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Cockpit Scupper (5) davejet at 8:36pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1211 1983 Hunter 31. Just bought my first sailboat. I am trying to repair a leak on my where my cockpit s
Life Lines missing Pelican Hook (3) davejet at 8:12pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1513 Just got a 1983 Hunter 31. Trying to fix a few things. The life lines around the boat are in good s
After survey return, would you ask for price reduction? rayhi at 6:25pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 32/9684 This is my first boat (and being 61 years old probably my last). I am buying a 1982, 30 foot Cape Do
mast step on ODAY 272 sargentef2615 at 3:42pm 02.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 22/9975 Does the mast step hinge on the 272 like it does on the 22 for ease in dropping the mast?
Mystery Boat (3) FourPoints at 3:15pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2992 This boat belongs to my (distant) Uncle. I was told by him that it is a (1976?)center cockpit Columb
Extra scew mounting location on chainplate Jared1048 at 2:18pm 02.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/757 Looking at my chainplates (well, what I can see of it since its glassed into the hull) there seems t
Battery Charger Sizing Hello Below at 1:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 20/7466 Okay I have read Maine Sail's 101 on Installing a Battery Charger which includes information regardi
Realistic average motoring speed for a 26S ? zjtr10 at 1:11pm 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4907 I am sure it's been asked and answered before but I have not found what I need by searching so I'll
Outboard shifter / accelerator control cables Brian D at 12:56pm 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2261 Anyone know the anatomy of these cables? My shifter cable has a cut in the outer gray sleeve. The in
m25 xpac where is the oil pressure sender steve201 at 12:35pm 02.04.13 Catalina 30 1/1200 Looks to be my problem , i have a 1996 30 mk 111. the parts list shows it uper rear port side, nope
Stanchion bases: 1990's design now available (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/839 This fits boats of the 290 306 310 320 326 340 356 380 386 410 420 426 450 460 era. They've bee
Stanchion help needed: 1980's boats (3) Phil Herring at 12:09pm 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2694 We've made some good progress on those aluminum stanchion bases that have been so problematic. We
Max Prop for 411 smason241 at 11:44am 02.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1765 Any recommendations for size and pitch for Max Prop with Westerbeke 44A? PYI recommends 3 blade18x11
Keel structural issues paytman at 11:03am 02.04.13 Pearson 9/5323 Hi, long time reader, first time poster. I have the deep fin keel version of the P36-2; and the stru
anchor locker problem iwillmott at 10:43am 02.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/947 I cleaned out my anchor locker and found big pieces of styrofoam in the bottom that looked like they
DSC advantages, details + AIS Skipper at 10:06am 02.04.13 Ask All Sailors 28/7087 Howdy, Have just installed the Standard Horizon GX2150. Question: If you have registered your M
Rewiring Catalina harness brazenarticle at 9:53am 02.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 16/8776 Hello MaineSail - I appreciate all your advice, hope you have a minute to weigh in on this question
Reverse polarity MrBillG at 8:41am 02.04.13 Catalina 30 14/6310 Hi there I just had a diver clean my hull and he found heavy deposit on the prop and shaft. He sai
roll boat over on side sdugwyler at 6:51am 02.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/971 I have a 22' Macgregor. Trying to repair bottom and asking if I can roll boat over on it's side? Afr
Shower pump drain does not pump out fully sscales at 6:13am 02.04.13 Big Boats 2/1391 On my 2005 Catalina $00 the aft shower does not fully pump out the water that remains in the recesse

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Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 (2) jssailem at 1:39pm 02.28.23
M25xpb Dipstick 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:33pm 02.28.23 I took mine out to the local Kabota dealer and they match it up with what they had in stock. Then we
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing jssailem at 1:18pm 02.28.23 It could be a creative idea. It would require more space to have lines running in two directions. D
Mounted vhf radio q's Richard19068 at 12:50pm 02.28.23
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 02.28.23 Live and learn. You have definitely hit upon a revelation which I had to investigate to believe. A
Boat hook sailcapt340 at 12:48pm 02.28.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:47pm 02.28.23 Someone sent me a PDF on adjusting the rigging on my Hunter. I have since lost that PDF address. Wou
Boat hook thinwater at 12:46pm 02.28.23 I have 2 sizes. Short one for Anchor Retrival Long one for docking. Heavy Duty Floating & Telesco
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck matts997 at 12:46pm 02.28.23 Fortunately I think water seeping along the top of the wires is relatively minor, as the removable c
Boat hook capta at 12:37pm 02.28.23 As a potential alternative, have seen these for sale - wondering if anyone's tried them? Rollable
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 11:38am 02.28.23 Here is a link to the ad... Absolutely shameful. I responded to the ad and pointed out that the p
Boat hook JamesG161 at 11:24am 02.28.23
Boat hook tfox2069 at 11:14am 02.28.23 As a potential alternative, have seen these for sale - wondering if anyone's tried them? Rollable B
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair JamesG161 at 11:11am 02.28.23 This is the "How To" part Re-Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-It Tape by Compass Marine How To
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bottom paint Dalliance at 10:54am 02.28.23 Which yard are you at if you don't mind me asking? I use some 6" wide plastic containers with a li
Mounted vhf radio q's BarryL at 10:49am 02.28.23 Hey, I believe that DSC was required in all fixed mount radios since 2000. So it's not exactly new.
Boat hook kappykaplan at 10:40am 02.28.23
Mounted vhf radio q's Davidasailor26 at 10:13am 02.28.23 Hey, I realize that I'm late responding, and you already bought an antenna. My question / point is

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