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9.5 ft hard bottom dink fit on bow? Jared1048 at 6:59pm 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1399 After searching for a couple months for a dink i think I found the perfect one at the right price. W
Shoal vs Fin Keel kwilson1033 at 6:48pm 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1965 I am looking at two Catalina 320's here in the Northwest. One has a shoal keel and the other a regu
Deep Cycle Marine Battery Charging CaptGregg at 5:59pm 04.01.12 Catalina 22 22/3143 I have an old charger still in the blister pack that's never been used. It's input is 120V .3 amps
Wanted 411 Chkm8 at 5:59pm 04.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1418 Hello to All ... I am looking for a 411 that needs new standing and running rigging preferably on th
Any thoughts before I click the pay button X-5 Autopilot? PGIJon at 5:58pm 04.01.12 Big Boats 10/1600 Any thoughts and/or experiences with Raymarine's SmartPilot X-5 Wheel Autopilot for our 1986 H34?
Walking Trials Roger Long at 5:51pm 04.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 21/5346
Question for Sumner PuckandTitania at 2:32pm 04.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1262 Or, any one else that has modified the cockpit drain. When rerouting the drain line through the laz
Raymarine ST50 masthead unit (1) Tally Ho at 1:41pm 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/8671 I have a Raymarine ST50 wind speed/direction unit. The speed unit started acting up last season. Wen
Hatch Vents - Reducing Humidity + Ventilation Ducati at 1:12pm 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4257 Would like to know if replacing our 3" Lewmar passive hatch vent with a 3" Nicro Solar would really
Ready to Splash MLampner at 12:27pm 04.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/739 Mother nature never seems to give you a break. For those here in the land of pleasant living (Chesap
H33 folding saloon table? syoun10 at 11:27am 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2010 Hunter 33s have a relatively large interior, but I'm always amazed when I take down the saloon table
Toilet keeps filling gettinthere at 10:43am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1559 Our Raritan PHIIE keeps filling with water to the static waterline. Even with all in ' out valves cl
Is the weterbeke model 10 two the same as model 102? Bigjer40 at 8:55am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1376 Hello all, I know sounds silly but I want to make sure. My Westerbeke placard from the engine says
Keel Stepped mast boots Mark Maulden at 8:54am 04.01.12 S2 2/1514 Have a question for all you keel stepped mast owners. For the boot/plate assembly on the cabin top,
Stuffing Box Leak Mike Gall at 8:48am 04.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1722 I just put my 2009 Hunter 33 back in the water after dry storage for the winter, and I have sprung a
Cell phone "waterproofing" Dantodd at 8:40am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3238 A friend posted this on Facebook today. Too bad they don't list iPad as a supported device. http:
Universal M-25XPB Sherwood Raw Water Pump Questions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:03am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 27/16816 Hello All, I have a Catalina 310 with a Universal M-25XPB. The raw water pump is a Sherwood. If
Back to the Future... Skip Gundlach at 6:55am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1635 Back to the Future... Those of you who have been paying attention probably have noticed that we'v
Another Newbie Spindrift NH at 6:40am 04.01.12 Catalina 30 4/1196 Hello, I am the proud new owner of a 1988 Tall rig, wing keel 30. I have spent the past several mon
Fresh Water Pump (1) lehigh375 at 6:40am 04.01.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7645 I was commissioning the fresh water system on my 29 ft. Hunter and the pump seems to be noisy and we

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Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jssailem at 12:53pm 03.31.22 Just drill and tap for screws? Any problem that there is no nut or washer inside the mast? My opi
Propane tank solenoid threads Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 03.31.22 If it is the hose that connects to the tank, it is either a left-hand male thread that screws into t
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S (1) dkinzer at 12:46pm 03.31.22 The attached photo shows the scrap of bolt rope that the sail loft gave me. Happily, it hoisted all
Tiller question (1) SailAway1 at 12:46pm 03.31.22 Picture = 1000 words. :)
Propane tank solenoid threads Nodak7 at 12:45pm 03.31.22
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? jssailem at 12:37pm 03.31.22 the main to the halyard with a knot I agree with the understanding, On a larger boat, the knot is
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 12:28pm 03.31.22 I hadn't actually measured the running amps before the capacitor blew. I am just getting 13 amps fro
Air conditioning ggrizzard at 12:18pm 03.31.22 Banooma, you are correct in your estimation of steps required to install a A/C system from scratch.
Reuse shrink wrap? (1) Bob S at 12:04pm 03.31.22 I had a Fairclough on my Catalina 30. The cost was around 2200 in 2010. The current owner is still u
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor odaydokay at 12:02pm 03.31.22
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? AaronD at 12:01pm 03.31.22 Does anyone have any comments or advice on attaching the clutch or cam cleat to the mast? Just dri
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 11:55am 03.31.22 Yeah, it's odd. I can somewhat explain the delta between R22 and R410a units since 410a operates at
Reuse shrink wrap? Scott B at 11:51am 03.31.22 I used an Agriculture silver tarp whiich is heavier weight than the standard tarps, for 6-7 years.
Luck Be The Lady... Stu Jackson at 11:50am 03.31.22 Maybe you learned about the hazards of Flyback chargers from this post I've repeated over the years.
Boat Stripe Oxidation Justin_NSA at 11:09am 03.31.22 How long has the PoliGlow been on? I ask because I used it several years ago on another boat. It
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 11:09am 03.31.22 Does anyone have any comments or advice on attaching the clutch or cam cleat to the mast? Just dril
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 buddy0 at 11:05am 03.31.22 Mine has a running amps of 13 with a LRA of 59, so quite a bit more than yours. Makes me think that
Air conditioning Banooma at 10:56am 03.31.22 Not a trick question - I told you it was naive! Sorry if I misunderstand the whole installation, but
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets flightlead404 at 10:38am 03.31.22 "automatic transfer switch" Is the phrase I was looking for I think. I have and will keep the factor
Boat Stripe Oxidation nightowle at 10:36am 03.31.22 My 1987 had 30 years of fading and oxidation of the waterline stripe. When I bought the boat, I ap

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