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Liberty Cup Information - Looking For Help MetricMountie at 4:37pm 10.19.11 Big Boats 0/794 I've owned a 1992 35.5 Liberty Cup model for two seasons now and love the way the boat performs but
Beer while in my neck of the woods? FourPoints at 12:51pm 10.19.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2570 Roger, looking at your Spot it looks like you are just a few minutes away from me here in Stamford.
Sailing on the Millpond Roger Long at 12:50pm 10.19.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/4602 We Maine men tend to think of Long Island Sound as kind of a play sailing area with light winds, lit
Hunter 42 Passage forward shower Old Sailor 2 at 12:47pm 10.19.11 Big Boats 6/1916 Quick question. I am in the process of buying a '92 Hunter 42 Passage and the surveyor told me that
Owners Manual for 1984 Hunter 34 ? brian3820 at 12:45pm 10.19.11 Big Boats 9/4986 Ok, possibly a stupid question, but... was there an actual "Owners Manual" for the 84 Hunter 34? I h
Storms funirishboy at 11:58am 10.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4765 What is the best way to keep track of weather in the waters you are sailing in? What is on your chec
Crack in the keel lead. pchazel at 11:23am 10.19.11 Catalina 310 2/2094 I have an '00 Catalina 310 that has developed a crack in the lead casting on the trailing edge of th
Which on should I buy? Marinerjack at 10:00am 10.19.11 Bavaria 14/6316 I'm looking to buy a used Bavaria between 34' and 39'. My question is: is it better to buy a longer
Diff�rence 37 C2 vs 37 Marinerjack at 9:54am 10.19.11 Bavaria 1/2107 I read that there's 2 models: 37 ' 37 C2. Is someone can tell me the differences?
Yanmar engine panel Keith13315 at 9:15am 10.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 26/7243 My engine panel got broken where the shut off cable exits (someone either stepped on it or kicked it
Best course of action? (3) njwtech at 9:06am 10.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/4737 I just bought this M22 and I am going over things to get them shipshape. I am hoping to benefit from
Inverter or generator? brian3820 at 9:05am 10.19.11 Big Boats 29/3056 Hello All!. Ok, so some of you know I have an 84 Hunter 34 that is going through a redesign-refit. I
Lake Okeechobee Levels and Lock Schedules Chuckbear at 8:21am 10.19.11 Destinations 0/3087 Some very good news for boaters planning to cross Lake Okeechobee in the future. Due to all of the
H33 3YM30 Mounting Bolt Issue sea_casper at 8:02am 10.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1049 The aft starboard mounting bolt on my Yanmar will not tighten, is there supposed to be an embedded t
Volvo 2003 BT heat exchanger exchange Sasha at 6:33am 10.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1477 Hello, Approaching 2000 hours on my Volvo engine 2003 BT last summer I noticed increasing engine tem
new to us 310.....want to convert table to sleeping berth? iSailor at 6:12am 10.19.11 Catalina 310 15/4661 I am surprised that catalina did not make the cabin table convertable to a sleeping berth. I was th
South and East Coast Florida Sailors Rick Webb at 5:39am 10.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1940 We are starting to preplan for a posible trip on a J-29 from Fort Walton to Jacksonville. The boat h
J.R.R.Tolkien fans? Jimm at 5:09am 10.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1680 Always facinated by the names folks give to their boats. Besides Roger Long's "Strider", a "Gandolf
Rust on Keel reworb at 3:53am 10.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1835 I looked at a used 311 yesterday. There was rust and "bubbling" on the keel. Since my prior boat h
part search jaki maki at 9:27pm 10.18.11 Parts Search 1/4052 I'm looking for a place to purchase chain plate covers for a 1968 Columbia 36. Anyone know where I c

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McLube........ McLeak? Leeward Rail at 6:57am 09.07.22 @danooxnard post got me wondering if those guys at practical sailor had done any tests. They have.
Hunter 36 remove bottom stair for impeller and belt changes George Braun at 6:43am 09.07.22 I will take a look at it this weekend, and circle back with any questions. thanks for the update.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? rgranger at 6:32am 09.07.22 Actually, aluminum would work as a sacrificial anode, :yikes: True but why would you want that?
McLube........ McLeak? danooxnard at 6:32am 09.07.22 I use the Blaster Dry Lube with teflon on my garage door. It worked great for that but leaves white
Hunter 36 remove bottom stair for impeller and belt changes tfox2069 at 6:30am 09.07.22 i've just acquired a 2008 H36 - would someone be able to re-post or post pictures and descriptions?
battery charging issues Davidasailor26 at 5:33am 09.07.22 Sounds like you are down for new batteries too! Despite there being a problem, I guess we have bee
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 356 / 36 seadaddler at 5:32am 09.07.22 I am rushing out and will try info later but the pump is under kitchen opening just forward of the o
battery charging issues vidalia at 5:19am 09.07.22 At first the two vastly different voltages on the two batteries in parallel was a puzzle to me but
battery charging issues vidalia at 5:01am 09.07.22 Ours made this winter without a problem, at 8 years old. The winter before I had load tested them a
battery charging issues vidalia at 4:57am 09.07.22 @Don S/V ILLusion just lead you to a rabbit hole, if you survive the trip you will have a good mode
33.5 fuel tank leak (3) RoyS at 4:55am 09.07.22 IMHO the correct way to support a new aluminum fuel tank is to bond plastic isolating strips to the
Is this a common H34 sole problem? HMT2 at 4:51am 09.07.22 For those of you redoing your soles. I followed this technique when redoing mine and was very please
Is this a common H34 sole problem? RoyS at 4:13am 09.07.22 I removed the old plywood flooring completely down to the fiberglass liner. The plywood came up with
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers Terry Cox at 4:07am 09.07.22 Our 1991 boat came with a Perko brand sea water strainer, model number - 0493006PLB, that serves dua
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches DianaOfBurlington at 3:21am 09.07.22 The Barient appears to be an aluminum drum. I'll be looking for a chrome shop to redo the winches
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck artboas at 9:34pm 09.06.22 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem TimFromLI at 8:00pm 09.06.22 I had a similar problem once, the transducer was installed incorrectly. It was not pushed all the wa
Interesting Smell - 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:19pm 09.06.22 I'm guessing it's either permeated sanitation hoses (cheap single wall flexible pvc won't have a sew
Beneteau 331 steering dlochner at 7:05pm 09.06.22 I found we had to cross the chain in the binnacle to have the steering wheel turn in the proper dir
260 roller jib removal Tally Ho at 6:58pm 09.06.22

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