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mast deck compression newer 30's Stanley Jesudowich at 2:27am 08.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/735 Has Catalina fixed the mast deck compression problem with the newer 30's. What year did they "solve
Hatch replacement Thomas Jendrysik at 1:48am 08.01.03 Smaller Boats 1/934 I have a Hunter 22 1983 and need a replacement front hatch. Can anyone tell me where I can find an
Roller Furling Issues Bob at 1:43am 08.01.03 Ask All Sailors 20/2104 At the marina where I sail, it's difficult to find enough clean, flat space to fold a sail properly.
Stanchion base Mark Sutton at 1:39am 08.01.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1309 Anybody know where I can obtain a stanchion base for a 1985 Beneteau 38?
Mast Wiring Replacement... Dave Busby at 1:38am 08.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/864 I have an 86' 25.5, and I need to replace the mast wireing (two runs). The wire looks to be outdoor
Rub Rail installation Rob Davis at 1:36am 08.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1060 Does anyone have any pointers to installing a new rub rail on an Oday 222. It seems pretty much stra
Tiller Lock Lynn Steimel at 5:21pm 07.31.03 Smaller Boats 4/1294 I am looking for a tiller lock for the 240. I see the one advertised fits in the cockpit table mount
Antenna Lynn Steimel at 4:26pm 07.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/882 I am planning on installing a marine radio with a mast mounted antenna on my 240. Can anyone tell me
rudder replacement Judy at 2:57pm 07.31.03 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1926 We just lost our rudder out in the ocean off of Long Island. Needless to say we are safe and sound,
Staggering smell emits when flushing? Doug Snell at 1:09pm 07.31.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1480 Hello Peggy-You eariler advice has helped me gain some control on the the holding tank problems I
Engine not supplying hot water Dal Bryant at 12:08pm 07.31.03 Big Boats 2/827 I have a 1997 Passage 450 with the YanmarTMD22 78Hp fresh water cooled/glycol heat exchanger. On an
Leave the A/C on while away? Kevin at 11:51am 07.31.03 Other Sailboats 12/3161 I live in Texas where it get hot and humid in the summer. I just purchased a 32' Hunter with AC. D
Leave the A/C on while away? Kevin at 11:42am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 11/1273 I live in Texas where it can be hot and humid. I am curious whether you boat owners with AC leave i
To Timeshare or not to Timeshare Kevin at 11:37am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/824 I am considering putting the 32' Hunter I am going to purchase into a managed timeshare pool where 7
Hunter 320 or 326 - Any Advice? Kevin at 11:31am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1148 I am considering purchasing either a 2001 Hunter 320 for $70.5k or 2002 Hunter 326 for $90.0k to ple
Need manual for O'Day 25 (1975) Robb Urie at 11:24am 07.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1001 Just bought a 1975 O'Day 25 and would like to find an owners manual.Any help would be greatly appre
Mast rigging repair Rudy at 10:25am 07.31.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/941 I am restoring a 1976 Macgregor Venture 23. The tips on the spreader spars which hold the spreader c
HS470 Martin at 10:17am 07.31.03 Big Boats 3/1154 An HS470 is listed under owner boat reviews on this site as having been on sale as from 2001 and sti
Hurricane Prep Bill P. at 9:18am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1989 Newish boat owner going thru my first hurricane season with a boat. Basic question fully realizing
do it yourself non-skid decks fondymike at 9:14am 07.31.03 Smaller Boats 5/875 I have a '79 H25. The non skid is so worn that I can see roller marks left by the last do-it-yoursel

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H260: Water Under Cabin Floor rs1sensen at 3:00pm 11.11.20
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. danm1 at 2:53pm 11.11.20 I believe that in ancient times these 2020 conjunctions would have been seen as omens. But that is r
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Brian D at 2:51pm 11.11.20 I shot the Moon and Mars when they were close together. Tomorrow the Moon and Venus will be very clo
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. Tedd at 2:39pm 11.11.20 It's nice to hear something positive about 2020, for a change!
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. rgranger at 2:32pm 11.11.20 BTW: KG Speeking of seeing interesting things... Have you seen the new Netflix show (Queens Gambit
Good Year for Astronomical Sights. rgranger at 2:30pm 11.11.20 :worthless: Just kidding... I got a good look at Mars just last week.
By-Passing Hot Water Heater Tally Ho at 2:08pm 11.11.20 Wow... I guess I am lucky to have a pretty simple boat. A PO put 3 valves on the hoses to my wate
By-Passing Hot Water Heater lehighsail at 2:07pm 11.11.20 Now it much clearer. I just didn't understand it but now I do. Thanks guys.
Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines (1) Nodak7 at 2:06pm 11.11.20 The lady that made ours (a true talent) made little covers that snap over them. Works well! i will s
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 2:01pm 11.11.20 Thank you! Now I'm up and running. The fleet has to think about saiing pinwheel around TS doesn't
By-Passing Hot Water Heater (2) TomY at 1:49pm 11.11.20 By the way, I love PEX tubing and use it in houses for both heating and domestic. But it can freeze
Whisker Pole Davidasailor26 at 1:28pm 11.11.20 If you are running (DDW) then you are in pure drag mode. It is possible to get the telltales stream
By-Passing Hot Water Heater (1) TomY at 1:12pm 11.11.20 So every year I have suctioned all my freshwater lines and now I hear it may not be the best idea s
'96 336 Lewmar portlight sizes Techstyle at 1:10pm 11.11.20 OK, Sounds good - I also need the seal for the Portlight in my aft cabin which is a Beckson 512 (Po
Ceiling Replacement Project Project_Mayhem at 12:49pm 11.11.20 hahaha My father is a very accomplished (in my eyes) amature wood worker. His version of this same
When should standing rigging be replaced? Project_Mayhem at 12:45pm 11.11.20 It sounds to me that the question is when, not if you will go for new rigging. You are correct and
By-Passing Hot Water Heater dlochner at 11:55am 11.11.20 Thanks for all the input but still no answers to my two questions. Yes, I understand it is a bit of
Selden Mast Stephen M at 11:40am 11.11.20 Check out this video at the 5 min 30 sec mark. This video series has been very entertaining watching
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 11:36am 11.11.20 This seems a little excessive. If you look back at my post I said anything over 14-15 knots. 15 wa
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 11:32am 11.11.20 Whether or not it is normal I don't know, this past year we saw 15-25 knots of wind regularly. From

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