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Winter cradle for Mistral 233 TBerg at 10:06pm 10.04.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1685 Hi,I am a new owner of Mistral 33. I am looking for infromationof the winter cradle (batvagga) for
Happy Ending T37 Phil at 10:13pm 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1138 Two young men were reported lost on Lake Erie Wednesday evening. They left in the morning (2:30am ?
Where is the AC Filter seadaddler at 10:22pm 10.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 I have been looking for the AC filter on my new 2007 36 Hunter,where is it because I haven't seen
Need to recharge refrigerator on 2000 Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 10:56pm 10.04.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1404 We have a stock refrigerator system for our Hunter 320. When we bought it from the dealer it had not
Grenadines Chartering seadaddler at 10:49pm 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1037 Hi all we have been invited to go on a charter out of the grenadinesthis June on a 48 cat with the
VHF buzz Mike at 10:56pm 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1146 Hello all, My vhf (APELCO VHF 5160 Compact Transceiver) has developed a buzz when transmitting. I
Charterworld.com higgs at 11:03pm 10.04.07 Ask All Sailors 0/881 Any experiences with charterworld.com?
Gross Tonnage Calculator chinny at 12:16am 10.05.07 Big Boats 4/27634 I'm trying to figure out the gross tonnage of a mid 80's Hunter 34. I'm interested in this both for
Electric Vs Vacuflush Chuck15726 at 12:43am 10.05.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3744 I'm new to this site and this probably too basic, but I have a 2002 C36 MkII and am thinking of upgr
Stuffing box splatter (1) TN at 1:59am 10.05.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1859 I had a yard repack the stuffing box in my boat for the first time. I had them repack it with the go
Garmin 276c gps to Simrad WP32 ap (1) soling42 at 1:23am 10.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1725 Read what I could find in the archives on interconnecting my gps to my AP and dsc vhf but I'm still
Trailer for C22 and C25 Michel at 3:48am 10.05.07 Smaller Boats 2/1414 I am looking to move up from a C22 to a C25, bothe swing keels, and am wondering if the C25 would fi
winchers Justin_NSA at 3:42am 10.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1203 I would like to buy a pair of these. Does anyone know what dimension to use for the Lewmar 6 winches
Companionway 3 piece door paddyk at 5:55am 10.05.07 Smaller Boats 2/1914 Need to replace original wood hatch door, 3 piece. Any idea where can get one. Would consider a ple
leaking handrails Yehudi at 6:23am 10.05.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1083 I fear my handrails on the coach house roof are leaking. Has anyone removed and rebedded the rails?
galley tiles JoMama12879 at 7:55am 10.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1118 Has anyone replaced the galley tiles on their 26X? If so, how tough was it, and how does it look no
Wide Load Cliff16334 at 8:32am 10.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1067 Teresa and I have just purchased a Hunter 26 in Eastern Pennsylvania. We will be hauling it home to
Going to buy Venture 17: Inspection tips? Michael at 10:13am 10.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1036 I'm going to inspect a 1970 Venture 17. I'm only a beginning sailor. Am not familar with Venture,
Signing off Bill Roosa at 11:30am 10.05.07 Ask All Sailors 37/2538 Hello everybody.I'm going over to the westernmost big sand box (Iraq) tomorrow for an 8 month rota
Plasdeck, Tek-Dek - any experience with either? Hal at 12:01pm 10.05.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1975 Does anyone have any impressions about Plasdeck or Tek-Dek? I'm interested in knowing what you thin

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Has anyone built a boarding step? LeeandRick at 11:30am 11.07.21 We have a Garelick/Eez-In 4 step telescoping hook ladder. https://www.westmarine.com/buy/garelick--
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 11.07.21 A new tach is not a big deal. VDO is the best buy. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/could
Freaky voltage reading dlochner at 11:24am 11.07.21 problem with the faulty meter theory is that it is reading fine on the house battery bank and the A
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Ralph Johnstone at 10:58am 11.07.21 (Only serious answers need reply!) You're kind of asking for a lot from this site, aren't you :p
Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 10:55am 11.07.21 problem with the faulty meter theory is that it is reading fine on the house battery bank and the AC
Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 10:55am 11.07.21 Thanl you, everyone, for your kind comments and suggestions. I've transferred all ideas to a checkli
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 10:51am 11.07.21 Remove the sea water intake hose at either the sea cock or strainer which ever is easier. Removing
Catalina fuel tank, free! Windpilot at 10:37am 11.07.21 Gone, thanks for your interest though.
Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 10:28am 11.07.21 I have an app that predicts the Aurora and also shows the solar wind speeds and density. Time to put
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 Georgedoyle at 10:24am 11.07.21 Yes, I agree the solar panels are a game changer. We've been back on our mooring for two months now
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 11.07.21 Talking to other boat owners at the marina - seems that our rate of zinc consumption is normal. O
Has anyone built a boarding step? PaulK at 10:15am 11.07.21 A step that somehow hooked onto the t-track on the toerail might be more secure than something that
Freaky voltage reading Head Sail at 10:12am 11.07.21 My friend said her car's battery warning light came on so I got out the volt meter and checked the b
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 PaulK at 10:05am 11.07.21 We run the engine for a while with water in the bucket to get the oil warmed up so it's easier to ch
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 BarryL at 10:04am 11.07.21 Hello, As mentioned, I find it easiest to remove the raw water pump INTAKE hose. I take another hos
Atomic 4 compression and plug fowling issues DArcy at 9:44am 11.07.21 I had plug fowling on the A4 in my C&C 27. I was replacing plugs annually. After a while I also had
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission DArcy at 9:38am 11.07.21 The A4 in my C&C 27 did this for a while. My fuel filter was constantly getting clogged up. I was ab
Adding a 115V outlet BigEasy at 9:32am 11.07.21 Regardless of the battery charger manufacturer, be sure that is microprocessor controlled (most are
Single handing Will Gilmore at 9:09am 11.07.21 That's a fine idea. -Will
JIB SHEET QUESTION (1) jssailem at 9:08am 11.07.21 When I was new to sailing, the convenience of the snap shackle was all the rage. They still are a u

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