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2 VHFs sharing 1 VHF antenna Kailani at 8:31am 02.23.05 Big Boats 7/1649 I have an Apelco VHF mounted in the nav station with a remote speaker in the cockpit. A Raymarine ha
Sharing a VHF antenna Kailani at 8:25am 02.23.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1164 I have an Apelco VHF mounted in the nav station with a remote speaker in the cockpit. A Raymarine ha
Prop for First 405 Ryan Tuohy at 7:50am 02.23.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1042 Last year I bought an 89 First 405 with a 50hp Perkins 4-108. I need a new prop and am going to go
portside cabin leak rose20532 at 7:47am 02.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/801 I have a nasty little leak that seems to be coming in under the genoa track on the part side. It dr
Blue water crusing Greg 2242 at 6:50am 02.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/871 I am considering buying a 1988 40. I wish to travel. Is this boat style and size a good choice?? I w
galley ken at 6:50am 02.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/965 Does anyone have a galley for a 1980 catalina 22. I am interested in finding one. ken at Brewthr
H23 - Upper vs Lower Jib Halyard bleathen at 6:49am 02.23.05 Smaller Boats 2/882 There are so many good questions on this web, that I am almost embarresed to ask this, but here goes
Marina in the Chicago area John Mc Daris at 6:22am 02.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/797 I want to see if there is any Marinas in the Chicago area, (south) where I could keep my boat. I am
TWIST Don Guillette at 5:52am 02.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/987 Mates; I've saved the last element of sail trim until last. Since there were zero questions about d
Blisters Steve Whalen at 5:40am 02.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1448 Am looking at purchasing a 1985 Catalina 27. This boat has not been sailed in 8 years. We noticed i
Using a Barberhauler (Cross Haul) with genny Bob Early at 5:39am 02.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1150 Using a Barberhauler (Cross Haul) with genny I have a question on how or what to connect a barberha
Companionway Stepdown Dan Johnson at 1:24am 02.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/996 My wife has found the distance of the step down from the companionway to the engine box lid on our H
Using Prop Walk To Turn Don Guillette at 1:05am 02.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 15/4675 Mates: I was having breakfast this morning in Long Beach and watched a sailor trying to dock his Cat
Another fuel filter question Rob at 12:59am 02.23.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1266 Is it true that if you replace your fuel filters that you must bleed your fuel system so there is no
Fuel Filters Andre K at 12:20am 02.23.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1111 I don't have a single doubt that this topic has been discussed, but I still do not have a clear answ
Stuffing box on a 356/36 whigmaleerie at 11:50pm 02.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1086 Has anyone tried to repack the stuffing box on their 356/36. I've found that there is not enough ro
Galley Ice Chest Robert9885 at 10:04pm 02.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1134 I just purchased a 1981 Cat22. My wife and I were wondering about the ice chest in the galley, how d
Winches on the H35 Mark Burrows at 9:54pm 02.22.05 Big Boats 0/831 I've seen a number of winch combinations on the 87-88 H35. Several people have smaller winches on t
Ipe Lumber Bud22569 at 8:43pm 02.22.05 Ask All Sailors 15/2266 I plan to build new pin boards for my companion way using ipe lumber. Does anyone have experience w
Refinishing teak table Frank at 8:16pm 02.22.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1649 I am refinishing the teak settee table from my Hunter 430... looking for a deep mirror-gloss finish.

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Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Project_Mayhem at 11:33am 03.08.21 Those pieces look gorgeous! What type of varnish are you coating them with?
Cutlass Bearing/Plastic Bushing Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 03.08.21 Anyone know the life span of the plastic bushing in the cutlass bearing? Mine is 22 years old fro
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) dmax at 11:19am 03.08.21 If I had to, one of these would do the trick:
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Ralph Johnstone at 11:17am 03.08.21 Hard to tell from the photos, but I believe the bolts are SS, they look clean. Agreed. Keep a ma
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? dmax at 11:00am 03.08.21 They look like they're SS. Someone may have chipped off the epoxy to re-torque the bolts and didn't
Marelon seacock maintenance dave_and_dd at 11:00am 03.08.21 Parsons - if it's the original valve to the Catalina, I understand that it's likely the 93 series OE
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 Stu Jackson at 10:45am 03.08.21 You should also tell us what engine you have if you buy the boat and we can explain in more detail w
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) jon hansen at 10:42am 03.08.21 191302 love motoring, on motorboats
Neck deep in the Dark Side (1) capta at 10:25am 03.08.21 I sure don't see a 'dark' side to power boating, if it will keep me on the water longer. They are ce
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? Scandium at 10:15am 03.08.21 Can't see why if they're SS. If they're not SS, run before the keel falls off :yikes:. I meant t
Fix or toss capta at 10:15am 03.08.21 I would replace it, but keep the SS for some other job. I'm glad you identified it, as I wanted to c
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 03.08.21 From what I read the keelbolts in this model should be encapsulated in fiberglass. Can't see why
Fix or toss Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 03.08.21 It was for a backstay and looks like it broke from being case-hardened by previous work and tried t
Fix or toss Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 03.08.21 is this a test? will we be graded? Yes it is. Anyone failing this test will be keel hauled, repe
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Battery Charger Location Halipe�o at 9:36am 03.08.21 I own a 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5. The battery charger is in the starboard rear locker in the cockpit
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed MHauser at 9:22am 03.08.21 The six Phillips head fasteners at the deck plate are indeed bolts and everything is accessible, the
Need help finding reasonable Jabsco part Justin_NSA at 8:40am 03.08.21 Final update: the new Jabsco hinge set arrived. It fit up exactly to the old mounting holes. No mods
Fix or toss (1) Justin_NSA at 8:29am 03.08.21 191292
Fix or toss Parsons at 8:23am 03.08.21 I'm with @JamesG161 - If you're doing the welding & grinding and already have the equipment, it's ch
Marelon seacock maintenance JRT at 8:19am 03.08.21 I had a few that were difficult to operate and used the MareLube Liquid in the water with good resul

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