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Me and my family planing the short 3 day trip to Door county. Could anybody from the area give us an
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Does anyony have detailed instructions on repacking a nylon stuffing box on a 28.5?
Steve Dion at 5:31pm 05.02.12
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For those of you who have had issues changing the impeller on a Yanmar JH engine, I have a solution
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In my quest to get everything ready for the season,I separated the chute from the spinnaker sail. No
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I now proudly own a C-36. This special sailboat is spinnaker equipped and the pole is rigged to be j
Costy at 4:26pm 05.02.12
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For my 21 Venture when I called to order new line I was told that I need 55' for the main sail, 55'
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I need to buy a new outboard motor for our Mac 25, as the old one is too heavy for me to lift on and
Chaz3536 at 4:11pm 05.02.12
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Gents, Any one replaced a light fixture in the forward v berth? I was trying to replac
Bad Obsession at 3:31pm 05.02.12
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Checked out the bottom of the boat today. This is the WORST slime growth I have ever dealt with. T
shadowthecat at 3:21pm 05.02.12
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I need some sail repair work and I'm looking for some referals. The boat is a 27 hunter which is on
Winkfish at 3:09pm 05.02.12
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Maine Sail, I had asked about connecting two dual purpose batteries on my fishing boat. One battery
2 OLD PIRATES at 2:24pm 05.02.12
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I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
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2 OLD PIRATES at 1:43pm 05.02.12
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I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Rising Sun at 1:23pm 05.02.12
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Does anyone have a Y-37 aft cabin arrangment or pictures? I'd like to consider changing the aft cab
DeniseO30 at 1:18pm 05.02.12
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Over the weekend I had to crawl into the back area with a grease gun; had to grease the rudder post.
RWSlater at 1:04pm 05.02.12
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Is there anyone in the Stuart FL area that has experience in the operation of SSB radio? I recently
caguy at 1:00pm 05.02.12
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I was prompted to dig into the plans from my Luger 30 project. The Luger has a 34' mast and uses a
bustedrudder at 12:16pm 05.02.12
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When we acquired leilani the surveyor had found an area of core saturation just below the galley fix
Redbeard33 at 12:13pm 05.02.12
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I have developed a leak in the rudder shaft that is fairly significant. It fills the 40 gallon bilge

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Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable
thinwater at 2:23pm 01.23.23
It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles. Sort of. See Colregs Annex I 84.17 (b) All-round
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing?
Alan K at 2:23pm 01.23.23
I did that a few years ago on my 380 which must be similar. I went from the steering pedestal down
Solar activity brings spots breakout   (1)
JamesG161 at 2:21pm 01.23.23
Triple X This is picture of that Triple Solar Flare its the Astronauts on the Space Station, but
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thinwater at 2:12pm 01.23.23
... I would be tempted to get two of those dingy lights and build my own hanger one for each stay w
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Alan K at 2:08pm 01.23.23
Looks like an old left-handed sail flaker to me.
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck
Alan K at 2:01pm 01.23.23
I have a Hunter 380 and the arrangement for getting the cable bundle from the cockpit into the vesse
Hunter 280 mast Question
Crusty Ol Salt at 1:40pm 01.23.23
Yes there was a rectangular exit block offered by Z Spar. Keep us posted on the exit block. As f
Water heater, electrical enigma
Alan K at 1:40pm 01.23.23
That's a 240v male connector. This is a French-made vessel. In 240-volt countries, like France, th
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable
ggrizzard at 1:37pm 01.23.23
If a LEO see's 2 bright white lights on an anchored vessel they will likely not care if there are tw
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Crusty Ol Salt at 1:32pm 01.23.23
Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Con
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck
dlochner at 1:15pm 01.23.23
Another cable sealing options is a cable gland like these from Amazon. This type of gland will requi
End Boom Sheeting
Stu Jackson at 1:08pm 01.23.23
You might consider going to the Catalina Yachts website and looking through their archived borchures
Water heater, electrical enigma   (1)
BarryL at 1:00pm 01.23.23
Hi, Here is a picture of the water heater on my boat. It has a euro style plug that goes into the b
Slip n slide!
BigEasy at 12:54pm 01.23.23
Have used Woody wax in past. Yes, it is expensive. Must clean deck thoroughly before application w
Fiberglass Hull Interior Issue
Barnacle Bill at 12:49pm 01.23.23
Potters have good reputations and even some are ""offshore" built with extra fiberglass usage. I'd
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck
Barnacle Bill at 12:44pm 01.23.23
How about getting creative and shielding that mess of cables with some sort of curved plastic or fib
Chart plotter choice overwhelm
Barnacle Bill at 12:34pm 01.23.23
I'm not up to speed with the latest and greatest chart plotters of various brands, but I have always
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable
Barnacle Bill at 12:30pm 01.23.23
It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles.
Water heater, electrical enigma
Barnacle Bill at 12:28pm 01.23.23
It sounds like your water heater has a plug in it? Am I reading that right? So you can plug it

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