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Macgreggor 22 for first sailboat Tbone102 at 2:26pm 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1524 OK heres the deal. My dad has sailed all his life so i will have an awsome teacher starting out. H
Jibe Sheets diameter Cabasa 83 at 2:22pm 05.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/935 Does anyone know the diameter of the jibe sheets for O'day 272?
Connecting a manual lavas to a pursan system eksaltydog at 2:15pm 05.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2085 I'm refitting a Coronado 41 and now am at redoing the plumbing. I want to plumb my lavac to a purasa
Free Town Mooring... Roger Long at 2:03pm 05.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/3371 and this for a view: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/538307_2838620225072_87380374_n.jpg
Interior Cushions lhbuxton at 1:24pm 05.28.12 Big Boats 6/2774 We're looking to replace the interior cushions in the Galley and staterooms of our 1996 Hunter 376.
Raritan PHII back preassure MikeR_2468 at 12:55pm 05.28.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1709 Ive just launched this this week and I have back preassure on the down stroke in flush mode. It clea
Repeater instruments above companionway (1) Scott B at 12:54pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4305 I was looking at installing an ST60 wind repeater above the companionway. I've seen this on a few bo
Water tank leak jcrind01 at 12:51pm 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/682 I have a Hunter 30 with a Stainless water tank underneath the V-berth which seems to be leaking. Has
How to use whisker pole? Bigjer40 at 11:52am 05.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3558 So I have watched john kretschmer video on using whisker pole. I mounted mine to the front of my mas
OMC Saildrive Replacement? CEPA1243 at 11:42am 05.28.12 S2 3/6006 I am the original owner of a 7.3 S-2 with a Saildrive Engine. I know that parts are getting to be d
Hunter 39 Solar Panel canuck at 11:25am 05.28.12 Big Boats 2/1279 Can someone explain the purpose of this small solar panel located forward of the companionway hatch.
Salon window treatment airbusguy at 9:22am 05.28.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2203 Salon port treatment Greetings all. Need some input on salon port treatments. The hatches and small
Hunter 33 shower sump hudjohnjen at 9:19am 05.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2133 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. When sailing, green water is coming in from the shower sump. Does anyon
H19 to H23.5 (1) tampastockman at 9:01am 05.28.12 Smaller Boats 9/1651 I have the wonderful 1994 "Custom" 19 from previous posts. It is complete and in very nice shape. Th
Switch behind engine on 1996 Catalina 36MK2 (1) Stan Breaux at 8:11am 05.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1791 An someone tell me what this switch is for? It is disconnected. It is on starboard side behind the
H37C Topping Lift - yours? Jim Legere at 8:10am 05.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3636 Yesterday I was out for a short sail in about 15 knots of wind. My topping lift was on too tight - n
Trailer Tongue Weight jfrench at 7:57am 05.28.12 Catalina 22 8/5112 Found this interesting bit of info about boat trailer tongue weight on the ShorLand'r web site: T
Any Tips on Installing the Headliner? RonRock at 7:45am 05.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4511 I have the interior of my V25 pretty well gutted. Power washed the years of neglect off and plan to
Having trouble with gear selector (jumps into forward) iSailor at 7:43am 05.28.12 Catalina 310 1/1479 This has happened several times now. After docking and I put the gear selector in neutral (engine i
Beneteau 373 Air Conditioner Question timsail at 7:27am 05.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2500 My Beneteau 373 "2007" AC unit is not pumping water overboard. I can't find the valve associated wi

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Do you put your bimini down? RoyS at 7:14am 11.05.22 If you cannot stand up straight with the bimini and you are not happy with the design then you shoul
Pinole replacement RoyS at 6:54am 11.05.22 Try Rig-Rite on line.
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck svblackcloud at 6:51am 11.05.22 I pulled my compression post earlier this year. (37.5 legend) The counter weight is mild steel and i
Battery Tally Ho at 6:48am 11.05.22 I had a Hunter 280 that spent most of the time on shore power and was primarily day sailed. She had
Insurance for older boats RoyS at 6:46am 11.05.22 I have a nice local insurance agent. I thought my agreed value insurance was getting too expensive s
Battery Kings Gambit at 6:42am 11.05.22 An alternative answer might depend on how you use them. Group size 4D 12-volt flooded makes a good h
Wires up the mast Tally Ho at 6:39am 11.05.22
Do you put your bimini down? JBP-PA at 6:28am 11.05.22 ...I do need to remove the screws in the rear support legs... Can you replace the screws with togg
Sanitation hose recommendation requested George Braun at 6:25am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties int
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 5:36am 11.05.22 +1 to shemandr's comment. On our first "cruising boat", a Catalina 27, I carried a drill like that.
Insurance for older boats Rick Webb at 5:12am 11.05.22 Wherever you land with insurance make sure salvage and pollution mitigation are included in your pol
Battery dlochner at 5:03am 11.05.22 Seemingly simple questions are often more complex. Before anyone can give you an insightful answer t
Shorty dlochner at 4:46am 11.05.22 Usually the windward shrouds though. Yes, the other windward. ;)
Hot Water Heater Rear Heat Exchanger Plumbing sailme88 at 4:45am 11.05.22 The hot water system consists of 2 separate loops. The raw side that is discharged and the closed f
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 4:32am 11.05.22 I used to keep one on my boat. Always ready to go!
Shorty Old Climber at 3:48am 11.05.22
Hot Water Heater Rear Heat Exchanger Plumbing gonekayaking247 at 7:40pm 11.04.22 OK so shortly after posting this thread I visited the C34 site and found my answer: Flow directions
Shorty FastOlson at 7:38pm 11.04.22 Yes. Reaching Strut.
Shorty PaulK at 7:29pm 11.04.22 The Jockey Pole is sometimes known as a reaching strut, gets the guy off the leeward shrouds. Usua
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? PaulK at 7:27pm 11.04.22 granger and dlochnerl have the right idea. Injecting epoxy into the deck may create a big "hard" sp

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