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New Sailor with a few questions! ParkerJ at 11:04am 10.30.11 Catalina 30 21/5466 I'm the proud new owner of a '78 Catalina 30. My father referred me to the forums to seek knowledge
New to us Islander Bahamas 24 (5) crash at 10:44am 10.30.11 Islander 3/9262 Hi all. Just picked up this Islander Bahamas 24. Accidental purchase, but hey, that's the best kind
Updated specs on the 23 Jack Spencer at 10:42am 10.30.11 Day Sailers 5/3004 I found a website for yacht designs by C Raymond Hunt where it list all of his designs. It shows the
Engine kill cable replacement mellis18 at 10:04am 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1792 I have a new kill cable that I need to install in my '84 Hunter 31. When I feed it through the hole
Oil stain removal mellis18 at 10:01am 10.30.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1293 Does anyone have an answer to remove used motor oil stains from the gelcoat. I was changing my oil
Drowning Yanmar 3YM20 Catalina Big Hook at 9:03am 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 9/7035 My second thread. Yee Haw. Looking for someone with same engine as mine and the low rise exhaust/
Port Replacement wbuckl at 8:55am 10.30.11 Pearson 3/1489 Am upgrading my Pearson 36-2 (love the boat!) Any advice on replacing all ports. Are drop in replace
How do you heat your trailer sailer? r.oril at 8:02am 10.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 63/14454 We are taking our 26D on it's first sleep over at the After Turkey Day Sail Mission Bay. I have the
Hunter 35 keel to hull joint Ariadna at 7:49am 10.30.11 Big Boats 3/2657 Hi, As a new owner of old Hunter 35 Legend 1987 with deep lead keel I got concerned about design how
Batteries & WInter Storage cb32863 at 7:39am 10.30.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/6259 So a boat I am probably bringing home has 2 banks of one battery each. Wired for shore power as well
Running Radar Cable JeffThompson at 6:57am 10.30.11 Big Boats 4/2551 I'm in the process of installing a radar on our 38' Hunter and wonder if anyone has performed this f
Hey Joe, sunny and warm here... (1) Shoaldrafter at 6:37am 10.30.11 Ask An Oday Owner 41/6119 Hey Joe, I looked at: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KWST.html It is a lot different
Fixed keel damage? geontemt at 4:57am 10.30.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3991 I am looking at getting my first fixed keel boat. Can anyone tell me if these cracks are structural
Scupper Ball Valve replacement (3) Phaedrus at 9:34pm 10.29.11 Catalina 22 0/1546 I am planning to replace the scupper ball valve and associated thru hull fitting this winter. I plan
Lancer 28 mounting a compass AtlanticAl at 7:56pm 10.29.11 Lancer 6/2308 Where is a good place on the 28 to mount a compass, i dont want to have to use two, one either side
Snow is here.. Maine Sail at 5:23pm 10.29.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2766 Wind is moving this way. Station Buzzards Bay buoy is steady at 43 knots gusting to 48 knots or stea
The "Lady" and I Squidd at 5:13pm 10.29.11 Ask All Sailors 44/7153 We're getting closer... This is the first chance I had to spend a little time getting to know he
Replacemant hatch for a 30 Pearson Northern Waters at 3:18pm 10.29.11 Pearson 0/1270 Hello, I have a 1973 30ft Pearson. I want to replace the hatch. Should I flatten the crown or build
Extreme Rudder Fouling (1) Russ1964 at 2:00pm 10.29.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3638 I purchased a Catalina 309 last spring, hull #190. We had the boat hauled out in late August for hur
failing windlass iwillmott at 1:57pm 10.29.11 Big Boats 6/1541 I have a 40.5 legend and the horizontal drive windlass seems to have packed it it. It barely turns w

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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 4:27pm 11.03.22 Guess what is being Put on our boat , Monday Nov 7th? ill make a video of the amazing device my Son
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Hello Below at 4:23pm 11.03.22 Didn't you kind of have this discussion about 2 months ago? Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????)
Sanitation hose recommendation requested Tally Ho at 4:11pm 11.03.22 My experience is that Trident is not flexible. Someone recently told me that Raritan Saniflex was
Do you put your bimini down? TimFromLI at 4:03pm 11.03.22 Do I put my bimini up? Mine only goes up when cruising other wise it stays down. I am 6'2 and it re
Rainwater in bilge Anifares at 3:47pm 11.03.22 You could also join our C34 forum. https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,11536.0.html Stu - thanks,
Rainwater in bilge Anifares at 3:39pm 11.03.22 I had a similar condition. It took me 2 years to find out that the speakers mounted on the rear laz
Seldon In Mast Furling - Halyard Swivel - it it right ? spadaforaj at 3:38pm 11.03.22 Thanks - the seldon rep says I need to replace the entire swivel (1000 in parts) and all the costs o
Rainwater in bilge Anifares at 3:37pm 11.03.22 Well if you had a keel stepped mast you'd be close friends with rain water...That aside, check the
Rainwater in bilge Anifares at 3:34pm 11.03.22 It's been recommended to use a leaf blower to "pressurize" the cabin, then use soapy water and a br
Winterizing question artboas at 3:31pm 11.03.22 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
New home for Andante Tom J at 3:25pm 11.03.22 Tom, We Will miss your Guidance and input! Do Not Forget US! Much Thanks Thanks Alan. I'll check
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tom J at 3:23pm 11.03.22 Has anyone else discovered this mold problem or did I just get a defective cord ? [/QUOTE) Funny yo
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 artboas at 2:55pm 11.03.22 I have been trying to find a good bow thruster for my 420. Several outfits I have contacted tell m
Do you put your bimini down? bonkle at 2:43pm 11.03.22
Cleaning a stanky bilge? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:39pm 11.03.22 Can't help you with the ice box removal, but if you follow these instrutions (an excerpt from my bo
Cockpit enclosure panels George Braun at 2:34pm 11.03.22 99% of boat canvas work will be custom.
Do you put your bimini down? (1) JBP-PA at 2:30pm 11.03.22 I have a cover. I put the three bows together and cover the canvas with a cover. I cover it whenever
Slip Unavailability dLj at 2:28pm 11.03.22 When I lived in Spain, I bought a boat with a slip. This was 1980's. If it hadn't had a slip the wai
Do you put your bimini down? kloudie1 at 2:22pm 11.03.22 Mine stays up except when a hurricane is lurking in the area.
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 JBP-PA at 2:09pm 11.03.22 I don't doubt that steering with the motor can be done. I had a Tanzer 22 with an OB for 16 years,

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