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Hunter 280 companionway instruments Cor280 at 1:46pm 05.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1383 Does anyone have a 280 with auto helm instruments mounted above the companion way? If so do you hav
Turnbuckle protection faithforster26@msn.com at 1:11pm 05.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/4734 I would like to ensure protection of the turnbuckles on our Catalina 30, 1988. Presently they are wr
Horrible Screetch When Sliding Back Roof Lid Delawaredave at 1:01pm 05.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1199 I get a horrible ear piercing screetch when sliding back my roof panel. Sprayed it liberally with
P23 repairs Silcone or 3M4200 DAVA390 at 11:38am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1397 Trailer is done, inspection (few things) turned in to 4 tires, inner, outer bearings on 4 wheels, br
4D Battery box kingsailor at 11:23am 05.11.13 Big Boats 4/1121 I added a 4D battery to our 2002 Hunter 456 and can not find a matching battery box to the existing
Yanmar model number 3GM30F Buzzlovelace at 11:10am 05.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/914 Does any one know if a Yanmar model number 3GM30F will fit into a older Catalina 27' (1971) Thanks
Right place (3) All U Get at 10:58am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1280 Hi all, Sometimes right place right time just happens. Left Atlantic City yesterday at 0330 and head
Rivets broken on Vang, can this be repaired in situ DJBrookster at 10:08am 05.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1298 Bene 323 rivets on the vang at the lower end by the mast.
side glass leaks ylaberge at 9:15am 05.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/781 Does anyone as a clue on how to repair a hunter 29.5 side glass. Those glasses ar not svrew to the d
Mast is in backyard (1) PGIJon at 9:05am 05.11.13 Big Boats 1/770 Mast Cracked ' Painting Advice Had to take the mast down due to a crack that has developed on the m
Annapolis - The Sailing Catastrophe of America Skipper at 8:27am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 70/12372 When I used to sail year-round out of Dana Point, California, I would exit the harbor, set the sails
Using Evernote on the boat. Ward H at 8:08am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1084 I was searching for software ideas for using my iPhone and iPad on my O'day. Practical Sailor has s
Capri 22 holding tank bfields16 at 5:38am 05.11.13 Catalina 22 3/1655 I have a 1990 Capri 22 I am attempting to install a head. I have done most items accept a vent tube
Shaft log trouble Bonzai at 4:54am 05.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1787 And things were going so well.....:cussing:... Noticed this trip that my bilge pump was kicking on e
where to mount balmar regulator? Jared1048 at 1:53am 05.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/767 got a smoking deal on a used high output alternator(balmar 7 series 80amp) and voltage regulator. Ju
81' C and C 36 spars DoraPearl09 at 12:06am 05.11.13 C&C 0/1357 I have an 81' C and C 36 and am interested in improving the existing reefing system by adding a boom
Bar Fridge + Inverter + Solar Panels Piratenorm at 10:20pm 05.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/6102 Can anyone give me a compelling reason why a bar fridge (cheap at Walmart) plus a good inverter plus
Installing A Fuel Tank Inspection Port Allan12210 at 9:57pm 05.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2346 Having completed the installation of my 8" Seabuilt inspection port a few weeks ago I wrote it up an
Rubrail for hardshell dinghy David W at 9:37pm 05.10.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1549 We have a Davidson hardshell dinghy from www.boothboats.com which has a black vinyl rub rail. Even a
Leaking Stanchion Will This Repair Work geehaw at 9:34pm 05.10.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1894 One of my stanchions has a leak. I pulled it off and found it was bedded with sillycone by PO. I hav

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Halyard choice opinions... jssailem at 11:32am 07.13.22 Not sure floating halyard is an important feature. If my halyards are in the water I figure I have b
Boat Babe on Strike! kappykaplan at 11:27am 07.13.22 And that's a very chill cat laying on top of the Yeti cooler!
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 11:25am 07.13.22 except, of course, Roger Revelle, Al Gore's mentor, who started all of this hokum and later recante
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 11:02am 07.13.22 The basis of the GHT is some chemicals in the atmosphere can absorb and hold more heat than others.
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch seanmadian at 11:00am 07.13.22 <p>
Boat Babe on Strike! jssailem at 10:49am 07.13.22 Looks like you have moved from the MonoHull to a South African buillt Catamaran. They make very ni
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 10:48am 07.13.22 It has become common for batteries to have one ?" post and one 5/16" post. Some have 2 ?" posts. No
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 10:39am 07.13.22 Again, if your source of charging is fossil fuel, ( and it is mostly), using an electric motor is n
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Davidasailor26 at 10:33am 07.13.22 Are you suggesting poling the foresail to the same side as the main (basic broad reach), or vice-v
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat bmorr at 10:32am 07.13.22 Bob, Dave has the right idea. I am facing the same thing and in asking around I have a bus Maintenac
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 10:28am 07.13.22 Your experiment is silly. It says nothing about the greenhouse gas theory, since the bottle is the
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:18am 07.13.22 Pleasure craft under 20 feet have to have a max capacity stated on a plate; over 20 feet the calcul
dingy oar length Boomer2it at 10:16am 07.13.22 Look into "drift boat" Oars.
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot jviss at 10:14am 07.13.22 I have heard that using a square or hex crimp ferrule then clamping the ferrule into the terminal b
A jet boat named "Stimulus Check" filled with 13 persons capsizes in the Hudson River, killing 2 ... Thaniel at 10:03am 07.13.22 Just checking in to say I'm staying the heck out of this thread. ummmm..... too late.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jviss at 10:01am 07.13.22 :poke: Oh boy.... I see this getting moved to the sails call lounge Here goes:dancing: Weather yo
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 10:00am 07.13.22
Hunter 45DS propeller pitch kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.13.22 Reach out to PYI - PYI Inc. \| Max-Prop Automatic Feathering Propellers
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 9:50am 07.13.22 If I get the time, which I probably won't. Took 37 years for this "issue" to occur so at age 76 I m
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 9:41am 07.13.22 All - As promised, looping back after some experimentation. Although we did not test this in high wi

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