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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 2/1552 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 11/1491 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 14/6311 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 25/4068 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 10/4302 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 4/1570 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 3/1263 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 12/12255 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 2/1305 I took Joy Sea out for a daysail, and my 25 year old Datamarine depth sounder worked fine for depths

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Project_Mayhem at 6:03am 01.19.22 Holy Moly, thanks for the reminder. I've seen this done on boats up to 25'... I'm sure it would wor
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Parsons at 5:33am 01.19.22 As noted, plus $130 for a 5 year renewal, plus the pain of dealing with a US Gov application page ev
MMMI Scam? dlochner at 5:17am 01.19.22 No, I got my MMSI from the FCC. You can look up the MMSI information on file on the link below.
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered dlochner at 5:14am 01.19.22 Yes, most states require state registration. So long as the boat is documented it can not show the s
MMMI Scam? kappykaplan at 5:11am 01.19.22 Anyone else receive this? Nope, but now I'll be on the lookout for such an e-mail. I got my MMSI
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered shemandr at 5:08am 01.19.22 Yeah I think you have to have a state registration. I believe the USCG registration you mention is
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 4:56am 01.19.22
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 4:50am 01.19.22 Rich Maybe your right ,whats the big deal about renewing for five years.... Seemed like a good idea
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailme88 at 4:41am 01.19.22 THIS IS A GOVERNMENT OPERATION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO ROLL OUT ON JANUARY 1ST........Well before the r
Coast Guard multi year renewal ifmdalvey at 4:28am 01.19.22 I tried to do 5 years renewal using online , it does not work. I emailed them and the reply came ba
Coast Guard multi year renewal kappykaplan at 2:55am 01.19.22 The mortgage company wanted me to keep the boat documented as a condition of issuing the loan. As a
Lower shrouds (2) pclarksurf at 11:20pm 01.18.22 Its a little extra work and expense: but I whole heartedly endorse the Hayn Hi-Mod compression fitt
Head Always Full Joe at 9:50pm 01.18.22 Are you flipping the flush/dry valve? Did you check the Y valve.
35s5 replace windows steffenled at 9:21pm 01.18.22 The six bigger curved bigger ones
Head Always Full Tom J at 8:56pm 01.18.22 When you say the head is full, do you mean the holding tank, or the toilet, maybe?
This PhotoShop feels wrong. Tin Kicker at 7:36pm 01.18.22 It goes the other way too: lV8JardV74w
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 7:26pm 01.18.22 my wife has said she would do the loop with me when we retire. She would rather not do it all at on
Hunter 33 - separation of floor pan from hull (6) woofetc at 7:26pm 01.18.22 An update on this issue. The boat was lifted and inspected and repaired by Dragon Marine in Hong Ko
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Tally Ho at 7:14pm 01.18.22
lubricating anemometer bearings Tater at 7:02pm 01.18.22 I also think it is permanently lubricated and not designed for servicing. The bearings are likely wo

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