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Throttle position while sailing? ldegagne at 6:26am 07.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4442 My previous Hunter did not recommend placing the throttle lever in any position except neutral when
Sta-lok fittings patbratton at 3:50am 07.16.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1453 Does anyone know the actual strength difference between machine swaged and Sta-Loc connectors? I fin
Electric repower Guan at 10:42pm 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/3502 Would like to hear from sailors that re powered with electric motor, experience and caveat s. As I'
A New Record! shemandr at 2:21pm 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1199 I just got my first Winter storage solicitation. July 15th. Granted it was from Soundings email bu
Determining Trailrite C22 1982 VIN mechjagger at 1:54pm 07.15.21 Catalina 22 8/1087 I'm trying to determine my trailers original VIN, it is a TrailRite 1982 model none galvanized/white
Hunter 212 Spinnaker's PHarmon1 at 1:24pm 07.15.21 Trailer Sailors 4/885
Replacing water tank buddybear at 1:22pm 07.15.21 Catalina 310 7/1255 Has anyone replaced their water tank with the one from catalina direct and what are the difficulties
Reverse Steering Characteristics Fleet at 12:44pm 07.15.21 Catalina 310 6/1495 Flex fold prop on my 310. I was playing around last week, getting used to its handling. While prac
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view sailcapt340 at 12:44pm 07.15.21 SSB and Ham Operators 12/3433 I thought I would try this part of our forums for answers and some guidance. I am looking to hide a
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging John Marrone at 10:52am 07.15.21 Catalina 22 2/802 Okay.............I'm learning as I go. U Tube is no help so I'm wondering if anyone can assist with
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal steve1366 at 10:45am 07.15.21 Parts Search 4/671 1984 Hunter 31. Does anyone know who made the Pedestal? Are there parts available? The bolt that
Sailboat as 'investment"??? StephenD at 10:39am 07.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 29/3204 Caution: this is a stream of consciousness/random thought- I've been reading various forums and seei
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder stickinthemud57 at 9:58am 07.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2649 I ordered the HDPE airfoil rudder from Ruddercraft through Blue Water Yachts. It took a little over
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress Jacksail at 8:20am 07.15.21 Catalina 310 6/1393 The original mattress is on its last legs. I am looking for an alternative to replacing what I have.
Weak signal reception Brian D at 6:42am 07.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/926 While out sailing one day I picked up a very weak and noisy signal on my VHF. I could hear someone a
I have a Horizon 1500 windless. I have never been able to get it free drop the anchor, does this windless have that ability? drtsr1 at 4:33am 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/578 I got a question about my windless. I to have the Horizon 1500 on a 2000 460, I can not seem to get
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) skunther at 8:55pm 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1937 When sailing upwind, I am unable to sheet the main enough to get rid of excessive twist in the leech
Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:07pm 07.14.21 Big Boats 2/782 A number of years ago I replaced the 4-inch cushions of the V-Berth with 6-inch ones. It made sleepi
Fresh toilet water system, can be mixed with saltwater ? Valerio at 3:46pm 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1230 I have a h41 with only fresh water system onboard, i use enzime on my waste tank and my boat is odor
Peggy Hall - Vinegar sitting in toilet after pumping dry skunther at 1:57pm 07.14.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2408 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress, I finished reading your book and am confused about whether I should use v

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ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 11:31am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. K
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES UpperPintle at 11:29am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. Ki
Eight Bells for Don Casey Stu Jackson at 11:14am 02.21.25 "This Old Boat" had more great ideas than anyone could get off the internet in 30 years of looking,
Traveller quote Stu Jackson at 11:11am 02.21.25 Try Garhauer. Call them, easiest way to contact and they are a pleasure to work with.
Hydro for CNG tank RitSim at 10:56am 02.21.25 Following. I tried all over CT to get my 5# propane tank from '99. i could change the valve to cur
Hydro for CNG tank jssailem at 8:25am 02.21.25 Hi Smokie. I am not a CNG user so this may not be helpful. I found these websites talking about Hyd
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? Rich Stidger at 8:09am 02.21.25 I've been in LIS for many years and I'm currently in Narraganset Bay. I've used lots of different p
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 7:47am 02.21.25 Why not just post it here? dj Expected lack of general interest.
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? PaulK at 7:44am 02.21.25 The paint we liked so much last season is Petit Odyssey HD. It's supposed to hold up for more than
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES dLj at 7:35am 02.21.25 Realizing that few will travel far to reach a hurricane hole and most of the locals know all about
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 6:55am 02.21.25 @dLj I believe that the "expiration date" issue applies to non-steel type tanks that are commonly u
Hydro for CNG tank JamesG161 at 6:48am 02.21.25 what is the difference between a scuba tank and a CNG tank? Depends on the material of constructio
Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 6:29am 02.21.25 @dLj I believe that the "expiration date" issue applies to non-steel type tanks that are commonly us
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 5:57am 02.21.25 OK - several sources now tell me the same thing - "CNG tanks cannot be recertified after they reach
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 5:45am 02.21.25 Never mind- I thought I had it - still looking... dj
Snow Fall this Winter shemandr at 5:37am 02.21.25 The north Florida blizzard missed me by THIS much. I could almost hear the snow falling to the nor
Hunter 376 Halyard sheave (1) smokey73 at 4:52am 02.21.25 I'm not sure how you replace the sheaves with the mast up since, as I see my pictures, all three she
Snow Fall this Winter Gene Neill at 4:40am 02.21.25 The north Florida blizzard missed me by THIS much. I could almost hear the snow falling to the north
Winter cover q's dlochner at 3:18am 02.21.25 Because we don't have open Travel Lifts in the yards I've used, the mast comes down every year. Once
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa (3) garymalmgren at 12:20am 02.21.25 Hi Greg. I sewed loops that went through the cringles. Then on the bow I threaded a line from tack t

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