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Bottom Strike- Daggerboard Destroyed oreana1234 at 5:07pm 10.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2947 I went on a jungle cruise up the Snake River this weekend, and I paid the price. I hit a submerged r
PHYI window questions ss91 at 4:53pm 10.12.09 Bigger Boats 1/2352 Could anyone tell me where they went to buy repllacement gaskets for these windows?
Battery Relocation letsgo at 4:48pm 10.12.09 Big Boats 12/4392 I want to relocate my batteries from the starboard seat well next to the fuel tank to a centerline p
water in hull of H23 revans18@woh.rr.com at 4:38pm 10.12.09 Smaller Boats 7/3078 Water leaks into the compartments below the floor panels in my 1987 hunter 23. It happens when it i
Deck Problems. Should I be worried? (5) LordNelson at 3:47pm 10.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2108 I have an oday 20 with some small cracks in the deck. I have rebed all the deck fittings which looke
Oceanus 473 jbouwer at 3:40pm 10.12.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1463 Hello All, Any for advise for a purchase of a Oceanus 473. Year 2003? Thanks Johan VA3JBO
Hunter 23 chain plates Bill Leathen at 2:47pm 10.12.09 Smaller Boats 3/2253 Within the last month, two ODay 25 boats on Lake Onalaska, have been de-masted when one their chain
sport utility sailboats (SUS) gmeyerga at 2:31pm 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2420 Just got back from Annapolis and was struck by the dearth of boats on display in the 27-32 foot rang
shaft allignment chusansail at 2:17pm 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1881 I have a flexible coupling on the shaft. does it require a special procedure when aligning the shaft
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 1:59pm 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1703 OK folks, I broke two life lines last weekend that apparently had a little rust on them. What is the
1978 30 water tank leeking John G at 11:40am 10.12.09 Bigger Boats 2/2473 The 40 gal. water tank on my 1978 30' O'Day is under the v-berth. The only access is from the top. I
H34 Mast Head Bob Poff at 9:53am 10.12.09 Big Boats 13/2137 Does anyone have a photograph of the 34 mast head? In particular the top plate. In general, is the
Flush issue Fly Away at 9:07am 10.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2906 1979 cat 30. I am having an issue with my head. When I set the selector to pull seawater to flush
UPDATE to Seized 2QM15 garylinger at 9:03am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3932 I just pulled the head and found rust in the combustion chamber (opening for injector and the valves
Increasing Hull speed with OB... RogerHM at 6:34am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 30/6560 What modifications can be made to my hull to increase Hull Speed when motoring? (I have a 9.9 Merc
Roto-zip the shower seat? ybrad at 6:34am 10.12.09 Big Boats 3/1355 It's time to remove the 30 year old holding tank in my 37C. Using the search function on the site tu
Chain Plates sailfree at 6:18am 10.12.09 Catalina 30 1/2498 There seems to be quite a bit written about chain plate problems on the Catalina 30. We have a 1980
Looking for Pearson 23 manual elpasebo at 6:14am 10.12.09 Pearson 1/1930 I just purchased a '79 Pearson 23' and was wondering if there was an owner's manual or similar docum
New(to me) Boat Owner!!!! Catalina 25 Harleyworker at 5:58am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2379 I have recently purchased a 1979 Catalina 25 fin keel. The tiller has been snapped off, I am in the
Covering the fuel fill John T1594 at 5:52am 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1275 Several recent posts about rain water in the fuel have caused me to wonder about some sort of cover

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Mooring ball pickup - single handed MikeHoncho at 11:19am 04.24.22 I have a 30ft 3/4 laid line I use for mooring buoys. I approach from down wind, dock hook out. I
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? capt.amory at 11:01am 04.24.22 It looks like a replacement quadrant, made with the auto pilot connection point would be the way to
Docking with a loop Stu Jackson at 10:38am 04.24.22 Greg, glad you brought this up again. A C25 skipper from California taught me about this, he called
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:34am 04.24.22 They are all like that. I've had mine for 25 years. You're looking at a Mark II. You could also a
Build a Better Boat Hook? WayneH at 10:22am 04.24.22 Kayak folding anchor? https://sea-dog.com/groups/65-folding-anchor-kit It's a lot easier to store u
Mooring ball pickup - single handed Stu Jackson at 10:01am 04.24.22 Get a SOLID non-extendable boat hook, and pick it up from the cockpit, not the bow. There was a lon
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 04.24.22 When the blower is on in essence you are pressurizing the cabin. Someone is outside brushing with a
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:52am 04.24.22 I have wondered that myself. There is no reason that C&C couldn't have made it from something else.
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:50am 04.24.22 Yup. In this case original design was fine other than needing better sealing. The oak would appa
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 9:24am 04.24.22 Found a good reference that talks about bonding white oak with epoxy. I had found some comments onl
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 04.24.22 You are absolutely correct @twistedskipper to keep the tank from overflowing and into the cabin when
Docking with a loop BigEasy at 9:09am 04.24.22
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:47am 04.24.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twistedskipper at 8:30am 04.24.22 If open with 8 adults aboard and vent open you will likely rapidly get water flowing out the vent.
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 8:18am 04.24.22 Appreciate the help. Looks like 5000 BTU will be all we need for small Catalina 22 Cabin along with
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (2) jviss at 8:11am 04.24.22 That makes sense what you wrote about the Edson Quadrant, I asked Edson & they dont suggest to conn
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Tally Ho at 8:09am 04.24.22
Trans oil kloudie1 at 8:08am 04.24.22 Chuck, the manual can be found on this site: Click on "Owner Resources" in the top bar then click on
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 8:03am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch? I have not. It might work there also. The cabin top winc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Johann at 7:53am 04.24.22 Also, I used the Octopus RS drive, which has less than 2/3 the peak force of the Raymarine type 1 li

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