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C36MK2 Pac Crossing LA to Hawaii Kenyon DuKane at 1:41am 11.03.01 Big Boats 2/1062 We have tremendous confidence in the Cat 36II in most conditions. We are considering a leasurly j
Boomkicker Yes or No Peter at 9:25pm 11.02.01 Smaller Boats 8/1603 We have a 1986 C22. I find the topping lift a nusance and I am currently thinking about the Boomkick
Depth gage Lou Aubert at 1:21pm 11.02.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/962 I have a problem with my depth gage. When I go over 700 feet in depth the meter registers "--". When
H240 trailer too low - How do you raise it. Peter Skene at 10:32am 11.02.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/925 I find that when towing the trailer the rear if the trailer is only 1 - 2 cm from the ground.Any i
I'm back LaDonna Bubak - Catalina Owners at 7:46am 11.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/918 NYC was amazing and I even got to go sailing on LIS. Have ya'll been good while I was away? Hmmm, I
37.5 /Skunky aft lockers Don Wilbert at 3:38am 11.02.01 Big Boats 6/1014 Anybody out there with a 375 with shunky smelling aft hang up and storage locker ???? The drain line
Exterior window trim Carl Abrahamson at 1:21am 11.02.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1526 I need to find replacement exterior window trim for a 1985 hunter 34...Hopefullysomeone else here
135 vs 150% GEONA Tim Leighton at 7:30pm 11.01.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2614 Don (and anyone else w/ an opinion): Just ordered a Catalina 400 w/ the 150% geona option. Having s
H23 Forestay Turnbuckle Question Gary Bridi at 1:25pm 11.01.01 Smaller Boats 1/1071 I need to replace the turnbuckle that attaches the roller furler inside the anchor locker. I cant s
Water in Bilge Luke W at 11:38am 11.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/844 The previous owner of my 285 drilled two 1/4" holes near the bottom of the bilge into what appears t
FYI Steven Dion at 9:07am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/831 Marine-type 12-volt batteries Could explode and cause chemical and heat burns and
Mariner 2 2 Roller Reefing Problem Richard S. "Coffee Break" at 7:43am 11.01.01 Day Sailers 0/944 I have a roller reefing jib that my wife really loves, no more having to put it up and take it down
"Don" concerning responce to fungal problem Atina at 6:08am 11.01.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/759 Don:Do you mean that you do not use a Rancor, 2 micron primary filter at all and only the 2ndary fi
Tachometer Troubleshooting Kenneth at 5:28am 11.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1027 My tachometer needle (diesel) swings wildly while the engine is running. Looking at the electrical
Christmas Lights and Inverters Ron Parkes at 1:56am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1097 I plan on running up some Christmas lights this year to the top of the mast and around the safety li
Replacement Battens For Mac 25 Mark Arnold at 9:06pm 10.31.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1308 My North Sail - Main Sail on our 1984 Mac. 25 has no battens. Are these something that can be hand m
28.5 Regatta Cliff Ruckstuhl at 12:37am 11.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/953 After helping to have a Hunter 23 National regatta and now owning a 28.5 on Erie is there any intere
cutlass bearing scott at 9:29am 10.31.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1325 I have a 1986 h34 and need to replace the bearing. Anyone know the size I need? Is it a 'tuna'? M
Hunter 34 shaft specs. Claude L.-Auger at 8:55am 10.31.01 Other Sailboats 1/1083 I recently pulled the shaft on my 84 H34 and found out that it was 54.75 inches long instead of the
Switch for the bilge pump???? Mark Hudson at 4:40am 10.31.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/920 My C-30 has a factory switch at the nav station for the bilge pump. The pump has a float switch for

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Surveyors - Cape Cod Sailfanatic at 11:24am 05.18.20 Based on his work for me I would recommend Jay Michaud, he traveled to the Cape for my survey. https
high water? TomY at 11:21am 05.18.20 so the low stalled. 5" at the house in sturge last night.(cousin texted0 east winds to 40. still s
Waterproof connector for outboard alternator wires. (1) thinwater at 11:16am 05.18.20 Clean it up with a wire brush and load it with waterproof grease. Should be fine. If proprietary co
Sailing into a marina BigEasy at 11:11am 05.18.20 Back when I had a slip I would practice sailing in at least once a season. It is a good skill to
Transom shower spray handle (1) justsomeguy at 11:10am 05.18.20 Does it look like this?
high water? DayDreamer41 at 11:06am 05.18.20 Flood warning all around the state, I live on the East side and my phone is constantly going off wit
Going to look at a 322 next week... GregL564 at 11:05am 05.18.20 Gary is one of the most accomplished 322 sailors out there, and has taken his over the horizon many
Oceanis 331 Keel crack Capt jgw at 11:03am 05.18.20 Keels can come out of the mold pretty rough and there's often a lot of fairing compound on them. I t
high water? jon hansen at 11:01am 05.18.20 still raining !
How many H23s were built? kgibson4 at 11:00am 05.18.20 Does anyone know how many H23's were built/delivered? SailboatData.com doesn't have that figure.
Sailing into a marina Capt jgw at 10:56am 05.18.20 Back when I had a slip I would practice sailing in at least once a season. Only the first time I did
1987 Beneteau First 235 cb32863 at 10:50am 05.18.20 I have a 92 and there are no such switches on my panel. Are you sure they are factory?
79 Hunter 27 Spedometer wheel CMF Hunter 27 at 10:42am 05.18.20 Looks like moore instruments went under but two people are still selling parts but no guages. Did y
Oday 28 stupid question: what is this?? loneshark64 at 10:38am 05.18.20 Will do
Navionics CF cards BigEasy at 10:38am 05.18.20 You can purchase a cf reader / drive, inexpensively, that plugs into a USB port on your computer.
Sailing into a marina BigEasy at 10:35am 05.18.20
Sailing into a marina jon hansen at 10:31am 05.18.20 the marina does not own the water, period. i suppose that they can decide not to rent you a dock. al
TefPack Synthetic Shaft Packing Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 05.18.20 We have some 1/4" SynBraid, but it is not technically in the web store as we are still in a battle
Sailing into a marina Steve L22188 at 10:28am 05.18.20 That would be the "Captain Ron clause" hidden somewhere in your marina contract. My marina contract
Sailing into a marina rgranger at 10:24am 05.18.20 My marina has a "no sail" policy but.... the old-timer guru on the docks (his name is Obi BTW) sail

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