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1986 H34 Opening the Merriman Pedestal for X5 Autopilot (1) PGIJon at 12:02pm 05.19.12 Big Boats 15/3111 Hi Everyone. Ok... I finally received my new straight wheel and the X-5 Attachement is now perfect
Selden in mast furling John6176 at 8:57am 05.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1025 Im wanting to use the winch located at the mast to furl, unfurl the main. Something however is preve
Stuck Halyards DougM at 8:57am 05.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1365 Anybody have a tried and true method for unjamming halyards? We had a lot of wind last winter and a
murphy's law Freedom77 at 8:56am 05.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1400 TimeBandit mentioned in a post that the ripple on the water at Paris Lake was caused by a child wadi
Strange Stories Of The Sea Sail123 at 8:22am 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1718 Do you have a strange story from your yacht? A ships log from the three ships that made the 1492 tr
Improving H34 Ice Box Insulation Joe Mullee at 7:50am 05.19.12 Big Boats 4/1421 Last year I added a Norcold unit to my ice box and it's been a great addition. After a few weeks I d
outboard zinc removal Bob 04 H260 at 7:43am 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1110 I have a new to me, 2010, 6 hp Tohatsu outboard. It has been used in salt water. The zinc appears to
Teather pad eye location (1) guidera48 at 7:27am 05.19.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1304 Have rounded up all the safety gear and have new jack lines, harnesses and teathers. Now I need to i
Electromaax Alternator/Serpentine Kit Install Maine Sail at 6:54am 05.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/4119 A while ago I promised an update on installing an Electromaax serpentine pulley kit and alternator.
Fix a Hunter wing keel leoandkathy at 6:30am 05.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 I found a large crack on the wing of the keel of my 1995 legend 35.5. Has anyone had any experience
launching a hunter25 Dutchie at 6:09am 05.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2042 Hi, I am new to the Hunter world and intersted in buying a H25 on a trailer. However, I live in Town
Treat water ballast tank on 260 earlkeim at 5:48am 05.19.12 Smaller Boats 7/1786 Very short question please. How much Clorox should be used to treat ballast tank. In the past I had
2005 Bene 373 owner manuel? seahorse12 at 5:32am 05.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1174 Does anyine have the owner manuel for 2005 Bene 373?
Navtec series 7 adjuster Isobar at 5:04am 05.19.12 Racing 1/11958 I have a Cal 33 (1987) with a Navtec series 7 integral adjuster. Love this boat for comfort and perf
Fairing the keel jfrench at 5:00am 05.19.12 Catalina 22 1/1752 When people talk about "fairing" the keel, how much reshaping are they talking about? Just evening o
James Island May 2012 paulj at 10:13pm 05.18.12 Catalina 310 8/2106 20 nm trip to James ....just checking all systems were working. Dinghy stayed on foredeck and was O
Rigging!!!!! SailingShawnee at 9:42pm 05.18.12 Catalina 22 4/10527 Can anybody suggest a "How To Video" or great instructions with pictures on rigging the Catalina 22?
C&C 40 1980 TMDK stuffing box question allanmcbride at 9:00pm 05.18.12 C&C 0/1466 Any advice on repacking stuffing box on my 1980 C'C 40? Size of packing thread / number rings / et
Gaskets Emory M at 7:49pm 05.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1170 I'm restoring a 1974 Mac/Venture 25 and need a source for the Window/ports gaskets. BWY is no help.
portlight replacing Golden Road at 7:37pm 05.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1306 Who has had experience with this. My 1978 23's are leaking. I took out the main starbd one. Is it po

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Help Me Choose A Boat !! CarlN at 8:58am 09.22.22 Get your Channel Islands and "live on a mooring" boat now. Either of your choices are good for that
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 8:50am 09.22.22 I thought that I was going to own a Cal 34, and had been taking with someone about buying his, so I
MK1 interior rearrangment. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 09.22.22 Be mindful that bulkheads are not movable and are located where they are for structural support. Doi
C309 Generator Install sail sfbay at 7:44am 09.22.22 Did not see any 309 owner upgrades posted on this site. Might check with the Catalina owners organiz
Help Me Choose A Boat !! dlochner at 7:27am 09.22.22 Creature comforts and head room are really important when cruising or living aboard. The difference
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line SkookumZac at 7:25am 09.22.22 This is very fixable at home. I don't recommend getting it wet as is--those exposed fibers will wic
Help Me Choose A Boat !! jssailem at 7:25am 09.22.22 What is the issue with the Cal34 you list? Pearson and Ericson made good boats. If I was consider
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line JBP-PA at 7:08am 09.22.22 Sure, you can just drill another hole close to it and fill the old hole. If it happens again, howev
Bristol 29 Mast Support FastOlson at 7:07am 09.22.22 Per your sig line you already own a superior-handling offshore boat, your Cal 34. Why downgrade? Or
Help Me Choose A Boat !! FastOlson at 7:05am 09.22.22 Look at an Ericson 32-3... Fast, solid, comfortable, and sister ships have done oodles of offshore m
H41DS heater venting (1) sail sfbay at 7:03am 09.22.22 What kind of heater and where do you plan to mount it........bulkhead, force air, hydronic and are y
Catalina 30 Needing Dinette Table or Dimensions FastOlson at 7:00am 09.22.22 Thanks for the feedback so far! It would be nice to have basic measurements from a similar year, I'
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Justin_NSA at 6:51am 09.22.22 No headroom would get old quick. The Bristol has a gas engine. The Pearson is diesel. Here's a revie
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Leeward Rail at 6:43am 09.22.22 I am mostly worried about investing money into a boat that I may not be excited about in the future
Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 6:06am 09.22.22 Thanks, Keep us posted Terry. I have two filled tanks right now but if I can find a tank or two wh
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.22.22
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 4:49am 09.22.22 Our two tanks are the old steel round bottom version. After looking at them the re-certification tec
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers RoyS at 4:07am 09.22.22 Thank you for your replies. I think I will give the cheap after market impellers a try. I have spare
Outhaul line replacement for furling main Wesleymi at 1:26am 09.22.22 I replaced both outhaul and inhaul on my 321 with no problem at all (with the mast up).
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 09.21.22 Sometimes the bilge pump will cycle up to 6 times per day You have one hell of a large leak with

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