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Companionway screen hatch BlackPearl99 at 6:36am 07.12.11 C&C 1/2710 Does anyone here know where I can find a replacement screened hatch for the companionway of my 1978
New Hunter e33 info (1) Phil Herring at 5:22am 07.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1631 Just received this from the folks at Hunter... consider it an addendum to the thread already in prog
H23 stability Bkraut at 4:07am 07.12.11 Smaller Boats 21/7132 Hi, everyone. I found a 23 wing keel that I really think is a good deal and a good fit for my sailin
East of Schoodic Roger Long at 1:54am 07.12.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2321 In another forum thread on stupid and inconsiderate boaters I posted: The stupidest and most incons
New Mainsail Endurance2010 at 10:32pm 07.11.11 Big Boats 10/2582 Has anyone bought a main from The Sail Warehouse.com. I entered info for my 1984 Hunter 34' and his
Cherubini or not? Moonstruckmantis at 8:16pm 07.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3113 K, so this may be one of the silliest questions ever, but here goes.... I just purchased a 1982 Hunt
waste hose through enclosed aft compartment leak? Judy Mayfield at 7:42pm 07.11.11 Big Boats 3/1513 Hi All: My 1990 Hunter Lengend 35'5" must have a leak in the waste hose or the tank. We have a ur
Rhino line KEEL? Falconer at 6:48pm 07.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4708 Has anyone ever tried to smooth rhino line their keel? I know the rough finish would not be good.
Measuring holding tank levels Cappep at 6:46pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4009 I have a Pearson 303 and have installed new tanks for waste and water. The tanks are under the seats
Oil higgs at 6:37pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1858 I am amazed at how clean my oil in the diesel is staying this season. Normally, it doesn't take too
Oshawa Harbor Lake Ontario higgs at 6:27pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1524 I have heard the harbor is closed to recreational boaters. Anyone have info?
On-board video equipment choices ... eliems at 6:23pm 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1353 So if we want to hang a small HD LCD TV on the wall and watch recorded/downloaded video while ancho
Gas Pump Attendants at Belmont Bay Marina (1) rpwillia at 6:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/5216 Never been there, but a friend recently went to Belmont Bay marina in Woodbridge, Virginia to get a
Anchor rode to chain... splice or thimble with shackle NYSail at 6:04pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 7/7940 Hello great ones...... Bought new anchor last year (Mason Supreme 35). This year bought 50 feet o
Tank Sensors rpwillia at 6:02pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 2/1522 I recall someone posting about adding a sensor to their water tank and perhaps as well to their hold
Stuffing box help Mookie B at 5:02pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2118 I've been going over my boat with a "fine tooth comb" in preps for a trip down the ICW from Norfolk
Bomar forward hatch service cl8on at 4:30pm 07.11.11 Catalina 22 0/1319 Hello All! I have an '88 MKII wing keel with a bomar aluminum trapezoidal forward hatch. I've rece
storage in a dried up wet slip alisah at 4:26pm 07.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1757 Just bought my first boat, a Catalina 25, and LOVE it. However, we are experiencing a severe drought
steering pedistal cable bracket Dave Huitema at 4:22pm 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1340 looking for a replacement for my steering pedistal shift and throttle bracket. It is on a 1985 31' h
Lazarette Hatch Siamese at 3:54pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2287 Gotta love the nice big lazarette on the 309. Too bad they goofed a little on the method to secure

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Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:15am 09.02.22 NO. All was stable in an resting condition for at least 3 days.
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:09am 09.02.22 Not sure what this demonstrates Did you have gas flowing when you took the readings ?
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES twodzusfittings at 7:59am 09.02.22 @jssailem I hear what your saying. I can still do that. There is much space between the clutch and t
Propane pressure gauge (4) jssailem at 7:49am 09.02.22 Ok... You picked my interest. Grill Propane tank. Stored outside over night. Has not been used in s
Y-33 Running Rigging jssailem at 7:28am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. You are correct Roy. In days gone by we had He
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 dlochner at 7:05am 09.02.22 Yes, I am certain it's an 800 - at least that's what my invoice from 2020 says - I think the 200 is
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 6:59am 09.02.22 All sorts of cute sollutions (I would go with Dyneema if I did not have the proper crimper, and pro
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 6:51am 09.02.22 Yes, I am certain it's an 800 - at least that's what my invoice from 2020 says - I think the 200 is
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 6:39am 09.02.22 technically 94L is shown by one ensemble member That is the European Model , run every 12 hours.
Y-33 Running Rigging RoyS at 6:33am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. I purchased a new all rope halyard here a few ye
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 6:31am 09.02.22 208928 Dave... I think you woke Jim up from a morning snooze.
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 6:13am 09.02.22 i needed more coffee.... I just corrected that. Thanks David. Jim... I must need more coffee too
Y-33 Running Rigging mermike at 6:00am 09.02.22 Another item to note is that the rigger (Brion Toss) told me that the sockets for the upper terminal
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 09.02.22 @robm and I spoke. Discussed adding a quick disconnect for motor suggesting trollig motor plug.
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) mermike at 5:51am 09.02.22 I went to all rope when I replaced the rigging in 2019. New sheaves at the masthead were required. A
New lifelines barnstormer at 5:37am 09.02.22 I should add that the crew that I dealt with quoted me $1000 to do the lifeline replacement. Three m
Y-33 Running Rigging D Swanson at 5:31am 09.02.22 Been there, done that. One of the first items on my list when first acquiring my vessel was to chang
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:27am 09.02.22 But Invest 94L Fish Storm too Jim...
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:24am 09.02.22
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 5:18am 09.02.22 In 2016 I overhauled my mast and all rigging. Rigging had external line/wire halyards. I changed to

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