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Bridge Clearance George Saoulli at 1:30pm 12.26.09 Catalina 310 1/2822 Does any one know the bridge clearance height above the water for a Catalina 310 Thanks
swing keel repairs & retrofit kits? sanshonea at 12:57pm 12.26.09 Smaller Boats 5/7471 Hi, I am new owner of 1979 Catalina 25 swing keel without a trailer. I bought it in search of a shoa
Hunter 310 Upgrades? Safeharber at 12:06pm 12.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1740 Ahoy Mates, I'm considering taking my 1999 Hunter 310 on a cruise across the Gulf of Mexico. I'm c
322 keel stub thickness cliffmann at 9:39am 12.26.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1736 Does anybody know the thickness of the glass where the keel bolts pass thru the hull on the bottom o
Santa got me a Garhauer EZ G-2UB Genoa Car System rpwillia at 9:11am 12.26.09 Catalina 310 12/4149 My wife caught onto all my hints and picked this us for me. I was thinking it came with the lines, b
Gas Burner-Microwave Oven Combo? Ducati at 4:02am 12.26.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2835 Seasons greetings. I am told that there are manufactures who make gimbaled gas burner-microwave c
canvas and dodger bad co at 3:50am 12.26.09 Smaller Boats 6/1866 I was working on a boat for a fella up here "installing new floor and carpet " and this fella does c
Morgan 28 O/I Parts brianh64 at 3:30am 12.26.09 Morgan 4/3381 Within the next week or so I will be receiving a 1975 Morgan 28 O/I that was a salvaged yacht. If a
StrucK by lightning or just close ? Brahmany at 10:42pm 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1515 Just on dark we copped a ripper of a storm a couple of days ago whilst at anchor. We had engine runn
Energy rebate capta at 10:16pm 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1618 Has any one tried to get the 30% federal rebate for installing solar and/or wind charging systems ab
New hunter 27 owner Hi everone Lee Thompson at 8:12pm 12.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1878 I bought a 84 hunter 27 .It has alot of issues leaking ports/ hatches, soft compression post, rotten
Keel Bolt Maintenance sol y mar at 8:11pm 12.25.09 Catalina 30 10/8698 I am ready to check the keel bolt tightness, and torque if necessary on my 1988 C30. Question is, wh
Elecra Scan use in Florida Fl Cruiser at 5:32pm 12.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2742 What are the experiences for using the Electra Scan in Florida. How do you handle the inspection by
Bolt for head door jorgefife at 4:43pm 12.25.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1960 Now that I am doing all the wood inside the boat, I came to the head door; the barrel bolt (cylindri
Teak Veneer Hull Liner zds at 1:33pm 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 16/10692 I finally removed the old carpet hull liner in the aft berth on my 1986 Hunter 34. Behind it I found
Owners Manual Oceanis 430 Moonraker36 at 12:06pm 12.25.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2859 Does anyone have a PDF of the Beneteau Oceanis 430 owner's manual they might send me via email? I'd
2GM20F Water Pump wufibugs at 11:52am 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 14/4776 Decided to replace the impeller. After wrestling with the cover plate screws, noted that housing su
Newbie Here Tom Hoffman at 7:43am 12.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1389 I hope I am in the right place. I have recently put a bid in on a 1980 Hunter 36. I was hoping any
Swagging Propnut30 at 6:34am 12.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5449 Ok, Im in need of replacing the lifelines on my 1985 25'. My son leaned on the port side lifeline an
Newest First Mate (2) r.oril at 5:26am 12.25.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2440 My daughter gave birth of son on Christmas Eve. What a gift! Three grand children to enjoy this seas

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Misc Issues RoyS at 5:08am 05.05.22 If your engine is difficult to start you may see this result.
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Misc Issues kloudie1 at 4:50am 05.05.22 I didn't see mention of the air cleaner.. A plugged air cleaner can contribute to lots of smoke too.
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... Maine Sail at 4:48am 05.05.22 My 2x200Ah batteries are showing signs of weakness and I have no idea of their age. I put two of t
New owner! jviss at 4:44am 05.05.22 The datasheet shows a mast height from DWL of 39 feet. Don't forget your VHF antenna. I've seen m
New owner! Souellette at 4:24am 05.05.22 Congrats on your purchase!
Headsail sizes Jim Legere at 2:46am 05.05.22 You have a cutter. It is designed to be sailed with Yankee and staysail together in that wind streng
Drive Shaft Removal Jim Legere at 2:36am 05.05.22 I replaced the propeller shaft on my old H37C. You definitely need to remove the rudder to get the s
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v CYQK at 2:13am 05.05.22 isnt all this cordless stuff available these days KEWL!!!!!
WORX Hydro shot WG620.4 20v AndyBC at 11:40pm 05.04.22 I bought a similar unit last year, the Worx WG644 (dual batteries). I've used it to wash the decks,
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 10:19pm 05.04.22 One other thing I noticed - the plastic water tank above the engine has always been empty. I know th
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Cracked hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22pm 05.04.22 @SailorHunter can you take some photos of the cracks and post them here and go from there. I demo
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