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Hand held VHF turk397 at 7:00pm 06.19.15 Mid-Size Boats 24/2934 Just curious, those of you that have purchased a hand held VHF marine radio, is it a great asset or
electric issuses Deduct this at 6:33pm 06.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1270 none of my boat electronics are working. my battery is hooked up correctly. my engine starts. Any I
Cowl or Mushroom Vent ? (1) sailfree20770 at 2:15pm 06.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5427 Does anyone know if there's a mushroom or cowl vent that will fit in the deck plates on the 376 deck
C 250 Wb BREEZABEL at 1:36pm 06.19.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/757 I just bought my first sailboat this year and am enjoying it so far. It has a keel that swings forwa
Cruising Florida: Intracoastal Waterways (5) Regular Guy at 12:13pm 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1004 Experiences Shared: All waterways; the Atlantic Intracoastal, Marco Island and Fort Myers inside
Cruising Florida: Navigation (2) Regular Guy at 11:11am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 Experiences Shared: On board of my boat I have a Lowrance Elite 5 DSI and a Raymarine ST40 Bidata
Its about people, not results. (1) Jackdaw at 9:22am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 6/956 Last night on a light-air day we had the father of our bowman ask if he and his daughter could sail
Spindrift 17 chuckanger at 9:21am 06.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1088 I'm new to sailing and have learned on a McGregor 26 and Lagoon 38. However I am looking to buy an i
Shoebox joint leak on a Mark 1 Peters Wet at 9:12am 06.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1587 Hello all, My 78 is now not leaking any rain water as Ive rebedded everything however when heeled to
Cruising Florida Regular Guy at 9:12am 06.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2133 Hi All, I have been back from a 1022 miles single handed sailing trip. I went from north-east Flori
Mast Lowering-Yam 25 MkII alturaam at 8:30am 06.19.15 Yamaha 15/3757 Do you any of you Yam 25 owners have experience with lowering the mast? Any tips as to how I should
PHRF Ratings for Catalina 22WK Jim W. at 7:35am 06.19.15 Catalina 22 1/5012 Wondering what I should expect for a PHRF rating for a 1988 Catalina 22 Wing Keel, with a 150% genoi
Best place for VHF on the 26S? Bfranchini at 4:34am 06.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2843 Any suggestion on the best location for the VHF radio? The PO placed it just above the galley area h
Hunter30T windows abinkc at 9:22pm 06.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1275 What are the pros and cons about removing the large sides windows and reseating them. They currently
Shut off engine cable length Fernando BR at 9:02pm 06.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/962 Hi , on my 1999 361 , the shut off cable is not original and hard to use . Beneteau USA shows a 3 me
'81 H36 Steaming/decklight help (1) tmjb at 8:57pm 06.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/560 Can anyone tell me the make/model of the above on my new to me H36 which is pictured below. I am t
Inverter Woes Frank P at 8:16pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1134 My xantrex prowat 1750 inverter died after 12 year of service. I replaced it with a new xanrtex pro
Port dimensions 1982 Hunter Cherubini 36/SL paolex at 7:39pm 06.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5113 hello All! I ran a search for this topic and didn't see anything, but please correct me if I'm wron
I was that close! All U Get at 6:41pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2804 Hi all, Sometimes I see something and it hides on the right side of my brain where I never look.
OSC Spring Series shemandr at 6:25pm 06.18.15 Ask All Sailors 2/628 Follow this link for my report about this regatta: http://www.windcheckmagazine.com/spring_off_sou

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Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 10:18pm 12.04.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:32pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? NYSail at 8:10pm 12.04.23 I like that idea about the sanitation hoses. I noticed when you flush to the head it creates a huge
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 8:06pm 12.04.23 Escape is a 2002 356, but all of the 2002 on boats have a similar strut and a 1" shaft. I removed t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:25pm 12.04.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. Then clean the boat, degrease the engine compartment and
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:22pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 6:56pm 12.04.23 2. A sleeve fitted around the base of the mast to rebuild it. This is usually made up of a section
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? shemandr at 6:48pm 12.04.23 Boats are meant to breathe. Stagnate air begets stink. On my Ranger 29 the natural air flow was pr
Which are the best good old daysailers? higgs at 6:33pm 12.04.23 Some of the small trimarans have some type of cockpit - as opposed to sitting on a tramp. They are
Recommendations for MFD and Instruments Upgrade in Hunter 30T shemandr at 6:27pm 12.04.23 So far as I know there isn't anywhere to practice or try out menus for GPS units. That is a shame b
Thru Hull Replacement? higgs at 6:22pm 12.04.23 If you replaced the hoses 7 years ago it is not likely they are just going to suddenly spring a leak
Thru Hull Replacement? Straycat22296 at 5:49pm 12.04.23 EVERYTIME I leave the boat for home, I close all my thru hull valves (Marelon) . I have never had an
Catalina 310 battery wiring question Monheganlover at 5:47pm 12.04.23 A really handy tool for dealing with tight spaces is an endoscope aka boroscope. They're not expens
Catalina 310 battery wiring question dlochner at 5:41pm 12.04.23 A really handy tool for dealing with tight spaces is an endoscope aka boroscope. They're not expensi
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? dlochner at 5:36pm 12.04.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. Then clean the boat, degrease the engine compartment and t
Solar power systems dlochner at 5:33pm 12.04.23 This key point comes up often when the forum is discussing solar. I have always been curious about
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Straycat22296 at 5:32pm 12.04.23 If you are trying to get rid of general boat odors/smells from mold, mildew, bilge odors etc, try en
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker Kupe at 5:28pm 12.04.23 In order of cheapness and ease, I would suggest : 1. Get into your supply (+) wire and measure th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? NYSail at 5:28pm 12.04.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? PaulK at 5:21pm 12.04.23 Air scoops over the hatches can help a lot. Wind Scoop 170cm/5.6feet

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