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'Bootless' A 1976 C-22 #5529 dzl at 7:46am 06.24.16 Catalina 22 82/6357 Hi everyone. I'm new here, and also rather new to sailing. I just picked up a '76 C22 yesterday. My
Thread size bman88 at 7:17am 06.24.16 Big Boats 11/739 Thread size
What diameter halyards do you use? jdub tn at 6:59am 06.24.16 Catalina 22 16/6248 Most things I've seen mention 1/4 inch. I just launched my boat, and we are getting ready to step t
Help with Changing a Zodiac Inflatable Bravo Valve dennisp at 5:25am 06.24.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3366 NEED HELP! I have a Bombard (Zodiac) 265 Rollup Dinghy with a broken Bravo Valve that needs replace
New Cal 29 Owner! (1) Sambo420 at 10:31pm 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 12/8355 Hello I am new to this site and wanted to jump right in. I recently became the new owner of a Cal 29
calculater for degree/minutes/seconds to digital degrees tadd5181 at 9:33pm 06.23.16 Big Boats 23/3108 I found a calculator for changing degree/minutes/seconds to digital degrees , but I'd like a formula
Universal M35B Idle adustment fsarmast at 6:32pm 06.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/864 I was told by a mechanic that the idle RPM was too high when he did an engine test. It is currently
2005 h31 John11936 at 5:19pm 06.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/657 I'm looking at a 2005 h31 to buy and need to know any thing I need to pay special attention to?
Not Posting in Classifieds as it is 310 Specific and FREE (4) Long Story at 2:32pm 06.23.16 Catalina 310 9/190 All: I've had some good fortune with people helping me out on here, and now it is my turn. I have
2008 Oceanis 40 Windlass mswatsonmd at 1:42pm 06.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1391 I am trying to trouble shoot a non-working windlass(QUICK). Worked fine then letting out anchor. A
Hunter 41DS asymmetrical spinnaker sheet leads (2) MFD at 12:43pm 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 53/8033 Hi All, I am thinking about getting an asymmetrical chute - actually one of the Doyle 'Utility Power
Hunter 41DS boom preventer/brake leads (2) MFD at 12:37pm 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1077 Hi All, I have a 2009 Hunter 41DS and want to install a boom brake. There are these u-bolts between
teak oil fred1diver at 12:33pm 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 1/293 hey everyone I'm redoing the side rails for my companionway, the rails that hold the crib boards, th
4200 shelf life fred1diver at 9:59am 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 22/6655 hey everyone, I bought a tube of 4200 about 3 months ago but now it's all cured inside the tube, wha
170 battery box mounting Jiim at 9:33am 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/455 Anyone ever mount a battery box on a 170? How did you mount it? Can it be mounted to the motor brack
Trip planning, first three weeks of August forbin at 9:30am 06.23.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 36/3854 Hey all, Looking for some feedback or suggestions for the first three weeks of August out of Seattl
Old Isomat mast (2) RonniePH26 at 9:04am 06.23.16 Smaller Boats 5/843 I replaced the mast on my 1994 h26 this spring and wondered if there is any value in trying to sell
Remote helm switch for cabin top winch? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:33am 06.23.16 Big Boats 5/1807 I am thinking about installing a remote switch at the helm location to control my electric cabin top
Forward Hatch Prop Garymadhatter at 8:11am 06.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1118 Greetings, I have a 1980 O'Day 30 and the metal prop that holds open the forward hatch apparently ha
Not a Joke, er... ideas? jonelli at 7:47am 06.23.16 Catalina 30 7/1522 Sorry. that was really bad. lol So, my head pump seems to be acting up, and not sure what it is ju

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Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (1) JamesG161 at 3:57am 02.13.24 Visual observation of yours, looks about right. I checked my prebend per my Boat manual. I used a p
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? rgranger at 3:14am 02.13.24 My daughter shipped her car from SC to CA For $400. seems you should be able to flat bed a cradle
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 2:43am 02.13.24 Well, it went back on the original place. all the hoses, coolant and water connections are way be
stripping cetol from teak SailingLoto at 2:33am 02.13.24 36 grit on a block make quick work or it. Stop buying hardware store sandpaper. Go get some good
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h KCofKC at 10:18pm 02.12.24 Brad, apparently it is not as obvious to us as it is to you. It might be helpful for us if we knew
Mattress for aft cabin dmax at 7:28pm 02.12.24 I haven't done exactly what you're saying but when I replaced the foam in my cushions, I put the foa
Mattress for aft cabin CET at 7:10pm 02.12.24 I am making a mattress for the AFT cabin and plan to for the V-Berth as well. The V-Berth is in 3 p
stripping cetol from teak dlochner at 6:26pm 02.12.24 I'd like to hear an answer as well. My concern is that Cetol has pigment in it that, like stain, m
MacGregor 27 trailer (1) CaptVR at 6:14pm 02.12.24 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
Hunter 320 in mast furling capta at 5:03pm 02.12.24 Everybody is going to tell you of their bad experiences with IMRF, and it does take some time and ca
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 PaulK at 4:38pm 02.12.24 Looks like a nice, pretty even curve that should be good for keeping the main's draft forward. Not e
stripping cetol from teak Poodle Head Mikey at 4:34pm 02.12.24 What? The entire reason I've used Cetol these many years is that you Never have to strip it off or
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? jssailem at 4:33pm 02.12.24 1). but what about the other end? 2). Would I attach the other end to another line run back to the
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 02.12.24 It is desirable to be able to adjust the tack to match the clew and keep the foot of the sail level.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 2:06pm 02.12.24 BTW, the OP has posted this all over the sailing forums. Check out his post on SailNet.com and the
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 1:56pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters joker460 at 1:50pm 02.12.24 Just my 2 cents worth. I don't know what's in the black box on the sewing machine but I would guess
Hunter 320 in mast furling JamesG161 at 1:00pm 02.12.24 Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Read this link on InMast fu
I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Stu Jackson at 11:23am 02.12.24 Any ideas on how to repair this Check your personal message inbox.
Hunter 320 in mast furling kappykaplan at 11:09am 02.12.24 You may find what you need in the Hunter 320 Resources Center on this site: https://hunter.sailboato

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