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gangway CCrane2299 at 6:45pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 7/1248 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 2/2126 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 2/759 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 23/10095 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back
Where is Halie? (1) cephius (Dave) at 3:43pm 11.07.14 Trailer Sailors 47/11450 I bought my H260 new in 2002. I've been in marinas every year since. We're retired now and doing t
Oday 23 masthead rogjack2 at 3:42pm 11.07.14 Day Sailers 1/1117 Is the masthead connected to the mast with the one bolt? I am assuming the main halyard sheave can
Don't see an electrical forum, need advice. Hooks at 3:29pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/999 So the boat has 2 batteries on board I'm going to charge/test/etc. Have a friend's 6A charger that
Downsizing to a Catalina 22 SailingRipple at 2:24pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1724 So I currently sail my Catalina 27 and love her after all the work I have done to her but I am in th
Tire size mmsailor at 2:18pm 11.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/703 I have a 94 23.5 on the factory trailer . Can someone give me the tire size the trailer is about an
Kyocera Junction Box 51blueheaven at 1:40pm 11.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1880 I have four Kyocera solar panels purchased in 2009. This year during winter lay-up I noticed most of
Ice box Liner pateco at 12:51pm 11.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/3238 The Ice box on my Hunter 31 is missing the liner. I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but
Painting A Sailboat with 100% Acrylic Paint (2) Seahorse24 at 12:39pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/13912 We purchased a forty-year 24 foot sailboat and are in the process of restoring it. My son and I hav
What Do You Do to Maintain Your Blocks? (1) rardiH36 at 11:23am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1732 Plenty of threads over the years about winch maintenance. But I don't recall seeing much if anythin
Goosneck parts for Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 11:04am 11.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/559 I everyone. We have lost the ball that goes into the fitting that connects our boom to our mast for
What is it? (1) Magiccruising at 8:39am 11.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1232 I'm a new owner of a 36 CC. Anyone know what this is?
Fixed vs Folding Prop Tony_Tammy_B at 7:16am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4429 I have a three bladed folding prop and am gathering data on a three blade fixed prop. With the fo
Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/701 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000
Anyone know where to find a single alcohol stove for cheap? Hooks at 7:01pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 5/1046 Need to replace the wood around my sink and wondering if it's worth my while to install a small stov
Bottom Paint Upper Chesapeake, Md mytime at 6:58pm 11.06.14 Catalina 30 5/1401 Our new to us Catalina 30 needs a new coat of bottom paint. It came from Toms River, NJ and they inc
Cyclades 50 BillKlarer at 4:35pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1030 I am looking at a 2008 Beneteau Cyclades 50 and would like to know if there are any design or perfo

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Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:59pm 09.07.23 The boat was designed to dump the water out for less weight to tow. Hunter had a design team super
New Electronics Networking Help (1) Tally Ho at 3:58pm 09.07.23 I have a bit of a hodgepodge of instruments on my boat. The only things I purchased directly are th
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location JamesG161 at 3:57pm 09.07.23 If you have an on board Generator, the Blower may be there. My blower is located there. Jim...
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (2) rpwillia at 3:55pm 09.07.23 I would attach the rudder sensor as it cannot hurt and in certain seas should help with performance.
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag Ted at 3:50pm 09.07.23 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I've got 4 sails with LiteSkin on both sides and have not experience
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:19pm 09.07.23 In that case, I would just remove the macerator pump and the hoses connected to it without bothering
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jssailem at 3:12pm 09.07.23 Perhaps removing the "motor" or, if you feel you need to identify it in the diagram, label it as an
Adding second reef to main sail? (2) Tally Ho at 3:12pm 09.07.23
In hull transducer Johann at 3:10pm 09.07.23 I installed the Garmin GT15M-IH. Works great. I have also installed four other transducers that were
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Richard19068 at 2:58pm 09.07.23 I am far from an electrical expert, especially 110 shore power so I might be misinterpreting somethi
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 09.07.23
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:33pm 09.07.23 The Macgregor 26x was often motored with water ballast out, and then 1 wavy day the boat flipped and
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 2:31pm 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER P
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:29pm 09.07.23 I wonder if for hurricanes would be worth it to pump water INSIDE the hull to make a less movable
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:26pm 09.07.23 There was someone on here (I forget who now) who was able to use an air mattress pump to push air in
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX labrmnus at 2:22pm 09.07.23 Thanks all, I am leaning 4 stroke, even though the rest of Mercury 4 strokes have up top a bubble lo
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. labrmnus at 2:16pm 09.07.23 Thanks, good tips. Is there a benefit to EVER pumping out the water ballast while at the dock, like
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. rgranger at 2:07pm 09.07.23 Keep the centerboard down for sailing or motoring. I tried motoring once with it up. It was like dr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range rgranger at 2:03pm 09.07.23
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (4) rgranger at 1:59pm 09.07.23 I see your battery peeking out ...s through some holes to clean that area up (Like I mocked up in t

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