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Venture 21 Max Motor Weight? RichieR at 8:54am 07.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/7638 Hi guys. So i prob should have asked this before i bought the engine a month ago.... but anyways. I
Sealant wflowe2 at 7:34am 07.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1484 Going to replace a horn cleat used for the jib furling line on a '87 Hunter 28.5. The cleat is thru
Oday 25 Centerboard Pendant specs NCC Orion at 7:27am 07.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1313 Wondering if anyone would know what the specs might be for the Centerboard Pendant on a 1980 Oday 25
Critical Steering System Upgrade - C310 2004 and earlier (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:41am 07.24.15 Catalina 310 13/6887 I don't know how many of you other C310 owners get the Catalina Direct emails but a very important w
single handed set-up Hobopacket at 5:14am 07.24.15 Catalina 22 21/2777 Can someone direct to a post about the conversion to run lines to the cockpit for single handing?
Rusty Keel bolts RichardAldrich at 12:29am 07.24.15 Islander 1/2905 We have a 36 Islander. The visual part of the keel bolts are in various stages of being rusted from
Finally a new owner Bladeswell at 10:33pm 07.23.15 Smaller Boats 4/1640 Hello everyone, Well, I finally did it. I am now the new owner of Hull #973,
relocating the battery (1) srust58 at 10:21pm 07.23.15 Sirius 21/22 2/2177 I relocated the battery from under the cockpit where it was a pain to access to the forward dinette
Leaks chicagodave at 2:51pm 07.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1883 I have traced a cabin leak to a stanchion. The stanchion has a "star" bolt and an escutcheon plate
bulbs for anchor light (2) Hobopacket at 1:53pm 07.23.15 Catalina 22 11/1637 Can someone direct me where to get these bulbs? Thanks! Better yet LED bulbs? I am guessing if I w
Hunter 26 poptop canvas (2) Fred at 1:00pm 07.23.15 Smaller Boats 8/2954 We are cruising the North Channel (Lake Huron) and we had a quiet day so I decided to install the po
Oil Pressure Sensor Wiring (2) c130king at 12:45pm 07.23.15 Catalina 310 14/4601 Backstory: When I first bought Polaris three years ago I used to always get the low oil pressure wa
Old Main New Jib Compatability? rardiH36 at 12:26pm 07.23.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4957 Masthead rigged boat. Per Don, and others, and my own sailing experience, the jib is by far the mos
diesel line RAD88 at 11:52am 07.23.15 Ask All Sailors 3/976 Hi I have a diesel return line - woven SS with banjo connectors- that has started leaking. Where do
Boat Speed sailaway78 at 9:19am 07.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1875 As a general rule I don't worry much about boat speed, or 24 hour distance traveled. Just enjoy wha
Mast Refurbish, Tips and Questions (2) CloudDiver at 8:27am 07.23.15 Catalina 22 11/2332 I made this a separate thread from my Hull restoration, since many others might be interested in thi
Asymmetrical spinnaker weight and size for costal cruising Audrius at 8:06am 07.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/672 What weight, 0.75oz or 1.5oz are you using for the all around costal cruising A-Spin, and what % of
Kicker Purchase cscott at 7:43am 07.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1074 Have any of you purchased a new motor from Universal Outboard in Singapore, or heard aything good or
Wanted- Yanmar 4JH2E running take out Ericsbr at 6:19am 07.23.15 Parts Search 6/2912 Wanted- Used Yanmar 4JH2E "running take out" Looking for a used Yanmar 4JH2E engine. "running take
C310IA Web Site is Down SawyerCurt at 5:18am 07.23.15 Catalina 310 6/1271 Good morning. The C310IA Web Site (http://www.catalina310.org) has been down for most of this week.

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Selden in-mast furling questions tfox2069 at 3:38pm 12.19.23 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a n
hello chp at 3:35pm 12.19.23 Haven't had to drop the rudder. I have about a quarter inch gap in mine. Just enough room to get in
Prop rotation question (1) Tally Ho at 3:32pm 12.19.23 :facepalm: Yep! I don't know what I was thinking! I even had the Autostream installation manual
Cover for Hunter 39 Tally Ho at 3:28pm 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several web
Selden in-mast furling questions Rick486 at 3:17pm 12.19.23 First thing to do is contact Selden US and ask for the owner's manual for the mast.....
Battery charging Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 12.19.23
Battery charging Mike H. at 3:00pm 12.19.23 Thanks everyone for your responses. I'll need to hire an electrician to sort out what I have.
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Scott T-Bird at 2:21pm 12.19.23 It looks like you would be making a drastic change in style. Is that what attracts you? There is
Preferred Cutlass bearing makes (2) Justin_NSA at 2:00pm 12.19.23 I was opening up the cockpit sole panel to unbolt the rudder. The space below the panel is full of l
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? dlochner at 1:05pm 12.19.23 Looks like you're stuck with state registration numbers on your bow. ;) :beer:
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? (1) mtb369 at 12:42pm 12.19.23 Convenient. That PDF I linked above will actually tell you if you're eligible once you populate the
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information LloydB at 11:38am 12.19.23 I was somewhat disappointed that the manufacturer of my used sailboat did not even generate a user m
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dLj at 10:37am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and o
Cover for Hunter 39 tfox2069 at 10:24am 12.19.23 Thanks for posting what you decided - helpful for others to see. I've had two boats now with winter
Re-rigging without mast removal. kbgunn at 9:59am 12.19.23 The B&R rig is a different beast than a typical bermuda rig. You can check this document starting on
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? tfox2069 at 9:55am 12.19.23 Just looping back on this. It would appear SBO no longer has a consulting team for older Hunters.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint cyryc at 9:48am 12.19.23 Apparently the usual problem of vintage Groco rubber core seacocks is that the rubber expands and op
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) cyryc at 9:43am 12.19.23 Often times you'll find marine life in the valve. Small mollusks shells can raise havoc. Do yoursel
Cover for Hunter 39 diduljc at 9:23am 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several webs
Painting or removing headliner? jssailem at 9:13am 12.19.23 Spray painting is one option. You need to consider many issues when spray painting. Those little dro

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