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White stuff Meriachee at 11:33am 11.09.15 Ask All Sailors 4/349 There's this nasty looking white stuff on the lawn outside this morning. It happened the other day t
Improving a 1988 catketch battery/charging/management (1) GreatKetch at 11:19am 11.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1599 Hello Folks, This is my first post so I thank you in advance for your support and patience. I have
Refridgeration in bay area markwbird at 11:02am 11.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/757 So, I want to "electrify" my ice box by installing a refrigeration kit. The ice box on my H-34 is a
Sail trim chart Don Guillette at 9:24am 11.09.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5888 The sailing season is over in a lot of places but not FL. Last Sunday I spoke to a FL sailor about s
Bulkhead trim in older c22 mrudman850 at 9:06am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/2331 Hi What was the material used to trim the bulkheads in older boats - leather, vinyl, something else?
Catalina 309 winch servicing RickC at 8:01am 11.09.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1296 I finally decided to clean and re-lube the winches on my 2009 Catalina 309. The cabin-top winches we
Adding steaming light and mast top vhf antenna Hobopacket at 7:36am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 10/2971 Hey there, Anyone point me in the right direction of rewiring the mast? Right now it only has the po
Excellent diesel repair available west coast mexico, costalegre zeehag at 7:24am 11.09.15 Destinations 0/643 which didnt used to be the case. before this man was found, there was one option for diesel m
Keel leaking and corrosion (3) plevexier at 6:58am 11.09.15 Catalina 22 8/1104 Hi all, I'm having an issue with my 1981 catalina and I'm looking for what are the best options for
Deck buff questions (3) pateco at 5:54am 11.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 23/3830 Started compounding and polishing some test sections of the deck today, to figure out what steps I n
Why do I have so many raw water impeller failures? Rich Stidger at 10:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 23/5895 I have a Westerbeke generator that uses a Johnson 810B-1 6-vane impeller. This year I put 131 hours
Hunter 33.5 cabin table (2) tgrady at 8:52pm 11.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/2527 My 1992 cabin table does not go down complete to make into a double berth. Is this as designed? Th
Cruising on a hunter Franklin at 5:41pm 11.08.15 Big Boats 20/4446 Hello all. Don't know if any of you remember me but I was very active on this site a few years ago.
Hunter 25.5 pop up question marksteiger at 5:38pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/2235 Just bought sweet but neglected Hunter 25.5 1986, have question about the pop up feature of the cabi
Single handing ~40' center cockpit. . . Cool Beans at 4:00pm 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3666 So! Been awhile. . .Still looking for my next liveaboard. . .looked at 13-14 powerboats of various
Rebedding hunter 23 stanchion dhaberman at 2:05pm 11.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1158 My boat was always dry inside and after pulling I found my head cover wet what looks to be below the
Carrying capacity for oday 192 Norge at 12:29pm 11.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1263 Hi there. My 1985 ODay 192 does not have a carrying capacity plate on the stern or in cockpit. To ca
Resecuring the wire tube capta at 10:18am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/256 A few feet of the wire tube in our main mast has come adrift. We have managed to lasso it with some
Engine compartment gasket (4) Sailgunner at 9:44am 11.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/831 Does anyone know where to buy the rubber gasket that fastens to the engine compartment cover? My bo
Hunter 27, 1978 keel removal Ropeburn at 9:37am 11.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/492 Good old boat, but has a soft deck, and 2 bulkheads. Not sure of the keel construction, but think it

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New Electronics Networking Help BarryL at 2:39pm 09.06.23 Hey, I'm coming into this late. It seems like you have a solid upgrade plan. My comments: 1. Plotte
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. twalker H260 at 2:18pm 09.06.23 Centre board line is port side on mine as well - and in manual. I think photo was flipped giving a
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:16pm 09.06.23 My boat is not the fixed keel version, I guess they call that a Hunter 270 and they are rare. . . .
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks thinwater at 2:08pm 09.06.23 My sail slugs are the 7/8" flat type and I have not found a good way to clean them with anything.
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. Kermit at 1:53pm 09.06.23 My centerboard line was on the port side. The line leads to the mast and then down through the mast
New to c& c questions Apex at 1:41pm 09.06.23 ...valve with a label identifying it as a valve...... What's YOUR guess @Ralph Johnstone ??? Ouv
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:28pm 09.06.23 Neither Odorlos nor No-Flex is an enzyme product. To completely flush out a tank, pump out and then
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 1:27pm 09.06.23 you should measure your mast and see what the length is. IF it is under 25' it is the wrong mast.
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Crusty Ol Salt at 1:26pm 09.06.23 Love your tag line, Marcus: I have always taught my children and grandchildren, the answer is alway
In hull transducer dlochner at 1:16pm 09.06.23 I believe most transducers are actually Airmar. I did have a transducer inside the boat that worke
First 41S5 (1990?) needs a replacement Prop Shaft Mechone at 1:03pm 09.06.23 Hello all, a friend here looking for assistance with specs to order a replacement prop shaft... ve
How much did my boat cost new? rgranger at 12:59pm 09.06.23 If I recall correctly, around $135k. And a 2002 dollar is equal to $1.70 today so... $229,500 in
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. (2) rgranger at 12:56pm 09.06.23 Both the H260 and H26 were designed to be trailered. The boat should come with a trailer. If it
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 12:55pm 09.06.23 You don't necessarily have to replace the transducers depending on what kind of new instruments you
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 12:53pm 09.06.23 I have used an iPad and a Laptop to get AIS data over wifi. I have used "iNAVX", Coastal Explorer,
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 12:50pm 09.06.23
New Electronics Networking Help jssailem at 12:46pm 09.06.23 a reliable navigation display to replace the unreliable AIS WiFi to iPad w/ Navionics I have used
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 12:45pm 09.06.23 do the hurricane hunters fly to transit a storm? There are several departure points. 1) Antilles 2
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 12:43pm 09.06.23 Thanks Crazy Dave. Does the ballast tank water ever get yucky, would dumping salt in it kill any ba
In hull transducer jssailem at 12:41pm 09.06.23 YouTube/ Google/ Duck Duck and SBO have a lot of info available to identify and install transducers

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