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bilge water problems Beeg at 10:12am 04.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1169 I'm new to forum, Please see my bilge water question in ask any owner. I posted in wrong place, and
Anchor Sail Etiquette Paul and Judy at 10:03am 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 24/10194 My Hunter 33.5 swings like crazy while at anchor when the wind is blowing. I seem to swing more tha
LEGEND 40.5 font? zzub1942 at 7:44am 04.26.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1362 1993 Hunter LEGEND 40.5 What font was used to create the hull decal "LEGEND 40.5". Hunter Marine do
tach reading Don Lucas at 6:58am 04.26.12 Big Boats 3/1292 My tach doesn't read rpm all the time on my 410. The problem started last year and when onto the "wh
H19 trailer tampastockman at 6:29am 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1151 I am picking up the H19 today. I have a trailer with rollers rather than bunks. The guy I got the tr
flooring for the Hunter water ballast boats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 3/1673 Ladies and Gents The flooring that use to be offered thru the site store and Hunter is no longer a
Lowering Mast on H19 tampastockman at 6:21am 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 9/1806 I am going to pick up my H19 today. I will need to lower the mast. I am a big guy and strong (6'4 24
Pearson Wanderer John Bailey at 6:13am 04.26.12 Pearson 2/2660 I'm in the market for a Pearson Wanderer. Would like to hear anything that pertains to the boat --
Tall Ships - NYC lehigh375 at 5:24am 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1357 The tall ships will be coming from the south up the east coast for the parade into NY harbor at the
Restore teak Bigjer40 at 8:22pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1276 My 1984 H27 has teak grab rails topside and a strip just below the grab rails. They are very grey a
water tanks Golden Road at 7:58pm 04.25.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1769 Hey folks, I'm wondering what kind of water (drinking) tanks the O'Day 23 came with. My 1976 looks l
new keel winch cable GDTRFB at 7:46pm 04.25.12 Catalina 22 20/3858 I just picked up a new winch cable I had made. I showed the shop my old cable and wanted a new one
Engine Siezure Mystery Kallen at 7:41pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 11/2181 I am struggling with a perplexing mystery. A customer's Catalina 27 with an Universal diesel will c
Installing watermaker 393 Kordie at 7:39pm 04.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2967 After keeping an eye on the web I have found myself a brand new Katadyn 160 e Watermaker at a very g
Shaft Packing Size- 1982 H-30 Nelsonhow at 7:38pm 04.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/996 Anyone remember the packing size for the shaft packing on a 1982 H-30 with a 1" shaft all originally
Hanging Blocks for Lazy Jacks/Stack Pack jimfrankelly at 7:29pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 0/1117 Matt at the Ottawa Chandlery suggested I use Llifting Eyenuts to hang the blocks for the Lazy Jacks/
Someone Else's Cherubini H37C rardiH36 at 7:15pm 04.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1429 I acknowledge that SBO forums shouldn't be a platform for boats for sale. But on this Cherubini for
Steering/Rudder Problems ljfiorenza at 7:12pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/2633 THe steering on my 1988 Catalina has always, in the three years I have owned her, been stiff, compar
engine won't start newboatowner at 7:06pm 04.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3372 I have a Catalina 30 with a 1985 M18 Universal engine that started giving me trouble at the end of l

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Solenoid Switch on the Battery Switch Panel, What Activates It? dkinzer at 11:22am 01.09.23 You might want to change this over to a Blue Seas ACR. Yes, that is exactly what I'm considering.
Solenoid Switch on the Battery Switch Panel, What Activates It? artboas at 11:12am 01.09.23 The solenoid is activated by the key switch. You might want to change this over to a Blue Seas ACR.
Dometic Refrigerator Update kappykaplan at 11:11am 01.09.23 Sweet!
Reefing Sail Trim BarryL at 10:43am 01.09.23 Hi, This is a good topic. A few points from me: In use my boat for day sails, weekend or longer cr
Reefing Sail Trim DArcy at 10:16am 01.09.23 The answer very much depends on the sail being reefed and on the point of sail. A slab reefed main w
Reefing Sail Trim shemandr at 10:11am 01.09.23 The main sail trim goal I have for a reefed main is to make sure the leech reef line pulls the foot
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? DArcy at 9:58am 01.09.23 @Prairie Virgin Sailor are you interested in the boat license or operator license? n the second pa
New sailing toy for Christmas Allan12210 at 9:58am 01.09.23 That clock is wrong if you are retired... Then it is 6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday. Our site superviso
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Leeward Rail at 9:50am 01.09.23 The guy turned around and drove over it. Is there a chance it resembled his wife ? My wife did t
Reefing Sail Trim Davidasailor26 at 9:46am 01.09.23 I think one of the key considerations both when approaching reefing conditions and after reefing is
Think your PO made mistakes? (1) DArcy at 9:46am 01.09.23 https://images.halloweencostumes.com/products/85924/1-1/adults-captain-yachty-costume.jpg @Gene Ne
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:17am 01.09.23 Now that you believe you are focused on the UK, you can do some serious research. Here is a summary
Rain water through the mast OS2Dude at 9:17am 01.09.23 Went to my boat today and discovered that I have two little access panels on either side of the mas
Reefing Sail Trim jssailem at 9:15am 01.09.23 Don, I am not sure I understand the question. If I define the purpose of of sail trim as the task t
Contessa 32 Owners ... Apex at 9:01am 01.09.23 https://www.yachtworld.com/boats-for-sale/?keyword=contessa%2032 only 1 in N.A. @Prairie Virgin Sail
Sails and Stack Packs drewlamparello at 8:57am 01.09.23 Avoid the style with the fiberglass poles in the top of each side. Very hard to remove and fold dow
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 drewlamparello at 8:55am 01.09.23 Before you put holes in the cockpit, you may want to consider the open transom has a tendency to be
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Hollyberry at 8:43am 01.09.23 Another factor is import duty if/when you decide to bring the boat home. Any boat built outside of N
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? joker460 at 8:22am 01.09.23 For those that part take in the port of Toronto ( Not visitors) also need a Harbour License to opera
Contessa 32 Owners ... Kings Gambit at 8:20am 01.09.23 In general, there is a short list of boats with important features for such a task. You want boats

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