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Raymarine ST2000 Autotiller grantar2 at 10:57pm 07.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1911 Well I have made a number of additions to my V25 over the last 7 years, I have to say my autotiller
Facnor Experience Question Old Sailor 2 at 8:28pm 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/796 Thanks to all your input and advice I have decided to go with a Code 0 spinnaker with a furler and s
bow rail anchor mount dsreichert at 6:32pm 07.13.12 Day Sailers 7/5968 Anyone ever use a bow rail anchor mount? Have 240 oday and anchor stowed at bow can be awkward to dr
extra winch in oceanis 351 redege at 6:29pm 07.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3408 Hi! My oceanis 351 came with 2 lewmar self tailing winches, and at times I would really like another
oil for yanmar 3gm30F redege at 5:56pm 07.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/11162 Just bought my first boat. Loving it and getting to know it! My question is the yanmar has Shell Rim
rudder rebuild help?! (2) Cmp1110 at 3:44pm 07.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1893 I am about to begin rebuilding the rudder for my h28.5. I have some questions on some how tos. 1)lea
h27 Rudder post Collar (1) amcmahon at 3:28pm 07.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1511 The collar/bushing located on the top of the rudder post and which is visable just below the helm se
Boat Survey (1) stevestk at 12:45pm 07.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/2502 I am looking a an 85 Catalina 30. The broker provided a structural survey. I have no frame of refere
Raymarine and new Hunter 33 - 2012 Serena1 at 12:35pm 07.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 35/6283 I just took delivery on a new Hunter e33. (Still at the dealer for commisioning) It was ordered with
considering new sail slides (1) JonnyQuest at 12:02pm 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3604 I have read that old sail slides/slugs can add resistance/friction and inhibit the main sail from dr
Need help switching my genoa for my jib JonnyQuest at 10:59am 07.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1507 I want to swap the Genoa out for my Jib headsail, and have some questions. Since acquiring my Oday 2
Shore power shorting problem longterm at 10:57am 07.13.12 Catalina 30 4/1546 i have a 1990 C-30 Tall that I bought in February; at the time his shore power connection powered th
Issue with battery monitor and solar? jviss at 10:34am 07.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3057 I just purchased a Victron BMV-600 batter monitor, and a Morningstar SS-10-12V charge controller for
Credit for very fast service Ross at 9:50am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1040 Yesterday at a little after 5 pm I placed an online order to McMaster-Carr. UPS tracking shows the
Knots? BROGERS at 9:41am 07.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/2341 For some unknown reason my knot meter on my 1994 29.5 Hunter has quit working this season. It appea
Aft Head piping from head to holding tank Sundancer at 9:39am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/810 The black water 1.5 inch piping from aft head to holding tank is plugged with hard material. Boat is
FAIL! Letteringonthe cheap.com bigbrownpilot at 9:00am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1424 Just want to share my horrible experience with this company. Our new boat is out of the water with
120-Volt AC Distribution Panel. (Ultra Panel) Jeff Jellick at 8:32am 07.13.12 Big Boats 5/1622 I wrote several weeks ago about the relay switches in my 2005 Hunter 45 CC, and the problem that I w
Passage 450 Water Tanks? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:26am 07.13.12 Big Boats 7/1332 My Hunter 450 has three water tanks for a total capacity of 200 gallons. The two rear tanks are divi
black soot mark (1) dlewis812 at 7:49am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1493 problem??

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Smoothing boat bottom and painting (1) mechjagger at 7:42am 05.02.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 7:39am 05.02.22 So, a sidebar, but I read the CPT web site - I think all of it - and there's a nit I'd like to pick.
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Davidasailor26 at 7:38am 05.02.22 Thanks Siamese, I think given the benefits I will put vc17 back on. Removing the old layers will al
Smoothing boat bottom and painting mechjagger at 7:35am 05.02.22 VC17 is probably the most common bottom paint here on the Great Lakes. We get algae growth, and fo
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 7:35am 05.02.22 Hayden, I have not sailed down that far south but, having studied the charts for a planned explorati
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 7:27am 05.02.22 Terror Turkey stalks Walkers
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 05.02.22 Gentlemen, crack within half an inch is dead center. I spoke with Chief Rigger @ KKMI in Richmond C
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:22am 05.02.22 I know it's Monday... but this was too good to pass up... Ben Franklin's Bird Attacks Washington DC
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed Artey1 at 7:04am 05.02.22 Flightlead - go watch boatworks today on youtube. Andy is awesome at explaining how to do all of thi
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed flightlead404 at 6:28am 05.02.22 Any advice on how to repair would be appreciated. I'm not much of an FG guy
Wiring Rodsails at 6:18am 05.02.22 I believe a typical setup has a heavy gauge wire running from the starter to the positive terminal o
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Art12050 at 6:05am 05.02.22 Siamese: Thanks for that information. Makes sense if it works against algae and zebra mussel. Here
Anchor locker leaks (3) jdrutten at 5:27am 05.02.22
Iso Therm mixing value install (1) RoyS at 4:51am 05.02.22 If you want an additional feature, purchase a brewers thermometer with a long probe at a brewers sup
Tacoma Narrows Terry Cox at 4:44am 05.02.22 What is the max current adverse current that you would go through? Good morning Hayden. Never been
Corrosion on Lightning mast Seamus603 at 4:23am 05.02.22 Manchester, NH
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater sailme88 at 4:13am 05.02.22 I checked the heat exchanger and the elbow. Both looked almost pristine. Is there a wet muffler in
MaxiProp on 37c? Jim Legere at 4:03am 05.02.22 If you can't find a name plate on your Yanmar, chances are that it IS a QM series - as far as I can
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint Apex at 3:23am 05.02.22 Try removing the VC first: Acetone. You may find the gel coat still under there.
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint Davidasailor26 at 2:59am 05.02.22

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