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Name and such Michael7968 at 10:33am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/996 I thought I remembered something like this before, but I can't find it in the archives.I want to f
scratches on salon table and nav table James Hill at 10:09am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1386 i am just wrapping up my first season on a 2004 b331. I reccently notices there are quite a few scr
Traveler car Tom H31 at 9:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1126 1986 H31, with Rutgerson mainsheet traveler - cam cleats at each end of track are pretty well worn o
Reluctant but willing Stuart at 9:54am 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/897 I have a number of small chips and cracks in the gelcoat of my 1998 beneteau and have been reading v
Licensing Bing13178 at 9:53am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1672 In the U.S. do you have to have a licence to sail your boat?In Queensland Australia legislation ha
Winterizing Randall at 9:47am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1826 I'm faced with some winterizing decisions for my 36 foot sailboat and would lke a little advice. Th
Yanmar 3YM30 JohnEh at 8:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1472 I have now determined that the Yanmar engine operation manual recommends an initial 50 hour maintena
Racor Spin ON filter Paul (Affinity C320) at 8:53am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1004 I have never changed a Racor Spin on fuel filter. There are three screw like things on top. One is
C-270-perkins 18HP fuel filter Ken at 7:54am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1121 My 94 C-270 did not have the Perkins engine manual with it. Will be changing the oil/filter and spin
Rinsing a holding tank Ben Stavis at 6:39am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2128 Hi Peggy,Due to more and more no discharge zones, I'm replacing a LectraSan with a Vacuflush syste
2005 Columbia Calendar Captn pauley at 6:29am 10.18.04 Columbia 1/1344 Each year i do a Columbia calendar. You can see last year's at www.captnpauley.com. Theyb are then d
improving the bunk Nomar at 6:19am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1326 Has anyone ever used a Cabella mattress pad, the kind that is touted to campers as self inflating, o
Taking in Water Holly Hamilton at 5:47am 10.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/814 I recently had a very unfortunate incident with my MacGregor 25. The story is too long to tell but t
Keel Rust Brent Headberg at 5:16am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1070 My 1990 Hunter 33.5 suffered damage in Hurricane Frances and the boat yard is removing the keel to r
Women? Richard at 4:44am 10.18.04 Smaller Boats 2/985 Greetings,I am curious: I have a pair of friends; a married couple. In what I suspect is a rare t
New Sailor Asks - Is This Right??? Steve at 4:38am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 21/1903 After a month of owning my first boat, a 1981 O'Day 30, I finally got out in winds about 20 knots.
hunter 26 teak floor replacement ChuckP at 4:00am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1626 I am refurbishing my hunter 26 in the last storms the boat took water in the galley. so the wood(or
Electric Winches George H260 at 3:59am 10.18.04 Big Boats 0/788 Has anyone with a 410 converted their winches over to electric? I would be interested in learning an
High Winds Paul at 3:56am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1552 Now that the brisk autumn winds are here you begin to notice a couple of different approaches to how
Reading Lights TJ23058 at 3:19am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1242 Was at our boat (2000 Beneteau 361) last weekend and noticed that all (8) of the swiveling reading l

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Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time sailme88 at 9:59am 02.05.21 How do you plan to unstep the mast ? Is there a travel lift available ?
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Mike Oldak at 9:54am 02.05.21 THANKS EVERYONE!
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 9:37am 02.05.21 I anchored for a nite behind a breakwater made of ferrocement ships near Kiptopeake State Park in th
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 Justin_NSA at 9:36am 02.05.21 It's apples and oranges in my opinion. A Hunter 30 like mine or the older Cherubinis would be a more
Just cruising along... Justin_NSA at 9:31am 02.05.21 I have very fond high school memories of weekends at Canyon Lake in the early 70's. Long before it g
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post (1) Ward H at 9:22am 02.05.21 Here is a drawing I did to help with the mast rewiring. I did it to keep track of the wire colors be
Just cruising along... kappykaplan at 9:21am 02.05.21 Sounds awesome! :beer:
Just cruising along... capta at 9:12am 02.05.21 Sounds like a great gig. Congrats. It's not work if you enjoy it, it's just getting paid to have fun
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 9:10am 02.05.21 Here is what I used. In Line Cable Splice I figure you don't drop the mast that often and you de
Loading a Catalina 30 MK11 trailer 1st time Justin_NSA at 9:10am 02.05.21 That would be wise, but expensive. We are so blessed that our club has its own crane we can use for
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Ward H at 9:06am 02.05.21 Here is what I used. In Line Cable Splice I figure you don't drop the mast that often and you def
Ventilation for Catalina 25 Whatfiero1 at 8:52am 02.05.21 Make a copy of top hatch board and put computer fans in it wired to a cord with 12v cirigette lighte
CNG Tank + Gas cstats at 8:50am 02.05.21 It's in a cockpit locker on the hard about 2 hours away. If your not in a big hurry, I can get it o
Cargo Ship snaps in half (2) jssailem at 8:49am 02.05.21 Interesting. Found this info supporting the use of FerroCement ships. Liberty ships were not identif
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 8:43am 02.05.21 Yes it is And yes you can. Just use the existing wires to pull through the new wires. Your boat is
Cargo Ship snaps in half Michael Davis at 8:40am 02.05.21 I never knew this. I thought they were all just made from metal. How could they have met productio
CNG Tank + Gas jerryf609 at 8:37am 02.05.21 Can you give me an idea of what it weighs so I can estimate shipping costs? It's in a cockpit lock
Cargo Ship snaps in half dLj at 8:31am 02.05.21 Some. The ones at Powell River are cement. I never knew this. I thought they were all just made
CNG Tank + Gas cstats at 8:31am 02.05.21 Actually I think it has some gas but not sure how much. I took the oven out and never used it. I su
How many H23s were built? Whatfiero1 at 8:28am 02.05.21 It did not take much time to build a small boat vs a large one. I wish you could have seen that as

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