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Door county, WI trip help audriuskanape at 5:53pm 05.02.12 Destinations 6/2874 Me and my family planing the short 3 day trip to Door county. Could anybody from the area give us an
nylon stuffing box repack thetone at 5:46pm 05.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/7004 Does anyony have detailed instructions on repacking a nylon stuffing box on a 28.5?
Yanmar JH impeller access (3) Steve Dion at 5:31pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1281 For those of you who have had issues changing the impeller on a Yanmar JH engine, I have a solution
Spinaker Chute twodzusfittings at 5:06pm 05.02.12 Smaller Boats 2/1189 In my quest to get everything ready for the season,I separated the chute from the spinnaker sail. No
catalina 36..spinnaker pole foreguy Ron Costabile at 4:56pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 0/2106 I now proudly own a C-36. This special sailboat is spinnaker equipped and the pole is rigged to be j
How much line do I need? Costy at 4:26pm 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1426 For my 21 Venture when I called to order new line I was told that I need 55' for the main sail, 55'
What Size Outboard davenlynn at 4:19pm 05.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4869 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
light fixtures in the 309 (1) Chaz3536 at 4:11pm 05.02.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2500 Gents, Any one replaced a light fixture in the forward v berth? I was trying to replac
I've Been Slimed!!!!!!! Bad Obsession at 3:31pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1360 Checked out the bottom of the boat today. This is the WORST slime growth I have ever dealt with. T
sail repair shadowthecat at 3:21pm 05.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2520 I need some sail repair work and I'm looking for some referals. The boat is a 27 hunter which is on
Would this switch work to hook 2 batteries together? Winkfish at 3:09pm 05.02.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3041 Maine Sail, I had asked about connecting two dual purpose batteries on my fishing boat. One battery
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:24pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1219 I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Just another opinon paulj at 2:03pm 05.02.12 Catalina 310 2/1520 http://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/-10796-1.html?ET=practicalsailor:e1429:122809a:'st=email
Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:43pm 05.02.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1218 I'm looking for anyone who has a Raymarine Autopilot ST4000 and are either thowing it out or forgot
Y 37 aft cabin Rising Sun at 1:23pm 05.02.12 Yamaha 10/3874 Does anyone have a Y-37 aft cabin arrangment or pictures? I'd like to consider changing the aft cab
between transom and cockpit space (1) DeniseO30 at 1:18pm 05.02.12 Bigger Boats 8/2052 Over the weekend I had to crawl into the back area with a grease gun; had to grease the rudder post.
Help with a SSB RWSlater at 1:04pm 05.02.12 Sails Call Lounge 2/3546 Is there anyone in the Stuart FL area that has experience in the operation of SSB radio? I recently
Here is an Ingenious Setup for Raising a Rather Large Mast (3) caguy at 1:00pm 05.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2534 I was prompted to dig into the plans from my Luger 30 project. The Luger has a 34' mast and uses a
Core repair 40.5 bustedrudder at 12:16pm 05.02.12 Big Boats 1/1053 When we acquired leilani the surveyor had found an area of core saturation just below the galley fix
H33C Rudder stuffing box (4) Redbeard33 at 12:13pm 05.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2784 I have developed a leak in the rudder shaft that is fairly significant. It fills the 40 gallon bilge

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Rainwater leak under cockpit deck matts997 at 4:00pm 01.23.23
Single handing kappykaplan at 3:02pm 01.23.23 When you carry your VHF portable radio around, how much it at all does it affect the compass? Or is
Solar activity brings spots breakout kappykaplan at 2:58pm 01.23.23 @jssailem and I are preparing a post on Sun's effects on the Oceans and Sailing. Looking forward t
What is This, Anyone Need One? capta at 2:57pm 01.23.23 I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system.
Slip n slide! Hello Below at 2:52pm 01.23.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:46pm 01.23.23 When you carry your VHF portable radio around, how much it at all does it affect the compass? Or is
Mattress Underlayment Alan K at 2:40pm 01.23.23 Still happy with HyperVent after about 12 years. We sail weekends and for a few weeks each season.
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
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable 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
What is This, Anyone Need One? 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
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 1:37pm 01.23.23
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
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) 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

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