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Cal 2-30 Instrument Panel Snickant at 1:30pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2359 where is the best place to find an instrument panel for a cal 2-30? thanks, glenn, catonsville, md
Will Prestone Antifreeze Damage Impeller? Ducati at 12:58pm 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2762 When I winterized the Volvo I ran Prestone antifreeze through the system. Will it damage the impe
Maine Sailors dscribner at 12:46pm 01.07.12 Trailer Sailors 3/2219 I'm looking for some good spots for next year. I figure we can easily make Muscongus Bay in a two da
2000 Hunter 170 Lonnie100 at 11:58am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3073 I am about to purchase a 2000 Hunter 170 from the Cinncinnati area. This is a two owner boat and th
Man Overboard Don Guillette at 11:19am 01.07.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 33/11612 This topic has been discussed many times but no matter how many times it's discussed it's not enough
Mast Float Sybarite at 10:39am 01.07.12 Day Sailers 6/8542 I would like to know what size (volume) float would be required for the O'Day 17 Daysailer, to assur
Question of the day. Benny17441 at 10:04am 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2610 How was it determined that it is safe to discharge a battery to 50% of its capacity but to go beyond
H31 Holding Tank Hoses Replacement sail902 at 9:32am 01.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 14/2991 1984 H31 sprung a leak in the holding tank pump-out hose. When I went to remove the hose, I found th
House on N.C. ICW garylinger at 9:13am 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2205 I've been tasked by my mother-in-law to look for a 3 bedroom house in N.C. on the ICW with a dock/pi
Spreader boots stepayetta at 8:48am 01.07.12 Smaller Boats 4/4158 I am having to replace my spreader boots. Does anyone have a recommendation as to best type for the
Holding tank changes for a Beneteau 311 mario101 at 8:29am 01.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4923 Hello, I have a Beneteau 311 year 2000. Great boat. The head is above waterline and holding tank way
Seabook monitor touchscreen driver chiefaponte at 7:50am 01.07.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1894 I recently purchased a couple of seabook monitors. These are high end touchscreen monitors that oper
Cracks in the topside on boat HillbillyWanderer at 6:10am 01.07.12 Catalina 22 6/2027 Just bought a 1981 Cat22 in the fall to get some experience sailing. Planning on doing most of my sa
Cold galvanise & spray paint Ken13559 at 5:35am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1258 I intend to clean up some metal parts, spray with cold galvanise spray to prevent rust. Now can I sp
2000 Hunter 38 Maintenance Needs jimfrankelly at 5:35am 01.07.12 Big Boats 2/1109 Looking at buying 12 year old Hunter 38 fresh water boat that appears to have been lightly used and
Led Lights seadaddler at 4:13am 01.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/4527 So any way I thinking of changing the lights in cabin to Led's and what did you use,so many differen
Warm weather on the Bay tomorrow ewoden1 at 7:59pm 01.06.12 S2 10/2113 So the laminated beam for the compression post gets epoxied in and the mouse fir comes off the cabin
H29.5 small diameter line on mast gary_y at 7:16pm 01.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1294 I have a 1994 H29.5. There is a small diameter line (maybe 1/8" or less) that runs up the starboard
Cleating the centerboard (1) Barry1957 at 3:46pm 01.06.12 Day Sailers 7/5870 My 1978 DSII centerboard operates via a pulley system rather than a lever arrangement. The cleat is
Feathering vs. Folding props Phil P at 3:06pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1942 Hi. I'm a two-day old Hunter 375 owner (1991 vintage) and I've heard that the stock two-blade prop i

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Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) rgranger at 10:49am 12.01.22 If you blow the hole in the aluminum plate, you can re-tap and thread one size up. I keep one of th
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Roland5048 at 10:46am 12.01.22 I'm wondering how that prop was able to generate enough thrust to get him into port. Towed, maybe?
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Davidasailor26 at 10:43am 12.01.22 Funny, although for context the picture is of a different boat after the 2018 race. No details in th
Stock Color for 85' 22 Leeward Rail at 10:40am 12.01.22 All posts above are spot on. You won't find an exact match due to age. Gelcoat and paint will fade
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Maine Sail at 10:32am 12.01.22
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion DayDreamer41 at 10:18am 12.01.22 Stating the obvious, where do both cables go from the switched side of the start battery switch? one
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 12.01.22 Most yards with a fiberglass shop can tweak the colors for an exact match. Be sure to ask them to wr
Stock Color for 85' 22 Calif. Ted at 10:06am 12.01.22 It changed depending on year, Spectrum Color makes repair kits that come close, but the color change
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 10:05am 12.01.22 I took my hatch cover to a local fiberglass supply house. They let me browse through their RAL color
hunter yanmar Rick.johnson at 10:02am 12.01.22 As i read the chart listed it say a 40 ft hunter should have a Yanmar 4 J H S E Diesel I have tri
Binoculars DayDreamer41 at 10:01am 12.01.22 I favored Nikon's waterproof 10 x 42 with compass bearing in the vision field, wish I would have upp
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 10:00am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 12.01.22 Great! Thank you very much! Very nice install. What make and model boat is this? How many watts
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. And if the bolts breaks at the deck ? ? ? ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 12.01.22 the screw will initiallly try to shrink but as the aluminum gets cooled, it willl grab the screw ti
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:33am 12.01.22 I purchased the manual impact wrench. I will try it this weekend. I really appreciate all of the adv
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt QCI at 9:31am 12.01.22 Yikes, Thanks for the heads up.
Binoculars jon hansen at 9:17am 12.01.22 cannon electroniclly stabilized is my go to pair. that said, i bought the cheapest pair at west mar
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt kloudie1 at 9:14am 12.01.22 Laughing.. Ya gotta be fast with that because aluminum contracts about 20% more than stainless; the
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 8:47am 12.01.22

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