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C&C 30 Prop babylon9484 at 10:24pm 01.19.16 C&C 5/3384 Hi all I purchased a 77 C'C 30 that has been re-powered with a Yanmar 2QM15. The previous owner put
O'34/ Outhaul -what's in your boom? LouisMK at 8:03pm 01.19.16 Bigger Boats 5/1717 Has anyone pulled the end cap off their boom? I'm wondering if the outhaul uses anything more than a
Hunter 34 handrails peacheykeen at 7:08pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1589 I'm renovating a Hunter 34 (1983) and the deck handrails are badly worn - too much power washing is
Which type of keel do you prefer? Curious Sailor at 5:33pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 79/7763 with all of the different types of keels available, I'm curious to know which is the most popular am
Favorite Mods SteveInMD at 5:33pm 01.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/4952 Production of my Oceanis 45 is scheduled to start very soon in Marion, SC. I'm having the dealer ad
Replacement shower hose SFS at 2:59pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/604 In my 1983 H31, the head has a faucet with an attached shower hose. To activate the shower, you lif
Rigger needed for San Diego area Joe at 1:33pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/200 Yep.... my mast climbing days are over....... so I'm hoping one of you San Diego area forum members
hot water tank gettinthere at 1:22pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2800 Raritan 6 gallon hot water tank keeps overflowing out the pressure relief valve...the new raritan pr
Make sure you check you bilge pump & float switch regularly! Domenico at 1:13pm 01.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2441 Just a reminder to all fellow sailors to check your bilge pump ' float switch on a regular basis.
Coming to Sydney Australia for Three Weeks deacm at 1:08pm 01.19.16 Big Boats 5/1192 Does anyone know where we could jump on a boat for a Wednesday or weekend race? Or anytime of the we
South Sound cruising advice Ellwebs at 1:03pm 01.19.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1362 I will keep my Catalina 22 on Vashon Island next summer and I'm looking for advice on cruising south
Hank on Jib Control (1) Jacktar at 12:48pm 01.19.16 Catalina 22 3/913 I got tired of unsnarling the bottom few hanks on my Genoa when I got it out of the Yankee bag. The
russian tv online idir at 12:12pm 01.19.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/21 All Russian online TV channels. Anytime when You want!it is Quality is better than on cable televisi
Traveler on 79 H30 Cherubini kito at 11:46am 01.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1152 I am setting my running rigging up on my project H30 boat. I decided to go with a 6:1 mainsheet with
Making my spinnaker easier to deploy (1) Kermit at 10:23am 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 30/3874 I love flying my spinnaker but find it tiresome setting it all up. Not hoisting and inflating but ru
Marine toilet paper s2fast4u at 8:48am 01.19.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/882 Hi Peggy, welcome back, happy to see that we will have access to a good expert! Good question on the
LPG Generator geek_guy at 9:50am 01.19.16 Big Boats 9/988 I've toyed with adding a generator. But always insisted that I would only accept a diesel and the c
Case of 5-foot-itus Brian M H23 at 8:39am 01.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/1740 Hey all! It'll be going on 3 years since I sold my 85 H23 that I owned for 6, and while it was the
Reefing Main 30 TR JohnVTX at 7:31am 01.19.16 Catalina 30 19/3537 What wind speed would you reef?
Oil filter on yanmar 2GM20f Rays at 5:25am 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/5137 hi everyone I will be doing my first oil change on my yanmar in the spring. I purchased the oil filt

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My Malware protection is blocking SBO Brian D at 9:10am 03.11.23 What you're seeing isn't the SBO cert at all. Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer
Anchors HomeyD at 8:41am 03.11.23 Thanks for the pump tip. Sounds like the ideal since it is sel priming. I suspect because it is a di
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? ShawnL at 8:40am 03.11.23 I have the CD topping lift on my '72 Catalina 22. The PO installed it -- vinyl cable attached to t
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 03.11.23 But I was wonder what people thought if I made the topping lift myself using Dyneema. Where do th
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Terry Cox at 7:50am 03.11.23 Perfectly happy with our 1991 double braid rope topping lift. Plenty strong, no/low stretch, cost ef
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? AaronD at 7:48am 03.11.23 I used tiny Dyneema "Lash-It" cord (1.75mm) on our C-22 - design similar to the CD kit and to Stingy
Anchors Davidasailor26 at 7:45am 03.11.23 Having spent a significant amount of time last weekend flushing mud out of my anchor locker that was
Anchors dlochner at 7:42am 03.11.23 Good Point. Hows this wash down pump work? It is simply a water pump that takes sea water pumps i
Anchors HomeyD at 7:38am 03.11.23 Good Point. Hows this wash down pump work?
Check valve in head plumbing? dlochner at 7:25am 03.11.23 And after looking at your photo I'm VERY glad to know you're replacing all the hoses! You WLL be us
Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 7:18am 03.11.23
Check valve in head plumbing? kloudie1 at 7:13am 03.11.23 That check in the middle of the picture (with arrow pointing right) looks to be in a small diameter
Check valve in head plumbing? RoyS at 6:49am 03.11.23 I think the check valve he is referring to is the joker.
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? stickinthemud57 at 6:42am 03.11.23 Dyneema is overkill for a topping lift, IMO. My topping lift is permanently attached at the top of
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 03.11.23 After a series of late (for me) night emails and texts the issue was resolved. Darn certificates a
To lead lines aft or not? RoyS at 6:39am 03.11.23 You could do this expensive modification in stages over the next few years. If for some reason you u
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? JBP-PA at 6:31am 03.11.23 I would do dyneema, uncoated SS wire, VPC, or Sta-Set X for it's low stretch for the longest part a
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Dave at 6:27am 03.11.23 After a series of late (for me) night emails and texts the issue was resolved. The security certific
To lead lines aft or not? stickinthemud57 at 6:19am 03.11.23 I dislike clutter in the cockpit and since all the control lines lead there, I made organizers, por
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Tally Ho at 5:54am 03.11.23 Back to DefCon 4

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