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bent chainplate in cabin Olivia at 11:44am 08.29.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1295 Please remember rule #5...be kind to newbies (basically). We have noticed in the old/new to us C36 t
YSM12 Broken manifold Hermit Scott at 11:40am 08.29.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2968 I sold my trusty YSM12 this weekend. I started her up after a month of not being ran to show the buy
Smaller Wheel BillyK at 11:15am 08.29.11 Catalina 30 4/1787 Has anyone gone to a smaller Tiller Wheel for ease of movement from the helm to the front of the coc
Overheating Merc 15 Outboard ktbowles at 10:06am 08.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1533 I just purchased a boat that resided fulltime in Lake Mead, NV. The water there apparently has a lo
help bart5008 at 10:04am 08.29.11 Smaller Boats 2/1163 I managed to break the cheek block that turns the centerboard line. I have a replacement coming. Th
260 through hull fitting leak Lucky Day at 9:37am 08.29.11 Smaller Boats 7/1981 We commissioned a 2005 Hunter 260 on the weekend that has never seen the water and the through hull
Toe Rail Recaulk Skip Gundlach at 9:09am 08.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7139 Toe Rail Recaulk I'm at the stage in my chores that I'm digging out all the old caulking (3M 10
Bottom Paint Observations (2) Mike G. at 8:58am 08.29.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4610 Since the boat yard pressure washes the bottom at haul out, I don't normally see what kind of growth
Boneheaded mistake creates bad smell Lew Love at 8:29am 08.29.11 Catalina 30 4/1934 Trying to save a few bucks, I purchased a gallon jug of West Marine head deodorant. I placed the jug
Help with a 336 neilmcc at 8:19am 08.29.11 Mid-Size Boats 14/3248 I have become the owner of a 1997 336 which has been out of the water for some time. There is a larg
now it's the battery! Justin_NSA at 7:46am 08.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1696 Good grief. First I get hit with a trailer brake repair now the battery goes bad. I have an expensiv
Full enclosure (1) med2463 at 7:16am 08.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1527 1st fitting for full enclosure side panels. Gonna be nice.
Smoking During Start-Up Jeff at 7:06am 08.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3487 I have a 1993 H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30F with unknown hours on it. My best guess is about 1000-1500.
Where does the Navy go? Steve Liggett at 7:05am 08.29.11 Ask All Sailors 31/7447 Have been meaning to ask this of the wise sages on this board: When Hurricane Irene marched up the
The mast is painted!! (6) guidera48 at 6:04am 08.29.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2208 Finally a nice day without scorching heat or buckets of rain. Goodby Irene. After moving the paint d
Bimini Top and Balanced Sails Kermit at 5:48am 08.29.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/5747 Don, I experienced balanced sails yesterday for the first time ever. We were sailing with the bimi
Trailer tire question Cvivor at 5:08am 08.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2390 Replacing my st215/75/14 tires with st205/75/14 because of price. Norhtland Tool has a great price m
Hatteras Witzend at 5:06am 08.29.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1697 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150274839661134'set=o.158287520904275'type=1 http://www.fa
May boat trip Marc Bergmueller at 5:06am 08.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/884 We picked up our Hunter in May for a trip down the Chesapeake, from Rock Hall to our slip on the Nan
Destiny Roger Long at 4:26am 08.29.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3008

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Halyard choice opinions... dlochner at 6:43pm 07.11.22 We have been using NE Ropes VPC for several years. It has a low stretch high tech core and a polyest
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 6:43pm 07.11.22 Thank you! Ugh, the height might prevent me from implementing this on my Tartan 3800. This boat w
Funny Friday!!! Crusty Ol Salt at 6:42pm 07.11.22 The PO told you that he just changed all the filters https://i.postimg.cc/mDmjyK2w/20220710-110423.
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? Davidasailor26 at 6:41pm 07.11.22
Winch Installation dlochner at 6:37pm 07.11.22 Redo it for the backing plate or adding more butyl along with filling with epoxy? Fill the old ho
Winch Installation SailorElliot at 6:22pm 07.11.22 Easy answer, fix them. An alternative to a backing plate is to use double thick fender washers. St
H41ds steering lube Nachismo at 6:18pm 07.11.22
Winch Installation dlochner at 6:06pm 07.11.22 Easy answer, fix them. An alternative to a backing plate is to use double thick fender washers. Sta
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Brian D at 6:01pm 07.11.22 The Marina management is reaching out to local marinas asking for assistance in a way that would hel
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? CowboyWay at 5:39pm 07.11.22 I think you need to hit "go to", I don't use the "route to" at all because I only steer to one wayp
House Battery Recommendation dlochner at 5:33pm 07.11.22 Its that time - I have two Lifeline 4DL 210 aH AGM batteries that now need to go.......anyone have
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) Jack Barnes at 5:30pm 07.11.22 We put 2X160 panels on the davits and above the help and bimini,
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too dlochner at 5:29pm 07.11.22 Man... the shed envy here is strong! Almost every time I post a picture the shed gets comments!
High Alt Low at tip of Yucatan? jssailem at 5:18pm 07.11.22 Have not found anything off of Yucatan. There is a Disturbance that is a low level concern 30% ht
House Battery Recommendation jviss at 5:00pm 07.11.22 You can replace 400 ah AGM with 300 ah LiPo I think LiPo's are too dangerous for boats. When I ch
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? kappykaplan at 4:53pm 07.11.22 In the past I have used a wet vac to suck it all out. I think this is your best solution.
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:39pm 07.11.22 I just got a notice that starting in July 2023, the docks where I am berthed will be demolished. :(
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? Brian D at 4:32pm 07.11.22 I just got a notice that starting in July 2023, the docks where I am berthed will be demolished. :(T
Starting my LFP build. jviss at 4:19pm 07.11.22 What is 100%? On the LFP, that it not a requirement so I leave some headroom. 3.65v is the max cel
Starting my LFP build. jviss at 4:17pm 07.11.22

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