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C32 intermittant tacho operation Mybigblue at 9:23pm 10.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/14 The tacho on our C32 works intermitantly. I have replaced the tacho and the problem persists. It wil
How Long Do You Go Between Haulouts? Joe Mullee at 8:17pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1972 Just curious? Since purchasing my H34in 2001 I have put her on the hard every other winter. I'm in t
My first year Louis at 8:04pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1852 Well, I just had the boat taken out to water this weekend. This has been my first year of owning and
H35.5 aft bulkhead opening teddy629 at 6:11pm 10.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1509 Within the article on replacing the holding tank on a Hunter 35.5 the author provided excellent deta
Hunter 410 masthead light Beachhowes at 5:45pm 10.28.08 Big Boats 2/1554 I need to replace the masthead bulb on my 2002 Hunter 410. Before I go up the mast can anyone tell m
Fuel Tank: Cleanout vs Replacement zds at 5:39pm 10.28.08 Big Boats 11/1493 It seems so stupid. My 83 H34 has the original triangular tank deep below the starboard laz. I'm sur
SSB receiver for Weather Etc MoonSailer at 4:41pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2635 I have been reading about the Bahamas and that VHF weather is usually not available but that SSB wea
Oday 302 Keel Bolts sawyed at 4:21pm 10.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1363 I purchased an ODay 302 early this year. I read about checking the keel bolts regulary I assume the
Reefing a roller furling main sail rtd at 4:24pm 10.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1166 I have only had my new Hunter 41ds for a few months now and I'm having trouble reefing the main sail
Seidelmann 37 Dodger nathan@needel.net at 3:50pm 10.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1797 Does anyone know a Canvas shop who has a template or previously built a S37 Dodger? Nathan natha
winter boat tarps Bob7099 at 3:27pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 14/6315 This year i,m looking to buy 2 tarps to cover my 30' catalina. i,ll be framing it in with either 1x3
Can a manual head do the job? Drunken Sailor at 3:17pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 25/4070 I have a compact manual pump head. A Wilcox, I think. No maserator. When you have to pee, it works g
Beneteau 331 Main Sail Slides Trickyricky at 2:50pm 10.28.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2004 I just purchased a Beneteau 331(or Moorings 332) back in Nov 07 through a charter company the BVI. T
water system spits Glory Days at 2:46pm 10.28.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4305 I have a Hunter 40.5. When I turn one of the faucets on, Air spits out. Also, hot water comes out
Hey Gregg - Venture 25 Upgrades Phil V25 at 2:19pm 10.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1571 I do not want to Highjack this thread, but Phil, what upgrades have you done to your V25? I have the
Tabernacle Block Attachment Mac Daddy at 12:36pm 10.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1213 I have seen the stainless plates that get sandwiched between the deck and tabernacle for attaching t
Port side stren rail for 1982 245 Tsclafani1953 at 12:23pm 10.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1507 Due to mishap, I need porside stern rails. Anyone have a lead on one? Ant 245's being parted-ou
What is the earliest year MacGregor started using large HP outboards ie 50hp+ GoldenMac at 10:30am 10.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1264 I am wanting to purchase a 19 or 26 in the near future and am curious about when they became powersa
Autohelm ST3000 Confused infamous-bob19215 at 10:18am 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 12/12259 I have an ST3000 which has been incredibly reliable only to reccently become intermittently confused
sounder part 2 bill c at 9:49am 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1306 I took Joy Sea out for a daysail, and my 25 year old Datamarine depth sounder worked fine for depths

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Starter or battery Ward H at 3:13pm 01.19.22 I'd try a different, known to be good and newer, battery first. Despite never being used if the ba
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:09pm 01.19.22
MMMI Scam? Tally Ho at 3:07pm 01.19.22
MMMI Scam? Ward H at 3:01pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron. Whoops. Wondered why the post office was involved. Thanks for
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 01.19.22 You'd think it would, and so did I for years, but people have been flushing veggie oil for decades w
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:53pm 01.19.22 Yes it a crane took it down for last winter's storage and the spreaders come off because the storag
Heat exchanger anode Stu Jackson at 2:29pm 01.19.22 I think you have two challenges here: 1. Hoses 2. Type of HX support - hose clamps or built-in bra
MMMI Scam? sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.19.22 When I did an internet search on United States Power Squadron and went to request an MMSI I get "Thi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 2:11pm 01.19.22 @dlochner You were putting your mast up and down with a crane, correct? Also, you took your spread
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:09pm 01.19.22 That's the thing - I thought I got it from one of the towing companies. If I remember USPS required
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:02pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:02pm 01.19.22 I think tfox2069 has written the best article yet on the realities of a gas generator on a boat. I n
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:49pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailme88 at 1:33pm 01.19.22 Took my own above advice and documented today... By this time next year they may have sorted out all
lubricating anemometer bearings JoeWhite at 1:22pm 01.19.22 I had this problem. I used hair clipper oil and dropped several into the shaft and exercised it with
MMMI Scam? Marmalade at 1:21pm 01.19.22 USPS... you mean Power Squadron, correct? I got mine from them too. Just wanted to clarify... some
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? (1) dlochner at 1:17pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (fe
Heat exchanger anode JoeWhite at 1:16pm 01.19.22 On my c36 the anode nut screws into the HX with much shorter collar. I can unscrew and remove with n
It just keeps going... Ward H at 1:10pm 01.19.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pie
Coast Guard multi year renewal kappykaplan at 1:07pm 01.19.22 Falling Waters, WA Surely you meant WV! :beer:

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