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Fresh water flush Al in DC at 10:02am 01.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3391 I've recently acquired a boat with two good-sized water tanks. Since I'm not planning on cruising a
Hunter-Vogel cutter Old Gaffer. Tom at 9:51am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/6189 I have recently taken possession of a 30' Hunter-Vogel cutter and am looking for a set of plans for
Another Fine SoCal Sailing Weekend CaptDon01 at 9:04am 01.24.11 Catalina 22 6/1747 We spent the weekend sailing out of Dana Point, Ca. Our main purpose was to observe the whales as th
Replacing front Hatch H22 drumbeater at 8:50am 01.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1245 I figured other Hunters may be similar. My hatch latches are broken off and one of the adjusters has
Sidebar in Yachting Magazine geoffschultz at 8:50am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2058 Check out page 2 of the attached article from Yachting Magazine. I actually got a sidebar! And th
Roof pannels of H33 meirgerner at 8:45am 01.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1963 I own Hunter 33 model 2009 and would appreciate recommendations for dissasembling and assembling of
GPS "Testing" May Disrupt Signal in SE US geoffschultz at 8:13am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1377 Here's a link to an interesting article that I just ran across. I wonder what's going on? http://w
It never hurts to be too careful!! jfmid at 5:52am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2001 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110124/ap_on_re_as/as_philippines_missing_sailboat http://www.guampdn
Alternator and starter; any service / maintenace Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:14am 01.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2170 Is any scheduled maintenance / service required for the alternator or the starter of the engine? If
bene 411 cokpit cover & seat bigpuff at 1:22am 01.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1226 :confused: would any of use very nolegable sailors out there no were i could get a f.g.cokpit cover(
Salon rugs AADIVER at 9:06pm 01.23.11 Catalina 30 7/2806 My "new" '83 had rugs installed two years ago. They're marine blue, look nice, but the underneath b
electrical problems with autopilot abenedetti at 8:10pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1267 Where can I find a wiring diagram for a 473, three cabin version: I have problems with the autopilo
Protecting the interior wood prroots at 3:07pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1883 We just bought a 2001 Beneteau 411. The interior wood is in mostly good condition. What is recommend
S2 11.0A interior stain color? larimus at 2:56pm 01.23.11 S2 0/1388 Hello S2 owners, Has anyone found a satisfactory match for the S2 11.0 interior reddish stain? Thank
installing a Dickinson on a Beneteau 373 darkaegisagain at 2:22pm 01.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2024 This has been on my list of things to do and with the weather in the Seattle area its a priority...
Block Island Destination ? Joe23455 at 2:04pm 01.23.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3854 Hello All, Sitting here waching the Pack ' Bears - go Pack - considering a coastal sail up the coas
had to laugh at this.. zeehag at 1:34pm 01.23.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3540 went sailing thru plenty of fish today with nets out and trawling-- found in them a coupla mebbe li
H37C strut dimensions QP Chuck at 12:24pm 01.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 20/6768 OK, I'm still struggling with my strut problem. I have not been able to find a source for a new stru
Windlass (2) Old Skool Neil at 11:56am 01.23.11 Catalina 30 4/2198 Invited to expound on my pending windlass project on another thread, here is the windlass I bought:
What Bottom Paint seadaddler at 11:53am 01.23.11 Ask All Sailors 5/8483 I have been using SR-40 on my bottom and just wondering using a hard bttom paint and so would like t

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dock neighbour's shore power cord? Richard19068 at 8:55am 08.21.22 Do I correctly understand you to say the marina removed the screwball homemade adapter ? @Crusty O
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system Ralph Johnstone at 8:49am 08.21.22 Why bother draining it Just USE it.;) Just get in the habit of using the hot faucet all the time ev
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system Tally Ho at 8:37am 08.21.22 Why bother draining it Just USE it.;) Just get in the habit of using the hot faucet all the time
Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 JBP-PA at 8:26am 08.21.22 It looks like your gooseneck is not bolted to the mast, but to a stainless sliding plate. If you ro
Radar Repair Ratty at 8:23am 08.21.22 thanks - will definitely follow up. All other instruments are working fine BTW.
Radar Repair senang at 8:21am 08.21.22 You most probably have water intrusion in one of the connectors causing a short circuit. Start by un
Radar Repair rgranger at 8:19am 08.21.22 Corrosion at the terminals would be my first look. Wire brush and squirt a little WD-40 on the end
Radar Repair dlochner at 8:14am 08.21.22 Welcome to SBO. It may seem obvious, but have you checked all the connections and fuses? Are all th
Removing water tank Hunter 37 (1) senang at 8:14am 08.21.22 I would be very surprised if it is not secured. In attached photo you will see how the 130 liter fue
old boat needs metal holder to step mast into (1) rgranger at 8:13am 08.21.22 Is this what you are talking about? "tabernackle". Do a google on sailboat tabernackle.
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 8:10am 08.21.22 In the photo of your main hoisted, you can see scallops between the sail slugs at the mast which ind
DC electric panel troubleshooting rgranger at 8:09am 08.21.22 Thank you for the advice, gentlemen. It was either Socrates or Monty Python who said "I do not know
Refrigerator Conking Out senang at 7:48am 08.21.22 Most fridges installed in a boat have a safety device where they switch off when voltage gets to low
Clock and barometer installation advice senang at 7:43am 08.21.22 Mount on a piece of wood of your choice. Attach to the bulkhead with 3M Strong Dual Lock reclosable
Sulfur odor in boat hot water system dlochner at 6:59am 08.21.22 This due to not used water heater water. Drain about one gallon whenever you are on the boat allowi
Shrouds Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59am 08.21.22 Take a picture of the current shrouds near chain plate looking up. I saw it both ways. @Dave Gros
Shallow water sailboats lifting centerboards and lifting rudder videorov at 5:56am 08.21.22 I had a look at one in my local marina (near Vancouver, BC) and was quite impressed. There are only
Shrouds (1) Dave Groshong at 5:54am 08.21.22 The lower should go aft, looking at the attached image from the manual, the upper to the fwd chain
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 08.21.22 @Frank Jung First, I do not know the set up of your boat lift as to straps, lengths, width of strap
New Catalina 30 Owner DArcy at 4:59am 08.21.22 It looks as if the main is too large for your setup. It looks to me like it was not fully hoisted.

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