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Spring Launch! gettinthere at 8:35am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1643 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6q38MxQkKk
White Water Marine transom ladder GarEi at 7:53am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1535 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 2/1367 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 1/2483 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 4/5162 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 4/9345 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 4/1715 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 8/7056 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 1/1497 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 1/2089 Hi Guys. My engine Universal M-18 gave up and I need to replace it. If anybody has a rebuilt one or
Mystery Leakage DockH at 4:14am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2800 Even with a tarp over the cabin and the boat still out of the water I am getting a lot of rain in th
Keel Repair (2) DockH at 4:06am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4232 Something took a chunk out of the lower leading edge of my lead/fiberglass encased keel. No other hu
Portlight handle pabraam at 1:24am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1856 One of the locking device/closing handles on my Lewmar portlights detached from the acrylic (it stil
Raritan PHII - smell with each stroke/pump Guest at 10:37pm 05.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3595 Couple of questions: I have a terrible smell, by the head, when pumping my Raritan PHII. I rebuil
Buffalo to Atlantic Capt Andy at 9:50pm 05.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1606 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, 9/1/2011, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can so
New Boat! (1) FourPoints at 9:01pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1613 Ok, not exactly new, but it is performing like a New One! I just got the new sails from Neil Pryde t
Folding Tiller jimfrankelly at 8:47pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 0/1362 Has anyone put a hinge in the metal tillers used on the Hunter 260 ' 270 models??? Picture would be
Dulce, two week update (13) CharlieCobra at 8:41pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2036 It's been two weeks since we started on Dulce. Here are some shots of the progress. Here's some sho
Hunter 54 two week update (11) CharlieCobra at 8:16pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2016 It's been a long two weeks on the H-54. As you can see the cabin sole is done except for some trim,
New h23 shore power (4) C Jones at 6:28pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1333 Just finished it this week. I used a Square D, 30amp. load center with 2- 120 volt breakers. One 20

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INVERTER SET UP Johnb at 12:53pm 08.27.22
looking for a Chrysler 26' owner willing to answer questions. LloydB at 12:38pm 08.27.22 When I started looking for a little bigger boat I ran across a Chrysler 26 and was impressed with ho
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 12:22pm 08.27.22 @Crazy Dave Condon and @Ralph Johnstone, Thanks for the initial responses; will respond to your req
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Captain Larry-DH at 12:06pm 08.27.22 a. Resplicing the chain rope join is maintenance and should be done every 2-5 years, depending on w
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 11:52am 08.27.22 Wire run is 3ft. Sounds good. Per http://assets.bluesea.com/files/resources/newsletter/images/DC_
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 11:49am 08.27.22 A fuse size of 100 or 125 amps exceeds the ampacity of #4 wire. Not according to http://assets.blu
INVERTER SET UP twodzusfittings at 11:43am 08.27.22
INVERTER SET UP Johnb at 11:41am 08.27.22 A fuse size of 100 or 125 amps exceeds the ampacity of #4 wire.
INVERTER SET UP Davidasailor26 at 11:30am 08.27.22 Just be aware that a 1000W inverter could draw up to about 90A DC. Your 4AWG wire should be ok with
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 11:16am 08.27.22 @Ralph Johnstone there are many issues but the engine will need to come off before being trailered
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 08.27.22 208755 That's the manufacturer's advertising department talking, not me. 208758 When the ad depar
INVERTER SET UP (1) twodzusfittings at 11:03am 08.27.22 Ok guys, I know you are all chomping at the bit to hear what I finally did. So the inverter is a 100
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 10:47am 08.27.22 Since we have now ventured off topic - contracting with Sea Tow or any other service I did use th
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed PaulK at 10:33am 08.27.22 There may not be enough "meat" in the deck flange to drill a new rivet hole and have the metal strip
Service life of nylon anchor rode? PaulK at 10:22am 08.27.22 We bought our J/36 in 1997. It came with a nylon anchor rode, shackled to about 20' of chain and a
Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 10:19am 08.27.22 Could you please send me this again? I love the book! You can always get back to it just by clicki
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 10:16am 08.27.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty t
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 10:10am 08.27.22 I don't know how much you anchor out, but my recollection is that the safe useful life of stainless
Service life of nylon anchor rode? CarlN at 10:09am 08.27.22 The ins company can require purchase records, etc., if it wishes to. For the moment I defer to the
Service life of nylon anchor rode? thinwater at 10:03am 08.27.22 Yes. Time gets away from us. Poor seamanship on my part to have a 10-yr-old rope-chain splice on my

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