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BBQ and you! Micklejester at 1:25am 04.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1034 I have seen several boats with small BBQ grills mounted on their railings. Where can I find one of t
Getting Rid of the Winter Smell Sentman at 1:15am 04.06.05 Big Boats 5/909 Other than simply airing the boat out, what is the best way to get the winter smell out of fabrics o
Ghosts Roy at 12:43am 04.06.05 Ask All Sailors 4/918 When you change a name on a boat,you remove the letters and a "Ghost" out line of the old name remai
Need Mast For CAL 28 Mark Balthrop at 12:14am 04.06.05 Cal 1/478 I need a mast and boom / standing rigging for a 1968 CAL 28 . the boat is undergoing a renovation an
$10. Tank Gauge. Ed Schenck at 12:01am 04.06.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1128 Back when there was still a Thrifty Mariner I bought two 8" inspection plates for $20. One of those
Another H37C vanity step. Ed Schenck at 11:55pm 04.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/873 Yesterday was too nice to be working on the inside of the boat. Alas I still have that vanity proje
Blocks Before the Bell at 9:41pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/980 Hello, I'm buying new blocking for my running rigging, when I bought the boat (sloop rig 25') the bl
Vision 36 Cruising abilities Rick Jennings at 8:44pm 04.05.05 Big Boats 3/714 We recently purchased a 93 Vision 36 and are thinking of cruising. Is this a good idea?
vent dave reitman at 8:24pm 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/768 vent on starboard side of boat that acts as overflow for watertank is rusted and needs to be replace
The GAS Crunch Dennis at 7:48pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 70/3908 Why, with the unending rise in gas pricing, is not the companies going back to gasohol? The mix was
reefing on hunter 23 Rio19516 at 3:16pm 04.05.05 Smaller Boats 5/1021 I am still kinda new at this stuff, I must be doing something wrong this past year when I was trying
getting marks off the side of boat chris at 3:07pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/836 recently the admiral bumped the dock at the pump out dock. the dock was lined with that plastic doc
stiff halyards chris at 2:51pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1275 is there anything that can be done to "soften" stiff halyard ropes?
Lights Dim when engine on! pauljgrenon at 12:45pm 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1039 Hi Guys! I was wondering if you could help me out.. I bought a new (used) boat.. y2000/hunter 410.
anchor light replacement bulb, what kind? duality at 12:21pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 my 1984 hunter 34 anchor light bulb is out, need to replace, any idea what kind of bulb before i sen
fluorescent light, where to buy duality at 12:19pm 04.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/849 my light over the head sink does not work anymore, i searched the catalogs but cant seem to find the
Bent Keel Bolt Droop at 11:59am 04.05.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1027 I was looking at a nice boat this weekend and one of the keel bolt was bent back say an 1/8" from th
C22 Running Lights wiring problem randy at 11:31am 04.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1111 1976 C22. red and black wire comes from stern, stern light works fine.red and black wire at bow lig
replacement plexiglas mike at 11:01am 04.05.05 Smaller Boats 5/881 FYI.........I recently broke the plexiglas sliding hatch cover on my 23. Don't ask how. Anyway I w
420 mast height Persy at 10:51am 04.05.05 Big Boats 4/1655 The mast height on a 2001 420 passage is listed at 58'5". I've got some power lines on nearby rive

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H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 3:37pm 01.11.21 you will see on #88 my system. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h260-single-line-reefing.
Engine alignment issue? sandpiper10471 at 3:34pm 01.11.21 Shaft is normally offset so it can be removed without dropping the rudder Not on a Cherubini Hunte
P42 generator info JamesG161 at 3:30pm 01.11.21 For the record here's the side of my gen. If I figure out what engine it is I'll post it on this th
Replacement feathering prop fstbttms at 3:30pm 01.11.21 Has anyone had any experience with... a Brunton Autoprop? The blades hardly ever fall off those!
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? shemandr at 3:27pm 01.11.21 "...I don't have enough juice. I am quitting and I'm taking the system down with me..." I'm not s
Cracks in keel dlochner at 3:24pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Is this config acceptable? JamesG161 at 3:18pm 01.11.21 One other tip... When your boat is in the water and the thru hull valve is open... You can see the
Engine alignment issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft l
Cracks in keel Don S/V ILLusion at 3:11pm 01.11.21 There are a couple ofLaguna 26s on the hard at the local sailing club in Sarasota which have been fo
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 3:07pm 01.11.21 Ward; Reading your response and looking up the various items you mention, it appears that this fits
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 3:00pm 01.11.21 It is the LOCK ROTER AMPs You have to exceed normal Amps to start it up. I have the Dometic Turbo
Time for new AC. JamesG161 at 2:55pm 01.11.21 My old unit would start/run with my Honda 2200 but I haven't tried this unit yet. It is the LOCK R
Cracks in keel shemandr at 2:54pm 01.11.21 I'm in the not structural camp. As unpleasant as it will be I'd take it down to gelcoat or even fib
Cracks in keel sail sfbay at 2:52pm 01.11.21 Suggest grinding off everything to bare metal keel, then apply new barrier coats (7 coats of epoxy)
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21 Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21 Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:21pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwa
Battery location H31' (83-87) SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21 This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21 I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che

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