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Seawater Inlet Hose lehighsail at 7:11pm 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/458 I just replaced my seawater pump on my 3YM30 and the new unit went in fine until the final step. Th
Catalina 30, tall rig, 1982 running rigging Mikem at 4:56pm 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2014 Does anyone have the lengths of main and jib halyard, Genoa sheets, main sheet, and traveler control
Navigating Barnegate Inlet Hollymae D at 4:21pm 06.28.19 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 5/3017 I Have a boat, 25 Ericson which is kept at Mariners. My husband and I have sailed the bay for 2 sum
The famous Hunter Bump jbreland at 3:04pm 06.28.19 Smaller Boats 12/1480 The famous hunter bump to get the boat forward on the trailer. I assume you would only do this with
BURPING THE DRIPLESS thetone at 2:40pm 06.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1172 Just baught a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It has a Volvo dripless seal on the shaft. Does this need to be bu
Point Sails tom etzel at 1:48pm 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/383 Does anyone have any experience with them? Thanks
BOB...boat overboard prevention BobbyFunn at 11:15am 06.28.19 Day Sailers 16/1289 What is the thin line called that is tied to the boat and then to the ring on a removable pin. As
2 knots gusting to 3 (1) Jackdaw at 9:25am 06.28.19 Racing 2/586 Last evening WAS supposed to be the final race in the WYC G-series. Sitting in 2nd place, were were
Club/Marina Boat Cranes (1) BrianRobin at 8:27am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 3/428 I'm looking for pictures/info of your club or marina boat cranes. Our club is looking to update our
advice: suggestions for attaching furler to bow eye. Chief RA at 7:25am 06.28.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2184 By loosening aft and all 4 side stays still can't get enough slack to pin jib furler turret. Have h
MAKING PROGRESS twodzusfittings at 7:03am 06.28.19 Bigger Boats 2/624 Slowly but surely I'm making progress on turning this #313 1983 O'Day 30 CB into a very comfortable
changing rudder lines on a Hunter 240 KMZ at 5:51pm 06.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/895 Rudder line 2 "snapped" the other day when I was raising the rudder on my Hunter 240. It snapped at
Propeller zinc selection FredW at 5:18pm 06.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1112 short of pulling the zinc, any way to determine what size fits a 2013 Oceania 34?
Question for rardiH36 regarding inside Jib tracks Alctel at 3:45pm 06.27.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/645 So I remember reading a while ago that rardi was installing inside jib tracks to help point better b
Tuning behind the mast furler joe28532 at 3:07pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2994 Helping a friend replace the standing rigging on his boat. I have replaced rigging and tuned my own
Sea water faucet in the kitchen Valerio at 2:20pm 06.27.19 Big Boats 18/2537 I have a seacock dedicated only to feed the desalinator machine. This is located almost below the ga
Epoxy-ing over keel cable eyelet. Bad idea ? langfordja at 2:03pm 06.27.19 Catalina 22 8/925
Just starting out....am I thinking right? armondo at 1:53pm 06.27.19 Trailer Sailors 60/8361 Hey folks! I am pretty new to sailing and trying to figure out what I want to do. Hope that is ok
Anyone know what these are? (1) wing15601 at 1:16pm 06.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1409
Fuel polishing dehler25 at 12:13pm 06.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/1218 I am putting a permanently mounted fuel polisher together with a Racor 500 FG as the filtering eleme

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Prop rotation question Maine Sail at 10:39am 01.08.24 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-con
Prop rotation question dlochner at 10:36am 01.08.24 But I'm guessing that Catalina probably would make standard orders for one ratio, but during the ti
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 10:31am 01.08.24 ? how does the smaller ratio impact the boat's performance? Should not affect performance unless*
Prop rotation question jssailem at 10:16am 01.08.24 Good news about the Autostream guts.
Prop rotation question jssailem at 10:15am 01.08.24 ? how does the smaller ratio impact the boat's performance? Should not affect performance unless*
Help with a new sail jssailem at 10:03am 01.08.24 The simplicity of the original design was not bad. It provided a secure fitting to hold the sail and
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 01.08.24 Well, the holidays get in the way of boat projects and a nasty little cold has been a bit of a distr
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 9:54am 01.08.24 Suspect you will enjoy the change. A little easier to handle. Quicker to tack. Unless your 150 is ex
Tabernacle design (1) shemandr at 9:50am 01.08.24 Here a version of a hinge that keeps the off the deck for towing. Probably pretty easy to do. I to
So long 2023... Scott T-Bird at 9:31am 01.08.24 The season started out nicely enough but my heart attack while staying on the boat over the July 4th
Help with a new sail Scott T-Bird at 9:14am 01.08.24 The end of that threaded ss pin simply bonded to the aluminum gooseneck and he sheared the pin while
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 01.08.24 The blue plugs (and stripes on the cables) are for the backbone and the white plugs (and cables) are
Cover for Hunter 39 tfox2069 at 8:28am 01.08.24 Greg, Thanks once again for your help. As mentioned, the best for quality and price was Leon Canva
Tabernacle design patbratton at 8:05am 01.08.24 Why would adding a tabernacle require a compression post? The boat was designed with a beam across
What's the purpose for these slots? Jkutyna at 6:59am 01.08.24 Looking at your picture, that is slightly different. I was on my boat this Saturday attempting to s
Help with a new sail (1) rgranger at 6:36am 01.08.24 If you decide to replace it, Dwyer still sells that end cap for the goose neck
Help with a new sail (1) Morgan donor at 4:58am 01.08.24 Threaded stainless bolts, in aluminum threads, doused in saltwater creates corrosion. Old mariners p
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 4:39am 01.08.24 After working well 2 or 3 times, the Espar (D5, 12 V) failed to start up, making a weird grinding n
Help with a new sail jssailem at 4:10am 01.08.24 @NOLA looking at the condition of the SS pin, fractured near the last threads, and the rust on the o
Help with a new sail justsomeguy at 1:52am 01.08.24 the photographer You're being quite generous.

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