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Spring Painting Jim at 4:27am 02.13.05 Big Boats 3/817 I am thinking of having the bottom painted on my 34 this spring. When I pulled the boat last year,
Engine compartment blower Jeff at 3:21am 02.13.05 Big Boats 10/1276 My wife can't live with the diesel engine smell while under power. There's not much, but it does le
Folding/Feathering Props Barbara Raeuber at 3:01am 02.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1206 We own a Catalina 34 (1989) and are considering buying either a folding or feathering prop, with the
Mainsail headboard/slug attachment H320 Gary at 2:43am 02.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1475 Hi everyone, I am new here and have a question. My recently purchased 2001 H320 has a very hard to
Boat Trading / Swapping?? Bob F. at 12:59am 02.13.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 Anybody familiar with this? Sounds like a great idea, but I guess I'd worry about how my boat was be
Looking to buy this 27' Catalina Kevin Dufresne at 12:51am 02.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1524 I am looking to purchase this boat,TYPE: Sailboat Aft CockpitYEAR: 1984BUILDER: CatalinaMOD
Boat Sale Price Geographical Area Bob at 12:29am 02.13.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1211 I have a 41 footer that I need to sell because of health problems and a change in plans. I live nea
optimum heal angle Scott Mignery at 11:39pm 02.12.05 Columbia 0/1480 I attended a workshop on heavy weather sailing at the Chicago Strictly Sail boat show last week. Th
Raymarine Radar Installation Marc14857 at 10:49pm 02.12.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1146 I am having a raymarine 2Kw radar system installed together with the raymarine C70 chartplotter and
3GMF Question Joe Mullee at 10:49pm 02.12.05 Ask All Sailors 6/2033 Can someone explain this to me? My manual reads as follows:Continuous Rating Output (DIN6270B) - 20
dropping the hook Dave at 10:48pm 02.12.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 I am brand new to boating and own a MacGregor 26. What are the "rules of the road" for dropping the
Ball size for Trailer? Phil at 9:59pm 02.12.05 Day Sailers 8/1464 Crazy question.... what is the ball size for the hunter 170 trailer? if less than 2", why is thi
hot water tank Jack at 7:04pm 02.12.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/874 The metal housing on the hot water tank is rusting. Is there a fiberglass liner inside? I would beli
Steve Weinstein : Thanks for the photos Jim Logan at 1:06pm 02.12.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/964 Steve: thanks for the photos....my tank seems to be somewhat different from yours in that my pickup
boat flooding col 26 mk2 at 10:56am 02.12.05 Columbia 3/1789 I just got a new colombia 26 that a friend gave to me I really like it it sails beutifully and is re
want to add a fuel filter Rick at 9:49am 02.12.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1828 I have a Universal M18 diesel with about 600 hours. Seems I only have 1 fuel filter, the one on the
Interior flooring Before the Bell at 9:23am 02.12.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1132 I just attended a boat show in Boston and noticed that some of the new Hunters (33-45 ft) as well as
What would you pay? (1) Donald6441 at 9:11am 02.12.05 Ask An Oday Owner 12/863 I am thinking about buying a rough O'Day 27. the Good points:it has good standing rigging from my v
That Darn Security Light Bad Obsession at 8:17am 02.12.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1063 I have just obtained my wet slip for this season. The marina fees are very affordable and the dept
Why Not Gas Tom K at 6:33am 02.12.05 Mid-Size Boats 10/1116 My wife and I have been looking for a boat. We've been sailing for about 8 months. We have been lo

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New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (7) BrianJ at 11:04am 02.20.21 Hunter 26 Running Rigging Greetings from the frozen midwest. We got above zero today so to celebrat
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Thaniel at 11:00am 02.20.21 Seems like a lot of work to save $9. What is your time worth? My time is worth about the same am
Broken Seacock Handle DianaOfBurlington at 10:54am 02.20.21 <--- started using 5200 in 1974 (same age as my boat), following industry standards. Have NEVER had
Hunter 27 Cherubini: Things to Look for When buying DianaOfBurlington at 10:37am 02.20.21 Hi John. Long time since we heard from you. Glad you're back. G. Blame COVID. I haven't had it;
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Kings Gambit at 10:36am 02.20.21 I guess there can be five 4-hr watches and two 2-hr dog watches. Are the bells the same sets of 8 th
Thru hull question DianaOfBurlington at 10:30am 02.20.21 Terry Cox made a good point about using only 5200 below the waterline. 4200 is a very similar compo
TV problem Michael Davis at 10:20am 02.20.21
41 DS. window leak repair ramoore at 10:17am 02.20.21 I just did this job on my 44DS last fall. They were leaking between the aluminum and the window, so
TV problem TimFromLI at 10:14am 02.20.21 This is not a debate over the merits of TV or the beauty of different ports. It is a thread about ho
Bottom Paint Sanding Crazy Dave Condon at 10:00am 02.20.21 @Bob S @rgranger started to hit on why yards are strict on sanding. First the dust can and will
New owners/new name JamesG161 at 9:46am 02.20.21 You clipped that out of context. It confuses the message It was the "symbolism" that counts:facepa
South Coast 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:44am 02.20.21 Be very careful if droppping the swing keel beneath the boat. Suggest you have a jig or something
New owners/new name jssailem at 9:38am 02.20.21 Tsk tsk James... You clipped that out of context. It confuses the message... "Shaped the paper into
New owners/new name JamesG161 at 9:34am 02.20.21 once we settle on a name! One last thought on a new Name... Remember all the custom item on a boa
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" jssailem at 9:34am 02.20.21 Look for the ability to alter the bell sound level. Strong or soft. It is a valuable option.
can you splice like the pros? dLj at 9:24am 02.20.21 That's big wire rope those folks were working with. Tough stuff! dj p.s. thanks for posting, great
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Kings Gambit at 9:19am 02.20.21 I notice now there are many bell clocks around in eBay and marine chandlery in Ventura.
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Kings Gambit at 9:07am 02.20.21
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Kings Gambit at 9:02am 02.20.21 Are you sure? My ship's clock had an option of "bells", but it would not wake up anybody. Just a q
"Three Bells in the Forenoon Watch" Kings Gambit at 9:00am 02.20.21 One boat buck :yikes: for the Weems and Plath 8-day Atlantis model new.

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