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New Hunter 31 owner morich at 4:22am 09.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2681 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 and have a few issues I could use some assistance
Cutting a sender hole in my water tank? bugbitten at 3:47am 09.12.13 S2 12/1960 I just got one of those fancy-schmanzy Blue Sea gauges that measures battery state, bilge operations
What weight oil? Spindrift NH at 3:04am 09.12.13 Catalina 30 2/1184 I will be hauling out for the winter this weekend and would like to change the oil on my M25XP, can
boat paint for other uses syoun10 at 7:34pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6828 Please excuse that this post is not entirely about my sailboat! My house is on a steep hill, and
Solar Panel through Isenglass? syoun10 at 7:14pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1533 Got a boat with a solar panel atop the bimini. But seagulls are a REAL problem and always seem to c
Mast step (solid or cored) BrokeNotBroken at 6:48pm 09.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1242 Does anyone know if the fiberglass under the mast step is solid or cored? I have a mast plate and
Getting mast down on 1986 272 ODay tmeissner at 6:22pm 09.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2252 I recently purchased a 1986 ODay 272. The mast is currently up. I want to take the mast down and tra
stove kgindling at 5:54pm 09.11.13 Catalina 22 2/1224 Hi again Also looking for ideas for mounting a stove out side and types of stoves recomended. Just s
Simple answer about paint Bill sanders at 5:29pm 09.11.13 Trailer Sailors 29/8098 Before you say it,yes I have look at other threads talking about bottom paint,but there were way to
reefing Finz08 at 5:23pm 09.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2752 What would you guys suggest for reefing and what wind speeds for a mac 26D? thanks
reefing kgindling at 5:11pm 09.11.13 Catalina 22 11/1896 After sailing our 1984 catalina 22 for the 6th time. a few questions arose. When the wind picks up.
sling advice Coco at 5:11pm 09.11.13 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/9597 what are the best places to attach straps on top of a Ranger 20 for lifting with a hoist by 'picking
advice on launching and retrieving a cat 250 wing keel to tr Chief RA at 3:30pm 09.11.13 Smaller Boats 8/5135 Just got back from a 3 week trip up to Washington where I bought a 1998 Catalina tall rig, wing kee
So your in a late night boating accident..... (1) Maine Sail at 1:54pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 38/6900 So your in a late night boating accident and the boat you collide with just happens to have a US Rep
Catalina 30 Muffler from CD hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:11pm 09.11.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/2522 Anyone want a Catalina Direct muffler in good condition for free? We used this one for nine yea
Help ID sail maker please. (1) Roadking Larry at 1:03pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2647 I've drawn a blank trying to ID the maker of my mylar genoa. Anyone know who this is/was? http:/
Hunter Passage 42 water tank G Douglas Morris at 12:38pm 09.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2226 Anybody have the dimensions of the original forward water tank? It holds 75 gal. It's aluminum.
Best Thing I Ever Purchased For My Boat robfmcc at 12:18pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2980 The best thing I purchased for my boat, that never actually made it to the boat, was a Black and Dec
How I made my M25XP quiet. (5) AaronHPMC at 11:43am 09.11.13 Catalina 30 44/17787 After a few trips on my Catalina 30 wishing, hoping and praying there would be good wind, there was
Can someone identify this piece and explains its use? (1) masscop79 at 11:10am 09.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1373 I am thinking of purchasing a 1983 Hunter 20 I recently found for sale locally. This would be a jum

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C&C 38 Rudder - Wet Sailfanatic at 6:40pm 05.27.23 If you are not getting rust from around the rudder stock and there is no evidence of delamination, t
Shipping a boat question xavpil at 6:19pm 05.27.23 All Boat Movers 19119 Rogers Road Odessa, Florida 33556-4126 Toll Free: 1-800-926-2875 ext 418 Phon
Early Music Instruments David in Sandusky at 5:59pm 05.27.23 Yale has a great museum full of early musical instruments on Hillhouse Avenue, next to my engineerin
What speed makes you fire up your motor? David in Sandusky at 5:38pm 05.27.23 While cruising to another port we like to maintain 4 knots. We will fire up the engine on persistent
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 5:22pm 05.27.23 "new clause I've never noticed near the end of the policy that requires me to have the fire extingui
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 4:24pm 05.27.23 Anyways, I hadn't seen this area used for electrical control yet but it seemed like a nice accessibl
Electrical upgrades (3) morbidfollower at 4:21pm 05.27.23 Im currently using 2 50W square rigid solar panels from Renogy mounted on the stern rail. I got the
Catalina 25 w/ Wing Keel seperation. Stu Jackson at 4:07pm 05.27.23 Congrats. I had a 1981 C25 fin keel for 12 years. That looks like a Catalina smile, regardless of
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 3:59pm 05.27.23 Miller Lite, BTW. Is that even considered beer? Inquiring minds want to know? :beer:
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 3:32pm 05.27.23 That's a fake beard. And beer doesn't constitute "drinking", IMO. Fake beard, fake beer. Makes sen
Santana 21 design info needed shemandr at 3:14pm 05.27.23 Oh and since it's a centerboard boat you may want to make a kick up feature for the rudder. More co
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker mermike at 3:13pm 05.27.23 You might consider an ELCI breaker in its place.
Santana 21 design info needed shemandr at 3:12pm 05.27.23 You can make a rudder yourself. Don't worry about that. You can probably make a better one than th
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. dlochner at 3:00pm 05.27.23 It could be a lifting bridle used to dry sail the boat. Look for 3 connecting points near the keel.
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. Calif. Ted at 3:00pm 05.27.23 I used a bridle like that to launch small boats (Lido's, Thistle's) off a pier using a small yard cr
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. shemandr at 2:53pm 05.27.23 It may be a rig for a gin pole to lift your mast off the mast step (As I think RussC is suggesting).
Santana 21 design info needed Yokohama Skinny at 2:50pm 05.27.23 My boom is 8'.
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 2:35pm 05.27.23 Within 10 inches from Power Plug. Normal found in the lazaret. 10 ft
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker SycloneDriver at 2:08pm 05.27.23 If it looks like the breaker in your photo, then you may have to remove 4 screws.
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. RussC at 1:40pm 05.27.23 perhaps baby stays used for mast raising?

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