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Rigid boom vang for H216 Jeff21175 at 6:51pm 04.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/1874 Does anyone have any words of wisdom about getting a rigid boom vang for the H216? I see that there
Help with 12V Panel (1) La Bestia at 6:33pm 04.27.09 Bavaria 2/2503 Hello: I have a 2003 Bavaria 44 and can not figure out the meaning of the three bulbs on top of t
What does my boat number mean ? tasdevil at 6:20pm 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3651 I"m restoring an Oday 22 and uncovered the number on the transom . Can anyone tell me if this gives
Battery and alternator upgrade (5) jsalley at 6:17pm 04.27.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/3099 John Kittka asked for some pictures of the electrical upgrades I recently completed, including addit
Cracked Thruhull Ball Valve Bob R. at 6:16pm 04.27.09 Big Boats 2/1270 Boat was launched on Friday and noticed a drip from the galley drain thruhull valve. It looked like
Bent Rudder post Steph at 5:18pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3787 Does anyone know if a rudder post can, or should be straightened? My post has been bent as a resu
Radar mount masthead light Roger Long at 5:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1662 Like many boats of her vintage, Strider has a masthead (or steaming) light for display under power t
Anchoring around New York City? CaptianJack at 4:46pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4968 I recently watched a boat get boarded by the Coast Guard when it was at anchor off Brighton Beach, B
Hood Furler Model 810.... rpell46 at 4:38pm 04.27.09 Catalina 30 2/1549 Trying to commission my new 1991 Cat 30, St'd. Rig...I had to pull the mast to rewire antenna and
Whiskey Chaser Finishes First! Rick on AA2 at 3:33pm 04.27.09 Racing 6/2844 I am still in Mexico, but I hope this posts OK. Rick on Whiskey Chaser (Hunter 33.6) finished first
Bristol 24 Corsair17 at 3:00pm 04.27.09 Bristol 3/6370 Looking for 1966 Sailstar/Bristol Corsair, hull # 17, original color was light blue, would like to c
Cat 30 wins Newport/Ensenada race Jack, La Paz at 2:49pm 04.27.09 Catalina 30 1/1460 See http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2009-04-27'dayid=263 Catalina 30
Evinrude E-Tec OBM. dxg68 at 1:51pm 04.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1480 I just purchased 2009 26M with 60 HP Evinrude E-Tec. It came with Ultraflex B184 side mount control.
Keel and bottom goose at 1:16pm 04.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1831 I Just purchased a 1990 Vision 32 last fall. I am going to have the current bottom redone because of
40.5 salon ash strips larrybaswick at 1:00pm 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1185 Has anyone installed the blonde ash strips of wood found in the salon of the 40.5 in the forward and
ST 4000 Auto Pilot John Burns at 12:32pm 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1408 I have just completed the diagnostics on my ST4000 autopilot with RayMarine It seems my control h
Hockles in anchor rode serenisea at 11:34am 04.27.09 Big Boats 1/1420 Our 1997 Hunter 376 has a SL windlass, which drops the anchor rode (15 ft. of chain and 180 ft. of l
Restoring an ODay dan armitage at 11:34am 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2172 Over the weekend, I bought a small, ill-kempt O'Day sailboat as a summer project for me and my 9 yea
Dodger building/design? Jim D at 10:01am 04.27.09 Big Boats 8/2247 Has anyone built or designed there own dodger for an 83 hunter 34? Looking for a dodger, Prices can
New mainsail question (1) Charisma at 9:56am 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1563 We have a h26 and the time has come for a new mainsail. Because we have a Bimini we have to raise th

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Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? LloydB at 9:46am 03.07.22 you are trying to justify a money pit in the water that you cant work on in the location it's at, so
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:43am 03.07.22 As a point of info, my 1980 C-30's holding tank appeared to be factory - the hull number was written
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? dlochner at 9:41am 03.07.22 Take a look at Seaward Yachts. They are popular in the skinny water of the Florida and Gulf Coast.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 9:27am 03.07.22 To give an update on the solution - After a little bit of time I was able to get in touch with Hark
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 9:26am 03.07.22 Victron Monitors have an on off relay that you can program for whatever you want... Like shut off
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 9:24am 03.07.22 To give an update on the solution - After a little bit of time I was able to get in touch with Harke
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:16am 03.07.22 Under the settee is where Catalina almost always puts holding tanks. As I said earlier, 25 gal is
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? cagreen75 at 9:11am 03.07.22 After looking at their website I noticed so many RED FLAGS that I would never buy these. The warrant
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 9:07am 03.07.22 Interesting. Unless you have external regulation I think typically you charge the AGMs with the alt
86 Hunter 25.5 cagreen75 at 8:54am 03.07.22 It's possible your boat didn't have a bilge pump. Tom J may be right as I'm not seeing any limber
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 8:48am 03.07.22 Victron Monitors have an on off relay that you can program for whatever you want... Like shut off t
Dual band/marine vhf antenna ctrout at 8:35am 03.07.22 I found that the Comet CA-2x4SR is specifically designed for wide band coverage in the ham through t
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jssailem at 8:33am 03.07.22 Some times the build process has the wires attached to the boat using wire ties. This means they sta
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. dlochner at 8:13am 03.07.22
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. JoeWhite at 8:12am 03.07.22 It may not cause problems, but I would pull them out. If you have enough length left over to grab on
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? marchem at 8:04am 03.07.22 So these cells may actually have a capacity of close to 310 Ah, but their quality and lifetime are p
Any known concerns with this specific motor? ambler at 7:39am 03.07.22 I have a 1982 Catalina 22 with that exact Evinrude since 2013. It has run well up until recently whe
Any known concerns with this specific motor? captcoho at 7:37am 03.07.22 I'm not in a rush to buy a motor, but I am concerned about items being in stock. Here are some pics
General Handbook brockangelo at 7:32am 03.07.22 Yeah I was kind of disappointed with that. While I like seeing what is in there, it is by no means a
New to us Hunter 40.5 kappykaplan at 7:26am 03.07.22

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