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Bear with me, new owner. newcat at 10:54pm 08.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1066 Hello, I have been looking for videos and more comprehensive manuals for the sewage, water and tank
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San Juan Island Cruise 2016 Terry Cox at 7:24pm 08.25.16 Destinations 2/691 Had a great time around the islands this summer. Must do it again. 5_vF7JyzrPQ
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32 citation Flyflicker at 7:16pm 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 0/290 Posted this question on Irwin forum but thought I'd try here also. looking for thoughts on 1987 cita
Volvo saildrive oil consumption Mark Maulden at 7:11pm 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 1/581 ok..I'm pretty savy with engines etc. But, lately, I've noticed oil disappearing from my 110-S sail
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Boom vang for Hunter 260 Felipe Aravenaa at 6:27pm 08.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2266 I just bought a used 2004 Hunter 260 boat, but it comes without Boom vang, somebody can help me to k
V-Berth Bedding EJWash at 5:48pm 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 12/9642 Hello All, I have an '89 Catalina 30. I spend a few nights a month onboard. I went back and forth,
refurbishing aluminum water tanks eianm at 5:46pm 08.25.16 Big Boats 10/1516 I have embarked on a project to refurb. my 2 x aluminum water tanks on my H42. I am not as brave as
Irwin citation 32 Flyflicker at 5:41pm 08.25.16 Irwin 12/5730 Hey Guys, New to this site. I'm having a hard time finding any feedback on the citation 32. any info
Racor SNAPP fuel filter... SailFysh at 4:00pm 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1696 I presently have a Racor 200 series spin on fuel filter. The plunger leaks. Racor says replace the e
Considering selling my Oday 23 AWalker at 2:37pm 08.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/669 I have been considering selling my O'Day 23 lately. I have had it for about 20 years, and we used to
Restoring Venture 222 gcallender at 2:06pm 08.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/900 I would like to get in touch with any Venture 222 owners in North Carolina to check out how there b
Be wary rafting to Canada Boomer54 at 12:07pm 08.25.16 Destinations 11/1648 it seems a rather large group of rafts, tubes and dinghys from the US caused an international incide
Old Boat - Old wiring - old batteries (1) jssailem at 12:00pm 08.25.16 Musings With Maine Sail 47/10474 Wanting to get through to winter when I plan to do complete electrical refit. Here is my present sit
SIMRAD I20 Pkg Jdaniel343 at 11:42am 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1958 I bought a Simrad I20 Pkg from Defender (good price $664) for Depth, Temperature, Speed and Trip Log

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Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 12:54pm 04.08.24 it's a strange world . in my area I have seen boat captains who were professionals jump off the bo
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 12:42pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock u
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Roland5048 at 12:19pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock un
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 11:49am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 11:47am 04.08.24 I have a Maxwell windlass and the clutch will work in both directions. Mine only works going down.
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? dlochner at 11:47am 04.08.24 My not a Hunter has a similar installation, the base and the stanchion are 2 pieces. I assume there
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dlochner at 11:43am 04.08.24 This would then give a "safety feature the system does not currently have, which is an over-load sa
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 10:33am 04.08.24 @dlochner All excellent points. lly in my case, I have the chain attached to the chain locker bot
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 10:30am 04.08.24 No. On the Hunter 36 the stanchions are in two completely separate pieces. The first piece is a ba
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 10:28am 04.08.24 I never jump off the boat during docking! The stern line is attached to a piling and I am merely ho
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: arf145 at 10:21am 04.08.24 you jump off boat with engine on to attach stern line? I never jump off the boat during docking! T
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dlochner at 10:13am 04.08.24 Why would I not want the windlass to simply pull the chain out of the locker even if there is a lot
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? jssailem at 10:08am 04.08.24 the base of the stanchion, which is completely solid. By this statement, I understand that the wel
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 10:01am 04.08.24 My question has nothing to do with the base of the stanchion, which is completely solid.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: smokey73 at 9:30am 04.08.24 I am normally on a mooring so the technique I describe is for when I am pulling up, solo, to a dock
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? jssailem at 9:16am 04.08.24 Not sure if the stanchion bases on your Hunter were designed this way. Hunter was known to imbed alu
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 8:48am 04.08.24 Crazy Dave, thanks for the idea. The usspars Dave wasn't available this am but his associate was he
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much jssailem at 8:47am 04.08.24 When I had my mast down, I rebuilt the running rigging (removing the rope/wire rigging) sending all
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:07am 04.08.24 I can't see any good from jumping off the boat without at least one line attaching the boat to the
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much (1) CbKl at 8:06am 04.08.24 Figure from Dave, stay tuned for more info.

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