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Raritan vs.Isotherm Heater CYQK at 7:48pm 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2425 Time to buy a heater for the boat. Anyone have an opinion wheather a glass lined tank or a stainless
H356 engine access ? Bob 04 H260 at 7:28pm 01.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1928 looking at a H356 and with the companion stairs hinged forward it was not obvious how to remove them
'82 Irwin 34 compression post sweating at base PopeyeGordon at 5:44pm 01.21.12 Irwin 0/3309 I just closely inspected an Irwin 34 in pretty good shape overall but could not figure out where to
Making a wooden keel Mac 22 John Papsun at 5:28pm 01.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2143 Keel problem solved. Thanks for the advice. The boat came with a very weakly home made rudder. I
Xantrex (Trace 2512) Inverter Remote (1) joker460 at 5:14pm 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3137 Has anybody come across or have one they want to sell. I have the Inverter but it's a pain to get to
Heeling riprunwi at 4:59pm 01.21.12 Catalina 22 20/5020 Three years ago my wife and I purchased our first sailboat, a 1985 Catalina 22. New to sailing we'v
Boom Height 30' MKIII Windborne at 4:24pm 01.21.12 Newport 2/3025 I am considering raising the boom/gooseneck on my 30-III 4 to 5 inches to accommodate a new dodger I
Furling A-symmetrical Spinnaker stephen Penny at 4:07pm 01.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3112 Considering a furling a-symmetrical spinnaker for my 386. Can anyone offer recommendations on which
I Finally Join a Yacht Club (2) Roger Long at 3:36pm 01.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2705 For all the variety in my live on the water, there are some surprising gaps in my experience. As so
Autohelm 3000 won't 'Set'. Ideas? Thyme1 at 3:33pm 01.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1221 Howdy gang, It seems my old analogue AH 3000 wont extinguish both the red and green lights in th
in boom furling-retrofit amr828 at 3:17pm 01.21.12 Big Boats 5/1966 for a '96 h430, would be grateful for any advice. Current full battern main is still in good shape.:
Strip a lead keel.... NYSail at 3:01pm 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2544 One of my projects is to strip my lead keel and refare and paint. When I purchased the boat, the hul
Replace windows with Ports An anonymous user at 2:43pm 01.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4618 Has anyone or does of anyone know of anyone who may have replaced the windows on a 26S with opening
Another antenna question??????????? bornin59ca at 2:00pm 01.21.12 SSB and Ham Operators 5/7547 Hello All I am in the final stages of installing my Icom SSB radio and need some feed back on my ant
What Boat To Buy? Mr Bill at 1:48pm 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4037 I'm hoping to retire towards the end of this year and would like to get a sailboat. Retirement incom
C310 Bow Light peter_ms at 12:38pm 01.21.12 Catalina 310 5/2529 I am looking for a replacement bow fixture or lamp to upgrade to an LED lamp. Anyone there know for
Dodger/Bimini finished... (3) Sumner at 10:36am 01.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2612 Well actually I finished the dodger and bimini back in Oct./Nov., but have just got around to postin
PC Interface Beneteau40sailor at 10:22am 01.21.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1256 I have a PC interface option on my 2011 Beneteau 40 with Raymarine Instruments including a E90W. D
\|Backing Plates Don Crowther at 10:15am 01.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/7929 Mainsail I've been planing on replacing my thru-hulls this spring. I was wondering if I could use
Difference Between Cherubini 25 and H25 ChiTownSail at 9:46am 01.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2367 Hello, Recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 25. Curious to see how to tell if its a 'Cherubini'? Wh

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Furling genoa cover seems too small? PaulK at 3:56pm 10.28.22 If the cover isn't closing up it sounds like it was made for a smaller (100%) jib, which would have
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil sail sfbay at 3:23pm 10.28.22 Yanmar 3YM30 engine requires 2.5 - 3 qts per page 2 of the service manual: Specifications - Yanmar 3
Chocks for Danforth-style anchor on pulpit sail sfbay at 2:47pm 10.28.22 Since it only weighs 16 lbs suggest storing in your locaker and that will avoid anything hanging off
Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:45pm 10.28.22 @Dr. D where did you get the bottom cleaned by a diver? So far as I know, they don't allow that at
Wing Keel repair bil1215 at 2:32pm 10.28.22 Keep in mind that a proper modification includes lengthening the foot of the keel for a bulb keel op
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 10.28.22 The OP hasn't been seen since he posed the question. :beer:
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:17pm 10.28.22 The same Raritan joker valve fits all Raritan toilets...part # is C253. It'll only cost you about
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 2:09pm 10.28.22 You guys are really great and I appreciate all of this. The new pump that is on order, the Series 55
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 2:08pm 10.28.22 @Scott T-Bird Sounds like a good plan to me.
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 flightlead404 at 1:48pm 10.28.22 Hello. I'm 1-year owner of an Hunter 50 AC 2007 and in preparation to the next cruising season I'm
Knot Transducer flightlead404 at 1:43pm 10.28.22 I wouldn't spend a lot of time searching for it as you are in sea water (salt water). The paddles
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? pipedream at 1:24pm 10.28.22 Did you check sailboat wrecking yard in Lynden?
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! HMT2 at 1:22pm 10.28.22 Here is an old post that might help with the difference between Seatalkng and N2K https://forums.sai
Furling genoa cover seems too small? jssailem at 1:16pm 10.28.22 Is this a slip on cover? You hoist the cover to the tope of the sail with a halyard? Zipper down the
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sail sfbay at 1:11pm 10.28.22 Your guess is as good as mine...........made for a smaller sail, missed measurements (need at least
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 12:17pm 10.28.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil jssailem at 12:09pm 10.28.22 Good question. @4Winds . When I reach these conundrums, I always break down and search for a manual.
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes Crazy Dave Condon at 12:08pm 10.28.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.28.22 I know I'm late into this fracas but this is the worst idea I have ever seen for solving a cooling w
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 jssailem at 12:03pm 10.28.22 Spade suggests the following on their chart. https://www.spadeanchorusa.com/anchor-sizing-charts.php

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