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Now Those were REAL Boat Builders (1) John at 10:04am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1564 While on a vacation in Mexico last week, I read "The Ra Expeditions" by Thor Heyerdahl. Probably lot
Foot-o-mania? Valentina at 9:21am 03.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3203 I confess...been cheating on my Mac... Ever since I got a chance to race a 33ft, my Valentina seems
World's Strangest Yacht Club Tim R. at 9:08am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1867 How about sailing on a lake that only has water about every 8-10 years and the water is so dense tha
intake strainer (1st time poster) ybrad at 8:07am 03.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1487
fiberglassing hole through keel. Drilled out to drain boat. luvitt at 4:44am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3383 My boat sank at one point. Its been restored. I have a hole drilled all the way through the hull,
Light craft in a chop Nicky17000 at 3:04am 03.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6105 Hello, I would like some advice on how to improve the handling of our Hunter23.5 when sailing upwind
Favorite "happy" sailing accounts??? MatthewKeith at 8:31pm 03.04.09 Destinations 10/3905 I'll try posting this here though it might cross a few places. I've got a "decade" plan that ends i
Keel Bolts Paul Rake at 8:05pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2375 Does anyone have experience replacing keel bolts on a Beneteau 44cc?
Humming trailer sailers guest at 7:21pm 03.04.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3202 Does the Sirius 21/22 hum from the keel cable when sailing? What about other makes?
Cruising on my H37C. Ed Schenck at 6:31pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1820 Things that have worked really, really well: new Yanmar 3YM30, old Simrad WP30 has steered all the w
H37C Ladylove and Lady Luck Ed Schenck at 6:21pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1310 In an earlier episode Ladylove had her one really bad day on the water. We have been so lucky wit
AC on green light (4) paulj at 3:27pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 5/2139 Replaced burned out AC- on green light. Installed a new green light from Radio Shack 120v. paulj:t
Plumbing fitting question Bad Obsession at 3:13pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1604 How come you can buy a Y fitting for 3/4 inch plumbing. Seriously, they make T fittings but you can
Pedistal table night light. (1) paulj at 3:02pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 2/1751 Finally got around to installing the LED nite light. Three way switch.... white /off /red. paulj :
Hot Water PVC Hose - Temp Ratings Maine Sail at 2:00pm 03.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 20/8082 Here's a question for the group. I have already posed this question to both Jim the product manager
Spring Maintenance (1) Warren Milberg at 11:54am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1872 With a March 30th launch date on the books, I'm starting spring maintenance this weekend, regardless
H37 Cutter Sails and Rigging Tha Gaol at 11:06am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1579 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter I purchased about 6 weeks ago. When it arrived here in Seattle from
Small crack in the wing keel (2) Bob S at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2260 When i pulled the boat last fall I noticed a small crack along the wing of my keel. I'm not sure how
Measurement needed on H27 1982 or 1983 Frances at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1252 Can anyone please measure the distance from the cabin roof liner to the deck adjacent to the compres
Repainting A Mac JARHEADMAC at 9:52am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2345 to Pain Or Not To Paint; That Is The Question. I'm About To Repaint My 2007 Mac. My Neighborhood

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Battery options BigEasy at 3:00am 02.22.22 4D batteries are bemouths that weigh over 100 lbs and require lots of space. A 4D. AGM battery fro
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New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:47pm 02.21.22
Catalina 27 keel Joe at 9:41pm 02.21.22 Pretty common issue with all first generation 27's and 30's. Check here: catalina smile repair
Battery options (1) mikeracca at 9:40pm 02.21.22
Battery options Tom J at 9:18pm 02.21.22 You don't say what size the 6v batterie are. I have four 6v golf cart batteries wired in series/par
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Defender Sold DArcy at 8:37pm 02.21.22 It's sad to see a family company like Defender get bought out. I can't afford to shop at defender wi
gel coat cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 02.21.22 The only thing that will repair gelcoat defects is gelcoat. Check here for post #6 and follow the li
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:26pm 02.21.22 It does have a plastic drum, but spins freely without the pawls in place
Jabsco Quiet Flush Head Buttons Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23pm 02.21.22
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? Jaxn at 7:22pm 02.21.22 is that one of the winches with a plastic drum? Those can expand when the wrong lubricant is used a
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:22pm 02.21.22 Perhaps the pawls are worn out slightly and new ones would be slightly large and fix the issues, I w
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? lavatiger99 at 7:20pm 02.21.22 Thanks all, the foam was a grease cleaner I found in the bilge from a previous owner. I replaced th
Updating Interior w LED Mikes 87 at 7:19pm 02.21.22 I replaced all the lights in my 87 MKII with LEDs a few years ago, it really cuts down on the power
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 7:14pm 02.21.22 I'm curious, at one-tenth the rated power, you can get 2.5 to 3 knots of speed, or about half the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? dlochner at 7:13pm 02.21.22 Clean them up first and replace the pawl springs and pawls. Mineral spirits is a good cleaner for gr
Defender Sold shemandr at 7:07pm 02.21.22 Venture capital comes to rape and pilage not grow the business. Thus West Marine has gone down the
Barient 8P winch jamming, pawl problem? garymalmgren at 7:03pm 02.21.22 Hi Lavatiger. First thing I would check is the pawl springs. Cheap and easy to replace. Click on th

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