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Need help removing prop shaft on Hunter 28.5 GregBeaver at 11:50am 03.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/7208 I have searched but have not found an answer to this problem I am having. My 28.5 stuffing box is
Clean N Green Whiteoaks7 at 11:45am 03.20.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3445 Since Raritan KO is not available in UK I'm left with guessing which product to use to prevent my ho
Swim ladders r.bostic356 at 11:33am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 5/2562 I am looking at putting a swim ladder on my boat. I have a stern pulpit and was considering putting
26S cockpit drain filter?? doehunter at 11:21am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/7667 I went to my boat today in the rain to get my fridge owners manual, and found about 5" of water in t
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Jerry Watkins at 10:34am 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1357 Does anyone know where we can find a Poly Holding Tank vs. the aluminum original equipment type tank
Battery Connections CaptGregg at 10:14am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 23/2947 Well I thought the battery location was close to the volcano but apparently one of the PO's of the b
Using Navionics CompactFlash Card DAVID BLOCH at 10:02am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4872 I have a Navionics CompactFlash card. My card reader shows lots of empty space on it; more than eno
Hunter 23' Francespar Mast parts (1) carboman at 8:27am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 7/3640 I have seen the www.rigrite.com site, but they don't seem to want to talk to anyone. I need a few
Bullet Dodged Roger Long at 8:14am 03.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2734 But not the mortar round. I've just been over to sign the paperwork for hauling at the only yard th
Lower shrouds and spreader brackets (1) RHigh at 7:24am 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2031 I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I recently purchased a Catalina 22 #874. I want to re
Rubber Washers rgranger at 6:23am 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 5/2188 Hello All I need to replace all of the rubber washers on my keel bolts and the bolt my keel cable p
Finally installed our 4 ports! JimLor at 6:23am 03.20.12 Pearson 0/1299 Bottom line up front, we got the ports (4) into the boat on Saturday with very little fanfare or pro
hinged mast step ishmael antar at 5:59am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/9462 does anyone know if the venture 21 came with a hinged masted step or if one can be fabricated to fit
Which Anti-Fouling Paint for West Florida carboman at 5:43am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 9/2008 So I have done a ton of reading and talked to the SeHawk rep in the Tampa area. He has a good story
Great Boat in This Movie GorillaToast at 5:17am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1392 I stumbled across an old movie on Netflix last night. It's called Crosswinds. Rather generic south
Mastervolt Generators RHUMB RUNNER at 11:18pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 1/1348 Does anyone have comments on the 8kw Mastervolt generator, good or bad and if you prefer the Fisher
macgregor 25 head enginerd at 10:10pm 03.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/9627 I love my 25 and it does almost everything I need. Its not that the boat is too small, the problem i
Who is liable? Sail R at 9:42pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3882 Ahoy Mates. I am hopefull that I can get a question answered on the subject of insurance liability.
Spreader bases. gr8_2_av8 at 8:17pm 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/755 I am wondering if anyone has ever replaced the welded on spreader bases on their mast. Just wonderi
When things go wrong CaptGregg at 8:08pm 03.19.12 Catalina 22 31/3295 I was on such a roll, two weekends ago, drove a friend's pickup to Gloucester, VA and bought a 22, s

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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
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58am 12.15.22 So is the water leaking in from the cup holder area leaking into the binnacle? yes There is a drai
sails Justin_NSA at 6:00am 12.15.22 You mean Rolly Tasker Sails right? Just so your readers know...
Boat Smells! obxjeff at 6:00am 12.15.22 if you have ever opened a house septic tank you will know freshwater doesn't smell too nice and prom

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