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Alcohol vs Propane oven Mark at 10:55am 04.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1601 I am looking a boat that has an alcohol oven/stove. I think I prefer a propane model, but I am not s
New Bow light cover Bruce Z at 9:58am 04.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/927 Last year I lost the cover off the port running light (don't ask how....). It is a Hellamarine S56
NEW TANK / OLD BOAT JERRY MITCHELL at 9:14am 04.11.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1331 PEGGY, I HAVE JUST REMOVED THE ORIGINAL LECTRE/SAN SYSTEM FROM MY 1977 COLUMBIA 8.7 AND REPLACED IT
Cutting a big whole in the cockpit Gronzhay at 8:47am 04.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/840 Anyone ever try putting an access hatch on the benches in the cockpit of a Venture 21'?There is a
Pro-Furl foil Jack Lott at 6:42am 04.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/737 The foil on my pro-furl system has come uncoupled from the lower sections (the first section from th
Forum responses Jack at 6:39am 04.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/777 I have posted a couple of questions in the forum recently and other Catalinaowners have been kind e
Barrier coat / painting Jonathan at 6:36am 04.11.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1077 I've been reading Don Casey and a few other books to try and understand the alchemy of barrier coati
Anchor locker Catalina30 John at 6:25am 04.11.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/839 Is there any way to keep rain/waves from admitting water into the anchor locker? The locker has the
AC Condinsation Pan won't drain Warren at 6:21am 04.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1001 We had an AC unit installed on our new 310. The compressor is in the port cockpit locker and the con
Increased sail area Jeff at 5:38am 04.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/910 I would like to add a larger jib to my sail inventory, I currently have a 110% jib and would like to
In-boom Furling Larry Jackel at 5:33am 04.11.03 Big Boats 5/853 I am considering moving up to a new boat in the 40' range. Much of my sailing is single-handed and I
RUDDER POST STUFFING BOX AL PERKINS at 5:33am 04.11.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/938 Does anyone know where we can find a cutaway schematic of the rudder post stuffing box section on a
Hunter 30 replacement 'skylights' Patrick Patton at 4:35am 04.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/988 I'm searching for replacement skylights for my 1988 Hunter 30. Thanks for any help.
track, fairleads, winch and cleats mark gilmore at 4:08am 04.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/905 We have a 25 foot Venture. It has no track, winch, and cleats for the foresail controls. We would li
adding limber holes to stringers Mike H at 3:36am 04.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1257 Has anybody drilled additional limber holes in the stringers of a 28.5? I am replacing the sole, an
Tips about buying a 310? Jay Williams at 3:17am 04.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/874 We are looking at getting a 2001 Catalina 310. Any tips or words of caution from anyone? Is everyo
Long Island, NY to Beaufort, NC Matt Towns at 2:09am 04.11.03 Destinations 2/1400 I am sailing a 20' paceship cruisette from Long Island to Beaufort early this summer. Can anyone gi
Trailer Sailor to the Channel Islands near L.A.? Tim Mason at 12:10am 04.11.03 Destinations 1/1324 Has anybody taken a Hunter 26 or 260 (or similar boat) to the Channel Islands near Los Angeles, CA?
mast clearances Darrell at 11:54pm 04.10.03 Day Sailers 0/846 I'd like to know the mast clearances for the O'Day 20 and the Mariner. I've been unable to find thes
Trailer Sailor to the Channel Islands? Tim Mason at 11:35pm 04.10.03 Trailer Sailors 13/2117 Has anybody taken a Hunter 26 or 260 (or similar boat) to the Channel Islands near Los Angeles, CA?

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Connecting which shrouds to which deck fitting? Joe at 4:26am 05.19.20
Winch help twodzusfittings at 3:56am 05.19.20 @Davidasailor26 You are correct. My bad.
Thistle Dew is in the water! George_NJ at 3:54am 05.19.20 I think I have steering wheel envy :), the rest of the boat looks so nice and clean too. Mine has no
Mattress for aft cabin planoron at 3:53am 05.19.20 Easy Peasy,,,, Get something like this for under the mattress: https://www.mattressinsider.com/mattr
Alternator re-assembly Scott T-Bird at 3:32am 05.19.20 @Scott T-Bird The thick Grip It washer goes at the slotted end of the alt bracket, under the bolt h
Grenada, West Indies to New York Rick486 at 2:54am 05.19.20 You might try here. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/index.php
Annette Inlet (1) jssailem at 2:49am 05.19.20 I agree. It is beautiful. No matter what season.
Rub Rail Adventure (1) Tipsynippertoo at 2:37am 05.19.20 i had a similar problem with my H356. But rather than remove the rub rail completely, I removed the
Mattress for aft cabin Sailgunner at 1:46am 05.19.20 You should try to find a local company that makes boat mattresses. I had mine made with two hinges b
Surveyors - Cape Cod NYSail at 11:17pm 05.18.20 I used Johnson marine services.....Think they were out of mystic but service the entire area..... Ad
Upgrading stock 60A alternator to Balmar 60 series 100A on Yanmar 3YM30 NYSail at 11:07pm 05.18.20 Also beneteau loves to harness large groups of wires..... I tend to cut them open to follow things w
Upgrading stock 60A alternator to Balmar 60 series 100A on Yanmar 3YM30 NYSail at 10:56pm 05.18.20
How to check out batteries NYSail at 10:46pm 05.18.20 I had 2 4d lifeline agm batteries on my boat that were 8 years..... Still functioned well but at th
Alternator re-assembly NYSail at 10:36pm 05.18.20 I have to say, the yanmar covers look real nice however on my past two boats that was the first thin
Appropriate Anchor pclarksurf at 10:36pm 05.18.20 And no locker for me -- I use an old school metal milk crate with anchor/chain/rode deployed from th
Alternator re-assembly Ward H at 10:08pm 05.18.20 @Scott T-Bird The thick Grip It washer goes at the slotted end of the alt bracket, under the bolt h
Annette Inlet Terry Cox at 9:54pm 05.18.20 A wonderful place. One of my most favorite. Hope to be there soon.
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast Tedd at 9:52pm 05.18.20 It looks like it was designed to work off the trailer. My original set up worked that way. I attache
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? Benny17441 at 9:40pm 05.18.20 I have tried a portable 120V 9,000 BTU unit in a small boat and it really did not work. The hose
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? Benny17441 at 9:19pm 05.18.20 The purpose of a tent is not to cool, but to keep the surface underneath from overheating. The tem

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