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2007 Hunter 33 Hour meter Caspurr at 4:39pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/990 I have a 2007 Hunter 33. The Engine Hour Meter is no longer working. Has anyone experienced this and
Manual bilge location Victor Maylon at 12:56pm 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2509 Can anyone tell me where on a 1993 Hunter 33.5 sail/sloop rig where the manual bilge is located???HE
Black stains in gel coat. What is best solution to remove Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 15/11911 Friend of mine who does a lot for my church, I offered to remove stains from the fiberglass which is
Getting Access to our boat bottom swing keel Seahorse24 at 1:50pm 01.04.17 Trailer Sailors 16/3462 Our sailboat is a 24 foot Yankee Seahorse that was manufactured in 1972. In the sales brochure, they
SW Florida New Year's cruise Gene Neill at 1:47pm 01.04.17 Catalina 22 10/730 Well, this year we couldn't duck out for the Admiral's entire Christmas vacation, but we got lucky w
Panel - What is this switch (1) DLB at 12:43pm 01.04.17 Bigger Boats 16/6766 131592 I purchased my O'Day 322 May 2016. Love the space! Great cabin. I have had to do some upgr
Running cabin-top mainsheet to cockpit on C30 MK1? (2) patrickkidd at 11:08am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 7/6016 Hi there! As a frequent single-hander, I am constantly trying to figure out a way to run my mainshe
Suggestions for GPS Babette04 at 11:02am 01.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/755 My 2004 Beneteau 323 did not have a Chartplotter GPS when I purchased her and I was using the Navion
Insulating Infloor Storage Bin on 41 DS DayDreamer41 at 9:51am 01.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/408 On our 41 DS there is a storage bin in the floor in front of the refrigerator, its a fairly large an
M25XP Electric Fuel Lift Pump (1) womble at 6:43am 01.04.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/5917 Here is a photo of the lift pump on my M25XP engine. As you can see, it looks like it is mounted on
Nigel Calder - Toronto Boat Show Scott B at 6:31am 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/286 Nigel Calder is at the Toronto Boat Show this year doing 3 all-day seminars. I'm signed up for the
Single sink upgrade? patrickkidd at 2:34am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 24/4097 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and would love* to have a single large sink instead of the two that are f*
Sail slides bind in track. Diablito at 6:05pm 01.03.17 Big Boats 20/2602 Mer-Sea Beaucoup is a 1997 model 376. Last year the plastic slides started breaking. Rather than re
Rigging question (1) Flyflicker at 5:40pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1654 Looking at a boat with Rusty looking rigging looking at a boat rusty love ready. It's just like a co
GPS App for tablet MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2548 The admiral bought me an Amazon fire tablet for Christmas. Can anyone recommend a marine GPS app? T
Roller Furling on Hunter 23 WK Dale Fitch at 3:55pm 01.03.17 Smaller Boats 19/2557 I'm considering putting roller furling on my Hunter 23 WK, I have years of experience on bigger boa
Modify boatlift for sailboat Hern at 3:38pm 01.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2652 I'm looking for recommendations on how to modify my boatlift to accommodate my M-26. Current config
Wheel,lights and door Solace387 at 2:57pm 01.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/512 I am thinking to upgrade my 387 with foldable wheel, led reading and flood lights and probably also
Moeller flanging tool gkmoore at 10:13am 01.03.17 Catalina 22 23/3761 I'm planning on putting cockpit scuppers in this winter, as described in this forum. I have priced
Replacing Instruments flando at 9:42am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2280 We recently purchased a 1992 Catalina 28 with no functioning instruments. It seems like a chart plot

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Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Scott T-Bird at 8:59am 12.05.23 I would buy a chartplotter and an instrument package with wind, speed, & depth and network everythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 12.05.23 thanks for the information. I think you are right about no external vents from the engine compartmen
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:40am 12.05.23 Very interesting to note that the output from wind peaks, and then drops off as the wind gets highe
Furring Jib rgranger at 8:34am 12.05.23 First you need to select a furler type. The sail you buy has to have the right connection mechanism
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Joe at 8:33am 12.05.23 Speed over ground (SOG) vs. Speed thru water (STW) Hmmm... as far as sail trimming goes I don't th
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 8:33am 12.05.23 The big issue with wind is there isn't enough of it. If you dig into the generation curves it takes
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 12.05.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use t
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 8:16am 12.05.23 Thanks, @sesmith . Being retired, I normally have the luxury of being able to time my border crossin
Furring Jib Sailor Sue at 8:04am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker?
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 12.05.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whil
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 7:45am 12.05.23 I'm in the wrong business Yeah. You might be, or Not. :) Tough business to succeed in -- with con
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:41am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the char
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 7:27am 12.05.23
Dodger Needed Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials fo
Manual Bilge jssailem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the charm
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Project_Mayhem at 7:19am 12.05.23 There's a few marine salvage yards listed here: Sailboat Parts
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer sesmith at 7:12am 12.05.23 Not sure of the boarder crossing wait times in your area, but where we cross into Ontario I'd much r
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:04am 12.05.23 The "solar generators" are a LFP battery and a charger/inverter in one self-contained unit. Plug the
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:02am 12.05.23 Hello all. Well it come to find out that it is a centerboard. Which explains the cleat there to kee
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 6:58am 12.05.23 Huh! I've been thinking monohulls. But now I'll keep my eyes open for a tri.

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