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BVI's & small children rfrye1 at 8:46pm 01.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1708 I am wanting to do a BVI trip with my kids. But my son has a 3 yr old ' a 1 year old. Has anyone att
Lancer 36 JoeSmith at 7:15pm 01.22.13 Lancer 1/2014 Hello, I'm looking at buying a 1981 Lancer 36, and I'm wondering if anyone know if this model has a
Need idea for CAD/CAM project! karmadog at 4:33pm 01.22.13 Catalina 22 29/5041 Hello! I need an idea for something I can design and make in my CAD/CAM class. We're using Maste
Intercooler plugged with impeller debris lorhall at 4:16pm 01.22.13 Big Boats 1/1363 I have a 1997 Hunter 430. Had been noticing steam with the exhaust for the past year. Did not notice
salon table forms berth in 331 or 351?? capnJudd at 3:50pm 01.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/913 I'm looking to buy a used 351 from 1995 which has a dinette tabletop mounted on the compression post
Havasu Registration CaptDon01 at 12:11pm 01.22.13 Catalina 22 0/907 Time is about to run out to avoid late charges and the chance to order all that neat HPCC stuff. Ju
masthead or not ? trainmanjess at 12:09pm 01.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1208 hello all i noticed my mast doesn't have a masthead for the halyards to attach to. they attach to
has anyone sailed chesapeak bay medkid134 at 10:27am 01.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1163 i have a new to me mac 26d that i am year round docking on the chesapeack bay near fishing bay aprox
Mast Bolt Brian Buzz at 10:19am 01.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/4550 I'm trying to rig the boat as quickly and easily as I can so I'm trying to find a better way to do c
Transom Vent Paul and Judy at 10:14am 01.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1461 I have a 33.5 and will be installing a Danfoss BD50 compressor in the Starboard side seat locker. I
hard top bimini southernheat at 10:02am 01.22.13 Big Boats 1/1200 Has anyone put a hard top bimini on a Hunter 420 CC or similar size boat? I am wondering about the 3
Purchasing a boat from Canada and importing to the US PDReynolds at 9:52am 01.22.13 Ask All Sailors 8/18296 Hi Everyone, I am looking at purchasing a boat that is located in Annapolis, but the flag of regi
CDI FF2 Roller Furler Reddleg101 at 9:45am 01.22.13 Ask All Sailors 1/994 I have a 2001 Hunter 240. I lost the bottom half of my roller furler while trailering. Does anyone k
New Fuel Tank (4) FourPoints at 9:31am 01.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2533 I'm installing a new fuel tank this year, the old one was steel is rusted out. My plan is to go alu
deck core thickness on a 25?.... centerline at 9:21am 01.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1732 Im wanting to attach a couple brackets to the inside of the coach roof and would like to know what t
h27 steering maintenance (4) amcmahon at 7:28am 01.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1207 OK, so yesterday I openned up the rudder packing gland and literally dug out the old packing and aft
Subscrub Hull cleaner Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 6:44am 01.22.13 Big Boats 3/2790 Ran across this today and wonder if anyone has used this device for cleaning your hull. If so, woul
Promariner galvanic isolation monitor Bob 04 H260 at 6:39am 01.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3405 I have two 30 amp lines coming into the boat, both monitored with a dual Promariner monitor. The mon
Battens needed Squidd at 6:23am 01.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1080 Just picked up a new/used (new to me) sail but it didn't come with battens.. It marked as from a C
Window mold for Hunter Vision 32 line coxjam at 4:25am 01.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/861 Lots of posts in the past about this topic, unfortunately it's info is all out dated. I would like t

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Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 7:45pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 02.24.23 Patting my Adiabatic fat tummy. :facepalm: That's gross. This isn't you, is it ? upply of calori
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:26pm 02.24.23 Notice the guy is concerned for the officer's safety, but not to the point that he wears his mask c
Another anchor (rode) thread Captain Larry-DH at 7:25pm 02.24.23
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 02.24.23 With more than 100% improvement possible based on R Diesels calculations within the Carnot Cycle, f
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord (2) rgranger at 7:21pm 02.24.23 Small storage bins would be how I would go about it.
Another anchor (rode) thread Terry Cox at 7:18pm 02.24.23 Hi Mark. Have had for years 50' of chain and 150' of three strand, plus another set of the same for
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 6:36pm 02.24.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM m
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 5:51pm 02.24.23 Hey, I Also thought about that. but no other serious. thanks for replying
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 5:49pm 02.24.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 seadaddler at 5:49pm 02.24.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. I purchased
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners dlochner at 5:33pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Kings Gambit at 5:27pm 02.24.23 You can usually find lots of Schaefer fiddle blocks and assorted hardware around in marine chandleri
Another anchor (rode) thread dlochner at 5:22pm 02.24.23 Read the manual for the windlass. Some windlasses advise against 8 plait. If the windlass has a caps
Oday 23-2 mast lights (2) twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 02.24.23 Not sure if the light configuration and units for a 23-2 has the same as my 30, but I changed out a
Another anchor (rode) thread Kings Gambit at 5:03pm 02.24.23
Where to look for Replacement Trailers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 02.24.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:02pm 02.24.23 Access cut and clean with a mechanical wire brush. starting to bond it back with Epoxy and thickener
Another anchor (rode) thread jssailem at 2:59pm 02.24.23 Mark. I have 105' of chain and 250' 8 plaitt nylon rode. The 8plaitt was selected based on the smoot
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 2:49pm 02.24.23 This is what can happen when a boater plugs in his AP route, turns on his engine then relies on the

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