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Need Trailerable Recommendations Roaber Doty at 8:28am 10.27.06 Trailer Sailors 11/2171 I am searching for a sailboat for myself and grandaughter. Neither of us have sailed before but I a
woodwork Lee at 7:33am 10.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/811 I would like to remove all the woodwork from the exterior of my Hunter 30 to refinish them in my sho
cure for a rusty trailer lstyles at 7:26am 10.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1062 Hi,I lhave a rusty boat trailer that I would like to spruce up. Is it possible to paint over the ru
Cooking Brats Don Guillette at 6:55am 10.27.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/2963 I ain't Emeril Lagasse and this ain't the cooking forum but a dock neighbor friend of mine from Long
Mast Lighting Problem Tom at 9:10am 10.27.06 Other Sailboats 2/992 Mast Lighting ProblemI have owned and enjoyed a 1988 Ericson 26 for about a year and a half. Dur
raising H216 centerboard that has broken hydraulic gary1000 at 9:19am 10.27.06 Smaller Boats 0/1115 I decided it was time to take my boat in. I could not procrastinate any more. It was time to deal w
The Great Dismal Swamp sailaway78 at 10:16am 10.27.06 Ask All Sailors 4/949 Now were in the Great Dismal Swamp. Thanks to some balky bridges this AM, we didn't make the North
Yanmar 3GMF - What Type Racor? Where To Mount? Joe Mullee at 10:52am 10.27.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1250 I'm looking to add a Racor fuel filter between my fuel tank and engine. I have a 1983 H34. Would be
I'm bleeding Arturo at 12:06pm 10.27.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1302 Buenos Nachos, I am in the process of trying to bleed my diesel fuel lines. Things are not going
Autohelm BiData Display (1) JayMow20723 at 11:34am 10.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1586 I need to remove my BiData display on my Hunter 280, but don't see a way to get to the back of it. A
Daggerboard for a D Model & IdaSailor John S at 11:18am 10.27.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1143 I read here about someone who had asked Joel S at IdaSailor about the availability of a daggerboard
While discussing dinghys some questions Rob Morton at 1:31pm 10.27.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1169 I have read with great intrest the posts about different kinds of dinks. It seems some like the hard
110 volt to 240 volt Colin at 12:43am 10.26.06 Big Boats 3/930 Hi All!! has anyone got any Idea's or thoughts on how the change the voltage from 110v to 240v on a
hour meter jfp737 at 12:12am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1072 I have a 1987 Catalina30 with an tachometer that has an hour meter. The tach works fine, but the ho
Anybody gone up the mast on a new 25' TCA at 12:00am 10.26.06 Smaller Boats 12/1128 Last week i collided with a powerboat in the marina and sheered off one of the inner shrouds. I gav
Owners Manual for OD 22 - Same as 192? Garth at 11:53pm 10.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1096 Hello - I've just downloaded the owners manual for the 22. Can anyone tell me if the rigging instru
Mast boot Seekswind at 1:08am 10.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1004 I unstepped my mast for the first time. After pulling all of the tape off the bottom from the previ
RVG steering a C26 Mk II louie at 1:18am 10.26.06 Columbia 2/1721 I am about to test an RVG steering unit on Bicuit, my C26 MkII.......Any input from users of this k
Typical Cost of Cruising sailortonyb Allied Mis at 2:15am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2482 What is the typical cost of cruising for most of you. This is a common question. I'm not looking at
Electric Head spasheswater out greg17991 at 3:26am 10.26.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1375 I have a Raritan electric toilet with macerator and recently when I push the button to flush, the pu

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Going sailing! Terry Cox at 8:00pm 05.17.21 Recommend a day or two stop at Watmough Bay on the Southeast side of Lopez. Well worth a twenty minu
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Terry Cox at 7:53pm 05.17.21 Different model boat, here, Don. Our AC system setup similar to yours.The same sea water systems ser
The Cruising Area near Blaine, WA Terry Cox at 7:41pm 05.17.21 https://www.howtopronounce.com/watmough
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 7:39pm 05.17.21 The lack of employees is so desperate now that long-haired, freaky people can now apply. :biggrin:
37.6 hunter 1987 - chain plate questions sail sfbay at 7:38pm 05.17.21 Welcome to the forum!! Based on the boat age suggest getting a rigging survey from your local rigge
2002 Catalina 310 - can someone with this model year tell what model Universal diesel engine they have? Monheganlover at 7:01pm 05.17.21 Thanks! Very helpful. Previous owner had the service manual for the M25XPB but the listing for the b
2002 Catalina 310 - can someone with this model year tell what model Universal diesel engine they have? PlaneTom at 6:54pm 05.17.21 Should be the XPB, that it what mine is and it is a 2000 C310. According to one online source I foun
Dock lines Q's Ward H at 6:45pm 05.17.21 so nylon double braid would be best, is 10 extra feet enough or should I get a few extra feet to be
Wiring bilge pumps chefmango at 6:45pm 05.17.21 Redundant pumps at the same level - one centrifugal one diaphragm - overkill I guess - was trying to
Bottom Coat - It's coming OFF! (3) SirMichael at 6:24pm 05.17.21 My son and I are very nearly done with the putting a new bottom coat on our '78 Hunter 28.5. Most o
Any hints or suggestions for rudder replacement sail sfbay at 6:00pm 05.17.21 The forum will hopefully offer their experience. In the meantime you might find these threads help
New to Catalina 18 sail sfbay at 5:58pm 05.17.21 Yes unless you have a tow vehicle and the marina has a ramp. My marina does not have a ramp but has
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 5:54pm 05.17.21 Just me apparently
New to Catalina 18 lestersails at 5:54pm 05.17.21 @sail sfbay - thanks for the rapid reply! So this tow tractor thing is new to me. So that would be s
New to Catalina 18 sail sfbay at 5:52pm 05.17.21 Great idea to store your boat on a trailer fully rigged at marina with a tow tractor. That is what w
Wiring bilge pumps Don S/V ILLusion at 5:40pm 05.17.21
looking at batteries, I know it's been asked before but... fred1diver at 5:36pm 05.17.21 ok cool, thanks Stu Jackson
looking at batteries, I know it's been asked before but... Stu Jackson at 5:35pm 05.17.21 but will my 12 volt charger do the trick Yes, all you are doing is making a 12V battery bank from
Wiring bilge pumps chefmango at 5:28pm 05.17.21 Problem is both pumps are controlled by one float switch-
Wiring bilge pumps JoeWhite at 5:24pm 05.17.21 You can replace the switch to a rocker switch on-off-on easily available.

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