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"Great stuff" yey or ney? Al at 5:57am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 9/12723 I'm thinking of replacing some of my floatation foam blocks. Some of them turned into dust, some are
Bleeding a 4JH3E Yanmar Rick at 4:06am 08.10.06 Big Boats 3/5640 I am sure that there is a lot written but can you tell me the details of how to bleed the fuel syste
Any advice on how to reduce spiders and webs JeffC21331 at 4:04am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 34/3561 The spiders are so bad at my marina now, that it only takes one day for them to build webs all over
Water bowl for Racor Filter S3232UL Chuck at 3:47am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2666 Yesterday I tried to replace the fuel filter element on my Yanmar 50 HP diesel engine. I use Racor S
autohelm belts Ed at 3:40am 08.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/932 Want to get a spare belt for mt Autohelm ST4000. In the archives I found reference to a McMaster Car
DAMN FLIES in New England Ernie at 3:25am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 21/4945 Has anyone else in the New England area noticed a large increase in the number of flies out on the w
First sailboat Tony23670 at 3:21am 08.10.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1260 Just recently bought a 1984 25.5 Hunter sailboat with lots of "stuff" and am trying to figure out wh
HELP! What Kind of Sailboat is this?? (1) Dana18573 at 2:36am 08.10.06 Destinations 5/2234 I bought this boat at a garage sale in April. I have no idea what kind of sailboat it is! Does any
TIPS or TRICKS for Backing out of Slip Bill at 2:34am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 24/14004 Any TIPS, TRICKS for backing out of a slip with a inboard? I have about a 50% success ratio, just wh
screens Belle at 2:33am 08.10.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/969 Where do I find screens for the port/starbord opening portals for our 1985 Catalina 30 TR?Thanks, B
Cupholder/Step Michael15707 at 2:32am 08.10.06 Smaller Boats 4/987 The wooden cupholder/steps on my 94 H26 are getting along in years. Anybody replaced those? What
Prop Turning Emee at 2:08am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1082 I have a Hunter 33, 2005. I have noticed when I sail over the 4 knots the prop freewheels and virbra
Designer Information 35' O'Day Owner at 1:37am 08.10.06 Bigger Boats 2/1162 Am looking for design related information for my 1986 35' O'Day. Was this an O'Day design or other,
cruise insurance Don Williams at 1:08am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 3/829 Hello, Planning a cruise to Rio Dulce, Guatamala in mid to late November 06. I am having trouble f
Engine cleaning in the water David W at 12:37am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1914 I would like to clean the engine in our boat but am afraid to do this using an engine degreaser that
centerboard problems joe staples at 12:28am 08.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/886 On my 1974 Widgeon I have two lines that I guess raise and lower the CB. How should these lines be r
a new discovery about TEAK bart5008 at 12:14am 08.10.06 Smaller Boats 2/959 I posted a note about stern seats and teak. I have gotten a lot of info. on how to finish teak. Sugg
And now for a semi off-topic break (1) Phil Herring at 12:00am 08.10.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 Found this photo on another board I frequent; it was begging to be posted. :)
Need ideas on replacing mast crutch Michael at 11:41pm 08.09.06 Smaller Boats 17/4176 As mentioned in another thread I was the victim of vandals/thieves over the weekend and one of the t
Green corrosion on seacocks (1) Jack at 11:28pm 08.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/12402 I have a solid green corrosion on all my seacocks. Why is this happening to ALL my seacocks elbows

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1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging Sailfanatic at 4:11pm 06.27.21 3/8" seems like pretty hefty halyard line size for 22'. Do you some doc for that, I would think 5/16
230 bolt connector to breaker panel dlochner at 4:02pm 06.27.21 Those are Anderson Power connectors. It is a simple system that allows you to build your own custom
Sailboat Deck Paint Project_Mayhem at 3:36pm 06.27.21 My last boat had the interlux brightside and non skid. I doubt the PO did proper prep. It was pealin
tachometer not accurate Maine Sail at 3:36pm 06.27.21 That's where you have it backwards. He's not backwards.. In order for the regulator to hold batter
Sail Track Lubricant Project_Mayhem at 3:32pm 06.27.21 I found a can of dry lubricant made by Blaster which has Teflon in it. I used this same stuff with
Sailing to Catalina Island? Kings Gambit at 3:30pm 06.27.21 Just sailed over to Emerald Bay on Thursday leaving through LAGate near 1140. Reefed the mainsail in
Need help simpson hyspeed windlass jssailem at 3:28pm 06.27.21 Hello @aret007 Welcome tot he forum and congrats on your 28 Catalina. @sail sfbay has provided some
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 3:13pm 06.27.21 You are actually very correct. I misread what was being sent to me on one of the posts. I sincerel
Looking for a Seaward 24 sail sfbay at 3:06pm 06.27.21 ..........I tow with a diesel GMC dual rear-wheel one ton.......... Now that is an serious tow vehi
Looking for an H260 in the PNW sail sfbay at 2:33pm 06.27.21 One for sale in Utah Hunter 260 boats for sale - Boat Trader. Benjamin, UT to Vancouver, BC, which i
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 2:31pm 06.27.21 It was never my intention to be unkind to anyone. I asked a question. As a result of the question
Soft floor/hull Michaelminer at 2:15pm 06.27.21 It was never my intention to be unkind to anyone. I asked a question. As a result of the question,
Trying to find the location of Primary Fuel Filter and Y-valve on 2005 H36 stuartsw at 2:13pm 06.27.21 Welcome to the Hunter Family! I have a 2009 H36. Your primary fuel filter will be under the aft bert
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 2:09pm 06.27.21 Sound like they are not your common C0 detector Very Common; FIREBOY-XINTEX Battery Operated Mari
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement MikeHoncho at 1:55pm 06.27.21 Well these are about $110/each. I guess I didn't consider them cheap but higher end! Sound like th
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Captain Larry-DH at 1:54pm 06.27.21 I had my first incident of overheating with my IPAD last week. Frustrating for sure but I was able
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 1:53pm 06.27.21 There are a ton of other cross sensitivities with these along with they do fail from contamination
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? MikeHoncho at 1:50pm 06.27.21 BaC the sourced android tablet looks interesting. For a tablet a 1000nit brightness screen is prett
Engine Stalling 3GM30F nveater at 1:47pm 06.27.21 Where on the tank is the fuel pickup located? Is it possible that it inhaled some air instead of fu
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? MikeHoncho at 1:47pm 06.27.21 Debatable, without the energy calculation and heat diss specs of the hardware involved. I would arg

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