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79 Hunter 25 or 82 Catalina 25 JanS48 at 7:07pm 12.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/990 Greetings - I'm torn between purchasing a 79 Hunter 25 that looks to be in good condition vs a Catal
Lancer logo USNAmom at 6:35pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1311 After commissioning from the Naval Academy, my son rescued and restored a Lancer. He eventually had
Do I need a vang if I have a traveler? umphrey1012 at 6:21pm 12.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/8985 Recently bought a Hunter 27 and it has a cabin-mounted mainsheet traveler, but does not have a boom
Newby needs mast stepping help! (1) keljohnso at 3:30pm 12.03.14 Catalina 22 33/7429 So I've built a gin pole out of a 1 5/8 fence post. The problem I'm having is the mast wants to swi
Best trailerable boat Wayunderated at 1:58pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 77/21034 I'm looking to purchase a good boat that I can trailer from location to location. Something that's
Winterizing a Seaward S600 water heater smoothsailing at 1:08pm 12.03.14 Big Boats 5/2415 Winterizing a Seaward S600 water heater on a '97 Hunter 340 What is the best way to clear the water
solar controller Don Crowther at 12:41pm 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2140 This is a question that I might have seen the answer to but for the life of me can't remember! Wh
Trailer Sailors and Marine Sanitation Bad Obsession at 12:40pm 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 27/5618 On another forum that I am on we are having quite the discussion about marine sanitation on small sa
Boat Speed Cat 310 #1 in GA at 12:05pm 12.03.14 Catalina 310 29/4590 Was wondering what boat speed most people make in a Cat 310 while under power at a normal cruising R
Mexican TIP problems Perfect Excuse at 11:59am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3902 I have shipped our boat to La Paz. The boat had previously been in Mexico. The former owner shipped
is the top of the mast open to weather? fox islander at 11:13am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 2/985 I'm still chasing down some small leaks in an attempt to get a relatively dry bilge. I've never been
Where is the diesel fuel switch? Resilience1 at 10:09am 12.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/714 I just recently purchased a Beneteau 473. It is beautiful and in great shape. Can you please help me
Source for freshwater pump Westerbeke 10-2 cbourne200 at 6:51am 12.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 24/5233 Went out for a short sail yesterday, expecting winds to be < 10 mph. As we were motoring out the ch
Yanmar SB8 RUnning Canyonkeeper at 6:42am 12.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1284 So first time at a youtube video. http://youtu.be/F3zQlDw0tcA This is after she was sitting for
What are these blocks and fiddly bits for??? (3) Hogheaven at 6:15am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 8/1402 Hello, 1987 30 hull # 4993. I've owned here for about 4 weeks now. What are the following block
confirms your worst fears on the ICW...... Bob 04 H260 at 5:57am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1373 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article4247864.html
raising the main single handed walt at 5:35am 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 57/9999 I have an old Mac 26S that I usually single hand and do the main sail setup and reefing at the mast.
Need Advice on Painting Windlasses (2) caguy at 11:16pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/787 I picked up a. couple of windlasses and would like to paint them,. The case and warping drum are mad
Echo Bay, Sucia Island Terry Cox at 8:31pm 12.02.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/3952 A year or so ago the admiral and our five year old granddaughter had been out for a week long cruise
First WEMA failure (1) Delezynski at 7:47pm 12.02.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4257 We installed our WEMA quantity system back in 02 or 03. We have one gauge for two water tanks, and o

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Watermaker Kings Gambit at 7:42am 11.29.22
Watermaker Hollyberry at 7:41am 11.29.22 ....... I also have concerns about a constant water supply while underway ... our electric head fee
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (1) Hollyberry at 7:34am 11.29.22 Interesting discussion; Conclusion - there's not a "rubber seal", just sealant which some suggest t
Change taps Parsons at 7:10am 11.29.22 Welcome to the forum, @didiercat . I did this job on my former Catalina 36, and it is a real pain t
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak jssailem at 6:57am 11.29.22 Does the mast winter in place? Are you a DIY guy or rely on the experts?
Watermaker jssailem at 6:54am 11.29.22
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 6:53am 11.29.22 Although our recently acquired B361 has always been in fresh water and pulled each winter, the PO ne
Replacing cockpit throttle on Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850) jssailem at 6:50am 11.29.22
Watermaker RoyS at 6:33am 11.29.22 Another long distance cruise issue is trash accumulation. How do you long distance cruisers handle t
Two fender covers for 8x20 fenders RoyS at 6:24am 11.29.22 I'm just wondering....... How did we get from free fender covers to death by flaming arrow? The tra
Change taps didiercat at 6:17am 11.29.22 Welcome aboard! lots of good info on the site. The taps change just like those in home plumbing. T
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (4) jssailem at 6:13am 11.29.22 Nice clean repair and procedure @Hollyberry . No matter the brand, all boats need to be inspected f
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 6:13am 11.29.22 To close this out. Reviewed all my invoices. Nmeimac marine shipped me the incorrect pump a year ago
Change taps didiercat at 6:08am 11.29.22 I have had our 40.5 for 23 years and in the course of ownership, I contemplated changing the faucet
rewiring the mast Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 11.29.22 My mistake forward Are you talking about the steaming light on the front of the mast half-way up o
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? Lu Sea at 5:59am 11.29.22 When the top of the sail is jammed in the mast, we alternate pulling the inhaul back in a few feet a
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 5:57am 11.29.22 As for the 14.2v, anything over 13.8v (3.45v/cell) with a short amount of absorption time will get a
Boat is Hibernating jssailem at 5:41am 11.29.22 Like Real Estate, sailing is all about Location, Location, Location.
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.29.22 Thanks for that. Actually, the purpose of the bungee is to keep enough tension on the system when n
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 5:23am 11.29.22 doesn't that defeat the purpose of having a high output alternator and at 14.2 you're a fair way of

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