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12V grounding question Ed Hebert at 10:41pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2505 I'm a 12V novice. I've read the 12V Bible and "Sailboat Electrics Simplified", but I have a questio
Pedastal Cup Holder Darren Mayes at 10:28pm 06.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 In the photo that hunter has on their website of the 260, it has a "cupholder" on the pedastal in fr
Starting a generator Bruce at 9:38pm 06.04.03 Big Boats 5/774 Thanks for your advice regarding the safety of generators. Next question - how much time does it ta
Changing from screw to bolts on the cabin top rail Richard Marble at 8:24pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1820 I have a 1981 Hunter 27, it has a hard liner inside the cabin. The cabin top hand rail currently ha
Seahood Cracks Gail at 7:38pm 06.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/819 Hi Everyone,We have a '76 Cat 30 that we purchased a few years ago that's in wonderful condition.
Cat 25' Swing Keel bolt replacement Kirk at 6:15pm 06.04.03 Smaller Boats 3/1048 I am about to do a little preventative maintainance by replacing the keel cable, ball and etc. I jus
Atomic 4 Engine Joe at 4:19pm 06.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 I have a frozen atomic 4 engine on a C30. Debating whether to rebuilt the engine or to buy a outboar
Help, my rudder has split (1) Brigg Franklin at 3:06pm 06.04.03 Smaller Boats 32/2980 Help!!! While working on my 260 this evening I happen to glance at the bottom of the rudder and noti
Quiz answers, sources, and discussion Gary Wyngarden at 2:05pm 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 0/906 1) You have purchased a new piece of electronic gear for your boat and need to install and wire it.
Vibration under power, for Volvo 18hp Ivan Edwards at 2:04pm 06.04.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/899 My First 285 has a Volvo 18hp, 2 cyl, Model 2002.There is a small vibration in the boat at cruisin
Aft lines for easy handling Seth Dixon at 12:59pm 06.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/910 Does anyone have a sugestion on how to route the lines and the mouning of blocks,organizers, and clu
Generators & a/c Bruce at 12:28pm 06.04.03 Big Boats 21/1600 My wife and I are in the process of purchasing a new 426DS and are tossing around the idea of buying
SCA Challenge registration mark slamon at 12:01pm 06.04.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1382 the potter yachters and SCA are having a "cruisers" race at Monterey July 18 and 19. this event wa
grounding my 12volt power amp Tom Hoffstatter at 11:33am 06.04.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1075 Hi, I'm installing a 400 watt power amp to my sound system in my 22 hunter and it is required to con
Removing the Fuel Tank Tom Hrkach at 11:22am 06.04.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/931 We didn't want this to happen, but it looks like we have a fuel tank leak in our 1982 Hunter 27. Dam
Heavy Weather Sailing - Handling Gerry Ballough at 11:15am 06.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1139 Can anyone offer tips on heavy weather sailing in a Catalina 25-swing keel?
Mac 26x rudder replacement G.N. Davis at 11:00am 06.04.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1122 I need to replace rudders prior to an upcoming cruise. Any special hints or tricks to performing th
Anyone sailed on Lake Anna, VA? Jeremiah D. Canty at 9:56am 06.04.03 Day Sailers 2/3269 Anyone been out on Lake Anna? What's the do's and dont's? I live in Washington--Is it worth the dr
Mast Floats--Where do I get one? Jeremiah D. Canty at 9:52am 06.04.03 Day Sailers 4/1727 I'm interested in this mast float concept. However, I've searched on West Marine and Sailnet and I
maiden voyage Brad at 9:38am 06.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/865 Took KIVALO, my 2004 H260, for its maiden voyage on sunday. What a blast, had some really great win

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New Catalina 85 Tall Rig new owner vshinsky at 9:08am 05.29.20 Thank you
Steering Linkage sail sfbay at 8:53am 05.29.20 Suggest removing the cockpit floor to access the linkage and inspect it while at the dock to find th
Fish in the raw water intake jon hansen at 8:24am 05.29.20 dr. d, the hose tip to my inflatable raft, by chance, fits snugly into the fresh water intake hose w
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale dmax at 8:22am 05.29.20 sailboatlistings.com
New Catalina 85 Tall Rig new owner dmax at 8:19am 05.29.20 I highly recommend this outfit, excellent work and the best price you'll find (they do work on boats
Wire connections from mast base to deck plug rgranger at 8:12am 05.29.20 These might get you close https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?13913/Polarized+Cable+Outlet+12-V
Hunter 18.5 Hatch Guides (1) rgranger at 8:06am 05.29.20 I have made slides out of oak. I ripped them on a table saw. You can buy 1" x 1" oak posts in th
Adding Line from propane locker to magma grill sail sfbay at 8:06am 05.29.20 One option I planned for my Hunter 386 is to connect a y-valve OR tee to the tank. Then connect the
Propane stove (1) George_NJ at 8:05am 05.29.20 I have several camping propane stoves and I wouldn't worry about using any of them inside the cabin
Engine compartment sound proofing falling off. (1) Rich Stidger at 8:03am 05.29.20 I use the 3M Super 77 Adhesive. Available many hardware stores, street price about $10. It is the
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale JRacer at 8:01am 05.29.20 I sold the J/24 through Sailing Texas website. Sailboats for sale from Sailing Texas, Sailboat Class
Windlass Hunter 33 (2) Hello Below at 7:55am 05.29.20 I touched base with Lewmar a few years back about the windlass on my 2012 Hunter e33. I could not te
PSS shaft seal operating temperature JamesG161 at 7:53am 05.29.20 You must keep a water film, to reduce friction, between stator/rotor mating surface. How is your sea
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale SBinNSB at 7:49am 05.29.20 I don't think you can list on YachtWorld unless you are a dealer/broker. I could be wrong, but you
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale Brian D at 7:43am 05.29.20 I don't think you can list on YachtWorld unless you are a dealer/broker. I could be wrong, but you c
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale SBinNSB at 7:42am 05.29.20 Do you mind sharing why you are selling? Moving to power? To a larger or smaller boat? Was there
Chingachgook at 7:37am 05.29.20 Thank you thank you will get me going corrector, Bernie in Clearwater Florida
Selling advice-where else to list a 310 for sale SawyerCurt at 7:26am 05.29.20 We recently decided to sell our 2003 310 Do you mind sharing why you are selling? Moving to powe
Propane stove Captain Larry-DH at 7:18am 05.29.20 bolts on the ceiling scare me. If it were my boat I'd figure out a way to cover them or make them
Need a durable cockpit cushion material Justin_NSA at 7:09am 05.29.20 Thanks guys. This is very helpful. We had our cushions below recovered last year. The PO gave us th

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