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rgranger at 2:31pm 08.03.18
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last week I rented a pontoon boat for the day and scouted lake Fontana. It is a high altitude lake
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markwbird at 12:27pm 08.03.18
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154496 154495 Awhile back I posted about how my crewman had thrown the tranny into gear while the en
Emanuel at 12:05pm 08.03.18
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I own a 2012 Hunter e33 where can i buy the starboard middle fixed window ?
Phil Herring at 12:01pm 08.03.18
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While most of us love our current boat, theres always that one thing that wed change. Chances are, i
Phil Herring at 11:49am 08.03.18
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Do you have enough power? With the explosion of powered appliances, electronics, and miscellaneou
Phil Herring at 11:36am 08.03.18
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Like the Miller jingle used to say, When its time to relax... what do you drink? Do you pop a bee
Phil Herring at 11:11am 08.03.18
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This summer has been downright toasty in some places. What do you do to handle high temperatures whe
DianaOfBurlington at 11:07am 08.03.18
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Hi, gang. I'm interested in finding lengths of polymer-coated chain, preferably BBB or Hi-Test, in
Phil Herring at 10:52am 08.03.18
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Whether you like it because its close to home, easy to set a hook, or the most beautiful cove on the
Bad Obsession at 10:39am 08.03.18
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Yep, new baby it isn't a boat. My daughter was born on July 19th at 9:29am. She weighed 6 pounds 1
SEMPERAVANTI41 at 9:38am 08.03.18
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Can anyone tell me how to correctly rig the lazy jacks? As I am not the original owner, I don't know
Ross S at 5:47am 08.03.18
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Well, yesterday I got an email from Precision Boatworks stating that they will no longer be producin
TomY at 4:27am 08.03.18
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Next move? Current turns East at 8:48am. We could use provisions. Without a car, this area of Ma. is
uralite at 10:00pm 08.02.18
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adambrownatb at 9:04pm 08.02.18
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1980 Macgregor 25 Got this boat from a friend with the keel already out and am in the process of pu
Charles Erwin at 7:42pm 08.02.18
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Jack Barnes at 7:38pm 08.02.18
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I am looking at buying a Hunter 426 or a Hunter 44DS. Our cruising will be up and down the ICW and
pacaman77 at 6:59pm 08.02.18
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Hi all, trying to replace a spar on a 1987 26.5 Hunter. Snapped the mast in a micro burst. Was hopin
dave_and_dd at 5:33pm 08.02.18
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I'm planning on selling an inflatable WM dinghy... I don't know the model number...any idea how I ca

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Refrigerator/Solar
kappykaplan at 7:10am 05.11.24
Do you have any photos of the refrigerator and where it plugs in?
Northern Light Show - Possible   (4)
jssailem at 7:03am 05.11.24
These sightings posted by my daughter from south of the 45th Parallel. Bend OR 23:06PDT own RWR race
Refrigerator/Solar
Plymouth Sailor at 6:59am 05.11.24
At least not easily and inexpensively. Another idea possibly: I have a converter of sorts that at
Winch placement
thinwater at 6:26am 05.11.24
As many as 6 winches used to be common on racers and all cruising boats had 4. Two of the cockpit wi
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery
dLj at 6:11am 05.11.24
Really excellent video! dj
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
kappykaplan at 6:01am 05.11.24
Any specific methods you used, or pics of the process? I really want to do this, but not sure how t
Whale Manual Bilge Pump
dlochner at 5:41am 05.11.24
John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
Ben16737 at 5:39am 05.11.24
This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Whale Manual Bilge Pump   (4)
sailcapt340 at 5:31am 05.11.24
John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Winch placement
dmax at 5:10am 05.11.24
Check/ask here, if it's been done, they will know: Catalina 34 International Association
Northern Light Show - Possible
JBP-PA at 4:47am 05.11.24
I checked about 10 last night in Northern Ohio. Nothing. (Though we have a lot of light pollution
Refrigerator/Solar
JBP-PA at 4:45am 05.11.24
You can buy a decent portable DC fridge for about $200-$250. You can get a mini fridge big enough f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker?
cymeyer at 4:33am 05.11.24
yes, for sure. our code 0 is on a furler while our Spinnaker was on a sock.
Winch placement   (1)
Guystapo at 4:29am 05.11.24
I can always set the auto pilot and jump up front ..I was just thinking of how this could be way eas
Masthead sheaves
east coaster at 4:15am 05.11.24
In my case the mast was made by spar craft and I got the drawings for same from the Catalina 320 web
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery
CYQK at 3:42am 05.11.24
You are a "ROCKSTAR" in my books always have been!!!
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker?
danstanford at 3:35am 05.11.24
We use our code 0 far more than we ever did with the spinnaker. Love the code 0. Just easier t
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe.
ggrizzard at 3:28am 05.11.24
Thanks guys. I'm off to HD when the sun comes up.
Refrigerator/Solar
sailme88 at 3:21am 05.11.24
ALL solar is DC. ALL shore power is AC. Shore side solar requires AC to power the inverter that crea

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