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Too Many Blisters!!! rpell46 at 4:56pm 11.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1733 Hi all and Happy Thanksgiving. I know what I see and know what I have to do.......But, I need to
Seaward Hillerange AADIVER at 3:51pm 11.24.10 Catalina 30 11/10435 The '83 I just bought has a new Seaward Hillerange propane stove which previous owners never used.
Reverse Polarity with load only Lober at 2:18pm 11.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3964 Encountered on 2000 Ben 361 during survey. Reverse polarity light on. After further look, it only
Airmail 2000 windward54 at 1:55pm 11.24.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/4187 For all of you that use Airmail 2000 for your e-mail, there is a new version available for downloadi
Fair Winds and Happy Thanksgiving!! Winkfish at 1:33pm 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1612 This is an Irish grace my wife's aunt in Cork taught me a few years ago: "Some hae meat that canna
Cockpit Cover on DS II GG8616 at 12:55pm 11.24.10 Day Sailers 2/3654 I just purchased the 1977 DS II and am interested in getting a cockpit cover or boom tent to leav
Cap for Galley water tank chumpy36 at 12:51pm 11.24.10 Catalina 22 3/1634 Anyone know where I can get one? Catalina Direct says they don't exist anymore. thanks Jason
re- upholster Passage 42 eianm at 12:50pm 11.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1305 We have decided to freshen up Bellringer, our recently aquired 1991 passage 42 with an entire new se
Tiller for O'Day 23 Golden Road at 12:35pm 11.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2731 I'm going to need a new tiller for this 23, as its rotten and the foward end is snapped off. Can som
Wow !!! Maine Sail at 12:34pm 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4170 OK this is NOT sailing related but I think we can all respect folks at the top of a sport who push t
Side tanks in O'Day 272 CBSanford at 12:10pm 11.24.10 Bigger Boats 5/3130 My new-to-me O'Day 272 has built-in side tanks for water and waste. I bought a manual to research th
Mast step water leak problem - Keel step pigdogface at 11:56am 11.24.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/7381 I own a 2001 Beneteau 461 and I am looking for a mast base leak solution. Water enters the mast thr
seat/table on 23.5 bad_com_pany at 11:29am 11.24.10 Smaller Boats 0/1068 curious here, I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried to add a seat/table built atop the stainless tu
The rescue of Seasmoke... (19) CharlieCobra at 10:00am 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 8/7506 Those of you that followed the rescue thread of Kettenburg K-40 hull # 3, will remember this boat.
Head Etiquette and Protocall Paul and Judy at 9:49am 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2858 Sensitative Topic. I am having problems with my 22 gallon holding tank. The only waste it gets is f
Hunter 27 Marine Air - Advise needed crewzen at 9:25am 11.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2024 I have recently purchased a beautiful '84 Cherubini 27' and I really would like to install Marine Ai
Hunter 260 cabin floor Skysail1 at 8:58am 11.24.10 Smaller Boats 1/1620 Have a 2001 260 that I just got :) the floor in the cabin needs a good cleaning but I am not sure if
Key West - Where To Stay / Things To Do Ducati at 8:45am 11.24.10 Ask All Sailors 19/4698 I'm taking a J-World course in Key West Florida this Feb. Looking for any info about places to st
Replacement parts for a shore power connector Mickey84H34 at 8:42am 11.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1871 I have an '84 Hunter 34 and the threaded ring on the shore power connector has broken. It's a separa
Looking at a Catalina 22 njmedic3306 at 7:34am 11.24.10 Catalina 22 8/3164 So here is the dreaded question... I am going to look at a early 70's Catalina on a roller trailer

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Hunter legend 37.5 (1) Dave Groshong at 9:56am 06.13.22 Here you are.....
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? APP314 at 9:48am 06.13.22 Hi Renee, For whatever is worth the schematics of my First 38 '82 mention a fuse for this pump on th
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:44am 06.13.22 It is also possible to "choke the slot" with a traveler position that is too low especially in light
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement Blue Horizon at 9:37am 06.13.22 I have not put eyes on a Yamaha driveline, but as Ralph says, you probably have a standard bearing
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Eclectic at 9:21am 06.13.22 Your question begs well .. questions. Wind speed is not the only consideration when deciding twist
Grounding two isolated battery banks cagreen75 at 9:00am 06.13.22 Although I am not an expert in this subject, combining two battery chemistries in the same circuit i
Mast bend walmsleyc at 8:56am 06.13.22 What is your boat? And what is your rig? (swept single spreaders? fractional?) 1.5 x (for/aft cro
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 06.13.22 And typing in all caps like shouting and harder to read. It's for the hard of hearing :doh: .
Hiring a skipper dlochner at 8:39am 06.13.22 The trip you are contemplating is about 1600 miles, a daunting number. This is not the way to think
Commodore T26 IreiSailor at 8:29am 06.13.22 Hi ! I'm a bit late jumping on the thread, I own a Columbia T26 Pretty much same boat as the Commodo
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 8:21am 06.13.22 Keep in mind that hidden wiring done by semi-skilled owners can also have hidden splices or other s
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 8:20am 06.13.22 Check out the "Owner Resources" pages on this site, jonas.. Lots of great info. Welcome ! Hunter Ow
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) FastOlson at 8:14am 06.13.22 Keep in mind that hidden wiring done by semi-skilled owners can also have hidden splices or other sk
Scary thought for all solo sailors! Tedd at 8:13am 06.13.22 As if the sharks in Oz aren't bad enough, now they're chasing Ozzies around the world!
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size Claude L.-Auger at 8:12am 06.13.22 Kloudie if you want to keep the woodsy look on the cabin top, you could remove the inside ones as th
Hiring a skipper FastOlson at 8:10am 06.13.22 Not having a Captain's license, my experience is only several decades of crewing on deliveries. I ha
Hiring a skipper Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 06.13.22 You certainly can do it with your wife. I went from Montreal to Florida and the Bahamas by myself ex
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 8:07am 06.13.22 When I looked up the location of Slidell which is near the eastern bulge of the lake, is became evi
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced jrussnogle at 8:06am 06.13.22 I switched to the SmartPlug several years ago and would never go back. So much easier and safer to u
35.5 seems to tick the boxes kloudie1 at 8:02am 06.13.22 Check out the "Owner Resources" pages on this site, jonas.. Lots of great info. Welcome ! Hunter Own

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