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Fishing John Ehricht at 10:57pm 07.05.07 Big Boats 0/818 July 5, 2007 and we had a good catch on the way to Destin Florida. Do any of you fish on your boats
Installing cabin fans Slipin Away at 9:50pm 07.05.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/902 Has anyone installed cabin fans in a Hunter 42cc or 45cc.
Sirius Radio on a Sail Boat FOB at 11:34pm 07.05.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1373 I installed Sirius on my C27. I have it mounted on the stern rail, Ifind that when im heeling the s
Rasmus mast height Christer Wingardh at 11:28pm 07.05.07 Hallberg-Rassy 3/3512 Does anyone know the mast height on a HR 35 Rasmus. i.e Bridge clearance.Thank youChris
C-30 mast heights Steve W at 11:24pm 07.05.07 Catalina 30 1/1365 I'm interested in buying a Catalina 30 to replace my 1986 Newport 28MKII. Main reason is more room,
Raymarine ST50 - ST60 compatable? Pat at 3:51am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1362 I believe I need a new transducer for my knotmeter. Raymarine no longer makes a ST50. I can buy a ST
H260 sole softness MikeH at 3:14am 07.06.07 Smaller Boats 7/1151 I stepped into the salon today and the section of the sole in front of the head squished slightly, l
First saltwater sail in the Venture 21 CharlieCobra at 2:45am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 Well, I finally broke down and bought an OB for the little boat. I also bought a VHF and a color GP
Yanmar YSE8 blowing oil from breather tube okawbow at 2:34am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/8275 Hi All,I bought a 1976 Bristol 24 this year that had set on the stands for an unknown time. (proba
Cabin Fans Slipin Away at 2:33am 07.06.07 Big Boats 2/946 Has anyone installed cabin fans in a Hunter 42cc or 45cc. If so how did you do it without having wi
catalina 27 keelbolts chris odgers at 1:22am 07.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1174 the keelbolts are corroding -how do you replace them?
BroadbandXpress NautiDuck at 4:01am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 0/977 I will be doing some cruising in the San Juan Islands of the PNW and I see that there is a company t
grayport window painting AG at 4:01am 07.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/973 has anyone ever repainted their grayport porthole frames after they turned yellow through the years?
Last chance for Catalina and Santa Barbara Island novelman17128 at 4:24am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1251 Hey all you blue water sailers. If you are up to it you are invited to sail to the Isthmus and on to
turnbuckles stop nuts loosening LordNelson at 4:27am 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4041 my oday 20 turnbuckle stop nuts keep loosening up. i tried some electrical tape, but the tape came o
Auto not responding Joe Wienecke at 4:45am 07.06.07 Big Boats 2/1004 I have a ST 6000 Plus autopilot that seems to be acting up. The display is showing all the right di
Heating Stove (1) Breakin Wind at 6:14am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 Any one seen a stove like this on a 27' O'day? Factory 1977 alcohol heating stove I think. Option st
Catalina 36 wins class in Bermuda 1-2 this year ! Tom S at 5:19am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2982 Even more amazingly was 2nd overall with corrected time !! Congratulations David Sherman skipper of
27 footer - sea-kindliness, comfort TN at 7:34am 07.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1342 I'm interested in perspectives on comfort ' sea-kindliness in boats in the 27-foot range. I'm also i
Caution to all on this site! Jacques LeBlanc at 8:52am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1227 Be very careful when buying somthing on line. I sent a check for $100 to Garry Cripps a month and a

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New halyard on Selden in-mast furling mainsail (1) DayDreamer41 at 4:41am 09.24.21 Just a question, why are you replacing the halyard, with in mast furling the halyard is almost never
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 4:25am 09.24.21 If you can remove your mast maybe you could add and secure your own conduit. Zip ties work until th
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) Timm R Oday25 at 4:21am 09.24.21 Amazing what a pressure washer will do . it looks some much better already
cat22 woe's Gene Neill at 4:07am 09.24.21 Looks like 5/16"
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Mechone at 2:50am 09.24.21 Hopefully, this will get the bearing out : https://marinehowto.com/a-new-prop-shaft After it's in
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Davidasailor26 at 2:34am 09.24.21 One trick is to put zip ties on the wires every few feet and leave the tails on the ties. The tails
New halyard on Selden in-mast furling mainsail Rick486 at 1:54am 09.24.21 It's been awhile since I looked at this but isn't there an access on the opposite side of the mast a
1983 Catalina 22 Sliding Galley Jason frost at 11:03pm 09.23.21 Hi, I would love to have this! Can I pick it up this weekend?
Looking for Tarragona based yacht maintenance services JamieB at 10:48pm 09.23.21 Living on the west coast of the USA I am sorry I have little to no experience in that area of the M
Engine operator manual (2) Udi at 9:10pm 09.23.21
Spinnaker halyard on 272 Jaxn at 7:46pm 09.23.21 Some PO put an a hit roller up there (instead of a block). Do you have the same exit sheave on t
Engine operator manual Tally Ho at 7:36pm 09.23.21 Until today I thought its 4JH4TE, but today i took a look at the engine and saw this (enclosed pic)
Fill/empty water reservoir for sink patbratton at 7:35pm 09.23.21 The water tank for the sink is pretty hard to access. What tricks do you all have for filling it, an
Owners Manual (1) TimFromLI at 7:29pm 09.23.21 better late than never
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? Tally Ho at 7:28pm 09.23.21 As soon as I turn my engine on, my system voltage goes from 12.x to 13.x Based on the voltage read a
Polars Beneteau 45f5 (1) TimFromLI at 7:28pm 09.23.21 found it.
Hunter 306 sailboat needs a rubber plug for the gear shift/throttle Ken13559 at 7:20pm 09.23.21 The rubber cap comes of easily, hence I put some sealant to make it stick but can be remove if requi
Polars Beneteau 45f5 (2) TimFromLI at 7:12pm 09.23.21 Attached is a file with a tiny picture of the polars. I thought I had a good one somewhere. I'll pos
Tropical Storm Sam (1) JamesG161 at 7:11pm 09.23.21 This is an "Watch Alert" Latest ECMFW model run...
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Sanfelice at 6:32pm 09.23.21 Can't answer your question directly but I had a 1987 28.5 with a Yanmar engine. As I recall the fron

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