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What winch? WJM at 9:13am 03.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1078 I need to add a cabin top winch to the port side, which Lewmar is egual to the Barient # 17 self tai
Bahamas Summer 03 (1) Brian D at 9:10am 03.15.04 Destinations 0/1440 Summer 2003 Bahamas,Wow what a great time to cruise the Islands, We left Norfolk VA. May 30,Arrive
Radar - Chart Plotter John Burns at 9:04am 03.15.04 Big Boats 7/1036 I am in the process of putting a radar chart plotter on my 356Since I have all Ray Marine instrume
Bahamas Brian D at 9:03am 03.15.04 Destinations 0/1453 Summer 2003 Bahamas,Wow what a great time to cruise the Islands, We left Norfolk VA. May 30,Arrive
Tank Volumes. Andy Moser at 8:59am 03.15.04 Smaller Boats 2/1147 I have a 1983 C25, with standard freshwater and sanitary holding tanks. Does anyone know the volume
Combo faucet R at 8:56am 03.15.04 Big Boats 2/851 anyone know where I can purchase a faucet for the head that has the shower hose? I have seen the sc
Keel offset for depth transducer H30 88-91? Patrick Randall at 8:39am 03.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1918 I want to calibrate my new sonar - can someone give me the keel offset for the standard transducer p
bottom paint Tony at 8:27am 03.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/952 I am pulling my H30 for a bottom job any suggestions on what kind of paint is the BEST!!!!!!!!Thank
Wet Aft-berth Roy at 7:56am 03.15.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1157 Help! Help! I have a 1985, Hunter 31. I have a wet, rotting area on the lower starboard side wall of
Cotter rings on turnbuckles??? Jeff at 7:52am 03.15.04 Smaller Boats 9/3838 OK, so here I am with a used Hunter 18.5 and not much in the way of instructions. I'm moving up fro
Need Your Opinion on Dinghy Rick Evans at 7:38am 03.15.04 Ask All Sailors 2/2221 I need to buy a small dinghy for my 32 Beneteau. I'd like your thoughts on whether the Leisure Life
Wet Aft-berth Roy at 7:21am 03.15.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1136 Help! Help! I have a 1985, Hunter 31. I have a wet, rotting area on the lower starboard side wall of
refinishing rudder holding [plate Carl Bader at 7:05am 03.15.04 Smaller Boats 0/775 I have a 94' Hunter 26. I have some bubbling of the paint on the plates on each side of the rudder.
bottom paint on 23.5 Louis at 6:59am 03.15.04 Smaller Boats 3/808 Has anyone used the vc17 extra bottom paint by interlux? How much of my old bottom paint do I need t
Sanitation Holding Tank Jason Terruso at 6:58am 03.15.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1040 Did someone say that they installed a Ronco B278 10 gallon sanitation holding tank in the original l
290 Salon Table Tom at 6:24am 03.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/874 Quick question to the H290 owners. Does the cabin table drop to allow for a larger berth? If so, h
welding bow pulpit Chris at 5:36am 03.15.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1656 does anyone know if welding stainless is harder that welding other metals. my bow pulpit, a poor des
AM/FM radio/CD player problem Paul H at 5:03am 03.15.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1043 We have a JVC AM/FM/CD radio on our boat. For some strange reason the CD player started skipping. Th
1988 33.5 Hunter Manual Tramp at 4:53am 03.15.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1077
Raymarine ST4000+ MkII Rudder Reference Allen Schweitzer at 4:50am 03.15.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/931 Hey Guys,Long time, no post. I hope everyone had a good winter, if there is such a thing! Anyway

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Tombstone was Interesting Benny17441 at 8:00pm 12.06.20 Been there cool town, remember seeing a vintage dentist tool kit purported to have been owned by Doc
Tombstone was Interesting justsomeguy at 7:57pm 12.06.20 The morning we visited it was cold; the coldest day of the week Sorry about that. Land of extremes
Coolant Smoke or more? Benny17441 at 7:50pm 12.06.20 Change the engine oil: not related to your smoke but heat is the #1 enemy of oil viscosity. Have
it's a big sky WayneH at 7:36pm 12.06.20 You see cell phone video all the time. How come we don't see UFO videos any more? But then again,
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed (1) WayneH at 7:33pm 12.06.20 Did all of my lifelines in '16. Mis-measured the starboard gate splice so it sagged a bit. But on th
it's a big sky dlochner at 7:27pm 12.06.20 Didn't see it, heard it. The flight path was about 10 miles south of me. Made the house shake and wi
it's a big sky (1) Hunter216 at 7:02pm 12.06.20 Perhaps you might see one on the water ;)
it's a big sky Tom J at 6:40pm 12.06.20 Not recently. I've seen a couple of fireballs fall into the ocean here in Hawaii, but that's a fair
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 6:30pm 12.06.20 Ah, so you only replaced your gate. What you describe about your splices meeting almost in the middl
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 6:29pm 12.06.20 yes! this is some of the hardware I'm planning to use, after going down a rabbit hole of looking at
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed pmbuck at 6:15pm 12.06.20 Yes - stitch it with waxed thread to make sure it doesn't slip. It's a good idea anyway, with some
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed jssailem at 6:15pm 12.06.20 I used pelican gate hook, did buried splices on each end, and lock stitched the buried splice. The b
Copper oxidation in bilge dlochner at 5:38pm 12.06.20 Is your boat bonded? That is are all the underwater metals, the mast, and chain plates connected wit
trailer specs LeeandRick at 5:15pm 12.06.20 any chance i could get a pic of your trailer? possibly measurements on your stanchions for your pad
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed (2) heritage at 4:46pm 12.06.20 I agree with capt. Larry, a shortened Brummel splice and stitching backup will be plenty strong. I
Identify this boat johnsonjay17 at 4:31pm 12.06.20 What kind of fiberglass are you using? The commonly used West Systems and Totalboat run about $130-
december 5th, 1872 (1) jon hansen at 4:30pm 12.06.20 187961
new to forum kloudie1 at 4:20pm 12.06.20
Brown sludge water in bilge BlowMeAway at 4:10pm 12.06.20 Done :clap::beer::beer:
new to forum Hunter216 at 4:08pm 12.06.20 hi gals and guys I just purchased a 1988 H333. I look forward to learning from you and sharing som

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