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Coolmatic RSD 1115U/F Refrigerator (not working) Lee Coller at 3:22pm 01.01.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/798 This is out of my Hunter 44DS. No idea if there is any value to it at all, I presume it could be fi
AquaDrive limits stuffing box space (1) Joe Perez at 2:29pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/825 Hoping for some ideas. I have an AquaDrive that limits the space for repacking my stuffing box. I re
Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13831
New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2237 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went
NPT vs NPS fittings NYSail at 8:36am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 14/11856 happy new year..... So starting the task of replacing skin fittings and valves below water. Is there
What kind of inverter are you using with solar panel system. Tropicdawg at 7:04am 01.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/559 Anybody here with off grid system on their boat? What are you using and how much juice are you getti
San jIan 28 rudder needed Michaeljpilon at 4:29am 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 5/654 Bent rudder, need replacement ??? San Juan 28
Buying 1990 Beneteau 35s5 (3) thetone at 1:41am 01.01.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/6814 I am sea trialing this 1990 beneteau 35s5 on January 14th. The survey came out good. Just need to co
100 watt or plus pv panel mounted to boom crutch on a Hunter 240? TraylerSailor at 7:33pm 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/718 Has anyone done this and what was there experience? Informed folks, please feel free to comment.
Gauges... What color "Black or White" jssailem at 4:41pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/758 Hi all I am in the process of refitting my 45 year old gauges and panel (with the help of my sailing
Gonna try Cetol, but what kind??? Need suggestions..... (1) Lafayette Mike at 2:22pm 12.31.18 Catalina 22 7/1111 Gonna go ahead and refinish my brightwork this winter. For whatever reason, going to give Cetol a t
South PNW MikeHoncho at 1:54pm 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1893 I'm interested in getting with other local boats for day and weekend trips. Im feeling like it's ti
1924 Evinrude Elto - (Boat Porn Warning - Must be old to appreciate) (7) Captain Larry-DH at 12:05pm 12.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/2827 I saw this at the CT River Museum in Essex CT in July - (Private Owner brought it in for a one day e
Navpod with 3 instruments daviddp at 10:59am 12.31.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1917 I will be installing 2 B'G Triton instruments and a Zeus2 - 7 in a nav pod @ the helm. Can I crea
Water in our bilge - from where? (2) S. Dutton at 9:28am 12.31.18 Big Boats 23/8157 We have a 2002 Hunter 420 that we bought a few months ago. With lots of projects to do after moving
Looking for a trailer in Maryland shadyside at 8:23am 12.31.18 Catalina 22 3/701 Greetings all, I am looking for a trailer to rent from a private individual in Maryland or surround
Adding Gas Spring to Rodkicker Caspurr at 7:01am 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1875 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. Has anyone added the optional gas spring to Rodkicker? If so can you provid
Removing mast head sheave axle pins mjmercer19248 at 5:27am 12.31.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1708 1980 Hunter 37C with Kenyon 5280 mast. How the heck do you remove and replace the mast head sheave a
Water below the engine tray - Where does it drain? Wipe_Out at 2:55am 12.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2327 Cleaning out the bilges over the weekend. Below the engine there is a tray that obviously doesn't dr
Are you prepared for an emergency? Daveinet at 5:38pm 12.30.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1263 I watched a video today of a discussion about what goes through one's mind in an emergency. Even tho

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) Ward H at 6:44am 10.07.24 Here is the Keel Stub Repair document from Catalina Yachts for those interested. I also have it in
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11am 10.07.24 @Project_Mayhem When transporting my zero turn lawn mower, it is stored as forward on the trailer
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 5:44am 10.07.24 I used your tutorial many times. It was invaluable. Thanks Happy that we helped!
Asymmetrical Spinnaker rigging Dave Groshong at 5:02am 10.07.24 Maybe ask these people, they look like they've got it down! Flying the Asymmetrical spinnaker fro
Online Resources east coaster at 4:50am 10.07.24 There is also Boat US for hurricane prep if you don't have time to read all four volumes of the abov
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 4:43am 10.07.24 If you have been a small (20 ft or less), powered boat owner you may have heard there is a CG requir
Deck Core Repair east coaster at 4:43am 10.07.24 Agree with Shawnl check boatworks today. His latest video covers these issues and your concerns. He
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 4:30am 10.07.24 Trailer was deep enough. There was a slight incline between the boat and trailer which has been the
Bow Eye ...3TacksontheWater at 4:08am 10.07.24 Well, it's absolutely something you need to do plus it's a good upgrade that everyone should do even
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 4:01am 10.07.24 Thank you @gnetwerker for the in person update. I am aways south at the moment. We had a beautiful d
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:20am 10.07.24 Milton is definitely getting stronger . . . urricane comes ashore. 227909 Stay safe, y'all.
O'Day 25 Boat Stands David W at 11:12pm 10.06.24 The Brownell site has a stand calculator.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 8:50pm 10.06.24 The switch to all-glass keel stubs occurred around 1988. I was very active on the Catalina 30 list
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW gnetwerker at 7:21pm 10.06.24 It was a pretty nice day in Nanaimo today -- broken clouds, some sun, dry during the day. Wind yest
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 6:40pm 10.06.24 It has been way over a decade, and I do not recall the exact model. The story was either here or th
O'Day 25 Boat Stands FDL S2 at 6:33pm 10.06.24 I have an S2 7.3 (24ft) that draws 4ft and I use 4ft stands.
Lazarette clasp ? shemandr at 5:44pm 10.06.24 I've personally seen a boat sink because the lazarette lid opened in a knockdown allowing a massive
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:36pm 10.06.24 If you mean 'no reports', you might want to change the wording to "very seldom" ... as there was a*
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:32pm 10.06.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 5:16pm 10.06.24 There are some boats that have access to the lazarette lid from the inside. In that case the tie do

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