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Joining the "I dropped my Keel club" and a question: pclarksurf at 10:01pm 08.24.15 Catalina 22 19/1539 Nice to be accomplishing tasks so many have already done and were willing to share their collective
Refinishing the Teak hensonrick5 at 9:32pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3835 I'm restoring a Sun Cat. What is the best product for refinishing the teak and should it be removed
Maybe dad will come around yet? Macboy at 8:46pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/816 So I spent the evening with dad tinkering with the boat (had to tear apart carb and clean up a coupl
VHF low transmit volume salishmermaid at 8:26pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/3484 I have an ICOM M422. It does transmit with both the mic on the main unit and the remote mic, but th
HAPS, Langley, Whiebey Island, Wa August 21-23, 2015 Mikem at 8:12pm 08.24.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2216 HAPS Langley Cruise Summary August 21-23, 2015 Well, fellow Hapsters these rendezvous continue to i
6 HP Outboard power for an Oday 25! ebsail at 6:12pm 08.24.15 Day Sailers 0/1111 For the last 4 years we have been pushed along by a 1993 2 cycle 9.9 Mercury on our 1983 25. This
Catalina 309 Macerator Pump jamesplatz at 4:19pm 08.24.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/4063 A general request... My Catalina 309 (Hull # 155, 2008) is in Mexico and I am home in the states and
Unusual boat (1) Ken Cross at 3:12pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1547 Our recent trip to the San Juan and Gulf Islands I saw this unusual boat. I was told it was owner co
What's this? Yanmar 2GM20F (1) Ken Cross at 3:05pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 4/625 Does anyone know what this is I'm pointing to. It's right next to the blue wire and about 1/2 inch h
Electroscan revised plumbing Syversens at 2:56pm 08.24.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2593 Hey all, So a few weeks ago we had an incident with our Raritan Elegance and Electroscan unit, wh
1980 Hunter 27 Clyde Lamp Jr at 2:45pm 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1663 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 and need to lower the mast. Can someone tell me how heavy the mast is and ca
Rudder Angle with rudder UP atrometer at 2:40pm 08.24.15 Catalina 22 3/700 I've notice on my fairly new to me 1975 Catalina 22', that when the rudder is pulled up it doesn't r
2nd Holding Tank Cambo at 2:35pm 08.24.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1208 While daydreaming about our boat, I thought of the idea of adding a 2nd holding tank, underneath the
Lucky Duck (1) Lucky Duck at 2:31pm 08.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/809 Dumb question right out of the slip! I have an Oceanis 370 but see that on the forum for ordering p
Cherubini 37 cutter boom mjmercer19248 at 2:26pm 08.24.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1739 Guys, Was trying to find a cutter boom as my ship came to me without one. No where to be found.
150 Genoa Cowpokee at 2:09pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1068 I recently purchased a 150 Genoa and am very pleased with the performance. However, it doesn't point
To Paint or Not to Paint redace45 at 1:58pm 08.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 50/6779 I'm a complete newbie to sailing. I recently bought my first sailboat, a used 25' Catalina. I've s
Mac 25 How to Seal Windows jonjbfx at 12:26pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3495 I apologize for repeating what has been asked. But I just didn't get the best way to approach. My
C30 tall rig head stay length - Furlex furler George Da Porge at 10:52am 08.24.15 Catalina 30 3/1286 Going to replace my Hood 810LD continuous line furler with single line. We need a furler my wife ca
34 non skid deck color njlarry at 10:37am 08.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/611 I believe that the 34 came with either a tan or a grey deck color in the non skid area. Mine has a g

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Battery charging (1) marcham at 9:56am 01.01.24 Start with the owner's manual (posted link to it in your windlass thread). You should have an autom
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help (2) marcham at 9:49am 01.01.24 From the manual, it seems engine has to be running and there is a windlass motor breaker on the star
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 9:07am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
(re) location of hot water heater Tom J at 8:59am 01.01.24 The standard location for the water heater on the C310 is already above the engine. A little bit hi
60 best Boats 30' and under Steve L22188 at 8:40am 01.01.24 Asking which boats should be in a "best under 30'" list is just one step away from the dreaded "shou
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:17am 01.01.24 Eliminate any boats that were, as the sayings go, "built to price" Pretty much all the boats we ar
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:09am 01.01.24 Anything over 2-2.5' and less than 3 seconds apart is uncomfortable in an O'Day 25. Waves less tha
60 best Boats 30' and under mermike at 8:05am 01.01.24 I'm biased, but you could add the Yamaha 30 to your list. They're not common, but owners love them.
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 8:02am 01.01.24 The best boat I ever went out bashing waves in is the C&C 27 Mark 1(Although I'm not sure it was ca
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 01.01.24 If your boat is for heavy weather on Lake Michigan, I would eliminate all boats on your list under 3
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Mike H. at 7:48am 01.01.24 Thanks. It is a Sprint Atlantic. It has one circuit breaker. When I press the reverse or forward bu
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 7:41am 01.01.24 It's an interesting list for a couple of reasons. Foremost to me is that there is hardly a boat on
60 best Boats 30' and under Obsessiion at 7:00am 01.01.24 The Mariner 28 was well built and pretty comfortable.
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:24am 01.01.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump pzmaria at 6:16am 01.01.24 On my 1999 C36, the electric fuel pump runs when engine is running on the M35B. I used a voltmeter
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 10:25pm 12.31.23 @DArcy Thanks for the tips on the different revisions of the C&C boats! This is exactly the insight
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44pm 12.31.23 @Davenport If the hunter is out of the water, there should be no water in the tank. It only adds
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement marcham at 9:19pm 12.31.23 1) do you have a power monitor ? ie: Victron SmartShunt? 2) How's the insulation around the fridge a
Is this bushing still available? marcham at 9:07pm 12.31.23 Have it machined from a block of delrin...
60 best Boats 30' and under marcham at 9:05pm 12.31.23 Club racing? Cruising? Day sailing? Trailer or no trailer? Budget?? 30' waterline length or overal

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