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Zincs - one or two? Paul Hitchcox at 10:43am 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 11/1703 Somehow this feels like a silly sailor joke - but I can't tell.In my first few years of sailing (H
Inverter Wiring Mark at 10:03am 03.16.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/898 I bought my '81 33ft hunter some time ago, knowing it had a 1000W inverter. My problem is I haven't
Hunter 28 holding tank replacement Gary Scheier at 10:02am 03.16.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1432 I just found out that the holding tank on our 1991 Hunter 28 is corroding and leaking into the bilge
Painting Aluminum Mast Tim Cross at 9:59am 03.16.04 Morgan 0/2014 Looking for advice on how to prepare and paint a 30yr.+ aluminum mast. Mast is weather beaten. Would
Sander Dana at 9:27am 03.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1090 What kind or type of sander do you use to take off bottom paint and prepare the bottom surface to be
Has anyone sailed the new H-33? Pat at 9:25am 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 15/1287 We have seen many posts from folks who have seen and ordered the new 33, but has anyone had the chan
centerboard pendant repair Rob at 9:22am 03.16.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/992 I have 75 O'Day 23 which had a stuck centerboard that came free and now the pendant has pulled the s
Soooooo!! Whoooos.... Alan at 9:04am 03.16.04 Racing 6/1880 ..got their cerws ready to start preping the boat for the upcoming season?? We just got hit with som
How do I teach my dog to relief himself? Joe at 7:31am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1395 I am new to sailing. I also have a new dog and would like to take him with me on the boat. Where and
wheel bearings for `99 Mac trailer steve at 7:13am 03.16.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/947 Has anyone changed their wheel bearings lately and can tell me what size, whether tapered or not, so
Comparing capsize and comfort rates of boats Richard Marble at 7:02am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 21/22019 Here is a list of boats to compare. I have a 1981 Hunter 27. I know from sailing my boat that it f
Removed my Swing Keel - No Problems! Mike at 7:00am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1095 Hey Everyone,This post may apply to swing keel boat owners only, but I think that everyone can bene
Need Tech info Dana Kerr at 5:39am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1191 Hi all! I've bought a Columbia 8.7 and trying to get ready for launch. I'd like to torque the keel
DC Panel Breaker Light Replacement Bulbs Jerry Keto at 5:27am 03.16.04 Big Boats 6/832 I'm down to only a few bulbs that still work on my DC Panel. The original bulb appears to be a thin
Too Much Motor?? Mark Gibson Hunter22 Dilly Dally at 5:23am 03.16.04 Smaller Boats 4/794 I have the opportunity to purchase a 1992 Tahotsu 15hp electric start long shaft for my H22. Is this
Watch Schedules John Richard at 5:04am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 13/2292 I am planning to go on a 125 mile, overnight, race. I will have five crew including myself. Three
Campanionway Steps? Larry at 3:28am 03.16.04 Smaller Boats 14/1768 Is there or was there a companionway step arrangement for the swing - keel model of the C22? It wo
Thompsons Water Seal on Canvas?? Mike at 2:39am 03.16.04 Ask All Sailors 12/15563 Hi everyone, I was in Borders Books looking throught their sailing section, and I had read somewher
Check your forstay bolts !! jamie snodgrass at 2:01am 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/993 Just a quick note to everyone. I have been working on my cat 30 and have removed all the deck hardw
Hot water jamie snodgrass at 1:51am 03.16.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/967 hello, i was wondering if someone could answer a couple of questions about my catalina 30It is a 19

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do you sail in the fog? (1) TomY at 4:15am 12.10.20 you are a very kind man Tom as we all have come to know here. i would call it "reckless opp". Tha
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder Rick486 at 2:44am 12.10.20 Can someone please help me identify the name of the 2 white plastic pieces fixed to the top of the
Water in bilge of Beneteau 361 SoSound at 10:10pm 12.09.20 I have had problems with access ports on the water tank, and getting the o-ring gasket to seal prope
Mount on top of teak decking? (2) SoSound at 9:41pm 12.09.20 So, it took more than a year to actually get this done. And I ultimately had our regular boat yard/
1GM10 yanmar diesel Redrover1425 at 9:06pm 12.09.20 OK
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! FastOlson at 9:03pm 12.09.20 I replaced our above-water thruhulls with SS fittings. Marlon would have been just fine also. Those
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:31pm 12.09.20
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Will Gilmore at 8:30pm 12.09.20 how did the October trip work out? That's no small trip and very open ocean. I would love to read
reverse polarity A/C main breaker Ron20324 at 8:26pm 12.09.20 When I rewired to get the 110 out of the panel for 12V, I added a pilot light wired between the HOT
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 8:26pm 12.09.20 <p>
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 8:22pm 12.09.20 Why do you not believe I thought it was subway sandwich. NO REALLY, that's what I thought we were t
Catalina 27 (1980) port cockpit locker WABI-SABI at 8:18pm 12.09.20
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? joecool911 at 8:05pm 12.09.20 Where do the other end of the bridles go? This is helpful!
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? bmorr at 8:02pm 12.09.20 I do not have a photo but this might help. The bridles attach to the mast with a hook that goes into
White Plastic Pieces Fixed to Boarding Ladder danm1 at 7:53pm 12.09.20 Stand offs?
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed thinwater at 7:52pm 12.09.20 Similar to your sunbrella solution, I am buying a dyneema sleeve to put over each eye splice. My st
Don't ignore above-the-water-line thru hulls! Ron20324 at 7:51pm 12.09.20 My anchor locker drains through a hose to a similar through hull, and I do check both every season.
Catalina 27 stern width? WABI-SABI at 7:49pm 12.09.20 Where do you want the measurements taken from ? mine is a 1972 C27 just draw on the image of it an
Coolant Smoke or more? Tom J at 7:44pm 12.09.20 Hey, I never close my through hulls. The engine raw water intake only gets closed when I store the
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 TimFromLI at 7:23pm 12.09.20 It looks like you can buy a vga to hdmi converter for about $10 I have the B&G Vulcan MFD, I can m

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