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Staledated Groceries canuck at 8:07am 06.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/557 With the cruising season commencing, it would be prudent to advise cruisers to check the good til da
Leak in hose at hot water tank Braveheart at 7:55am 06.11.14 Bavaria 2/8092 Last season the hot water supply line in our 2006 Bavaria 37 developed a pin hole sized leak in the
No DC power BROGERS at 7:54am 06.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/707 We were attempting to replace the autopilot control module (ST 4000 Autohelm) on our 1994 Hunter 29.
Sliding galley lock-down? dawn_coyote at 6:06am 06.11.14 Catalina 22 2/1322 How do I keep the galley in place when heeled over on a starboard tack? Or is it just better to stow
Centerboard Stuck Up on ODay 20. sailinsally at 10:48pm 06.10.14 Day Sailers 4/2108 Does anyone have advice on getting the centerboard down on an ODay 20? She is in the water, no tra
Bavaria 30 Harer4911 at 10:25pm 06.10.14 Bavaria 0/3695 I am considering a 2007 Bavaria 30. She has the tandem keel. We sold our Catalina 320, took a few
Airmail 2000 windward54 at 8:41pm 06.10.14 SSB and Ham Operators 7/5274 Hey anyone out there good with Airmail 2000? I've been trying to help a friend solve a problem wi
Antifreeze in the water tank John_F at 8:10pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 23/6505 Does anyone have an easy way to flush the water tank of antifreeze? We have a 34 gallon waterta
you tube (1) trainmanjess at 7:50pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 3/999 hello all I have become a firm believer of you tube for information and learning videos.... I hav
Ladder JAYJR74 at 7:11pm 06.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1561 I own a 31 foot 1983 hunter. Apparently someone stole the rear ladder, and I don't want to buy a tr
Auto Helm Installation njlarry at 7:04pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/635 Hello all. Planning to install a new Raymarine EVO 100 auto helm and trying to plan for the best pl
26M Aluminum Trailer Wheel Studs ddetlor at 7:03pm 06.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/726 Crap! I have some bad wheel studs in my trailer. I got a flat and when removing the wheel the thr
Mystery in the bilge (pump) plodder at 5:35pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1185 I recently fitted a new automatic bilge pump to my Catalina 309; a Rule-Mate 1100. All went well for
Featured contributers. ? (1) Chris Patterson at 4:44pm 06.10.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/5529 Have been wondering; what now? I super 'hate' that Roger is not doing his threads any longer, and th
Vented Loop Bob S at 4:35pm 06.10.14 Catalina 30 1/783 Curious how often do you clean the valve on your vented loop. I ran my engine on the hard and notice
Zebra TV (3) Doug4bass at 4:04pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1555 I recently installed a 32" Lcd flat panel in my c385. Tv has a digital antenna at the masthead plus
test mmsailor at 3:05pm 06.10.14 Smaller Boats 3/546 testing to see if boat model changed from 23 to 23.5
37.5 running lights shaman at 2:14pm 06.10.14 Big Boats 3/825 I have a 1995 37.5 and every time I get caught in heavy breaking seas the forward running lights get
Suggestions on how to sea trial older boats? CPH at 1:26pm 06.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/819 So I've been lurking around on this site ever since I bought our 1978 Catalina 30 about 4 years ago.
Pulling Wire dph123 at 11:33am 06.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/882 I need help figuring out how to route some wire. I have had my 1998 Hunter 310 for about 8 months a

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Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 4:13pm 10.18.22
Advice on new purchase and winterization Rich Stidger at 4:06pm 10.18.22 Nice! Exactly what I was hoping for. but not easy to find a mechanic at the moment thx! In lieu o
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 4:00pm 10.18.22 It would be a good idea to have a mechanic go over the engine and tell you of any/all issues and th
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? dmax at 3:44pm 10.18.22 The first thing I would do is try to determine if the keel is moving (excessively). This could be do
Identify This Boat? JRacer at 3:37pm 10.18.22 Got the lines of a Santana 20. Before 1996, closed transom. Not that, Santana 20 no side windows. Sa
Advice on new purchase and winterization dmax at 3:20pm 10.18.22 It would be a good idea to have a mechanic go over the engine and tell you of any/all issues and the
New electrical panel (1) Tally Ho at 3:08pm 10.18.22 Here is how I have my panel set up.
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy High Current at 3:04pm 10.18.22 Just curious - what size (Group and capacity) and weight of battery do you use with your 55lb (thru
Foam Seat Kingjim91 at 3:04pm 10.18.22 Like the helmsman cushions on this page? http://www.ccushions.com/power.htm
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Tally Ho at 3:03pm 10.18.22
Took out our new to us 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 formerly of BudGates Tally Ho at 2:53pm 10.18.22
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy High Current at 2:53pm 10.18.22 Interesting - I hadn't seen this one. I'm curious why you are recommending the 86lb while owning th
Identify This Boat? (1) Rick Webb at 2:42pm 10.18.22 210191
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (2) Tb0n3 at 2:26pm 10.18.22 Alright. I've finally gotten around to getting forming and cutting the bolt for my spreader end rigg
Forestay decking coming out Davidasailor26 at 2:14pm 10.18.22
Foresail furler home made question Davidasailor26 at 2:09pm 10.18.22 It worked but the sail was scalloping a lot while raised. How does the sail attach to the forestay
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain capta at 1:30pm 10.18.22 So, when the distributor says the ACCO brand chain is hot dipped galvanized, it really isn't? I've
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 1:23pm 10.18.22 It looks like very favorable weather and wind for the next 4 days. I'd make an early start tomorrow
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy tfox2069 at 1:18pm 10.18.22 Newport vessels 86lb "trolling" motor. Same power as the Torqueedo (1150W) but only $400. 1150W i
Foresail furler home made question kappykaplan at 12:46pm 10.18.22 It looks like the correct spot (although incorrect fitting - should be a shackle) to connect the tac

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