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MOB equipment Jwhy at 9:52am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1107 I'm looking at equipment to aid accidental swimmers. What combination of poles, throwable line and
Buying a Boat - Water in Bottom? Oceania at 9:50am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1230 Hello All, I'm a beginner sailor looking for my first boat this summer, and recently looked at a
Exhaust manifold question (1) c130king at 9:05am 06.23.13 Catalina 310 3/1098 Hello again, I have a leaky exhaust manifold (possibly using wrong term). It is the inverted u-sha
Jib Car Adjustment Kit YVRguy at 8:06am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2754 My H34 doesn't have any lines to adjust the jib cars - just a pull-pin to lock them in place. As a
Explain me furling jbinbi at 7:53am 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1793 OK. I am not dumb. I have been sailing for 45 years. Just got a 1 yr old e33, but no instructions
Instrument Circuit Problem De Lourde at 7:51am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1163 Our Hunter is a 2005 33', we are the second owners, approx. 4 years. The problem we are having is,
Non skid paint solution Sailgunner at 7:50am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/685 I wanted to paint the gray non skid on my 410. I checked on this site and some manufacturers and nev
Beam reach, fastest point of sail? kito at 7:40am 06.23.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/23000 What am I doing wrong? Friday we took our C22 out on a local lake, beautiful day with winds 10-15 mp
Big boat (1) sfgary at 7:14am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1346 Saw this huge sail sail boat behind Angel island yesterday.
Big Tides! Roger Long at 6:53am 06.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/6411 Wow. Look at the tide upcoming for where I am now. There is going to be bottom that hasn't seen
Vire 7 gas engine carb problem? stx203 at 6:52am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2994 I have the old Finnish Vire 7 inboard gas engine in my 77 Oday 25. Has always run well however this
373 Anchor Windlass HELP Newport Bob at 6:41am 06.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3542 Just purchased a 2004 Beneteau 373. Can not get the windlass to operate. Also tried to turn with the
A.C. temperature controllers. Chris Patterson at 6:05am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4640 In the house, it's referred to as the thermostat, which in reality I suppose is simply a controller.
Harrison Lake B.C. Troy Goreski at 5:56am 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/961 Hello again every-one, it has been awhile. So I bought a 1980 Hunter Cherubini 27 a few months back
Where did all the love go? AdventureTime at 10:50pm 06.22.13 Ask All Sailors 43/5626 After 7 years flirting with the trailerable market (out of situational necessity), fired off an offe
compression post repair failure (2) splax at 8:02pm 06.22.13 Big Boats 20/9534 Well, due to doors not closing and VHF transmission problems, I thought I might have a compression p
gauges not working fkudrna at 6:57pm 06.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/943 I just purchased a 2002, 290. The waste and fuel gauges were not working and tac recently stopped. A
Purchase HARMONY? losey at 4:41pm 06.22.13 Catalina 310 0/1295 I am considering purchase of a Catalina 310 fin keel, HARMONY, built in 2000, once chartered out of
Keel & pivot pin out, some concerns / questions (2) jmczzz at 3:05pm 06.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2426 I would really appreciate all interested to review my notes/pictures and offer any comments and sugg
1988 Mark ii Catalina 30 Owners Manual islandjewel at 2:51pm 06.22.13 Catalina 30 20/10986 Looking for an owners manual for my 1988 Mark ii Catalina 30. By chance, would anyone have a copy? I

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Cleaning Shore Power Cord Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 05.16.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:25am 05.16.23 I watched some youtube videos on this, I'm going to try both the Magic Eraser and Fast Orange hand c
Mast Gate Woes (1) Hayden Watson at 7:08am 05.16.23 I have the same problem with my new mainsail but those shown at MetaMast would be worse than what I
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:01am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
De-winterization kappykaplan at 6:59am 05.16.23 Every boater should know where every thruhull is. :plus:
De-winterization Don S/V ILLusion at 6:59am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I
De-winterization jdrutten at 6:57am 05.16.23 The manual shows it as being under the head sink. See page 17: Hunter_gen_52976033.pdf (sailboatowne
Cleaning Shore Power Cord thinwater at 6:56am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:51am 05.16.23 Thanks! I'll check it today. appreciate the quick reply!
De-winterization kappykaplan at 6:47am 05.16.23 That through hull is likely under one of your deck plates.
De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:42am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I'
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 6:05am 05.16.23 I tried some recommended items that did nothing, and then used a specific marine cord cleaning prod
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 6:03am 05.16.23 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye.
Cleaning Shore Power Cord cymeyer at 5:54am 05.16.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 5:42am 05.16.23 The new 9KW Kohler starter wire. More on final connections on next post. Happy Jim...
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset ChrisHunter at 5:36am 05.16.23 My suggestion is to set the offset 1 foot lower than the distance from the waterline to bottom of ke
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:08am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the b
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 4:59am 05.16.23 How do I clean my dirty cover? :D Fortunately the cover only gets a bit dirty and easily sprays c
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 05.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Without the keel attached , any boat of that size would buckle the stands. My p
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Captain Larry-DH at 4:57am 05.16.23

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