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boom rigging meharchs at 6:59am 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/947 Hey hunter owners: Just joined the site. I'm new to sailing and rigging my Hunter 31 for the first
Overheating A4 Ink Dude at 5:23am 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2145 I am in crisis. My engine runs at 200F under load. I bought a reconditioned short block A4 from Moye
Cutless bearing removal with drive shaft in (1) alexco38 at 4:52am 05.27.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/4471 The cutless bearing was replaced due to excessive play and vibration. A bearing press was manufactur
Fuse catealley at 4:01am 05.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/970 I have a Catalina 27, 1985...having difficulty finding the right fuse for my macerator. Fuse cap sa
Instrument covers (back/inside) hangin at 3:25am 05.27.13 S2 3/1562 Anyone know where I can find covers for the back / inside view of instruments installed to the left/
Heating time for hot water at anchor Sarona at 10:35pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2312 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and was wondering when at anchor, how long does it take to get hot water wh
Dead stick landing agprice22 at 8:49pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 41/9098 Helped a couple the other day. They were motoring into the marina in their 26 foot trailer sailer w
Maintenance Schedules FredFlintstone at 7:56pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 1/911 Greetings! Looking for a spreadsheet or app for the maintenance for my boat. Does anyone have some
anchor holder civilwar1969 at 7:25pm 05.26.13 Smaller Boats 7/2750 I was wondering if anybody out there built there own anchor holder instead of buying one. I have use
Egg on my Face. rfrye1 at 6:34pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/821 My SL windlass on my '98 H376 was straining last week. I thought I'd end up hauling up the chain han
Catalina 27 Fuel Gage (1) Cataholic at 6:25pm 05.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/4075 Hello Problem Solvers, I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with an inoperable fuel gage. (At least I THINK it
Mainsail, Furling to Traditional rgtet at 5:12pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2898 Question for the group-- if I want to change my main from a furling to a traditional, do I need to r
Hatch and Windows ivieto at 4:31pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 4/1168
New companionway doors! (1) longterm at 4:09pm 05.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1926 I updated my 1990 Catalina 30 Mark II last week in a way that has me absolutely thrilled with the re
Precision water tank supplier., Crazy dave? DAVA390 at 4:07pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2084 I`ve been rehabbing a 1988 Precision 23 brought home a few weeks ago. In the evenings in the downsta
MacGregor 26 owners in Knoxville TN area pewwind at 3:45pm 05.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1195 I would like to hear from any MacGregor owners in the Knoxville and surrounding area aebigbus@comcas
Sail Number Placement daleyellin at 2:58pm 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3337 Can any one help with the protocol for the placement of mainsail numbers? Thanks, Dale
conpanionway doors Hunter (5) Navicula at 1:08pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 17/2201 I just put together some conpanionway doors for my 430 that turned out kind of cool..........I used
Replacement cabin windows Tabi II at 1:08pm 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1334 Our new-to-us 1978 O'Day 25 has leaks which we are trouble shooting. Major leak in a rear cabin win
Main bulkhead composition Bladeswell at 11:41am 05.26.13 Catalina 30 5/1102 Hi all, I would like to mount a new flat screen TV to the saloon main bulkhead. Can anyone tell me i

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De-winterization Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 04.30.23 You are correct. The sacrificial anodes in fresh water should be magnesium or aluminum. Thank you
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Tally Ho at 8:14am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Benny17441 at 8:10am 04.30.23 If the pump is turning silently, it does not sound like it is primed. Make sure the impeller grill
Alternative to bimini (1) Benny17441 at 8:01am 04.30.23 Don't look down on packing an umbrella.
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 7:39am 04.30.23 Or the crew was not used to the boat or the wind died off or the clouds were there or..... When we u
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm Tally Ho at 7:36am 04.30.23 Good discussion here: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/do-twin-sheets-better-
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 7:35am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 04.30.23 My experience with boat first aid kits thus far, not expensive ones, is that they are big on physica
Alternative to bimini Tally Ho at 7:20am 04.30.23
Alternative to bimini Don S/V ILLusion at 7:15am 04.30.23 Depending on where the sides (of a boom tent) are attached, the useable space under it can be very s
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jviss at 7:08am 04.30.23 Your mainsheet setup looks remarkably similar to mine! I see what you're getting at, makes sense.
First Aid Training? dLj at 7:00am 04.30.23 The wilderness training mentioned above is excellent. It is based on not being able to get to a hosp
Oceanis 36cc Line Information aehlert at 6:48am 04.30.23 Thanks for all the information! The line information is really interesting. The sizes are much d
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm (1) baycloud at 6:48am 04.30.23 Without being at the boat, my first go at it would put the line here. When I get back to the boat I'
Alternative to bimini jviss at 6:28am 04.30.23 Thanks, that's a great idea. My first big boat, a Catalina 36 came with one, it was a telescoping
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:25am 04.30.23 Oh, well, you can make some kind of rod that attaches to the end of the boom, the aft end of which
Alternative to bimini jviss at 6:23am 04.30.23 Boom doesn't extend over the cockpit. Oh, well, you can make some kind of rod that attaches to the
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:22am 04.30.23 While underway? No other suggestions. Bimini is best. At anchor? Boom tents, umbrellas, awnings.
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:19am 04.30.23 How far aft does your boom extend? Boom doesn't extend over the cockpit.
Alternative to bimini Captain Larry-DH at 6:18am 04.30.23 While underway? No other suggestions. Bimini is best. At anchor? Boom tents, umbrellas, awnings.

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