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Crack in hull rib (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:19pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 4/1045 I'm a relatively new owner (four months) of an '83 Hunter 34. I just discovered a crack in the FRP n
An Economical Line Cutter John Murphy at 8:15pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 1/1092 SECURITE ( X3 ) !! NOTICE: For those of you that paragrenate waters that are replete with a plethor
Parts listings / diagrams 26C's? Macboy at 8:01pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/753 We had a great parts breakdown diagram for our catamaran (Hobie) that illustrated each component of
H 29.5 Fuel system (5) RIVERCRUISER at 7:51pm 04.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1119 There have been some discussions of fuel tanks, filters, etc., in recent months, and since I recentl
1989 Hunter 26.5 with different windows jeepjake at 7:12pm 04.25.15 Smaller Boats 2/760 I recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 but I noticed that the port and starboard windows were different
Powering-Up our main winch John Murphy at 6:53pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1084 Please, Two friends and I are adding a power source ( motor ) to our main winches ( Lewmar 44's). H
Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:32pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 1/943 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many
heat exchanger paulj at 6:23pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 8/1534 What did you replace your 201027 Universal heat exchanger with. Where, how much and part number ?
Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:18pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1301 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many
Oday 15 mfg#?? DefSocmonkey at 6:14pm 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1117 Well here we go, post #1!! I am looking to buy my first sailboat, I am going to look at an Oday 1
Clear lake, Texas offer Bob135711 at 4:25pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/623 I am back down here in the Clear lake, Texas area finishing off some final testing for the new job.
Catalina 400 drain holes between stringers RonWG at 4:07pm 04.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1641 Cleaning areas I don't see any way for water to drain I have hull 037 new to me even the area under
Chart Viewer for PC (using NOAA RNC Charts) c130king at 3:56pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 10/3509 Does anyone have any links to download a navigation program to a PC that can open downloaded RNC cha
LEWMAR 65st electric disassembly (1) capta at 2:04pm 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/636 I cannot find any comprehensive instructions for dismantling, cleaning and reassembly of the Lewmar
Batteries..help 26c Leatherneck at 12:00pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1264 I just bought two new batteries. Ones in boat when I bought it were dead. I installed first one unde
Re-caulking /sealing campanion hatch cover Sandy Feet at 10:45am 04.25.15 Big Boats 2/999 The sealant that is in the joint between the top of the house and the fiberglass cover that covers t
Additional Fresh Water (3) mfarinas at 8:17am 04.25.15 Catalina 310 6/1462 One item of concern as we departed on an extended cruise in southwest Florida, was the ability to ca
O'day 222 mercury outboard todd brown at 8:09am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/749 Launched the boat on Saturday. Out board seemed sluggish. Finally made it out to a place on lake to
Sealant for Keel to Stub Mackaroni at 6:16am 04.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3611 I have read probably hundreds of posts now on the best sealant to use between the keel and stub join
O'Day 23 keel ewait at 6:11am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/794 Can someone tell me the width of the O'Day 23 shoall keel

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On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? jssailem at 11:47am 10.18.23
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (4) Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23 To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 11:42am 10.18.23 :plus: SPOT ON @Stu Jackson. I have had the pleasure of observing your docking mastery in a variety
Kevlar skid plates? capta at 11:26am 10.18.23 A lot simpler and way cheaper solution would be to stop hitting rocks! Is your problem you do not kn
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 11:26am 10.18.23 Nice Scott! Flying an asym is one of the top thrills of sailing. This is me flying one single-handed
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
Just a bit too much heel and helm Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 10.18.23 I echo what John just said above, but have a few additional comments in line with that. Being singl
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:49am 10.18.23 (no mid-ship cleats) Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought tra
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 10:32am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:27am 10.18.23 I've posted this many times before: from 2010 and a letter to the editor of Latitude 38 in 2008!!!:
main flow issue DinghySailor at 10:21am 10.18.23 Returning to this a couple years late. The issue was mostly due to the sheeting angle on the jib. M
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 10:10am 10.18.23 Jumping to the dock to stop a boat is so dangerous there should be a sign in every marina. Ditto n
Diesel shut off pull ggrizzard at 9:42am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now with
Put-In-Bay? Apex at 9:24am 10.18.23 put in bay is nice, we enjoy Kelley's island more. It is a bit more subdued. Both locations have m
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 9:21am 10.18.23 mot much more to add, other than agree with other responses. My friend in question has the necessar
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Ralph Johnstone at 8:50am 10.18.23 :worthless:
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 8:47am 10.18.23 We have a Raymarine radar dome which is connected via wifi. Works great. Had once a connection
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:45am 10.18.23 What to do? New wife was out of the question. :oops::laugh: So it looks like you could have a sec
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 8:22am 10.18.23 friends I know moved up and promptly reduced usage Such a fact makes perfect sense, even though it

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