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Swing keel hanger bolts torque requirements MaryEllaRose at 7:16pm 10.30.15 Catalina 22 1/1709 Just to confirm: What size are the swing keel hanger bolts on the Cat 22? Aren't they 5/16" x 18 ? T
Expanding ballast on a lancer 28. Christophe at 5:30pm 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1529 Has anyone out there had problems with cracks forming around the margins of the keel area? I suspec
Heel angle Clydo at 4:51pm 10.30.15 Catalina 310 3/1075 Someone on this list had a knockdown and boat came upright fairly quickly. My days of rail - or mor
Lifejacket use/non-use Rick D at 4:47pm 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1519 Here's a link to a SAIL blog that says we may be getting too compulsive on lifejacket use. I know th
Removing trailer from sailboat S Kessinger at 4:09pm 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1977 I have a Macgregor 26S with a newly damaged (bent frame) trailer. I'd liked to remove the trailer o
Replacing halyard dvantong at 3:30pm 10.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1338 Is there anything special about replacing the main halyard on a roller furling main sail on a Benete
Rent a sailboat for a week jorg027 at 1:01pm 10.30.15 Smaller Boats 6/1160 My son and I would like to rent a sailboat, in a warm location, for March. All charter companies ha
Omc fuel pump for 9.9 evinrude outboard Fred at 12:28pm 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 8/6196 I am looking for a replacement fuel pump for my Evinrude 9.9hp 2001 but it appears that it is no lon
Looking for photos of a few hunter models Phil Herring at 11:09am 10.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2115 We are combing our owner photo albums for good, clear, representative pics of the various models to
Up grading to a catalina 250 water ballast Jim Eller at 10:28am 10.30.15 Trailer Sailors 4/2010 I have had a Catalina 22 for the last six years and loved it, but it is just too small for doing ove
I have a hunter 260 and the danforth a 149 031 needs replaced skip@morselakesailing.com at 9:12am 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/763 where do I go to get a new compass that has the no-spin Card, lights up at night and mounts to the b
O'day 28 engine controls wing15601 at 7:54am 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/874 I have a new to me 1981 O'Day 28 with Edson pedestal steering and engine controls and a Universal 54
Main sheet setup - my adjustemnt JohnVTX at 6:37am 10.30.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1435 Any of you do an alternate setup for the main sheet on a Sirius 21?
The changing dynamics of sailing clubs Scubagirl62 at 6:07am 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 45/7017 I been sailing for many years and first learned to sail at the local "yacht club". This is on a lar
Fuel system hewebb at 3:11am 10.30.15 Ask All Sailors 4/639 I have a Universal M-12 and it appears that when fuel is pumped to the engine it goes directly into
Hunter 34: yet another sea hood removal nightmare Ilanortho at 7:59pm 10.29.15 Big Boats 9/3237 Took two of us 3 half days to remove. Was strongly bonded to hull along entire length with strong se
Experience with beta marine? Robert1224 at 6:05pm 10.29.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1352 Ahoy, Has anyone here had any experience with Beta Marine diesels or support? As I am looking at "b
Cleanout access for aluminum freshwater tank. (1) emergpa1 at 5:18pm 10.29.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2540 I want a cleanout access port for our aluminum freshwater tank because even after multiple cleani
Raymarine navigation trudic at 4:27pm 10.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/323 Hi All, We are located in Western Australia and have a Hunter 41 fitted with Raymarine Navigation eq
1986 hunter main sheet travel car. aoversier at 9:56am 10.29.15 Big Boats 20/3022 I am searching for a main sail travel car for my 1986 Hunter 34. The original which broke is made by

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I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? agrunsky at 8:55am 01.23.24 I represent the fairer sex. I have a Catalina 320 and sail single handed with a husband that has P
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud (2) dmax at 8:19am 01.23.24 I have completely redone my chainplates which I believe are similar to yours, namely Nav-Tec u-bolt
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( smokey73 at 8:15am 01.23.24 As you said @Screen Saver, that is an old failure just waiting to cause loosing the mast :yikes:. J
Strange phenomena seen while boating? Claude L.-Auger at 8:09am 01.23.24 One night, on watch during what we had called the graveyard shift (12:00 to 03:00) on a trip from MA
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 8:03am 01.23.24
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:55am 01.23.24 No cruisers party Bad!!
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 7:55am 01.23.24 I SUPPOSE that the jump pack could have in line diodes or something that prevented power from going
St.Pete boat show.....You goin? CYQK at 7:54am 01.23.24 If you were looking for a rocket ship with four 500hp engines on the back and a bank full of cash yo
Strange phenomena seen while boating? (1) thinwater at 7:50am 01.23.24 The standing waves from tidal bores in rivers. https://saltwire.imgix.net/Tidal_Bore_1.JPG?cs=srgb&
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 7:33am 01.23.24 Why do you consider that wasteful? dj My tongue was firmly in my cheek. When I first began discu
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? dLj at 7:25am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster. Why do
Testing out my jump starter... BarryL at 6:57am 01.23.24 Hey, I am not an electrical engineer but I sometimes play one when on boats. When you have an exte
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Captain Larry-DH at 6:54am 01.23.24 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful beca
Strange phenomena seen while boating? kloudie1 at 6:22am 01.23.24 I have seen the torpedoes of light that were pretty freaky, but figured out that dolphins swimming a
Testing out my jump starter... LaDonaMina at 6:15am 01.23.24 Would the manufacturer of said jumper have designed into it a fail safe system to insure this type o
Noisy boats All U Get at 6:11am 01.23.24 Liquid soap on the dock lines will help.
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.24 1. Quite true but ONLY when the engine is running. Which "batteries?" Assume you meant boat batt
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Hayden Watson at 5:49am 01.23.24 Upgrading to a 250A alternator on my M25XP to be able to recharge my 560Ah battery faster.
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Project_Mayhem at 5:11am 01.23.24 Your biggest challenge will be finding an appropriate trailer for a reasonable price. Many people bu
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 01.23.24 Can you post some pics of the top of the chainplate, deck and anything it might be attached to down

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