that the same technology that drives away rats, mice, gophers, chipmun
Hull Shield Tally Ho at 4:16pm 07.31.24 Has anone ever used Hull Shield ? What is it?
Hose life? Tally Ho at 4:14pm 07.31.24 Greg, I think you might have pushed it a bit too far with those hoses! :yikes: Agreed! I was not
Hose life? BigEasy at 4:03pm 07.31.24 My drain hose for the galley sink exits below the waterline and has a thruhull valve. My boat is 36
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Timm R Oday25 at 3:56pm 07.31.24 E10 is safe to use in 2 stroke motors . If used in a timely manner . The problem starts when the gas
Hull Shield Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56pm 07.31.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 3:49pm 07.31.24 I slackened my shrouds basically all the way off and removed my topping lift. The mast was 0 with no

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