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C380 Shakedown Cruise - the good and bad taylort100 at 8:43am 08.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1508 Just got back from a weeklong cruise with our C380 of 6 weeks ownership. Some very good and not so g
Irwin 38CC head plumbing redo? j24jaded at 7:46am 08.21.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3257 Everybody's favorite subject...) Its time to change the hose! Orders form the Admiral..) The a
V32 Holding tank replacement/relocation coxjam at 7:25am 08.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2481 Has anybody relocated their under the shower 12 gal aluminum tank to another location with a poly ta
Gotta replace the thing PrincessoftheLake at 7:10am 08.21.11 Big Boats 5/1481 the little nylon roller on my anchor roller needs to be replaced. The middle part is completely gon
H-34; Fluxgate compass location rcjim34 at 6:55am 08.21.11 Big Boats 4/1491 Where is the best place to install the fluxgate compass for a raymarine x5 auto pilot on a H-34?
Teak Wood Search frankiedogs at 6:07am 08.21.11 Parts Search 8/3499 There are no suppliers in my area that sell teak wood. Anyone have good luck with any online supplie
ventilation Ross at 6:00am 08.21.11 Ask All Sailors 25/6546 I spent several hours inspecting a Pearson 30 yesterday and was overwhemed by the smell of mold on
New Outboard (1) Jkenny13 at 4:18am 08.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 15/4099 I am looking to buy a new Outboard for my 1978 Catalina 27. I am looking at new Mercury 9.9 ELH 4 s
Ok I broke my Boat An anonymous user at 3:14am 08.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4549 OK guys, I was trying to get the plate that spins down to close the water ballest loose and the bol
Floor / sole fastening Ladyinspain at 2:26am 08.21.11 Big Boats 0/946 Hi again, does anyone know of a reasonably priced fastening for the floor boards in case of a knock
Hunter 45cc Davits, lee cloths, self steering, solar panels, Ladyinspain at 2:21am 08.21.11 Big Boats 0/1328 Hi, we are in the process of getting the boat ready to do the ARC from Gran Canaria next year. Our
Yanmar Parts ? dmflem at 11:02pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1486 Does anyone know where to get Yanmar parts (cw inpeller etc.) on the west coast (Washington) ? Than
Quick/Lewmar windlass on H36? Andreas7699 at 11:01pm 08.20.11 Big Boats 8/2758 Do anyone have a windlass from any of these produsers (Quick or Lewmar) on their Hunter 36 (2008.) I
Venture 222 rudder/tiller voltzwgn at 10:12pm 08.20.11 Parts Search 1/3417 Hi, I just picked up my first sailboat today a Venture 222 1973 for $300. It needs some work but a
25 II Spinnaker winch size harryjak at 9:45pm 08.20.11 Yamaha 3/2099 My 25 has the halyard winches and jib winches. The Halyard winches are Barlow 15's and the Jib winch
Leaks in cabin (3) paulj at 9:39pm 08.20.11 Catalina 310 8/2771 After a big storm in 2007 I had some leaks in the areas shown in the attached pictures. There were
Manual wanted for Oday 20 jljl at 9:38pm 08.20.11 Day Sailers 1/1740 I don't know if anyone has one scanned, but it would be nice to have one for my new (to me) O'Day 20
Leach flapping Sailfast41 at 9:19pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2236 I have a Hunter 410 with in mast furling. I have tried all the usual trimming techniques with no he
Water Water Everywhere MLampner at 7:53pm 08.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2354 Well for those who followed the water in the engine pan and the bilge saga, yet another tale of whoa
Threading a depth finder cable ljcraigie at 7:13pm 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1149 I am installing a shoot through the hull depth finder in my Hunter 280. What is the best path to th

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Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:11pm 08.21.22 I'm with PaulK on this. Sounds like you have a deflection in the cabin top that was not by design
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:08pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 7:07pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut t
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Richard19068 at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Hello fellow Captans ! I am a new sailor, and have some questions about sailing. After these few
Any woodworkers about? dLj at 6:46pm 08.21.22 Teak is not your best wood choice in this application. There are a host of other wood species that
Any woodworkers about? DeniseO30 at 6:44pm 08.21.22 Cut the slot (track) with a guided router bit or table saw with stacked dado blade before you cut th
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 (3) SailorDaveO at 6:38pm 08.21.22 The base of the mast has oxidized and there is a crack in it. Is this normal wear? Would you trust t
Any woodworkers about? berner73 at 6:33pm 08.21.22 "Your description makes it sound like the cabintop is bowed down - cupping to catch water instead o
Any woodworkers about? Ted at 6:02pm 08.21.22 If you bend the wood after the track is cut into it, the track will not be straight. You will end up
Any woodworkers about? Scott T-Bird at 5:59pm 08.21.22 1/4" in 3.5' is barely perceptible. There is no need to steam the wood. It will very readily adapt
Any woodworkers about? PaulK at 5:56pm 08.21.22 Don't quite understand your issue with camber. Generally rails for a sliding hatch run straight fo
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 5:46pm 08.21.22 You don't have to use that gate very often unless you need to remove some slugs to reef or somethi
Radar Repair NYSail at 5:11pm 08.21.22 If it happened right after a storm check the connection at the bottom of the mast where the wire is
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 5:01pm 08.21.22 I got the engine mounts changed. Then I replaced the impeller while it was accessible (it was in gre
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:59pm 08.21.22 Most men ask when it's already too late. :laugh: Uh, huh!
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 4:58pm 08.21.22 You should listen to your wife. :beer: Most men ask when it's already too late. :laugh:
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! kappykaplan at 4:54pm 08.21.22 My wife said I should have posted under a pseudonym. You should listen to your wife. :beer:
Any woodworkers about? john6206 at 4:53pm 08.21.22
Any woodworkers about? Davidasailor26 at 4:48pm 08.21.22 +1 for making a test run / template in pine. My dad just re-made our cockpit table with teak, and te
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 4:47pm 08.21.22 I almost ban you because I thought someone hacked your account. I might just ban you because you ma

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