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a/c vs dehumidifier newboatowner at 6:01am 01.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2715 As I approach my senior years I am considering upgrading from my 30 foot Catalina to something that
No Water Mike May at 12:16am 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1496 I just purchased a 2006 Hunter 45CC. The water will not come out of the kitchen or bathroom faucets
Throttle Cable Length Jim L at 6:30pm 01.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/846 Well I now know the throttle cable lenght for the 28.8 is 11 ft. I just hope i can get the new one
standard horizon ds10 CORKY16789 at 6:04pm 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1674 I have an old dead DS 10 on my boat. I have limited access to the back. How does one get this gau
Catalina 445 Questions Julie Mor at 4:52pm 01.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1202 Hi! New here but long time sailor. We were looking at the 445 at a recent boat show and liked a
Mad Dogs and Mainers Roger Long at 2:24pm 01.28.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/16410 As it turned out, I did go out in the freezing rain. Strange experience to reach out and grab the b
Head Stay Length captcoho at 2:12pm 01.28.13 Catalina 30 2/1337 I am planning on installing a new Furler. So, I want to install a new Head Stay as well. Which creat
Used trailer steve Wasilewski at 2:03pm 01.28.13 Smaller Boats 1/975 Looking for a trailer for a 260. Boat is in Sarasota but I can travel to pick up a trailer.
Tank Monitor sensor (1) kingsailor at 12:02pm 01.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1813 Is this the sensor to the port water tank? Where do I get a replacement?
Oday Mariner K (7) warrant at 11:22am 01.28.13 Day Sailers 2/1439 Bought this one early last year. Spend the summer doing what it needed to get off the shore. The 196
St. Martin v. BVIs for bareboat crusing? Steve Liggett at 9:57am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2964 Hoping some of the wise sages here will be able to offer thoughts about St. Martin as a bareboat cru
PSS Drippless shaft seal RossC at 9:19am 01.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1056 What does anyone think about the PSS Dripless shaft seal ?
Standard Horizon GX2150 NMEA to Garmin 76csx Skipper at 8:55am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1064 delete
My new '86 Hunter 34' Winches (1) chrisrezba at 8:50am 01.28.13 Big Boats 3/1264 I Purchased my 1st sailboat (a '86 Hunter 34') last summer. It is on the hard out east where I am ge
Interior modifications and upgrades (5) Texrob at 8:28am 01.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 26/5734 The admiral and I have been busy working on the interior of the new boat. Changes include new vbirt
H356 salon floor sailmaster39 at 7:52am 01.28.13 Big Boats 13/2243 Closing on a H356 Tuesday. The boat checked out except the salon sole around the conpanion steps is
Just a few Youtube videos of my Lake sailing Branson Belle at 7:26am 01.28.13 Trailer Sailors 3/2409 The boat is sold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dance:
Noise on Sounder Calvin23465 at 6:56am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1424 I have recently installed a charging circuit on my Tohatsu 8 HP. When the motor is running, the dep
S2 9.1 vs MORC 30 sail2011 at 5:53am 01.28.13 S2 3/8636 I'm considering buying an s2 9.1. How good they perform in offshore? Not ocean crossing but long coa
Wiring plan critique (1) JTPearson at 5:30am 01.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4184 Mainesail, many thanks for your posts and advice. Absolutely invaluable! Could you take a look at my

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Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Ralph Johnstone at 9:50pm 02.26.23 What @Don S/V ILLusion said. You didn't mention how old your boat is but if it goes back a ways,
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 02.26.23
Dieless Crimpers? mermike at 8:50pm 02.26.23 I use both the FTZ and Temco crimpers. I occasionally use the Quick cable right angle lugs which req
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 8:36pm 02.26.23
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust rgranger at 8:26pm 02.26.23 Like others have said, I would spot treat. Grind out the rust spots with an angle grinder..hit it wi
Funny Friday!!! (1) DaveJ at 7:39pm 02.26.23
A lesson on winches pclarksurf at 7:37pm 02.26.23 @pclarksurf I've never seen a trailer extension mounted like that, but that is a great solution hon
bottom paint dlochner at 7:33pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is still available without the slime preventing biocide. The first time it is used figure 2 c
bottom paint Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is no longer made, i believe The original formula with Irgarol biocide was discontinued, but
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:11pm 02.26.23
bottom paint FastOlson at 6:59pm 02.26.23 I used VC17 for a decade on our prior boat, and added a new coat every other year. Fresh water use.
bottom paint jon hansen at 6:58pm 02.26.23 VC 17 is no longer made, i believe
Dieless Crimpers? jsailnow at 6:55pm 02.26.23
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 02.26.23 At first blush more than a week of labor sounds like a lot to me too. But how much disassembly is ne
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel PaulK at 6:48pm 02.26.23 Or you can leave the spare where it is and use something like this: 1000 lb. Swing-Away Trailer Jack
Boat Speed and Pointing jon hansen at 6:45pm 02.26.23 bimini? dodger? solid prop? 10 year old sails? perfectly clean bottom? crew on the high side rail? c
Boat Speed and Pointing Davidasailor26 at 6:42pm 02.26.23 In the absence of published polars experience will probably be the best way to find this data for yo
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:20pm 02.26.23 Dave. Your are looking at tacking angle as if that is the metric. You best metric is VMG, Velocity M
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limit
Boat Speed and Pointing JoeWhite at 6:11pm 02.26.23 Typically shoal keels do not point to wind as high as fin keels. Your tack angle may be 90 degrees w

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