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Rigging chicagodave at 6:55pm 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1683 I recently purchased a 423 from an owner who didn't sail very much. The boat has roller reeling and
Airlines/Honda 2000 gen CYQK at 4:45pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1756 Wanna bring home with me a honda 2000 gen obviously with fuel and oil drained on Alegiant Airlines A
New Boat Tax halldp at 3:30pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 57/5450 Just received my documentation renewal notification today from the Coast Guard and was told that the
Mast tuning specs catalina 18 Fcolon01 at 2:46pm 12.08.14 Smaller Boats 3/2899 Any specifics for shroud tuning on the catalina 18? What gauge is the cable? Should I buy a Loos ten
Salon table Hunter 38 Orrin at 1:57pm 12.08.14 Big Boats 5/1362 My Hunter 38 has two 9 inch legs on the salon table when used as a birth, and 24 inch legs when used
Soft floors in 37C Markos83898 at 1:54pm 12.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1380 Hello, I am considering the purchase of a 1980 Cherubini Hunter 37C. Some of the flooring in the
Batteries & solar panels Rummerful at 12:55pm 12.08.14 Catalina 310 9/2347 Our 310 has 2 - 4d batteries. I plan on replacing them and run them as one bank and adding a startin
1/4 inch heavy duty power lug jmw at 10:55am 12.08.14 Parts Search 6/1850 Hello, Hopefully as a non sailor, I will not offend anyone here by asking an electrical related que
Catalina 27 engine access Jdaniel343 at 10:53am 12.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/4392 I am looking at a Catalina 27 with Atomic. How good is the engine access? To me it appears not very
refrigeration problem jmoir at 10:27am 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1612 Frifoboat fridge on my 2002 Oceanis 40cc cycles constantly, low voltage code flashes on the compress
PHRF Racing Club bobcat30 at 10:02am 12.08.14 Catalina 30 0/820 I race my Catalina 30 during June, July and August. PHRF handicapped. We race at 6 PM - 8 PM weathe
Teak toe cap splitting below deck cleats Jim F at 9:57am 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1891 The teak below the forward deck cleat has split. I believe it's because of some sort of corrosion e
Sail and Pedestal Covers bobcat30 at 9:53am 12.08.14 Catalina 30 7/2065 In the Cape Cod area, who would you recommend for a new Catalina main sail and pedestal cover?
Natural Gas Conversion to propane BruceDTaylor at 7:54am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/699 My Hunter Legend 36 is equipped with natural gas and i would like to convert to propane. Do you know
Perko Battery switch use Euphoria2011 at 9:36am 12.08.14 Bigger Boats 6/1269 Just want to make sure i understand this correctly. I read main sails detailed description of this s
Keel Lead or iron? TFlight at 8:59am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1470 I'm shopping around for a Hunter 41DS (possibly a 44DS) 2006 - 2009. I heard Hunter went from a lead
Hunter 1997 340 Raw Water Screen Filter smoothsailing at 8:49am 12.08.14 Big Boats 9/1636 Hi I want to clean this filter but the PO did not leave a filter wrench on the boat. Does anyone
Hunter 356 Bluewater Capable? HoboCanoe at 7:46am 12.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5403 Hi Owners, My wife and I are planning to leave for a nice bluewater cruise in March from Delaware
Broke the mast! Would like your advice! Fcolon01 at 7:30am 12.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1118 Over the weekend I made a huge rookie mistake... When checking a chain plate on the port side I did
How to Bosun Chair with in mast Halyard? McIntoshUSA at 7:28am 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3561 How to Safely use Bosun Chair with only a spinnaker Halyard? I have a friend who has an in mast Hal

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DC distribution panel in Hunters Stu Jackson at 11:32am 11.30.22 I prefer the option available with a regular breaker to switch something off, can't do that with pu
DC distribution panel in Hunters Terry Cox at 11:29am 11.30.22 Many years ago, when I was still learning the boat's systems, we were at anchor and when it came tim
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 10:26am 11.30.22 Another consideration: If you grind the head of the screw off, the sheaves and plate will come up a
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem JamesG161 at 10:16am 11.30.22 when I turn on the air conditioning breaker and the main B-bus breaker in the aft lazarette in the
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem mermike at 9:46am 11.30.22 Or the pigtail.
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 9:38am 11.30.22 That makes sense... you don't want to drop the keel to replace the zinc... you could probably crimp
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale rgranger at 9:32am 11.30.22 I should probably add a Zinc while I'm at it. That makes sense... you don't want to drop the keel
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 9:26am 11.30.22 .... like this... I had the exact same concern, and fiddled with some ideas along the same lines a
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt rgranger at 8:48am 11.30.22 Thank you for the advice, rgranger! I will get some penetrating oil and use some patience too. than
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) rgranger at 8:46am 11.30.22 That looks like a viable approach. A concern I have is that the bolts going into the meat of the me
Side Stay Tension Joe at 8:28am 11.30.22 :plus: Always, the goal is to keep everything where you want it, and where you want it is centered
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem Don S/V ILLusion at 7:56am 11.30.22
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 7:49am 11.30.22 Great advice from you all! Thank you, I really appreciate it.
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 7:48am 11.30.22 Thank you for the advice, rgranger! I will get some penetrating oil and use some patience too. thank
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 7:44am 11.30.22 Another consideration: If you grind the head of the screw off, the sheaves and plate will come up an
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Rich Stidger at 7:44am 11.30.22 The best results that I have had for loosening small fasteners like yours is to use penetrating oil.
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues dkinzer at 7:32am 11.30.22 I found a table on the old Raymarine forum I forgot to mention that I asked the Raymarine tech st
DC distribution panel in Hunters George Braun at 7:30am 11.30.22 Hi George. What is improper about push-to-reset breakers? Different model boat here, but we have a
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (1) HeelBoy at 7:24am 11.30.22 Something like this... cut out the bad area and weld in a piece of iron... I'll bounce that idea
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (2) rgranger at 7:20am 11.30.22 If you strip that one also, then you need to tap and drill out the screw and use one of the corksc

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