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Best method for cleaning hull carpeting Cap kirk at 7:31am 03.31.16 Ask All Sailors 1/448 Purchased a hunter 25.5 this fall. I need advice on what to use and how to clean the carpet attached
Venture 25 cabin prop rod Venturebro25 at 7:14am 03.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/621 Hi, just got myself a Macgregor Venture 25 and went to pop the cabin up and can't find the rods that
Real photo or a rendering? (1) Jackdaw at 7:10am 03.31.16 Ask All Sailors 36/1968 I was up o the BlueJacket 40 web site and saw this great photo of the the boat in a nice breeze. At
Reef Ties Tobydaisy at 6:58am 03.31.16 Catalina 22 6/4848 Just got a new loose footed main from CD. My old main had a bolt rope in the boom and had short leng
2009 B37 shower bilge pump Vegas at 6:53am 03.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/747 Mine spits water up an inch or two, like a fountain, when I run it. Although it does pump away the w
Masthead All Round Light Tsatzsue at 5:25am 03.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/940 Hi all, I am looking to replace the bulb in my existing Sea Choice 05851 masthead light with an LED
Yamaha 33 Keel bolts Rick B at 12:59am 03.31.16 Yamaha 4/3674 Surveyor said today that I should torque my keel bolts in our Yamaha 33 with lead keel. There is no
H376 Jabsco to Raritan Sea era change rfrye1 at 9:40pm 03.30.16 Big Boats 3/711 Considering the change to the electric flush Raritan. For those who have done this on a DIY, is it a
Reefing the main help (3) Chris Reisinger at 8:00pm 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1714 Hello Sailors, I am curious as how to reef my main. I do not have the standard reefing hook at th
Sailboat fuel (1) Kermit at 6:35pm 03.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 36/4405 121297
Bomar Hatch supports Sailorjack at 5:42pm 03.30.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1054 Hi Everyone On my 37c the forward Bomar hatch (22"x22") has one support but has provision for two. D
I need a hunter part. ( help) (1) rgranger at 4:27pm 03.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/646 hey all I had a great sail today. But... The spacer between the two sheeves on the deck halyard or
ODAY 272LE hatch brand StanleyJ at 3:24pm 03.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/951 Has anyone replaced the main hatch over the V berth lately? Do you know if it is a Bowmar brand hat
C&C Vire7. Replacement options Thomas CnC26FSS at 3:06pm 03.30.16 C&C 0/924 Acquired a C'C 26. Has vire7. Trashed from previous owner neglect due to illness, options try to re
Recommendations on changing cutlass bearing Mark48 at 2:45pm 03.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4861 It is time to replace my cutlass bearing on my 1985 H 34 as it has slight movement (hard to define
ACTIVE CAPTAIN - warning mrducks at 11:33am 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Sorry if this seems OT, but nav ware is important, as is support from the developers. As a registere
Books for cruising. (1) doug oudin at 10:51am 03.30.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/24 Former harbormaster Doug Oudin has published a memoir of his 32 years serving as harbormaster on Cat
Halyard Restrainers captcoho at 10:00am 03.30.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/4807 I have searched previous posts, and have found a lot of interesting information. Finally going to re
Lifting batteries gettinthere at 9:24am 03.30.16 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2871 Time to remove one of my house bank batteries. T-1275 weighs 100 lbs. Luckily, my battery box is dir
Help: I need a part (Idler pulley assembly) Whirlygirl at 8:16am 03.30.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1107 Hello everyone, My friend is currently located in the US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) and trying t

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The Sewing Machine Thread DArcy at 6:15am 09.29.23 Have you gone through the Sailrite timing videos? They are great for resolving stitch problems. T
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 4:44am 09.29.23 I just lubed the machine hoping that would help.. No joy. Have you gone through the Sailrite timin
A windlass in the future? Terry Cox at 4:18am 09.29.23 Any ideas? Yes, more questions. What does your anchor weigh, plus 20 feet of chain? Why go electri
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (1) mikeracca at 11:53pm 09.28.23
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 10:25pm 09.28.23 A friend of mine bought a Sailright machine then tried to drag too much material without helping th
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:15pm 09.28.23 Thanks SJN for the encouraging words. I've talked to the broker selling the 310 in Gig Harbor. The
310 questions from a potential buyer SJN at 9:42pm 09.28.23 Hello! Yacht world lists a Catalina 310 for sale right now, located in Gig harbor. As an owner o
A windlass in the future? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 09.28.23 220334 The biggest detractor of all with the one dedicated windlass battery, IMHO, is that you loo
The Sewing Machine Thread (1) Hayden Watson at 7:22pm 09.28.23 FYI, many say that the oscillating hook on the LSZ-1 will not work with Tenara thread. I used to hav
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 7:17pm 09.28.23 As for the throat size on the LSZ-1 It worked fine for our 135% out of 6.4oz Super Cruise for our C3
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 7:04pm 09.28.23 A friend of mine bought a Sailright machine then tried to drag too much material without helping th
A windlass in the future? dlochner at 7:03pm 09.28.23 The question of vertical vs horizontal is really dependent on how the chain and rode will fall. The
The Sewing Machine Thread DArcy at 6:41pm 09.28.23 A friend of mine bought a Sailright machine then tried to drag too much material without helping the
Jib Furler Failure Sailfanatic at 5:57pm 09.28.23 Using your halyard winch to tension the jib halyard is a common and necessary step - why would you n
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? dkinzer at 4:38pm 09.28.23 SBO sells them That is true. However, I have the equipment, I like making things and I had some su
Jib Furler Failure heritage at 4:35pm 09.28.23 Thanks Justsomeguy. That discussion about how the upper swivel is secured as a unit was revealing.
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? ice breaker at 4:19pm 09.28.23 SBO sells them
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 3:42pm 09.28.23 I agree that's a heavy machine and the throat is on the small side, but I can't imagine what it wou
advice on diesel symptoms-- head gasket blown? Roland5048 at 3:34pm 09.28.23 Age suggests it is corroded, but would that affect compression? If it is blocked or even partially
keel control Tally Ho at 3:31pm 09.28.23 This link is from the Marlow Hunter website. There are however a number of threads on this forum th

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