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Beware of Cockpit Drains!!!!!!!!! Jim at 1:03pm 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 5/6511 Thank you to everyone who has helped by taking the time to reply to my post about New Boat Need Info
Winch mounting H31 Bubbaloo at 12:34pm 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 I had quite a few gelcoat cracks around the starboard fwd winch. I figured I'd pull it, fix cracks,
Need part for hatch in head on 91 Hunter 28 Noel at 11:46am 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/866 Recently purchased a 91 Hunter 28. Hatch overhead in the head has a broken latching handle. Who
Duke is gone,........ Alan at 10:02am 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/747 ...West Virginia is gone, UConn, GT, and jusy maybe Ill...........WHAT MADNESSBBall Rules when th
fuel tank leak John J6388 at 9:14am 03.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1009 When we opened up today there was fuel in the bilge. Our boat is a C310 #23. The engine was comple
Shore Power Cord Fried (350) Steve at 8:48am 03.26.05 Big Boats 2/1393 I checked on my boat today only to find the shore power was not on and the batteries in the "red zon
Question on using brands of ablative bottom paint jybiom at 8:07am 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1390 I have just recently purchased a 1977 Cat 30. I would like to know if anybody has had experience usi
Columbia 8.7 meter Andrew Gealt at 7:56am 03.26.05 Columbia 2/5307 I have rencently purchased a 8.7. meter Columbia sailboat which comes to approx. 28'2". It has a ful
Epoxy barrier coat experience anyone? Mark at 7:54am 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 6/1104 Has any H22 owners out there used the Interlux interprotect 2000 epoxy barrier coat system? I'm almo
Mast corrosion Tantallon at 7:51am 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1141 I took a look at the bottom of my mast today and noticed that there was signicant corrosion. The bot
Using West Marine or other brand bottom paint jybiom at 7:50am 03.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1344 I have just recently purchased a 1977 Cat 30. I would like to know if anybody has had experience usi
Exhaust Elbow and Topping Lift Questions Robie at 6:50am 03.26.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1215 One of the recommendations on a survey of my Catalina 27 (Universal Diesel, M-18) was as follows: "E
jib sheet car track failure sgraham at 6:45am 03.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1449 I was sailing to Port Aransas a few weeks ago on a close reach with up to 20 knots of wind. I had t
gps-pda john withrow at 6:18am 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1085 Looking for a combo gps-pda....Have seen Garmin and Hp models...any recommendations?
moorings scuba01 at 5:42am 03.26.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1058 i live in jax and there is a run down cat that someone is living on just next to one of the large br
Installing a Anchor rode chock Rich L at 5:38am 03.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1139 1995 Hunter 26:I bought a chock to drop my rode into when on the hook so that it doesn't rub up and
Hunter 22 1981 Bulkhead bottom rotten Jim W23131 at 4:43am 03.26.05 Smaller Boats 12/1538 I have found that the bottom and the lower right side of my Starboard bulkhead is rotten (rotten lik
rudder hitting bottom David at 4:30am 03.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/925 I have a swing keel 1977 model. I am wondering if anyone has done a modification or maybe there is a
Re-powering an Oday 30 Lockman at 3:19am 03.26.05 Bigger Boats 4/1107 I have an Atomic 4 - which is unreliable - does anyone have any input on re-powering from the Atomic
don's cam cleats #1 tomfoolery at 2:50am 03.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/812 nm

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making progress dlochner at 5:35pm 09.18.20 the shore power does go straight in a breaker, at the moment I only have one breaker for both circu
making progress fred1diver at 5:26pm 09.18.20 the shore power does go straight in a breaker, at the moment I only have one breaker for both circui
making progress dlochner at 5:21pm 09.18.20 I'm planning on adding some wire ties, just want to finish placing the cables first, but I agree it
Unknown item Bluenose at 5:16pm 09.18.20 Could it be that thingy that you use to hoist the jib when you don't have someone to hold it so it d
making progress fred1diver at 5:16pm 09.18.20 I'm planning on adding some wire ties, just want to finish placing the cables first, but I agree it
making progress dlochner at 5:13pm 09.18.20 Looking good! A couple of comments. More wire ties, bundle the wires it will be neater. Hard wir
Cracked liner after keel strike Bluenose at 5:13pm 09.18.20 I'd take the money and run. And then get a somewhat smaller boat because as you age in the next 10 y
2001 Beneteau 331 salon table removal or newer model (2) Bluenose at 5:03pm 09.18.20 I made a new salon table last winter. As you can see, it does not jut out so you can walk into the V
shroud covers kappykaplan at 4:52pm 09.18.20 They make your rigging deteriorate sooner, and hide the deterioration from view. :plus:
shroud covers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 09.18.20 Okay wait. Are we talking about shroud covers, or are we talking about spreader boots??
making progress kappykaplan at 4:34pm 09.18.20 Nice and neat, @fred1diver ! :beer:
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer SycloneDriver at 4:02pm 09.18.20 etrailer.com or your local trailer shop
Rigging life? DrJudyB at 3:57pm 09.18.20 While I agree that the wording is indeed vague, you will have a fight on your hands asking insurance
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Art12050 at 3:49pm 09.18.20 Make sure you put chafe guards on your pennants. Along with a pickup buoy as someone previously ment
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Stu Jackson at 2:52pm 09.18.20 If you have a dipstick with a seal on the hole, you MUST remove it and reinsert it to take a reading
356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging karellen at 2:49pm 09.18.20 Chucks idea to put some line in there sounds like a cheap and easy fix. Thanks for the link.
outboard motor sail sfbay at 2:45pm 09.18.20 Please let us know how it worked out and post with a photo.
shroud covers sail sfbay at 2:29pm 09.18.20 Suggest a set of Taylormade fabric with Velcro shroud covers. Get the largest size made (Defender ca
Selden Mast foot replacement Sandra A at 2:28pm 09.18.20 As an update, I contacted a rigging company in Long Beach who is also a Selden associate. I ended up
356 Jib sheet keeps getting caught in the rigging sail sfbay at 2:27pm 09.18.20 You are not the first one to have that happen on a Hunter 356. Good tips proposed in the attached t

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