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sleeping berths (front and rear) measurements for foam warain at 8:58am 07.24.12 Catalina 30 2/1371 just got a 30' mk1 1984 boat, the foam is missing from both sleeping berth's what are the measureme
Adding a sheet clutch to a Bavaria 34 cabin top Phyxius at 8:52am 07.24.12 Bavaria 1/2752 I would like to add a couple of sheet clutches to my cabin top. However, there is no clear ' easy me
Raymarine ST4000 Mk II lever issue py26129 at 8:25am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1695 Ladies and gents My Raymarine St4000 MK II autopilot has developed a very annoying habit. When it
H306 Air Conditioning bigbrownpilot at 8:05am 07.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1556 When we bought our boat we were aware that the factory A/C needed to be repaired, and the estimate i
Sump Pump Box Or Pump Alone Jeff at 7:33am 07.24.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2272 I have a Shower Sump Box that needs a new pump. All of the boats I've rented in the BVI have just th
Universal 25XP Intermittent Start Problem KennyBene at 7:30am 07.24.12 Engines and Propulsion 13/9429 New (to me) Catalina 30 MkII with M25XP. Engine starts fine when cold but if warm, sometimes it turn
Engine Speed mattinva at 7:13am 07.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2486 I am having difficulty with engine speed. Recently, after hitting a fair size wave, my tachometer dr
Hunter 37.5 Pump-out Issues Jon4399 at 6:11am 07.24.12 Big Boats 9/2692 I've never been able to pump out my holding tank on my Legend 37.5. I've had the boat a year, and o
Zuma rigging diagram DDecker at 4:57am 07.24.12 AMF 2/17889 Hi! Does anyone know where we can get a rigging diagram for our 1987 Zuma 12' sailboat? Any help wou
Jib sheet track Slow Mo^cean at 9:19pm 07.23.12 Catalina 22 7/5480 What are the advantages of relocating the jib sheet tracks inboard? All I've been able to find is t
My 26X Keel Repair (1) Ormonddude at 9:00pm 07.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2526 I have seen lots of mods and rounded out pin holes and failed hangers it seems to be the main swing
Aluminum holding tank leak Serenity at 8:52pm 07.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2070 Hi, my name is Rick. I own a 1991 Hunter 28. My holding tank has a leak. It still has the original t
Hunter 34 racing ranchu56 at 8:27pm 07.23.12 Big Boats 31/7710 Hunter 34 owners, Seeking comments and or advice regarding racing. Have read Don's book and have
Battery charger vs alternator.... Tally Ho at 7:57pm 07.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/923 Have a Guest 2614 battery charger on my boat. If I start the engine before turning off the shore po
Cloudy compass glass (1) Goldfinger at 7:25pm 07.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/5085 Anything I can do about this?
Chesapeake B&B's twistedline at 7:16pm 07.23.12 Destinations 6/13193 I spent a week earlier this year sailing around the upper Chesapeake with my girlfriend. She was uns
New 373 owner Peter M at 6:49pm 07.23.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2743 Just purchased a 2005 373 and sailed her home this weekend for the first time. Prior owner said all
difficulty searching a forum.. SamNelson at 6:30pm 07.23.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/36521 If I search for "h27" (in the Cherubini forum) nothing is found... even though a post on the page I'
The truth please Bog13 at 6:26pm 07.23.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2156 Ok someone please just tell me if you like your 26x, have you taken her to the great lakes? how did
272 hatch broken hinge repair... (2) nateinmaine at 5:16pm 07.23.12 Bigger Boats 5/2319 Has anyone had any experience fixing the forward hatch over the v-berth if the hinge is more or less

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What's wrong with my thinking? JBP-PA at 5:31am 11.24.22 If your forestay is attached with link plates instead of a turnbuckle, you can get shorter link plat
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 5:19am 11.24.22 I appreciate the counsel! I've looked at a couple of ways to form a foil, regardless of which wood I
What's wrong with my thinking? dlochner at 5:17am 11.24.22 Tha amount of sway, actually it is usually referred to as sag, in your forestay is about right. The
Looking for expert Bene opinions! SeaCure at 5:09am 11.24.22
Warped Rudder shemandr at 5:06am 11.24.22 I think you should use marine ply which will be more stable in shape than a board. I made a traditi
Washington Sellers Beware jssailem at 5:06am 11.24.22
Winterizing the A/C sailing gal at 4:53am 11.24.22 In the years I lived in New england it never even occurred to me to winterize my air conditioning.
What's wrong with my thinking? shemandr at 4:30am 11.24.22 I agree with the above. Rake is set by the length of the forestay, not by the tension on the backst
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic CliveCollett at 4:30am 11.24.22 Thanks CliveCollett Are the Ultimatron's the same size of the old 8 D's? ? It appears based on you
Washington Sellers Beware shemandr at 4:10am 11.24.22 A good lesson. Thanks for posting. Most of my boats were sold in NY. I always assumed the new own
Time for me to post my favorite turkey roasting graphic kappykaplan at 3:06am 11.24.22 Happy Thanksgiving, all! :beer:
Warped Rudder Joe at 1:50am 11.24.22 Fiberglass on wood would make sense to me. Any reason you haven't mentioned that. Even fiberglass
What's wrong with my thinking? Joe at 1:41am 11.24.22 What does your backstay adjuster look like? If it's just an assortment of blocks and rope, well bi
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater jssailem at 8:59pm 11.23.22 Happy heating Thanksgiving.
New winterizing mod - done! Justin_NSA at 7:34pm 11.23.22 Greg, effectively that's what I'm doing. I just no longer have to disconnect fittings for my hot w
New winterizing mod - done! Tally Ho at 7:31pm 11.23.22 If the tank is drained, what can do damage by freezing? I assume he is pushing water out of the re
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 7:29pm 11.23.22 I have not found 1 inch marine plywood locally. I have found 1 inch cedar. For a 14 foot boat, I thi
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 7:06pm 11.23.22 Update. Heater is in. It's going to be a game changer. That baby cranks it out! Pictures to follow.
Time for me to post my favorite turkey roasting graphic mermike at 6:57pm 11.23.22 Same to you, Peggie!
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Hayden Watson at 6:45pm 11.23.22 Thanks CliveCollett Are the Ultimatron's the same size of the old 8 D's? ? It appears based on you

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