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Hull Cleaning Without Water mcrow33 at 5:27am 04.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5466 Hi, my new to me boat is in a waterless yard. I would like to clean, polish, and wax the hull before
oday swift bob kimble at 5:08am 04.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3107 I'm looking for original specs for an Oday swift. I bought a swift and the sails are completely un-r
A new era for Bavaria Yachts in the USA BavariaYachtsUSA at 4:58am 04.15.11 Bavaria 0/2805 Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH in Germany has appointed Bavaria Yachts USA as the sole US importer, distribut
What to clean with bowlinguy800 at 4:50am 04.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1662 Hello all, I am going to rub down and wax my Catalina 22 hull but need to wash it first. What would
Whisker Pole John in Edmonds at 4:45am 04.15.11 Catalina 30 4/2875 Am thinking of buying a Forespar whisker pole. It is a 2 inch diameter extendable 7 to 15 feet twis
New owner looking for all types of info Bearco at 9:59pm 04.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1497 Hey all, My buddy purchased a 25' Catalina Capri. Actually I'm not sure if it is a Catalina or
ground wire teacher63 at 9:31pm 04.14.11 Smaller Boats 6/1602 I was the lucky sole that had to replace the mast and the rigging as the mast broke in 1/2 at the sp
Device to replace 6V square battery with size D batteries tadd5181 at 8:15pm 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2040 I once saw an ad for a device to replace a 6V square battery for a large flashlight with 4 D size ba
Any St. Vincent and Grenadines charts for sale? tadd5181 at 8:09pm 04.14.11 Parts Search 2/2663 I am interested in buying digital marine charts for the Grenadines...anyone have any for sale?
Any St. Vincent and Grenadines charts for sale? tadd5181 at 8:06pm 04.14.11 Big Boats 0/935 i am interested in marine charts for the Grenadines...anyone have used digital charts they want to s
air conditioning Kevin Coyne at 7:35pm 04.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1718 I'am installing air conditioning in a Catalina 30 1986. Just wondering if there is anyone who has do
Replumbing a C25 treeder65 at 7:02pm 04.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3767 I just began redoing the plumbing hoses on my recently purchased 1986 C25; I just realized the PO le
running halyards through the mast cnsmith at 6:47pm 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4115 I plan on running my halyards through my mast next month. I talked to a few people who said before
Keel Cable Issue Drock360 at 5:31pm 04.14.11 Catalina 22 39/8216 So my keel winch was badly corroding and rusting through so I decided to change it before putting it
Teak trim; Varnish or not jim148 at 4:56pm 04.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1855 I have a 1981 H22 that I purchased late last fall. PO didn't spend much time on maintenance. I plan
Winlass dismantle procedure? ACBrabon at 4:43pm 04.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2378 I have a Simpson-Lawrence Atlantic Anchorman Sprint 900 windlass on my 2004 Hunter 36 and it does no
Loose Steering wheel???? scottdube at 4:14pm 04.14.11 Big Boats 9/5918 My 98 410 has had a loose steering wheel since I got her in 2001. I have finally had enough as it g
teak and Holly sole repair Jeff Bacon at 2:40pm 04.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2620 Hello All: I am refinishing the teak and holly sole on my 386. There are a few places where I have
turnbuckles codeblew at 1:49pm 04.14.11 Catalina 30 3/2023 I am looking to replace the lowere shroud turnbuckles with open turnbuckles. Any advice would be hel
Salon table Saillife at 1:17pm 04.14.11 Big Boats 7/1781 On my '83 hunter the table in the salon is fixed, that is, you can't lower it to make it into a bert

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Western Lake Erie sesmith at 7:43pm 08.18.22 Perry's Landing, Erie, Pa.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:37pm 08.18.22 @robm The boat had wheel steering as an option. I am inquiring if there is wood in the cockpit as
321 air conditioning install SycloneDriver at 7:36pm 08.18.22 There are better ways to handle the condensation. Pump or venturi extractor.
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:33pm 08.18.22 Do you have a picture of the boat sittting on the trailers? I am looking for pictures of the hull
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:26pm 08.18.22 First. Do you trailer your boat a lot? The boat sits rigged on its trailer about 50' from a launch
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Leeward Rail at 7:24pm 08.18.22 ..... and what about librarians? Yay, especially when they have red hair and ride a motorcycle. :
Hood furler circa 1980 SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 08.18.22 Thanks
Rudder Stops JamesG161 at 7:19pm 08.18.22 Anyone know (such as 30 deg, 45 deg). It is set when Rudder/AP was commissioned by the dealer. Th
16A breakers dlochner at 6:54pm 08.18.22 mermike and Dave The picture shows breakers as they are at the back of my DC control panel, I use
16A breakers roadkill1964 at 6:41pm 08.18.22 mermike and Dave The picture shows breakers as they are at the back of my DC control panel, I use t
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + jaysweet at 6:38pm 08.18.22 Seeking comments on wether the Axiom + has a better display and faster processor than the Axiom (or
16A breakers dlochner at 6:32pm 08.18.22 Wow, this stirred up the conversation.... the dc panel (in my nav station) is 12V system to my know
16A breakers roadkill1964 at 6:29pm 08.18.22 Wow, this stirred up the conversation.... the dc panel (in my nav station) is 12V system to my knowl
321 air conditioning install dmdiehl64 at 6:27pm 08.18.22 We slip in Tawas and have AC on our 321 which was installed (presumably) when it existed on the Ches
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters jon hansen at 5:58pm 08.18.22 i've got a 24' formula with a 454 rat block in it. red. name's cherrybomb got a few sailboats, go
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) smokey73 at 5:53pm 08.18.22 Here is a picture of the radial drive from @JamesG161 repairing his boat. This boat is a different
16A breakers mermike at 5:52pm 08.18.22 Granted there are different types of circuit breakers. Some may be more appropriate for some applic
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 5:46pm 08.18.22 Been up here for over 50 years next year. Never tried one of those big fancy ships with no sails an
Hunter 26/260 Inspection Recommendations rs1sensen at 5:44pm 08.18.22 Good suggestions but would suggest taking someone along that is well versed and experienced looking
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 5:42pm 08.18.22 Some more images from the project. here we opened a hole in the bulkhead. These shots show the eng

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