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Auto vs Manual Bilge pump Mike 1 at 1:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1437 My 82 H27 had a very shallow bilge which had a pump that is only on when the breaker is on, it has n
Relocating Holding tank Catalina 34 Zingman at 12:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 1/2115 Frustrated with lack of storage space in salon of my '87 Catalina 34 and considering relocating hold
CorrosionX ehh at 12:43pm 05.15.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4401 I have heard good things about CorrosionX. However before I go crazy with it I'd like to ask if ther
H38 mainsail roach curves to leeward nanook at 12:16pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 11/2715 the large roach on my 2006 hunter 38's mainsail is constantly opening to leeward creating an ineffic
helmsmans seating paul1938 at 11:43am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 13/4403 I was on a catalina 42 and it had a aftermarket helmsmans seat that was siting on the deak but attac
CorrosionX ehh at 11:04am 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2603 I have heard good things about CorrosionX. However before I go crazy with it I'd like to ask if ther
winch and hatch teacher63 at 10:59am 05.15.11 Smaller Boats 3/1327 I am the genius with that had the broken mast 23 Hunter. I finally actually sailed her for the firs
Hatch cover AGONY! piper1277 at 9:16am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1315 On our 7 year old H36, the acrylic hatch cover has become very difficult to open and close and is us
H36 access to aft starboard stanchion thru bolts piper1277 at 9:01am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1057 Can anyone share thier experience in accessing the starboard aft thru hull stanchion base bolts on a
Topping Lift on a O'day 25? Cabby at 8:42am 05.15.11 Day Sailers 1/2343 Well, we finally splashed our new (new to us) 25 fixed keel. It was a lot of work for just a few hou
Spring Launch! gettinthere at 8:35am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1634 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6q38MxQkKk
White Water Marine transom ladder GarEi at 7:53am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1513 Has anyone done business with White Water Marine in Port Heron,MI.If so how was your experience? I n
Packing nut adjustment Captain Gadget at 7:46am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1349 I have done a complete search but did not find an answer. When adjusting the packing gland to get yo
s2 9.2a rotten mast step cwjones321 at 7:22am 05.15.11 S2 1/2448 I've got a 1978 9.2a in Lake Michigan. The stringers under the compression post are wet and forward
Cleaning the interior cushion covers CABixler at 7:12am 05.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5133 Went to the boatyard yesterday to try to get her ready. As predicted it was just plain nasty out so
Pearson Hawk 16 windigo at 7:02am 05.15.11 Pearson 4/9167 I am looking at a Pearson Hawk 16 to purchase and wonder if anyone can answer the following question
Water in Cabin arellana at 7:00am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1690 Hi, I am a new owner of a 1986 Cat 22. It does not rain very much in Colorado, however, last week h
Flushing Problem - Backflow? Not pumping water to the tank. Raftco at 5:24am 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/6984 Hi Peggie, New to the 'Head' business and a new to me boat. Just commishioned this weekend, was wo
White Water Marine GarEi at 5:03am 05.15.11 Pearson 1/1473 Has anyone had any dealings with White Water Marine in Port Heron,MI? I am thinking about useing the
Engine replacement on Catalina 27, 1988 Roger Thomas at 4:44am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2068 Hi Guys. My engine Universal M-18 gave up and I need to replace it. If anybody has a rebuilt one or

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Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 8:58am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? first change will be a
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Windpilot at 8:36am 07.25.22 Contact Allan at Seatek in long Beach for the part, maybe he can recommend a rigger that can replace
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:08am 07.25.22
Lake Montauk SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:07am 07.25.22 Anchored there many times when I lived in NY. You have to follow a channel when you first enter, the
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling (2) MBroderick at 7:08am 07.25.22 Originally was a Hood, now a ProFurl - see images below.
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:54am 07.25.22 Thanks. That does make sense.
Sailing with no furling winch tfox2069 at 6:50am 07.25.22 I replaced mine with a non-ratcheting block with a cam cleat. I'm interested to know the benefit of
Hunter 33.5 Roller Furling Don Crowther at 6:41am 07.25.22 I have a Hood 810 furler. The name was right on the furler head. Sorry I don't have any pictures of
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? dkinzer at 6:37am 07.25.22 As jssailem noted, Oregon requires a Boater Education Card. Interestingly, Washington state does als
Sailing with no furling winch dkinzer at 6:32am 07.25.22 Why can't you replace that last block with a ratchet block with cam cleat? I replaced mine with a
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Crusty Ol Salt at 6:20am 07.25.22 New batteries shouldn't need charging... If they did, something is wrong.. That was my first tho
stormy chi=mac kloudie1 at 5:46am 07.25.22 Looks like a hoot! That boat is scooting.. Certainly more fun looking than ghosting along in wind so
Murdered 170 Centerboard stickinthemud57 at 5:41am 07.25.22 Mine was solid fiberglass, I'm pretty sure. Weighed around 80 lbs. I think it would have tended to f
Sailing with no furling winch (1) tfox2069 at 5:36am 07.25.22 Very good ideas. No arch though, this is what I'm working with. Plz excuse the mess, it was a proj
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:34am 07.25.22 Boater safety course is required by law in Virginia. All PWC operators age 14 and older and all ope
Murdered 170 Centerboard rcairflyer at 5:20am 07.25.22 What is the centerboard made of, fiberglass over wood?
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Rick Webb at 4:46am 07.25.22 I'd bet that sort of statement is standard boilerplate on all policies and is buried in the 37 pages
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 4:40am 07.25.22 Precious memories, indeed, to be treasured always.
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? JamesG161 at 4:28am 07.25.22 Does this mean I bought influence? No, but the Geico Agent was under the Influence of an Adult be
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad kappykaplan at 3:40am 07.25.22 filling the cockpit with Maine water. I like this idea! :beer:

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