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Hunter 22 Daysailer? Joetul at 7:14am 04.24.14 Day Sailers 2/1743 Anyone on here have one? Im waiting on mine.
Replacing Wall / chainplate sailliny at 6:19am 04.24.14 Catalina 310 7/1535 I need to start planning on replacing my starboard side bulkhead between the forward cabin and main
Fairclough Boat Cover for Catalina 310 Boconnor310 at 5:37am 04.24.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/40608 I have a damaged Fairclough cover and support racks for a Catalina 310 that I am willing to give awa
Keel Questions SubVet752 at 2:13am 04.24.14 Catalina 22 2/869 I have seen a number of threads covering various aspects of swing keel refinishing but I have not se
hatch handles bugsboat at 6:58pm 04.23.14 Big Boats 4/793 Has anyone replaced the hatch arms on their Hunter 37.5? I ordered replacement arms from the Huntero
Motor mount bugsboat at 6:51pm 04.23.14 Catalina 22 5/873 The motor mount on our 1990 Catalina 22 springs are broken. I have searched many places and thought
floors... jaycrawford97 at 6:33pm 04.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1826 Looking for floor ideas, have carpet now, but, looking at wood floors inside/out, any pictures ideas
Top 3 Heaters, Non-Shore Power? braol at 6:29pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 21/7096 All, I'd like some feedback on the top three ways people heat their cabins when not connected to sho
CNG? Tom Marini at 5:58pm 04.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/863 Can anybody tell me what I should know about CNG. I am getting my 81 33' Hunter (new to me) ready a
Carabelle, FL Gene Neill at 5:57pm 04.23.14 Catalina 22 5/1097 We took our first bona fide "cruise" last weekend! We sailed out of Carabelle, FL., spent three days
exhaust flapper requirement?? centerline at 5:56pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1953 what is the determining factor in whether an exhaust outlet needs a flapper installed. my boat
Info on Chesapeake Eastern Shore in Virginia? Mulf at 5:31pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/851 Three boats from Kent Island are planning a two week cruise down the eastern shore of the Chesapeake
Strap boat to trailer? (1) Nahart51 at 4:49pm 04.23.14 Catalina 22 14/1855 After six years of rehab, I'm finally going to get her wet. Got an hour trip. Do you guys strap the
How to remove and then replace winches phennessey at 4:08pm 04.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/12281 I am about to do my first ever cleaning and re haul of all winches on board My question is how are
Hunter 23.5 centerboard lift line replacement Fred White at 3:29pm 04.23.14 Smaller Boats 1/1997 Need to replace the centerboard lift line (rope) on my Hunter 23.5. I know I need to suspend the b
Need help identifying make and model (3) PNL at 2:53pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1283 maybe O'Day? 17' length over all. All help appreciated.
In the water (1) pk104 at 2:35pm 04.23.14 Catalina 310 8/1274 It was a cool and windy day in Ohio but PainKiller is back in the water and at her dock. Plenty of w
MI to FL boat relocation: sail it or truck it? Vegas at 2:01pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2086 I've gotten quotes from $5700 to close to $9000 to truck my 38 ft. diesel Beneteau from St. Clair Sh
Talking Boats.... Warren Milberg at 1:54pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1409 In reading the recent thread where an owner asked if he should replace a $7 shaft log hose that seem
Moving Into Monroe DHaranSailor at 1:26pm 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2394 Hello again! I just got the call from the Chicago Park District today that I got a spot this summer

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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
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (4) jssailem at 10:28pm 08.01.23
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 jssailem at 9:40pm 08.01.23
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
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 7:24pm 08.01.23
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
Weird electrical issue Michael Davis at 6:06pm 08.01.23
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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