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Draining the Water Tanks cjmatz at 9:01pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1380 We have a 1995 42 Hunter Passage with two large water tanks. Short of running the water pump all da
Mast bolt holes elongated Phaedrus at 8:49pm 07.18.11 Catalina 22 8/2697 Hello All, I have just purchased my first sailboat. A 1978 Catalina 22. I have a noticed the holes
Enjoying New Bern NC Marc Bergmueller at 8:30pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2685 I'm spending a few days in New Bern NC. It seems like a wonderful place for sailing. Nice resturan
Leaky hatch over dinette H33.5 WestCoastMike at 7:44pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1490 Hi all, I've got an 88 H33.5 and the hatch over the dinette table in the main cabin leaks. I was
Bandit 15 bailers plugged wingysails at 7:39pm 07.18.11 Other Sailboats 0/1755 The bailers on my Bandit 15 are plugged up , anyone know how the system works? tried blowing it out
Bimini for 27 Power sailor Shellback at 7:30pm 07.18.11 Lancer 6/2708 Hi, Has anyone put a bimini on a Lancer Yacht 27 Powersailor? Mine is a 1985. Just wondering where
C355 gholker at 7:28pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1473 I just read a magazine article about the C355. I currently own a C27 and have outgrown her, looking
Trailer dimensions dbonifield at 7:00pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1077 I am looking at having a trailer built for my Hunter 28.5, deep keel. Is there a specification for m
inspecting thru hulls, etc. YT at 6:51pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1192 Thoughts on how often a sailboat (32 ft, 1998) should be hauled out to have the bottom inspected? I
Taking a Catalina 30 around the Great Loop Bob4203 at 6:24pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4826 Big title........but we are strongly considering giving up the trawler idea and opting for using our
A Macgregor 26 on Lake Superior ryansande at 6:22pm 07.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1832 We are looking @ purchasing a mac and was wondering how one would fair if we used it in lake superio
Sporadic missing replies and out of date New posts Mulf at 6:18pm 07.18.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/3438 I have recently started having two problems with the HOW site. I check in almost every day, and use
auto pilot quesion openhouse at 5:53pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3715 this might be a little lengthy so please be patient. i've owned a beneteau 321 (1999) for 5 years.
Throttle cable replacement beachcombers at 5:26pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1599 I need to replace the throttle cable on our '84 Hunter 31. Do I need to drop the pan in the aft quat
Rudder post rebuild??? STXCUTTTER at 5:22pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1760 Hello all, I own a 37' Hunter cutter and had the fudder post TORN OUT when she drug ancher and ran a
East Cntrl FL - How Long Can I Anchor? marl at 5:08pm 07.18.11 Destinations 7/5974 Hi: I'm thinking about buying a boat but I'm not sure how to store it. I'm wondering if I can anch
h23 mast head (part missing?) (2) Tallgrass Sailor at 4:53pm 07.18.11 Smaller Boats 6/1501 Last Sunday I was motoring back to the dock after the wind died. I heard a metallic clunk on the for
wind of furry... Manureva at 4:35pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1898 yesterday we where crossing chaleur bay in canada between bonaventure quebec and bathurst new brunsw
Cruising with the Universal M-18 Bob4203 at 4:35pm 07.18.11 Catalina 30 11/11406 Our 1988 Mark II was one of those few hulls that was equipped with the Universal M-18 before the M-2
Cal 2-27 Rudder Post missing something? saltysailor at 4:32pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 0/3006 Is there usually some kind of cap here covering the cloth. I was also thinking that maybe the stainl

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DOWNWIND Davidasailor26 at 6:33pm 06.30.22 I've actually looked into that but I haven't found one at a price I was willing to pay. Do you know
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:30pm 06.30.22 why would you want or expect water to be inside your frridge I don't know about anyone else, but e
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:25pm 06.30.22 I got out to Luna today and all is good. One of the guys at the marina dove under my boat for me and
Simple Ladder (1) sail sfbay at 6:22pm 06.30.22 Install a permanent one like this:
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 6:21pm 06.30.22 Suggesting it indicates a complete lack of understanding of basic plumbing functions I do happen t
G10 Material for Mast Step BAD ORCA at 6:17pm 06.30.22 thanks for your response! But I thought the point was to prevent corrosion between the stainless st
Old bronze brass sailors bell? 31seahorse at 5:57pm 06.30.22 I give my vote to "doorbell". If the circular handle is turned, I think the inner parts would rotat
G10 Material for Mast Step boonefamily91 at 5:48pm 06.30.22 That seems like a great place to put it. G-10 can handle high compression loads so it makes sense
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 5:23pm 06.30.22 On second thought... ...thanks to the miracle of google, that there are autos using liquid cooled a
Furler ID Okiedopey at 5:19pm 06.30.22 Most furler drums are open. ProFurl is one that has sealed bearings. The wash does not work on seale
G10 Material for Mast Step BAD ORCA at 5:16pm 06.30.22
Need advice on paint (1) SailingLoto at 4:52pm 06.30.22 Some may say no, but this is VanSickle tractor paint from orscheln farm and home. Applied with a f
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 4:52pm 06.30.22 Although on second thought, I may be confusing things if it's not that the cooler alternator produc
Wouldn't it be cool... jaysweet at 4:40pm 06.30.22 Teslas use the AC and heat to cool or heat the batteries as necessary when charging or discharging.
Fridge/freezer use Windpilot at 4:21pm 06.30.22 After 10 years of that same refrigeration set up, here is my best compromise/most used solution. H41
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 4:21pm 06.30.22 Cooling batteries is much easier than and more practical than cooling alternators. O.K., but I can
Alberg Daystar 22' kappykaplan at 4:05pm 06.30.22 Very pretty boat! :beer:
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 4:01pm 06.30.22 Teslas use the AC and heat to cool or heat the batteries as necessary when charging or discharging.
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 3:54pm 06.30.22 Teslas use the AC and heat to cool or heat the batteries as necessary when charging or discharging.
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... RichNils at 3:22pm 06.30.22 Really nice work on the galley. I need to remake mine as well. I have several types of origo stoves

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