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Ideas on boat color for new paint (6) jssailem at 10:39am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 37/14062 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 2/799 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 13/4562 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 8/3915 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 32/5442 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 3/1318 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
What to Use toClean Engine? Jongleur at 6:50am 05.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/738 Can't find with a search, but was it kerosene that works to clean the exterior of the engine? Also,
361 Mid-ship cleat question tnathan at 6:39am 05.03.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1130 Hello, I had my 2001 beneteau 361 surveyed and the surveyor mentioned that the mid-ship cleat was l
ODay 22 Genoa Captain George at 6:37am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 1/324 I am an older retiring sailor clearing out the garage. I have a nice hank-on Genoa for an ODay 22 wh
Finally got her out for the day part 2 ShotgunSlim at 5:25am 05.03.16 Catalina 22 3/1209 Here's the video version of my good day on the water with friends: 3GjLAPcQAII
Galley faucet washer replacement? (2) Wings Cap at 4:29am 05.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1715 Anyone replace washers in one of these? So simple on most home plumbing, but I don't assume hardware
ceasars creek resevoir ohio bridge? sailnewbie at 4:08am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1869 anyone ever sailed this lake, I'm curious of the bridge height that runs thru the middle of the lake
Prime question All U Get at 4:01am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 38/4613 Hi all, We have had an issue ever since we left last fall with our raw water pump on the generator.
Cabin Cushions Cainsoccer at 1:13am 05.03.16 Catalina 22 2/636 Thinking of reupholstering cabin cushions. Has anyone added a thin plywood base and then just wrap a
Docking Technique Motivation Terry Cox at 8:00pm 05.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/1192 A lively discussion is going on in another forum that deals with docking. One person advised to neve
Looking for paint tints and flateners njlarry at 7:53pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/601 Someone recently posted here his pet peeve about caulk only coming in large containers, mine is the
Reverse Cycle Heat Water Temp Monterey385 at 7:41pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/475 Our current water temperature is about 51F. Should a standard 16K reverse cycle air conditioner/hea
The strangest sailboat design I ever saw (1) RussC at 7:10pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4256 I'm sure not in the market for another boat, but still can't help browsing CL once in a wile. I did

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Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? JBP-PA at 7:26am 10.09.23 Unless you are going the Lithium route, I think this is your best option Lifepo4 batteries are now
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 7:18am 10.09.23 @JPB-PA Can you give a description or details how you repaired your rudder would greatly be apprecia
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction JBP-PA at 7:15am 10.09.23 Does it run in the sun? How sure are you that your fresh battery was charged? I did a similar thing
Broken Rudder (4) JBP-PA at 7:03am 10.09.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgran
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? odaydokay at 6:43am 10.09.23 How much soak time did you use? Sometimes stains that will not come out in just a spray or dip will
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head (1) wkboat at 6:33am 10.09.23 I believe I have found the correct name for these: Adjustable Bunk Light. Innovative Lighting is one
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 6:29am 10.09.23 BTW, in picture 2, your forestay has a broken wire. Yes thank you , one of my side stays does as
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help JBP-PA at 6:23am 10.09.23 BTW, in picture 2, your forestay has a broken wire.
what is the standing headroom? dlochner at 6:08am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 5:56am 10.09.23
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 5:42am 10.09.23
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 5:39am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Rabbit starts shemandr at 5:20am 10.09.23 Rabbit starts are good for when there is no race committee and no starting line. All of the pursui
When to tack shemandr at 5:04am 10.09.23 It is a very good question. If the wind is shifting, and it almost always is, then you want to be
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top dlochner at 4:27am 10.09.23 An update: We had our last race yesterday and someone organized a mast climb to reach the swivel! W
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help rgranger at 4:22am 10.09.23 As already mentioned. The topping lift line is supposed to be run through the boom so that you can r
Rabbit starts danstanford at 4:12am 10.09.23 A boat is nominated to be the rabbit and all boats advised. At the prescribed time the rabbit sails
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 4:11am 10.09.23 Assuming the primary filter is relatively near the engine and the filter is full, it shouldn't take
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 4:00am 10.09.23 An update: We had our last race yesterday and someone organized a mast climb to reach the swivel! We
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:40am 10.09.23 what is open CPN? It's an open source software for chart plotter software. You can run it on a pho

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