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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 7/4922 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 6/2025 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 2/1257 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 7/5868 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 6/1941 Hi. I'm a two-day old Hunter 375 owner (1991 vintage) and I've heard that the stock two-blade prop i
Refitting An Oday-Rhodes 19 marineratheart at 3:00pm 01.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/9774 Hello All, this is my first post on here and I hope to make as few blunders as possible! First, m
rigging yardwork43 at 2:40pm 01.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1368 I recently purchased a Hunter 31, early 80s model and was in the process of tuning the rigging when
H37C chainplate size. Ed Schenck at 2:13pm 01.06.12 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3812 Hey guys, who has exact chainplate dimensions? I should have but can't find them. Our friend Angus
Hunter 29.5 Autohelm ST4000 veers off course deangraham at 1:44pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2975 Hi there, I ma just back from a few days out, on the way out the autohelm worked well but yesterd
Stereo cuts out after a short time with engine off deangraham at 1:22pm 01.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1985 Hi I have just bought a 96 hunter 29.5, we had our maiden voyage at the weekend, we are totally beso
Looking for a Bimini Top for Pearson 27 drbobfarra at 1:20pm 01.06.12 Pearson 0/1935 Does anyone have a suggestion about where I could purchase a Bimini Top for my 1990 Pearson 27? Pl
Fuel tank access........................... wojo59 at 12:53pm 01.06.12 Big Boats 2/1091 I would like to drill an access hole, 3" or larger into my 25 gallon fule tank for cleaning reasons.
C-22 Opinion windchime22 at 12:25pm 01.06.12 Catalina 22 13/2556 Happy new year all. I am having trouble with 2 decisions. Background-myself, wife and 3 kids, c22

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Side Stay Tension Will Gilmore at 5:31am 12.01.22 Too much rake will put too much pressure on the rudder and slow the boat down or exaggerate heeling
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale HeelBoy at 5:08am 12.01.22 Fwiw: For those that haven't used por15, nothing likes to stick to it unless you sand it. If you
Raymarine Axiom Phil McCall at 5:04am 12.01.22 Yes you will have to buy additional sensors. I have tach feed coming off the altenater . I had to s
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 4:22am 12.01.22 As requested here are the pics. It needs a bit of adjustment as it was put back up to simply get it
Side Stay Tension shemandr at 4:13am 12.01.22 Rake relates to the feel of the helm. As a windsurfer you already know how rake affects going upwin
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem don&sam at 3:26am 12.01.22 Jim, Thanks for the breaker info. Yes, indeed, I do mean strainer. Don
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) garymalmgren at 11:23pm 11.30.22 Give penetrating oil and these Try to ply the deck fitting up a bit and get the oil where it will
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Project_Mayhem at 10:58pm 11.30.22 I just saw this thread now. I had a similar issue last year. We poured some West Marine ExterminOdor
0day 25,130 genoa Project_Mayhem at 10:45pm 11.30.22 What kind of furler? I have one or two old ones that might work. They have a wire through them as op
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 10:40pm 11.30.22 Whether you are using a screwdriver or impact, you want to use 90% of your strength to push the tool
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem (2) JamesG161 at 8:25pm 11.30.22 After 14 year, I had to replace those weaken breakers. Dual Breaker for A&B. This is my Lazaret Br
Side Stay Tension Joe at 7:53pm 11.30.22 So, with regard to the mast being straight, how much rake should there be? Set your rake first,
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion (1) DayDreamer41 at 7:08pm 11.30.22 <p>
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion (1) DayDreamer41 at 7:03pm 11.30.22 @flightlead404 This look familiar
Raymarine Axiom chuckwayne at 7:02pm 11.30.22 that wasn't my point - he would have to add the sensors, too. oil, temp are on/off warning switches
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter DanMaine at 6:48pm 11.30.22 I'd try to bend it straight first. Maybe clamp one end to a board and carefully bend against the bo
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Davidasailor26 at 6:37pm 11.30.22 Before you remove the solenoid you could just check the voltage across the posts that energize it. I
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt twalker H260 at 6:25pm 11.30.22 If the bolt head is still fairly undamaged you could try drilling the head off by using a bit just s
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 11.30.22 Mouse Milk. As a penetrant, or just to add to your morning coffee ?
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt LloydB at 5:29pm 11.30.22 Mouse Milk.

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