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How Many of You Hate Making up the V-Berth??? (11) Sumner at 4:58pm 10.02.12 Ask All Sailors 12/8865 I just posted the following on the MacGregor board, but thought that it might be of some interest he
How Many of You Hate Making up the V-Berth??? (11) Sumner at 4:54pm 10.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4356 I'm the one that gets the job of making up the V-berth bed in both boats and I've never liked it. F
H33C bow pulpit fiestaMojo at 4:26pm 10.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1069 have any 33C owners replaced their bow pulpit? mine is not in great shape, and looking critically at
What is this engine electrical switch/open wires (2) slazerow at 2:36pm 10.02.12 Big Boats 8/1610 I noticed two loose blue electrical wires and a spring loaded push-in plug at the bottom of the engi
Backstay chainplate dimensions Bill McKinney at 12:56pm 10.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1236 I've searched all over for the dimensions of the backstay chainplate on a H-37 Cutter. Great descri
Oil Change mavourneen at 11:09am 10.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1014 I Have A 1987 27le Oday. It Has A 10 Hp Westerbeke Diesel. At The End Of Last Season Oil And All Fil
Treating Potable Water foolproof at 10:06am 10.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1248 Hello All: Does anyone have a good treatment they use for their fresh water tank? We have been usi
Leaking window ... eliems at 9:57am 10.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/847 I am having a problem with a leaking window, the one on the starboard side closest to the bow that o
Marching South Witzend at 9:29am 10.02.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3434 A steady stream of sailboat traffic out of the C'D canal this year heading south. I wonder what the
Hunter 30 Shoal draft reviews Joe5893 at 8:54am 10.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/10300 I am interested in a Hunter 30 shoal draft from late 70's early 80's. I have read several reviews o
Toerail core sandpiper10471 at 8:33am 10.02.12 Big Boats 2/1355 Anyone know what species of wood was used in the Catalina 34 (1986) toerail/bulwork as a core? I am
beneteau oceanis electric winch pkum at 7:40am 10.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3457
40.5 stuffing box jdgrnt66 at 7:26am 10.02.12 Big Boats 5/1092 Calling all 40.5 owners! I have searched the previous threads already. Is the packing 3/16 or 1/4 fo
installation of reefing system newboatowner at 6:48am 10.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1348 While on a sail on a relatively breezy day (15 knots) in Gardiner's Bay on the east end of Long Isla
Morningstar PS-30M seadaddler at 6:22am 10.02.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1990 I am planning to put 2 -195 watt -12 volt solar panels and a morningstar PS-30M charge controller on
Rotted Anchor Locker Divider. Bowedtoothdoc at 6:04am 10.02.12 Big Boats 6/1489 Has anyone had this issue..I will eventually have to figure out a solution for removing part or all
Looking back on my second year sailing here's what I've lear joes new addiction at 5:59am 10.02.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2010 So my boat is back in the yard, the boat I THOUHGT needed nothing is torn apart, the repair or upgra
Benetau Bow Thruster Failure seaswaggie at 5:53am 10.02.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1564 Hi I have recently completed two passages from Melbourne Australia to Queensland Goldcoast (inclu
How tight should shrouds be? Chris Bogle at 4:02am 10.02.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5709 I have been agonizing over this subject all summer. All the research I have done tells me that the t
Wheel to Tiller Conversion on I-28 revir92 at 8:15pm 10.01.12 Islander 7/3983 Just purchased an Islander 28. Love the boat, but... the wheel pulpit takes up half the cockpit! Not

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Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area jssailem at 4:47pm 11.08.22 @rgranger Fresh water? Not Salt Water?
Solar Confusion mermike at 4:43pm 11.08.22 They can safely handle 80 amps? Try the Circuit Wizard at http://circuitwizard.bluesea.com. (Note:
New Instruments redlegmsg66 at 4:42pm 11.08.22 So based on what I am reading so far I am thinking a Zeus 3 at the helm, a Vulcan at the nav station
What is the proper response? rpwillia at 4:38pm 11.08.22 Ray, Let me see if I understand this for starters: The course was unusual (to most of us) because
What is the proper response? Davidasailor26 at 4:33pm 11.08.22 We really need a better diagram to show who was windward and leeward, when there was an overlap and
What is the proper response? rpwillia at 4:31pm 11.08.22 OK, Let me help out as I did not explain everything. I am a 31' boat, the other is a 36' boat and sl
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 4:27pm 11.08.22 Its a vetus manual winch. Dont know much about it, I bought it used, off a classified site. Its been
GPS antenna on Hunter 23 (1) rgranger at 4:24pm 11.08.22 They are not line of sight like a VHF ... so you can mount it any place that is convenient. Conside
What is the proper response? Apex at 4:23pm 11.08.22 .......OP was probably wrong to prevent Leeward from sailing his own proper course, assuming Leewar
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area rgranger at 4:19pm 11.08.22 This won't work for most people but here's what I'm planning to do with my trailerable boat, which
What is the proper response? Stu Jackson at 4:18pm 11.08.22 I reached power pole B first and rounded it and the other boat came behind and was leeward of me. I
Hunter Vision 32 1989 heritage at 4:14pm 11.08.22 Hi under the better late than never, I just installed a bigger anchor roller and a manual winch. W
New toy alert! For those who like to watch their boat/harbor from away. Davidasailor26 at 4:13pm 11.08.22 Now the only problem is to find a Pi. They're pretty sparse, it seems. Indeed. This site keeps tra
Do not lick this Toad! rgranger at 4:13pm 11.08.22 ded the second sign.:biggrin:
7:1? rgranger at 4:11pm 11.08.22 It doesn't take "a very big anchor", it takes a very good anchor and the proper rode. A 140# anchor
Winterizing fresh water system on NW coastal area Marlow Currie at 3:54pm 11.08.22 It's like "someone didn't get the memo" week. :) There was an almost identical question earlier t
New Instruments WayneH at 3:46pm 11.08.22 I have an older Vulcan 7 with built in wifi. We use the shared screen with a tablet in the cockpit.
Hunter Vision 32 1989 Mike 58 at 3:44pm 11.08.22 I just enlarged the photo, its 33 LBs or as John stated 15 Kg.
New Instruments dlochner at 3:42pm 11.08.22 The Vulcan will control the AP computer if it is a B&G/Simrad AP. The drive units are basically agno
New Instruments kappykaplan at 3:41pm 11.08.22 Should I have two chartplotters? One at the helm and one at the nav station When I brought my boat

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