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water damage on bulkhead (4) John at 2:17pm 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 10/6140 Attached are some photos of water damage on the bulkhead of my C36 MK II. Originally I had thought t
Lazy Jacks Roger Long at 2:04pm 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 10/5127 As promised down in the reefing thread, here are some thoughts on Lazy Jacks. They are indespensab
A Hunter 290 question Vanderbear at 1:57pm 12.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1533 I am interested in buying a 2001 Hunter 290. I like that it is smaller and more manageable trying to
Problems with TWIC cards Capt. Ed at 1:01pm 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1943 I just received my TWIC card in order to renew my masters licence . I can compare the process to a r
Electrical Wire David Howard at 11:32am 12.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1354 If I install a marine approved electrical box so that I can use an inverter to wire my electrical pl
using starboard to replace a teak bulkhead ldstrait at 10:59am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/4380 I need to replace the port side bulkhead on a Catalina 25. Currently it is a teak plywood. Teak plyw
Front Fell Off... dvideohd at 10:09am 12.04.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/3590 Need some humor?? http://www.boaters4dph.org/Videos/Laugh/TheFrontFellOff.wmv FYI: Boaters for D
Great Lakes Observing System website Scott B at 9:35am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 3/4396 A new website by the Integrated Ocean Observing System has just launched combining data from many so
VHF / FM seperator walt at 9:05am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2013 I did a search on this forum and didnt find exactly what I was looking for so this post. Im looki
Bilsters and Delamination nathan@needel.net at 7:29am 12.04.08 Seidelmann 5/4115 Hello, My Seidelmann 37 has had a bad blister/boat pox problem for along time. We finnaly decid
hunter 23.5 trailer drawings (1) Johan at 6:17am 12.04.08 Smaller Boats 0/1625 I have to get a Dutch VIN for the original Hunter trailer wich came with the Hunter 23.5 I bougth in
compass placement mark hannon at 4:58am 12.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2002 Any comments about compass placement and type on a Mac26S ? For examle, Danforth makes a reverse ca
FT Myers LIghted Parade seadaddler at 4:48am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1212 Last year I visited my aunt who lives on a canal off San Carlos in FT Myers and happen to see a grea
Correct Inverter for PC sloopy at 3:47am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2444 I'm planning a cruise soon and would like to take my new laptop with me. In searching for inverters
Bio Diesel Fuel ITMaster at 2:51am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2505 Are there any of us out there that have used Bio Diesel fuel in your diesel engines? I have and it
Harken vs Profurl furling systems Eddie, Cape Coral, Fl. at 12:26am 12.04.08 Ask All Sailors 16/20430 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and have an old Hood furler. I am replacing the standing rigging and thinkin
cold weather and interesting phenomena (1) Ross at 8:59pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2410 This was the frost patterns on Nancy's car monday morning.
Florida Atlantic coast sail, spring 2009 Mark Major at 8:10pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2262 I am currently planning a Florida Atlantic coastal sail aboard my 1986 Hunter 23 during March 2009.
Hunter 212 spinnaker vines at 7:10pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 0/1290 Apparently I am going to need a spinnaker to have any success racing this boat. Can someone point me
Hunter 212 mast raising apparatus vines at 7:05pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1521 Can anyone show me what you use or tell me the process you go through to raise the mast? I took the

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Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Project_Mayhem at 11:38pm 02.04.22 I'll admit, it is confusing when you have to look backwards to adjust the throttle and shift control
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (1) Ward H at 11:25pm 02.04.22 Don't go in through the bilge if the boat is on the hard. The fix isn't really bad on the hard. G
Main Sheet line holder Joe at 11:13pm 02.04.22 I like this idea makes sense however the place where the horn cleat goes is about 1,5 inches wide a
Main Sheet line holder Joe at 11:10pm 02.04.22 Also the ratchet block , Is it easy to change from freewheel to ratchet on the ratchet block Tha
AGB 4DL battery replacement (2) Tally Ho at 9:55pm 02.04.22 You AGMs have served you well. If you really want to go cheaper, I bought 2 6-volt 215 AH Duracell
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Tom J at 9:52pm 02.04.22 One other issue is the Tiller Management. Out on the Open Gulf (Pull Left for Bow Right and Push Ri
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Tally Ho at 9:28pm 02.04.22
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Ralph Johnstone at 9:20pm 02.04.22 All the oceans are connected? Can you elaborate on that comment ?
AGB 4DL battery replacement Benny17441 at 8:47pm 02.04.22 Your Batteries are top of the line and they are selling now for around $450 a piece. They have a l
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (1) acudavid at 7:45pm 02.04.22 Joe, Thanks for the tip, but it is not for use in California. Why? All the oceans are connected
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. (5) RitSim at 7:28pm 02.04.22 When I did my strut it actually didn't take a lot of hours but they were spread out over many days.
New owner! David in Sandusky at 7:23pm 02.04.22 Welcome, and congratulations on a fine new boat!
New owner! Dalliance at 6:11pm 02.04.22
AGB 4DL battery replacement Hello Below at 5:48pm 02.04.22 18 years? Unheard of. I think you have answered your own question in the 1st sentence of your post.
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) dLj at 5:47pm 02.04.22 Yes, the same line. There is a second sheave but it is further to the left in the picture. It al
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic (2) Daveinet at 5:34pm 02.04.22 Just stumbled on my photo showing the simple link between the outboard and the rudder.
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? Kingjim91 at 5:33pm 02.04.22 Water in the bilge area under the v-berth would be in no way related to the Catalina Smile. Unfortun
Shower drain Crusty Ol Salt at 5:13pm 02.04.22 Could be a mistake. My 1980 H33 fuel tank was installed backwards at the factory. There was a float
Catalina Smile and what bottom paint is the best value? (2) acudavid at 5:10pm 02.04.22
Just found out my strut is severely compromised. DeniseO30 at 5:01pm 02.04.22 It's really not that terrible a job usually the more you think about it the more monumental it becom

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