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The green power indicator light on my control panel Bob S at 9:22am 09.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1157 The green power indicator light on my control panel stopped working. The one that tells you your bat
Rudder Post White Plastic Bearing on a Cherubini 33 1981 Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 9:20am 09.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/998 We are going to replace the rudder on our 1981 H-33 Cherubini (any suggestions other than Foss Foam?
Rudder Post White Plastic Bearing on a Cherubini 33 1981 Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 9:15am 09.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/951 We are going to replace the rudder on our 1981 H-33 Cherubini (any suggestions other than Foss Foam?
Compass removal uptownsteve at 9:12am 09.15.08 Big Boats 3/1275 I need to remove the Suunto compass at the helm of my H386 to gain access for steering system lubric
nice n easy - slidell Mike G at 8:28am 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1450 do you have any information on who to get help from on moving all the boats in our area that are out
Floating Docks sailortonyb Allied Mis at 8:05am 09.15.08 Ask All Sailors 17/2257 I cannot stress enough the advantages of floating docks in areas that are prone to tidal surges. It
H26 Aluminum Rudder Head Corrosion BrianW at 6:47am 09.15.08 Smaller Boats 25/2540 On my H26, the aluminum rudder head sits about 3 inches (without crew onboard) into water at my salt
H26 Haul-Out & Stand/Block Placement BrianW at 5:41am 09.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/1326 I am planning on hauling out my H26 late fall for a bottom job and centerboard line replacement. Whe
The Bigfoot mystery Dennis at 5:15am 09.15.08 Sails Call Lounge 30/5334 I am in the process of reading the book, Sasquatch legend meets science.... With the idea that scie
Buzzer sounds when key is off Jere at 10:26pm 09.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/942 I have a Hunter 280. Today, I got a call from the Marina that an alarm was going off on my boat. Th
Centerboard Line Replacement Without Boat Lift! WTA at 6:35pm 09.14.08 Smaller Boats 9/6252 I read all of the posts in the archives related to the topic of replacing the centerboard uphaul lin
Danny Bonaduce Jim at 5:20pm 09.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 0/2107 Fight Between Reverend Bob Levy and Danny Bonaduce
Annapolis Sail Boat Show a month away Manny at 3:22pm 09.14.08 Ask All Sailors 32/2627 Anybody going?
1980 American Mariner vs 1980 Compac 23 mmdtraveler at 2:11pm 09.14.08 Ask All Sailors 0/3105 I am in the process of refurbishing a 1980 26ft American Mariner 8.0. dont really know much about ho
Total refurbished Old Crow at 12:06pm 09.14.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 I heard and saw the results of a boat that went to Venezuela for refur, it looked great and it left
H376 V-Berth shelf install..... rfrye1 at 10:11am 09.14.08 Big Boats 1/1382 Has anyone installed shelves above the V-berth bunks on the hull side? I was thinking how nice it wo
How to work with boat broker in a distant town TN at 9:01am 09.14.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1964 We are considering purchasing a type of boat that rarely appears on the market in our area, so we wo
Hurth Transmission problem Dean P at 7:01am 09.14.08 Ask All Sailors 15/11458 I was out sailing yesterday only for about an hour or so with very light wind (with the transmission
Aluminum vs. wood Randy Church at 6:51am 09.14.08 Big Boats 2/1339 Replacing a previous compression post repair. In place now is a piece of stained 4x4. Have purchas
Okracoke Inlet Billyc13 at 6:22am 09.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1069 I'm heading down the ICW next month and would like to know if the Okracoke inlet is treacherous. I'v

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Trying to identify this boat Rick D at 8:52am 01.18.22 Ericson 25+ .. The window slants, fore and aft are kinda an Ericson thing. They were available with
Options for new main halyard Calif. Ted at 8:48am 01.18.22 What are people using for their main halyard? I'm using Samson MLX3, good performance at moderate
Coast Guard multi year renewal Rick D at 8:47am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentation
Have a Takacat? Hayden Watson at 8:46am 01.18.22 The YouTube channel Ryan and Sophie Sailing has one and had some several reviews on their Tesla of t
Coast Guard multi year renewal (1) sail sfbay at 8:34am 01.18.22 USCG multiyear (up to 5 years) renewal is not clear. When I spoke to them last year they advised to
Coast Guard multi year renewal JamesG161 at 8:21am 01.18.22 Fairly complex. Did your past one expire? It did take a long time to finally get ours. Jim...
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') jmce1587 at 8:05am 01.18.22 On my H31, I have a Honda 2200 running my 16k btu AC with a soft start installed. Tried same on fr
This PhotoShop feels wrong. Leeward Rail at 8:04am 01.18.22 No more Actor's Guild. Yup. "Make your husband appear handsome with a pair of "scroogle glass 2.0
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery Maine Sail at 7:56am 01.18.22 I was surprised to see the late date posts show up today, more than a month old. For what its worth
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery LouisMK at 7:39am 01.18.22 I wonder if there is anything we can do to help him save the business or is it totally gone?
Have a Takacat? Dr. D at 6:49am 01.18.22 Yes....received it mid-December but still in the box since have been camping and will not open unti
Re-rigging a Flying Scot (halyards led aft) MNIAW at 6:22am 01.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Is your intension to hoist the mainsail from the cockpit and how do plan to
Trying to identify this boat RoyS at 6:20am 01.18.22 Where is the galley sink and stove? I once had an older Catalina 27 and it had those and an inboard.
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 6:14am 01.18.22 Ericson 25+ .. The window slants, fore and aft are kinda an Ericson thing. They were available with
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 6:08am 01.18.22 My public school education was always behind the times. I was taught how to use a slide rule while
Etiquette pet peeves RoyS at 6:03am 01.18.22 My public school education was always behind the times. I was taught how to use a slide rule while c
FUTURE PRICE OF EXISTING BENETEAU BOATS cb32863 at 5:58am 01.18.22 Hell, I don't see how you could make money importing boats from Europe.....maybe a chance for other
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 5:42am 01.18.22 My search tells me the uF (MFD, micro Farad) can be up to +20% and the voltage rating can be equal
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? Light air at 5:25am 01.18.22 If you are that intent on resurrecting the boat, you can only go so far on the internet. Take someo
mast raising Tsatzsue at 5:03am 01.18.22 I did it by hand for years. Stood it up and used the jib halyard to tie it off after walking to the

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