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Dripless or Packing gland? ttac at 3:25am 04.03.14 Big Boats 11/2128 Hello. We are getting ready to haul out for bottom paint and some other maintains. We have a packing
The Garbage Thread Kestle at 9:12pm 04.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1237 Have a few tricks...let's get a few of you to contribute some more! OK, here are a few: 1) We put
Gulf Coast Cruisers RECESS at 8:21pm 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1271 I know many of us stop off at White City just past St. Joe. Free electric and water is a nice bonus
Help me find missing parts! (4) GeorgiaBII at 3:15pm 04.02.14 Smaller Boats 3/1049 As the ongoing saga of this resto of a 81'ish hunter 22 I've found yet another bit I'm missing. P
How does the water get into the bowl? Brian D at 2:38pm 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1344 OK, for you engineer types (non communications types like me), on the S3213 water separator, how doe
Questions for single-handers..... Bonzai at 1:18pm 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 35/3723 Hey guys! Planning on a good year sailing hope you all are too! I am going to be sailing solo most o
Replacement window for Newport 30? GWB at 11:55am 04.02.14 Newport 2/1753 Does anyone know of a source for these please? The plastic frame around the perspex window itself is
if you have to go on a cruise ship (1) dlewis812 at 11:21am 04.02.14 Sails Call Lounge 6/4806 http://www.yatzer.com/amazon-aqua-expeditions
Help with replacement windows ranc4 at 10:23am 04.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1708 Another Newbie gets thrown into the lake with a 1972 Macgregor v21 doing the pushing. Live in St Pet
Time Flies Bad Obsession at 9:46am 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1714 In May of this year I will have been on this site for 10 years. During that time I have been thro
Survey Tomorrow Fathom at 8:44am 04.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1401 After 20 years of sailing on other people's boats, and 3 summers of teaching sailing in college usin
Just picked up a splicing kit JonnyQuest at 6:49am 04.02.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2048 The type with the set of long fids in a tube. Looking forward to figuring out how to do an eye splic
Quite Amusing (1) Shan at 5:30am 04.02.14 Sails Call Lounge 7/3569 I saw this at the Garden Centre today: http://s15.postimg.org/ptov2rtpn/treats_1.jpg
H30 cabin top mast base question kito at 4:35am 04.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/965 I took yesterday off work to install a few new portlights on my H30 project boat. I noticed my cabin
Standard Horizon with AIS below deck MLampner at 3:57am 04.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2056 has anyone tried one of the new Standard Horizon radios that have integrated GPS and AIS mounted bel
Sippy Cup Doc_holiday at 3:49am 04.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 48/4636 Figured THECUSCUS would have posted this before I had a chance to but Walden Rigging has sent out th
Repairing 8" Gel Coat Crack with Water Underneath Resilience2 at 2:23am 04.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/682 I am looking at buying a 1995 Catalina MK III. The boat has a crack in the gel coat about the stern
New Type Padlock Ron20324 at 8:04pm 04.01.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2725 Here's a new product i saw in a magazine that should be of use to alot of us. I have no connection t
Possible exhaust leak any thoughts, advice? (1) Wayne6034 at 7:07pm 04.01.14 Big Boats 6/1387 Each year before sailing season begins I give a thorough visual inspection of engine and systems in
Speaking of a bottom paint Piotr at 6:33pm 04.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/644 When I used to own Catalina Capri 18, I used Interlux copper antifouling paint. Once I bought Mac 25

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Thread maintenance on my sailboat jssailem at 9:33am 04.09.23 There are many different products being used. Lancote is popular. I am using it in the same way Greg
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Rick Webb at 8:31am 04.09.23 I don't have a picture. I made a frame using dowels and vinyl tubing in the corners to attach them
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 8:16am 04.09.23 Does it matter what I name the ADM file? I don't think so. But I don't have this GPS5212. I have u
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Siamese at 8:09am 04.09.23 I'll let you know when I find the perfect solution, but in the meantime... Our Catalina 315 came wit
Alternator temperatures Hello Below at 7:53am 04.09.23
DC Air Conditioner thinwater at 7:01am 04.09.23 Just remember that DC does NOT lower the power requirements that much, just 10-20%. You would probab
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 6:52am 04.09.23 I have company arriving today, but I will have time to detail instructions tonight. Meanwhile, go
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 6:37am 04.09.23 I made our companionway cover based on Sailrite's design. I made it so it completely covers the co
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Ward H at 6:17am 04.09.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Posting Guidelines JamesG161 at 6:07am 04.09.23 I have an App that converts my boat repair videos to YouTube format. But I prefer this site for post
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:55am 04.09.23 I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Asso
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 4:50am 04.09.23 I just finished reading the manual, useful information, these units use R-12 and evaporators. My 199
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:59pm 04.08.23 I have been doing some research on the temperatures that the windings insulation can tolerate as wel
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:19pm 04.08.23 Aluminum is light gray or anodized in a color. Stainless Steel is bright and shiny and often slight
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 7:15pm 04.08.23 Yes, Lanocote can get pretty stiff when cold. I primarily use it when using SS screw into aluminum
Alternator temperatures mermike at 7:05pm 04.08.23
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel dlochner at 6:35pm 04.08.23 Did you need a keel or rudder? and if you did where did you find them Fortunately no, however the
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel JamesG161 at 6:17pm 04.08.23 yes Jim i would like to talk check you private messages
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel smokey73 at 6:12pm 04.08.23 Is the rudder shaft stainless steel and is it bent? The original manufacturer of the rudder is stil
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:09pm 04.08.23 Thanks baycloud, well appreciated.

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