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Racing a Catalina 30. bobcat30 at 5:46pm 06.30.14 Catalina 30 0/882 Yes, I belong to the Old Sign Racing club in Red Brook Harbor, Cataumet, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts.
Turn the key and push the button...nothing happens tyson_troy at 4:41pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2849 Went down to clean up and run the engine in hopes of a July 4th sail but, when I turned the key and
Self tail winch line slipping NiceBeny at 4:13pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3243 It might be that my jib lines are too narrow and will slip when loaded up on self tailer or maybe so
Boat Life Caulk Vs Butyl Tape for Fixed Ports on Hunter 31 (4) HMT2 at 3:43pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2522 We are in the process of replacing the fixed ports on our 1983 Hunter 31. We got the first one out a
Replacing wire halyards with line on Columbia 26 MKII bll30148 at 3:28pm 06.30.14 Columbia 2/3982 I'm thinking about changing both my main and jib halyard to line from the original wire/line mix. I
Davit for Hunter 36 rsoren at 3:14pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/2691 Good news, we've got great water depth this year for sailing. However, the high water level keeps us
Mast Bridals for a Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 2:52pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3222 Hi Everyone, Does anybody know the length of the mast bridals for a Hunter 26. I measured from t
wind scoops Bad Obsession at 2:27pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3729 What is the scoop on wind scoops? Gimmick or good equipment? I have never used one.
Gasoline storage H36 Blisster at 2:13pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 6/1123 Where do I store gasoline for our Honda generator on my H36 ?
Another Sailor to Follow Roger Long at 2:12pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1083
top of the inner shrouds sailorsteve1 at 2:02pm 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 3/1295 should the inner shroud mount near the spreader be straight or is there a curve built into it? mine
hauling anchor chain Peter18062 at 1:56pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1558 I have a Passage 42 and when bringing in the chain, it will not free fall on its own. If I don't fe
Bedding woodwork? (1) Jvsunshine at 1:26pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/720 Have bedded most of my deck hardware with butyl tape and it is holding well. Getting ready to replac
Hunter 34 Rounding up markwbird at 1:22pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1641 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 which I sail on SF Bay. In big wind (18 mph with waves) when I attempt to f
standing rigging jfurlong at 1:11pm 06.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1041 My 1980 H30 has a "frozen" main sheave. All of the standing rigging is original. As the mast has t
Roller furler line dimensions? Sublime at 1:01pm 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 2/1685 I have a CDI furler on my h260 bit I don't know which one as it came with the boat. Can anyone tell
How Much water stays in your bilge? zigracer at 12:52pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 8/1306 Every time I use the bilge pump on my H36, it pumps out completely, but back fills about an inch of
Remove 1984 First 42 Rudder shaft ? (2) Mitch Witt at 12:29pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/818 Anyone have experience dropping the rudder on a 83-84 First 42 ? Appears there is an upper "collar"
Stanchions hunter 30 wrn at 11:29am 06.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/787 The backing nut off one of my stanchion plates has gone missing, looks like a nut was tabbed on the
272 traveller car (1) agprice22 at 11:16am 06.30.14 Bigger Boats 11/1677 Anyone replace the traveller car on a 272? I was just told that I would have to send the track to ha

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Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 5:21pm 05.24.23 Please post your thoughts after you've used your v berth set-up. I'm interested to know how you l
Plans for hurricane season 2023? shemandr at 5:16pm 05.24.23 A problem in the Stuart area is that marinas typically don't have a lot of dry land storage. In par
Engine Alinement Dan Anthony at 4:52pm 05.24.23 Thank you everyone. The new mounts are exactly like the original mounts. They should have been a
Plans for hurricane season 2023? capta at 4:28pm 05.24.23 Thanks for sharing , very useful info . i never thought of using carpet remnants. You are welcome.
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 CapeCodBubs at 4:28pm 05.24.23
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 05.24.23 Got your message and will call Friday. Picture of inspection port in relation to hull drain please
Installing additional bunks on a trailer sbrogden at 3:50pm 05.24.23 What are you trying to see?
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 3:46pm 05.24.23 Can you take a photo from the road looking up toward the hull and trailer please
Circuit panel wiring question. jviss at 12:58pm 05.24.23 Yeah, that probably would have been better. It didn't occur to me at the time. I searched C&C 30s
Plans for hurricane season 2023? BigEasy at 12:48pm 05.24.23 Unless you can trailer your boat, moving out of the path of a hurricane could be logistically impo
FF4 CDI Furler PacificMist at 12:47pm 05.24.23 Thank you for the reply.... The ff2 is very old... beat up .. was that way when I bought the boat
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Project_Mayhem at 12:33pm 05.24.23 I switched from Odorlos to West Marine ExterminOdor. ExterminOdor has eliminated the odor for the pa
FF4 CDI Furler Dave Groshong at 12:13pm 05.24.23 Just a larger drum, the FF4 will work fine. How old is your FF2? We offer the current model extr
Stuffing box- dumb question? Hollyberry at 11:53am 05.24.23 Kinda drives me nuts when someone posts a question, gets tons of solid advice but never comes back t
Plans for hurricane season 2023? dlochner at 11:53am 05.24.23 So nobody is moving their boat out of the area of hurricane risk ? So nobody is hauling their sailb
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 11:50am 05.24.23 It may be helpful when responding to a thread started sometime ago to include the OPs member name in
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! ggrizzard at 11:49am 05.24.23 FYI... I rewired my boat 15 years ago and replaced all the incandescent bulbs with Marine Beam LED's
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Roland5048 at 11:29am 05.24.23 So nobody is moving their boat out of the area of hurricane risk ? So nobody is hauling their sailb
Stuffing box- dumb question? ggrizzard at 11:27am 05.24.23 The OP's post was a test of the Emergency Boat Saving System. If this had been a real emergency, the
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 11:25am 05.24.23 Maybe if you had "C&C Electrical Panel" in the title it would attract someone who has a C&C. Yeah,

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