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new floor don robinson at 9:06pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/921 I need to put a new floor down can any one tell me what is under the wood I am new to sail boats an
Placement of outboard bracket EJ at 6:39pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/926 I would like to move my outboard bracket as high as possible. Is there a guideline on positioning t
Getting shorter SailboatOwners.com at 2:49pm 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 58/2873 You're out for a great sail and the wind starts to freshen. Maybe the gusts start to heel the boat a
My 2-cents on "Buy American" Bob Howie at 2:17pm 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 0/905 Geez, Louise, do we always have to have a debate on "Made in The USA" versus "Offshore-made products
Edson traditional rack and pinion steering setup David Michaels at 2:02pm 06.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/4007 After a month of sailing with the tiller basically sweeping anyone in the (very small) cockpit out o
Holding Tank Vent leak Ron P at 1:57pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1029 I have a holding tank system that goes head to holding tank without a direct discharge line. Recent
No water to faucet Rodney at 1:00pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1022 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 Tall rig a few days ago. I turned the water pressure pump on and opened
Catalina Repairs Dwight Critzer at 12:54pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/921 what do you feel is the most common repairs ( or problems ) with the older Catalina 22. built in 19
Rudder RepairI Dwight Critzer at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/925 In Process of buying older Catalina 22. The Rudder attached to the back is missing. Where do I go to
Autohelm 4000+ out of control for 320 Steve Dale at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/869 I installed a Autohelm 4000 on my hunter 320, and the can't seem to get the hang of it. I set the re
Keeping Cool Olaf at 11:59am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/845 Does anyone have experience with the Davis "Sail Windscoop" (2002 Boat U.S. pg 500) or the West Mari
engines? ken at 11:48am 06.23.02 Other Sailboats 2/922 I'm trying to find out when and at what HP yamar goes to two or more cylinders I have owned a boat w
Atlantic Beach, NC Fishing Trip D. Moore at 11:22am 06.23.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/880 We are coming down to Atlantic Beach in mid-July for a family vacation and are planning to charter a
st. michaels md jeff #14640 at 11:15am 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 3/1005 we are planning on spending our honeymoon in st. michaels, md. does anyone know of a good bed and br
I 'll try one more thing Jim Rushing at 10:42am 06.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1290 After about four years the head in my '95 35.5 started to smell. I have tried chemicals, ozone gener
O'Day 23 Hatch George Berrier at 10:04am 06.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1406 The hatch cover on my 23 is made of a tinted plastic material. Does anyone know if it would be ple
Batteries - Where to buy Bob Knott at 9:37am 06.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1171 Went to the boat today and found my starting battery dead. Want to replace both my starting battery
Outhaul Gene at 9:37am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1048 I am shaking down my '81 Catalina 27. It is my first boat and it was purchased long distance over th
wet deck core fred winter at 7:21am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1782 need advice, starboard deck area from waste pumpout to last shroud attachment point shows moisture i
Hunter 27-7 Gene at 7:18am 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1023 I am looking at a 1979 27' Hunter. The owner says it is a 27-7 with a volvo engine. Is this the sa

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wall mount tv on an 05 hunter 41 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:25pm 08.18.20
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 1:24pm 08.18.20 All ideas are welcome. Can you use the main halyard as a forestay while disconnecting the actual f
H310 what engine? Ron20324 at 1:22pm 08.18.20 Picky, picky, picky :laugh: ! :plus:
Backstay Failure capta at 1:15pm 08.18.20 Wow, it seems you had multiple things go wrong pretty much at the same time. Looks like the headstay
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 1:13pm 08.18.20 Do you have the Beneteau or a Hunter, as per your avatar?
Backstay Failure dlochner at 1:08pm 08.18.20 I hope you have good insurance. This is could be expensive, it looks like the deck at the mast step
LITTLE TO NO WIND Hunter216 at 1:08pm 08.18.20 If the land adjoining the water has much slope to it, what you're experiencing may be anabatic or k
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:07pm 08.18.20 Thoroughly flushing out the tank is a good idea, but first I'd make certain that the vent isn't even
How do you store capta at 1:06pm 08.18.20 Really thought my life was about to change ...................... until I read the installation i
Hunter 42 passage tb4sail at 12:58pm 08.18.20 I am going to make a guess it is in the head or vanity behind a panel attached with screws as that
Hunter 42 passage tb4sail at 12:57pm 08.18.20 The most forward starboard cabinet in the main cabin has a small panel on the forward side that can
LITTLE TO NO WIND RussC at 12:56pm 08.18.20 @JudyB I'll have to read that page a few dozen times to fully absorb it :oops:. I've become so accu
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 12:54pm 08.18.20 I want a replacement panel not a new trim ring. I suspect you are not going to be successful. The
LITTLE TO NO WIND jon hansen at 12:46pm 08.18.20 if you want to sail these toys to their full potential you need to be a student of Frank. understan
Painting non-skid (2) williamtl at 12:38pm 08.18.20 <p>
Checking more off the list Ron20324 at 12:38pm 08.18.20 A while back I recommended putting an opening Beckson port in the transom to replce that portlight.
LITTLE TO NO WIND DrJudyB at 12:30pm 08.18.20 PS: ouch!! on second thought.... maybe I'll wait for the movie. I may not be smart enough to read i
Install Lewmar V1 windlass on a 376 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 08.18.20 The Lewmar V1 on a 376 seems light but that, of course, depends on your ground tackle. Read the Lew
Backstay Failure (1) thetone at 12:23pm 08.18.20 183975
Backstay Failure odaydokay at 12:22pm 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way

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