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Front deck have any give to it? HillbillyWanderer at 5:23pm 03.31.14 Catalina 22 2/572 Working on my c22 today upgrading the bow eye u-bolt and stem reinforcement and noticed a hairline c
New starting/house batteries bshock at 3:27pm 03.31.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/991 Hi All, I have a B361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 diesel engine and I have to replace the starting bat
head sail bobby g at 3:25pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/885 I believe its a bushing that we busted last year. The head sail is made by North sails but I'm not
Need a quick measurement... Sanford H. at 3:19pm 03.31.14 Catalina 30 4/864 Hey Guys, anybody got a Catalina 30 MKII laying around handy they could get me a quick set of measur
rydlyme mikeone at 2:18pm 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/863 anyone clean running gear with rydlyme, and does it work?
Wrenches needed to tighten stuffing box on a 28.5 JohntheJayhawk at 2:17pm 03.31.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/2730 Can anyone tell me what size wrench(es) are required to tighten the stuffing box on my 87 Hunter 28.
Hunter 216: Outboard size and shaft length varcelus at 2:13pm 03.31.14 Smaller Boats 1/887 Hello, I recently purchased a Hunter 216 and need to buy an outboard--I am leaning towards a Toh
Free Walt Murray Windvane (5) John1534 at 1:51pm 03.31.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/4652 I have a Walt Murray Windvane about 80% + of all the parts maybe more if I can find everything. (see
Refilling a Suunto F-95 Compass Steve E. at 1:19pm 03.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/7603 Greetings all, I have a 1999 Hunter 310 that has a factory installed Suunto F-95 series compass.
Spring cleaning Captpete12 at 1:00pm 03.31.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1029 After all the years I have in boating you would think I know what to use when cleaning my deck - but
exhaust hose replacement splax at 12:36pm 03.31.14 Big Boats 8/1539 Well, I thought my cockpit drain hoses might be leaking and disassembled the aft cabin bulkhead alon
Putting in a new holding tank discman243 at 10:47am 03.31.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2801 Just bought a 85 Lancer PS, does anyone still use the 6 gallon holding tank, or put in a new tank
Magma Kettle Grill on newer Hunter 33 7sailing7 at 10:44am 03.31.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1420 Has anyone advice for me on this topic ? I would like to mount a magma grill on a 2005 Hunter 33 but
lost kick uprudder bcblues at 10:23am 03.31.14 Catalina 22 6/870 Greeting, Last fall my kick-up rudder disappeared off my C-22 boat. I have the boat at a mooring
Shifted water tank causing floor problems rhino1956 at 9:33am 03.31.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/576 2001 Hunter 420 Passage: Our starboard midship water tank has shifted causing the section of floori
Should I Buy this Boat: Oday 22 1974 (5) haytothewood at 8:24am 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2962 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bh8oymlzmcumv84/yBwBhSa3ea Cut and paste above if you cannot click on
Powering a Carbon Monoxide detector Blitz at 8:16am 03.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/801 I have 12 volt FireBoy - Xintex Sentinel Carbon Monoxide Detector that I purchased last summer but a
New sailor, old catalina New sailor at 7:45am 03.31.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2271 Hi all. First post. I have a catalina 22 that's been sitting in someone's yard for 17 years. I've cl
Priming Fuel System on a W20B bawlmer at 7:45am 03.31.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1827 Fellow Sailors. I have a Westerbeke W20B on a Cat 270. I am getting ready to check and replace the f
30 year old Bondo? The Garbone at 6:55am 03.31.14 Catalina 30 12/1695 As I posted in an earlier thread I am removing and patching 2 transducers thru hulls. As I was

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Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) (1) Leeward Rail at 8:45am 09.26.22 make a stack of layers from the ground up to the transom once you've got the tongue of the trailer
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 8:44am 09.26.22 There is lot of Unusual weather events happening to Hurricane Ian. Just look closely at John's post
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean David in Sandusky at 8:39am 09.26.22 Gotcha. Here is a link to a good discussion of I65 versus the Thorny Path: How Long to Sail from Flo
Boom kicker or topping lift? jdrutten at 8:35am 09.26.22 ... If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang contr
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower George Braun at 8:35am 09.26.22 I am using a single 30A shore power receptacle, splitting it to 2 30A boat side inputs, and NOT para
Electric panel jssailem at 8:33am 09.26.22 It is always something... Good thing there was enough slack wire that you could fix it without havi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 09.26.22 There are other ways to increase draft in the mainsail, reduced halyard tension and reduced outhaul
Electric panel (4) capseaquel at 8:15am 09.26.22 An update. Thanks for all suggestions. I did discover that there was no power getting to the compre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 09.26.22 There is a difference between a 50A 125V system and 50A 125/250V. 50A 125V is still just three condu
Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:45am 09.26.22 If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang control t
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 7:35am 09.26.22 I don't have a spring in my rigid vang, but I do have an in-mast furler. Am I inducing wear by not
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 7:31am 09.26.22 Might be a fun project simply from a making stuff prospective. This is of of my most powerful addi
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up BC Bernie at 7:22am 09.26.22 I changed all my turn buckles, one at a time. Took pre operational measurements of the shrouds befor
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive Leeward Rail at 7:04am 09.26.22 From an engineering perspective, the cable is round, so the keel and cable won't care of the winch
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:57am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 6:55am 09.26.22 Looking at the photo, they won't work on a C22 because of how the crank is configured. I would susp
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 6:46am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x6
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:46am 09.26.22 It can be done. You will need 2 to 4 - 20 ton bottle jacks, steel drums not the plastic ones, (or
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Kings Gambit at 6:41am 09.26.22

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