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Pearson 33 Halyards obdoor at 8:48am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1160 I want to replace my wire/rope halyards with modern polyester halyards. What size thickness will go
Help with Seafurl drummer3278 at 6:39am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1076 Hello, This is probably going to sound like a complete newbie question. I have a 94 Hunter 33.5
History being made (1) Kermit at 5:57am 07.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 41/5526 I almost posted this in "Destinations." NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just flew by Pluto this morni
Deack window leak littlewing at 5:54am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/579 Deck window leak I have a leak in the window on deck just aft of the mast on my 2008 Benateau 31.
Boat Specs and Owner Reviews? Parsons at 5:27am 07.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/969 Don't laugh if it's really obvious, but I can't find the Owners Reviews, Upgrades, and Boat Specs pa
5 year old Dolphin Charger Issue Snotter at 5:11am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/586 I am seeking advice on what to do about an issue that recently cropped up with my Dolphin 60 amp, 12
Installing vhf antenna thru deck and connectors? jmczzz at 4:11am 07.14.15 Catalina 22 47/11050 What is the best way to get the coax thru the cabin top? I am using rg8x coax. I need to go from m
Bulkhead Door? rritter2000 at 9:11pm 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 sailboat. There is a curved entrance-way in the bulkhead between the salon
Trailerable Catalina Richie50 at 6:40pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/4868 What is the largest Catalina that is able to be towed short distances for launching once a year and
should there be water coming in the boat? jefbme at 5:10pm 07.13.15 Smaller Boats 4/721 1983 hunter 20 / water coming in where keel lock slot
What? Another engine smoke question? Skipper at 4:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/994 Yep. But I've never seen this one asked before. Universal M18. When I'm motoring during the day, n
replace foam in engine compartment Dream Weaver at 3:04pm 07.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1208 I have a 1987 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. There is a lot of foam insulation attached to th
Integrated Stern Rail Seat for Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 3:01pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808 On another site I saw an article about someone who had custom made stern rails for an older Catalina
Halyard lengths Crystal_RPAYC at 2:36pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1936 Does anyone know the lengths of the halyards on a 309?
Tacho intermittent open circuit Crystal_RPAYC at 2:32pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2168 The Tacho on my 2007 309 has just started to intermittently drop to zero whilst the motor is running
Editing Mod Articles heart of gold at 1:33pm 07.13.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/802 I would like to do some editing and add a few more pictures in the mods section of one of my article
No Upper End RPMs kenvail at 12:35pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2186 I was on a two-week trip around Long Island recently and developed an engine problem with my Yanmar
Yanmar 4JH5E Impeller replacement Gerard Betsch at 12:29pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/7005 My Yanmar Series 4JH5E Engine has reached 900 operating hours. I feel it is overdue for a sea water
Stop Lever difficult odaydokay at 12:22pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1638 The engine is a Universal M12 in an O'Day 28. It almost takes two hands to pull the stop lever. Gre
What a GREAT six days on the boat (1) Jim Seamans at 12:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/934 First good sail since we got home from the Keys.. We are home... What a great six days on the boa

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Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC kappykaplan at 3:51pm 11.30.23 Rick, the OP can't see through the plexiglass any more - here's that post: https://forums.sailboatow
Catalina 320 electrical issue Ted10028 at 3:39pm 11.30.23 thanks guys. I guess cabin lights, 400 watt heater, heat pump, refrigerator, possible water heater
Electric Motors Joe at 3:35pm 11.30.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it?
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 dlochner at 3:02pm 11.30.23 Because the Hunter 38 has a sugar scoop transom, it may be around the corner on the side of the hull
Re-anodising boom and holes thinwater at 2:58pm 11.30.23 I STRONGLY suggest you try out those rods on a scrap of mast or boom first. Brazing aluminum is not
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Davidasailor26 at 2:47pm 11.30.23 From the factory it was almost certainly in the upper right corner of the transom. Only reason it wo
Re-anodising boom and holes dLj at 2:42pm 11.30.23 My question is why do you want to fill the holes? Just esthetics? If there is no other reason I woul
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC Rick at 2:17pm 11.30.23 They do not make that brand of compass anymore. What is wrong with it?
Electric Motors rgranger at 1:29pm 11.30.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday.
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport dbk0630 at 12:02pm 11.30.23 This blurb from Catalina Direct seems to partially address your question(s)... Keel Centering Spacer
Charts recommendation Hello Below at 11:19am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Faucet is leaking Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 11.30.23 Maybe try dis-assembling the cartridge portion and slather the "spout O ring" with a non-petroleum g
Charts recommendation pgandw at 10:58am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Dodger Needed Richard19068 at 10:09am 11.30.23 FWIW one year ago I paid $4,000 for a "California" style dodger recover . That included no-rot threa
Dodger Needed Bob S at 9:10am 11.30.23 I stand corrected, 8K included the Bimini with two flexible solar panel attachments. Brain dead befo
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 8:45am 11.30.23 The tank is now totally siphoned out. Last night I did some approximate measurements, and I now bel
Dodger Needed NYSail at 8:17am 11.30.23 $8,000 for just a dodger seems real high. I paid last year about $10,000 for a full enclosure..... A
Dodger Needed kloudie1 at 6:23am 11.30.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:49am 11.30.23 Hello All- Well, reading the manual I see my continuous rating is 3200 RPM and my 1 hr is 3400. I
Single private mooring rentals smokey73 at 5:37am 11.30.23 IA quick look revealed this document regarding NC law: Microsoft Word - t14a_07h.doc (nc.gov) , but

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