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"melamine" veneer in head and other places. how to replace? (2) luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2683 So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul
Volvo MD7B in Bahama jtaylor186 at 11:55am 04.07.09 Islander 5/4351 Greetings all. I have question. Let's say you design and build a sailboat ike the Bahama for a MD7A
Radar - Hinged or fixed mast mount (1) Roger Long at 11:43am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3357 I've pretty much settled on mast mount for my radar. I'm looking at two different mast mounts, the
340 mast struts noprob2 at 10:46am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2042 Why do some have and some not have struts???:confused:
Selden Deck Stepped mast question Carpe Ventum at 4:58am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1241 I have a Hunter 380 with a Selden Deck stepped Furling mast. It has a T Base plate. Should there be
Experiences with Sailing partnersrl at 7:27am 04.07.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/25 Experiences with Sailing Ventures of Carson City? We purchased our new Capri 22 from Sailing Ventur
Laser Flares Warren Milberg at 6:45am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2037 In the process of having my first sail of the season a few days ago (and it was grand!), I did a sys
Bubble in Compass Murray16764 at 6:20am 04.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2512 I was preparing my B352 for splash down, when I noticed a bubble had formed in my Plastimo compass o
No reading on Temp Gauge Steph at 4:48am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1385 Having just launched and first "test" sail of the season on Sunday, I notice that my temp gauge has
Masthead Plate Larry Pozzi at 4:26am 04.07.09 Big Boats 4/1631 HELP!!! I was on a fabulous tack over the weekend. When I was returning to my slip, I was unable to
Turnbuckles higgs at 9:54pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1768 I have some damaged threads on my rigging that I need to take care of. They are big - I am not sure
Hunter 310 companionway doors 31099 at 9:53pm 04.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1930 Has anyone installed companionway doors on a Hunter 310? If so, are they home built or purchased?
Hull Construction ilario at 9:18pm 04.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1791 The transducer supplied with my new Hawkeye depth sounder requires a solid fiberglass hull with no w
Outboard shaft length Jerry75 at 8:31pm 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2566 I have recently bought a 26ft 1990 MacGregor boat. I have a new outboard and was wondering if, it be
Who's replaced the port bulkhead on a C30? gwp at 8:13pm 04.06.09 Catalina 30 3/1620 The whole port bulkhead is ready to come out and now it looks like the compression post teak trim mu
Low freon in ac unit ? windsmaker at 7:22pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9263 Tried my Marine Air 16000 BTU ac unit this month and the compressor didn't come on. The fan and wate
boom rigging on h30 1983 jwis at 7:08pm 04.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1396 what is the correct way to rig the boom outhaul. i have a double fiddle and 1 end attached but where
spreaders allengc at 7:02pm 04.06.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2199 last fall I had to remove my spreaders on my ranger 29. They were wired to the shroud which has a ma
Finally getting into the refit of Oh Joy. (2) CharlieCobra at 6:57pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1790 With the nice weather and having a crew of four, we really started getting things done on Oh Joy. I
H34 Speed with Yanmar 3GM(F) zds at 6:04pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 23/9017 Cruising along this weekend I started to wonder why I go so slow under engine power. My H34 makes

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Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 12:54pm 03.06.22 It would be late April or early May, probably. Normally the ice is gone from Lake Winnipeg and Lak
HUNTER 280 ZINC ANODE Tally Ho at 12:44pm 03.06.22
Replacing Holding Tank DArcy at 11:47am 03.06.22 I replaced the holding tank on my last boat and bought the replacement from Plasti-Mart Plastic Tank
Dual band/marine vhf antenna Brian D at 11:26am 03.06.22 Chris, welcome to the board and great question. Dual band is fine if you are going to work two band
hunter 49 steering quadrant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 03.06.22 I think you may just need to tighten all the bolts & nuts on the "Mamba" steering system and secure
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 10:57am 03.06.22 If you have the woodworking skills to do this, then it can be a DIY. If you have to pay to have it
hunter 49 steering quadrant (2) Gianni65 at 10:50am 03.06.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in y
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 10:42am 03.06.22 Since then splitter technology has dramatically improved :plus:
General Handbook brockangelo at 9:53am 03.06.22
86 Hunter 25.5 Tom J at 9:47am 03.06.22 It's possible your boat didn't have a bilge pump. I had an old O'Day 23 with no bilge pump. I used
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? dlochner at 9:45am 03.06.22 The one chain plate that can be seen, at the very top of that chain plate, it's was easy to push th
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 9:37am 03.06.22 Thanks, @Leeward Rail ! It would be late April or early May, probably. Falcon Lake seems a little
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? (4) Md80max at 9:37am 03.06.22 I am getting some really good advice from all of you and it is very much appreciated. I think what
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 9:37am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position BarryL at 9:14am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position quadrille38 at 9:01am 03.06.22 Our AIS system shares the VHF Antenna. I have been told that our signal seems to come and go and co
AIS Antenna Position JamesG161 at 9:01am 03.06.22 If you boat has radar, you can use this for course correction and avoidance. Mini-automatic radar p
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 8:45am 03.06.22 It's mid way between where I live and where there's a boat I may be buying. The seller said he woul
General Handbook Jacktar at 8:43am 03.06.22 Got lots of others most were available as downloads when you join the catalina 22 organization at ca
General Handbook (1) Jacktar at 8:42am 03.06.22 Sure see attached.

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