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In the thread about a trip to Catalina Is., and on the Trailerable Sailboats, there is a discussions
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Hi, This will be my 2nd winter with the boat and its taking 5-10 seconds to start this winter when
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I have an O'Day 23 with a short 3 step transom boarding ladder. I was thinking of replacing it with
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One of my projects this winter was to research into modifying my Schaefer twin sheet geona cars so t
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Anybody catch a new show Shipwreck men, It looks like all these other wannabe reality shows like car
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own my second hunter 1984 34. where are your batterys located, and also the location of your air co
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Ok, so I got the mixing elbow fixed and she's running like a dream. (thanks for all your posts on th
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I currently use a Garmin GPSMap76CSX. It's small but usable with a chip. I use a iPad with a GPS p
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As I approach my senior years I am considering upgrading from my 30 foot Catalina to something that
Mike May at 12:16am 01.29.13
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I just purchased a 2006 Hunter 45CC. The water will not come out of the kitchen or bathroom faucets
Jim L at 6:30pm 01.28.13
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Well I now know the throttle cable lenght for the 28.8 is 11 ft. I just hope i can get the new one
CORKY16789 at 6:04pm 01.28.13
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I have an old dead DS 10 on my boat. I have limited access to the back. How does one get this gau
Julie Mor at 4:52pm 01.28.13
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Hi! New here but long time sailor. We were looking at the 445 at a recent boat show and liked a
Roger Long at 2:24pm 01.28.13
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As it turned out, I did go out in the freezing rain. Strange experience to reach out and grab the b
captcoho at 2:12pm 01.28.13
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I am planning on installing a new Furler. So, I want to install a new Head Stay as well. Which creat
steve Wasilewski at 2:03pm 01.28.13
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Looking for a trailer for a 260. Boat is in Sarasota but I can travel to pick up a trailer.
kingsailor at 12:02pm 01.28.13
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Is this the sensor to the port water tank? Where do I get a replacement?
warrant at 11:22am 01.28.13
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Bought this one early last year. Spend the summer doing what it needed to get off the shore. The 196
Steve Liggett at 9:57am 01.28.13
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Hoping some of the wise sages here will be able to offer thoughts about St. Martin as a bareboat cru
RossC at 9:19am 01.28.13
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What does anyone think about the PSS Dripless shaft seal ?

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Pumpin up those fenders!
NYSail at 4:25pm 04.18.23
Need help to recognize a part
ggrizzard at 4:24pm 04.18.23
Looks like a bow roller anchor retaining pin(s). Have you attempted to push the small pins on the e
Rust color in Antifreeze   (2)
buddybear at 4:18pm 04.18.23
The heat exchanger which I replaced in 8-2015 from Mr Kool never had a drain valve after several tr
Hunter 34 prop shaft
cdells at 3:59pm 04.18.23
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cdells at 3:47pm 04.18.23
Thanks for the responses guys! Kloudie, do I put G Flex in the gaps then torque down on the keel b
Pumpin up those fenders!
Joe at 3:38pm 04.18.23
Bicycle pump
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations?
Joe at 3:36pm 04.18.23
You're never going to get priority opinions form a source that doesn't know anything about your boar
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions
ShawnL at 3:23pm 04.18.23
I'm an outlier. I have a 2-stroke mercury 9.9 and love it. It's heavy, but after servicing starts
More efficient way to clean gears?
dlochner at 3:22pm 04.18.23
Organic chemistry; brings back nightmares :yikes:. Happy that you Chem E's deal with that stuff
Sunbird Battery Box
Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 04.18.23
If a battery can hold in acid+water, then theoretically it should be able to keep water out Floode
Buying new sails
ShawnL at 3:17pm 04.18.23
I second Rolly Tasker and thesailwarehouse.com. I purchased a new 110 jib from them when I bought m
More efficient way to clean gears?
smokey73 at 3:15pm 04.18.23
Just to clarify: Are you suggesting that SuperLube PTFE grease would be a good substitute for the L
Sunbird Battery Box
Project_Mayhem at 3:11pm 04.18.23
How are you planning on charging this battery? That will also have an influence on how you install i
Funny Friday!!!   (1)
leo310 at 3:11pm 04.18.23
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How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean?
ShawnL at 3:08pm 04.18.23
I had a similar incident 2 years ago when I hauled out for the season. Boat wasn't far enough forwa
Pumpin up those fenders!
Project_Mayhem at 3:08pm 04.18.23
Most of them are probably 12"x24-30". The big one is like 36-40"x16". If I go to the yard tomorrow I
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines
Maine Sail at 2:59pm 04.18.23
That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:) Mostly ripping out stumps.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations?
kappykaplan at 2:55pm 04.18.23
To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.

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