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Scuppers and bilge questions radioguy at 12:59pm 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3904 This is a two part question :) 1. I've yet to put my boat in the water. I can see when I wash the
Small Coolant Leak Marc14857 at 12:42pm 08.10.10 Big Boats 8/2307 I have a very small coolant leak on the Yanmar 4JH4E ever since I took possesion of the boat. After
Mainsheet Article Deadline September 10th bobjames at 12:29pm 08.10.10 Catalina 310 0/1270 Hi Captains and Admirals: How is your spring launch going? My launch on Lake Erie is scheduled for M
Moving to DC from SF with Catalina 30 pkremser at 12:17pm 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 18/4315 HI all: We just found out we might be moving from the San Francisco Bay Area to Washington DC with
Hunter 37 Owners Manual? mtownson at 12:09pm 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4349 I just bought a 1987 Hunter Legend 37 and have looked everywhere for an owners manual. Does anyone k
Sad sight (2) PotomacDaysailer at 11:41am 08.10.10 Trailer Sailors 16/5816 Passed by the Washington (DC) Sailing Marina on a bike ride and saw this boat, looks like it has bee
Has anyone improved jib sheet "cleating"? Clark at 11:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1761 We have a 1996 280 and there are some jam (V) cleats for the sheets to be used until the wind streng
Zincs for hunter 33 yanmar 29hp engine??? paul1938 at 10:31am 08.10.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1609 I just purchased 2 months ago, a 2005 H33 with the yanmar 3 cl. engine, that's the one with 29 hp. I
Fuel tank repair caguy at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2586
Wanted-Raymarine St4000 autopilot control head (2) joe-fran at 10:23am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 8/6181 My Ericson-28 was hit by lightning earlier this summer. All electronics were fried. Have replaced th
cradle design Bob 04 H260 at 7:39am 08.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1874 I have a friend with a Hunter 270 - (a 260 with a keel). He does not have a trailer or cradle and th
Opening Port Windows Piratenorm at 7:27am 08.10.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1250 I am going to change the fixed portlights on my Catalina 30 Mk 1 (1983) to at least 2 opening ones b
You guys were right I was wrong higgs at 7:19am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2738 all the griping about West marine hit me as a bit picky. No more. I was wrong. 3/16' lifeline
Teflon grease, silicone grease can? Ken13559 at 7:19am 08.10.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/11172 Peggy, In one of your recent post, you mentioned using teflon grease to lub the inside of the Jabsco
up the mast Rob19574 at 6:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1920 Hi all - I have to make a lovely trip up my mast (Catalina 30) to replace a missing wind-vane fin.
ID boat - just for fun (1) higgs at 5:54am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1904 What is it? she is 29 ft. long. From the photo you can see the headsail extends out to a sprit, bu
Shrink Wrap Spreader Tips Ducati at 4:00am 08.10.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2644 My experiments in finding other cool uses for shrink wrap continues. We rig our mast every spring
wanted " Dodger for a ODay 27 tony201 at 12:10am 08.10.10 Bigger Boats 0/1416 Looking for a dodger for my ODay 27 Tony
A Water Ballast Hunter H260 in the Winter robischd at 11:20pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 12/4910 I have a water ballast Hunter H260. It is in a slip on a lake in North Idaho that almost never free
Extrapolation wufibugs at 10:02pm 08.09.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3916 Don, I have been slowly working through your book so I would not proceed from one section to the nex

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Cordless power tools: best for boat? Ward H at 5:18am 06.26.22 I've had my Rigid Compact 18v Drill & Impact Driver for about 10 years now, bought them specifically
H34 mid ship cleats location Sefuller at 4:58am 06.26.22 @DeniseO30 if this is for a Hunter 34 with slotted toe-rails you can use a Dyneema soft shackle on t
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem robertcropdust at 4:55am 06.26.22 Thanks for the reply. Looking through the the logs the inverter was installed by a certified marine
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Sefuller at 4:47am 06.26.22 Milwaukee M12 is the way to go - they have an almost unlimited number of tools available. I keep on
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect Ward H at 4:46am 06.26.22 Sounds like several issues posted here. Last year my issue was after an update the SG200 screen woul
Window saga continues Sefuller at 4:42am 06.26.22 We had that happen on our last O'day, the originals were fixed to the cabin top with adhesive and sc
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem dlochner at 3:52am 06.26.22 To expand a bit on what @mermike said. When the boat is plugged into shore power the inverter should
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Kings Gambit at 11:02pm 06.25.22
Cordless power tools: best for boat? mermike at 10:12pm 06.25.22 I'm a fan of the Milwaukee M12 series of tools. Smaller and lighter than my DeWalts, plenty of torqu
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem mermike at 10:05pm 06.25.22 If the boat is plugged into the shore power pedestal, the neutral and ground will be connected, back
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries Benny17441 at 9:37pm 06.25.22 My take on dedicated starting batteries is to be able to have one compatible with those on the House
H34 mid ship cleats location Len Ingalls at 8:52pm 06.25.22 and then there is this cool capt. yKu9s2MC-cw:64
H34 mid ship cleats location Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 06.25.22 Why does the boat have to be perfectly parallel to the dock when you are temporarily hanging off a
H34 mid ship cleats location Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 06.25.22 What happens when you say that "it works ? As long as the stern dock cleat is at least parallel to
H34 mid ship cleats location Len Ingalls at 8:41pm 06.25.22 Why does the boat have to be perfectly parallel to the dock when you are temporarily hanging off a "
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 06.25.22 Maybe I'm just too much of a cowboy here. Giddy up :p . I always use the midship cleat when coming
Window saga continues Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 06.25.22 Opened blinds and found our cabin port split in two. I'm going to say the plexiglass is too solid
Dock line noise. jssailem at 7:55pm 06.25.22 Oh boy @rgranger another grant test is possible. Can a teflon Lube spray make lines squeak-less?
H34 mid ship cleats location jssailem at 7:53pm 06.25.22 You can locate the mid cleat behind the mast or center point of rotation and make it work. The issue
Water heater blows feed line off. Ralph Johnstone at 7:50pm 06.25.22 I would suggest you remove the smooth walled copper fitting and replace with a brass - or bronze -

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