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Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4545 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,
What To Look For, P34-2 Survey? colderwater at 10:39am 09.16.15 Pearson 2/1044 I will be having a survey done on a 1990 Pearson 34-2 next week. Any owners or past owners have any
Evening sails (7) Jackdaw at 9:45am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1660 Late summer is the best time for evening sails in Minnesota. Pleasant temp,. reliable breeze, and aw
Raritan Elegance and Electroscan questions (1) mermike at 9:05am 09.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4036 Hello all, I am looking at a boat that has the Electrascan and Raritan Elegance MSD system. I kno
UV Protection Bladeswell at 8:08am 09.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/1133 Hello Everyone, I'm installing frameless polycarbonate ports on my C25. I've r
forward hatch replacement wheelsteering27 at 7:29am 09.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2434 Is it possibe to purchase a new hatch for a 1983 Hunter 27, due to the unsquare hatch opening?
Microwave on Catalina NeilB at 5:14am 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3240 My Catalina has a Samsung 650Watt Microwave that displays 7777 and beeps. This code doesn't appear
Jammed halyard Jake77 at 4:47am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2907 My main halyard got jammed for the second time this season. This year I had put in a thinner rope an
79 venture 25 jonjbfx at 4:39am 09.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2209 I thought venture (name) production stopped in 77 ?
Apostle Islands 2015 (21) srust58 at 10:43pm 09.15.15 Destinations 6/2886 Late August we spent 5 days in the Apostle Islands launched in Red Cliff and made a run out to Rasp
Gearheads NSR sailaway78 at 7:45pm 09.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/922 Cruisin the Coast kicks off this year on Sat. Oct. 3, with a birthday party and concert by Chubby C
Cradle + flatbed = sailboat trailer ???? (2) SenecaDaze at 6:09pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 26/11628 I am Planning on extra support front and rear. Is this a good idea?? Been done before? 10,000 lb tra
Unmast Luciole at 4:50pm 09.15.15 Big Boats 2/1652 This is the first we're gone unmast our Catalina 34 mkII, is there a place where I could fine a pict
Outhaul tension - how much? (1) Richandhelen at 3:56pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 34/9977 Okay, what is the "proper" amount of tension to put on my outhaul? I've always assumed that the foot
Hunter 26 asymmetrical spinnaker rigging DocLex at 2:18pm 09.15.15 Smaller Boats 3/895 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Have an A-spin with an I=29.4 feet. Wondering what distance up from the b
Yanmar decal jmkinsfbay at 1:45pm 09.15.15 Parts Search 0/1066 This is revisited I'm afraid, but over the years, maybe some real resolution has arrived. My Benetea
Shroud and Stay lengths krantala at 1:08pm 09.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1642 I have come across a posting that shows the lengths for the various running and standing rigging mea
Repairing LARGE blisters Nathan57 at 9:24am 09.15.15 Catalina 22 12/1948 I found some, what I consider, large blisters on the bottom of my Catalina 22. It was fabricated in
3GM30F problem tcbro at 9:19am 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2891 I have a problem with my 3GM30F. I'm loosing the fresh water. I can't figure out where it's going. T
Freshwater tank gauge? Cats_Paw1 at 9:05am 09.15.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1819 New Cat 309 owner thread. Recently emptied out the freshwater tank and was refilling it. Fill por

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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
Is separation for the best? Project_Mayhem at 4:40pm 01.22.24
Rebuilding a Yanmar 4JH4E Raw Water Pump Screen Saver at 4:39pm 01.22.24 Be sure its the water pump. My 4J4HTE has done nearly 8000 hrs and had one water pump seal replaced.
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 4:34pm 01.22.24 Yea, all sounds very extreme to be. On hunters there is a plate set in the deck that the top plate b
Noisy boats Allowishish at 4:27pm 01.22.24 Jssailem, wow! Great writing. My first night on our Catalina 27, all the noises were new. I was sli
Noisy boats OS2Dude at 4:27pm 01.22.24 My boat is silent 99% of the time. Internal halyards with the external lengths of the halyards led
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 TimFromLI at 4:16pm 01.22.24 I can't comment on the quality of Kuuma but when I replaced my Raritan, I used the opportunity to in
Is separation for the best? rgranger at 4:15pm 01.22.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? jfgy at 3:55pm 01.22.24 I couldn't attend this year. Too bad it was lacking. How were the seminars? At one time it was a goo
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( gusmuller at 3:45pm 01.22.24 Please feel free to call me at 248 890 8779. I have done extensive work on it ! Mine actually faile
Noisy boats quadrille38 at 3:42pm 01.22.24 The only noise I find annoying is the water slapping under the stern when the wind is pushing small
Acoustic guitar and boats. Capt Robbie at 3:34pm 01.22.24 I have a Taylor gs mini that I normally keep on the boat in the quarter berth and never had any issu
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 01.22.24 Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!! Better still, tell us who he is so
Noisy boats jssailem at 3:10pm 01.22.24 What some call noise, I call the boat singing to me. And I love the song. Even some music needs to
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel dyelaine at 3:07pm 01.22.24 I co-own a Catalina 25 with a fixed keel. The draft of the boat is 4 feet. The boat weighs about 4,5
Noisy boats Bruce Conron at 2:58pm 01.22.24 The day I took delivery of my H27 years ago, the dealer showed me how he tames the main halyard at d
Rub rail Pearson 28 jssailem at 2:50pm 01.22.24 Check with Taco Marine. They have a variety of rib rail profiles from which to choose. https://taco
Noisy boats Windpilot at 2:21pm 01.22.24 There's a German word "entklappern". Means getting rid of all the clanging. Attack one at a time. So
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Rodsails at 2:13pm 01.22.24 Terminate!!! the guy!!! and don't pay him he has no clue!!!!

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