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kittiwake (8) trainmanjess at 5:59am 10.29.13 Kittiewake 14/21430 hello all I got my kittiwake home now... she is a beautiful boat with beautiful lines... the kitti
Last Voyage of the Bounty Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1342 The Tampa Bay Times newspaper started a 3-part special by Michael Kruze. Part one was in the Su
Watermaker (5) ELMAX at 2:27am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/942 Hello friend, after a fantastic summer in Greece, here I am, the restoration of CALYPSO continues...
Anyone Else Feel the Need To "Soft Shackle" with Amsteel? (1) rardiH36 at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6467 Over the last several years, for various reasons, I've sometimes opted to attach rigging hardware wi
On-board fresh water plumbing questions ArkadiyS at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Catalina 30 15/4815 We have just purchased a Cat 30 (1985), and in the process of getting her home (over 3 days) we used
oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1970 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/943 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.
fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1686 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2369 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/2972 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1382 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1305 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2503 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard
Battery wiring diagram (1) Sefuller at 2:17pm 10.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/8119 I believe I am finally ready to begin the actual wiring part of my project. I have a lot of the cab
P26 portlights bblument at 1:30pm 10.28.13 Pearson 0/1437 Howdy, all... My 1972 P26 has some pretty messed up portlight windows. Instead of repairing or res
Winch Strong Direction markwbird at 1:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5558 I read the other day that most winches have a strong direction. Didn't know this. My understanding
Storage cabinets under V Berth on C-28 Captain Kirk1517 at 11:37am 10.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1506 Purchased this boat new in 2002. The cabinets under the V berth are hinged at the bottom with a pia
charging system Hickdog at 11:14am 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1677 Need some guidance on charging system for my 26.5 Hunter (1987). at the present time my battery char
Holding Tank Oder seathumper at 11:12am 10.28.13 Big Boats 7/2371 A couple of years ago I removed the corroded aluminum holding tank and replaced it with a new 3M(?)
First post and question Guts1236 at 8:26am 10.28.13 Catalina 30 8/1542 Hello and thank you for letting me partake in your forum. My username is an old nickname from my co

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SS Rod popping sound Tally Ho at 1:49pm 07.05.23 So, the rods are the chain plates? And you have wire rigging from there? Greg
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 07.05.23 this is what I understood are you happy with yours? how was the installation process? It was on th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? stephen_i_w at 1:45pm 07.05.23 I have never taken that particular trip, But from my home near to Detroit I have traveled to all 3 l
Blown exhast Richard19068 at 1:36pm 07.05.23 Thanks to this terrific site I did some reseaarch to see what others did. I learned that Westerbek
Broke KiwiPorp blade Tally Ho at 1:26pm 07.05.23
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 1:26pm 07.05.23 I'm not going to frog around trying to remove an adhesive lined heat shrink from over the connector
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions JamesG161 at 1:07pm 07.05.23 My H430 is only slightly bigger, but same for the most part. Jim...
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion JamesG161 at 1:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject We did that Book re
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 JamesG161 at 1:00pm 07.05.23 Check your Private Messages. Jim...
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Hayden Watson at 12:40pm 07.05.23 I have yet to hear of a incident that involves metal spikes causing a thermal run-away also. yet th
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 12:33pm 07.05.23
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 JoeWhite at 12:32pm 07.05.23 I am not familiar with water ballast, but I assume you can load it on your trailer. If so with no wa
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 twalker H260 at 12:26pm 07.05.23 If you suspect the ballast tank you can add food colouring or some other dye to the tank and see if
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything kappykaplan at 12:21pm 07.05.23 What posses these dumbasses to abandon something which works perfectly and get into something which
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion BigEasy at 12:08pm 07.05.23
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject and the troubleshooti
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 11:52am 07.05.23 OMG going on 16 plus years with my 331 :) Time flies. From the sound of it, I thought that you w
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement CABixler at 11:29am 07.05.23 Good luck with the new boat & your speaker project! OMG going on 16 plus years with
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 11:08am 07.05.23 @capta, Boat porn is an acquired taste. That link is pretty good one. After I spend my time on saili
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions DRhoads at 11:07am 07.05.23 Welcome to the 420 CC I have the same year and love the vessel. Don hit all the right answers. st

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