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Checking My Avatar Only Piratenorm at 7:02am 05.23.10 Catalina 30 2/1551 Just posting this to check my avatar. Fair winds all.
Depth Sounder Problem RussB at 6:11am 05.23.10 S2 4/4557 Greetings, I was out for my spring shakedown cruise and my SignetMarine SL172 depth sounder failed
Building and installing new roller furling Ken Palmer at 5:55am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3091 Last year my old Hood roller furling on my Hunter 33.5 bit the dust, taking with it the forestay. I
Owners cabin leak ajonesey402 at 4:28am 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1839 I've got a leak going on in the aft/owners cabin of my "new to me" Legend 40.5 The rear bulkhead a
Boom channel wufibugs at 10:42pm 05.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1271 The boom on my 1986 Hunter 31' has 2 internal channels, each with rollers at the aft end. A line oc
Head Wall wufibugs at 10:36pm 05.22.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2355 The laminate on the wall in the head that separates the head from the main cabin dining area is dela
trailer winch trouble SeaMoreMike at 7:36pm 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1424 :confused: Pull up to boat ramp, set boat on trailer, hook winch hook to bow eye, slowly drive up ra
Battens needed... Deleted member 78819 at 7:29pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1127 Rigged the sails on my new to me 1991 Hunter 28 this week. The previous owner must have misplaced t
Changing the windows BlindCat at 5:59pm 05.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1867 Hi There, Looks like I have the fever(('^#^#()^+ I am back at fixing an old boat, I have made new*
Why Only One Reef Point - Older Catalina Full Baton Sail rardiH36 at 5:54pm 05.22.10 Big Boats 6/5941 Hello Catalina Owners: For the last couple of years I have been using a second-hand full baton Ca
Proper topping lift rigging for '91 Hunter 23? isaksp00 at 5:24pm 05.22.10 Smaller Boats 11/6353 Just bought a '91 Hunter 23. Previous owner had, I think, modified the topping lift by attaching a w
tilting bow thruster rbrown77138 at 2:20pm 05.22.10 Trailer Sailors 22/5605 Well I'm the one that automated the keel on my Helsen 22. I have added a bow thruster, a remote con
How to cut Mainsail on 28.5 for Bimini jamescyu at 2:18pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2126 I am installing a custom bimini on my H28.5 with 6 foot 1 inch headroom. I got a sail maker to cut t
Anyone know of a Mac 26 for sale in OKC Range Mick at 1:50pm 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1929 As you may have seen on my other post I am looking at replacing a boat. Looked into some others but
O'Day hull numbers and Year built broadmargins at 1:20pm 05.22.10 Day Sailers 4/17291 I have acquired a very older Spirit model--10'2" sail number 104. How do you decipher the build dat
winches gkboomtown at 12:48pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1221 Does anyone know what kind of winches and the size that were used on a Pearson 31-2 built in 1988
mast climbing bad_com_pany at 10:57am 05.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/1707 first of all have seen pics of guys up the mast and wiondering why its done and second how the heck
Wilcox-Crittendon models Taxwizz at 10:27am 05.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2519 Greetings; I just bought a Nonsuch 30, with a Wilcox-Crittendon bronze head. Unfortunately, the inp
Cub Scow 12 information newtosailing at 9:05am 05.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/10297 I am having a hard time finding any information online about the Cub Scow 12 sailboat. I'm pretty su
Thinking of buying a S2 8m Mick at 8:18am 05.22.10 S2 3/3112 My Mac 26 was wiped out in a tornado on may10. Inserting a link for your own interest. Looks as a

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Annual WAxing ROutine Scott B at 7:56am 04.26.22 Sounds like I've got a busy weekend! Launching on the 7th I'm looking at th 7th as well, will b
What's in a Name? Leeward Rail at 7:53am 04.26.22 What will it look like if your boat makes front-page headlines? We have been doing that. Want a s
Docking with a loop dlochner at 7:47am 04.26.22 Greg, as your editor :cool:, I'm compelled to correct a few items that initially had me so distract
Paddlewheel Protection capta at 7:42am 04.26.22 I'd take a wild guess that since GPS came out, 97% of paddle wheels don't work and 80% have been pu
Docking with a loop Scott T-Bird at 7:31am 04.26.22 Greg, as your editor :cool:, I'm compelled to correct a few items that initially had me so distracte
Build a Better Boat Hook? dLj at 7:26am 04.26.22 I must admit, in all my years sailing, I have never considered using a grappling hook on a boat. Wh
What's in a Name? JamesG161 at 7:24am 04.26.22 In Marathon there was a boat named "It Will Be Alright" Try this name "I am Fudged" or "I am Ducke
What's in a Name? dlochner at 7:09am 04.26.22 Naming is fun. It is suggested that naming also has a purpose. Should you need to call for assista
Paddlewheel Protection Scott T-Bird at 7:04am 04.26.22 Airmar has that flimsy backflow preventer. Be careful with it, it is easily dislodged. I have neve
Build a Better Boat Hook? DArcy at 6:59am 04.26.22 I've used grappling hooks for many years sailing. the shape of these is not idea, but the price is
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) (1) jk kudera at 6:58am 04.26.22 Thisd is what I did for battery and top of the fuel tank access, Hatch was from West Marine. If to d
What's in a Name? jssailem at 6:54am 04.26.22 Naming is fun. It is suggested that naming also has a purpose. Should you need to call for assista
Paddlewheel Protection JamesG161 at 6:43am 04.26.22 Mine has crude back flow preventer, that puts less than a half cup of water in the boat when pulling
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jrussnogle at 6:40am 04.26.22 For whatever reason, the H336 has a pretty heavy helm for its size. I had new wiring, good voltage,
No flow of hot water Scott T-Bird at 6:40am 04.26.22 If the hot water port is open, then either there is a clog inside the tank (not likely) or the tank
Paddlewheel Protection thinwater at 6:36am 04.26.22 I'd take a wild guess that since GPS came out, 97% of paddle wheels don't work and 80% have been pul
What's in a Name? JamesG161 at 6:29am 04.26.22 My favorite name for a boat is Y O T or Pronounced Yacht but it is really T O Y or Y O T s
No flow of hot water jviss at 6:03am 04.26.22 Did anything else change, like was any plumbing removed for winterizing? If so, could be a check va
Annual WAxing ROutine Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 04.26.22 i like it when someone cuts through all the rhetoric and concisely summarizes the topic. This is all
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:54am 04.26.22 Sounds like I've got a busy weekend! Launching on the 7th

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