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Asymmetric chute: inside or outside gybe? marchem at 12:09pm 04.19.16 Catalina 310 8/6106 Just started playing with the asymmetric chute on our C310. First big question is to run the sheets
Propeller Guard? MDS64 at 10:45am 04.19.16 Pearson 0/715 Has anyone had any luck installing a guard around their propeller? I have a 1979 28 and we catch a
Holes in mast & boom Stan Linado at 8:52am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4555 Previous owner(s) of our boat have, over the years screwed many pieces of stuff to the mast and boom
Hunter 140, 146, 15,170 questions? richard lulik at 8:21am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1295
H34 Steering link out of line (1) PGIJon at 7:51am 04.19.16 Big Boats 7/946 Is this or is this not an issue? I've seen MaineSail and other mention that the H34 cable is out of
fixed window material? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/910 Does anyone know what the 3 fixed windows on my '91 30T are made of? When we bought it we had them a
Dripless Shaft seal leaking (2) galynd at 7:31am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2465 My model 2000 Beneteau 36cc has a volvo-penta dripless shaftseal which is leaking. It generally drip
How best to clean spilled diesel from gelcoat? tmjb at 6:05am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1815 I guess I overfilled my fuel tank with diesel at the end of last season. With the warmer weather t
Boat Broker (Buyers) recommendation in Annapolis, MD realst at 5:49am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/737 Anyone have a Buyers Broker they can recommend in the Annapolis/ Baltimore area?
Universal M20 lpbosch at 5:24am 04.19.16 Catalina 30 12/3474 i am thinking of repowering from 5411 to M20 in my C30. Has anyone used the M20? Will it fit in the
Bow gaurd SS 44ds Dwayne Anderson at 8:44pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/864 I'm happy to share we have just purchased are first Hunter sailboat it is a 44ds 2003. It is in exce
Venting mods gfroch at 7:06pm 04.18.16 Catalina 30 11/1536 Hi all- Another question on our "new to us" 1987 Catalina 30. We had a major deck re-hab job over t
Should I be worried? dennisv at 7:01pm 04.18.16 Bigger Boats 6/1195 There has been many changes with the marina I have my boat (1984 Oday 28) at this last year. The ow
Deck wash hose Mark Maulden at 6:39pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2989 I installed a Jabsco deck wash last year. A "springy" hose and a nozzle came with it. Used 4-5 tim
gelcoat or paint (1) jleblanc31 at 6:23pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1121 I ve decided to paint Philter when I get her white is boring . the bottom and above the water line n
250 WB MKII waterline e714753 at 5:20pm 04.18.16 Smaller Boats 0/697 I am planning to bottom paint my 2012 250 WB. I just purchased the boat this year and stuck it in th
Atlantic Tower Tower in a box gypsywind280 at 5:00pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1534 Anyone here have experience to share with this product ? I had a guy quote a custom SS davit with a
Mounting idea for solar panel.... (4) SwitchintoglideIII at 4:23pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1221 One of three panels aboard...this one feeds the bow thruster battery. The other two are the same siz
New Marina Trend Bad Obsession at 4:07pm 04.18.16 Ask All Sailors 59/4276 In my area it is cheaper to keep a boat than other areas. That is a given but I am still going to c
Water tank removal Come Sail Away at 3:11pm 04.18.16 S2 5/2036 My water tank apparently has mold in it. Obviously I need to take care of this and I was wondering h

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Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 04.01.24 Thanks Claude, So that sounds even better. I don't have to worry about the hold position running t
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:49am 04.01.24 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The aft edge of the wing keel was bent with a curv
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:31am 04.01.24
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 04.01.24 As a surveyor once told me : "no good comes of water inside a boat!" ESPECIALLY when it's in your
Stem Fitting marchem at 8:16am 04.01.24 The one on our 310, hull #31, from 2000 is the new version. But it may have been replaced when the b
Not understanding stop solenoid function (2) Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 04.01.24 Hi Scott, I installed the Trombetta 610 on my 3GM30F 2 years ago. I wired it such that the Hold wire
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 04.01.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable fun
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 04.01.24 The drawing on the first page shows the plunger in the retracted position when on and extended whe
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (2) Jim Legere at 7:36am 04.01.24 In my town (Halifax, Nova Scotia) we have two suspension bridges that those behemoth container ships
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (2) Scott NIelsen at 6:49am 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wit
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jssailem at 6:20am 04.01.24 In less than a minute one can get a glimpse into the money decisions made in Baltimore and Maryland.
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 04.01.24 just rolled didnt tip. I used the small diameter foam rollers they have at the hardware store. I en
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . smokey73 at 6:01am 04.01.24 So true. As ships have gotten bigger and bigger what was a "reasonable risk" then (when this bridge
"No Step" decals Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 04.01.24 Who steps on hatches and acrylic sliding hatches?:banghead::facepalm::huh::yikes::thumbsdown: Newb
New to me Cat 22 mashmaster at 5:59am 04.01.24 Probably great advice
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log mermike at 5:32am 04.01.24 This is an old thread, but I'm curious too.
Mooring line...... NYSail at 5:24am 04.01.24 Hi Greg. Happy Easter. Rather prefer three strand nylon mooring line over polyester double/triple b
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.01.24 I beg to differ...My dynama mooring pennants easily go under and bend over my fore deck cleats...
Not understanding stop solenoid function dlochner at 4:25am 04.01.24 Here's a link to the installation instructions. If I am understanding this correctly, the manual
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 4:01am 04.01.24 This is a key point. It is hard to believe that at some point in time since this bridge was put in

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