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Recommendations on auto-furler for Catalina 30 longterm at 2:38pm 02.28.12 Catalina 30 11/3189 I just got my boat home today, motored it to the marina (zero wind), and have decided that, rather t
sulfated battery? patman70 at 2:20pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1491 I have a 6 month old walmart marine battery ' I store it on the boat for emergencies ' I keep a sola
Rub Rail Screw Seepage (1) Nodak7 at 1:44pm 02.28.12 Big Boats 14/4174 OK getting set up for the spring work list and one item I have on my list is to repair a very slight
NASA Splice standard Grasshopp at 1:05pm 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3279 Came across this in my daily reading. http://blog.makezine.com/2012/02/28/how-to-splice-wire-to-n
Bubbles in fuel? Stephen Trapani at 12:48pm 02.28.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/3085 Does it make sense that my Yanmar 2QM15 would get tiny bubbles in the fuel that would prevent me fro
Sufficient solar power? rhythm and brews at 12:42pm 02.28.12 Catalina 22 3/1572 Hello all. Im a newbie to the group so forgive any dumb questions I have. I wanted to get som vali
Winch mountings Reggie Collette at 11:10am 02.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1216 My 1981 Catalina does not have bulkhead winches mounted for the jib and main halyard. Since I have
Chain Plate Question Propnut30 at 9:48am 02.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 Ok Im still In afghanistan and am about to order some hardware for the MAC. I wanted to replace the
leaking companionway 33.5 '93 psherwin at 8:55am 02.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1782 Discovered dry rot of very poor choice of wood by Hunter. They had anchored the tool tray in the mo
How to sell a boat MrBill_FLL at 8:45am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2714 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-WE...1a4e6c80#v4-37 sorry, I couldn't resist...
40 horse mercury AtlanticAl at 8:42am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1347 My neighbour, just asked me if i could change the impeller, on his 4 year old, forty horse mercury o
boom length Larry O at 8:28am 02.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 Hello, becuse my boat and manual are two thousand miles away I have this easily answered question.
Gps Wiring Question JimLor at 7:10am 02.28.12 Pearson 1/1226 I intend to install a Garmin 546s (w/o transducer for now) and am curious about the wiring. I instal
Clear View mavourneen at 6:56am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1131 I have a wind breaker on my new 1987 27LE Oday. It has some clear well almost clear plastic panels.
Tug stuck beneath NH bridge Soundbounder at 6:30am 02.28.12 Sails Call Lounge 1/6514 The tug Eugenia Moran rescuing the stricken tug Miss Stacy, which became trapped below the Memorial
1917 Herreshoff Found in NH Soundbounder at 6:22am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1774 Peter Sterrett of Herreshoff Yacht Sales reports that a previously unknown Buzzards Bay 15 has been
FYI your GPS Alan at 6:19am 02.28.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3252 Although boaters view the Federal Communications Commission's recent vote to revoke approval of a n
Saw some interesting boats last Saturday (4) caguy at 9:38pm 02.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2576
Asymetrical Spinnaker on Fractional Rig syoun10 at 9:37pm 02.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/8899 I'm very disappointed with the performance of the A-sym spinnaker I bought for my 2007 Hunter 33.
gunwall teacher63 at 8:20pm 02.27.12 Smaller Boats 4/1093 A few months ago I needed help with my rub rail as it is broken and needs to be fixed. I thought I

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Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 10:31am 11.22.22 It seems to me that what I heard on YouTube was misinformation! I think I'll go back to the episode
C315 engine model and transmission gear reduction data question Skipper John at 10:28am 11.22.22 Our 2022 315 came with a Yanmar 3YM20 freshwater cooled three-cylinder 21 HP diesel engine and a Ka
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 AndyL at 10:22am 11.22.22 15mm fittings are not easy to get - my local WM doesn't stock them. Luckily my marina's store does
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 10:20am 11.22.22 I am also open to use epoxy paint on the rudder and daggerboard.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:30am 11.22.22 If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mccloskey, the less expensive Minwax spar d
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:27am 11.22.22 What sealant/paint is recommended? If you are vanishing, get a good brand like Epifanes or Mcclosk
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:19am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass. I do not like working with fiberglass.
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:17am 11.22.22 Or make a new one out of fiberglass.
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 9:16am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 9:15am 11.22.22 Haha..love it!
33.5 fuel tank leak (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 11.22.22 Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? What do y
Warped Rudder JBP-PA at 9:13am 11.22.22 If it's warped because it was exposed to rain and sun on only one side, you might be able to fix it
Warped Rudder rgranger at 9:13am 11.22.22 Call these guys https://ruddercraft.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAg_KbBhDLARIsANx7wAxyiFgLvEGD9BeV5QyULWsUbVU3
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat (1) rgranger at 9:10am 11.22.22 For us ,it was monet well spent .
Do you like Pocket Yachts rgranger at 9:08am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set o
Keel crack rgranger at 9:05am 11.22.22 I seem to remember someone mentioned that paint stripper recipe a while back. Must've been you! Mig
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:43am 11.22.22 Question? Has anyone cut a hole in top of poly fuel tank were you could clean the bottom of tank? If
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 11.22.22 The last several posts bear out an observation I have made, namely, that any boat design is a set of
33.5 fuel tank leak 31 Hunter at 8:39am 11.22.22 Here is a picture of the new tank installed. I bought an off the shelf 15 gallon plastic tank from
De-powering water heater for winter kloudie1 at 8:33am 11.22.22 So something like this could be installed to enable switching if a toggle type won't fit. Circuit B

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