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Joetul at 7:14am 04.24.14
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Anyone on here have one? Im waiting on mine.
sailliny at 6:19am 04.24.14
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I need to start planning on replacing my starboard side bulkhead between the forward cabin and main
Boconnor310 at 5:37am 04.24.14
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I have a damaged Fairclough cover and support racks for a Catalina 310 that I am willing to give awa
SubVet752 at 2:13am 04.24.14
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I have seen a number of threads covering various aspects of swing keel refinishing but I have not se
bugsboat at 6:58pm 04.23.14
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Has anyone replaced the hatch arms on their Hunter 37.5? I ordered replacement arms from the Huntero
bugsboat at 6:51pm 04.23.14
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The motor mount on our 1990 Catalina 22 springs are broken. I have searched many places and thought
jaycrawford97 at 6:33pm 04.23.14
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Looking for floor ideas, have carpet now, but, looking at wood floors inside/out, any pictures ideas
braol at 6:29pm 04.23.14
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All, I'd like some feedback on the top three ways people heat their cabins when not connected to sho
Tom Marini at 5:58pm 04.23.14
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Can anybody tell me what I should know about CNG. I am getting my 81 33' Hunter (new to me) ready a
Gene Neill at 5:57pm 04.23.14
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We took our first bona fide "cruise" last weekend! We sailed out of Carabelle, FL., spent three days
centerline at 5:56pm 04.23.14
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what is the determining factor in whether an exhaust outlet needs a flapper installed. my boat
Mulf at 5:31pm 04.23.14
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Three boats from Kent Island are planning a two week cruise down the eastern shore of the Chesapeake
Nahart51 at 4:49pm 04.23.14
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After six years of rehab, I'm finally going to get her wet. Got an hour trip. Do you guys strap the
phennessey at 4:08pm 04.23.14
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I am about to do my first ever cleaning and re haul of all winches on board My question is how are
Fred White at 3:29pm 04.23.14
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Need to replace the centerboard lift line (rope) on my Hunter 23.5. I know I need to suspend the b
PNL at 2:53pm 04.23.14
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maybe O'Day? 17' length over all. All help appreciated.
In the water   (1)
pk104 at 2:35pm 04.23.14
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It was a cool and windy day in Ohio but PainKiller is back in the water and at her dock. Plenty of w
Vegas at 2:01pm 04.23.14
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I've gotten quotes from $5700 to close to $9000 to truck my 38 ft. diesel Beneteau from St. Clair Sh
Warren Milberg at 1:54pm 04.23.14
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In reading the recent thread where an owner asked if he should replace a $7 shaft log hose that seem
DHaranSailor at 1:26pm 04.23.14
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Hello again! I just got the call from the Chicago Park District today that I got a spot this summer

Recent Replies

Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)?
shemandr at 4:43am 08.02.23
The Ensign sails surprisingly well. It is forgiving - a sailing school on Block Island used them as
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place
sailme88 at 3:44am 08.02.23
Sorry, my bad.. The owner who bought the boat from me was shown the repair. To date (8yrs later)
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)?
FastOlson at 11:10pm 08.01.23
For the use and service you need, better find a well maintained later model Catalina 25, or somethin
Weird electrical issue
FastOlson at 11:05pm 08.01.23
We recently installed a new forced air diesel furnace. I did not want the work/expense of installing
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location
nramsey at 9:41pm 08.01.23
I think that, with a little thought, they could have installed it without notching the propane locke
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't   (2)
Khaos13 at 8:38pm 08.01.23
Wow, I'm way late on this thread but I found it while researching my own issues. I have a CD 30 with
Weird electrical issue
burns3c at 7:18pm 08.01.23
I like the idea of the auxiliary tank. So maybe I can get a 2 gallon day tank, figure out a spot for
Alder Barbour Refrigeration
ScottFreeRick at 6:33pm 08.01.23
David , your description is very similar to what I am seeing on my boat. The unit is able to cool p
Weird electrical issue
Davidasailor26 at 6:18pm 08.01.23
I wonder if the 1-2 amps is an average, but the momentary load each time the coil starts drawing is
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006
Tomek at 6:06pm 08.01.23
Thank you kbgunn, I will check if any of the lines you suggested are available here in Canada.
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection
patbratton at 6:01pm 08.01.23
If you are freaking out over this you need to relax. Perhaps there are drawings in the owner's manu
Lazy jack rigging question
Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 08.01.23
Take a look at Sail Care's Sail Cradle. Sounds like what you want to do https://sailcare.com/sail-cr
Ran air into my water pump
jviss at 5:33pm 08.01.23
This happens often on my boat. It happens on mine because the outlet side of the pump gets filled w
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006   (2)
kbgunn at 5:28pm 08.01.23
The manual for our boat specifies a dyneema core with a polyester cover. A polyester double braid wo
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice
Bents at 5:21pm 08.01.23
Thank you for the replies everyone!! Upon further inspection I'm definitely going to replace the wh
Weird electrical issue
jssailem at 5:08pm 08.01.23
Here is the website link I found the manual. Diesel-Heater-Manual.pdf

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