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hunter35.5 moose at 6:16pm 11.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1355 mykeel is makeing 1 inch of water is that nomal .
bottom surface area on Cat 270 kczach1 at 6:16pm 11.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1844 Hi all, I have a Catalina 270 and am going to be re-painting the bottom with new anti-fouling pai
Hunter 240 Motor Mount (for tender) nofd843 at 4:02pm 11.13.09 Smaller Boats 0/1502 I am in the process of purchasing an inflatable tender and trying to find a way to store the motor o
Leaking Fuel Tank on 309? Small sloop at 12:10pm 11.13.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/3232 Has anyone had diesel fuel collect under the tank? After several months away from the boat, I ha
Scummy sinks butchrobbins at 11:55am 11.13.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2147 A filmy scum is builing up on my sinks (kitchen and head). I use 409 to clean them, but not doing t
Funny splits / pierce throughs in the mast (1) ryanmohr at 11:18am 11.13.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3458 I was doing a preliminary survey on a Cal 27 yesterday and saw these funny looking splits in the mas
first 235 blink at 10:36am 11.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1097 Looking for a first 235 in very good condition
H22 swing keel/centerboard question ksetchfield at 10:18am 11.13.09 Smaller Boats 5/1433 Still trying to get a trailer for my hunter 22. I've been trying to find out how far below the hull
Hatch for Helms 24 myerssl at 9:49am 11.13.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2741 Man it's been a blast this year. As mentioned in earlier posts, I purchased the boat last December,
Stepping mast on the water Garrett7m-FL at 9:33am 11.13.09 Trailer Sailors 28/16949 Is it unreasonable to think that I would want to step the mast on a C22 (or similar sized boat) in t
Linux and Nobeltec software sailor5017 at 8:09am 11.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1785 has anyone used Linux to run older nobeltec navigation software?
Morgan 51 OI main sail captainmitch at 7:50am 11.13.09 Morgan 1/2743 Does anyone have any ideas on the selling of a new condition main sail? I have a batten main by Mac
family sailing in a 36.7 BarryL at 7:42am 11.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1558 Hello, I currently own an O'day 35 and I am thinking of boat with better sailing performance. I rac
Fore aft trim Quoddy at 6:38am 11.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1948 We have a shallow draft, centerboard, light displacement, beam carried aft, boat. Am I right in assu
engine mount replacement M25XP lycaman at 9:41pm 11.12.09 Catalina 30 4/4781 I need to replace one rear engine mount, 88 Catalina 30. Can anyone advise what are the key steps to
Freshwater boats tgo918 at 7:13pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2096 I'm planing to move to the sea. Is it better to buy a fresh water boat than one in salt water
hoses Salish Sea Cruiser at 5:18pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1770 For preventive maintenance and at the recommendation of a surveyor, I am going to replace most of th
Hunter 240 Battens and Furling Jib attachment nofd843 at 4:51pm 11.12.09 Smaller Boats 2/2312 I have a Hunter 240 and I have a couple of questions. The first question is how do you get the lo
Oh Joy refit 11/12/09 (6) CharlieCobra at 4:44pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1456 I cut a section of the C-Flex away to pull a section of planking and get to the bad spot for further
Laptop and GPS question Sailor Sue at 1:35pm 11.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1903 I'm trying to hook up a USB GPS (Globalsat BU-353) to a laptop for charting. The instructions say to

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Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:27pm 04.26.22 Friend thinks possible that an extra low tide could have set her on the bottom with too much weight
Paddlewheel Protection Stu Jackson at 8:24pm 04.26.22 Years ago I asked one of the yard guys for a small amount of regular bottom paint in a plastic cup.
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:21pm 04.26.22 Ok, so I was thinking about my dilemma. I am missing the large nut that would normally be used to a
Oceanus 400 transducer location? Rattlenebang at 7:59pm 04.26.22 Thanks everyone. I carved out a hole in the floor pan 18" away from the centreline and that seemed t
New Catalina 30 Owner (4) mikeracca at 7:53pm 04.26.22 So I would have never thought, at the time I was learning this, that a skill I picked up restoring o
So I found this bolt ... (2) rpwillia at 7:17pm 04.26.22 Bazinga! Joe White gets the Gold Star. Turns out it is one of two under the bracket that the port mo
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 04.26.22 I would like to see some photos of the crack in the hull.
Desperate leakinhg Hayden Watson at 7:03pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stan
Paddlewheel Protection Blitz at 6:48pm 04.26.22 The paint I used on my AIRMAR speed transducer and old Datamarine depth transducer has been the MDR
Advice needed to find parts Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.26.22
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 6:32pm 04.26.22 Use saran wrap to hold the epoxy in place with duct tape or painters tape to hold the edges of the s
Desperate leakinhg Richard19068 at 6:07pm 04.26.22 Just curious. How many of you have ever before heard of a hull being cracked by over tightened stand
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? AlanSD at 5:39pm 04.26.22 Oh, thanks, I should look more closely. Can you say what Victronics components I'd need to do this
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:33pm 04.26.22
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit eianm at 5:23pm 04.26.22 removing that foam is indeed easy- i used an ordinary wood saw- completed in minutes- after i fitted
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) The hull was broken,
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:17pm 04.26.22 Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) I did, but I was thin
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 5:14pm 04.26.22
Desperate leakinhg Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.26.22 Best bet would be to try and borrow a Loos gauge (note that there a few sizes depending on wire si
Another Battery Question..... Tally Ho at 4:59pm 04.26.22

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