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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 18/4314 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 16/5814 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 2/1608 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 8/6180 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 12/11169 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 6/1903 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
Hunter 23 cockpit drain teacher63 at 9:30pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 9/2910 Today was one of those days that one would like to sell a boat. I had not been to the boat is about
Wing Keel Trailer teacher63 at 9:18pm 08.09.10 Smaller Boats 1/1481 I was wondering on a Hunter 23 if there should be a zinc on the wing of the keel. From what I under

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H34 mid ship cleats location (1) Tally Ho at 12:45pm 06.25.22
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Tally Ho at 12:37pm 06.25.22 Impact driver, drill, oscillating tool, jig saw, angle grinder. If you could also get a small circu
Water heater blows feed line off. (1) Jim 5757 at 12:31pm 06.25.22 I would suggest you remove the smooth walled copper fitting and replace with a brass - or bronze - b
Yeti Goal Zero Windpilot at 12:26pm 06.25.22 The heater switch on your panel only turns on a AC heating element when plugged into AC. The engine
Trouble removing prop shaft Tally Ho at 12:25pm 06.25.22
Water heater blows feed line off. dlochner at 12:22pm 06.25.22 Are you certain that is the inlet? Inlets are usually at the bottom of the tank and outlets at the t
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! Tally Ho at 12:18pm 06.25.22 My good old boat had a decent Chart plotter (Garmin GPS740), but no AIS and a really old VHF radio t
Water heater blows feed line off. (1) wyctoronto at 12:15pm 06.25.22 206658
Yeti Goal Zero Tally Ho at 12:00pm 06.25.22 I dont think my engine heats water at all. The water heater runs off the AC bus--so even if the eng
H34 mid ship cleats location Stu Jackson at 11:20am 06.25.22 The suggestion that the midship cleat needs to be in front of the mast is incorrect. The midship cl
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 10:58am 06.25.22 I dont think my engine heats water at all. The water heater runs off the AC bus--so even if the engi
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 dlochner at 10:38am 06.25.22 Rub Rail: Will tap to check for hollowness and see how far the sponginess may have spread, if it h
Yeti Goal Zero Windpilot at 10:37am 06.25.22 A much cheaper and more useful portable generater would also heat the water, but really, just heat i
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 Kaysirin at 10:17am 06.25.22
H34 mid ship cleats location (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 06.25.22 Bonobos are a much better choice. Yes, more suitable for the heavy work but God help you if they
Cordless power tools: best for boat? JoeWhite at 9:44am 06.25.22 I buy a tool only when I need it.
H34 mid ship cleats location Johnb at 9:31am 06.25.22 Bonobos are a much better choice.
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 06.25.22 I have an old hair dryer permanently on board for working on hoses. Won't start a hose job ( :)) wi
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! dlochner at 9:23am 06.25.22 While patching together devices from different eras and manufacturers can be done, I think it is wis
H34 mid ship cleats location Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 06.25.22 Always a monkey drill before adding them, Are you saying you employ monkeys to do the manual work

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