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Replace fuse holder adrianswain at 9:56am 04.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1912 I have a 1974 Catalina 22. On the main electrical switch box inside the cabin, one of the fuse holde
Got the Steaming Light , Still want to wire Anchor Light polarbrer at 9:54am 04.04.16 Catalina 22 1/785 I was able to rewire the steaming light on my '76 Catalina 22. I would still like an anchor light. T
Bed-it Butyl Tape OK for screwed in fasteners? Brian S at 8:38am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 7/4638 I've use Maine Sail's butyl tape for bolted on fittings. But now I have a bunch of screwed on fitt
SkyCatcher Hunter 48 single handed racer Ballast boy at 8:03am 04.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4846 Hello, I am in the UK and a Hunter single handed racer based on a legend 45 has come to market. It i
What caulk to use, now that 3M 101 is no longer available, to seal the toe-rail-to-deck and hull jo Skip Gundlach at 7:39am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3591 What caulk to use, now that 3M 101 is no longer available, to seal the toe-rail-to-deck and hull joi
That dreaded phone call... rgranger at 6:47am 04.04.16 Ask All Sailors 34/2640 I had a gut clenching moment this weekend. I took a mini-vacation this weekend and drove south to d
212 Questions flynhi4u at 5:23am 04.04.16 Smaller Boats 3/502 I was helping a friend who I got hooked on sailing with his "new to him" 212 yesterday and have a fe
Charleston furling mast on a 2005 cat 350 Cmp1110 at 5:11am 04.04.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/503 good morning does anyone know the length and diameter of the furling line on a Charleston in mast fu
Hunter 33 Fuel/Water Separator lehighsail at 6:57pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 4/993 Hunter 33, 2006, 3YM30. I searched the archives quickly but could not find an exact answer. I wo
Mainsheet length for 92 Hunter 30-2 ChrisHunter at 4:02pm 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1736 Need to replace my Mainsheet on a Hunter 30-2. Want to confirm length and diameter. Prior owner h
Ladder for newer Hunters Don Lucas at 3:26pm 04.03.16 Big Boats 10/2126 Anyone know of a good stow-able side boarding ladder for the newer Hunters (the one's with the outwa
Thoughts on solar powered wireless wind speed/direction units? kito at 1:32pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1129 Since my mast is down, I am toying with the idea of installing a wind speed/direction unit. I seen t
prpo shaft chuck stas at 1:24pm 04.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/674 Help I was trying to remove the prop on my 1983 30' oday and the shaft broke off at the prop. thre
Tensioning stays on daysailer II borovans at 12:46pm 04.03.16 Day Sailers 2/3034 Hi there, I'm getting close to first test sail after fixing up a '74 daysailer 2, making the final a
Fuel level sender: what material for gasket? philwsailz at 12:23pm 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/3093 I am going to crack open my gas tank and suck out the 5+ year-old fuel in the next day or so. I wan
RW intake hose? druid at 9:17am 04.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/1515 What kind of hose is the "official" one for the RW intake? I've asked several stores, and they seem
1990 35.5 Genoa size shawanaga at 8:56am 04.03.16 Big Boats 8/1172 I just purchased a new head sail from North and it is a 145% they recommended this but I have heard
Boarding Step (3) Terry Cox at 8:07am 04.03.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8724 I made a boarding step for our boat out of inch and a half white PVC several years ago so that the a
Correct way to hook up Waste tank Hunter 31 1984? captain john24377 at 7:50am 04.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/2781 I have 1984 Hunter 31 - it has a factory installed waste holding tank. The boat has been sitting
Mast spreaders missing? mainepod at 6:42am 04.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4158 I'm considering buying a well-usedVenture 21 (supposedly 1990) and the mast does not have spreaders,

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Obligatory log-in? kappykaplan at 4:58am 02.25.24 Jim, does your browser give you the option to stay logged in for SBO?
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? gt Ken at 2:26am 02.25.24 I think Sail Care is very good for most all your needs.
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 10:10pm 02.24.24 I have had the V700 for a couple of years. Plenty of power for my size boat and rode. Never had i
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 10:08pm 02.24.24 That was my conclusion. You should use the boat to move to the anchor not drag it to the anchor wi
No holding tank options? BigNickMontana at 9:09pm 02.24.24 My boat did not have much room for a tank, I wound up building a custom fiberglass tank that sits ab
Hunter Legend Mainsail Reefing walmsleyc at 8:42pm 02.24.24 My boat didn't come with any reefing rigged, and given my boom ends were rivited, it likely never ha
Keel repair Moondance at 8:37pm 02.24.24 I will take some pictures next time I go to the boat.
Oh so dirty bilges Project_Mayhem at 8:37pm 02.24.24 Ahh ..the bilge of Oday 25 ..Slim indeed ..I found that if you remove the fiberglass support and cu
Hunter Legend Mainsail Reefing (1) Ringydingydo at 8:36pm 02.24.24 The boat your looking at has Isomat spars. Isomat has diagrams to a similar "single line" interna
Lewmar V700 windlass jssailem at 7:59pm 02.24.24 There is a reason that the V3 costs 3x the V700. That was my conclusion. You should use the boat
Remember When.... rgranger at 7:10pm 02.24.24 We would wait all winter for the arrival of spring? No, not the Equinox, boating catalogs! West, Bo
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink rgranger at 7:05pm 02.24.24 Interestingly it took a good week or so to 'go off' and fully cure below the water line level - If
Oh so dirty bilges (2) Tally Ho at 6:42pm 02.24.24 My engine bilge looked like crap when I bought Tally Ho. And the regular bilge was pretty dank and
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 02.24.24 got it all done and installed today. I didn't take pictures of the inside but can attach CAD drawin
Outboard Transom Mount pcharn01 at 6:35pm 02.24.24 I disassembled my entire mount and had Delvin bushings and washers machined. Previously the mount w
Oh so dirty bilges Terry Cox at 6:03pm 02.24.24 I use a citrus liquid bilge soap from WM (it was free) that helps to break up gunk, and leaves the b
Hunter Legend Mainsail Reefing (1) walmsleyc at 5:54pm 02.24.24 The boat your looking at has Isomat spars. Isomat has diagrams to a similar "single line" internal
Lewmar V700 windlass heritage at 5:34pm 02.24.24 I have had the V700 for a couple of years. Plenty of power for my size boat and rode. Never had it
Oh so dirty bilges Timm R Oday25 at 5:15pm 02.24.24 Ahh ..the bilge of Oday 25 ..Slim indeed ..I found that if you remove the fiberglass support and cut
Keel repair Project_Mayhem at 5:08pm 02.24.24 We need a lot more details and if possible, pics

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