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New C-34 owner Dan at 4:29pm 01.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1044 I just bought hull number 2 of a Catalina 34. It's our second boat and a set up from an older Island
Evaluating a Mac 25 pupluv at 4:15pm 01.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1371 I going to evaluate a MacGregor 25 I bought on eBay. I would apprciate suggestions about particular
Cradle for 1984 Oday 30 John at 10:19pm 01.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1271 I am looking to buy a used cradle or have a cradle built for my 1984 Oday 30. Does anyone know wher
Vinyl boot stripe removal Fred at 11:00pm 01.11.08 Big Boats 17/6689 There are several ways to remove a vinyl stripe. One way as mentionsed is to use a heat gun to warm
Parallel Primary Fuel Filters II: What I did Gary Wyngarden at 12:11am 01.12.08 Ask All Sailors 27/2407 A little over a month ago, I did a post inquiring about installing a second primary fuel filter in p
336 VS 340 Antoine at 9:25pm 12.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1441 Hi everyone,I need advise here. I'm looking to buy a used sailboat, and my choice as stop on Hunte
Naked Prop? Bad Obsession at 10:09pm 12.26.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1153 How do you prepair your prop for the season. Do you paint it, do you just keep it cleaned out and j
Practical Sailor Magazine John T1594 at 11:11pm 12.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1054 I have an almost a complete set of Practical Sailor magazines going back to 1994. I am going to get
Reefing (new to sailing) Tom at 11:28pm 12.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/827 My mail sail as one reefing point. There is a hook attached to the mast whereI assume the forward r
Selkie, where are you? Ed Schenck at 12:57am 12.27.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1045 Dear Rick and Cheryl,Belay the last(e-mail note)! Boy it really is hell to get old. Yesterday whi
Manual or automatic inflating life jackets. Louis at 2:26am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2146 I am looking to buy an inflatable life jacket for myself and my wife. I am not sure whether to buy t
Water heater for Catalina 310 David Harcourt at 2:57am 12.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1457 My water heater needs replacing,does anyone know the model or campany that produced it? Or,would the
Power boat higgs at 5:07am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 0/935 Here is an interesting story about a bio diesel world record attempt.http://www.reuters.com/news/v
Fixed Rudder Gregg9020 at 5:29am 12.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2376 I have a freind that has a pretty warped rudder and needs to know the dimensions of a fixed rudder.
water temp alarm John at 5:24am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 57/5740 I recently removed and cleaned my heat exchange unit (on a Universal M35 B). After putting it back o
possessed freshwater pump??? greg at 5:41am 12.27.07 Big Boats 10/1139 my hunter 34"s freshwater pump throws the whole DC panel off...when i throw the switch it pumps up..
Universal M18 exhaust (1) littlegrange at 3:33am 12.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1182 I have just purchased a 1986 ODay 31 with a Universal M18 engine.I want to check that the exhaust s
How to get dome light off Bill O'D at 4:42am 12.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/760 I can't remove the aft dome light to replace the bulb. It has a beige plastic rim with the clear par
Mac 26S Mainsail Question? SeacretSailor at 11:29am 12.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1414 Hey guys,I have a mainsail question regarding my Mac 26S. My mainsail ALWAYS has a crease that sta
Was Santa good to your boat Ken13531 at 11:24am 12.27.07 Ask All Sailors 25/1964 I posted a Xmas list for Dancin bear on the fridge. I think she did really well.New hand held VHF.

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Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? DougM at 5:53am 10.16.21 I had a custom cover for the first 10-11 years I owned my 323. It was a single piece using the boom
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter fconmass at 5:46am 10.16.21 I have another question; After launching this boat, water began leaking from the last aft bolt on t
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter fconmass at 5:29am 10.16.21 Hinckley is a top quality yard so i d be interested to know the cost if op is comfortable disclosin
Trucking a Yacht shemandr at 4:54am 10.16.21 Don't forget the expenses for hauling, de-rigging and prepping the boat for transport (Including shr
More on Maine Sail njlarry at 4:29am 10.16.21 I was told go fund me takes a significant cut of the funds for themselves but there are other sites
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel njlarry at 4:22am 10.16.21 Ditto whatever Stu says!
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Len Ingalls at 3:26am 10.16.21 http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?203526-Anyone-Have-Stimson-Bow-Roof-Shed-Plans-Can-t-Reac
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Hayden Watson at 9:07pm 10.15.21 The math geek in me cannot get past the "The 99% of the 50+ boats in our marina are stored mast up."
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Tally Ho at 9:02pm 10.15.21 What supports in front of the mast ? Halyard ? There is a loop for a halyard and I usually put my
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 10.15.21
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Monheganlover at 8:53pm 10.15.21 Hope you don't mind, but it looks like one of the seacocks in your photos (maybe one in the hatch in
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:43pm 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Tally Ho at 8:39pm 10.15.21
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 8:30pm 10.15.21 The concern with plastic is UV near round. UV is the scourge of almost anything unfortunately.
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? thinwater at 8:21pm 10.15.21 Yup, similar reasons in summer here. But, No insects living here in winter Plastic doesn't absorb
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Roadking Larry at 7:36pm 10.15.21 As we used to opine on the boats - 246 years of tradition unhampered by progress. :biggrin:
H34 Compression Post ScottFreeRick at 6:17pm 10.15.21 Thanks for all the replies.
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dlochner at 5:51pm 10.15.21 The voltage drop can be the result of seemingly random events. For example the AP engages at the sam
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down (1) BarryL at 5:49pm 10.15.21 Hey, Power TO the Zeus should be provided on the dedicated power port. The Zeus does not get power
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 5:45pm 10.15.21 7Y1mXfpuoIo -Will

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