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H23' w/CDI furler - Raising a jib sock? joelledupont at 9:08am 08.18.09 Smaller Boats 9/3447 I've spent some time trying to find my answer in the archives but haven't been successful in locatin
Replacing C309 stanchion DRThiessen at 8:46am 08.18.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2854 Due to a "perfect storm" of 5 coincidences and the incompetence of the skipper (ME) in trusting neop
Main VS Genoa Preformance thaeni at 7:15am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1414 I have a '84 27' Hunter and have been sailing with just the main and then just the Genoa to get a fe
May science cruise story out Roger Long at 7:14am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1249 The "Points East" issue with the story of our May science cruise is now out at marinas and marine st
O'Day 192 docbutch at 6:20am 08.18.09 Day Sailers 1/2857 Is there a genoa jib for the O'Day 192?
water heater hookup richk at 5:36am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/1304 I need to reconnect a water heater after repairs on my 3GM30F. How do I make sure there's no air in
Mast step replacement Paul In Boston at 5:27am 08.18.09 Catalina 22 1/2446 My friend dropped hist mast and broke his mast step and ripped the ss pin out of the mast bottom (th
scottncoffee gel coat scottncoffee at 4:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1299 I have a 21 foot Macgregor that has cracks on the gel coat and I don't know what to do to fix it.
CDI Flexible furler opinions hobbit at 3:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 35/19868 We have a Pearson 28 with a 36.5 luff. Thinking about installing a CDI flexible furler. Can you give
Heat exchanger RAD88 at 9:30pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2480 Has anyone figured out how to hook up a heat exchanger to a Yanmar YSB12 raw water cooled engine. I
winter storage, what to do??? montaydan at 8:58pm 08.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2062 I have a 2007 Beneteau 373, I dock at Sandusky Ohio. Last winter I stored inside, which was costly
Shorter turbuckles Mougly at 8:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4884 Hello all I am wondering if there are any short turnbuckles out there foe 1/8" stays, my turnbuck
In board motor gmkc11 at 7:20pm 08.17.09 S2 4/2257 As I look at used 7.3 boats, it seems most of them have outboad motors rather than inboard. And I se
Autohelm ST4000 needs replacing sailthejazz at 6:52pm 08.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1683 Does anyone know where to get an autohelm ST4000+ control head. My old ST4000 has stopped working, b
Companionway teak for O'Day 222 Zoomie at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2770 Is there a source for pre cut companionway teak for the O'Day 222. The pieces I speak of are not the
Hunter Vison 32 refrigeration HV32 at 6:51pm 08.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1590 Looking for some advice on where to place the compressor for refrigeration on a Hunter Vision 32 199
using a "riding sail" amr828 at 5:24pm 08.17.09 Big Boats 12/3382 my '96 430 sails on the anchor and aside from deploying 2 anchors. Does a riding sail help, what s
Help! 23' Oday pop top sail rigging biob@mac.com at 5:17pm 08.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1680 I inherited a 23' Oday pop top. I rebuilt the interior woodwork over the winter, added some new elec
Looking for reviews of Legend 40.5 Billy D at 5:16pm 08.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2737 I have a Legend 35 and have decided to sell her and buy a Legend 40.5. I've read the reviews but th
Home Flooring Question Rick D at 4:11pm 08.17.09 Sails Call Lounge 7/4680 We live at 5000' in the California mountains. Our eight year old wall to wall carpet is getting hard

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My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 4:09pm 04.10.22 Looks like a Chiller at an industrial facility of some sort. Probably rated at 700 tons.
Surveyor recommendation - Hilton Head Gold70 at 3:09pm 04.10.22 Marine tech services can help you!! I am at skull creek marina. Thanks for the response. Is there
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines Don S/V ILLusion at 3:02pm 04.10.22 yes I am interested in other H410 owners experience Excuse me for trying.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (2) hvac&r tech at 2:40pm 04.10.22
Hull Rot Joe at 2:02pm 04.10.22 Never heard of rotten fiberglass. Typically, trailered boats will use the ablative type bottom pain
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump Joe5917 at 1:55pm 04.10.22
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank Rick486 at 1:52pm 04.10.22 KISS. Good example when a team of digital wonders designs a sea going system.
Wax or ceramic Hello Below at 1:39pm 04.10.22 After a year or so the results on SV Fair Isle were favourable. The Best Way to Shiny Topsides
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 1:39pm 04.10.22 WOW - that is a complex looking system! To the OP, I would not suggest nor would I encourage that y
Mast step H310 Terry Cox at 1:16pm 04.10.22 Any experience, suggestions, or helpful tips most welcome. Different model boat here, but our mast
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve thinwater at 12:51pm 04.10.22 One of the reasons the USCG like the electronic flares is user safety. Consider putting pyrotechnics
Surveyor recommendation - Hilton Head kandrzejczyk at 12:50pm 04.10.22 Marine tech services can help you!! I am at skull creek marina.
Plastic Crack Repair, lessons learned over time and busting myths.. Shorefun at 12:40pm 04.10.22 Tater, I can say liquid nails is NOT the adhesive you want. It is for bonding to open materials toge
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines BobH57 at 12:22pm 04.10.22 Similar experience with my '99 H410. I just use my dockside water hose to blow the lines out about o
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve All U Get at 12:21pm 04.10.22 Up here Canadian Power Squadran sponsors flare disposal days at marinas and chandleries across Cana
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 12:18pm 04.10.22 I Called the Fire Department. No one had any idea. Said they are not about teaching how to put out
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Crusty Ol Salt at 12:16pm 04.10.22 I have jumped on the Sirius electronic flare band wagon too. Batteries and spares in a plastic ammo
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve Scott B at 11:49am 04.10.22 Up here Canadian Power Squadran sponsors flare disposal days at marinas and chandleries across Canad
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Mechone at 11:44am 04.10.22 The PYI rubber bellows thicker Two graphite O-rings in the stainless steel collar The hose barb fi
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts Project_Mayhem at 11:43am 04.10.22 I had a similar failure a couple of years ago. A shroud caught something as we were stepping the mas

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