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Autopilot purchase shanker at 6:22pm 01.01.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1319 I haven't even put my new toys into service yet and I'm already thiniking about my next big purchase
New Years Day inarathree at 5:54pm 01.01.12 Smaller Boats 4/1098 We went out sailing today. We can do that here in Florida. For those who live in Fl know that this t
Hunter 37'5 Mast Leak Jon4399 at 5:46pm 01.01.12 Big Boats 3/2823 The mast on my Legend 37.5 is deck stepped. The post in the salon has a block (pulley) installed on
Fla. Sailing with cat22? seamansg at 5:09pm 01.01.12 Catalina 22 4/1634 Hi,I'm interested in trailering my cat 22 to east coast of Fla. Was wondering where a good sailing a
New drain valve Doc Nixon at 4:36pm 01.01.12 Catalina 22 8/1933 My new to me 1972 C-22 has what appears to be the original gate valve scupper drain. I know I should
First and Last Day (8) Roger Long at 4:11pm 01.01.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3847 I just came below after watching the first sunset of the new year which also promises to be last war
Good health jorgefife at 3:18pm 01.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1393 To all of you good people, Rardi, Steve Dion,Ed, Sam Lust and all the other names that now escape me
Bilge pump hoses jorgefife at 2:35pm 01.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5043 My bilge pump was not working, and since I don't even know how to use a multi meter to establish if
Garmin Chartplotter Updates joker460 at 1:47pm 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1146 Just wanted to remind those with Garmin Charplotters to update their firmware. It's free and easy.
Willmington DE Christiana River MLampner at 1:22pm 01.01.12 Destinations 0/2168 The organization I work for does an annual event on the River Walk relatively near the Blue Rocks St
Non-skid recommendations prroots at 1:05pm 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 18/5207 We are applying a product called Honey Teak (http://www.signaturefinish.com/index.php?topic=Honey+Te
New dinghy davits (1) med2463 at 10:50am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1561 Got new Achilles dinghy up on new Kato davits. Top spacer bar to be added and some tweaking to do.
Catalina Island One Room School House Rick D at 10:44am 01.01.12 Destinations 0/2061 Here's a story about a one-room school house in SoCal's Catalina Island which has been funded in a m
Hunter 23.5 Spinnaker Gear charlieyacht at 10:23am 01.01.12 Smaller Boats 4/2297 Can anyone help with some pictures of the factory installed spinnaker gear set up. Particularly the
Hunter 35.5 folding Prop bgreen at 9:38am 01.01.12 Big Boats 14/5040 I own a 1987 Legend 35.5. With a yanmar 3gm30 and currently have a 2 plade fixed prop and i want to
Hurth/ZF transmission model msade at 9:33am 01.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1986 I am trying to identify the transmission model that I have . The boat is beneteau oceanis 440 and th
Raymarine display fogging (1) Rich Stidger at 9:32am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 17/8151 I have a Raymarine RL80CRC+ display that develops fogging on the screen when the screen is exposed t
Hunter 35.5 Ports bgreen at 9:18am 01.01.12 Big Boats 3/1376 Happy new year to all, i bought a 35.5 legend, couple things i want to work on ove the winter and an
Marine Battery Chargers - Installation Tips & Considerations (18) Maine Sail at 9:12am 01.01.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/25935 NOTE: This article has been edited, updated and had more information added. I have not had the time
Impeller mysteries ... Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 01.01.12 Ask All Sailors 23/3526 The thread on the temperature alarm got a response from Benny which really rang a bell with me so, r

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Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil RoyS at 6:05am 11.13.22 Start with the understanding that all penetrating oils are overrated and go from there.
Do not lick this Toad! (1) RoyS at 5:55am 11.13.22 Just discovered this safety warning. They need to stop.
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (4) Clutch Cargo at 5:38am 11.13.22 So, the surgery continues..... I have decided to cut the pan into three pieces. The largest will be
Filling Instrument Holes (1) BlowMeAway at 5:16am 11.13.22 Do you remember where you bought those vents? Have you had any trouble with moisture getting in? Th
Traveler Replacement on 37C Brian Dunn at 4:25am 11.13.22 Thanks, Jim, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I noticed the 3-point boom attachme
CENTERBOARD WOES twodzusfittings at 3:55am 11.13.22 Boat is in the water. Once I get my fresh lines back from the rigger and they are reinstalled, every
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:46am 11.13.22 Here is a link that explains better https://www.tropicalboating.com/2010/04/the-perfect-solo-mast-r
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. rgranger at 3:42am 11.13.22 Ther me should be a set of @baby stays used in raising and lowering that prevent sway. They would a
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 3:34am 11.13.22 I had a 1983 H37C with the cabin top traveler. It is definitely a more convenient setup but mid-boom
Any Guesses danstanford at 3:02am 11.13.22 That is a treasure just looking for the right job and you know if you get rid of it the job will cro
Old Barient winches binding garymalmgren at 1:19am 11.13.22 Re: When I snug down the top nut the line lifter binds on the heads of the shoulder screws that are
Folding Prop Verdict Paul Mermelstein at 10:44pm 11.12.22 I've had the 3 blade Gori for about 10 years. I agree with the subjective findings that George poste
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 9:46pm 11.12.22
Holding Tank Ventilation Johnb at 9:35pm 11.12.22 A German friend who has a RV showed me how his holding tank system works and in summary by bubbling
Selden self tacking jib system jssailem at 9:34pm 11.12.22 i have big jibs too. love them too. i sail with a crew. so switching sails to match the weather is
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Tb0n3 at 7:46pm 11.12.22 The weather's been all over the place and I wish I had registered the trailer and boat so I could us
Selden self tacking jib system jon hansen at 7:17pm 11.12.22 been using a selftacking jib system on my masthead rigged yawl for the last 50 years. love it. th
Galley table question. (3) KevinKirby at 7:15pm 11.12.22 Here is a screenshot of the problem area. The table is mounted to an outer collar that slides up and
Old Barient winches binding PaulK at 7:12pm 11.12.22 jssailem may be right. We had Barients on our last boat and it was easy to put them back together s
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:38pm 11.12.22 I think I had the same aged instruments on my boat and had the same issues with decisions for those

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