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Cabin refurbishment rgj592015 at 4:57pm 09.27.14 Catalina 30 30/6128 I bought a 1982 Catalina 30 and the teak in the cabin is very tired looking. The ladder as well. The
Smith Mountain Lake (1) Kermit at 4:55pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1584 Finally here!
Com-Pac 16 or Slipper 17 zaneroni at 4:20pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2529 Hi I need some help deciding which boat to buy. Perhaps some positives and negatives for similar bo
Hunter 26.5 tiller question (2) Heat Miser at 3:02pm 09.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3381 Hi. I'm new here and new to Hunter sailboats. Recently, I purchased a 1987 Hunter 26.5 that was in d
Removing silicone residue from gellcoat Spindrift NH at 2:07pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 24/17065 I removed a leaking acrylic dead light on my '88 Catalina 30. Before I attempt to install a new piec
Rolling & Tipping Bob J. at 1:31pm 09.27.14 Ask All Sailors 12/3558 I'm getting frustrated with my paint project. The deck area looks great but the hull.. The paint isn
removing water tank (1) Don Crowther at 11:15am 09.27.14 Big Boats 9/1873 Can some one tell me how the port settee comes apart? I would like to pull the water tank but the wo
Joining the Ranks Danni at 9:40am 09.27.14 Catalina 30 3/1012 Hi All ~ I recently joined the Catalina 30 owners ranks with the purchase of hull 1331 built in 78.
Victory monitor problem Sefuller at 8:38am 09.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/888 Victron monitor problem My Victron monitor will frequently (every few weeks) lose the SOC info and
310 mast - deck or keel stepped? Sky Cruiser at 6:07am 09.27.14 Catalina 310 29/6972 Hi, Looking into the 310 as a family (of 3) coastal cruiser in south Florida. Have not had the oppo
Mac 19 rudders up or down on plane? (1) Paulski at 9:55pm 09.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/897 I bought a Mac 19 and discovered while trying to sail this year the rudders have a hole as does the
Starter switch Julescardin at 4:40pm 09.26.14 Big Boats 6/2485 Hi, I am having an issue starting my 1989 catalina 36 mkii with a m35 Diesel engine. We are not gett
Ericson 28 Austindp at 4:22pm 09.26.14 Ericson 2/5465 Are there any other Ericson 28 owners out there?
Are fixed VHF radios "old school"? jBlaze3000 at 1:51pm 09.26.14 Smaller Boats 21/2772 Was at my local marine parts store today looking for some coaxial cable to rewire the antennae on my
Freezer turning me Haagen Dazs into Milk sailorsattic at 1:02pm 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1278 My freezer on my Beneteau keeps turning off. When i turn the switch on the panel for "Groupe Froid"
Refloating the La Paz, boats..... Delezynski at 12:55pm 09.26.14 Destinations 2/3437 Friends of ours posted a short YouTube video of the efforts. See it at; http://youtu.be/1iebz7gSxOI
New purchase and new sailor jtuner119 at 11:50am 09.26.14 Catalina 30 170/27876 Hello to all sailboat owners. I'm new to this thread and new to sailing. I'm going to try and start
Marrying a wind transducer with another brand display.... woodster at 11:03am 09.26.14 Ask All Sailors 2/964 ...can it be done ? i have a signet wind transducer for the top of the mast it checks out good o
Refirb interior, Catalina 25 mtsailor at 9:27am 09.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1333 Someone in the past put dark stain/ugly varnish on the interior wood of my '77 Catalina 25. Lots of
Keel Width smoothsailing at 8:29am 09.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1148 Did not get any answers in the HUNTER BIG BOATS FORUM so I re-posted here As I am preparing to

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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. kappykaplan at 4:19pm 09.07.23 I've never had a steering wheel. Is it called a "steering wheel", haha? Helm . . .
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 4:16pm 09.07.23 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I've got 4 sails with LiteSkin on both sides and have not experienc
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 4:08pm 09.07.23 I guess I will learn, but for finer control do people hand move the outboard on a H260, even if they
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

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