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Can you pull up the wood floor in a Hunter 26 mjstechman at 1:58pm 07.17.07 Smaller Boats 3/1034 We had some guests this week on our boat and had a major port-a potti malfunction.leakage onto the
1981 AMF Apollo Traveler's Car Doc Lambert at 10:19am 07.17.07 AMF 0/3254 Traveler's Car Thanks for the help about the forestay. I almost have the apollo ready to go except
Jib Leader? Steve Braverman at 10:10am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1629 My O'Day 25 came with several hank-on head sails. One of the working jibs has a wire "leader" or ext
first time buyer dbop at 9:55am 07.17.07 Ask All Sailors 30/3028 I need some advice. I have never sailed, but i want to start. I have been looking at boats around 2
Fuel pump paulj at 3:07pm 07.17.07 Catalina 310 2/1586 I was wondering what brand or model of electric fuel pumps were being used.Also what is the amp rat
Ocean Crossing Johan Depoortere at 6:00pm 07.17.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1474 Do you have any experience in blue water sailing with a Beneteau 331? Did anyone cross the Atlantic
H23.5 sleeping arrangements jbreland at 8:17pm 07.15.07 Smaller Boats 7/1645 Hi,considering a H23.5 and would like owners realistic thoughts on the sleeping arrangements.Can
Navtec backstay adjuster service Tim R. at 8:16pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3080 Can anyone recommend an outfit in the NE to rebuild my Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster? I do not
Deck compression beneath the mast Sam Onca at 9:23pm 07.15.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1146 The deck beneath my deck-stepped mast is compressing causing the rigging to loosen beyond the point
air draft seidelmann 37 David Utzschneider at 9:25pm 07.15.07 Seidelmann 3/1875 I'm planning a trip soon from baltimore to long island. Has anybody been through the Cape May canal
Standard Horizon Knotmeter Gary Sisson at 11:12pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1710 I have a Standard Horizon AS45 Knotmeter that died. I would like to replace it with another round i
P28 LADDER PARSIFAL at 11:58pm 07.15.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1837
Leak through rudder post from cockpit EndreHolen at 11:57pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2711 Hi there,I have a Catalina 30. It looks like I have a leak around the rudder post in the cockpit ri
Holding tank odor Malaga at 11:55pm 07.15.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1553 I just purchased a 1977 Catalina 30. The holding tank and/or lines are giving off a foul odor. I h
Peggy, question about lube? AXEL at 11:53pm 07.15.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1325 I use and enzyme based treatment in my holding tank. Recently a freind suggested that I pour some ba
3GM Starting Problems Rob2435 at 12:39am 07.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1108 For the last few years I have had an intermittent starting problem. The boat would start every tim
new found metals gone chapter 11????? chet p at 12:53am 07.16.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1125 anybody know of any truth to NFM going chapter 11 got something in the mail and wondered if anybod
NorCal HAM net - HF or VHF? Peter18012 at 1:01am 07.16.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1175 Some buddies of mine who are also Ham operators and I have been talking about starting a net on Ham
Hutton Arco BarryL at 12:56am 07.16.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1676 Hello,Last month I serviced my Barient 25 winches and lost a shaft and bearingover the side. "Dam
Need a Replacement Pop Top Scott at 2:11am 07.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1040 The cabin pop top of my 1974 Catalina 22 was either blown off or lost to vandalism. So far no luck i

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Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed ggrizzard at 5:18pm 07.14.21 I trying to envision how Hunter made the insert originally. My 79H30C was made the way you did your
UPS must hate sailors (1) SoSound at 5:14pm 07.14.21 Shappens... sometimes things get damaged in shipping. We received a shipment the other day, a 92#
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? shemandr at 4:58pm 07.14.21 I haven't read this very carefully but if you hit something and the steering is stiff I think the ru
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 4:35pm 07.14.21 Block Island doesn't really get going until the 4th. June is pretty quiet. When the Off Soundings
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:33pm 07.14.21 Need more info; like how long have you been using the 15a outlet?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:32pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder p
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:30pm 07.14.21 Do you have a galvanic isolator onboard?
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 4:29pm 07.14.21 I assume you mean the Lexan part of the hatch is crazing. I took my hatches to a local glass compan
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:28pm 07.14.21 We did hit a partially sunken log or stump (I think?) on the ICW in Virginia. We were in autopilot
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Rick486 at 4:22pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder po
GFCI trouble shooting sloughsailer at 4:19pm 07.14.21 This was a common problem when GFCI's were new. Current inrush would cause the GFCI to trip. Later m
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line Valerio at 3:41pm 07.14.21 3/8 or 10 mm dynema , the lenght mast be= twice the boom, plus the lengh on the deck (another boom l
Autopilot control upgrade Claude L.-Auger at 3:04pm 07.14.21 Ditto for me Dan repaired my ST-60 Windmeter a few years back and it has been working flawlessly sin
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line ice breaker at 2:49pm 07.14.21 Perfect the chart is exactly what I am looking for 3/8 or 10 m @ 82 feet and I fully agree 1% stre
Shore Power Light Bulb JoeWhite at 2:39pm 07.14.21 That is a good choice, Scott. You will not have to replace it again. You may consider replacing rema
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) Scott T-Bird at 2:34pm 07.14.21 Cuttyhunk and Block Island were decidedly quiet last year the weekend before July 4th!
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 2:32pm 07.14.21 We in the great white North have to haul our boats every fall and launch in the spring. In fact we o
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 2:24pm 07.14.21 Greenport bar owners think too many boaters drink on their boats... I'd have to nominate Paynes (Bes
Dark Days jssailem at 2:23pm 07.14.21 That looks like something from Star Trek or one of the many SiFi movies.
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 2:14pm 07.14.21 Thanks for the info Andy, I have a 85 Mac 25 & set my end caps at 11ft like it says in the 88 26 man

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