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T.S. Beryl (4) Zaphro at 4:33pm 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1959 Looks like my summer just got a lot more busy....
Mast Foot Plate is loose ?? Ward H at 4:26pm 06.05.12 Trailer Sailors 7/4352 Today was high winds, cold and cloudy. Winds died away around 4pm so I went out to motor around a bi
Hunter 18.5 rigging pictures RDS2012 at 2:36pm 06.05.12 Smaller Boats 1/2350 Does anyone have any pics of the running rigging on a Hunter 18.5? I cannot find any on the internet
Oday 192 ladder fairwinds713 at 2:19pm 06.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1293 Where can I get a transom ladder for a 192:dance:
Where or where to install that depthsounder Bob4203 at 2:09pm 06.05.12 Catalina 30 13/2471 I had a transducer installed the last time I pulled the boat (1988 Mark II wing-keel), but never mou
Ram Mic bobcat30 at 2:03pm 06.05.12 Catalina 30 7/2130 I have a Standard Horizon radio below and a Standard Horizon RAM mic in the cockpit. The radio below
Wet Dry Switch bobcat30 at 1:58pm 06.05.12 Catalina 30 3/1143 THE WET DRY switch on my head is stuck in the dry position. Any suggestions as to how to fix it with
Has Hunter found a new owner? Serena1 at 1:54pm 06.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3383 I just read an article that a deal is being worked out, after Hunter's parent company filed for Chap
Oday 35 handrail removal DannyS at 12:17pm 06.05.12 Bigger Boats 9/2193 Any 35 (and presumably 34) owners ever removed the exterior handrails for rebedding and refinishing?
The learning curve. (1) Time_Out at 11:57am 06.05.12 Catalina 22 17/2395 I saw a reference in another post that mentioned learning to sail on a Sunfish, and was wondering wh
Lead keel repair (2) Fogg at 11:56am 06.05.12 Catalina 30 4/5378 The lower trailing edge of my lead keel suffered at the hands of Irene last fall. I'm wondering whet
Johnson Float Switches Bob J. at 11:10am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1439 Anyone have any experience or good words for these float switches? From what I understand they have
Deck/mast light on 2006 h41 ds sailor5017 at 11:04am 06.05.12 Big Boats 5/1206 Has anyone now what make the deck/mast light is on 41DS? also what type or number the bulb is? Mi
Original location of cleats on S2 11.0 quarteringbreeze at 10:51am 06.05.12 S2 2/1353 Hi all, I keep my 11.0 on a mooring, and I am having some difficulty determining the best way to se
problem with auto pilot drive gordhodgson at 10:44am 06.05.12 Big Boats 0/803 I am wondering if anyone has any ideas about what could be happening with my auto pilot. the system
"Can You Repack My Stuffing Box?" (1) Maine Sail at 9:36am 06.05.12 Musings With Maine Sail 15/9496 Sure..... Ummm maybe not...:cussing: http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/image/143817838.jpg Wh
How to 'properly' raise a Dacron Mainsail RichH at 9:23am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3298 This was originally posted on Don Guillettes "Sail Trim Forum" 2 years ago ... It fully explains
Annapolis Rigging CYQK at 9:00am 06.05.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2139 What's the word on Jay at Annapolis Rigging? Good,Bad. or otherwise?
H260 Rudder failure!! Updates on replacement? hunter260 at 8:50am 06.05.12 Smaller Boats 5/1549 Came about hard in a heavy gust yesterday and heard a crack behind me. Lo and behold that crackled,
1968 Cal 28 Flat top running rigging whilehewill at 8:47am 06.05.12 Cal 0/2551 Purchased a Cal 28 recently needing an extensive refit. I am doing this because the price was right

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Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 Hello Below at 4:29pm 09.27.22 If the pump stops immediately, no accumulator OR the accumulator has failed. Which the fix to the
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hayden Watson at 4:14pm 09.27.22 It just takes a trip up the mast (or bring the mast down) so you can attach the top end to the masth
Boom kicker or topping lift? fred1diver at 4:06pm 09.27.22
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 (3) jssailem at 3:53pm 09.27.22 expansion tank It is not called an "expansion tank"... it is known as an "Accumulator" Two exampl
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? jssailem at 3:43pm 09.27.22 :plus: What Dave said.
33.5 swim ladder jssailem at 3:42pm 09.27.22 it would be lower in the water making it easier to climb up. That would be a beneficial action.
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA jssailem at 3:40pm 09.27.22 When struggling with an mechanical problem... Get a bigger hammer... or in this case a Marine's Foot
33.5 swim ladder sail sfbay at 3:28pm 09.27.22 Here is are couple of options: Ladder extension BOAT BOARDING LADDER EXTENSIONS \| CLR Marine Replace
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA kappykaplan at 3:20pm 09.27.22 Good news! :beer:
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA Brian D at 3:01pm 09.27.22 Well, it has been solved. I was only able to get the relief valve open by a total of about 1/3 to 1/
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 2:54pm 09.27.22 Simple view of the Pressure Front Battle. fronts. And the reason Hurricane Ian is slowing. Dammit
Hunter 25 hatch cover ggrizzard at 2:11pm 09.27.22 If you can remove the opening part of the hatch, frame and all, a local glass company can replace th
Oday 25 portlights racenmotorsports at 1:55pm 09.27.22 Just wanted to update this a bit. The rest of life has affected any time we've had to sail or work
Underrated marinas DAVA390 at 1:50pm 09.27.22 Which lake. Dillon is the only lake I sailed in Colorado. That was during a Ski/bike/sail end of Sk
I it legal to make a boat longer? Leeward Rail at 1:47pm 09.27.22 Are you implying there aren't a lot of horrible or just plain ugly houses? Hehe. Not at all. Presu
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 AndyL at 1:25pm 09.27.22 My setup doesn't have any controls on the DHW and it's never presented a problem. Just make people
I it legal to make a boat longer? (1) dlochner at 1:08pm 09.27.22 After all, a house is just a poorly built boat that won't go anywhere. :clap::clap::clap::clap::b
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? Dave Groshong at 1:06pm 09.27.22 The length of the foot of your genoa, so a 150% sail your pole needs to be at least 17ft extended a
I it legal to make a boat longer? capta at 1:01pm 09.27.22 Which is why we get the fun of seeing a lot of horrible or just plain ugly boats. I saw a Catalina
33.5 fuel tank leak (1) Sutric at 12:31pm 09.27.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from M

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