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keel removal karlfill at 10:42pm 03.25.12 Smaller Boats 3/1197 Is there a trick to getting the fixid keel out of a hunter 19 trailer sailer I have removed the 2 b
Winlass Control Box Access gfrazzle at 9:35pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 2/998 I want to install a wireless remote control receiver for the windlass in my 2007 41DS. The control b
Dripless Cost BWagner at 9:03pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 5/1750 Hello All, Does anyone know what the ballpark cost of replacing a traditional stuffing box with a
What is this in my V berth (1) finding41 at 8:04pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3649 Today I set out to sand the bilge areas of my 1988 Macgregor 26D in preparation for painting. What I
Binacle paint primer jorgefife at 7:45pm 03.25.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1792 I know, from prevoius advice on this forum , what paint to use for painting my binacle: Rustoleum is
ballast on a 26' "outlaw" bernardpacific at 6:31pm 03.25.12 Day Sailers 1/1156 My hull #15 has the lead ballast bolted on from the outside rather than encapsulated inside. Were a
hull cleaner and wax suggestions? iSailor at 6:30pm 03.25.12 Catalina 310 2/1534 looking for advice on a good (and easy :D) hull cleaner and wax for my '01 310. tia, matt
Blistering bowlinguy800 at 5:53pm 03.25.12 Catalina 22 3/1380 Hey everyone, I have a question about blistering and what I can do to fix the problem. I have purcha
Got My Rub Rails On ...Finally (5) Squidd at 4:46pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2420 Rub Rails were pretty well shot when I got the boat...I don't think they were "original", but have b
swingkeel line harborhound at 4:18pm 03.25.12 Day Sailers 12/2384 i just bought a 19 weekender and it is missing the line to raise the swing keel. can anyone tell me
M25XP oilpan leak? sailorjoel96 at 3:49pm 03.25.12 Bigger Boats 9/1781 Trying to find an oil leak today I discovered what I think may be the culprit. It appears that the
current flow graphic gettinthere at 2:47pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2081 Is there a resource that graphically shows the direction of currents? I think I've seen this somewhe
L45 Diesel Fuel Tank Drawing Greg C at 2:12pm 03.25.12 Big Boats 0/909 Hunter L45 1986...I am looking for a drawing for a replacement fuel tank. Hopefully someone has repl
Data breach Phil Herring at 2:11pm 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 41/5633 I want to give you a heads-up on something you'll probably hear about, and we'd rather you hear it f
which type of bottom paint? jblersch at 1:33pm 03.25.12 Smaller Boats 0/851 I sail a Hunter 240 on an inland reservoir that does tend to have high amounts of algae in the summe
Head refilling steve201 at 1:25pm 03.25.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1219 Hope someone can help,after flushing the head refills,looks to come from bottom up. i cheaked the v
how do I remove a lewmar winch? (1) centerline at 12:22pm 03.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/6453 the lewmar single speed winches I have are mounted on 3 inch fairing blocks..... I can remove the bl
30 Amp Shore Power CaptGregg at 11:37am 03.25.12 Catalina 22 11/4087 I was just reading a post on another board concerning a Catalina 30 with reverse polarity issues fro
shore power & Reverse polarity MrBee at 11:14am 03.25.12 Ask All Sailors 24/15280 First off hello all and hope your enjoying these summer temps on the eats coast. We have our boat in
Water Heater switch/ breaker (1) fox islander at 10:21am 03.25.12 Catalina 30 5/2047 Good morning everyone, I seem to be unable to turn off my water heater unless I turn off the entir

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handheld VHf? rgranger at 8:54am 12.15.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if y
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.15.22 Where is the exhaust discharge on the hull located ? A picture would help.
Anchor Bridle Hello Below at 8:53am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided that
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast william24424 at 8:39am 12.15.22 Great boat name Atrevida, which in Spanish means daring or unprepared? My thoughts.. 1) No power?
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jssailem at 8:31am 12.15.22 The Stream runs north about 19nm off the coast of Cape Hatteras (the grave yard of the Atlantic). P
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 8:28am 12.15.22 Catalina 30. Seems they left in clear weather and a storm surprised them. Ran out of water, though
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 8:16am 12.15.22 I'm curious about a comment that I read in one of the articles ... apparently it wasn't clear if the
Caframo Hello Below at 8:16am 12.15.22 I also picked up a Hisense 25-Pint 1-Speed Dehumidifier ENERGY STAR when it was on sale a couple of
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast MikeHoncho at 8:09am 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Don S/V ILLusion at 8:07am 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jssailem at 7:59am 12.15.22 Interesting story Scott. Thanks for sharing. Being here in a warm solid home, I can read this and t
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast PaulK at 7:56am 12.15.22 Catalina 30. Seems they left in clear weather and a storm surprised them. Ran out of water, though?
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 7:53am 12.15.22 Other than one catamaran rental in the BVIs, I'm new to this subject. I've always had rode that was
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 7:41am 12.15.22 Will is absolutely correct. The all chain rode you get a catenary effect. The challenge comes as the
Caframo (2) jssailem at 7:29am 12.15.22 I have the camframo ceramic heater on the boat to keep the cabin above 32 during the winter chill. a
Anchor Bridle Will Gilmore at 7:25am 12.15.22 Note that JS's chart does not mention all chain anchoring. That is one of the advantages to chain.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions Rjm st.petersburg at 7:25am 12.15.22 Definitely not the case on my 2005 41DS. One is labeled from the factory for the propane, the other
Caframo sesmith at 7:17am 12.15.22 Concerning the peltier dehumidifiers, my solution for one of our boats located in SC is to use a sm
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions ice breaker at 7:16am 12.15.22 Those are bilge pump exits. One is for the manual pump, the other is attached to the hi water 2nd b
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 7:16am 12.15.22

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