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Interesting Material kloudie1 at 1:11pm 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 1/418 Came across this stuff http://www.3pquickcureputty.com/default_v3.aspx a few days ago and figured it
Mast for Hunter 26.5 (1987) Hull # HUNB0148G788 Justin Morris at 11:30am 06.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/780 need a mast for Hunter 26.5 (1987) looking for an original mast for this boat, or even a section of
Massachusetts Question: Travel from Scituate MA to Plymouth, MA Plymouth Sailor at 9:29am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 2/592 Due to a boat ramp closing in Plymouth, MA (my hometown), my boat hauler needs to use the Scituate p
A Five-turn Rolling Hitch? Kings Gambit at 8:49am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2118 For some reason, perhaps one of morbid fascination, I ENJOY reading those "lessons learned" or "voic
higher water levels cause stanchions to catch on pelican pole cleat Sailorgal49 at 8:46am 06.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/1663 We have a 1986 Hunter 34. The top of the stanchions stick out about 2 1/2 inches wider than the hull
Epoxy question DannyS at 7:53am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1315 Quick question, what would you smear on a bolt to prevent epoxy from making the bolt a permanent fix
Crazing Windows Long Story at 7:51am 06.14.16 Catalina 310 15/6212 Our 310 is a 2001 Hull #52, always been up north here in Michigan or Wisconsin on the Great Lakes. (
Calabration of raymarine ev100 autopilot ChrisCall at 7:37am 06.14.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/5571 Just installed a raymarine ev100 autopilot on my Catalina 30. Does anyone know how to do the calabra
user manual cleavespoint at 12:39am 06.14.16 Catalina 30 1/776 I need to get user manual for cat 30 1989 mark II tall rig, anyone know how i can find this Thanks,
Electrical Installation!!!! Help!!! joranderson757 at 12:30am 06.14.16 Ask All Sailors 12/3190 I recently bought a 1973 Ranger 26. It currently has no electronics. Ive only ever sailed on a Bolge
Boom and Topping Lift (7) IAMCCF at 11:02pm 06.13.16 Bigger Boats 4/1603 Hi All, I could use some guidance, direction, advise on my topping lift and my boom. On my old Cal
Victoria 18' ? (1) RussC at 9:04pm 06.13.16 Trailer Sailors 68/48421 Anyone here sailing, or familiar with, the Victoria 18? I have opportunity to purchase one reasonab
Holding tank monitoring on 40.5 pmcrosta at 6:28pm 06.13.16 Big Boats 7/1913 Has anyone installed/retrofitted a tank monitoring system on their 40.5 or similar holding tank? The
C&C cutlass bearing for a one inch shaft Impression at 6:14pm 06.13.16 C&C 0/1169 Does anyone know the outside diamater for the cutlass bearing installed on a 1981 era C'C 32 or C'C
ST-60 Depth Slow Dancin at 5:36pm 06.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/546 My ST-60 depth instrument is not working. Just shows three lines. Connected it to a new transducer a
Cutlass Bearing replacement Impression at 5:24pm 06.13.16 Engines and Propulsion 14/3934 I have a 1981 C'C 32 with a 1" prop shaft. Does anyone know the size or part number of the replacem
Mast gate vs. sail stop SFS at 5:20pm 06.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/3410 Another thread has got me wondering. Should a 1983 H31 have a mast gate (mine does not). We have a
Sliding Hatch - Track Improvements ? Leeward Rail at 4:59pm 06.13.16 Catalina 22 13/2904 Evening all ! I'm in the process of refinishing/ varnishing the teak on our 1987 C22, including the
Repairing a bad topside paint job Derek W. at 4:39pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/846 So I just bought an old O'day 22, 1978 to be exact. The boat is in good shape overall but the prev
Suzuki ? sailnewbie at 4:23pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 18/695 88 Suzuki dt6 long shaft, are they a decent motor. I'm trading a Honda 7.5 short shaft that I can't

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Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass capta at 6:19pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the cha
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 6:16pm 04.08.24 Thanks!
Bilge water smells like gas Bluebonnet87 at 5:57pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? capta at 5:55pm 04.08.24 The only way to reach the bottom of the tank would be to run a hose through the gauge sender hole. T
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? JoeWhite at 5:55pm 04.08.24 Remove the sender unit and insert a rigid plastic hose, such as the one used to extract engine oil t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:49pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:42pm 04.08.24 Where we used to keep our boat in New Jersey all sailboats pulled in bow first. When we moved to th
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 5:25pm 04.08.24 Think straw. I have a manual fuel pump. Where would be the best place to insert the hose?
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 04.08.24 Think straw.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 5:16pm 04.08.24 I guess it varies from location to location. Where I am you always take all your lines with you. W
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 5:02pm 04.08.24 Was the rebuilt pump correctly aligned / timed with the engine??? Excellent point! Yes, the timin
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 4:30pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 4:20pm 04.08.24 Correction on title "Catalina 310"
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 4:05pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
"No Step" decals Crazy Dave Condon at 2:56pm 04.08.24 There were long discussions about the wants of customers and one of them was tinted slider companion
Free chafe guard twodzusfittings at 1:42pm 04.08.24 Fire Hose is built with three parts, an inner hose, an outer hose and a waterproof membrane hose in
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 1:42pm 04.08.24 @CbKl your welcome but most importantly you shared the information with others here on this forum.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 1:27pm 04.08.24 The point that often gets over looked in these discussions is no one is born with any kind of boati
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 12:54pm 04.08.24 it's a strange world . in my area I have seen boat captains who were professionals jump off the bo
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 12:42pm 04.08.24 It's already been said here but cannot be stressed enough. DO NOT jump from the boat to the dock u

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