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Need Mast For CAL 28 Mark Balthrop at 12:14am 04.06.05 Cal 1/575 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 5/1194 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 3/913 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 1/1007 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 3/774 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 2/811 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 70/4572 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 5/1055 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 4/902 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 2/1312 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 5/1081 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 2/950 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 5/890 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 3/1065 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 3/1162 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 5/932 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 4/1841 The mast height on a 2001 420 passage is listed at 58'5". I've got some power lines on nearby rive
Speed difference between 3 bladed BOB at 10:42am 04.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/926 I was wondering about how much speed do you think I would gain (under normal conditions) on a Catali
26x autopilot mark at 10:10am 04.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/869 Does anyone have any recomendations on an autopilot for a 26x. I heard the raymarine sport pilot plu
Rubrail trim HT at 10:10am 04.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/780 The trim I'm looking for is for a 1984 34" ODay. Thanks

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Bottom Paint dLj at 2:29pm 03.26.21 Photos would really help. That being said, from your description I'd likely be looking at doing eith
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage Don S/V ILLusion at 2:18pm 03.26.21
VHF Channels Tom J at 2:11pm 03.26.21 As I mentioned in your other post about VHF range, I like to program my radio to scan channels 16, 9
Kitchen faucet Tally Ho at 1:35pm 03.26.21 That basin wrench is a very useful tool and can save a lot of skinned up knouckles! Greg
Kitchen faucet Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 03.26.21 If it is a standard faucet like I think it is, the basin wrench pictured above should do the trick.
Kitchen faucet BobH57 at 1:31pm 03.26.21 I initially bought one of those t-handle faucet wrenches to remove the single nut mounting my old fa
Ever Given jssailem at 1:29pm 03.26.21 The images of the ships at either end of the canal anchored awaiting the opening... Looks like a tra
Kitchen faucet jssailem at 1:26pm 03.26.21 Hi @Stouthard. I see you have been a member for a while, and your boat must have triggered enough fr
Kitchen faucet Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 03.26.21 Time to use the help desk, one on one. You will be talking with a former employee
Bearing wear points on catalina 250 swing keel: how to fix it Stu Jackson at 1:06pm 03.26.21 The true experts on your issue are the C25 skippers and their own forum: http://catalina-capri-25s.
VHF Range? chip veres at 12:59pm 03.26.21 Thank you so much, that's very helpful! Do you think 18 nautical miles is enough, or should I repla
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? Stu Jackson at 12:55pm 03.26.21 When I sailed (motored) our boat from SF to BC in 2016, I used more than one predictive resource. L
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? (1) Drinky Crow at 12:54pm 03.26.21 I have the same Yanmar set up with a shunt for flushing the system and flush it after every use addi
VHF Range? Tom J at 12:54pm 03.26.21 It is a good idea to program your VHF to scan several channels, including the NOAA weather channel.
Kitchen faucet (2) Justin_NSA at 12:52pm 03.26.21 there are some clever tools for under counter faucet fittings https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage kloudie1 at 12:40pm 03.26.21 Welcome! I don't think that a dockside water inlet was standard on that boat, so it is something tha
Kitchen faucet kloudie1 at 12:30pm 03.26.21 Welcome to the forum! I can't offer help on that one, but just wanted to say WELCOME.
Dockside pressure water inlet is not working on my hunter 42 passage UME at 12:25pm 03.26.21 Lots of people have a shut-off valve on the pressure reducer. Thank you for the quick response do
Ever Given ggrizzard at 12:25pm 03.26.21 Estimate is next Wednesday.
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Tom J at 12:22pm 03.26.21 That seems doable, thanks for sending the photos! You're welcome. BTW, the Flicka 20 is a beautif

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