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How to stop Barnacles from attaching to Styrofoam? McIntoshUSA at 8:22am 12.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1277 I am looking at making a floating dock out of Styrofoam blocks for my dinghy. Is there a method/subs
Should I or Shouldn't I? Kper at 8:13am 12.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1914 We currently own a Catalina 25 and even though we have gone through the entire boat and it's in grea
Installing a tiller on a 1987 272 (1) Northern Star at 8:01am 12.29.14 Bigger Boats 8/1897 Hello, I own a 1987 Oday 272, equipped with a Wheel, and I consider removing it to install a tille
Teak Oil Outside lpolliard at 7:58am 12.29.14 Catalina 22 8/3028 Looks like my 22 bright work is treated with teak oil and not varnish. What are the pros and cons?
Shakedown Cruise a Complete Success pateco at 7:09am 12.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1127 Had a great sail yesterday. First time out on the Stargazer, and all went smoothly. https://fbcdn
'84 H31 holding tank IH82BL8 at 7:01am 12.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1088 I've come to the conclusion that the head smell in my boat is the result of a leaking seal on the ho
350 Website problem? Air Mobility at 5:37am 12.29.14 Big Boats 3/1317 Is anyone else having problems getting on the Catalina 350 International website? I keep getting rou
did i !!!!! (1) hummingbirdbassist at 9:10pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2082 I have a 30 ft hunter and just picked up a 16 person liferaft for a great price, but my dilemna is n
Telescoping Table Leg windcat at 8:33pm 12.28.14 Catalina 30 3/2191 We bought a table leg from a salvaged Catalina 34. We had hoped to be able to use it on our 1978 hu
Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/3181 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/4106 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2903 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5443 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1075 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2106 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2744 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1765 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6712 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/10649 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/8136 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n

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110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Stu Jackson at 9:22pm 10.10.23 You've overloaded your 120V service. It is either your incoming AC breaker on your boat's electrica
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 10.10.23 I went with Wema, installed the gauge near the electical panel, and the sending unit through the la
1975 oday 22 Anomymous 163294 at 7:03pm 10.10.23 oh and i figured out why my sliding hatch is burnt. there seems to be wasp nests on it so the po has
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) jssailem at 6:48pm 10.10.23 Me too. That fluff piece was a bit of marketing spin... British Columbia Summers are warm but not
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43pm 10.10.23 I'll also check West Marine and some other local retailers for the Group 27 marine Flooded Dee
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 6:08pm 10.10.23 As @Ward H said, there is nothing special about WM batteries. They are made by East Penn who make ba
1975 oday 22 (3) Anomymous 163294 at 5:57pm 10.10.23 believe me . there is no centreboard. under the round plastic is my bilge area. there is no rope go
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 Davidasailor26 at 5:49pm 10.10.23 Looks like a good list. I might suggest adding two things: Off wind performance / Code sail or spin
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? (3) TOK at 5:42pm 10.10.23 Hi, I have a 29-2 on Long Island Sound. A lister on the C&C forum figured out a modification to the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ward H at 5:33pm 10.10.23 So going to shop both- I think somebody mentioned Sam's or Costco as a good source of T105 golf car
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:10pm 10.10.23 I'm amazed that you're the only person I've ever seen to raise this question because anyone with a Y
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Claude L.-Auger at 5:09pm 10.10.23 I have a Yanmar engine with the Kanzaki tranny. Same issue with the tranny dipstick. I have an easy
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (3) Claude L.-Auger at 4:57pm 10.10.23 I also agree with Stu and keep track of fuel usage on a per hour basis from the hour meter. I can ge
Hunter 30 Hull number location kappykaplan at 4:57pm 10.10.23 Thanks for all your answers. You're welcome! :beer:
C-28 - what to look for? john6206 at 4:51pm 10.10.23
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 4:45pm 10.10.23 The last three photos are how it sits before its setup. The picture with it setup was just me tying
Hunter 30 Hull number location AlainC at 4:34pm 10.10.23 Thanks for all your answers. I did get the hull number, (always good to have) and the number for the
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 4:32pm 10.10.23 just in case? I take the attitude that a "just in case" can never be allowed to happen. Once th
Just how big is British Columbia? Hello Below at 4:32pm 10.10.23
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 3:46pm 10.10.23 Get a new cap for the expansion tank?

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