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inspecting thru hulls, etc. YT at 6:51pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1225 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 2/4989 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 2/1890 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Sporadic missing replies and out of date New posts Mulf at 6:18pm 07.18.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/3464 I have recently started having two problems with the HOW site.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 15/3829 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 5/1656 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 2/1792 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 7/6096 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 6/1550 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 1/1922 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 11/11886 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 0/3041 Is there usually some kind of cap here covering the cloth. I was also thinking that maybe the stainl
Hunter in South Korea Ed Schenck at 4:27pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2134 Just found this picture on Facebook/Hunter. All you sailors buying Hyundais and Kias are obviously
Mitsubitshi engine in B361? Guan at 4:25pm 07.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1744 HI ALL: Can anyone enlighten me? I just bought a 2001 B361 and was said to have Westerbeke engine b
Whats the preferred DC refridgeration unit? Bob4203 at 4:16pm 07.18.11 Catalina 30 10/3127 Okay, so we are tired of lugging ice and we want to finally udate that old poorly insulated ice box
looking for recommendations for solar vents doehunter at 4:08pm 07.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4622 Now that it's really hot outside I'm concerned about the temps inside my boat when it's all closed u
Adding a fuel tank FourPoints at 3:54pm 07.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 13/6818 My outboard has a small 3gal tank under a hinged deck plate in the cockpit for easy access and refil
Removable Boarding Step delphiasky at 2:52pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1280 I often use my 336 for fishing and would like to remove the boarding ladder so that I might open the
New boat! questions (3) beeblicon at 2:25pm 07.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 22/7180 Hey all! Just bought my first sailboat (only 400 dollars, thought it was a steal) Anyways, im trying
Fresh Water system startup Mike 1 at 2:17pm 07.18.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1645 My 82 h27 has a pressure freshwater system that has not been used for about 10 years. I am going to

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Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 3:46pm 09.29.22 midships springline should be mandatory on every boat. :beer::beer::beer::beer::waycool::biggrin:
Wobbly Fixed Keel shemandr at 3:18pm 09.29.22 Here I'm the contrarian: Why are we assuming it's the keel bolts. Have we ever watched a hauled boa
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 3:14pm 09.29.22 This is really what has me scratching my head. Its been meticulously maintained and upgraded so I
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 3:05pm 09.29.22 With a bilge that spotless you'd think the rest of the boat would be in fine shape, and if it is,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) jssailem at 2:55pm 09.29.22 I like the Groco ARG 750 esigns of basket. Plastic, Stainless Steel, or Monel. I like the monel mod
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously Justin_NSA at 2:51pm 09.29.22 My water supply line to the pump got plugged and did the same thing. Most likely yours is starving.
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 2:48pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? Depends. At least every 2 or 3 years or more often if
Wobbly Fixed Keel Stu Jackson at 2:48pm 09.29.22 Not too many folks here have owned Catalina 25 fixed keels. I have from 1987-98. You said the owne
Wobbly Fixed Keel dmax at 2:47pm 09.29.22 That's a good question. Some manuals say the torque should be checked prior to every launch. Some pe
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 2:47pm 09.29.22 Hi all. Hope your Fall is going well. Quick update: Had to defer the proper repairs until later th
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:45pm 09.29.22 Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: RTFM, F st
transmission when sailing Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 09.29.22 to RTFM Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: R
Wobbly Fixed Keel Scott T-Bird at 2:42pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? I think if you are thinking about it, it's time to do
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 2:35pm 09.29.22 Agree with dlochner, wobbling keel is bad... How often should the keel bolts re-torqued?
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:31pm 09.29.22
Pleasant Surprise/Docking dmax at 2:30pm 09.29.22 Nothing more to add about docking than what has already been said but how cool is that to be invited
Leroy Somer windlas repair jssailem at 2:28pm 09.29.22 When you clean up the collar on the shaft, is there a set screw under the dirt or grease?
Wobbly Fixed Keel Scott T-Bird at 2:24pm 09.29.22 Wobbly keel is a red flag for sure. If everything is fine, why in the world would he disclose this?
Wobbly Fixed Keel dmax at 2:24pm 09.29.22 Agree with dlochner, wobbling keel is bad and is not normal. The keel bolts look good but they also
Anchor self-deploys Dr. D at 2:22pm 09.29.22 Parsons: Thanks, I do secure the anchor normally. For now, I will keep the flag breaker tripped un

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