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Captpete12 at 5:35pm 05.05.14
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I had a leak in my raw water strainer cap and could not get water in. Subsequently, I 'lunched" the
cropduster60 at 5:27pm 05.05.14
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Has anyone had problems getting and keeping the rudder down on a Hunter 240. Mostly when motoring.
Tim Musolf at 4:51pm 05.05.14
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Can anyone help to locate where the wires for the cockpit speakers terminate? We want to add a ster
N1EYO at 4:29pm 05.05.14
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Has anybody thought about or have successfully used a linear actuator motor and a trim tab gauge to
rblevens at 3:32pm 05.05.14
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Drifter came to me without much... do all 8 of the lifeline sanctions angle back or are some of them
dlewis812 at 2:13pm 05.05.14
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at my new mooring location have to use provided dinghy off hours. so will need to briefly tie up to
Mik at 2:07pm 05.05.14
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Kinda nothing on the webosphere for the newer Catalina Capri 13s. I set up a Yahoo group, since thi
strobeone at 1:58pm 05.05.14
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Someone decided to help themselves to my boom vang, so I'm in the market for a new one. Plenty of t
jeepsailor at 12:26pm 05.05.14
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So, I went to get the boat ready yesterday for a launch next Saturday. Was inspecting below the boa
Ward H at 12:20pm 05.05.14
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I have been going back and forth on this and decided to ask this good group. OK, I have read the
Captain Ag at 12:00pm 05.05.14
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What is the height about the waterline to the top of the Beneteau 41 masthead? I have found several
All U Get at 11:59am 05.05.14
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Hi all, Back a week ago I posted thinking it was worth the try along with other thoughts. Than
Scotchyscotch at 11:59am 05.05.14
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I just bought a 25 foot C'C 25 in the fall and after having the honda 9.9 outboard serviced over the
Captain Ag at 11:57am 05.05.14
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I would like to install a Mastervolt inverter on my 2012 Beneteau 41. With such a limited owners man
shogue1253 at 11:16am 05.05.14
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We have a 2000 Macgregor X. We recently discovered that we are missing the battons for the Main S
bshock at 10:15am 05.05.14
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Tsatzsue at 10:01am 05.05.14
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OK, I know this has been tossed around a few times but I haven't found a good solution yet. I have a
Hulz at 9:52am 05.05.14
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Ocean Girl, I have a 1990 Hunter 33.5 and there are no bow rollers or a place to hang the anchor si
Bob S at 9:47am 05.05.14
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The black roller wheel on my bow has gotten beat up by my anchor chain. I will be replacing it befor
old sailor bob at 9:37am 05.05.14
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I read somewhere a suggestion that it would be a good idea to have hiking straps on a Daysailor II w

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off to the races
jon hansen at 4:06pm 07.15.23
did 9 chi-mac back in the nineties. what i learned was it beat the snot out of my beautiful old bo
Setting up H310 for single handing
Ed Caldwell at 3:36pm 07.15.23
Next time I see the owner I'll ask what his plans are for Indy J Ed
Broker related question
Tally Ho at 3:17pm 07.15.23
I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
off to the races
PaulK at 3:14pm 07.15.23
Setting up H310 for single handing
GALakesailor at 3:06pm 07.15.23
My 340 is set up the same as the 310. The two winches aft of the arch are designed as spinnaker wi
Setting up H310 for single handing
GALakesailor at 3:00pm 07.15.23
Thanks to all. I was going to go with the Autopilot solution...but as it turned out the seller had
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
kappykaplan at 3:00pm 07.15.23
For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
shemandr at 2:52pm 07.15.23
For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may b
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May
Ward H at 2:24pm 07.15.23
Also with heading or course up you can set the plotter to keep the boat on the bottom third of the
off to the races
jon hansen at 2:19pm 07.15.23
well, they just lost their wind. prolly from that band of rain that went through laying down a dome
Broker related question
JamesG161 at 2:02pm 07.15.23
If you want do your own shopping, here is the Blue Book Value, banks use. https://www.jdpower.com/b
Cruising Yacht VMG
BarryL at 1:56pm 07.15.23
Hey, How much fuel do you have and how badly do you want to be at your destination? The longest tri
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks
CrispyCringle at 1:54pm 07.15.23
Thats a clever way to try and work the spin sheets. I always used just a regular block and sheet tie
Broker related question
BarryL at 1:49pm 07.15.23
Hello, Are you dealing with a professional broker? Someone who is CPYB certified? The reason I ask
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers
dkinzer at 1:48pm 07.15.23
Yes. I didn't find any sink stoppers larger than 1-5/8". There were some bathtub stoppers that could
Broker related question
JamesG161 at 1:40pm 07.15.23
Buying a used boat is similar to buying a used car. When we did our search, we found these tips to
off to the races
jon hansen at 1:24pm 07.15.23
https://bycmack.com/tracking the big boats on the cove island course
off to the races
jon hansen at 1:22pm 07.15.23
https://bycmack.com/tracking they are running. fast
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods
ggrizzard at 1:06pm 07.15.23
I own a 1979 H30C. Send me a PM on this site and I'll walk you through each section of the rigging.
alternator and wiring
Techstyle at 12:55pm 07.15.23
last year I had many problems of very intermittent starting and starter battery issues. like s

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