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Shower Curtain (2) gpd955 at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/11719 Did a search of the forums and couldn't find anything on this.... Have any Catalina (or other) ow
Making bed out of the table Ron.Korpan at 5:49am 07.28.12 Big Boats 4/1570 Recently bought a 92 hunter vision, suppose to sleep 7, tried to put the table down to make a bed, c
Catalina 27 Upwind Performance Ajay73 at 4:31am 07.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/6564 I have a 1980 C27 with the standard fin keel. Just this past week I was able to get out sailing it
Wet plywood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 4:19am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1347 On a recently purchased O'Day 19 in excellent shape overall I discovered and repaired several cracks
Cal 36 I think. ezajac at 3:49am 07.28.12 Cal 1/2918 Hello all. 1st time Cal threader long time reader. I have a 1968 Cal 36 I believe? The title for t
lifeline stops? Banooma at 3:27am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4401 I saw something on a sailboat some time ago that impressed me with its practicality....if I imagined
Water tanks usage preference islandrunner70 at 8:14pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1407 On my Bene 370 there are two water tanks connected through a Y-connection to the fresh water pump.
Busted rudder Bob Cronin at 6:52pm 07.27.12 C&C 2/2433 Hi all The rudder on my beloved C'C 24 broke off at the water line (18 months I paid a boat wo
Fixture hole in cockpit Golden Road at 6:50pm 07.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1424 On my 1978 O'day 23 there was something mounted in the aft (transom) wall of the cockpit, equi dista
How to change the oil filter of M30 perkins, Beneteau 352 sirocovzla at 5:43pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1731 Any can help me and tell a easy way to change the oil filter of the M30 perkins diesel engine of th
Excellent Vendor Report - Sea Frost (1) Maine Sail at 3:26pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3179 So a few weeks ago I ran into Cleave, the owner of Sea Frost Refrigeration, on the dock at our club.
Echo Charger wgkenney at 2:28pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2907 Hi all, Over the last two years I've been doing electrical upgrades on my B473 based on the advice
Internal charger short circuit fuse? Dave555 at 2:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/853 I have a Quick sbc adv charger factory installed in my beneteau. By misstake i switched the poles on
Bilge pump under the engine Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:13pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2541 In the Beneteau 361 if the compartment (or whatever is called) under the engine fills with water for
Holding tank pumpout Phil P at 12:58pm 07.27.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6635 Relatively new to boat, I have a '91 Hunter 375. It has the original aluminum holding tank and a Jab
OMC Saildrive losing power David20613 at 12:35pm 07.27.12 Bigger Boats 9/3281 My 1979 O'Day 28 has an OMC saildrive, model 15s10s, that is losing power when trying to give it any
halyard aft delibob at 12:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1545 Hi I Have A 1999 26x My Halyard Line Does Not Come Back To The Cock Pit So When I Raise My
interior walls change Patrice at 11:58am 07.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1462 Hi, Having a C34 MKI with the tinted inside wood work to a dark red. It make the inside kind of d
Sink in Head Renovation pelicanj45 at 10:54am 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1853 Head sink renovation The sink top in my 36ft Hunter has cracks in it and is now starting to delamina
Hunter company response Bryan Atwood at 10:47am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1938 I've send two e-mails to Hunter with questions about my 1986 Hunter 40, but received no response. H

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Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23 Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23 How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23 I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23 It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23 It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Follow the ACP advice above,
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks Barnacle Bill at 12:26pm 01.23.23 Thanks for the response. Bad advice, because the Hunter 146 is not made of fiberglass with gelcoat
Slip n slide! Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 01.23.23 I agree with the Starbright nonskid deck cleaner for cleaning nonskid. For some reason it works bet
Water heater, electrical enigma leo310 at 12:22pm 01.23.23 Check you wire from the breaker to the heater or just replace it as what you have stated so far is b
Winter Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 12:03pm 01.23.23 That's odd, what does the switch do then? Our boat has two main switches; inverter draw selection
Mast cleat ckreitlein at 11:50am 01.23.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horns
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:48am 01.23.23 Dave The base of my Ritchie compass (TR-33G), there are two crossed gold bars. Do you know if t
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 LloydB at 11:24am 01.23.23 Had to similar problem with my Mac on the trailer with a tarp over the cockpit and couldn't understa
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 11:23am 01.23.23 Point is, the formulation does matter. Better living through Chemistry. Most of the time. :D
Winter Cruise 2023 jssailem at 11:05am 01.23.23 Love to see you are carrying on the winter sailing tradition, Terry. Hopefully soon I will again sai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 That would be @Crazy Dave Condon :plus::beer: Thank you
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 Your hull is constructed from what is called ACP or a plastic. Therefore traditional gel coat repai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 11:00am 01.23.23 Your hull is constructed from what is called ACP or a plastic. Therefore traditional gel coat repai
purchase a Hunter 146 with small cracks w855973 at 10:58am 01.23.23 If the crack is only in the gel coat, that is not un-normal. You would have to inspect more close
Winter Cruise 2023 Ralph Johnstone at 10:58am 01.23.23 Our boat has an Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter that keeps the starter and house bank batteries

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