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Holding up your hatch Wayne Lenoir at 10:23am 11.14.04 Big Boats 3/1052 My lewmar hatches now will not hold their open position. The plastic inserts probably need replaceme
Hunter 310 holding tank problems John Lechmanik at 10:12am 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1267 Well it seems our aluminum holding tank gave out and I'm in the market to replace it. I'm trying to
Sail plans for a Hunter 310 John Lechmanik at 10:11am 11.14.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1301 As a fairly new Hunter owner I'm full of questions. The first one is the sail plan. I'm trying to
Hatch latches for '93 H375 Lander at 9:57am 11.14.04 Big Boats 6/941 Does anyone know where I can purchase the original hatch latches that came with the 1993 H375. I wa
New 27 listing on boat trader.... Greg A at 9:17am 11.14.04 Smaller Boats 4/844 Here's a listing for the new 27 on boat trader... 66k? YOu can get 3 nice 260's for that.
AutoPilot Raymarine ST4000 Series Wheel Pilot Frank at 9:13am 11.14.04 Big Boats 20/13072 I had trouble this past season with my auto pilot keeping my boat on course. It was calibrated corr
replacement shaft for a 30 cole16525 at 8:42am 11.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/918 Where is a good place to get a new stainless shaft for my old 30? Any idea on the price? The length
bulkhead lining sailyn at 8:08am 11.14.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1227 Any suggestions on replacing the interior bulkhead lining or stripping the glue andpainting it?
Composting toilets Steve Balk at 7:52am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1101 Peggie,In spring I purchased my first big boat with a real head, vs. the portapotty in our faithfu
Catalina Associations References Stu Jackson at 6:56am 11.14.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/775 PhilJust noticed the Catalina Association links on the main page index / tool bar. Good idea. Pl
Wireless Wind Guage Dave Oberle at 5:55am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1238 I have a 1988 Hunter Legend 35. I had the Mast Unstepped this year to go over everything,and since i
Kick-Up Rudder Chuck Lewis at 3:26am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1322 The kick Up rudder on my 1973 Ericson 25 pops up any time I go over 3.5 knots, any sujustion on what
CDI or Hood on 34 Footer Cobra at 2:50am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1546 We're replacing a damaged Hood furler (1993 33.5 Hunter) and I was curious to hear from other 30'+ b
Bottom Paint Albert at 12:43am 11.14.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1238 Anyone have suggestions on type and brand of bottom paint that would be effective and lasting to cle
H326 fuel shut-off John at 12:07am 11.14.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1024 I recently changed both fuel filters (Racor and Yanmar (on engine)) on my 2003 Hunter 326. The only
Icemaker for my rum drinks Phil at 11:50pm 11.13.04 Big Boats 4/949 Has anyone installed an icemaker on a Passage 420? I'm curious about which make/model and where you
Head stay Pascal2153 at 11:44pm 11.13.04 Smaller Boats 4/1021 Are there any alterations that have to be made to the head stay when installing a CDI FF2 furling sy
Remove cockpit table Jack Rand at 9:44pm 11.13.04 Big Boats 3/1912 I have a new Hunter 36 and have found that this would be "the perfect boat" if the cockpit table was
Outbourd Advice Richard Gershberg at 4:27pm 11.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/946 I'm buying a 1985 Catalina 25 Fin Keel without a motor. I was thinking a Nissan 9.8 HP Ultra-Long
Sealing Beckson Ports Neil McDonald at 3:52pm 11.13.04 Big Boats 2/1005 One of my Beckson 410 Rain Drain ports is leaking from around the outside of the body body of the po

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Spring was so clise Justin_NSA at 4:18am 02.15.21 I was thinking the same thing about a week ago. And then we got this stationary arctic blast. It''s
Anyone use 10 X 32 binoculars for sailing? Captain Larry-DH at 4:01am 02.15.21 Also, if you are older your pupils don't dilate enough to get an advantage either, Does this reall
Covid-19 Vaccination daviddp at 3:47am 02.15.21 Well, overall it seems screwed up enough. The big issue in NY State is the demand far outstrips th
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Will Gilmore at 3:44am 02.15.21 Welcome lovelytsquared, I applaud your dream and your plans for your family and you. You clearly ha
Sealing pedistal grab bar base StanleyJ at 3:08am 02.15.21 I sealed mine with MaineSails butyl tape and it has not leaked since. I loosened the pedestal guard
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler MetricMountie at 3:02am 02.15.21 Sandy Frank, try a company called Fasten All they have all those bolts you need.
bilge pump capacity Ken13559 at 1:07am 02.15.21 I was told nothing beats a man with a bucket on a sinking boat. Is it true? ;)
PCR TEST Ken13559 at 1:05am 02.15.21 In Singapore we get our PCR test results within 24hrs. Ken Y
H 30 cockpit portlights. Moodymike at 1:00am 02.15.21 Man, my gaskets are really old and pretty flat and I have a bunch of thread remaining . Not to be i
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jssailem at 11:11pm 02.14.21 You have a start on concept but there is much wanting to be identified. First what are you willing
Tuning stays MikeHoncho at 10:48pm 02.14.21
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Dalliance at 10:36pm 02.14.21 Make sure the new Edson plate will fit the Merriman pedestal before you buy one. Carefully check t
Jacklines and Fixed Attachment Points for Tethering on 315 jssailem at 10:16pm 02.14.21 You may want to carry a knife or a web cutter, for a quick disconnect.
Co -ax jssailem at 10:15pm 02.14.21 Would it be worth the improved lower loss signal transmission for the difference of 1.65 lbs. spread
Anyone use 10 X 32 binoculars for sailing? La catboat at 9:05pm 02.14.21 EVERYONE ---- thanks for info and advice. Looks like standard (best) for sailing is the 7 X 50.
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 MikeHoncho at 8:12pm 02.14.21
Anyone use 10 X 32 binoculars for sailing? Captain Larry-DH at 7:31pm 02.14.21 This. I had several pairs of 7x50s over 40 years, but this last time I got a pair of 7x35 Nikon Acu
Co -ax (1) Drinky Crow at 7:23pm 02.14.21 You could use that for your light. Thanks. Would not replace coax for your antenna. But... Ancor r
Co -ax Drinky Crow at 7:19pm 02.14.21 Then why are we having this discussion? I have no issue with the conduit that's currently in the
Hunter 26 Battery Placement (1) ronhanson01 at 7:17pm 02.14.21 I have a 260, but it should not be much different. On the left, there is enough room to make a shelf

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