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Stuck Cabin Sole Access Panel Kevin at 4:35am 01.28.01 Big Boats 5/1354 The access panel in the in the cabin sole in my galley area is stuck. I have tried endless ways to g
depth sounder on an 87 MAC 25D HELP!!! Paul at 3:32am 01.28.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1575 I just bought a MAC 26D. It came with a uniden depth meter and an Airmar thru hull transducer. (mo
Boat Cradle Mike Daus at 3:20am 01.28.01 Big Boats 3/1804 Planning next Fall haulout and maintenance. Boat yard suggests building a cradle for our 1982 Hunter
Hull speed, Schmull speed Scott Halloin at 3:12am 01.28.01 Ask All Sailors 19/3250 Despite what the hull speed literature says, there are a number of tall tales among Hunter owners as
Port light replacements for H-27 Howard at 3:09am 01.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1150 Waiting for the bowl to start and I'm planning my spring work. This year the jobn is to replace the
O.B. motor lift Eric at 2:49am 01.28.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/849 I am looking for ideas, specifically for the Hunter Passage 42, to install a outboard motor lift on
Michigan Racing Blues Rod at 2:33am 01.28.01 Racing 5/1308 See Photo form for racing Pictures.
no boom vang Gary phillips at 1:47am 01.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1107 Why does the hunter 27 1979 not have a boom vang? It is equiped with a cabin top traveler. Is this c
HIN's david lewis at 1:17am 01.28.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1031 the HIN of a boat whether home built or not is required by the United States federal regulations. T
Bow Thrusters Steve Floyd at 1:08am 01.28.01 Big Boats 3/1558 I am thinking about a bow thruster for my Catalina 470 and would be interested in hearing from anyon
AC Power loss Steve at 1:06am 01.28.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/967 I have my boat in the water throughout the winter in Annapolis. I occasionally have a loss of AC pow
Keel lock down bolt has been fiberglassed over Steve French at 1:00am 01.28.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1103 Bought a catalina 22 (1973) yesterday. Today I found the keel lockdown bolt has been removed and fib
Underpowered? Andrew Gillan at 12:40am 01.28.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1093 I'm looking at buying a Cat 30. The one I'm interested in has had its engine replaced with a 14HP -
Draining freshwater tank on H33 Jim Logan at 12:16am 01.28.01 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1119 How do you folks with H33's drain the freshwater tank? I believe in Peggy's method of commissioning
Best way to buff out a hull Tom at 11:46pm 01.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1385 I have a 1990 hunter 28 that has been maintained fairly well - I bought her last spring.... I have g
Connecticut Registration Nightmare david lewis at 10:16pm 01.27.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1105 I am finishing building a wooden sailing dinghy. I know I need a registration and a hull identifica
Volvo Penta with "V" Drive - any good??? Dave Osborne at 9:51pm 01.27.01 Ask All Sailors 3/2721 I am considering purchasing a 323 Pearson with the Volvo Penta 23 hp "MD11C" dsl motor ' Vee Drive.
Volvo Penta with "V" Drive- any good?? Dave Osborne at 9:46pm 01.27.01 Other Sailboats 1/2764 I am interested in buying a Pearson 323 that has a Volov Penta with the Vee Drive. There are 2300 hr
Steaming Cone Russell Marcks at 3:22pm 01.27.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2581 I don't know why, but I can't seem to find a steaming cone anyplace. Does anyone know where I can g
Oceanis vs. First Lou at 9:44am 01.27.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1618 I am comparing the Oceanis vs. the First models in the 35 to 37 foot range. I understand that the O

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Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:19pm 03.29.20 Sad.
Durable teak finish for entryway stairs/ladder BigEasy at 7:08pm 03.29.20 Looking for suggestions on refinishing the entry stairs/ladder on our 94' Catalina. I used Minwa
Mooring Pendant size Tally Ho at 7:06pm 03.29.20 Do you have a photo of that? It sounds like a good idea. Greg
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Tally Ho at 6:54pm 03.29.20 well other than the yard workers who have to come to work to launch your boat and they too become a
Bukh 20DV- Cooling syatem issues: No water pumping out of the exhaust. Capt jgw at 6:23pm 03.29.20 Did you or the mechanic Colleen the raw water strainer? If so, the cover may not be seated properly
New electric windlass MikeO53 at 6:23pm 03.29.20 Defender.com is having their annual sale right now with some good deals. I like the Maxwells
Mooring Pendant size MikeO53 at 6:18pm 03.29.20 I always loop the eye over the entire cleat but also have a 2-foot length permanently tied to the ho
Engineering problem Tedd at 6:08pm 03.29.20 Strictly speaking, if the compression load was purely vertical and could only be purely vertical the
2000 340...Transducer and Speed Indicators Capt jgw at 6:02pm 03.29.20 I have tried everything I could imagine to keep the speed wheel clean, except removing the sensor w
stuck inside, great old sailing video jon hansen at 5:58pm 03.29.20 h04_4Msuw2k
stuck inside, great old sailing video jon hansen at 5:56pm 03.29.20 niUDZpM4BoA
Cabinet work Will Gilmore at 5:55pm 03.29.20 :clap:Very nice work. Those are full overlay doors? If you don't want to put a finger hole in your
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise (2) John Nantz at 5:54pm 03.29.20 Pictures are copies (taken with a phone) of photos. Unfortunately not as good as the originals. Betw
Mooring Pendant size Capt jgw at 5:54pm 03.29.20 Dyneema has almost no stretch at all, less than Dacron and way, way less than nylon. If you are hap
Mooring Pendant size JP at 5:50pm 03.29.20 I am not sure I could sleep at night with just the eye loop on the end of the mooring bridal over th
Cabinet work dlochner at 5:26pm 03.29.20 Any suggestions on small discreet positive latches. Not sure if they still make them. When my 25 ye
S2 11.0 cutlass bearing joul at 4:52pm 03.29.20 Thank you !
Beneteau 323 Standing Rigging Cotter Pin Size Question BrianRobin at 4:09pm 03.29.20 Yeah, if you have the tools. The only tool you need is a pair of vise grips, beats fumbling with a
Cabinet work rgranger at 3:54pm 03.29.20 :yeah:
My first regatta- impromptu (3) rgranger at 3:50pm 03.29.20 Yeah... they invited me to join next weekend... after the race I parked in a cove for the night and

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