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Maiden Voyage (3) MaryEllaRose at 7:01pm 07.02.15 Catalina 22 18/1510 Mary Ella Rose is finally in the water after two years of fooling around! Pix attached... With a li
Real Ventilation for V Berth (1) Jacktar at 5:52pm 07.02.15 Catalina 22 7/3412 For those of you who have no vent or just a passive vent like a nicro 3" in foredeck or hatch cover
Recommendations for best marina on Lake Travis, TX longterm at 5:50pm 07.02.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2353 I'm moving to Austin, Texas in the next few months and will be relocating my Catalina 30 to Lake Tra
davits for H41 dakno at 4:53pm 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/653 I have a 08 H41 DS and would like the factory type davits that clip on the ss arch. Who is the vendo
Lewmar Portlight Dog Handle Help (2) Dan_Y at 4:47pm 07.02.15 Ask All Sailors 2/3509 Has anyone removed the screw cover plug from a Lewmar old standard portlight handle. The plug is pr
First 310 water pressure problem jaynan at 4:46pm 07.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/886 I have a 92 First 310. I have no water pressure. The water tank is full, I have checked the strain
Thru valve rebuild? lesrrt at 4:45pm 07.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1737 Got a h27. Still restoring. The waste 1.5" valve is leaking, thus filling the waste water tank. Ca
Beneteau hull deck joint karimari at 4:14pm 07.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3985 Hi , We are looking at a Beneteau 461 and I am doing some research on the boat. I would like to kn
Best sail marina on Lake Travis, TX? longterm at 3:25pm 07.02.15 Catalina 30 2/1228 I'll be moving my Catalina 30 to Austin, Texas in the next few months; if anyone has a recommendatio
Rudder repair Waldo King at 2:40pm 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1145 I have two dings (scratch marks) on my Hunter 170 rudder that go as deep as the metal. Is the rudder
Mariner - Opinions from Owners jimmcgee at 1:05pm 07.02.15 Day Sailers 10/2445 Hey Folks, I'm thinking about getting a trailer sailer to keep at our vacation home in Marathon in
Loose grounding wire ernierogers at 10:17am 07.02.15 Big Boats 2/878 I recently had an issue while motoring our 2006 Hunter 46 LE. A 10 ga. green wire with a yellow tra
For Crazy Dave: 212 Mast raising procedure from Hunter? SamLust at 9:54am 07.02.15 Smaller Boats 11/3548 Dave; As our resident expert on these smaller Hunters I'm wondering if you have any recollection
Painting the cockpit? Astrozombie at 8:57am 07.02.15 Smaller Boats 7/2181 So ive read a hundred ways to repaint the cockpit but I cant decide what would be best. My cockpit i
Hunter Cabin Door Mechanism (1) Marc14857 at 8:12am 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1163 Does anyone know how to remove the door latch mechanism from an interior Door on a hunter 44 or equi
Laminate Floor Happy Together at 4:51am 07.02.15 Big Boats 0/18 I have three sheets of 4 x 8 laminate floor that was installed standard on my hunter 49 2009 model y
Goiot Roller Furling System lorraineandgil at 7:31pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2374 My Goiot furler ( Circa 1988 ) needs a strip down and service. Could anyone help with a copy of the
What Southern Oregon marina is good? fgraham at 6:37pm 07.01.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1063 Looking to moor my 27. Anyone have a good experience to share?
Dolphin jumps on boat Calif. Ted at 5:40pm 07.01.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2583 Recently heard of this most unusual incident of a dolphin jumping onto a center console fishing boat
"O" Rings Weasel at 4:59pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1191 Does anyone know where I can get the "o" ring gaskets for the fuel filler cap? I would hate to chan

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Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 2:10pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown
Swim platform question (2) rgranger at 2:08pm 12.11.23 You would need a way to lift your OB. Otherwise, I'd worry that your OB would get swamped on a regu
Swim platform question ian260 at 1:42pm 12.11.23 I see why it makes sense for a powerboat. But I don't see how it would affect a sailboat? Sailboats
Swim platform question (1) thinwater at 1:29pm 12.11.23 Not for a sailboat. When powerboats mount motors back there, they are running on plane and the aft m
Compass deviation leo310 at 1:09pm 12.11.23 used to do compass swings on aircrafts and that took a few hours to make a deviation card. The probl
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 1:03pm 12.11.23 Because my Bavaria 34 is a sailboat with and engine
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! American_Mainsail at 12:44pm 12.11.23 Do you have a water tank on either side of the hull? Did you maybe drain one side thinking that you
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Shagdance at 12:43pm 12.11.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
Compass deviation (1) rgranger at 12:12pm 12.11.23 Thanks for that helpful post. Nice to see that at least someONE understands this difference betwee
Volvo V Vetus Muffler dlochner at 11:58am 12.11.23 Why does your post have links to Cruisers' Forum?
Compass deviation dlochner at 11:37am 12.11.23 The North Star? Yes, Polaris is on the move. However given the distance from earth it will take s
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 11:26am 12.11.23 These are great resources, thank you! I think I feel comfortable putting in a brace without tearing
Compass deviation Stu Jackson at 11:25am 12.11.23 had I not been required to take the class by the USCG. I never took any classes. I read Duttons a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 10:41am 12.11.23 If all is good, I will take the boat out for a few hours spin to churn up the waters in Possession
315 Backstay Adjuster Scott T-Bird at 10:39am 12.11.23 I'm curious ... what is the purpose for having a pair of backstays running up to the head? The fore
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 10:36am 12.11.23 Thanks for that helpful post. Nice to see that at least someONE understands this difference betwee
Compass deviation Stu Jackson at 10:32am 12.11.23 Hi sailme88 - not to be a stickler but it's important since both corrections have to be applied to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:21am 12.11.23 Great inquiry Terry... Yes I have been letting the moss grow between my toes since my last visit in
Solar power systems LloydB at 10:13am 12.11.23 'Those solar generators' I actually believe they are not solar generators because otherwise there s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:47am 12.11.23 It was a good and successful day. Thread a bit dry. Hadley coming together? She about ready for a

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