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Chain Plate John J6388 at 7:44am 11.25.09 Catalina 310 3/1967 On the C310 the chain plate for the main lowers does not lift up high enough to get under to clean a
Anyone sailing a 26.5 out there? Capn Ellis at 7:04am 11.25.09 Smaller Boats 7/1935 I see lots of posts concerning 26 footers and 25s, but never any 26.5s. How many of us are there on
Hand Held Chart Plotters Ducati at 5:14am 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3357 Any suggestions for hand held chart plotters? Do Raymarine make them? Trying to keep electronic c
Portable Air Conditioners Ducati at 5:10am 11.25.09 Ask All Sailors 14/7054 Any suggestions for small portable air conditioners that could fit in a 36' sailboat? We don't like
Need to know what's necessary Colin Mosier at 8:02pm 11.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1633 I'm going to buy one. There are some great mods out there from experienced owners and I want to k
Hatch repair RAD88 at 7:37pm 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2670 I did a bit of homework on this and found I could have the hatches bead blasted, powder coated and t
Oh Joy resto 11/24/09 (6) CharlieCobra at 5:54pm 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1963 I figured out a way to get the house off finally. We put it on wheels and will roll it forward on t
Rudder seal leakage dwgifford at 5:34pm 11.24.09 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3703 I have a 1978 33' Hunter and it has developed a leak around the bellows that is attached between whe
I36 Lifting Points and Rudder Plans Islander36Kairos at 4:57pm 11.24.09 Islander 2/2534 Hi, We are new owners of an I36 (1982). Does anyone have anything that shows correct lifting points
Installing Inner Stay on Hunter 41DS nautimoments at 4:32pm 11.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1791 Has anyone installed an inner stay on a H41DS? If so, how did it work out? What did you have to do
Absolute necessities for sailing in the Bahamas? Flo at 3:31pm 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 57/14569 I'm new to this, so bear with me please! My boyfriend of 5 years has recently come across a very
Battery Acceptance Observations (7) Maine Sail at 1:10pm 11.24.09 Musings With Maine Sail 21/5551 The subject of battery acceptance comes up quite a bit so I wanted to do a bench top experiment to s
how sale a BVI registered boat in USA? miguelgdelrey at 12:51pm 11.24.09 Big Boats 2/1601 Hello!! I would like to sale my sailboat in USA. The boat is registered in BVI. Does anyone knows
Can't get the hose back on thru-hull - HELP! dennisp at 11:21am 11.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/5564 Help! (It's probably listed as a tip somewhere in this forum, but after looking for an hour or so,
How do i hook up a two bank battery charger emergpa1 at 11:20am 11.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2367 HI, right now i have my charger hooked up to one battery. I want to connect two batteries in parall
Time to think about skiing (2) Tim R. at 10:54am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2274 Well, I finally hauled Cordelia for the season todayhttp://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/images
1979 Cherubini prop q (yet another prop q) darkwingduck at 10:48am 11.24.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2547 Hi folks, I've got a '79 30' with original yanmar one lung diesel. No complaints on the diesel, s
Florida....Keys....Bahama info needed..... Sumner at 10:18am 11.24.09 Destinations 10/7158 Florida....Keys....and (maybe Bahama) info needed..... .........everglades, 10,000 islands.........
South Florida...Keys....Bahama Info needed... Sumner at 10:05am 11.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 45/6476 South Florida... ' ..Keys....Info needed... .........everglades, 10,000 islands.......... (that are
Question about Jib and Genoa winches sandycohen at 9:17am 11.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3598 Hi - I recently purchased a 23' marconi rigged sloop. The boat has tracks and leads for a jib

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Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Johann at 6:57am 04.24.22 that is a great suggestion ;) I only know about Edson Quadrant Edson calls them Radial drive unit T
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 6:54am 04.24.22 More fundamentally, why use wood of any type where water/moisture is always present? Sealing it is
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 6:41am 04.24.22 Get the longest shaft available. :laugh::oops::beer:;)
Build a Better Boat Hook? Len Ingalls at 6:37am 04.24.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one
Docking with a loop Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 04.24.22 I like it! I'm going to give it a try. We have short finger piers with pilings just off the stern.
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30am 04.24.22 More fundamentally, why use wood of any type where water/moisture is always present? Sealing it is n
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 6:25am 04.24.22 I use the same system with slight modification and it works great for me. It certainly eliminates
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Bob S at 6:25am 04.24.22
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 6:24am 04.24.22 In addition to the two boat hooks I have, I'd really like to have a grapple - not too big, but one t
Potable Water Fittings (1) sailcapt340 at 6:21am 04.24.22 Finished the mopping up early this morning. All the connections are secure and working as they shou
Build a Better Boat Hook? Len Ingalls at 6:18am 04.24.22 Lobsterman gaff-use with ash handle(floats) or buy complete gaff with ash handle. https://shop.hamil
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 SirMichael at 5:32am 04.24.22 I did verify the part I ordered was 805361 for my Hunter 28.5 from this site. Sir Michael
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 5:22am 04.24.22 Hi Peggie, Right now I just have all of the lines run where the previous ones were, but nothing is
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 MetricMountie at 5:01am 04.24.22 Smokey, tell you the truth I was a bit confused by the fibreglass rudder shaft (stock) as you were.
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 4:21am 04.24.22 Hello Sir Michael, Thanks for the note. I will send an e-mail to Guaranteed To Fit asking about th
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Will Gilmore at 3:51am 04.24.22 I have a friend who has the same boat and he made his from 3 pieces of oak, laminated together. I a
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Hayden Watson at 11:21pm 04.23.22 drained my tank and disposed of the old fuel. Then I pulled my tank out and took it to a self-serve
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 10:43pm 04.23.22 Ash and hickory are stronger than oak. Just FYI I contacted a friend of mine who does hardwood flo
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 10:28pm 04.23.22 The goal should be something that is good enough. I suspect that is what the engineers at Ford hav
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 10:23pm 04.23.22 a. Base the replacement on the failure mode of the original. Rot after 30 years, but without actual

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