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House Battery Replacement JeffThompson at 4:27am 01.03.12 Big Boats 8/1431 Over the holidays, our house battery finally decided to go to the great battery graveyard in the sky
Moment of Truth Roger Long at 4:09am 01.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2225
Removable cockpit table paul1938 at 9:46pm 01.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1740 I have a 2005 H33 and while the folding table is great when we are docked, it's a pain when we are s
San Diego Trailer Sailors davenlynn at 9:45pm 01.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1814 Are there any marinas on either Shelter Island or Harbour Island that rent slips for a day or two?
Hunter 376 A/C and genset cahenesy at 7:03pm 01.02.12 Big Boats 11/3941 Hello all, I am in the process of purchasing a 1997 Hunter 376. I mostly sail on Lake Sidney Lan
Hunter 22 bilge pump location question SenecaDaze at 6:43pm 01.02.12 Smaller Boats 23/8664 the boat is a 1981 model,there was no bilge pump mounted when i bought boat,i have a small bilge pum
Show Off Time (4) GorillaToast at 6:23pm 01.02.12 Catalina 22 19/2201 Ok, so I decided to work on the boat instead of watching the Rose Bowl. After Ohio State (just down
Hunter 260: hole in cabin floor? epsilonblue at 6:00pm 01.02.12 Smaller Boats 18/4603 I have recently bought a hunter 260. there is a one inch diameter hole cut in the cabin floor adjace
Bottom paint seagle at 4:51pm 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3156 What is the best bottom paint to us in the bahams and why?
Thru-Hull Valves frozen (3) Euphoria2011 at 4:13pm 01.02.12 Bigger Boats 10/6124 Hello, I have a 1983 Oday 28 and this spring I am gettiing the bottom done and while she is out of
Best hight for a bimini? kmart at 4:01pm 01.02.12 Pearson 4/1782 Hello all. I have a Pearson 10M. The boom height when with the main raised is just under 5' 8" off t
New tires and wheels MABell at 3:13pm 01.02.12 Smaller Boats 2/1110
Carbon Mast Breakage Ducati at 2:49pm 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6112 Could someone please explain to me why those "high-tech" carbon masts keep breaking on those long di
Sharing with my 26' group - new bed foam. MABell at 2:48pm 01.02.12 Smaller Boats 8/1491 Nearly everyone has had problems with moisture under the foam. Well, here in the North half it conde
Geoff Miles Valere Oddoux at 2:38pm 01.02.12 Day Sailers 5/1548 Have been spending the last few days looking at old threads, fascinating stuff. I can't believe I'v
Boat Cover LeRoy Nooter at 2:35pm 01.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1151 Does anyone know if there is an "off the shelf" cover for a Hunter 310? Or, has anyone had a cover
SSB recommendations Jimm at 11:40am 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2855 Looking for a GOOD quality SSB receiver - primarily for weather. Portable, dial tuning, under $300 .
cockpit drains Larry D West at 11:25am 01.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1246 I am having trouble with cockpit drains clogging with debri and holding water in cockpit. Thought ab
H30 traveller issue H30Gary at 11:04am 01.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3385 This all started when I replaced the worn-out turning blocks at the ends of my boat's traveller. THe
Window replacement and modification (4) simmonct at 10:15am 01.02.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5456 Hello, my 1979 C'C 34 is in need of a window replacement (see pic) and I am considering making some

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Removing wall covering jssailem at 6:19am 03.09.22 keeps moisture at bay How does the aromatic cedar accomplish this function?
Ford 20 information jssailem at 6:14am 03.09.22 That certainly can be a design. Such an arrangement could be to deal with a mast design that needs s
Foresail pennant Gene Neill at 6:12am 03.09.22 Yes! All of our headsails have pennants. The smaller the sail, the longer the pennant. The added vis
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV RoyS at 6:07am 03.09.22 You can probably reverse the wind direction if that helps.
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 6:03am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions pe
Ford 20 information landhort at 5:56am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hu
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables RoyS at 5:55am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions per
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 03.09.22 The Newport 28 (all three versions) was designed by the C&C Design Group, the same folks who design
Fuel tank/sender RoyS at 5:49am 03.09.22 Just noticed that you said it is a plastic tank. Disregard my comments concerning aluminum tanks abo
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:45am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hul
Fuel tank/sender RoyS at 5:42am 03.09.22 Looks like someone fastened the gauge with two self tapping screws and abandoned the original fasten
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price RoyS at 5:30am 03.09.22 The reason you are getting so many opinions is because most of us sailors are unable to get to our o
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. All U Get at 5:20am 03.09.22 I have removed some bundles while attaching a string to the end. After cutting the zip ties to remo
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 5:17am 03.09.22 Try wrapping one at a time in aluminum foil and see if you loose signal. If you loose signal, don't
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Terry Cox at 5:01am 03.09.22 Hi Peggy...thanks for the info on the Scad Monitor, but unfortunately the tank is completely encase
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 4:45am 03.09.22 So, I am wondering if there is one standard length for the part of the cable outside of the jacket?
Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 4:36am 03.09.22 There are a number of very good outdoor carpet brans that would work well. When I chose to redo the
Inner forestay to O'day 23? shemandr at 3:43am 03.09.22 You might have to reinforce the deck from underneath. I think it was the C&C 25 that had a "Check s
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 3:41am 03.09.22 I'm still discovering things about this Ford 20 that I don't understand. In this picture of my mast
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. kappykaplan at 2:53am 03.09.22 Anyone have an easy way to tell which are active and which can be removed? Some antennas have a fl

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