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Pic of friends 34 (1) Tim Welsh at 2:21pm 05.24.04 Big Boats 3/910 Here is a pic of a 9 month exterior restoration. Looks beautiful to me. My friends name is Johnny H
travler bar Dan Robison at 2:05pm 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 0/832 How do I tighten the Travler Bar on a 1971 Cat 22? I haven't been able to figure it out.
South Carolina Sailors Matt at 1:51pm 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1293 Hi,It's looking like we will be relocating from the Pacific NorthWest to Columbia, South Carolina
Lexan or Plexiglass Bert18049 at 12:07pm 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1785 I am planning to change my 1/4 inch thik Lexan windows because some of them leak and I can't see thr
Charging and Using 12V at the same time BlueAce at 10:59am 05.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1059 I have been leaving a small 12V ventilation fan runningwhile I am away from the boat.I leave the
latent defects in the deck- how bad are they? kenny at 10:15am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1340 Surveyor discovered- through a percussion test- 3 different 4" x 4" areas of delamination on the dec
water tanks?? Brian19849 at 8:31am 05.24.04 Big Boats 2/874 Hello everybody,I was wondering if anybody has the Hunter drawings for the Passage 42 aluminum wat
PROPOSED BOAT TAX IN PORTSMOUTH VA STEPHEN at 8:28am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1740 A warning to all boat owners who are thinking about relocating their boats to Portsmouth, VA. The c
going electric bob at 7:29am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 3/973 This year we are not taking our C22 to the coast, it will be spending the entire season in our lake.
Canvas / Protectant / Sealer / Waterproofer fred miller at 7:12am 05.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/891 I read somewhere that a good product to slather on canvas to waterproof it is Thompsons Deck Sealer
Head Sail Extension agolden at 6:17am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1546 Just put up a new (used) furling head sail on my C36 that is shorter than my original. Looking for r
keel hanger stan at 6:13am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 4/942 I just purchased a 1983 Cat 25 swing keel model. The winch cable is broken as part of the maintainen
3QM30 Tachometer Greg Millinger at 5:38am 05.24.04 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3485 I would like to install a tachometer on my Yanmar 3QM30. An optional tachometer is available from t
Extendable trailer brake line jamie wheal at 5:09am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 5/1511 Looking for advice on how to rig your brake lines on an extended tongue trailer so that you don't ha
Porta-Potty question Richard at 5:05am 05.24.04 Smaller Boats 18/3285 This is my second season with the 1987 Hunter 23. So, next I need to add the dreaded Porta-Potty! I
Life line stanchion leaks James Goodson at 4:30am 05.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/879 Hey Guys and gals, I have a 1990 model catalina 28, hull # 67 and the port amidship life line stanch
Self tending Head sail for C-30 Lynn Easton at 4:28am 05.24.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1965 I am looking into setting up a self tending jib.I want to maintain my roller furling, and leave my
Raw Water line John at 3:28am 05.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/930 Does anybody know off-hand what size water line is used from the water pump to the heat exchanger on
Mixing bleach with water Harry Greenspun at 3:25am 05.24.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1633 Peggy, Our new boat came out of its first winter storage with the fresh water really smelling bad.
WHAT IN SAM HILL IS WITH CONN. MARINA LAWS filthy liberal scum at 2:57am 05.24.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1405 I can't mention the specific marina, they'd probably sue me. but its in Branford.weekend before las

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Boarding step build VisionPNW at 12:20pm 10.28.20 Finally people are beginning to realize college is not for everyone Our take on it is that colleg
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two JRacer at 12:04pm 10.28.20 Looks like he took the transom!
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Jackdaw at 11:57am 10.28.20 It's difficult to know who is at fault without having the details of the incident at hand. It's po
Boarding step build BigEasy at 11:56am 10.28.20 Nice step; looks very nautical! Wow! that shop is awesome; takes me an hour to move stuff around b
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two BigEasy at 11:53am 10.28.20 Interesting that we were just conversing about formal sail training vs self taught, learn as you go.
Moving My Hunter 356 to the Virgin Islands! shayes914 at 11:37am 10.28.20 I agree with Don. Have you checked that the islands will "take" your boat, given Covid? I underst
Moving My Hunter 356 to the Virgin Islands! victorhoisington at 11:35am 10.28.20 Having just come from the USVI (St. Croix), yes they are open and its not too hard to get your boat
Boarding step build justsomeguy at 11:31am 10.28.20 Let me not forget to compliment you on the step, Likewise.
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? shemandr at 11:30am 10.28.20 Comfort could turn my head.
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two Tom J at 11:30am 10.28.20 It's difficult to know who is at fault without having the details of the incident at hand. It's pos
Container Ship cuts Minesweeper in two shemandr at 11:23am 10.28.20 When sailing into Newport we would see the car carriers coming down from Providence and I presume th
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? william24424 at 11:22am 10.28.20 I like the idea of being dry inside a pilothouse. Nordhavn has some bold designs along these lines.
Boarding step build Rich Stidger at 11:01am 10.28.20 @VisionPNW EXCELLENT design and execution! You definitely improved on my step design.
Lifeline autopsy dLj at 11:00am 10.28.20 John, that's an interesting interpretation. They aren't life lines, they are a surround pulpit... I
Lifeline autopsy dLj at 10:58am 10.28.20 Stanchions and their attachments are well known concerns, especially with off-shore sailors. There
Masthead flotation? Wolftree at 10:57am 10.28.20 Thank you to everyone who has weighed in regarding my current masthead flotation question. Really g
Boarding step build jssailem at 10:53am 10.28.20 @VisionPNW very nice step. :thumbup:
Moving My Hunter 356 to the Virgin Islands! Stu Jackson at 10:52am 10.28.20 I agree with Don. Have you checked that the islands will "take" your boat, given Covid? I understa
What is "normal" oil consumption? Davidasailor26 at 10:45am 10.28.20 Old boat with 3hm35f had 10 years never had to add and with new 4jh4e same so far after 4 seasons.
Boarding step build dlochner at 10:45am 10.28.20 I teach graphics and photography. We just happen to have an amazing shop and even more incredible s

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