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What have I REALLY got?! usmc_mickey at 2:22pm 05.19.10 Balboa 0/2454 Okay, so I bought a 1970 Balboa 20. What little I found on it before I purchased it for $850 seemed
Giving away GPS and EPIRB thesailerdude at 12:32pm 05.19.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/26 Allright dudes If you are familiar with the trip i had last year with the college dudes then you
Holding tank leak Roy Udwin at 1:30pm 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2438 The holding tank on my 1984 Cherubini H27 has developed a small leak. It appears to be near the outl
Bilge pump/float switch wiring fiestaMojo at 1:09pm 05.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/11590 I'm trying to understand how the bilge pump and float switch (H33C) were originally wired. Looking a
HELP! Cannot find the HIN on my balboa 20 usmc_mickey at 12:39pm 05.19.10 Balboa 2/2969 I recently bought a 1970 balboa 20. The P.O. "lost" the title. I have no reason to suspect otherwi
Beneteau First 235 bilge Tom Sheridan at 12:32pm 05.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3108 Just bought an '89 First 235, and am concerned with pumping water. The boat has a manual pump mounte
Zincs for Hunter 38 BBolster at 12:15pm 05.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2152 When I hauled my 2006 Hunter 38 last year the prop shaft Zincs were completely gone, Can anyone give
GPS chartplotter on the cheap Peter Ennis at 11:57am 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 28/8080 I have a 2009 Hunter 25 and plan to do some bare bones cruising on the upper Chesapeake. Rather than
Engine Compartment Lining ancona21 at 10:35am 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4663 Hi All, I am a new owner of a 1985 Cherubini-designed Raider 33. The engine compartment lining (ac
kenyon homestrand stove parts Merry Prankster at 9:42am 05.19.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/4131 I have the above stove that I will part out for guys needing something for your stove. The main bod
Electric drafting? Seamon at 9:35am 05.19.10 Seidelmann 1/1869 I'm redoing my electricity on my seidelman s25 1979. The previous owner of the boat did a lot of but
New owner needs Lancer 25 info johnfred3006 at 9:18am 05.19.10 Lancer 3/2352 I just purchased a 1979 Lancer 25. This is our first sailboat and I am looking for a pdf file of the
Remote Controls F R and Speed Cockpit Mouinted jhussey at 9:09am 05.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1266 Has anyone mounted remote controls for outboard in cock pit, Mercury 9.9 engine
Leaking holding tank Roy Udwin at 8:30am 05.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1207 The holding tank on my 1984 Cherubini H27 has developed a small leak. It appears to be near the outl
Seen a crime? (2) Grizz at 8:00am 05.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1860 Or perhaps 'Crime Scene' is more appropiate. Either way, the 2010 season is over, just 12 hours afte
hunter 19 engine replace Adrian Morris at 7:36am 05.19.10 Smaller Boats 3/1309 have a 97 hunter 19 and want to replace the engine it is a 8 hp honda extra long shaft anyone have
Waterline inside boat Gary_H at 7:18am 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5190 OK I hope I'm not embarrassing myself with this question but how do you determine where the waterlin
Progress Tom Hoffman at 6:15am 05.19.10 Trailer Sailors 7/3015 Morning, Today is the day. We are painting the bottom today and perhaps part of the interior.
Lost Titles? Donalex at 4:01am 05.19.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2277 Hi Phil, It may be my browser (Firefox 3.6.3), but when I reply to a thread using the 'Advanced' fac
Lazy jacks-where to mount top blocks (1) Hermit Scott at 3:12am 05.19.10 Ask All Sailors 20/14114 I made the lower legs of this type of lazy jack. They are called Skip' Lazy Jacks. and they are retr

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Buff buff buff Justin_NSA at 1:00pm 06.08.22 Pay attention to what products you use to wash your boat afterwards. Some, like Simple Green, remove
Introduction-New Member to Forum hceajudah at 12:46pm 06.08.22 Bumping this for any helpful suggestions, especially on getting the boat off the trailer! Thanks!
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 FastOlson at 12:27pm 06.08.22 Good Points... about "assumptions"... I bought an inexpensive laser tach to check on our new tach in
Cracking around inside fixed portlight ggrizzard at 12:24pm 06.08.22 I might suggest you take some measurements of the window depth on the cracked face and compare that
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 odaydokay at 11:51am 06.08.22 If he is really short on RPM (yes, "if"), one thing to look at is the throttle handle and linkage. W
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 06.08.22 I am seeing a maximum speed of 4.1 knots at 2800 RPM with a Yanmar 2GM. And how accurate is that
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Steve_Catalina at 11:21am 06.08.22 Catalinadirect.com has them for your boat, but they cost over $400 US. As many have suggested remove
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kloudie1 at 11:14am 06.08.22 I have a Ram microphone on Standard Horizon, hard wired.. I have been very happy with that setup. Se
Wire Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 06.08.22 This will give you a better idea of exactly WHAT a selected wire will do for you. Whether it's got
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 06.08.22 On my Catalina 320, all wire and cable connections are above deck and inside the mast. When I had m
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 10:48am 06.08.22 Honestly, I think I read @AaronD 's write-up before I did mine, but the instructions are pretty cle
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) (1) Parsons at 10:28am 06.08.22 Honestly, I think I read @AaronD 's write-up before I did mine, but the instructions are pretty clea
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 AaronD at 9:57am 06.08.22 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 9:44am 06.08.22 My notes on adding a RAM3 remote mic to our GX-2200. RAM3 Remote Microphone and Speaker The other
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) AaronD at 9:41am 06.08.22 Can you tell me more about that process? I currently have a Standard Horizon, although I can't chec
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 9:24am 06.08.22 I rigged a RAM3 mike to our Standard Horizon 2200 down below, and it works great, even AIS and eme
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Parsons at 9:20am 06.08.22 I looked at the B&G wireless, and just do not see the advantage for the added cost and charging. I
79 C&C hatch cover Wm. Gill at 9:18am 06.08.22 I had a 1974 C&C27, the 30 is basically the same design, just bigger. When I removed the hood off t
34 Hunter install Raritan Hold n' Treat System with Electro Scan and 15 Gallon Tank and Raritan Four Gallon Salt Feed Tank with fetterswr at 9:09am 06.08.22 Hi Peggie Thank you for the information; I was able to get the PuraSan vis the Electroscan. Th
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 Scott T-Bird at 8:56am 06.08.22 Max prop only makes feathering, right? So it must be feathering. I think there are a few things go

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