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Suggestions on buying a new rope clutch (triple) DonC3222 at 6:46pm 04.17.16 Big Boats 17/2262 I need a 2 new rope clutches for my Hunter 340. The one on the boat now is a Spinlock xa. I am not o
Blowing the Dog off the chain (1) HMT2 at 6:39pm 04.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1216 So. for two days we have had SE winds averaging about 25Knots. It has pushed a ton of water into our
Pop top struts - the best Mac mod? (2) RussC at 4:39pm 04.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/10606 I'm putting high value on this mod! we've only sailed the boat a half dozen times so far, but I was
Suggestions on the best new rope clutch to buy for my Hunter 340 DonC3222 at 4:20pm 04.17.16 Ask All Sailors 7/771 I need to get 2 new triple clutches and I'm not sure what to buy. I have a Spinlock xa now and am n
mounting solar to bimini frame (3) centerline at 3:24pm 04.17.16 Ask All Sailors 6/4430 the old bimini canvas was ragged so I removed it from the frame early the first summer after we boug
Cat 22 length and diameter of Spinnaker sheets??? gjordan at 2:02pm 04.17.16 Catalina 22 4/1301 I still havent figured out the search feature, so this has probably been answered before but I was j
Island Packet 27 photo-dude at 12:19pm 04.17.16 Ask All Sailors 8/7333 Is there anyone out there full time cruising/living aboard and IP-27? I'm a single guy so I don't n
I need a teak traveler mounting block. rklemenc at 10:26am 04.17.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1909 I decided to replace my OEM traveler on my 1984 Catalina 30 with the flat mid boom traveler upgrade
LED replacement bulb reliability abyssal at 6:57am 04.17.16 Catalina 310 11/2268 I have read many of the topics in here on replacing the old OSRAM 5008 anchor light bulb with a LED.
Stray electricity in the marina ?????????? woodster at 6:15am 04.17.16 Ask All Sailors 14/6225 yesterday i helped a dock neighbor take his boat across the bay to a haul out for a bottom job ....w
Dinghy outboard Mount (3) Cruisin30MKIII at 4:54am 04.17.16 Catalina 30 0/773 Hi all. We are trying to figure out how to hang our 6 hp 4 stroke outboard off of your stern rail. W
HR38 Electricity Jordi C at 2:15am 04.17.16 Hallberg-Rassy 2/2188 Dear all, Do you know were to find the fuses for navigation lights. Thank you
Unknown Dome (2) Parsellk at 6:11pm 04.16.16 Other Sailboats 5/1529 Greetings all, Recently a friend asked me to help with commissioning his 1980s sailboat. Upon inspe
Javelin Rig Change? John Stevens at 6:07pm 04.16.16 Day Sailers 5/2100 I purchased this 1969 Javelin in Nov that I am restoring. Love the way it sails and the roomy cockp
Pics of 80 - 81 27' Mast Step GorillaToast at 4:20pm 04.16.16 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1434 well, not the step exactly, but the fiberglass mesa it rests on. If you have any pics of it, I'd l
Transmission Oil Viktor Eysselein at 4:16pm 04.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2580 My mechanic did put engine oil (SAE 15-40) into my transmission. He said it is fine! Manual says S
Anti-Corrosion Gel and thread locker Richie50 at 3:20pm 04.16.16 Catalina 22 1/603 How does one utilize a Anti-Corrosion Gel like Marelube and thread locker at the same time. Or does
Hunter 25 rudder Gordo at 2:17pm 04.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/822 I'm looking for a Hunter 25 rudder. My boat is a 1979 and I grounded last summer. I used a comealong
Good tender / dinghy for Hunter 31 RichW9603 at 1:13pm 04.16.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/662 Hi all, What do you think a good tender / dinghy for a mid-80's Hunter 31 would be? I'd want to car
Chainplates and window sealing (2) DAVA390 at 1:11pm 04.16.16 Ask All Sailors 7/2182 Photos (hopefully) show the starboard chainplates and window on my Precision 23. Usually on chainpla

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Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.29.24 For an Arduino compatible display that you can read in bright light you can consider E-Ink displays
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fuel
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? LloydB at 7:39am 02.29.24 Use your portable wet/dry vac to push air into each vent separately to find out where it goes by lis
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 7:23am 02.29.24 "They rebuilt mine for about half the cost of a new rudder. " That's interesting, they had stopped r
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A jssailem at 7:20am 02.29.24 You might check Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield. They are the distributor for the west coast. THey
Any small shallow water sailboat clubs in the Saint James City, Fla area??? BILLNPR at 7:00am 02.29.24 Hopefully you have found the West Coast Trailer Sailors by now
In search of bailer for Javelin Rick Webb at 6:46am 02.29.24 Andersen Automatic Bailer \| Defender
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Timm R Oday25 at 6:18am 02.29.24 Perhaps you could tape a string to a ping pong ball and use a leaf blower to blow the ball !
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification flightlead404 at 6:07am 02.29.24 Is there a procedure to remove the whiteish staining you get on the top of a locker when you leave t
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 5:58am 02.29.24 Foss Foam is in Williston FL and they will rebuild your rudder if the stainless shaft is still in go

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