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Hunter 376 refrigeration Larry737 at 7:44am 05.04.16 Big Boats 16/2653 I looked at a 1996 Hunter 376 for purchase yesterday and discovered that while it has the standard r
Mast raising pole mast fitting? flynhi4u at 6:47am 05.04.16 Trailer Sailors 11/2138 I just made a mast raising pole for a friend's Hunter 212. I was amazed how easily it raised the mas
Hunter 306 T Base Mast Step Question Gianna at 6:26am 05.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1759 The Hunter 306 is a new boat to me. Just stepped the mast yesterday using the yard crane. There was
Meeting Forumites All U Get at 5:16am 05.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/490 Hi all, We sailed into Annapolis and met up with Ron 20324 and did some catching up while Ron took
New Old Macgregor Venture 21 (1974) Owner with questions EV21 at 5:30pm 05.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 90/18033 Just acquired a Macgregor Venture 21 about 2 weeks ago. Knew going in the craft needs a good bit o
mac26s owner needs help gbrian at 5:09pm 05.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/806 I need detailed pics on installing a 26s mast raising system.
Wiring the Sea Era electric toilet in Cat 30 MKIII Tucson Sailor at 3:41pm 05.03.16 Catalina 30 15/3359 We bought the Sea Era and purchased some gear to wire it in the boat. I ran a snake from the panel t
H31 owners treat yourselves to one of these (2) IH82BL8 at 2:45pm 05.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2478 I had to pull the engine control panel and found that is was in really bad condition. One of the PO
Time for turning lights?? ronald.hudson1 at 2:38pm 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 58/3397 One of the few arguments that we have on our boat is "Do we accept that the approaching boat underst
Prop Size Windborne at 2:32pm 05.03.16 Newport 2/1191 Greetings. Does anyone know the prop size on a 1988 N30 MKIII with Universal M25XP engine? There are
NEW hose stinks! IH82BL8 at 2:21pm 05.03.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/962 So I'm finally ready to replace the hoses to the head. I've done a lot of work to get to this point
dinghy davits frankies56 at 1:07pm 05.03.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/900 I have been pondering or more like postponing the the thought of putting dinghy davits on the boat,
Ideas on boat color for new paint (6) jssailem at 10:39am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 37/14026 Since last fall I began working on restoring my 1974 Cal35C. We removed the mast in January and are
Where's the water draining? (3) plenny7 at 10:32am 05.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1252 My wife and I bought our first boat in November, a '92 Hunter 33.5. It's a boat we had sailed on ma
Advice needed on new jib - 2003 Hunter 356 shayes914 at 9:11am 05.03.16 Big Boats 2/797 Hi. I still have the original sails on my 2003 Hunter 356 and I am ready to replace the jib. My mai
Mobile diesel mechanic - western Lake Erie Joe5893 at 8:39am 05.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/717 I keep my boat in Michigan on the western end of Lake Erie. The marinas in my area do not offer die
Quick Pinstripe Removal? Alexander38 at 7:53am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4537 Hey Everyone! Do any of you out there know about a quick way to remove pinstriping? I am currently u
Broken engine mount (1) Jerry21707 at 7:53am 05.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/3900 Charter Catamaran 440 under power dead slow astern backing out of a tight slip cut the dinghy painte
Mainsail traveller on H26 Willemvan at 7:42am 05.03.16 Smaller Boats 32/5410 I own a hunter H26. What I would like to do is install a mainsail traveller right at the companion
Pop top hook for catalina 25 Coastaldoctor at 7:10am 05.03.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1316 I own a Catalina 25, 1978 and I am looking for a place I can get the "h" hook to clip the boat's pop

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Cockpit Speaker Locations (1) rgranger at 12:13pm 10.03.23 We have cockpit speakers installed by a prior owner. I'm not happy with them. We use a JBL BT speak
Cockpit Speaker Locations tfox2069 at 12:11pm 10.03.23 What @dlochner said. I've owned two boats now that have cockpit speakers installed in the overhead
missing panel LloydB at 12:10pm 10.03.23 +2
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition rgranger at 12:10pm 10.03.23 Peter Blake. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/07/alexbellos On the other hand, the idiot
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 11:42am 10.03.23 well it should be here this weekend sometime. will post more when it gets here. thanks for the repl
Cockpit Speaker Locations dlochner at 11:35am 10.03.23 We have cockpit speakers installed by a prior owner. I'm not happy with them. We use a JBL BT speake
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 11:33am 10.03.23 Peter Blake. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/07/alexbellos Over our trip down and back
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 11:09am 10.03.23 Having read about the exciting upcoming expedition to map the length of the Amazon, in which the bo
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner Siamese at 11:04am 10.03.23 I believe you are referring to zippers on the dodger. If so, you can take a side cutter and cut fro
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas DArcy at 10:17am 10.03.23 I lay the canvas (main cover, bimini, dodger) out on the driveway and use a combination of garden ho
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 10.03.23 I usually hit it with the needlepoint setting on a standard garden hose and take my canvas to the cl
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas dlochner at 9:35am 10.03.23 I would avoid the washing machine. The machine can be kind of brutal to the canvass and any vinyl.
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 9:23am 10.03.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel (which was a total btch to open with the wheel/autopilot stil*
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) sorcererdog at 9:19am 10.03.23 The old one was a Klixon 80. Replaced the entire unit with a new one from Catalina Direct. Works gre
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:49am 10.03.23 220403
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:27am 10.03.23 btw. my profile pic is the 22 im getting i am trading it for my starcraft 1974 chieftain 18 with a 9
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:26am 10.03.23 I posted an edit the same time you just posted. Not meant to be snarky if it sounds that way. BTW,
Frankenboat Project_Mayhem at 8:16am 10.03.23 Looks like someone went through a bad storm, said screw it, and passed out for a day or two
what is the standing headroom? Ward H at 8:16am 10.03.23 I posted an edit the same time you just posted. Not meant to be snarky if it sounds that way. BTW,
Holy freakin flying sailboat! Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 10.03.23 MAN ! That guy carries a low PHRF rating for sure! (but the photo-shopper forgot to put the rudder

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