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New Guy (1) StanFM at 7:51am 07.11.12 Catalina 22 21/3289 I've been lurking for a bit and am enjoying all of your posts! Just recently bought a '74 Catalina
There is always one wflowe2 at 7:45am 07.11.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3073 On a nice day sail yesterday with a friend. Winds were 15 to 20 and there were only 4 sailboats on t
cost of 10year old 2gm20f Ken13559 at 7:25am 07.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1984 I'm thinking of selling my 10year old 2GM20F with 1300hrs but don't know how much to ask for. Any i
Sailrite sewing machine advise Volksfolks62 at 6:18am 07.11.12 Ask All Sailors 37/23777 I'm going to start replacing the canvas (Bimini and dodger ) on my sail boat and all the upholstery
Snap Ring Impeller Size..Universal 5411/M-15 jrhamp at 4:53am 07.11.12 Catalina 30 9/2611 Currently overseas...will be back on the boat in 3 months...does anyone know the size of the snap ri
AC Maintenance JeffThompson at 4:42am 07.11.12 Big Boats 9/1906 We have a Hunter38 (2005) that we purchased a little over a year ago and were wondering if anyone pe
Anchor Windlass frank balcer at 3:39am 07.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2554 Just purchased a 37 Kirie Elite sllop, keel/centerboard. Previous owner struggled a lot getting the
Rock N Roll Stabilizer chasmoyer at 9:52pm 07.10.12 Big Boats 3/3255 Looking for ideas to stabilize rocking and rolling of Hunter 450...saw an ad for a Magma metal pan h
Fuel Gauge Riga at 8:09pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1017 My fuel gauge meter located in the cockpit (1983 Oday 28) has not worked properly for years. I use
Outboard Bracket ldube at 7:39pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1709 I have to replace the outboard bracket on the ODay 25. I am searching for one with the same footprin
Installing a Binimi on my H-30 Nelsonhow at 6:28pm 07.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1102 My 1983 H-30 is on a mooring in a pretty calm harbor. I have purchased a binimi and want to install
Reefing Setup (1) slowtype at 6:17pm 07.10.12 Catalina 22 3/1540 I want/need to have the ability to reef my main sail. It looks like my boat had a reefing setup at s
Did I screw up the battery? Steve Liggett at 5:51pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1642 Knew I was going to be away from the boat (1988 O'Day 302) for about a month so went up on Saturday
Selling a Stand foolproof at 5:36pm 07.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/41 Hello All: I have a stand that came with my Catalina 30 when I bought it, and we moved the boat to
Adjustable dining table legs FScott at 4:28pm 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3715 I'm having a difficult time switching the table legs between the short and long ones. I even have t
Scheafer stanchion base mounting RAD88 at 3:33pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1627 Is there any good reason why I couldn't file the 1/4" mounting bolt holes square to accept a carriag
Parts for Hunter 33 CaptLes at 3:15pm 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 Ahoy fellow Hunter owners, I am having trouble locating a source for the companionway slats on my
Cleat for Outhaul? Daniel Reichman at 3:10pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1261 I have a 272LE.... The outhaul is threaded forward through the boom to the mast, but it was led down
Diesel Octane Booster gjaffess at 3:09pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3170 Has Anyone Used Diesel Octane Booster In Their Diesel Engines? Does It Work? Does It Help The Engine
what type brand of new battery redhead78 at 2:18pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 Hi all, I am needing a new house battery, and would like some advice. I now mostly sail on the weeke

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Advice on instruments Parsons at 5:53am 10.12.22 David's advice is great, but I think he means "VHF" not "CB" in the bullet point below. He has many
Advice on instruments shemandr at 5:04am 10.12.22 Where will OP mount whatever system chooses? Is there a binnacle? If I couldn't mount the MFD at t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 5:03am 10.12.22 Dave, I don't know for sure what anode material is on the boat. I suspect it is the original, pro
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. (1) SycloneDriver at 4:54am 10.12.22
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. dlochner at 4:52am 10.12.22 Do you know for certain that you do not have zinc anodes? In your research you have probably learned
Advice on instruments David in Sandusky at 3:40am 10.12.22 our approach is minimalist but has served us well for 23 years and over 7,000 nm: - Depth guage. - H
Advice on instruments Captain Larry-DH at 1:40am 10.12.22 If you want to integrate the autopilot With the chart plotter, buy both from the same brand. Yes I
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 1:27am 10.12.22 TS Karl continues to hold and rain. It may pass into the Pacific in few days and then strengthen.
Advice on instruments Ward H at 10:52pm 10.11.22 @Kings Gambit What eCharts were loaded on your Axiom? I chose the Axiom 7 with Navionics charts.
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. Tally Ho at 8:58pm 10.11.22
Advice on instruments Kings Gambit at 8:51pm 10.11.22 I recently, in August, upgraded my Raymarine instruments/displays. New weather station at mast head,
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 10.11.22 If your '97 has the same deck colour as my '99 Hunter, the colour match is the same as white gel coa
Hunter 27-3 furling mast woes (2) SteveandMaryAnn at 8:27pm 10.11.22 Thank you for your reply. This is the swivel hook I need. I am not sure how it attaches to the bot
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Gene Neill at 8:26pm 10.11.22 That is one the great reasons to own one. 10,000 boats made. More like 15,000 but who's counting
Issues Sailing Upwind Gene Neill at 8:18pm 10.11.22 On the water, with average gear and provisions. I can't prove it, of course, but beyond that level
Hunter 27-3 furling mast woes sail sfbay at 7:54pm 10.11.22 Photo? Consider having one custom fabricated?
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 7:48pm 10.11.22 Please end some better pictures. And if i'm not mistaken it's a swing keel? so older than 87 Wh
Advice on instruments sail sfbay at 7:31pm 10.11.22 Wheel autopilot from Raymarine. Other instruments from Raymarine.
IN Boom Main Sail Furling sail sfbay at 7:29pm 10.11.22 I would consult with each boom furler manufacturer on how they would modify your mast for their trac
Advice on instruments Ward H at 6:57pm 10.11.22 What I would like, windspeed/direction, speed over water, depth and autopilot. Water temp, speed ov

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