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Interior Remodeling (3) Buddy Delacroix & The Bones at 12:06pm 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/2398 Hi All I just bought my first "big" sailboat--a 1982 Catalina '27. I am going to live aboard (marin
Hot water heater - preferences? Chris & Lenore at 10:56am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2131 It's time to replace our 25 year old Atwood 6 gal heater. The choices I have are Atwood EMH6 for
Sailing a Hunter 260, questions CaptMatt at 10:33am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2843 I had some questions for 260 owners on the sailing characteristics in unique situations that I could
Yellowed masttop light (1) Jackdaw at 10:04am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/580 Hey all, my mast-top light lens has yellowed; I suppose to UV, heat, and age. I'm replacing the bulb
Lewmar V2 Windlass on Hunter 376 mlpayne at 9:18am 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/2619 Three seasons ago, I bought a '98 Hunter 376. Not being the original owner, I could not attest to t
Deck Sheaves redunculous at 7:49am 04.18.17 Big Boats 15/842 Ok so I see there are numerous posts dotted about but here I am opening a new one... Well here is t
Wiring a 322 Capn Pete at 7:30am 04.18.17 Bigger Boats 3/812 A question for fellow 322 owners (or others who may have faced the same issue): Is there an easy ' d
Cat 34 in Practical Sailor chrisings at 7:19am 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/721 Well look at that. https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_51/boatreview/The-Catalina-34-30-Yea
Weather information in the Berry Islands? Joe A at 6:22am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 10/944 I would appreciate any advise on how to get weather information in the Berry Islands Bahamas. We ex
Rear stay fiddle pulley replacementt (5) sailscallny at 4:40am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/419 Hi me again The rear mast stay liine has a way to adjust the line with a pulley system The upper f
Storm on maiden voyage! sailscallny at 4:29am 04.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 18/2040 Hi guys bought an 1981 Cherubini Hunter cheap. Not all that well maintained, used as a live aboard
Hot water tanks..... NYSail at 4:17am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1035 Hello all, Have a Seaward 11 gallon hw heater that uses 120 as well as engine heat ex-changer to hea
423 ground tackle.... NYSail at 3:56am 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/523 Hello all.... So I am upgrading ground tackle on new boat. Have to stick with the 3BBB chain due to
Noflex vs Odorlos CarlN at 9:23pm 04.17.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1365 I've always used Odorlos but keep seeing ads for Noflex. Any experiences?
It's almost time Meriachee at 8:18pm 04.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/663 We were planning on taking the Cat out of the storage place on the weekend and moving it to the ware
27' Line Lengths... TooCoys at 6:46pm 04.17.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/855 How do you compute the amount of line you need for each halyard without removing what's already on t
Hull leak cstonedent at 6:33pm 04.17.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1395 02 Ben 311 just in the water, after four days I was able to get on board. Found water collecting aft
Boat Name Decals kclancy at 4:12pm 04.17.17 Catalina 22 8/1152 Hi All! I am getting ready to order a boat decal(s). I was wondering if you put the boat name and h
West wight potter Frank Williams at 3:41pm 04.17.17 Trailer Sailors 6/3560 Called all numbers for wwp no answer, how do you get in touch with them.?
WOW! Nice guy over at Marlow-Hunter! wsmac at 3:09pm 04.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/663 I've had email contact with someone name of Mike, over at Marlow-Hunter. Asking questions pertaining

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Deck Plate Organizer Sheave Replacement (1) SoSound at 4:11pm 11.18.23 Different years, or model runs, may have different methods of attaching the organizer, and access ma
315 Backstay Adjuster Stu Jackson at 3:49pm 11.18.23 Ask Garhauer, they made all the stuff on you boat, they'll know. Good luck.
Odd Yanmar issue Tally Ho at 3:46pm 11.18.23 in original equipment from Hunter, most of their larger boats have one. Actually connected yesterd
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 3:42pm 11.18.23 True Greg. The image of your full battened wing clarifies the information. Your boat is charging a
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 3:34pm 11.18.23
Remove Prop Tally Ho at 2:54pm 11.18.23 What would make tightening the nuts easier isn't a finer thread on the all-thread. It's a longer wr
Rudder slack (2) jdrutten at 2:48pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack Ralph Johnstone at 2:45pm 11.18.23 Not sure about his boat, but my '79 H30C has a skeg. :) Obviously I'm not invited to travel in th
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 1:26pm 11.18.23 221475
Removing old paint jssailem at 1:20pm 11.18.23
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam jssailem at 1:14pm 11.18.23
Bronze rudder part (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack jssailem at 12:48pm 11.18.23
Water /humidity? jssailem at 12:32pm 11.18.23
Rudder slack ggrizzard at 12:21pm 11.18.23 Not sure about his boat, but my '79 H30C has a skeg. :)
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:40am 11.18.23 Assuming your boat is in Tampa, the amount of moisture in the air during hot weather will far exceed
Rudder slack (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:31am 11.18.23 There was an approximately 1?2" gap between the top of the rudder blade and the bottom of the skeg.
Water /humidity? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 11.18.23 Watch out for outdoor temperatures. Dehumidifiers can produce extremely high temperatures in your h
Water /humidity? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 11.18.23 regarding a machine that makes water out Should that be "takes" water out ? If that's the case,
Bronze rudder part dlochner at 10:45am 11.18.23 That looks like fairing compound more than a barrier coat. The horizontal crack just below the bare

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