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Hunter pex plumbing connections sailmaster39 at 5:43pm 10.21.13 Big Boats 17/8409 Anybody have experience working with the pex coupling connections on the fresh water system on there
Looking for Sailing lessons katana750 at 5:29pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1112 Hi there I was looking into sailing lessons in the Vancouver BC area. There are many schools and t
A discussion over cocktails Pilgrimtex at 5:05pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 27/7136 Need a relaxed atmosphere for this discussion. Sailing the Gulf and Caribbean sea in a production mo
Original Price Philip R. at 4:18pm 10.21.13 Bigger Boats 2/956 Anybody know what the original price for a 78 27' would be? The more I look the more nice things I f
Replacing Water Tank on S2 11.0A westport11 at 4:12pm 10.21.13 S2 3/1429 Hello, Anyone successfully replaced the water tank on an S2 11.0A (1981). Our original is
S2 11.0A 1981 : need advice re emergency tiller westport11 at 4:06pm 10.21.13 S2 1/1171 Dear 11.0A S2 owners - Need: photos of the 1981 S2 11.0A Emergency Tiller set up. Our lovely
Zincs corroding too fast. joyof10 at 3:23pm 10.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 37/10922 In the last two months, my boat's zincs have been replaced twice and they are at 50% on the recent h
Masthead Genoa Sheave Replacement/repair chuggett at 3:07pm 10.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2141 I have a 1985 First 345 with original mast. One of my genoa halyards jammed at the masthead when I
Anyone know a trick to remove the gear shifter? capejt at 2:41pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2167 Hi all, I have a 79 H33 that's been sitting at the dock all summer season. The gear shift worked oka
Boats Original sale price Alansails at 2:01pm 10.21.13 Catalina 310 3/1457 Does anyone know where to find the original sale price of our boats? Ours is a 2001 and I would lik
Tachometer Weasel at 1:32pm 10.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1089 Have had some problems with the tach for a couple of weeks now and would like to see if any of any o
Hunter 23.5 rudder djpryor at 1:25pm 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1869 Hello from beautiful Oregon! This is my first experience with the Hunter forum. I recently purchas
NOAA Stops Printing Nautical Charts Chuckbear at 1:16pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 26/3689 We just posted this on our blog...http://trawler-beach-house.blogspot.com/2013/10/noaa-stops-printin
Hunter 23.5 longest cruise? polaris211 at 1:12pm 10.21.13 Smaller Boats 6/1390 What is the longest cruise fellow forum members have taken on a Hunter 23.5? Our record so far i
removing dried varnish from Deck smprincipal at 1:10pm 10.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1452 OK so I am sure this exists on this site somewhere but I could not find it. I have a 1985 catalina 2
Lewmar 65ST parts bananabender56 at 1:08pm 10.21.13 Parts Search 0/723 Looking for the upper and lower jaws for a 1990 model 65ST
cruising speed under power SVPardonMyFrench at 12:53pm 10.21.13 Big Boats 5/1868 all of you fellow 40.5 owners... Understand that prop, bottom cleanness, weight all impact it -
old "Standard" depth gauge replacement Jared1048 at 12:43pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1282 My depth gauge is getting fogged up inside the gauge and i'm sure its on its way out. Its served wel
Buccaneer 180 Centerboard mrudman850 at 12:02pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1142 I have to replace the line on my Buccaneer 180 centerboard and don't know how long since it's been p
Taking sails off liunatic at 11:31am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 20/7558 So we bought the boat when she was afloat 2 monthes ago (this is our first sailboat) and as we live

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Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 2:58pm 06.16.23
Newbie Tally Ho at 2:44pm 06.16.23 Thank you. Makes sense, will definitely take everyone's advice here to heart. I want the smaller bo
Wood stain or varnish zinahewitt at 2:42pm 06.16.23 tradition and design: the raised teak slates are for traction. they also help remove sand from you
Wood stain or varnish jon hansen at 2:36pm 06.16.23 tradition and design: the raised teak slates are for traction. they also help remove sand from your
Engine raw water thru hole location BigEasy at 2:28pm 06.16.23 I've seen pics on some very early C30s where Catalina just glassed in pipe nipples with no sea cock
Newbie BigEasy at 2:25pm 06.16.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 2:09pm 06.16.23 Dave, have you pulled your dip stick? If any water made it into the engine it would find it's way
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 sailme88 at 2:06pm 06.16.23 Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock clos
Recommendations for a new head (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 06.16.23
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:37pm 06.16.23 Peggie ..... thanks for the heads up and feed back. I'll continue to use my 1litre bucket. Water fro
Leaving the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 1:31pm 06.16.23
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 1:18pm 06.16.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup?
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 1:10pm 06.16.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still find
Wood stain or varnish (1) zinahewitt at 12:58pm 06.16.23 Sand it all off. Multiple coats of de-waxed blonde shellac then varnish. Make sure to use de-waxe
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 12:24pm 06.16.23 This from your owners manual. boat water level. Hopefully the thru hull valve is reachable under
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JamesG161 at 12:19pm 06.16.23 If you are really ambitious, you can remove the fresh water jug under the sink, and hand pump it fre
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service (1) Dantheman at 12:13pm 06.16.23 Thanks all. I feel pretty good about what I'll need moving forward, and am also consulting an acquai
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) JamesG161 at 12:12pm 06.16.23 Im open to ideas on how i can pull fresh water up onto the boat This from your owners manual. sin
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.16.23 Any other thru hulls on the boat ? Inboard engine, flushing head, something I haven't thought of ?
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 11:28am 06.16.23 On further looking at your post, I see it's a transducer thru hull. If it's by any chance it's pla

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