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1984 Hunter 31/ Deck Tom Fritz at 12:06pm 04.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 16/3143 This is new purchase and a re-build project. There are lots of spider cracks around the deck and ca
Outboard and ACR SitkaChum at 11:55am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2324 Hi, A quick question about wiring in an ACR with an outboard motor. I've got a Catalina 30 th
Instrument Panel Nsdnh31 at 11:49am 04.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1087 Purchasing a Hunter-31 and it is in need of an instrument panel. There's basically lots of putty ho
Painting the pedistal Mark Nooney at 11:41am 04.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/977 Hi all, I have 31 1984 and I am doing spring spruce ups. Has anyone painted the pedestal? The b
Deck organizers for a 37.5 bugsboat at 10:35am 04.28.14 Big Boats 6/998 Has anyone replaced the deck organizers under the deck hood? Ours are in bad shape with sharp corner
radar reflector HaroldW at 10:21am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1324 I have only sailed on inland lakes for the last 30 years and am now sailing in the Galveston Bay and
Hull bottom sealer roncynthiaboomer at 10:09am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1049 Has anyone heard or have had this product put onto their hull bottom to prevent blister formation af
Replacement Oil Pressure Switch DaveJ at 9:47am 04.28.14 Catalina 310 8/5621 I have a broken prong on my oil pressure switch, a common problem when reading these posts. I called
Boat ref ridge not working (1) steve201 at 8:11am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1292 Any ideas, i have power to a c , power to thermostat. the fan is not getting any power. I'm not sure
Battery Upgrade (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 04.28.14 Catalina 310 20/7043 Last year I completed an upgrade on the electrical distribution and charging system. What I didn't
Mac 25 easy Pop-top raising? dickbozung at 7:56am 04.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1926 I'm 70 and its getting really difficult to raise the Pop-top by myself. 2 scenarios - first, dock
Engine commissioning Thom Hoffman at 7:55am 04.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1696 Haven't found this in archive; looking for helpful hints on putting my Universal MX25 back into serv
1984 Beneteau Holding Tank gbgreen59 at 7:46am 04.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/880 I am a new owner of a 1984 Beneteau First 35'. I found that the waist holding tank is missing. It
Flipping the forward Hatch around? rgranger at 7:41am 04.28.14 Balboa 12/5081 Hello Balboa 26 sailors.... So I have a question. Have any of you switched the hinges on your forw
How to make a deck fit back into it's cavity (PICS) (4) Picflight at 6:42am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2274 I ask this question to the audience of this forum because the skills and knowledge I have observed i
San Diego Bay Hurricane CaptDon01 at 2:27am 04.28.14 Catalina 22 1/838 Well, another sailing adventure weekend event is finished, and it's one we'll be talking about and e
where does this water come from and how does this valve work (1) gitpicker2007 at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 22 11/2144 I left the catalina at the slip for a few days while they repaired the outboard (bad impeller). I've
Stuffing Box getting "hot" c130king at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 35/8479 I had a leak somewhere. Engine bilge area constantly full of clear/clean water. Bilge pumping runn
Ready To Launch This Saturday! (5) Ward H at 7:21pm 04.27.14 Day Sailers 19/1620 Last year I got caught up doing a lot of deferred maintenance, including a complete bottom job, on o
Yanmar Fuel Shutoff Cable H376/380/386 bigbrownpilot at 7:11pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 5/4785 The diesel fuel shutoff cable in our Hunter 380 won't pull out to shut down the engine. I was able

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Well, it's been two years.... dLj at 8:35am 08.07.23 Thanks. I'm going to keep it local. An overnight shakedown to Cuttyhunk and back. Then maybe up
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 8:33am 08.07.23 So where will you cruise? It's lovely feeling the wind in your sails and hearing the water flow ove
Well, it's been two years.... dLj at 8:26am 08.07.23 Just got the sails on today and took a short sail. Wow, what a feeling! It's been two years - div
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 8:23am 08.07.23 The keel is rusted, but it can be ground down to fresh metal, coated with epoxy and faired to the co
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? kloudie1 at 8:02am 08.07.23 I can see that a topping lift and mainsheet/traveler probably need to be rigged to help support the
Looking at a c22 need advise Chris Blubaugh01 at 7:55am 08.07.23
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 7:52am 08.07.23 Safe travels! Thank you.
Well, it's been two years.... jviss at 7:52am 08.07.23 Wonderful! Enjoy the whistling wind in your sails and the swish of water under the hull. Thank you
Well, it's been two years.... Rich Stidger at 7:33am 08.07.23 Wonderful! Enjoy the whistling wind in your sails and the swish of water under the hull.
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (2) christophermoorkelly at 7:25am 08.07.23 Interesting. I sort of figured the high shroud would go to the aft chainplates. And, I meant that th
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 7:19am 08.07.23 WOW, I thought those guys were out of business. I'm glad their sail worked out for you, you were l
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel Captain Larry-DH at 7:17am 08.07.23 I have the SCAD system (2 of the TM2 models). One measures 2 fresh water tanks, the other measures
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (3) rgranger at 7:02am 08.07.23 @shemandr makes some very good points. If you are willing to spring for a new main, consider gettin
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? rgranger at 6:53am 08.07.23 ... on some rigs (notably the B & R rig) there is no back stay. The lower shrouds are slighly aft
Merit 22 owners Centex at 6:53am 08.07.23 Thanks for the info on that, the furled jib came packed in a large pvc style tube that was stored ne
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (1) rgranger at 6:50am 08.07.23 Nice looking boat. Should be a lot of fun once you get it all sorted out. I'm not sure what you me
Well, it's been two years.... cymeyer at 6:48am 08.07.23 Safe travels!
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel BL_Sailor at 6:23am 08.07.23 The one I have which is extremely accurate and reliable is a Levelguard 200 two tank system but I be
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker shemandr at 6:13am 08.07.23 I hate to be a stick in the mud but I don't see that much to be gained with a gennaker. You have a
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 4:47am 08.07.23 After the next 48 hour, @dLj will be in a HIGH pressure system until the Azores.:clap:

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