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cruisingretired at 8:05pm 10.27.15
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I looked at a 1990 Hunter 30 today and during my initial inspection I found some things that cause m
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I just watched this on the news and thought it might interest some on here, http://atlantic.ctvnews.
cb32863 at 4:53pm 10.27.15
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One design C ' C 30's. Enjoy........ 5FxUDhhQQVo
Slider at 4:46pm 10.27.15
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I have Simrad electronics on my Beneteau 37. The VHF RS25E is connected to The Simrad NSSB nav syst
marchem at 4:11pm 10.27.15
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We just upgraded from our Catalina 27 to a Catalina 310. I got a lot of great advice from this foru
Gene Neill at 2:48pm 10.27.15
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My brother sent me the pic, he saw it in Hawaii. http://i67.tinypic.com/11gooci.jpg
Rick Webb at 1:34pm 10.27.15
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I am having the gelcoat on the upper half of my boat redone. The guy doing it asked me to remove as
lpbosch at 11:28am 10.27.15
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i am away from my boat for a bit and was wondering if anyone knew the square footage of the sole (or
jmczzz at 11:20am 10.27.15
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Can the HIN: CTYK2027MB801 be decoded to tell me anything about this boat? thanks James
SCMermaid at 10:33am 10.27.15
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I am trying to replace the cast gate hook on Hunter 260 pelican hook. Have tried CS Johnson cast ga
drazlou at 10:15am 10.27.15
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My original 1994 dodger finally fell apart. The height of the dodger was always a pita. I'm 5'-10" a
gettinthere at 9:27am 10.27.15
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Changed out the alt a few weeks ago. Same size and config as previous one, small frame, P type with
CapitalistSailor at 8:29am 10.27.15
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My Beneteau 311 has a conventional turnbuckle on a single, 3/16" backstay. Much of the job of holdin
Brian D at 8:04am 10.27.15
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San Diego County Coastal Areas Severe Watches ' Warnings NOAA Weather Radio Coastal Flood Advisory
forest gras at 6:07am 10.27.15
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My friend has a First 285 boat for sale, I'm hot for his boat as I love the look and feel. She sails
Sefuller at 3:49am 10.27.15
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I have all the stanchions off our O'day 34 as I am re-coring large sections of the side decks during
James Garzon at 12:04am 10.27.15
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Garcinia Active Slim Portion control can be just as important as counting calories. The modern ide
Doug55_Seattle at 11:17pm 10.26.15
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Hello! Past sailing life in the PNW / Puget Sound area included a Catalina 27 and I am now (after a
Sergey Vetrov at 9:44pm 10.26.15
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Hi Team I am planning to replace my manual toilet with electric one. I have found spare wire on main
Christovian at 6:18pm 10.26.15
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Hi All, I'm new to this forum. First post here. Looks like a good and helpful community. So let me

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HP fuel pump on M35
SycloneDriver at 8:35pm 01.22.24
I've been working on a 2cyl and a 3cyl universal diesel a lot lately. A friend/customer has a 1980
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation
BigEasy at 8:00pm 01.22.24
I had a Hunter 33.5 that had a reverse cycle AC & heater with only one duct into main cabin; definit
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame
BigEasy at 7:43pm 01.22.24
Try the usual; penetrating fluid or PB blaster. Be patient & apply for several days. Hopefully it
Noisy boats
Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 01.22.24
Noisy boats
Tally Ho at 6:52pm 01.22.24
My stern also can be noisy if the waves are slapping that direction. And I had some nuisance noise
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter?
TimFromLI at 6:52pm 01.22.24
Removing dead wires from 30 years of upgrades, and I'm still not done.
Noisy boats
shemandr at 6:40pm 01.22.24
Halyards/wires slapping in the mast were a problem. Noodles/zip ties cured that. Other than that i
Hunter 306 fresh water leak
jdrutten at 6:33pm 01.22.24
My h306 has a port-side midship leak, and if the rain comes in at the right angle and intensity, I g
Noisy boats
quadrille38 at 6:32pm 01.22.24
trick to release screws from lewmar MKII frame
dLj at 5:55pm 01.22.24
Your picture does not show the screws you are asking about, but maybe it's because I'm looking on my
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :(   (1)
Richard19068 at 5:33pm 01.22.24
Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter?
Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 01.22.24
My project is to get people to understand that not everyone lives up north where winter implies not
Acoustic guitar and boats.
Allowishish at 5:01pm 01.22.24
I have 3 mandolins. I keep one on the boat. It used to be my cheap mando but when I bought my 3rd m
Rub rail Pearson 28
Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 01.22.24
D and R marine. Call or email them. Rudy should be able to tell you if its original. One warning - B
Noisy boats
Jan11 at 4:52pm 01.22.24
To prevent hull slapping make a diaper out of noodles and cloth. I never had the problem but that's
Noisy boats
dLj at 4:48pm 01.22.24
Between slapping halyards, gurgling drains, a clanking keel, popping stringers, and creaking cabine
Noisy boats
Jan11 at 4:47pm 01.22.24
My experience with boat owners who say they enjoy the halyards slapping are the ones who go home at

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