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redoing the electrical wiring......... tom at 2:46pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 12/1369 Have a 22ft catalina that needs the wiring to the lights replaced. it seems, and i havent gotten to
looking for 35.5 bemini photos ted jensen at 2:45pm 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 13/1069 one of my winter projects is to add a binimi to my 35.5, if any one has a photo they can post, it wi
"Ginnaker" Gennaker without an olive Charlie at 10:17am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/1095 I have just purchased a gennaker for my 23.5.I am considering mounting 2 swivel blocks to the padeye
Electrical Breakers Steve Brockhouse at 9:17am 12.05.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1096 I am the owner of a 1991 Beneteau 440 built in France and used initially in Guadaloupe as a Moorings
Got a trailer? Mark Schenck at 8:16am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 1/837 Hey everyone, I recently stumbled into a 1982 Hunter 25 for a deal that I could not walk away from.
Refinishing wood slats on princess & helm seats? Tom Boles at 6:42am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1895 Does anyone have a clever way to refinish the wood slats on the seats? We have a Vision 32 and even
replacing just the glass in portlights john at 6:36am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/928 I have recently purchased a hunter 27' 1979. Many of the portlights are etched from exposure to sa
Storm!! When do you go to bare poles? Joe Mullee at 4:59am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 46/7459 Recently I was in some rough weather while crewing on a boat in the Caribbean 1500. Winds were in th
Loose footed Main Dave Johndrow at 4:21am 12.05.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1707 Don-I'm not sure where I read it but I do recall that you are not a fan of the loose footed Main.
New name lettering Joe Refkin at 3:58am 12.05.02 Other Sailboats 6/878 I have recently aquired an 83 Cat 30. It needs a name change. Will Island Girl safely remove the o
Removing CDI reefer Brian R Clare at 3:53am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1749 On my recently acquired '88 O'day 272LE with CDI reefer, the halyard/messenger knot is jammed at top
Tight marina/Mac26x Stewart at 3:23am 12.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 I find it hard to control the boat (motoring slow)when trying to dock in a tight marina. Should the
Galley Wood Lee at 1:43am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/921 I need to rebuild the galley to accomadate a small microwave. What type of wood is on the face of t
Bottom Painting while on a trailer..... Greg at 1:27am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 15/1863 I was wondering if anyone has come up with any ideas on how to lift a 23.5 up off the trailer a bit
heaving-to in a C-22 tomD at 12:48am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 12/3211 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 14/1120 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 0/764 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 5/1130 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 1/789 ...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 0/884 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp

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Winterizing our Hunter 386 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:45am 09.09.20 You forgot to include "rinse out the holding tank, macerator and macerator plumbing" after pumping i
Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 (1) Belle Amie at 8:44am 09.09.20 My new to me boat has issues the seller did not reveal. The most recent one is with the fuel tank/f
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag G0ri11@ at 8:40am 09.09.20
Barometer vs temperature kloudie1 at 8:39am 09.09.20 Andrew, if ya go to "Weather Underground" and enter your nearest station, then go to "10 Day Forecas
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Maurice Doran at 8:38am 09.09.20 Oh, and that's a whole different rabbit hole. Boat had all Raymarine ST60 wind, depth, speed, ST4
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag Jackdaw at 8:32am 09.09.20 Alternatively, remove the battens permanently and recut the leech so it is hollow. Spoken like a
The importance of pre-race warmups Jackdaw at 8:30am 09.09.20 That was some of the funnest sailing we have done in a while and some of the most educational for m
Beneteau 373 on Lake Erie David in Sandusky at 8:22am 09.09.20 My Beneteau experience is limited to chartering several in the 35-37 foot range. But I think the 373
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Scott B at 8:21am 09.09.20 I can imagine, we replaced the macerator pump last year (cracked housing probably due to freezing)
Sail hull trawler conversion questions dLj at 8:18am 09.09.20 Try a motor sailor.... dj https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1977/cal-2-46-3644804
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Panama Jack at 8:17am 09.09.20 Peggie, I am in contact with Ronco Plastic on ording the new plasitc waste holding tank. It is a b
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag DrJudyB at 8:15am 09.09.20 I have a Harken headsail bag that I've used for my 110% in the past, but am now trying to use with
Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 bobtigar at 8:10am 09.09.20 I used a product from JB Weld specifically for fuel tank repair. Put on a decent sized glob, laid a
Sail hull trawler conversion questions JohnRichard at 8:09am 09.09.20 But I join the consensus that especially for a project boat and in today's buyers market, you are
Barometer vs temperature dlochner at 8:04am 09.09.20 Problem here has been the media barometric pressure has been pretty steady for the last 6 weeks i.e
84 Hunter 27, Seemingly designed to Catch Crab Pots. And the FIX! StephenD at 8:00am 09.09.20 Just an update on how this worked out. After a few weeks of not snagging any crab pots, I got cocky
Barometer vs temperature JamesG161 at 8:00am 09.09.20 And if it changes during the day as the air heats. It does vary with temperature, but Jensen Beach
Fitting a jib with leech battens into a headsail bag Jackdaw at 7:57am 09.09.20 Lots of questions left Are these battens horizontal or vertical. I'm assuming horizontal of the sai
Buying a boat currently in Canada DayDreamer41 at 7:57am 09.09.20 We have a couple of members who are without use of their boats this year, one keeps his boat in Onta
Buying a boat currently in Canada forbin at 7:52am 09.09.20 Thanks for the replies. I was not planning to cross the border myself, I'm aware that's not allowed

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