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heaving-to in a C-22 tomD at 12:48am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 12/3155 Several times last summer while cruising I elected to heave-to to go forward and deploy groundtackl
Choice of outboard motor Neil King at 11:58pm 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 14/1087 This has probably been asked a million times, but I'm new to this site: What is the most reliable o
Hey --- Here is an article on Frank Butler Tom at 11:49pm 12.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/744 and Catalina Yachts. For those interested. http://www.thelog.com/news/newsview.asp?c=7733
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:33pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1115 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
I want to set up 212 for easier single handling... Mark Malcolm at 3:30pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/769 ...and am looking for advice. Has anyone run lines to the cockpit? Centerboard controls? How about
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:15pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/869 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
test Phil Herring at 2:02pm 12.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/880 test
1GM to 2GM upgrade David OHara at 12:47pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/755 My old 28' S2 has the old 6.5 hp Yan 1GM engine that seemed underpowered in thunderstorms and heavy
NEW METER WORKS GREAT Terry at 12:45pm 12.04.02 Big Boats 0/702 In the process of trying to locate a replacement 50 amp internal shunt DC ammeter for our P42, Hunte
shallow draft boat but big enough.... Bill P. at 12:27pm 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1114 I currently sail a Catalina wing keel 270 with a draft of only 3.5 ft. Shallow huh...but alas the en
Fuel overflow Ben at 11:46am 12.04.02 Big Boats 12/1518 Every time I fill with diesel, I get some spillage from the vent. Any tried solution?
Mainsheet and Travler Don Bollmeier at 11:16am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/933 I wish to add a bimini. Can anyone recommend a travler / mainsheet configuration which will allow m
Shore Power Hookup Ed at 10:45am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/960 I'm curious to see if anyone has added a shore power hookup to a 23.5. The marina has power availab
Antenna Mount Ed at 10:41am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 2/750 I'm adding a fixed VHF radio to a Hunter 23.5 and want to run the cable through the mast and add a t
Sharp TV/DVD David Miller at 9:14am 12.04.02 Big Boats 16/1141 Hunter offers a Sharp TV with DVD. Has anyone ordered that option? Can you provide the exact model
Hunter 31 Cushions Dave Winiker at 7:54am 12.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1164 Here's the cushion sizes for the '87 Hunter 31; Cockpit sides; Length 49"/39"(triangular shaped aft
Hunter 356 Electronics Marc P at 7:03am 12.04.02 Big Boats 11/1179 Sorry to keep asking questions but I want to be sure that I order our boat correctly. We are current
Ever heard of customsailboattrailers.com? Anthony Bavuso at 6:44am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/989 Anyone ever hear of this guy? Possibly bought a trailer from him? Were you satisfied with the traile
Biscyane Bay Tour Ric Shultz at 5:37am 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1082 My family and I are doing a bareboat sail Miami to Key largo and back the first week in February. I
Patterns for hull & deck stripes-Hunter 25.5 Jack Wilson at 4:47am 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 6/1048 My 25.5 hull/deck stripes are badly weathered. They appear to be vinly tape applied to the hull and

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Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:02am 08.18.20 Like @Will Gilmore I"m a little confused about what happened. There is no main stay on a boat. The
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors kappykaplan at 5:00am 08.18.20 I purchased a home CO alarm for the boat in 2013 - too many false alarms, so I took it down. After
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... dlochner at 4:47am 08.18.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines
How do you store dlochner at 4:38am 08.18.20
eherlihy at 4:08am 08.18.20 On the 35's Isomat Mast there are two plastic wire conduits that run up from the bottom of the mast.
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 3:53am 08.18.20 Our club uses a system similar to your option 1. Unfortunately it gets complicated by boats that sw
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 08.18.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines
Backstay Failure Will Gilmore at 3:34am 08.18.20 When I got to the boat I noticed that the clevis pin in the backstay was gone. Could this have had
146 Mainsheet cam cleat (2) Joe at 3:33am 08.18.20 Also check Ronstan, Antal, Lewmar, Garhaurer . search: "swiveling mainsheet cam cleat" Garhaurer
Backstay Failure Joe at 3:11am 08.18.20 Uh.... yes. That would be a problem. You need to get someone out to go through you boat and make su
Drama in Pago Pago S/V Honu at 11:50pm 08.17.20 Last word i got was they are on a mooring doing a 14 day quarantine, with enough food and water.
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Terry Cox at 9:44pm 08.17.20 Ouch! So sorry to hear that news. Do you have the Genset on the upper platform like we have? If so
How do you store Terry Cox at 9:39pm 08.17.20 Been using the Topsider two gallon tank with vacuum pump for years to extract the oil from our engin
How do/would you do it? Jackdaw at 9:30pm 08.17.20
Winterizing batteries. Yeah, getting WAY ahead of myself here... (1) SoSound at 9:19pm 08.17.20 @Davidasailor26, it's in... super easy installation. I had almost no wiggle room for the DC lines,
Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC (2) Bill Creadon at 9:06pm 08.17.20 I built 60 hardtops for various sail and power boats using 1/2 thick starboard. I was an owner in a
Doyle Stack Pack help Tim Mills at 8:53pm 08.17.20 Yes, +2 to Ron. I was told by the bag maker to loosen the bag halyards by about 6-8" before raising
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks Bobalong at 8:50pm 08.17.20 Connect charger output to each battery or just to one? Read an interesting paper about connecting
Prep week and dress up day: T_Cat at 8:35pm 08.17.20 Nice! I just moved into my first slip for the remainder of the season in Erie PA. It will really im
LouisMK at 8:35pm 08.17.20 Bike chain is a good idea. Thanks

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