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Fixed port wufibugs at 12:38pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1725 I notice that a neighbors 86 Hunter 31 has a fixed port on the starboard side. They say it allows l
87 Hunter 31 Mast tuning mswatsonmd at 12:31pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1548 looking for any information on tuning the mast/rigging of 1987 Hunter 31 (ISOMAT)
Need a little Help texastom at 10:31am 08.08.10 Big Boats 1/1437 I need a little help from someone that may be in the Long Island area with a short wave radio. My br
Newport30: Halyards, Sewage tank and Hand pump ukrsindicat at 10:12am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1594 Hello, Gents(and ladies) I am new owner N30MKI. She is a nice boat and for the money that I have
To swim or not to swim, that's the ??????? mccauley13 at 10:10am 08.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4080 I know that this isn't the most pressing of questions, given mast fallings, keel drops and sea monst
Rogue Fender ruins video RECESS at 8:41am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1920 Went on a calm day and just messed around while some friends filmed us. Got back to shore, looked at
Converting a sailboat into a power boat. MoonSailer at 7:34am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 50/62544 Thinking about an efficent trawler that sips diesel a sailboat cames to mind. Remove the mast and c
Resin shine at 7:17am 08.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1639 I am replacing the plywood flooring on my boat. I am thinking about coating the plywood with fibergl
Table base replacement bellnier at 7:09am 08.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1756 The floor mounting base for my pedestal table broke yesterday. The cast aluminum had gotten corroded
1980 Catalina Bow Nav Lights (2) Uwe Abels at 7:09am 08.08.10 Catalina 30 3/4257 Just purchased a 1980 Catalina 30. The bow nav lights are resssed in the hull on this model. The len
Engine coolant stop cock Catalina 28 jansan1 at 3:18am 08.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2586 Has anyone got a cross-sectional diagram of the inlet stop cock for the engine coolant system for a
yanmar 2gm20 John Howitt at 10:49pm 08.07.10 Ask All Sailors 17/9385 My engine starts and runs beautifully. I run it against the dock in gear. It will run for about an h
Excessive fan noise Xantrex Freedom HF1000 uptownsteve at 10:33pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 0/1388 I am in the process of installing a Xantrex Feeedon HF1000 Inverter Charger. We got the charger port
swing keel info needed ASquarius 25 marine.spec.sc@gmail.com at 8:23pm 08.07.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1744 Help!! I am in the process of restoring an Aquarius 25 - this boat lost its swing keel in 150 feet o
mainsail stack height ajsail1 at 7:52pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 5/1923 I thought there was a forum on this a couple years ago but I can't find it so Im bringing it up agai
Just purchaes a 1980 Catalina 30 Uwe Abels at 4:21pm 08.07.10 Catalina 30 11/12818 Just purchased 1980 Catalina 30. I have a 11Hp Atomic 4 Diesel amd would like to upgrade/increase en
Does the stick stand up or lay down when sailing? Tried both Thursday! Paul Brinkley at 4:15pm 08.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1982 My wife and I were taking our daughter :) and her family sailing on the Albemarle Sound (NC), and th
H26 Mast electrical (2) SHADS at 3:12pm 08.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1303 Here are two pictures that the previous owner had done. There are to separate wires running down the
Oceanis 393 & 411 & 423' s Owner Comments Please GNWFast at 2:56pm 08.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/7634 Hey Y'all, We are Dave ' Anne and we are Midwesterners. Gathering as much info as possible so we won
Running Rigging Roy10289 at 2:54pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 1/1423 I would like to replace the lines on my mainsheet,traveler,and and boom vang. I ordered a new main h

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Do you question your Brain? DougM at 6:36am 04.04.22
Catalina 22 keel needed BigEasy at 6:24am 04.04.22 There is a place in the Florida Keys that is a "salvage yard" for Catalina trailerable sailboats.
Catalina 22 keel needed Leeward Rail at 6:21am 04.04.22 . If you can be patient, you will be able to find a badly neglected Cat 22 I would think a C22 tha
Starting fluid jviss at 6:14am 04.04.22 It doesn't heat the engine block, it heats the air. The warmer air helps the fuel vaporize which ma
Life's little lesson RoyS at 6:09am 04.04.22 My roll up inflatable has a drain device on the transom. Leave it open and most of the rain water wi
Hunter Legend 41ac - Venus Bow Thruster rgranger at 6:05am 04.04.22 I don't know your unit but fuses are typically located in one of two places (sometimes both). First
Starting fluid jviss at 5:59am 04.04.22 Well, there you go, I learned something. I just can't imagine it would make a difference, but I've
Catalina 22 keel needed rgranger at 5:57am 04.04.22 As of 2009 there were 15,000 catalina 22 sailboats built and it is still in production. If you can
Do you question your Brain? Daveinet at 5:57am 04.04.22 Actually finding the N was easy. N takes up less space so the line with the N is shorter than the ot
Rescue? I must be missing something Leeward Rail at 5:46am 04.04.22 When the Sail magazine guy was rescued from the brand new cat a few years ago I think they just lef
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 5:46am 04.04.22 I hear you, but I'd be shocked if it really made a difference. Once that thing starts cranking, an
Hard of Hearing Help RoyS at 5:37am 04.04.22 While the app is available it has a special use. If you think you are hard of hearing, you no doub
Starting fluid RoyS at 5:28am 04.04.22 Hair Dryer most certainly helps diesel starting. Once your engine fires with help from the warm air
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:26am 04.04.22 Bob J Yes.. heard some use wd40 also heard some use disc brake cleaner DO NOT USE Starter fluids use
Catalina 22 keel needed Leeward Rail at 5:16am 04.04.22 Personally I would buy a new keel from Catalina yachts. They have an office in Largo, FLA. The updat
Starting fluid Bob J. at 4:32am 04.04.22 Being a NH boy that has owned several pieces of diesel machinery, WD40. What everyone around here us
How to access through bolts above headliner shemandr at 3:31am 04.04.22 What Tartan? The T33 I used to crew on had a soft headliner and the deck hardware bolts weren't vis
Do you question your Brain? shemandr at 3:26am 04.04.22 I found all 3 pretty quickly. I think it's more a test of your eyes but I'll take any evidence that
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire (1) SailingLoto at 3:24am 04.04.22 Well, I didn't die... 10kt breeze, main and Genoa up. Nothing shifted, moved, slipped, died, fell
Spinnaker, hows and whys jon hansen at 12:01am 04.04.22 learn, practice, then try it on a 38'er with no keel. all fun zEnMGV1TfkQ this video shows what a

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