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Electrical Mystery jayjenkins07 at 10:29am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1726 I need help... As a naval Architect, electrical issues are a mystery to me. I am a new Hunter 37C ow
Winterizing, good or bad. Ed Schenck at 10:11am 11.08.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1402 Winterized yesterday for the 13th time in my 16th season. I missed three because the boat was south
Fresh water pump sailaway78 at 9:39am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1217 Not the engine pump. Fresh water system in boat. Have a Sureflo water pump on the fresh water sys
Time to Replace Exhaust Hoses? (4) wufibugs at 9:02am 11.08.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2115 Here are some pictures of the exhaust hoses showing some cracking. Since I have the fuel tank out,
Convert table to bed oceanis 461 1998 sailingbluewaters at 8:46am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1167 I am unable to convert table to bed. It does move apart to add leaf but cannot figure out how to c
Getting a bit better at Shrinkwrap (5) Panta Rei at 8:43am 11.08.14 Bigger Boats 9/3690 Still far from perfect, my shrink wrapping is getting better. I'm getting better at the wrinkle free
Wiring Isabelle at 8:28am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1814 What type of wiring is on a MacGregor 26D. Is it series or parallel? Thanks.
Door problem frenzy13 at 8:05am 11.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1931 I have been looking at Catalina 320s. In one boat none of the doors close properly. The head door c
Mainsail trim advice. (1) Daddio at 7:56am 11.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3341 We have a Hunter 29.5 with a new north sail loose foot main. All summer we struggled with a diagonal
What is up front? Doc_holiday at 7:43am 11.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1431 In the bow (v-berth) there is a space above that has a smoked plexiglass. I saw that came down last
Cabin leaks Mara 2 at 7:26am 11.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2004 I am considering purchasing a 1994 Catalina 270 le . The only problem is there are 2- 3 cabin leaks
Winterizing and Haul-Out: Prop shft coulping on M-25XP down_shift at 7:08am 11.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/917 Getting prepared to winterize my C36 MK1 tomorrow by reading the owner's manuals, threads, and Maine
Three blade prop Tony_Tammy_B at 6:54am 11.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/884 Can anyone tell me what 3 blade fixed prop should be used on the 423?
How to seal? (1) 2discover at 2:06am 11.08.14 Big Boats 8/1128 Hi all I replaced the single lever controller, the shifter and the throttle cable on my 1999 H410.
Prop guard slowdog at 9:38pm 11.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1059 Who has a prop guard ? And do you like it ?
Still working on lock bolt slowdog at 8:41pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1603 What's your thoughts on a brass or aluminum bolt for a keel lock bolt ?
gangway CCrane2299 at 6:45pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 7/1250 My boat is backed into the dock. Its about 5 ft between the dock and boat. I cut an extra 2x6 i had
Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/2136 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock
Hull color of this 22 ? (1) SailingRipple at 5:16pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 2/764 I love the color of this hull but if I got it wrong it wud be a baby blue fail any ideas what it mig
Outhaul Bob S at 3:52pm 11.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/10102 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back

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Catalina 27 teak before and after Bents at 6:30pm 09.10.23 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 6:27pm 09.10.23 I was able to remove part of the cabinetry under my nav station and gain reasonable access to the Xa
How about an Electronics forum? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:26pm 09.10.23 My initial reaction was to agree, however, depending on how people read content here, posts in sub-f
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:25pm 09.10.23 Well I haven't posted for a bit. It's been a little bit slow going. Still haven't got the air tanks
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford jviss at 6:24pm 09.10.23 Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a mer
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (4) RSHunter27 at 6:23pm 09.10.23 Well I haven't posted for a bit. It's been a little bit slow going. Still haven't got the air tanks
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 6:20pm 09.10.23 No they were there from the factory @tkwhalen if you happen to have photos would you mind sending
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford PaulK at 6:02pm 09.10.23 Scary how much freeboard that thing has! Interesting lack of decoration - would appear to be a merc
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:37pm 09.10.23 I suggest you follow the instructions that come with the toilet. Those instructions vary slightly wi
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:58pm 09.10.23 I installed a Raritan Marine Elegance with fresh water flush on my 310 last year - love it. It was
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:56pm 09.10.23 I installed a Raritan Sea Era QC Electric Head with fresh water flush back in 2018. We're very ha
How to determine Genoa size? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 09.10.23 Here is a handy calculator for the LP: https://www.precisionsailloft.com/jib-overlap-calculator tt
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS George Braun at 4:36pm 09.10.23 FWTW - I bought two of the Flame King tanks and they fit perfectly into my propane locker on a 2008
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 4:04pm 09.10.23 Just had inaugural sail in my 2014 I noticed that it seemed to require a lot of tension to prevent t
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Richard19068 at 4:03pm 09.10.23 Have you looked under the boat? I might suspect something wrapped around the prop or prop shaft. Wi
How about an Electronics forum? Tally Ho at 3:57pm 09.10.23 I am in on that. Good suggestion. Greg
O'day Javelin fixed keel Crazy Dave Condon at 3:57pm 09.10.23 On this forum, you will find fellow sailors helping others to resolve issues regarding their safety,
Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard" dlochner at 3:53pm 09.10.23 Had the same problem. In fact if you pull hard on the fabric covered panel it will loosen from the
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Tally Ho at 3:49pm 09.10.23 Look at the Campbell Sailer prop. They have a great reputation. Yes, good reputation. But I am f
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION nramsey at 3:44pm 09.10.23

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