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fish finder depth gauge mavourneen at 9:40am 03.17.08 Lancer 1/1700 I have a 28' Lancer. I have run aground in the past. I am looking to buy a depth and fish finder. I
Emergency Tiller Ted at 11:30am 03.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1125 I have recently purchased an 84 Hunter 31. It did not come with an emergency tiller. Does anyone kno
Drilling holes in V-berth Mark15093 at 11:18am 03.17.08 Catalina 22 4/1573 The v-berth in my 1976 C-22 has two storage compartments. I left MerSea uncovered for a couple month
2 sailors lost outside SF Bay John at 11:11am 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1286 Attached is the web site for a report on two sailors who were lost outside SF Bay. They were sailing
Winch Maintenance cscott at 12:50pm 03.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1300 Almost ready for new sailing season. Just washed the boat and ready to put 2 coats of PoliGlow on.
KEEL WIDTH DICK GILLEY at 12:39pm 03.17.08 Smaller Boats 1/944 I am moving my Hunter 25 to a new marina closer to where I live in Fort Worth. I have a friend with
Nice chages to the forum Brian D at 3:23pm 03.17.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1056 Phil, like what you've done. Now there are only 25 topics listed. At the bottom of the page one can
Bottom painting Lee at 10:07pm 03.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/1053 Does the entire weight of the boat rest on the keel and the bunk boards keep the boat from tipping?
Any Other Yamaha 36 owners out there? (1) Rizzman at 10:15pm 03.15.08 Yamaha 2/4549 I just recently purchased a Y-36 here in Ohio and wondering if there are any other 36's around? I'm
Brewer Comfort ratio question? Mergatroid at 11:04pm 03.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/826 Anyone ever heard of this? Have any idea how a h26 stacks up?Never mind, see this link. http://
VC-17 - How many coats? Ken Honeycutt at 11:15pm 03.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3638 Getting ready for the annual bottom coat with VC-17. Just noticed that they recommend 2 to 3 coats.
Price Question TerryB at 2:32am 03.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1074 I am looking for my first Sailboat. I found a 2004 MacGregor 26M with the standard dealer package,(n
Did you build you own dinghy? Brian D at 1:50am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1034 If you did, show us a photo. What plan(s) did you use. What was the estimate cost before and final c
Getting the outboard ready (1) Joe11688 at 3:23am 03.16.08 Day Sailers 0/910 I had my son give me a hand yesterday afternoon changing out the water-pump and thermostat on my 199
non-skid in cabin Bob at 4:03am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 22/3579 We have a 1980 30ft Catalina. The cabin floor is extremely slippery wet or dry. We have tried using
Lancer 36 with windlass? WindDancer at 4:19am 03.16.08 Lancer 4/1743 I want to install a windlass on my Lancer 36, but cannot figure where to mount(forward of anchor/cha
Galvanic isolator Jim at 7:14am 03.16.08 Big Boats 1/973 Anyone installed a galvanic isolator on a H34? Getting ready for spring and I think I should install
Forums going offline at approx. 3pm Pacific time Phil Herring at 7:23am 03.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1118 Just for a short while. :)
motoring with mainsail up Syversens at 11:13am 03.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2790 Hey all, I have a question about motoring... We try to avoid it as much as possible but now and then
H410 Stuffing Box Packing Size Frank at 11:09am 03.16.08 Big Boats 4/879 I'm replacing the packing in the stuffing box of our 2002 Hunter 410. Contacted Hunter and they resp

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Limber Hole Too High Up Don S/V ILLusion at 7:31pm 11.27.21
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS njlarry at 7:20pm 11.27.21 Never tried it yet but it has been suggested to pressurize the cabin with a shop vac or low power le
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS dkinzer at 6:58pm 11.27.21 Thanks. I did spot the mast wiring access plate, removed it and felt around inside as much as I coul
Tank system monitor take.yvr at 6:52pm 11.27.21 Hi Peggie, I talked with Dave at New Providence Marine a few weeks ago and he said they still provid
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS Nachismo at 6:52pm 11.27.21 Remembering that water flows downhill, you can pull the mast wiring access plate just forward of the
Tank system monitor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40pm 11.27.21 New Providence Marine was actually the tech support part of Ferriello Sales, who made the Profile t
Tank system monitor take.yvr at 6:24pm 11.27.21 New Providence Marine create a Snake River compatible tank monitor. I haven't bought one yet, but th
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Hayden Watson at 5:46pm 11.27.21 A lot will depend on how long the boat will be in the water (especially salt) at any given time. If
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Hayden Watson at 5:41pm 11.27.21 You should be able to switch the tall rig for the standard. As you pointed out, you will need to ch
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 5:37pm 11.27.21 The Bimini makes sense. I could see doing that in order to run a fridge, assuming 200W on the Bimin
Access to manual bilge pump on 2004 Hunter 36? AndyL at 4:00pm 11.27.21 Yes - the handle is inserted on the outside of the locker I mention. The question is whether access
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 3:50pm 11.27.21 The Bimini makes sense. I could see doing that in order to run a fridge, assuming 200W on the Bimini
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Rocky Coast at 3:23pm 11.27.21 I believe both tall rig and standard rig have the same draft, 5.25 ft. Fin keel. I will certainly me
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Whatfiero1 at 3:04pm 11.27.21 Are you planning on switching the keels as the tall rig also has a deeper keel ?
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Tedd at 2:21pm 11.27.21 If I understand what you've said correctly, the boat will be on the trailer (i.e., not in water) the
Port hatch repair ggrizzard at 2:19pm 11.27.21 If the damage is wood rot, you should remove the hatch, replace the wood and properly bed it with 42
Access to manual bilge pump on 2004 Hunter 36? senang at 2:15pm 11.27.21 Where do you put the handle for pumping from the cockpit. That will give you the best idea of where
boat steers backwards??? Hayden Watson at 1:57pm 11.27.21 A C30 has a radial rather than a quadrant. With a quadrant (in front of the post) the right hand ca
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? senang at 1:38pm 11.27.21 If you are searching for the leak in the water hoses I suggest you start by looking at the shower ma
IRWIN 25 Bluenose at 12:37pm 11.27.21 That's the most blistering review on a boat that I have seen! You never see reviews saying that type

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