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Aqua Signal Series 25 Rail Mount Brackets (1) Windborne at 4:55pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/4784 Greetings all. It would seem Aqua Signal discontinued their Series 25 rail mount bracket nav light f
Corian Galley Surface TXGulfcoaster at 3:02pm 08.16.15 Big Boats 4/1146 We have a 2014, Hunter 50cc which has a Corian surface Galley. The surface scratches very easily and
GPS recommendations Brian D at 2:59pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/1557 Ah... here we go with another GPS tread. Sure, I could have look in the archives, but this is for my
Leech flutter RobertV at 2:44pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1838 I am new to Hunters (Purchased last year). When we are close hauled to windward, the leech of the m
Wind generator vs Solar pannels Southpaw at 1:41pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2560 We are planning on cruising the caribbean for a few years. So I was wondering which would be better
Puffer rudder and tiller specs Huber bay sailor at 1:30pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/1181 I have a puffer and a sunfish. The puffer did not come with a rudder/ tiller. I have tried to use on
siren 17 lock down bolt? ECB at 11:18am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/6101 I've just recently become the owner of a lovely little Siren 17, and of course have a huge list of r
HU 216 genakker size ZoltP at 10:27am 08.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/549 Hi everyone ! I can not find anywhere measurements for a HU 216 genakker . If anyone has informati
Past Catalina 310 tech notes paulj at 10:15am 08.16.15 Catalina 310 1/800 A lot of things being done today on our boats are noted on these tech notes. http://catalina310
Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 8:53am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/696 Shake and Break Part 11 - June 2, 2015 Well, we left you in a state of suspense over the potentia
Shower bilge pump slocatalina at 8:07am 08.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1842 I have a 1999 Catalina 320. The shower works well but the shower bilge pump does not turn on. On the
trapper 500 yse8 engine (1) tryfan at 7:04am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 4/767 hey there i have a yse8 in my trapper 500 , i replaced the fuel regulator on top of the fuel injecto
Garmin GPS MAP78sc on sale Bob 04 H260 at 6:46am 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1039 West marine have this unit on sale for $249. If anyone is looking for a handheld as a backup, dinghy
Lewmar Whitlock pedestal cracked stainless tube tdragani11 at 4:21am 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1037 I have a Hunter 356 2002 and the pedestal stainless tube has cracked on the port side where the wiri
turn on gas stove cleavespoint at 12:56am 08.16.15 Catalina 30 4/2450 just picked up a 1989 cat 30 tall rig, instructions to use the gas propane stove in the galley are n
GPS/Chartplotter newsailor130 at 9:25pm 08.15.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1762 I sail in NYC LI Sound area with an older Hunter 22. Looking for a basic GPS or chart plotter (don't
1GM10 Charge Light ON, Batteries Charging MarkW11 at 6:37pm 08.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/4356 Hi, Hoping I can get some advice on this. When I start my 1GM10 the charge light remains on, althou
Need some perspective shift Macboy at 5:20pm 08.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1941 It's said that if it seems too good to be true..... So I've been a member of a local sailing club h
Berry stains on gecoat (1) Larry D Calander at 4:19pm 08.15.15 Smaller Boats 19/4141 Ouch! Opa spent the summer in south west Florida on canal lift. Didn't really notice Washintonian P
Missing piece on the windex Davefromoregon at 3:40pm 08.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1278 http://us.binnacle.com/p1013/DAVIS-WINDEX-15/product_info.html A panel on my windex fell off. Do I

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Catalina 27 teak before and after jon hansen at 7:44pm 07.22.23 nice work
Catalina 27 teak before and after jaysweet at 7:38pm 07.22.23 Wow, great job! Hardly looks like the same boat!
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jaysweet at 7:35pm 07.22.23 I did start at Gibson Island, but that was only where I did the boat preparations. I was keeping my
CHI-MAC today DayDreamer41 at 7:34pm 07.22.23 best of the great lakes. wind, waves, fresh water, sun burn, biting black flys, blue berry pancake
CHI-MAC today PaulK at 7:33pm 07.22.23 We had a light-air night one time. Other watch wrapped the spinnaker around the forestay about 15x.
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 7:27pm 07.22.23 Nah: I'm in Rock Creek (White Rocks Marina), and it was my understanding that you started at Gibson
Catalina 27 teak before and after (8) BTC1984 at 7:27pm 07.22.23 More photos. The Coaming covers were breaking and had gaps. I used Gflex to fill in the gaps and I
New Hunter arch panel (4) jaysweet at 7:20pm 07.22.23 Here are the Hella Courtesy Lamps (back side), which look to be mostly waterproof (IP67) and a prett
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (3) Perry Welch at 7:14pm 07.22.23 Lets go back to the :Short Sail", problem. As you can see from the pictures I got the cunningham hoo
Have you tested your PFD? Leeward Rail at 7:05pm 07.22.23 It is good to test these things. Knowing how they work before you go in the water in an emergency i
CHI-MAC today jssailem at 7:04pm 07.22.23 Windy shows a stronger wind field closer in to shore. Maybe that is the difference. Going to be an i
New Hunter arch panel (6) jaysweet at 7:03pm 07.22.23 So I bought a couple of hunks of pretty expensive solid teak, just a bit over 1" thick (true), and m
CHI-MAC today jssailem at 6:58pm 07.22.23 WOW... The boat out in the lake is doing 6kts while the boats closer to shore are doing 8+
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 6:56pm 07.22.23 Hey Stick If you would bother to look at the picture, you will see that the center board is a Dagger
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement jssailem at 6:53pm 07.22.23 Nice job. Write that up in your boat log so that you can remind your self of the experience and the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement (3) BTC1984 at 6:48pm 07.22.23 I took the belt to the Napa store and he matched it with a gates 7395 XL. I only loosened bolts one
Catalina Metal Plaque (1) Skipper John at 6:47pm 07.22.23 the fact that they don't make 'em anymore, and haven't for a long, long time. Just to correct the
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? JohnShannon at 6:44pm 07.22.23 your most cost effective solution is to steal one, if it doesn't work out, what are you out?
New Hunter arch panel (4) jaysweet at 6:43pm 07.22.23 Here's an update on the new arch panel project (maybe console is a better term?). So what was I star
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 5:54pm 07.22.23 they are sailing fast now

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