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painting aluminum Paul In Boston at 7:01am 07.01.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/873 So time has come to refinish the outer aluminum frames on the window of my C22. I have them all rem
Kudos for Starbrite lifetime warranty Tim R. at 6:44am 07.01.13 Ask All Sailors 1/887 I have the standard 3'-6' Extend-a-brush handle that no longer locks. I just called Starbrite and a
P303 Stuffing Box High Temperature jrezab at 6:16am 07.01.13 Pearson 5/2792 Are any P303 owners experiencing high temperature of their stuffing box when under power? I have a
H40.5 Windlass Brian R at 5:35am 07.01.13 Big Boats 3/1031 I have replaced the electric motor on our H40.5 anchorman windlass after it died. Got the replaceme
Alternator Mike Mc at 5:18am 07.01.13 Catalina 310 6/1633 Looks like i will have to replace the original Mando 50. Is it easily available or is there a generi
Best strategy shopping for a 260? Starshooter at 5:09am 07.01.13 Smaller Boats 5/1348 Hello all, I am seriously shopping for a 1999-2005 Hunter 260 near Florida. I continue to chec
List to port fatpanda at 4:32am 07.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1203 I have taken ownership of my 376 after two weeks on the slip having bottom redone, shaft re keyed an
Refridge fan keeps running tburn21 at 10:53pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1827 I have an Oceanis 36.1 and the refrigerator fan won't shut off. Its never run constantly before? E
Great Winter's Day Sail (2) esterhazyinoz at 10:13pm 06.30.13 Day Sailers 0/867 Perfect sailing weather yesterday, 73 degrees F and 8 knots of steady Northerly breeze. The best di
Attn Hunter 49 / 50 owners. Shore power potential problem artboas at 9:57pm 06.30.13 Big Boats 3/1165 This is a memo to owners of the following boats: Hunter 49, 50 CC, 50AC with isolation transformers
New rigging for mac 26d 90 medkid134 at 9:22pm 06.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/6786 hello all I was sailing my new to me Mac 26d 1990 and got demast due to the turn buckles
Racing an Oceanis 373 rbccapecod at 9:05pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4087 I am in my 2nd season trying to race my 2004 Beneteau 373 (39 HP) around the buoys at my Club on Cap
B311 Stern rail engine mount dcslider at 6:45pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1510 The stern rail on my 311 is curved all the way around, and it looks like the standard auxiliary engi
frames for sealed port lights on 85 Hunter Tony Angel at 6:29pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/896 In the mid 80s Hunter installed a mid-ship 24"x 8" sealed cabin port on many of their boats. These
P23 first sail Sat., new anchor Sunday... DAVA390 at 6:19pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 2/837 The crack in the hull is repaired, hatch cover installed in the quarterberth where the access hole w
Yanmar 2gm overheat alarm jmce1587 at 5:27pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/11866 My engine thermostat Alarm light/alarm buzzer sounded today shortly after departing slip. The engin
Battery connection for bilge pump Ross Gard at 5:26pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/906 My batteries for the bilge pump are just under floor, sitting on bottom of bilge. So if water comes
Water on board Tsprosty at 5:12pm 06.30.13 Smaller Boats 3/1136 I have had 86 hunter 23 for 5 years now, and in years past I would get a small amount of water in th
A Moment of Silence... Roger Long at 1:18pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1638 for Ted Hood. Many of the things we take for granted on sailboats today were his inventio
Open CPN DougM at 12:43pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3816 I was looking to download Open CPN to my IPad. I already have it on a laptop PC. No issues there. ho

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What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? (1) rgranger at 5:58am 05.08.23 Here is a pic of a McGregor 22 that I had restored. I had just furled the main and was getting rea
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 5:55am 05.08.23 Hmmm Not sure about that one
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54am 05.08.23 When was the last time you checked all the wiring and particularly the integrity of all power connec
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.08.23 Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Most Raymarine devices shut off when less than 12 VDC at the device, not jus
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? dlochner at 5:53am 05.08.23 Yes it is. You loosen the thumb screw and the boom rotates so that you can reef the main. you can
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 5:51am 05.08.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bol
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Rick Webb at 5:47am 05.08.23 See lot's of guys using these: 14 ft. Reach, Type I, 250 lb. Portable Telescoping Ladder (harborfre
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger dlochner at 5:40am 05.08.23 Many electronic devices will shut down if there is a voltage drop which can occur while starting th
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 5:13am 05.08.23 Now you made it simple, keep it with the ladder. Ha! Good idea. I usually try to find a ladder
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? dlochner at 5:09am 05.08.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bolt
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Rick Webb at 5:07am 05.08.23 Well, here's the thing. When I grease the prop the boat is on the hard, and I don't know if I'm go
depth transducer and plumbing issue JamesG161 at 5:01am 05.08.23 distance from bottom of keel to depth transducer, in order to set the thing properly. Anyone know t
depth transducer and plumbing issue dlochner at 4:59am 05.08.23 Bleed the HW tank. The easiest way is to open the valve on the pressure relief valve. Water should c
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 4:52am 05.08.23 The shipping will be more than the clips. With your trending LUCK, buy 2 sets. :laugh: Jim...
Hunter 240 mast replacement rgranger at 4:11am 05.08.23
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 4:09am 05.08.23
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? CowboyWay at 3:43am 05.08.23 2)))) Noooooooooo 1)))) seems like something EXTERNAL is your problem, like a bag wrapped around
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 11:34pm 05.07.23 I installed the Whale IC shower pump a couple of years ago. Works great. @Johann and @artboas, hav
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Sailavie1 at 10:02pm 05.07.23
Bilge pump wowes!!! azambella at 9:24pm 05.07.23 Sounds good. I will look into these . Thanks

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