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New home made mast raising system. (3) Slow Mo^cean at 4:14pm 07.14.12 Catalina 22 1/3104 Got bored today, so I decided to alleviate some sailing headaches by building my own mast raising sy
Epoxy ?? Cmp1110 at 1:27pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1744 Can I gel coat over west epoxy?? Repaired my rudder today and I want to use gel coat to finish fair
12v DC systems Db421 at 1:06pm 07.14.12 Smaller Boats 2/1117 I'm refitting my '83 h25 and ahve a general question about the electrical wiring as I'm re-wiring al
Raymarine SeaTalk Blackout Herman18887 at 11:51am 07.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1504 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with Raymarine ST60 speed and depth, ST6002 SmartPilot, and C80 display. We
Raymarine ST1000 drawing too much power caguy at 11:43am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3415 Has anyone had a similar problem with the st1000 or other models drawing too much power. Even when
universal deisel douglas rogers at 11:04am 07.14.12 Pearson 2/1249 seems when taking engine out of reverse and putting transmission into forward gear, it takes a few s
Blueprints for O'Day 27 Bill Roughton at 10:18am 07.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3032 Does anyone know where I could find blueprints for an O'Day 27? I want to redo the interior, includ
Any new solutions?? rpell46 at 10:06am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3297 Hi all, Just wondering if there are any new solutions to prop and shaft fouling that actually work
Three blade Prop Size for Hunter 34? bay raider at 10:01am 07.14.12 Big Boats 6/4399 Would someone recommend a three blade prop size and pitch for a Hunter 34???? Thanks, Joe
Best way to refill anti freeze loop Rick at 8:55am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3181 Looking for a better mouse trap on replacing my antifreeze. I recently got around to removing the h
Any Pymatuning Reservoir Sailors here? Mike1956 at 8:08am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1284 I was busy earlier this season and couldn't find the time to put my Catalina 22 into the slip that I
S37 Stanchions nathan@needel.net at 7:54am 07.14.12 Seidelmann 2/2191 Hello, My S37 broke off the mooring during the tropical storm in Sarasota two weeks ago and after
Wiring from the Helm Scoel at 7:28am 07.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1841 I have a 2003 386 with a Raymarine C70 chartplotter at the helm, radar, autopilot, ST60 wind, speed
Mast snapped Kids4sail at 6:50am 07.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1577 I have a Catalina Capri 26 and snapped my mast. Who has gone though ordering a new mast? Where did y
Finally routed the leg into and out of PYC (2) c_witch at 6:07am 07.14.12 Trailer Sailors 14/3749 Yesterday afternoon we decided to go over to the boat and take it out ie motor (as you will see why)
Tohatsu 6hp sailpro BJW at 4:56am 07.14.12 Catalina 22 7/2808 I just ordered a new tohatsu 6hp sailpro from online outboards and it arrives on Tuesday 7-17. So
charging the refridgeration unit gahOhio H33.5 at 4:41am 07.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1406 I think the refrigeration unit in my 1993 H33.5 needs to be recharged. The Ice section is cold to th
Steaming light switch hewebb at 4:35am 07.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1133 I have a Catalina 25 with inboard diesel. I have not been able to get the steaming light to come on
Raymarine ST2000 Autotiller grantar2 at 10:57pm 07.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2221 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 0/839 Thanks to all your input and advice I have decided to go with a Code 0 spinnaker with a furler and s

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Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 4:47pm 01.24.23 Hi Jeff. Had a similar problem many years ago and wrote an article about it here: Hunter 42 Owner Mo
Single handing kappykaplan at 4:42pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type?
Single handing WI Rigger at 4:27pm 01.24.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? Th
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Orbweaver at 4:12pm 01.24.23 Yea...I think this qualifies as a SPOT. (St---- Previous Owner Trick).
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Orbweaver at 4:08pm 01.24.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Head Discharge Pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 01.24.23 Any suggestions? Yes. The make of the head and what you've done so far to determine the cause of
Slip n slide! Allan12210 at 3:59pm 01.24.23 Yeah Dow Chemicals When I was in college studying Chemistry we had a Department open house. So we
Teak Rub Rail (1) Gene Neill at 3:57pm 01.24.23 I happen to have a spare one. It's 1 1/4" high, 11/32" thick at the top.
Slip n slide! rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 That sounds like a slogan for a drug company! ;) Yeah Dow Chemicals
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? rgranger at 3:37pm 01.24.23 :facepalm:
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 rgranger at 3:33pm 01.24.23 The swept back spreaders is why you dont need a back stay on the H26. The sails splits on the H26 a
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Justin_NSA at 3:32pm 01.24.23 Did you get a motor and trailer with it?
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Richard19068 at 3:13pm 01.24.23 Assuming I found an OEM mast and boom, would the sails matter as much? As much as what?
Bermuda dLj at 3:10pm 01.24.23 As the Gulfstream makes its own weather, a "weather window" can be a bit deceiving. Once you are ou
Bermuda dLj at 3:06pm 01.24.23 The Schengen clock starts when you enter the Azores and would stop if you entered another territory
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck LloydB at 12:38pm 01.24.23 Having successfully built a couple hobby fish tanks in another life it was surprising to find that s
Head Liner Replacement George Braun at 12:37pm 01.24.23 tracks can be re-used I have found. Best tool to install is a semi-rigid scraper with the corners g
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 dmax at 12:36pm 01.24.23 That sink location is tough, if it were my boat I would move the sink to the starboard counter and a
Teak Rub Rail (1) LakeShark at 12:31pm 01.24.23 Those are shot for sure. But you are correct in their shape as there sort of a triangle. They are
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 12:29pm 01.24.23 Thanks for the input all. I really appreciate it. Assuming I found an OEM mast and boom, would the s

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