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Rig Tension and Rig Knowledge jviss at 10:04am 09.03.18 Ask All Sailors 4/667 My previous boat was a C36 (sold, by the way), which was a masthead, single spreader rig with cap sh
NEW SAILS? Stargazer3 at 8:48am 09.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/11773 Hi, all! My 2000 h410 is in need of new sails after 18 years! I have the option of O.E.M. replacemen
Which control cables for 1981 Hunter 33? cwstoneking at 8:04am 09.03.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/889 I have a 1981 Hunter 33 (Cherubini). I need a new set of control cables for the throttle and shifter
Which control cables for 1981 Hunter 33? cwstoneking at 8:00am 09.03.18 Parts Search 0/3 I have a 1981 Hunter 33 (Cherubini). I need a new set of control cables for the throttle and shifte
Labor Day Weekend Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 6:25am 09.03.18 Racing 2/544 Sunday and Monday have been washouts this Labor Day weekend in southeast Texas. But, we were able to
Roller Screen for Forward Hatch rpwillia at 6:14am 09.03.18 Catalina 310 10/2036 Had an awesome weekend on the boat and at one point I put the screen up in the V-Berth Lewmar hatch
JIB SHEET diameter for catalina 22?? steveebryant at 5:20am 09.03.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/560 In general, what is an appropriate diameter for the jib sheets on a catalina 22?
Connecting breather hose directly to intake silencer inlet in M25-XPB valcour at 5:10am 09.03.18 Catalina 310 9/1512 I have been reviewing posts about replacing the intake silencer with a K'N filter. Some have also c
fix keel oday 22 at 4:12am 09.03.18 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1353 my 1972 O DAY 22 keel has water in it all the time is this normal and it also looks like previous ow
Circuit Breaker Hot Water Wanderwind36 at 11:42pm 09.02.18 Big Boats 1/1109 Have a 1987 Catalina 36. The hot water circuit breaker is a Push-On/Push-Off type. Pushed the hot wa
Composting toilets Mark Maulden at 8:27pm 09.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1001 In searching the archives, it seems not much has been said about these in the last 7 yrs or so. Aft
Interior taking shape (2) pclarksurf at 8:09pm 09.02.18 Catalina 22 26/2915 Prerequisite to next weekends first 130 mile road trip and overnight stay? Nothing mechanical says
New (old!) Javeline 14 Owner BarryV2 at 2:27pm 09.02.18 Day Sailers 13/1742 I sold my last boat nearly 10 years ago and have had an itch that needed scratching lately. This tim
Is it Stupid to Use a New Yamaha Outboard on a Dinghy? GorillaToast at 1:44pm 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1365 iow, will it probably get stolen within a week?
Interior Hull Trim (1) MikeHoncho at 1:41pm 09.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/693 My 78 H30 came to me with aftermarket 3/8 foam backed vinyl hull liner that looks to be glued on wit
Hilary Lister sailor extraordinaire.... Warren Milberg at 12:24pm 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 6/699 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/hilary-lister-quadriplegic-yachtswoman-who-sailed-so
Interesting LiFePO4 question/experiment Mr Fox at 11:59am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3268
Raymarine Nav issues on 2009 B31 Helmer31 at 10:37am 09.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1890 Heading suddenly went out about 90 deg to east on Raymarine nav setup. My first instinct is that th
Which to choose. My dilemma! Phlbald at 8:34am 09.02.18 Catalina 30 39/4420
TS Gordon-PTC# 7 JamesG161 at 7:10am 09.02.18 Weather and Forecasting 33/3209 This is spinning up between Cuba and Bahamas. It has only a slight possibility to be a Named storm.

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Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 9:32pm 07.12.24
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 9:22pm 07.12.24 One question- there's no chance that either the transmission or coupling flanges are threaded?
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? Tally Ho at 9:12pm 07.12.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Leeward Rail at 9:04pm 07.12.24 What this means in practice is that you will move the boat but struggle to get it up the ramp after
Oday 23 Windows Reseal Project Tally Ho at 8:29pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 07.12.24 but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out as it was catching on something. Very li
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? Tally Ho at 8:17pm 07.12.24
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 8:10pm 07.12.24 Good news. Did you try moving the fuel cutoff by hand to make sure it works properly? Greg Yes
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Tally Ho at 8:07pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Rick Webb at 8:05pm 07.12.24 Absolutely a great idea. We played around with all sorts of ideas but the only one that truly worked
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Update: removed cable and pulled wire out, but could only get about 3ft of an 8ft cable to come out
electric windlass BigEasy at 7:47pm 07.12.24 Could you also use something like this on a simple windless system? Maybe? Have a friend who use
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:45pm 07.12.24 Update: started up just fine today.
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. SoSound at 7:26pm 07.12.24 I like that idea, @Will Gilmore, the clip more than the velcro. But I wouldn't rule out a clever us
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) SoSound at 7:21pm 07.12.24 @twodzusfittings (if I've never told you so, I love that name!), I don't have pedestal guard tubes b
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (2) Will Gilmore at 6:24pm 07.12.24 I'm thinking something like these to catch the two leaves to the center board. Plastic cabinet latch
electric windlass dmdiehl64 at 6:22pm 07.12.24
Replacement for bose 321 artboas at 5:47pm 07.12.24 I would reccomend going with Garmin Fusion. It's meant for the marine enviroment, and can be control
charging problem with new batterie artboas at 5:24pm 07.12.24 I call BS on the 3000 aH.
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin artboas at 5:23pm 07.12.24

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