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Replacement for floor outside head/shower H30Gary at 9:37am 03.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 25/2675 The flooring outside the head/shower on my boat is looking pretty bad. It's some old brown rubber n
Trinidad...Boatyard advice needed BillEarl at 9:16am 03.17.14 Destinations 1/3883 I did a quick search and didn't find any threads on the topic. I'm considering moving my boat fro
Hunter 340 leak at compression post TimHunter340 at 8:22am 03.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1518 Hello I am new to the group. I just purchased a Hunter 340 2001 model. On my first sail it rained
boat dock lines seaStan at 8:04am 03.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2490 My local lake finally rented me a slip after being on the waiting list for many years. They only ha
Clean Stainless Steel w/o harming wax job Ed H at 7:18am 03.17.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1519 I used your method of compounding and waxing on my old Hunter 33. Is there a safe way to clean my st
Full Moon Wind Tide (3) Roger Long at 6:32am 03.17.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4469 Full moon wind tide here in Portsmouth. The docks went under at half of the astronomical tide. htt
Attaching Forestay while afloat midgard IV at 6:24am 03.17.14 Smaller Boats 10/2216
Complete Refurb - 78 C&C Mega 30' SwitchintoglideIII at 6:15am 03.17.14 C&C 244/80383 Have begun a near complete re-fit, inside ' out.....have a ton of new features and ideas that I am g
Galley cabinet doors jkeaton at 5:46am 03.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1960 I'm looking to remove the micro-wave that came in my 2008 320 and use the space for storage. Does an
What type of line for sheets hewebb at 5:28am 03.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1188 I replaced my genoa sheets with 1/2 inch line that is not comfortable to use and slips on the winch
G4 LED from China or local what is recommended drtsr1 at 2:54am 03.17.14 Big Boats 6/1086 Reason I ask is there is such a big price difference. Looking for pros and cons.
Buying my first cruising Cat grboregon at 8:41pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 1/997 Roger-I am heading to Trinidad to look at a 33' 1988 Dean Catamaran. Having a survey done, have an
Headed to Trinidad to look at a Catamaran grboregon at 8:28pm 03.16.14 Destinations 0/1391 Hello. I am headed to Trinidad (Peakes Marina) to look at a 33' Dean catamaran. any input on the a
old boat, new sailor, lots of questions (4) Cope at 8:23pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 101/9729 I will start by thanking you all in advance for the gerat info here. my boat is a 1973, Catalina 22
Heat exchanger repair yanmar 4jh3-te drtsr1 at 7:46pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 4/5059 The end caps are leaking on my yanmar heat exchanger, I also want to clean the the exchanger at the
Daysaailing today at Marina del Rey, CA (3) pupluv at 7:45pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/960 To all of my ice-bound sailing brethren, we had a beautiful daysail today in Marina del Rey, CA. Not
Help choosing a kick-up rudder for Holder 20 Sailboat adrenaline at 7:39pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1007 I need to replace my rudder. I keep my Holder 20 sailboat up on a lift in the water and need to eit
Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in! (3) dgreen1991 at 6:44pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 25/2417 I was gonna spend around a 100 for a new lamp. I ended up with a brass version of what I already had
reffing line DEB AND DION at 6:40pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1393 I want to install reef lines and run them back to the cockpit on a 30 ft sailboat. I 'm not sure wha
Water collection success dgreen1991 at 6:20pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 2/658 I tried out my water collection today. In less than 2 hours I collected 15 gallons. I placed the hos

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Help Me Choose A Boat !! Leeward Rail at 6:43am 09.22.22 I am mostly worried about investing money into a boat that I may not be excited about in the future
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 6:06am 09.22.22 Thanks, Keep us posted Terry. I have two filled tanks right now but if I can find a tank or two wh
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.22.22
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 4:49am 09.22.22 Our two tanks are the old steel round bottom version. After looking at them the re-certification tec
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers RoyS at 4:07am 09.22.22 Thank you for your replies. I think I will give the cheap after market impellers a try. I have spare
Outhaul line replacement for furling main Wesleymi at 1:26am 09.22.22 I replaced both outhaul and inhaul on my 321 with no problem at all (with the mast up).
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 09.21.22 Sometimes the bilge pump will cycle up to 6 times per day You have one hell of a large leak with
Persistent Fresh Water Leak thinwater at 8:03pm 09.21.22 The OP never said if he checked whether the tank level is going down (if there is enough to trigger
Persistent Fresh Water Leak BarryL at 6:47pm 09.21.22 Hi, Put some paper towels under as many hoses, connectors, pumps, etc. as you can find. Come back a
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? dlochner at 6:46pm 09.21.22 In a typical sailing season I top off the battery in the spring and top it off again at the all-Sta
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 5:36pm 09.21.22 @BrianH great to hear!
Persistent Fresh Water Leak capta at 5:36pm 09.21.22 I would suggest using a pressure pump just like they do on auto radiators. Also, you could connect a
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 5:35pm 09.21.22
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers dlochner at 3:54pm 09.21.22 The Globe impellers also have a reputation for having the hubs detach and spin independently of the
Space Forces First Christmas kappykaplan at 3:31pm 09.21.22 Go Navy... :plus::plus::plus:
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers Alan Gomes at 2:57pm 09.21.22 The Globe impellers have a good reputation for longevity and can run dry longer than OEM impellers
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? Alan Gomes at 2:54pm 09.21.22 I'm splitting hairs here, but a knot or two counts on a long trip. Not to split hairs about your s
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 2:47pm 09.21.22 I owned a 26S for four years. Yes, the bottom of the ballast tank is the outer hull and the top of
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:45pm 09.21.22 Pretty sure he never went ashore.
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 2:15pm 09.21.22 Congrats on your new acquisition. There aren't many Cat 22 MkII owners on this forum so anytime one

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