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fresh water holding tank problem ronw20522 at 7:00am 01.26.08 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/2671 The gauge on my fresh water holding tank always reads full when I turn on the instruments. I thought
O'day 22/25 Parts Source Everlong 25 at 6:51am 01.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/950 I was out and about today checking out the local (Rhode Island) marine consignment shops. I stopped
Battery choices sailaway78 at 6:50am 01.26.08 Ask All Sailors 22/2517 It is about time for me to start thinking about replacing batteries on my house bank. Going to go wi
MacGregor Slide Out Galley The Lake House at 9:14am 01.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1579 I am looking for a slide out galley or plans for building a galley for a 1985 MacGregor 25 we purcha
How to charge batteries with shore power koolaukid at 10:49am 01.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5493 I recently purchased a Hunter 29.5 after moving up from a 21', much simpler sailboat. My question i
working on my first boat....need some help Jesse at 11:53am 01.26.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1209 Hello everyone,Just bought my first boat, and couldn't be happier. Wondering if a specific type of
retrofitting a 290 rob k at 10:05pm 01.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/995 I want to retrofit a windlass,and refrigeration for my 290. Any suggestions or warnings?Thanks,Rob
Cast iron keels/bolts/torque etc argofre at 11:39pm 01.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/908 I have a 1982 34 oday with a cast iron keel with what I believe to be monel bolts and nuts. The keel
Sheave Replacement Hunter 33.5 Dick Litchfield at 12:02am 01.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1879 I need to replace both sheaves in my ZSpar masthead. The old sheaves are plastic and have started t
Kick up rudder problem bullwinkle at 11:51pm 01.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1008 I have a problem with the kick up rudder line getting jammed when it's in the up position.Does any
Engine replacement in 29.5 Craig at 11:42pm 01.26.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1265 The Yanmar 2gm20F on my 29.5 has a bent valve. The replacement requires removal from the boat. I a
Battery recovery/desulfating Mike Davis at 12:07am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1100 I seem to recall a discussion not too long ago in which some folks on the forum shared their persona
BVI = PainKillers. St Vincnt/Grenadines = ??? rfrye1 at 1:41am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1464 Ok all of you "in the know". I've been to BVI's,and had my share of painkillers. Going to St Vincent
Raritan PHII install Bad Obsession at 3:36am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1151 Has anyone installed a Raritan PHII in a Catalina 30 or similar boat? I know that I am going to hav
VHF Antenna Location on 23.5 Steve E. at 12:44am 01.27.08 Smaller Boats 8/1380 Greetings all,I have a VHF I am adding to my 23.5 this year. The previous owner stated that her pr
Hole "Sanded" Out of the Bow of My Hunter 27 Wattie at 3:23am 01.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/950 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 with the following problem. It broke off of the docklines during a storm and
decal woes greg at 4:30am 01.27.08 Big Boats 9/1352 does anybody know a safe way to remove the upper decals...mine are cracked on my 84' H34...does hunt
Flyscreens "old" standard Lewmar Portlight Size 0 Tom at 5:01am 01.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2589 I was wondering if someone knows where to find Lewmar Standard Port light Size 0 Fly screens for a 1
Drying out Steve at 5:37am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2085 When I started sailing about 35 years ago the conventional wisdom was that you had to haul every yea
cast iron keels/bolts/torque etc argofre at 7:12am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1350 have a 1982 34 oday with a cast iron keel with what I believe to be monel bolts and nuts. The keel

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Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate B757Captain at 5:10am 11.21.21 I don't know how similar the 40.5 is to my 40 but I've got some photos of the inside of the bow show
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate shemandr at 4:45am 11.21.21 I can't supply details of how that plate is mounted but I do agree something is wrong. At the very
Will this buff out? StanleyJ at 4:14am 11.21.21 It looks like a safe blue water boat to take anywhere to me (even the pirates will feel sorry for yo
Stove Make and Model PMK at 3:32am 11.21.21 Does anyone know a source for replacement parts for the Seaward butane stove? I need to replace th
Pearson 30 Rick486 at 2:44am 11.21.21 hey everyone, I know I would rather have a blue water boat but until I get enough money to find my
Pearson 30 jssailem at 10:43pm 11.20.21 The Pearson made boats are great sailboats. Granted they are from an earlier design standard. Narrow
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair jssailem at 10:37pm 11.20.21 There is also Coosa. high-density, closed-cell, polyurethane foam reinforced with woven roving con
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? jssailem at 10:33pm 11.20.21 Certainly is possible.
Mods to our 35s5 (4) Hollyberry at 10:03pm 11.20.21 ........ Looks like you could add a cockpit table to enjoy outdoor dinning And right you were! F
New Outboard on Order CaptainRan at 9:25pm 11.20.21 A propane motor sounds like a wonderful thing.
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Blitz at 8:34pm 11.20.21 I use a VOLTEQ HY3020EX DC Power supply, using a techniques that Mainesail outlined years ago.
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 7:59pm 11.20.21 I would strongly suggest going with FR4 (or build up your own solid glass laminate) under the mast s
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? JamesG161 at 7:14pm 11.20.21 I really think you want to get rid of the sump box No way. :badbad: It fits perfectly, has good b
Pearson 30 BarryL at 6:57pm 11.20.21 Hi, i have some time on the p30. Sweet sailing boat. Nice feel from the tiller. Well balanced. S
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair Tom J at 6:50pm 11.20.21 I think some marine plywood sealed with epoxy would last the lifetime of the boat and conform to th
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS ice breaker at 6:10pm 11.20.21 It also exits on the other side.
Will this buff out? jssailem at 5:57pm 11.20.21
Will this buff out? Davidasailor26 at 5:49pm 11.20.21
Will this buff out? jssailem at 5:47pm 11.20.21 It looks to me that it has been prepared for coastal interdiction with a natural camouflage. Pop on
Mounted VHF Radio Souellette at 5:46pm 11.20.21 For clarification, I did not order the boat with a VHF radio installed. That said, Catalina did inc

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