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companionway maybetuezday at 5:27am 12.26.10 Big Boats 1/1227 I have a 2004 Hunter 36. I want to order a screen for the companionway and they need dimensions. Un
Loose bulbs JohnofChannelIslands at 2:36am 12.26.10 Big Boats 1/1046 Hi everyone, This past weekend I had to tighten the sockets of both the bow light and the steamin
2010 Christmas Boat Photos (1) Tim R. at 3:33pm 12.25.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2755 Our first winter living aboard and we have managed to make the boat nice and cozy including Christma
Hunter Vision 32 Cruising chute coxjam at 11:03am 12.25.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4304 Can anybody describe how to attach, fly and detach a cruising chute that is in a sock?
Good Old Boat 299 Blitz at 10:06am 12.25.10 Seidelmann 4/4710 For those interested, Good Old Boat Magazine has a article on the Seidelmann 299 in their November/D
Motor Lift Davits shoeless at 9:38am 12.25.10 Big Boats 7/2172 I need to buy a motor hoist system for 2004 H386. Please respond with your recommendations/comments
First 38.5 - 1991 yr drodriguezpfsm@gmail.com at 8:51am 12.25.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1411 Happy Holidays to everyone from Puerto Rico.... I owned a 1991 First 38.5 and im planning to start
Peace on Earth Quoddy at 5:15am 12.25.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1298 and goodwill to all sailors,and other people :). Ho Ho Ho.
Love affair with 309's jamel at 7:52pm 12.24.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/4389 Hello everyone, Love the looks of the Catalina 309, the finish, practical layout and "user friendly"
Forespar Mini-Galley Mounting (10) CaptDon01 at 7:39pm 12.24.10 Catalina 22 4/6737 Here is a little project I finished up. We've got a couple ways for cooking on the boat, but not whi
God bless us all every one... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:01pm 12.24.10 Ask All Sailors 10/1938 Wishing all of you all the blessiings of this joyous season...and an odor-free sailing season season
Electrical wiring yet one more time (1) ffaubert at 4:19pm 12.24.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2793 I'm attaching my proposed wiring diagram for my boat (hopefully, it's readable). The boat is a 2
Port Light Gaskets HiHo Silver at 2:54pm 12.24.10 Big Boats 2/1311 Anyone know where I can get replacement port light gaskets for my 1988 Legend 40? They are for the o
Nav Pods Captn Mapache at 2:52pm 12.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1964 Anyone know a site where you can purchase nav pods and such that mount on wheel pedestal gaurd on an
Aft Berth Dimensions H376 (1) windsock1 at 2:04pm 12.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1643 A while ago, someone posted the attached drawing on either this or the "Big Boats" forum (I put this
Aft Berth Dimensions H376 (1) windsock1 at 2:01pm 12.24.10 Big Boats 2/1253 Does the attached drawing look familiar to anyone? I'd love to get in touch with whomever might have
MERRY CHRISTMAS and THANKS woodster at 12:28pm 12.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1448 Merry Christmas and thanks to everyone for shareing your input and thoughts this past year....i am
Merry Christmas from FL inarathree at 12:23pm 12.24.10 Smaller Boats 9/1701 It wasn't far, but it was out on the water. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en'ie=UTF8'msa=0'ms
Merry Xmas Don Guillette at 9:03am 12.24.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/3841 I hope all listers on the sail trim forum have a great Xmas and New year. We are in So Ca, about 500
Water in the junction of the rudder FastBreak at 9:03am 12.24.10 Catalina 30 6/3194 Hello I have water coming in through the junction of the rudder and fiberglass. Someone has an idea

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General upgrade Info mjsb at 3:54pm 08.02.22 Initially this sounded like the optimal system, when I addressed the dead water heater on my boat.
Diesel Inboard RPMs garymalmgren at 3:49pm 08.02.22 Hi Plymouth RE; Wondering if anyone can recommend the proper RPMs for cruising speed if there is no
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting nmanoilov at 3:48pm 08.02.22 Hi @stickinthemud57, the cuddy cabin is very cool. It has three compartments actually. The front on
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting stickinthemud57 at 3:31pm 08.02.22 Interesting treatment at the cuddy cabin. Looks like it would work well to protect camping gear and
East River Scott T-Bird at 3:16pm 08.02.22 guess where those ferries were built? Marinette Wisconsin for those in the photo. There are 3 new
East River jon hansen at 3:05pm 08.02.22 guess where those ferries were built?
386 Miles per day? Planning a trip from NYC to Yorktown VA Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 08.02.22 Sounds like a great trip. Thanks for posting the update! The mechanic might be right about not usin
East River (2) Scott T-Bird at 3:01pm 08.02.22 What was really amazing was the very light traffic. This trip was the last week of June 2020. No
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting (4) nmanoilov at 2:36pm 08.02.22 5. Finally, the rudder. This is by far the biggest concern of mine how to put it together. Previous
East River (1) dLj at 2:14pm 08.02.22 What was really amazing was the very light traffic. This trip was the last week of June 2020. No
Diesel Inboard RPMs Barnacle Bill at 2:07pm 08.02.22 Much of the info above is spot on. Diesels like to be run and really are built to go full blast wit
Intracoastal Waterway Trip Barnacle Bill at 2:01pm 08.02.22 It would be nice if we new where "south" was. You in the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific?
Catalina 320 Barnacle Bill at 1:51pm 08.02.22 Catalina might be able to provide drawings for you. I have gotten them in the past before. Or, whe
Bristol 22 Barnacle Bill at 1:49pm 08.02.22 While I have a lot of old Bristol brochures, I don't have one on a Bristol 22. Looking at the Brist
Intracoastal Waterway Trip capta at 1:34pm 08.02.22 Is there any reason you need marinas every night? There are places to duck into for the night and an
Alternator temperatures tfox2069 at 1:04pm 08.02.22 "The Firefly batteries are 2 years old and were only providing about 50 AH of useful capacity, despi
Bristol 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:28pm 08.02.22 Any title or registration?
Alternator temperatures mermike at 12:21pm 08.02.22 Thanks for the replies. While I understand where temp is measured, I don't understand the specifics
East River Ward H at 12:07pm 08.02.22 I think we were right around 12 knots SOG, do you remember @Ward H ? I thought we saw 13 flash on
Alternator temperatures Rich Stidger at 11:59am 08.02.22 @dlochner is correct. The temp probe will only measure at the connection point. Internal temperatu

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