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Raritan PHII - continuing saga Pat at 7:12pm 05.18.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2599 Peggy, as you will recall, can not pump water in....I have spoken with two fellows at Raritan last
Sunsure fabric cockpit cushions???? Schoolmarm at 7:04pm 05.18.15 Big Boats 5/3726 Just got a new to us 34. It is in need of cockpit cushions. Can I get some reviews of the closed cel
Sanitation hose lengths rukidn at 6:32pm 05.18.15 Catalina 310 39/7260 Anyone replace their sanitation hoses and record the required lengths? We would like to order the ho
Looking for some input on a C27 I'm looking to purchase... wannabe_cat_owner at 6:31pm 05.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1243 Hi Gang! I'm looking to buy my first sailboat, and I'm currently very interested in a 1978 Catalina
rudder housing tension bolt sleeve mmsailor at 6:16pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 1/597 On the rudder housing of my 23.5 there appears to be a derlin or nylon sleeve that the tension b
Getting nervous BobM at 6:07pm 05.18.15 S2 25/6019 The depression in my deck at the base of the mast is really bothering me. There was definitely some
Wrenching Groco ball valve to Groco seacock flange DinoKanuck at 6:04pm 05.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1510 The seacock project has the backing plate installed and setting up with the Six10 as the bedding. Th
Diesel fumes Walter59 at 5:49pm 05.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1400 I recently purchased a 1998 Hunter 340 with a yanmar diesel. On our first overnight adventure we m
side stays on an O'Day 19 lp_gilbert at 5:44pm 05.18.15 Day Sailers 1/838 This winter I took the safety coverings off of the side stays replacing them with new covers around
40.5 Mast height Jim5717 at 5:20pm 05.18.15 Big Boats 16/3435 Looking at purchase of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. Main drawback is the mast height. Need to shorten to 57'
Is this turning ball bad (1) Rainh2o at 4:57pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 0/935 Think I can get another year out of my turning ball? ;) http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners
Where to mount in-hull puck and chartreader OS2Dude at 4:51pm 05.18.15 Catalina 30 6/1599 I bought a SIMRAD NSS EVO2 7 and P79 in-hull puck for my 1985 Catalina 30. Where would the best p
Wireless instruments cbarnhart53 at 2:44pm 05.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1727 Has anyone installed either the TackTick wireless instrument systems or the Raymarine t-104 or t-108
Need tips on DIY stainless polishing (1) CloudDiver at 2:35pm 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2233 I have a few areas on stainless steel parts of my C22 that need polishing (its all taken apart). I
Too much headsail twist (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 05.18.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/5813 I've been having a hard time getting the luff of the headsail on our Oceanis 37 to break evenly. Clo
where to put eyebrows on a catalina 25 dmahling at 12:23pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 2/2318 I purchased eyebrows from catalina direct. Now that I have them I have no idea where exactly to put
Adding Spinnaker JoeSailer10 at 12:15pm 05.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/708 I have a Venture 21 of a Mac 22, I'm not sure which yet. I do know I want to add a symmetrical spin
Honda 5hp vertical shaft came out while pulling water pump Tom G, P-21 at 12:10pm 05.18.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1135 When I was pulling the lower unit the vertical shaft that goes from the water pump up to the engine
Cockpit enclosure Senoren at 11:49am 05.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/852 Hi Does anybody know where we can finf cockpit enclosure for our Hunter 376?
I have a C&C 30 Mk I with a manufacturing date of 1972. Sailor1970 at 11:05am 05.18.15 C&C 1/1539 Everything I've read states that production of the C'C 30 M I didn't start until 1973. Hmm. I

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Man the Boats... jssailem at 7:41pm 10.13.23 Leaving for Maui tomorrow Oh boy. Enjoy the Sunshine.
Man the Boats... Tally Ho at 7:32pm 10.13.23 It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
Man the Boats... Terry Cox at 7:25pm 10.13.23 Thanksgiving November 23-26 the earliest and best chance at having a winter cruise. No time off befo
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Terry Cox at 7:17pm 10.13.23 My friends on S/V Jibsea tell me there is a 1/2" bolt just beneath the companionway steps. Our boa
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:45pm 10.13.23 The article from Crown battery describes sulfation which is what kills batteries. Of note and relate
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try stephen_i_w at 6:08pm 10.13.23 The problem was even though I had down loaded all the O-Charts for the area I was interested in and
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update rhwins at 5:01pm 10.13.23 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:43pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... JamesG161 at 3:56pm 10.13.23 The Solar Eclipse Path found here. 2023 Annular Eclipse: Where & When - NASA Science Oh My Gosh!
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 3:06pm 10.13.23 That's this thing. It's a mystery to a few of us! It is an electronic pulse devise that claims to
Man the Boats... jssailem at 2:57pm 10.13.23 @Terry Cox With your WALLAS heater a little frost is nothing... After all it is just "Frost on the
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 2:52pm 10.13.23 In order to deal with this you need to download the additional charts for the area you want covered.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.13.23 Yes Ralph, that is going to be a tough installation in the shoe box. I wonder if the tank will work
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) jssailem at 2:47pm 10.13.23 Ok. I tried to reproduce the issue shown by @JBP-PA . I do not have the US Charts loaded for Erie. I
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (3) jssailem at 2:22pm 10.13.23 What it appears to be is a conflict between using Raster charts and ENC charts. Here I am using ENC
Tiller cover for clutch fred1diver at 2:12pm 10.13.23 You could always get your cover modified, just need to cut a slit where the clutch is, add some wing
Watches Rick486 at 2:02pm 10.13.23 Understated is my real-world mantra. Overstated is just my forum persona. And I don't even wear a
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:47pm 10.13.23 We are in a very secluded back bay wi4h little to no action. Now, we have had violent winds to the p
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? thinwater at 1:43pm 10.13.23 I tested a bunch on my cruising cat. Also on test panels over a 4 year period. See Practical Sailor.
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Roland5048 at 1:42pm 10.13.23 why you need to read the product guidelines. In a past life I was a teacher. When we switched fro

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