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Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/6131 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1063 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle
Boom Vang for Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 5:28pm 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4344 I just purchased a Spirit 23 with very basic rigging. There is no boom vang and I am wondering if an
Down by the head herbwitt at 2:05pm 09.16.15 Catalina 30 4/1299 I have a C-30 for about 4 months. It sits in the water about 4 inches down by the head. I've tried
Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4545 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,
What To Look For, P34-2 Survey? colderwater at 10:39am 09.16.15 Pearson 2/1045 I will be having a survey done on a 1990 Pearson 34-2 next week. Any owners or past owners have any
Evening sails (7) Jackdaw at 9:45am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1660 Late summer is the best time for evening sails in Minnesota. Pleasant temp,. reliable breeze, and aw
Raritan Elegance and Electroscan questions (1) mermike at 9:05am 09.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4036 Hello all, I am looking at a boat that has the Electrascan and Raritan Elegance MSD system. I kno
UV Protection Bladeswell at 8:08am 09.16.15 Smaller Boats 3/1133 Hello Everyone, I'm installing frameless polycarbonate ports on my C25. I've r
forward hatch replacement wheelsteering27 at 7:29am 09.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2434 Is it possibe to purchase a new hatch for a 1983 Hunter 27, due to the unsquare hatch opening?
Microwave on Catalina NeilB at 5:14am 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3242 My Catalina has a Samsung 650Watt Microwave that displays 7777 and beeps. This code doesn't appear
Jammed halyard Jake77 at 4:47am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2908 My main halyard got jammed for the second time this season. This year I had put in a thinner rope an
79 venture 25 jonjbfx at 4:39am 09.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2209 I thought venture (name) production stopped in 77 ?
Apostle Islands 2015 (21) srust58 at 10:43pm 09.15.15 Destinations 6/2890 Late August we spent 5 days in the Apostle Islands launched in Red Cliff and made a run out to Rasp
Gearheads NSR sailaway78 at 7:45pm 09.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/922 Cruisin the Coast kicks off this year on Sat. Oct. 3, with a birthday party and concert by Chubby C
Cradle + flatbed = sailboat trailer ???? (2) SenecaDaze at 6:09pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 26/11631 I am Planning on extra support front and rear. Is this a good idea?? Been done before? 10,000 lb tra
Unmast Luciole at 4:50pm 09.15.15 Big Boats 2/1652 This is the first we're gone unmast our Catalina 34 mkII, is there a place where I could fine a pict
Outhaul tension - how much? (1) Richandhelen at 3:56pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 34/9982 Okay, what is the "proper" amount of tension to put on my outhaul? I've always assumed that the foot
Hunter 26 asymmetrical spinnaker rigging DocLex at 2:18pm 09.15.15 Smaller Boats 3/895 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Have an A-spin with an I=29.4 feet. Wondering what distance up from the b
Yanmar decal jmkinsfbay at 1:45pm 09.15.15 Parts Search 0/1066 This is revisited I'm afraid, but over the years, maybe some real resolution has arrived. My Benetea

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New Hampshire State Seal ggrizzard at 5:05pm 01.23.24 You've got better eyes than I have. I thought the braces on the hull were oars but I couldn't reca
Instrument location Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 01.23.24 You may want to consider putting the autopilot someplace different than the wind/speed/depth. A pure
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Ralph Johnstone at 4:31pm 01.23.24 at that time, I was much younger, but am now 80 and two thirds. Isn't that something that four ye
Trailering a 1970 Cal 25 fixed keel Project_Mayhem at 3:48pm 01.23.24 I'd feel much more comfortable having the boat hauled out by a crane, travel lift or forklift. This
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Laid-back at 3:42pm 01.23.24 Problem solved. After chasing wires from the DC panel with no success, I removed some trim pieces in
Instrument location dlochner at 3:29pm 01.23.24 The important place for your eyes to focus is what's ahead of you, wind, current, waves, obstacles a
Bilge/hull drawings PhantomBJ at 2:55pm 01.23.24 Post a picture of bilge . I have seen other boats that have had grid/matrix repairs where who ever
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. tfox2069 at 2:14pm 01.23.24 Different model boat, but that is where our bundle is located. I figured different boat, but same
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 1:49pm 01.23.24 @Screen Saver : Thanks. It looks like your rod anchor setup is significantly easier to address than
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Screen Saver at 1:37pm 01.23.24 As you said @Screen Saver, that is an old failure just waiting to cause loosing the mast :yikes:.
H50. No power at front cabin fan or CO monitors. Terry Cox at 12:30pm 01.23.24 Under the nav station I believe. Different model boat, but that is where our bundle is located.
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Terry Cox at 12:17pm 01.23.24 Some time has passed since the PO posted this thread, and at that time, I was much younger, but am n
Instrument location Hukilau_5039 at 11:41am 01.23.24 Yes, just forward of the aft bench on the stbd side of aft cabin wall. My pedestal rail is much lowe
Deck Creak Around Forward Shroud (4) Richard19068 at 11:37am 01.23.24 We cleaned this up and injected filler into the deck in this area, which stopped the leakage, How c
Instrument location (1) CurtisC at 11:32am 01.23.24 Sorry, but you mention "Starboard side just forward of the aft bunch" do you mean on the starboard c
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (1) thinwater at 11:06am 01.23.24 My "wasteful" project was building a composting toilet to replace the chemical toilet. I've got noth
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? thinwater at 11:00am 01.23.24 Here's mine. Pump out and fill plate for the head. Horrible pun fully intended. I say wasteful beca
Is separation for the best? rgranger at 10:43am 01.23.24 Your subject title could have been better. My 1st thought was yah seperation before divorce. Me to
Legend 35.5 Chainplates. My Surveyor asked for something impossible and I'm now stuck. Please help :( Richard19068 at 10:35am 01.23.24 @Screen Saver : Thanks. It looks like your rod anchor setup is significantly easier to address than
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 10:18am 01.23.24

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