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Wanting to Install T105 6 Volt Batteries buddybear at 8:57pm 07.16.15 Catalina 310 23/6886 Just checking to see if anyone has installed 6 volt batteries, did some measurements and it looks li
Bow Roller for Hunter 27? SerenityTC at 8:44pm 07.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2994 Has anyone installed a bow/anchor roller on their Hunter 27? Would love to see some photos of your i
Multiple VHF Radios with the same MMSI Number MaryEllaRose at 8:35pm 07.16.15 Catalina 22 7/10754 I have both a hand held VHF radio and a fixed VHF radio on board the Mary E. Should each radio have
Upgrading Autopilot smokey73 at 6:17pm 07.16.15 Big Boats 7/2212 Hunter 40.5 1994 I currently have an Autohelm ST4000 Autopilot and Autohelm instruments. As a resul
What year was my Puffer built? ptgolfer7 at 5:12pm 07.16.15 AMF 4/4677 Hello, I just acquired a AMF Puffer: 10295M74A. What reference source would I use to find the yea
bedding vinyl rub rail Fred Villiard at 4:53pm 07.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1876 I'm replacing my old alumnium with plastic rub rail, with an all vinyl rub rail. What is the best be
Bellingham to South of Tacoma drummer3278 at 2:54pm 07.16.15 Destinations 9/3261 Hello! The wife and I have finally gotten enough time off together to sail down to visit her Brot
How Do I Get to the Cat 30 Forum Jongleur at 1:32pm 07.16.15 Catalina 30 30/2710 It may seem like I got here, but I really don't know how to pull up the Catalina 30 Forum. I only
1993 H-19.2 Swing Keel Retracting Line (1) bobbyfingers2001 at 1:19pm 07.16.15 Smaller Boats 1/1223 OK, so here it is, I have a 1993 Hunter H 19 with a swing keel, I had some fiberglass work done on i
St. Michaels, MD SqPeg at 1:12pm 07.16.15 Destinations 3/2209 We are planning a passage from Bohemia River to St Michael's. Can we go through the bridges at Kent
No High-end Engine RPMs kenvail at 12:49pm 07.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2498 I was on a two-week trip around Long Island recently and developed an engine problem with my Yanmar
Pearson 34 propane tank Hard Tack at 12:05pm 07.16.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1461 Does anyone know what size propane tank/cylinder goes in a Pearson 34 ' what the port locker dimensi
New Tiller & Custom Tiller Cover (2) dknape at 12:00pm 07.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1179 So I just received my new Ash ' Mahogany tiller from Ruddercraft this week. It looks amazing, espec
Mast step rebuild 192/222? Brian S at 10:05am 07.16.15 Day Sailers 2/1010 Has anyone had to do a mast step rebuild on a 192 or 222? I'm pretty sure that my standing riggin
gas addatives mm2347 at 8:48am 07.16.15 Day Sailers 30/4984 Practical Sailor tested gas add. a number of years ago (have lost the article)) and found that it w
Trailering RESTICO at 6:42am 07.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/635 I need to find out the total height of Oceanis 440 from base of keel to top of cabin so I can get it
Pressure water hose leak - so hard to patch? odaydokay at 6:15am 07.16.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1166 20 years ago I installed a pressure water system using Shields 148 VAC hose, 3/4". Over the weekend
Broker advice requested on prep to sell 420 Persy at 5:13am 07.16.15 Big Boats 5/1229 I have an 01 Hunter 420 that I'm looking to sell. There are a few issues that need to be dealt with
Hey RC, My Windlass Stopped Working...? (2) Maine Sail at 4:23am 07.16.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1072 My fun from yesterday.... http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/160755345.jpg The new fangled
Resurrection of a 1992 26C Lzed at 1:45am 07.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1113 I purchased a 1992 Mac 26C for $1 and a case of wine. The last owner used it one season and then par

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Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 5:15am 11.09.23 I put a cork into each hole to stop cold air from passing out of the boxes into the bilge I use ju
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:11am 11.09.23
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. TomY at 3:27am 11.09.23 Thanks for the followup, Tom. Really glad to hear this repair has been solid! For the ones where
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail dLj at 12:49am 11.09.23 Sail questions seem addressed above. On your dagger board/swing keel/whatever it's called - there sh
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. dLj at 12:37am 11.09.23 A fundamental problem is that the winch direction needs to be in both directions. It depends upon wh
FAREWELL Skippers john2 at 12:01am 11.09.23 thanks for all the info, and good luck !
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. BigEasy at 9:39pm 11.08.23 Appears to be a waste of time & money. Could have made that cleat hitch in much less time than the
2013+ MH-40 Discussion matts997 at 8:28pm 11.08.23 Thanks for the reply. The M-H 31 seems to be a very rare boat indeed, especially out here on the w
Vented Loop Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:54pm 11.08.23 No need for a vented loop, although a high loop would be helpful in preventing back flow from the ta
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. Davidasailor26 at 7:39pm 11.08.23
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) dkinzer at 7:36pm 11.08.23 I replaced the 3" exhaust hose on my 2007 41AC last year. I didn't relish the thought of trying to w
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail (1) rgranger at 7:34pm 11.08.23
Replacing main sail halyard dkinzer at 7:19pm 11.08.23 Sometimes the direction gets turned around by inexperienced crew. When we bought our 2007 41AC tw
Vented Loop dlochner at 7:03pm 11.08.23 No need for a vented loop, although a high loop would be helpful in preventing back flow from the ta
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. dlochner at 6:38pm 11.08.23 What will they think of next? I suppose if you own one of those floating multi-story condo cats a po
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer dlochner at 6:33pm 11.08.23 Why? If it is working, let it be. You'll never find a better refrigeration system. While the system
Replacing standing rigging dlochner at 6:28pm 11.08.23 Is that Sta-Loc ? Spell check correction? Or a new fitting it was not aware of? Greg Dang, t
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail dlochner at 6:27pm 11.08.23 I bet you can find all of your answers in one of Greg Rossel's books. Here's one available as a fre
Its funny Friday! (2) Kermit at 6:12pm 11.08.23 221268221269
Replacing standing rigging Ward H at 6:01pm 11.08.23 In 2018 I paid $1900 for my C30 standing rigging, except the forestay. The mast was down so the rigg

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