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C36 and Raymarine P70 down_shift at 7:31am 04.23.15 Big Boats 1/974 I'll be setting up the autopilot this weekend. For the vessel hull type selection, is the C36 consid
Getting on/off full keel boat on trailer? flynn at 7:19am 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 25/8788 Has anyone found an easy way to get up and down from a full keel boat while it's on the trailer? I h
Running Rigging confusion Minnesota_Slick at 6:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3806 Hi folks, I've got a 1977 Ericson 29' that needs new running rigging. I'm ordering the rigging us
Water Pump Grease Admiral at 5:54am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 3/938 My water pump grease fitting needs to have grease added. What kind, brand or type is used hear? I
Hunter 280 mikejay65 at 5:54am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/848 does anyone to know how wide the wing is on a 1996 hunter 280, i need to know for transportation. t
Stuffing box Admiral at 5:45am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 12/2003 I have a 78 C30 and the stuffing box needs to be re-packed. I have read how to do it in the many po
Shake and Break, part 4 Skip Gundlach at 4:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 0/638 Shake and Break, part 4 - Sunday, April 12, 2015 We left you as we anchored just inside the Littl
Tiller extension SFKjeld at 1:23am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 8/2557 I have a wooden tiller that I believe to be original on my 1995 23.5. There is a fitting on the end
Launch FAILS (1) Jackdaw at 12:39am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4362 Well its spring, and that means a new set of launch fails. Post 'em if you got 'em! This one from
What color is your sheet? dcalif at 11:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 23/4560 My sheet is nasty brown. So are the halyards. Old and smelly, too. So... Replacing the rigging on
Hunter 33 rudder hudsonjohn at 8:32pm 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/923 I have a 2005 Hunter that will be splashed soon for the season. There is a little bit of slop in th
water pump impellers obsailor at 7:51pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/2066 My Cat 30 gets used for about four months a season in Long Island Sound. At the start of every seas
Freeport Tx Marina??? Rusty south at 5:16pm 04.22.15 Destinations 4/2464 Has any one had a sailbaot at Freeport TX marina, thinking of using as home port verses Kemah. Just
Mice in outboard slowdog at 4:33pm 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1310 I got some mice in my outboard I got them out and the wires fixes what's the best way to clean the m
O'day II Manual jparco at 3:31pm 04.22.15 Day Sailers 4/4117 Where can I obtain a manual for O'Day II 17?
Size of tubes on swim ladder Steverhnm at 3:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 6/1218 So I am going back down to my boat in Mexico in a couple weeks and know the little rubber things (cr
Hot water heater hose busted (1) jonelli at 2:54pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/2626 I turned on my hot water heater yesterday (110V) and about an hour or so later the output hose burst
Rough time/dangerous bridge ICW: Lake Worth/North Palm Beach emergpa1 at 1:11pm 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3261 Originally posted this deep in another thread, but thought I would edit it for errors and repost and
Sail track lubricant gary at 12:32pm 04.22.15 Smaller Boats 15/8961 Curious as to what you all might recommend to lubricate sail tracks on masts and booms, etc., etc.
Anyone parting out an S25? tomcat2k at 11:33am 04.22.15 Seidelmann 2/2528 Wonderful advice from other boaters lead me to discover that my boom (and likely mast) are not origi

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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass marcham at 7:55pm 11.21.23 We have the same concern on our H380, except with the rope (100' chain, 250' rope). We just use a bo
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:45pm 11.21.23
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Project_Mayhem at 7:42pm 11.21.23 Steam cleaners are awesome. If you find a "broken" one for cheap, they can usually be "fixed" by run
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 7:31pm 11.21.23
Boom eye - What is this called? Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 11.21.23 Thanks everyone, yes this one is definitely not coming off without force. Screw heads are mostly
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 11.21.23 I had a 12v 36lbs trolling motor on my Starwind 19. It worked great on calm days on Lake Michigan. N
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Blitz at 6:56pm 11.21.23 While it true that there is no "use by" date, it is also true that the various GPS units have used d
Water /humidity? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to po
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dkinzer at 5:53pm 11.21.23 I have seen a suggestion of putting a small traffic cone in the anchor locker. I haven't tried this
Water /humidity? jssailem at 5:41pm 11.21.23 There could be a couple of issues. You are new at the use of a forum. You get up the courage to p
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard artboas at 5:34pm 11.21.23 Thanks Rich, I tried all the above and even bought brand new extension cords (heavy duty gauge). I
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 5:32pm 11.21.23
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 5:25pm 11.21.23 Just a suggestion Work the legs man work the legs.. Everyone knows a 6pack on a frog just gives you
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor (1) dkinzer at 5:18pm 11.21.23 The antenna doesn't have a use by date so I would suggest there is some other problem. While it tr
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Knotallthere at 5:08pm 11.21.23 Get an outlet tester and test the outlet that you are connecting to. If that is good, then test th
Cover for Hunter 39 (1) Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.21.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 4:28pm 11.21.23 I may be wrong but don't see how engine room temp will measurably affect engine temp. I have marini
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? Brinky63 at 4:21pm 11.21.23 what I was looking for was the site where those instructions and diagrams are located. The manual o
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor artboas at 3:52pm 11.21.23 Concur with Barnstormer -- new battery. fixed mine. Definitely .
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 3:47pm 11.21.23 Jim Welinski, saying he would have respond with a quote within a week. They have an impressive websi

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