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Jammed halyard Jake77 at 4:47am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2918 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 10/2213 I thought venture (name) production stopped in 77 ?
Apostle Islands 2015 (21) srust58 at 10:43pm 09.15.15 Destinations 6/2913 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 1/923 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 26/11647 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 2/1655 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 34/10005 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 3/896 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 0/1068 This is revisited I'm afraid, but over the years, maybe some real resolution has arrived. My Benetea
Shroud and Stay lengths krantala at 1:08pm 09.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1645 I have come across a posting that shows the lengths for the various running and standing rigging mea
Repairing LARGE blisters Nathan57 at 9:24am 09.15.15 Catalina 22 12/1954 I found some, what I consider, large blisters on the bottom of my Catalina 22. It was fabricated in
3GM30F problem tcbro at 9:19am 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2906 I have a problem with my 3GM30F. I'm loosing the fresh water. I can't figure out where it's going. T
Freshwater tank gauge? Cats_Paw1 at 9:05am 09.15.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1822 New Cat 309 owner thread. Recently emptied out the freshwater tank and was refilling it. Fill por
Allgrip over the Hunter non-skid surface markwbird at 8:39am 09.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2439 So, I had this crazy idea. I have an H-34 which has the "built in" non skid surface that's not real
Catalina 30 plastic logo in original script style OS2Dude at 8:08am 09.15.15 Parts Search 35/10554 Anyone know where I can find a Catalina 30 logo in script, as is on our 1985 Catalina 30 now? The
Problem starting engine on "86" Cat 30 Dick1505 at 6:21am 09.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1167 Having trouble starting engine. Put in new batteries. Engine will start right up with a tiny shot of
North Channel/Georgian Bay 2015 (29) srust58 at 10:40pm 09.14.15 Destinations 12/3989 Launched in Little Current on Manitoulin Island. This single lane swing bridge is the only land con
Typical shore power wiring? Macboy at 9:21pm 09.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/734 Our boat came with an Origo 2 burner alcohol / AC stove. The alcohol canisters are there. As are the
Raising the Mast on a Hunter 23.5 - Looking for Advice evan709 at 7:59pm 09.14.15 Smaller Boats 62/13377 I'm a first time boat owner getting back into sailing. Bought a 1993 Hunter 23.5. Former owner too
Raising Keel on a 240? dw1436 at 7:23pm 09.14.15 Smaller Boats 10/2248 How difficult should if be to raise the Keel on a Hunter 240. I had a Hunter 23.5 and I could just

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Need to pull swing keel in H22 Michael K at 6:24am 01.31.24 Thanks for the advice, but the manual is not detailed enough and show only the center board of a dif
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig shemandr at 6:15am 01.31.24 Fellow sailers should regard the following as basically bar talk: My understanding of the OP is that
Engine Vent Fan Seahawk345 at 5:16am 01.31.24 Thank you very much everyone for all the input. Theres a wealth of knowledge on this site, and the i
ODay 40 Windlass Setup DonEvans at 4:34am 01.31.24 Anyone have pictures of their windlass installed in the 40's locker?
Remote oil filter for M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:27am 01.31.24 I had a Catalina 30 for about 10 years. It had an M25XP. I do not recall having any particular prob
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:35am 01.31.24 Look under boat information for the Hunter 22 and go to downloads. Bottom download is the manual for
Mast Support Bracket "Event" Crazy Dave Condon at 11:46pm 01.30.24 As a former Hunter dealer, I too agree with @kloudie1 @Terry Cox @dlochner as I too see issues that
Rub rail leak Ralph Johnstone at 8:41pm 01.30.24 Both sides of my boat are leaking at the same location. Now THAT is the definition of bad luck.
Rub rail leak Sailgunner at 6:26pm 01.30.24 Fixed my joint leak a few years ago. Remove rub rail Remove plasic cover that hold the rub rail on.
Remote oil filter for M25XP SoSound at 5:43pm 01.30.24 You might try checking with a performance or racing supply shop that specializes in small engine spo
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 5:23pm 01.30.24 I'm sure it will. The 30 worked ok it was just a little slow on the 170. I would suggest getting a
New Trolling Motor Tater at 5:21pm 01.30.24 I think it will do fine for my Vagabond. I've read accounts from several owners of Holder 14s and V
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 4:50pm 01.30.24 I think it will do fine for my Vagabond. I've read accounts from several owners of Holder 14s and Va
New Trolling Motor Tater at 4:47pm 01.30.24 I found a nearly new (about 3 hours of use) Minn Kota 30lb thrust trolling motor for $75. Now in my
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, jssailem at 4:44pm 01.30.24 I wrote an article about fuel filtering and polishing. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/bad
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig jssailem at 4:16pm 01.30.24 I need to partially furl the RF Genoa, she is slow and points poorly. My thought is that taking in
Android phone app connection issue JoeWhite at 4:16pm 01.30.24 I did not realize you were having problems with SBO only. I had that problem recently and I had to r
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig kloudie1 at 4:01pm 01.30.24
Android phone app connection issue Rich Stidger at 1:56pm 01.30.24 All of a sudden it works again. Weird.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 12:25pm 01.30.24 I fly the light air sail from the pole uphaul (topping lift) which exits the mast just below the up

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