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Air Conditioning drain leak MikeWilkinson at 10:11am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1125 Has anyone had any air conditioning pan drain lines leak or not drain to into the bilge? It has bee
Keel and Hull Joint Bill McIntyre at 9:53am 04.04.05 Bigger Boats 1/1209 I would like to buy this O'Day 35 and I will get a survey, but I'd just like to get a handle on this
C-22 MkII Mast Tuning Mike4049 at 8:32am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 3/1103 Does anyone have directions (or a web site) that explains how best to tune a C-22 mkII? Thanks.
Original interior of a 1974 - 21 feet MCG Remote316 at 8:01am 04.04.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Hi guys,I'm a new owner of a 1974 MCG 21 and I would like to se a picture of an original interior
what sealant should I use with plexiglass? bleathen at 7:47am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4296 I am replacing the plexiglass part of the hatch on my H23. What advise is there on what I should us
Summer Sailstice yks Rick at 7:35am 04.04.05 Pearson 2/1539 All right all you big kahunas let's get this thing organized. First off, who is interested in doi*
That time of year again ! Glenn17427 at 7:07am 04.04.05 Trailer Sailors 4/1400 Were all anxious to get our boats back on the water again, but have you looked over your trailer lat
Catalina 27 fixed port dimensions David at 6:56am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1433 Hi all, I am looking for fixed port to replace those on our Crown 34. After walking the docks I thin
sandblast the hull billA at 5:00am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1082 I have a 1979 Oday 23 I the bottom paint is flaking and I asked my boat yard to sand blast clean the
Have you seen this!!? Jack W at 5:00am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1216 This is amazing footage!!Does anyone know the story behind this?
Northern Light generator sound insulation Stan Ralph at 4:53am 04.04.05 Big Boats 2/915 I'm in the midst of buying a new 420. It comes with a Northern Light generator. Does anyone know i
Lifeline Stanchion Damaged newbiesailor at 4:21am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1013 We've been experiencing some interesting weather here in central Texas. Two weeks ago it was large h
windlass jumpingfish at 3:53am 04.04.05 Catalina 30 1/1444 Has anyone installed an electric windlass on their cat?What was involved?What windlass?
Battery dilemma David at 3:52am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1274 On our Crown 34 we have a 2 grp 24 batteries, one a Trojan SCS150 deep cycle, the other a popular br
CUSTOM TEAK SUPPLIER Ameribritalia at 3:32am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 2/999 Just want to sing the praises of a specialty teak supplier I just recieved cabinet doors from. Some
c34 main hatch replacement al at 3:27am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1177 the hatch in the main salon of our c34 has seen better days and i would like to replace it. i conta
170 Trailer preparation Glenn17427 at 3:22am 04.04.05 Day Sailers 1/1186 Hi all,My boat has been sitting since November 2004 and yesturday I pulled it out of my car port t
Trailer Brakes Jonathan Costello at 2:23am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 6/973 For those of you that have trailer brakes on your trailers but leave them inoperable for one reason
Cal 24 Rudder Replacement Michael at 2:12am 04.04.05 Cal 1/1057 Ok. During a recent night-time expedition which my brother would not like me to expound on, the rud
Thru Hull Blues Hugh at 2:01am 04.04.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1096 Anyone out there have suggestions on my thru hull replacement project? Step one is done, I have four

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Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 markwbird at 10:53am 03.27.21 The problem with standing rigging is that corrosion can occur where you cannot see it. Most notably
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jssailem at 10:36am 03.27.21 Safety gear is definitely a part of the solution. But Knowledge is king. You need to be aware of the
VHF Range? jssailem at 10:23am 03.27.21 Coast Guard antennas are high up on towers and each station usually has more than one so they have
Spring Cruise 2021 (1) jssailem at 10:21am 03.27.21 Wishing good will and keeping your hopes alive. The current long range lookout continues to give a
fog scares me! Richard19068 at 10:21am 03.27.21 @Richard19068... One word... Pickled. It's the salt water right?
VHF Range? Rick Webb at 10:19am 03.27.21 We out 200 miles from Tampa and could converse with Sea Tow. They said their antenna was up on a con
Insight Please - Beneteau 361 Windlass Install Jskosmo at 10:19am 03.27.21 Thanks so very much guys - your advice is very, very helpful.
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Richard19068 at 10:11am 03.27.21 I've owned my 1984 Hunter 34 since 2005. I've had the spar/rigging visually inspected 3 times by lo
fog scares me! jssailem at 9:58am 03.27.21 @Richard19068... One word... Pickled.
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 (4) jssailem at 9:51am 03.27.21 corrosion in the swage fittings, especially the upward-looking ones, and no broken strands, Chec
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Mike Oldak at 9:43am 03.27.21
fog scares me! Richard19068 at 9:39am 03.27.21 Ok My apologies to Carl Sandburg. The timing was a long time ago 1916... I remembered the poem (whi
VHF Range? Rick D at 9:38am 03.27.21 Just to give an example of antenna height, I have two VHF's, one below with an antenna on the radar
Install Wallas heater in a Hunter 41 ac jssailem at 9:27am 03.27.21 From the Wallas Manual, bold emphasis by me. Exhaust pipe The longest permissible exhaust gas pipe
Great Lakes Navigation jssailem at 9:19am 03.27.21 I'd suggest keeping the paper charts down below. :plus:
Ever Given jssailem at 9:17am 03.27.21 Spitballing here, but the Tugs might be there to stabilize the ship. In general, the water in the
Small 3" bow ding (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 03.27.21 Always check the manufacturer's instructions. Five coats to a depth of 0.010" for Interprotect 200E
Small 3" bow ding craigjames at 9:10am 03.27.21 Thanks for the suggestions guys This helps
Small 3" bow ding craigjames at 9:08am 03.27.21 No trailer just cradle
Small 3" bow ding JoeWhite at 9:07am 03.27.21 It appears that there used to be "U" clamp there to help load the boat on the trailer. Take a look i

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