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Loose footed mainsail question Hollyweirdos at 10:44am 02.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1513 Hey you's guys! I just found out that my sail is a loose-footed sail. I assume the tack connects
New Member Squidder at 8:08am 02.29.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1537 :DHello, I'm Tommie Sneed. Trying to find my way around the site. If I have posted this in the wron
Jabasco Lite Flush Head paul1938 at 7:40am 02.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/804 Replacing my old Jabasco head and I am thinking about upgrading to their Lite Flush, which is electr
h260 Companion way Dodger (1) Lucky Day at 7:07am 02.29.12 Smaller Boats 7/4704 Does anyone know of a canvas manufacture that has a template to build a dodger for a 2005 h260, I ha
Cetrek 770 Autopilot Manual Gregg F at 6:44am 02.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/3206 Does anyone know where I could download a manual for my Cetrek 770 autopilot??? I'm having trouble w
Surviving the Apocalypse tcbro at 6:29am 02.29.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3034 Go to the ETAP Yachts website http://etapyachting.1a-8568.antagusserver.de/etapyachting and cli
Condensation or leaks brian3820 at 5:41am 02.29.12 Big Boats 8/2595 Hello All. I have an 84 Hunter 34 that is being completely refit. In the process I have noticed allo
Morris Yachts Unveils Civilian 44-Footer Soundbounder at 4:45am 02.29.12 Other Sailboats 0/1052
Anchor Windlass??? JOETRE at 1:48am 02.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1067 Has Anyone Fitted An Anchor Windlass To A Hunter 280 Please? Any Views/comments Would Be Appreciate
thinking of buying waterfront in FL chiefaponte at 9:41pm 02.28.12 Destinations 12/6692 I am the proud owner of a S2 8.0C and looking to retire from the Navy in a few years. given the low
Oil in marine diesels Steve Dion at 9:15pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3604 Here is another article on oil in a marine engine. It takes a slightly differnt point of view on
PVC Furler Question ggooch at 8:16pm 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/4259 I have been working on building a PVC Furler for the jib on my Macgregor 25 but kept getting sidelin
This is for all who worry about climing your 35ft mast. caguy at 7:22pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2961 Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A_h2AjJaMw
Sail cleaning My Time at 6:53pm 02.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/1371 Looking for ideas on how to claen sails myself. Does anyone know what cleaning chemicals are safe to
Looking for replacement parts... 2ifbysea at 6:39pm 02.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1235 I have just purchased a 1987 Legend 35. We are in the process of having her hauled and having a bot
Cal 29 headliner support Cal29_Mike at 6:39pm 02.28.12 Cal 2/3220 I just purchased a 1976 Cal 29. She sails great but the previous owner had started interior renovati
Sovonics Files BK 2/14/2012 xcyz at 6:23pm 02.28.12 Big Boats 0/1543 The parent company for Sovonic, maker of the solar panels used on most Hunters files for protection.
1975 s2 8.0A samarks70 at 5:42pm 02.28.12 S2 2/1681 I found an s2 8.0A I presume 1975 according to hull numbers. needs some intierior work. I would like
Mast Winch - Anyone Have One? GorillaToast at 3:50pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 9/1905 And if so, which side of the mast is it on? My boat came with one on the port side of the mast, a
Waste pump out odor greg simon at 3:27pm 02.28.12 Ericson 2/3339 When I pump out my holding tank, it smells the boat up for a day. Is there a leak in a hose. There

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Catalina 30 Table/hardware Hayden Watson at 11:26am 03.22.22 Wow... WM sure does enjoy a premium mark-up. Here is the same bracket for $50 less https://www.am
Catalina 30 Table/hardware rgranger at 11:06am 03.22.22 If you can't find used ones, they are available new (WM is probably not the cheapest): Chromed-Bras
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats rgranger at 11:04am 03.22.22 Or you could go PlasTeak: Home - PlasTEAK Inc. I was going to say.. "rip some trex" ... essentiall
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Hayden Watson at 10:53am 03.22.22 If you turn it off, leave the lid open to prevent warm fridge stank. I leave mine one with basics n
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 03.22.22 We average around 100 eng hours/season, and we change the impeller about every 2nd-3rd year-but hav
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 03.22.22 That looks great. Is that shiny stuff lacquer or varnish? Thanks. What you're seeing is three co
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Stu Jackson at 10:31am 03.22.22 This is a very recurring topic. It comes up regularly, like clockwork. :) The answer is: Your bo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) dlochner at 10:21am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now t
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:09am 03.22.22 Sailcrazy1, you may want to relocate your water pump as per Art Boas post. I have done it and now th
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:03am 03.22.22 Yes, you have to remove the freezer. There should be a trim ring around it with screws. Once removed
Water Standing Under V Berth fox9988 at 9:31am 03.22.22 The pressure side is finished. I have one drain and the holding tank vent left to replace. The pre
Keel smile and 6 bolts Calif. Ted at 9:19am 03.22.22 I have never heard of a Catalina losing a keel, unless severely compromised the standard response is
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 8:50am 03.22.22 Cleaning the coils with a shop vac is an easy and inexpensive way to troubleshoot and maybe fix thi
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:47am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Build a Better Boat Hook? william24424 at 8:46am 03.22.22 I use a hockey stick, it's a light composite material, bends yet stiff, easy to swing, after years
Touch up interior wood BigEasy at 8:18am 03.22.22 That area will likely need to be refinished. Beneteau used a lacquer finish that also incorporated
Touch up interior wood (1) joker460 at 8:16am 03.22.22 Have you seen the attached PDF?
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? Justin_NSA at 8:00am 03.22.22 Could have a freon leak. Clean it first and see
Touch up interior wood Simon Sexton at 7:59am 03.22.22 @sf34dtw , Good morning! For interior use on my boat, I've just used Cetol, which is a marine sta
Leave the refrigerator on or off? Justin_NSA at 7:58am 03.22.22 Mine stays on also. Nice to have cold beer waiting onboard! It's older but it has logic to shut dow

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