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Damage to equipment during Equilization?? John T1594 at 9:22am 11.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1094 Alright all you volt-heads out there, I need your advice. The owners manual for my Xantrex Turuechar
Going for a day sail one November day! (3) estopa at 8:08am 11.28.10 Day Sailers 6/1633 Sailing while its 45 degrees outside and winds gusting to 30mph makes it a very interesting ride. A
1996 461 cutlass bearing bp461 at 6:59am 11.28.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1840 Hello, Has anyone ever changed the cutlass bearing on a 461 without dropping the rudder and pulling
Green line conditioner Quoddy at 5:06am 11.28.10 Ask All Sailors 24/6368 We got some commercial grade nylon line (it was better handling than premium when new) and after 1 y
Hunter 33.5 New Owner Questions ChuckH at 7:48pm 11.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 16/8412 I am a new owner of a 1988 Hunter 33.5. I looking forward to getting her out on the water this sprin
Just bought an O'Day 22' JoeSellsHomes at 4:32pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 18/3289 Hello All, I just picked up an O'Day 22 and am outfitting a trailer so that I can transport the boat
New Boat Mark Parsons at 4:08pm 11.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1850 We live on a small inlet off of Chickamauga lake in Tennessee. I am looking at an Oday 22 as my fir
222 kick-up rudder mm2347 at 3:33pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 4/2215 the line that holds the kick-up rudder down has come out of the rudder. :eek::eek: What is the best
Broken Boom Gary Kay Taylor at 3:01pm 11.27.10 Big Boats 3/1571 We are sailing our 1999 Hunter 410 along the Pacific coast of Mexico on a long cruise south. We were
My Vacation Captain's log . . . again. Enjoy and relate! (1) dscribner at 2:57pm 11.27.10 Trailer Sailors 6/3957
23 Pop Top to Tabernacle Conversion estubey at 2:46pm 11.27.10 Day Sailers 6/3340 I picked up a 23 this Spring for my first boat. Generally I like to be a self-sufficient person and
adding opening ports to our Beneteau First 29 (4) Still Crazy at 1:28pm 11.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1682 We noticed some of the larger Beneteaus have opening ports in the side fixed windows. We are trying
Port Tack/Starboard tack Don Guillette at 11:35am 11.27.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/7893 A beginner sailor from Tucson, AZ called me today and wanted to know the difference between the two
B331 rudder rub, rudder stops Lagniappe at 10:33am 11.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2333 Our 2000 B331 has the same rudder rub on the starboard hull near the rudder post as described in som
Raytheon R-20x wufibugs at 9:41am 11.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1763 Following my earlier post, I also got the above which has a rather heavy 24" radome. I am wondering
Sharing a GPS Antenna wufibugs at 9:38am 11.27.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1494 I have a Lowrance 3000 GPS antenna that I use with my Globalmap 3300c and wonder if it could be used
Engine Cooling System John Kline at 8:41am 11.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1291 I have a Hunter 45CC. I have experienced a major corrosion problem in the heat exchanger. My boat is
Backstay-adjustable bhstech at 8:37am 11.27.10 Catalina 22 6/2771 I have a '77 C-22 with the original one side backstay with pig tail. I always found that the pig ta
Stargazing Stu Jackson at 8:36am 11.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1612 I've been looking for a cost effective star program, and just today stumbled upon this little gem:
So who's done the cockpit drainage refit? chumpy36 at 8:17am 11.27.10 Catalina 22 6/2001 My boat has the original plumbing and it sketches me out immensely and will be the first real projec

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67 Bristol Corsair project... Timm R Oday25 at 8:01am 04.29.22 Very cool .. Now how about some photos of the rest of the boat ?
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? Kings Gambit at 7:48am 04.29.22
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 7:42am 04.29.22 If it was a compression crack from Rigging Tension, why not both sides? Why would it have to crack
Line Bags (1) JBP-PA at 7:40am 04.29.22 SailRite sells a kit with all the bits and bobs you need to make your own in whatever size you want.
Line Bags Tedd at 7:32am 04.29.22 Why not just learnb how to coil a line and stick a hitch at the top and hang it on itself. That's
Desperate leakinhg JamesG161 at 7:24am 04.29.22 Just guessing .... It looks like the connection between his encapsulated keel and Fiberglass Hull.
Galley sink drain leak New Horizons at 7:23am 04.29.22
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 7:13am 04.29.22 Oh yep, ours are very close! I'm getting closer and closer to being ready to put it on the water. Ho
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing JamesG161 at 7:08am 04.29.22 Here is one... https://www.amazon.com/Culligan-HF-360A-Standard-Housing-Filtration/dp/B000BQUPZ8/ref
Not sure what I need Hgproks at 6:59am 04.29.22 I quess the idea of the transom wire is to clear the tiller. Interesting. Thanks for all your time a
Washdown Pump inline filter for deck washing jssailem at 6:55am 04.29.22 Scott What do you want the filter/screen to do? Are you looking for clear looking water or just want
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 6:51am 04.29.22 The Lead/Antimony Winged Keel... The connection of Keel to Hull Fix. t the cracked area 2) Seal wit
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues ambler at 6:40am 04.29.22 Looked through your photos. Looks like a twin to my boat - 1983 Cat 22 sail number 11619. My old out
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) (1) jssailem at 6:14am 04.29.22 I use one like this Wichard. bending mast. This does a good job drawing the mast back or easing it t
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 6:13am 04.29.22 My guess is the boat was dropped I'm going with that, too. We may never know. OP needs an insura
Desperate leakinhg jssailem at 6:02am 04.29.22 It does not look to me like a stress crack, more like dragged across or along underwater rocks like
Line Bags DougM at 5:49am 04.29.22 I used the same type of line hooks that Greg uses. They are really much more usable than the bags. W
Line Bags Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44am 04.29.22 Yes. Why not just learnb how to coil a line and stick a hitch at the top and hang it on itself. N
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? RoyS at 5:36am 04.29.22 Your focus on your carbon footprint is leading you toward an electric auxiliary. Focus instead on th
Line Bags RoyS at 5:23am 04.29.22 Have three of the Blue ones in the cockpit and like them. Lets my dog sleep peacefully on the cockpi

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