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To J. Strylander David at 7:15am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1064 J. Thanks for the info on the Autohelm. If you have the time could you contact me by email and gi
rusted swing keel winch Paul Sattler at 7:14am 05.28.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1901 I have a catalina 22 that i recently launched and the winch has suddenly rusted through. I am going
Run electrical wire through horizontal mast? Herb at 6:11am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I need to run an additinoal wire through my mast to connect to my top light. The mast is currently i
Depth Finder works..... Thanks Hayden Jones at 5:52am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/842 to all who sent information. I was able to convert my old Eagle Fish/Depth Finder from a transom att
Who's better Poli Glow or Island Girl Ozana Halik at 5:09am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 14/4101 Has anybody used them?How easy to apply?How long does it last?etc.Thanks
Keel Retro Rich at 5:04am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/1024 I have a 1972 Catalina swing keel.I have been battling the worn keel syndrome for a number of year
Dog on board Jeremy at 4:52am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1205 My wife and I are taking a 3-4 week cruise to the Abacos this summer on our Catalina 400. We have a
Autohelm 4000 Settings for C-30 Allen at 4:48am 05.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/917 I just installed an AH4000+ on my C-30 standard rig, fin keel. There were a number of user-defined
Window frame on Hunter 28.5 Chris at 4:36am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1160 I have an 85 Hunter 28.5. I stepped on the long slider (though it doesn't slide)window channel and
Fuel Gauge Bob at 4:34am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/960 When we went to pick up our boat from storage (which we left with a full tank of fuel), we noticed t
Traveler car for O'day 40 Chris Coutu at 4:15am 05.28.02 Bigger Boats 2/1146 I have a 1986 O'day 40 and need a new traveler car.Its a very large track and I have no Idea who ma
Worry about purchasing a HUNTER LEGEND 376 96 MOWBUK at 3:53am 05.28.02 Big Boats 10/3036 I am about to purchase a Legend 376 but here in the U.K. there seems to be some feeling that they ar
1985 Hunter 40 WINS Swifter..Cape Flattery Race Tony Re at 3:35am 05.28.02 Racing 10/2242 I ...with an outstandinh crew of 11 ..Just won the Swiftsure ..Cape Flattery Race!! Huners are one
Downwind Sail Trim Mike W at 3:31am 05.28.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3585 I see a lot of information on sailing the boat upwind, but not much about the downwind leg. What is
Can't see the forest for the trees... Joe Dickson at 3:24am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/876 We had work done on our boat recently that involved pulling the stick, rebuilding the cross-member a
Excessive oil consumption? John Harper at 2:54am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2255 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97
Charging the batteries Doug T. at 2:51am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 While installing shore power on our boat, I also added a three-stage, two-bank battery charger. I a
H260 Topping Lift Frank Sears at 2:38am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/925 A word for the wise. We've had our boat in the water for a month now and have sailed her at least a
77 Hunter 27 replacement windows Randy Sandell at 2:32am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1285 The windows need replacing in my 77 hunter 27 and I need some info on where to look for them. I als
Excessive oil usage? John Harper at 2:31am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1097 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97

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Toilet paper Don S/V ILLusion at 2:02pm 08.08.20 Marine toilet paper used on a sailboat? Or household toilet paper used on a sailboat? Your thoughts
Lets talk tongue weight... rgranger at 2:00pm 08.08.20 Thanks Dave . The brakes were definitely "hinky". I checked the fluid. It was fine. In Jan 2019,
Gas storage Mickstr at 1:56pm 08.08.20 What kind of engine do you have? My old 272LE had a 10/2 Westerbeke diesel, with a 9 gallon tank fro
Gas storage Mickstr at 1:54pm 08.08.20 Hey Bennie, That sounds like a plan. Thanks for your input! Jesse You sure about that size? I ha
Mass/RI travel restrictions?!?!?!?!?! rgranger at 1:52pm 08.08.20 Where in the world do you find HOV lanes? I haven't seen any in at least a decade. Odd... I see
Tacking Etiquette rgranger at 1:50pm 08.08.20 After a few tacks.. if the wind is gentle, give the tiller to one of the guests and take over the ji
bilge cleaning tips rgranger at 1:43pm 08.08.20 so my bilge is all clean, thanks to all of you. tomorrow I'm going to paint the bilge and maybe do
bilge cleaning tips rgranger at 1:42pm 08.08.20
bilge cleaning tips rgranger at 1:41pm 08.08.20 ... but it's a LOT easier to use a power washer... --Peggie :plus: I have a porter cable battery
Toilet paper Rich Stidger at 1:29pm 08.08.20 We have used single and multiple ply household TP for almost 35 years. Never had a problem. Also n
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement Hardhead at 1:28pm 08.08.20 I've been using the cheaper totalboat epoxy, and thinning with denatured alcohol for the 1st few coa
A week in Jamaica JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:18pm 08.08.20 You did this in your 310? Yes. We left the US in her in 2015. Been poking around the Caribbean sin
bilge cleaning tips fred1diver at 1:01pm 08.08.20 so my bilge is all clean, thanks to all of you. tomorrow I'm going to paint the bilge and maybe do a
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat johnperri55 at 12:57pm 08.08.20 great ideas all! thanks
Diesel smell in the aft cabin...down the rabbit hole VanIslandGuy at 12:47pm 08.08.20 Further down the rabbit hole, the KUS gasket I ordered is listed as cork/nitrate which I will guess
Toilet paper Tally Ho at 12:42pm 08.08.20 I use some quick dissolve paper I picked up at Walmart. Not necessarily just for marine...probably
Cockpit folding table Meriachee at 12:20pm 08.08.20 You just have an iPhone picture and it is controlling you. :yikes: The hardware giveth, and the so
Toilet paper Stu Jackson at 12:10pm 08.08.20 Type toilet paper in the search box, and read away. Really.
Tacking Etiquette ggrizzard at 11:59am 08.08.20 Yeah, with power boat owner guests I do what Will Gilmore said . I'm told I'm eccentric by all of th

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