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Freezer Failure Panamax at 7:14am 06.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1456 The freezer in my 2005 Hunter 36 appears to have given up the ghost. Only keeps things luke warm no
Inside fans carneypat at 7:02am 06.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1083 We have replaced all three of our inside fans at least 4 times in as many years because they fail.
Everyone wants to ride during the reunion dis-patch at 6:39am 06.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/960 I have a 1997 Hunter 376 which I've owned for about a year now. I'm loving it and learning a lot to
Oceanis 411 English Owners Manual Onat at 6:31am 06.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2953 I have an Oceanis 411 Celebration with 2 cabins. There was a failure in engine, which then affected
Cockpit Locker Storage (26) mlindberg1 at 6:24am 06.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/780 My Oday 26 has a very large cockpit storage locker. Starboard side. It is very big but there are no
Why sail twist matters: (1) Brian S at 5:56am 06.24.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4782 Here is an image of a display at the Exploratorium in San Francisco showing how the wind direction v
St. Augustine, FL Chasemixon at 5:01am 06.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/796 Hey Guys, it's been a while since I've been on here, as I do not have a sailboat anymore, but I want
Bottom Job hvbaker at 4:54am 06.24.15 Catalina 30 8/2614 Who has gotten a bottom job on their Catalina 30? Where and how much? Did you do work yourself or
Mounting a new VHF sailcapt340 at 4:16am 06.24.15 Big Boats 1/611 On my 2000 340...I would like to replace my existing Ray 52 VHF, located at the pedestal with a new
O'Day 32CC rudderpost location during emergency seabeau at 2:51am 06.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/1273 I am looking to buy either a late 70's or early 80's model O'day 30 or 32CC because I need their sh
A few questions (2) De_gevleugelde_cat at 12:34am 06.24.15 Catalina 30 3/1309 Hi, We've bought our 1990 Catalina 30 "De gevleugelde Cat" (The Winged Cat) in march 2014. Last win
First Retirement Sail. (2) caguy at 12:06am 06.24.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1894 Had a great first sail on Chantilly Lady since my retirement last week. https://lh3.googleusercont
Bent shaft drsluess at 10:51pm 06.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/847 I have an Oceanis41 Beneteau with Perkins engine. Before moving it on the water checked an engine an
Threading furling line into Furlex drum chambao at 8:58pm 06.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/1161 I am attempting to push my 5/16" furling line back into the circular porthole on a Furlex 100S drum.
Coos bay Stratus3 at 7:45pm 06.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2153 Has anyone sailed on coos bay Oregon, and possibly anchored out overnight. Mac 26s
What a great little boat (3) TerryAnne at 7:43pm 06.23.15 Sirius 21/22 3/2298 After many months of work, my granddaughter and I sailed my Sirius 21, serial #3, today. And what a
Thinning Brightside krantala at 6:12pm 06.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/10685 So, I am getting ready to paint the hull with Interlux Brightside. What has anyone's experience bee
Swing Keel Cable atrometer at 5:12pm 06.23.15 Catalina 22 2/816 I had a Montgomery 15 with a swing keel (not heavy like the Catalina), and the mechanism to raise/lo
Standing rigging.... C22BC at 4:56pm 06.23.15 Catalina 22 7/948 Installed new rigging today (catalina direct) , went to put the mast up and near pulled my spreaders
another ventless fuelk tank post piedpiperIII at 4:51pm 06.23.15 Catalina 22 2/594 As I stated on another post I bought a new atwood fuel tank which has no vent but the cap allows for

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Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 10.29.23 Hang on to your suspender 'cause this is really going to give you a belly laugh but I always coat th
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Sailm8 at 12:13pm 10.29.23 You might get a temp fix using muffler tape where the cracks are.
Bottom Paint Richard19068 at 11:23am 10.29.23 It has been a long time since I had a Catalina 22 but as I recall the keel needed to be worked on i
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 11:05am 10.29.23 Old paint removed. Thanks for the input, I feel better.
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:03am 10.29.23 We left the generator wiring as original. There is a transfer switch near the breaker panel , so it
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement artboas at 10:56am 10.29.23 Contact SBO, and pay for a consult with Mr. Kerr. He will have the answer. No need to guess
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 10:52am 10.29.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:25am 10.29.23 @Rick Webb On the Roman galleys, it was called ramming speed!
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 10.29.23 When I installed the sender for the Wema fuel gauge the cover seemed like a natural place to put it
Bottom Paint Rich Stidger at 10:04am 10.29.23 I have never heard of anyone removing the keel to refinish it. Question: By "wet blast" do you mean
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:23am 10.29.23 Boy, that car just got creamed. -Will
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 8:09am 10.29.23 My Wife decided to paint the entire walls of our home. She went to buy the 10 gallons of paint.
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Claude L.-Auger at 7:28am 10.29.23 Ralph, I have just been in the dungeon to disconnect the batteries for the winter lay-up. I confirm
Trim and angle under assymetric. shemandr at 6:57am 10.29.23 You would do the same thing surfing down waves. As you go down the wave and your speed increases, y
Need help with a 1980 Snipe boat built by McGaughlin regarding rigging of traveler. shemandr at 6:51am 10.29.23 It's hard to imagine your setup from a narrative. Can you post some pictures? I think you will get
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Rick Webb at 6:14am 10.29.23 Relying on the motor as a brake will bite you in the ass one day. Approach the dock at exactly the
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 10.29.23 Dry weight of boat without water ballast is 3000 pounds with NO water, motor gear and people. If
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:53pm 10.28.23 Well, I got the new lithiums hooked up. I ended up with a new Victron inverter/charger. It runs sile
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 9:16pm 10.28.23 uch a thing does exist. -Will
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 8:47pm 10.28.23 maybe I am completely blind. I will check again tomorrow. Again thank you very much for the effort!

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