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Bow Pulpit Seat (5) LiveAloha at 12:07pm 08.09.14 Big Boats 7/10997 Been wanting a bow pulpit seat for some time now. Finally found one that allows access to the anchor
Venture 17 project boat bls50 at 10:36am 08.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/781 I learned to sail 30 yrs ago, consisted of 4 lessons in a Sweet Sixteen, and have only sailed a coup
Yanmar 3YM20 and Hunter 31 Winterize Jerry21707 at 10:27am 08.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/5841 I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 31. I am not familiar with diesel engines or larger boat systems
repair Raymarine MFD (3) Bob 04 H260 at 9:15am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 0/844 I have a Ray C120w where the rubber membrane behind the malfunction knob has deteriorated. Ray says
I don't own it but sure looks good. Christian Sailing at 8:49am 08.09.14 Morgan 6/2174 Any thoughts on this particular model? We're still searching for a larger boat but can't get too fa
Halyard replacement BobM at 7:51am 08.09.14 S2 8/2183 Can anyone confirm is the sheaves on the 9.2 are rope friendly? Currently mine are of the wire/rope
Engine Panel Re-wire FredV at 7:47am 08.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/738
Tips on loosening screw (1) carlager at 6:29am 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2008 I need to remove the cover on the hand cranck shaft on our Yanmar 3gm30f The 2 screws on the cover
Battery questions John_F at 6:27am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1811 A couple questions: 1. Our current house battery is a lead-acid, which is under the aft bunk. We
Beneteau 331 Microwave henryD at 6:23am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1280 Has anyone installed a M/W on a 331 that did not originally have one? If so, how do you remove the
ALWAYS use the safety chains! DAVA390 at 6:11am 08.09.14 Trailer Sailors 32/7210 Lesson learned the hard way. By my rough estimates, I have launched/retrieved my boats about 60-70
Beneteau 331 Steering System Blocks henryD at 5:50am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1923 Has anyone performed maintenance on the blocks on the cockpit floor (under the pedestal) that turn t
Thinking of buying a 2005 Hunter 33 Chet Knights at 4:17am 08.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4993 I currently own a1986 Hunter 34, but I've been looking at the 33. Would like to hear from owners rat
Slide out Galley Remake (12) the7Cs at 9:55pm 08.08.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2494 After living on my Merit 22 several times 2-3 days at a time, I thought it was time to make a galley
Headsail choice Joidevivre at 8:33pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4378 Catalina 27', standard masthead rig (not talk rig). Converting to roller furling, including new sail
How to run new halyards? njlarry at 7:52pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/8381 Is it easier to replace internal halyards with the mast up or down? How do you keep a new halyard fr
going faster olegedelman at 6:40pm 08.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2580 I wanted to find out, How can i get my Hunter H33 go faster under power? Would changing propeller he
Hi ! New member with gearbox drama balmoralbob at 6:14pm 08.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 10/3072 Hi all, am searching for answers to gearbox problem, we are currently restoring our 1962 44' timber
Replacement Companionway Hatch alaskowski at 5:15pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 I have a bit of a fixer upper Coronado 23 MKII which I have made a lot of progress on. However, the
Beneteau 343 Panel BigEasy at 4:25pm 08.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/894 Has anyone removed the wooden panel at the chart table that is mounted on the head forward bulkhead

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Invest 95L Rick Webb at 5:24am 09.06.23 My bad, I counted to 13 on one hand after drinking 4 Beers . It will be Hurricane Lee and yes..
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Jimongee at 5:17am 09.06.23
Water staining? kloudie1 at 4:52am 09.06.23 Note that if it was on the trailer when it filled, you may have some hull damage around where the su
New Electronics Networking Help Scott T-Bird at 4:39am 09.06.23 I don't think you need to worry about the pin protocol between RM and devicenet as long as you upgra
Does Hunter 26 lack the front hatch of Hunter 260? rgranger at 4:29am 09.06.23 My H26 had a front hatch. The middle portion of the window opens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks JBP-PA at 4:25am 09.06.23 After that, to remove built-up silicone and McLube, xylene is a good choice. Carb cleaner dries to
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks (1) JBP-PA at 4:22am 09.06.23 What type of track cleaner do you have. My mast gate is just above the gooseneck so putting anythi
Invest 95L Rick486 at 3:29am 09.06.23 Rick... If you are still in "Pt Judith" is way to early to be concerned about the sky falling over
New to c& c questions Apex at 3:29am 09.06.23 up/down is ON, currently both tanks are closed.
New to c& c questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:34pm 09.05.23 This is taken from your previous post re the install of a demand pump : water tanks. The other two
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Ralph Johnstone at 10:02pm 09.05.23 It leads back toward the stern under the sole. And I will have to Disconnect it and run some air th
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Ralph Johnstone at 9:50pm 09.05.23 It has an Inni and an Outie. And that's where you're quite wrong ! Inni and Outie refers to nave
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 9:28pm 09.05.23 But will soon be name Hurricane Margot. My bad, I counted to 13 on one hand after drinking 4 Beers
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 8:39pm 09.05.23 The Earth is bigger when viewed from the Moon, than the Moon is when viewed from Earth. See. -Wil
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks (1) Hayden Watson at 8:30pm 09.05.23 My sail slugs are the 7/8" flat type and I have not found a good way to clean them with anything. T
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Hayden Watson at 8:21pm 09.05.23 I don't use anything so harsh. I take a handi-wipe aka wet wipe and attach that to my track cleaner
Invest 95L shemandr at 7:46pm 09.05.23 Here in Florida it's all about evacuation. You can't stay for a Cat 4 or above. Problem is you don
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 7:46pm 09.05.23 I appreciate the responses! @Scott T-Bird Sounds like you have a grab bag of protocols as well. I
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 7:38pm 09.05.23 Congrats on your new to you boat. Welcome to the club. You are looking at a high water mark. At s
New to c& c questions shemandr at 7:24pm 09.05.23 ... it has a water manifold and two tanks. ... I had a H356 and there was only one water tank. Unl

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