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1976 H 25 toe rail attachment Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 07.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/538 I am not sure what would be the best sealant but did not suggest the Satan's glue for this or 5200.
1976 25 Hunter toe rail attachment Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 07.06.15 Smaller Boats 7/755 I could not help on one inquiry about the toe rail what to use when reapplying it to the boat. Plea
B323 - Climbing the Mast rschultz at 4:06am 07.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3066 Must climb the mast to replace dead anchor light. Furling main...so only line to use (other than dr
Replacing Wire-to-rope Halyard Ron and Pam at 10:18pm 07.05.15 Catalina 22 4/2269 New to the Forum, so a big hello! We just bought a 1984 Catalina 22 to restore and sail. It need
Snake on the boat! (1) w4swk at 9:19pm 07.05.15 Catalina 22 4/1123 Hi All I'm not sure if this post has any value but I feel the need to share our experience over the
Looking for a BASIC GPS colinhulse at 7:24pm 07.05.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2322 Does anyone sell a GPS that just shows Lat and Long? I want it for over my chart table next to the V
Tennessee River Trip Jim5717 at 7:22pm 07.05.15 Big Boats 9/2613 Just purchased a Hunter 37.5, located on Watts Bar lake in east Tn. Considering putting the mast on
Windlass for 309 (Lewmar) CaptBetsy at 6:58pm 07.05.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1740 Hi- I've seen other postings for Maxwell but I have a 2006 309 hull 27 that came from Annapolis de
leaking shrouds... Member 131497 at 6:24pm 07.05.15 Bristol 5/2569 H! everyone... I have adopted a 1976 B24 and in the process of bring it back to looking good and co
1983 McGregor Rudder Aldys at 5:27pm 07.05.15 Parts Search 0/719 Looking for a Rudder assy for a 1983 McGregor Sailboat - anyone out there? Will to pay shipping - th
Throttle control on binnacle CaptBetsy at 5:14pm 07.05.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2011 Both a heads up and a question Has anyone else had the same issue? Had to have my throttle l
Boom brake NiceBeny at 5:01pm 07.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2800 I am thinking Of getting a boom brake, there are several models out there, any suggestions on which
WANTED: Leprechaun to repair bilge hose!! earlmerkel at 4:28pm 07.05.15 Precision 0/1490 These P-23's are built like iron! Durable, solid...and yet, nimble in a decent wind. Alas, tho-- a
What winch for gin pole? Gene Neill at 2:58pm 07.05.15 Trailer Sailors 6/2779 I believe my mast is 25' and change, anyone have any suggestions what size/capacity winch would be a
Catalina 30 wood spreaders DrakesIslander1906 at 2:20pm 07.05.15 Catalina 30 6/2869 My Catalina 30 was build in 1982. When did they change the spreaders to something other than wood.
Catalina 30 Bellows Rule62 at 1:40pm 07.05.15 Catalina 30 4/1178 Here is a question. I am looking to purchase a Catalina 30. It has damaged gel coat in a few place
Do I need Insurance??? Newcat30 at 12:39pm 07.05.15 Ask All Sailors 29/5110 Probably a stupid question. Ok, here's the situation... I'm looking for a Catalina 30 below $20k
cockpit light bryan crites at 12:37pm 07.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2187 Does anyone have a led light in the cockpit on the bimini frame. If so what type waterproof, rope li
Sprint Atlantic A Windlass needs repair BradWhite at 11:45am 07.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2913 I have just returned from 8 months in Mexico. 44DS did great but the windlass started leaking water
Pearson 362 Packing Material Width CirrusP362 at 11:43am 07.05.15 Pearson 5/1418 Hello I have a 1985 Pearson 362, with a leaky stuffing box. Does anybody know the width of the pac

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Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:46pm 12.11.23 Friction between the coupling and the shaft is important, it takes the stress off the key and makes
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! CAVU at 6:45pm 12.11.23 I own a 2001 380 and also have the port list you mentioned. I think the lack of the genset may be a
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:42pm 12.11.23 Terminators / Connectors Good terminators purpose-built for this task aren't cheap. Usually a littl
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:36pm 12.11.23 Types of Dyneema From Marlow SK60 : Older formulation (I think original Amsteel was SK60?) SK75 :
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:27pm 12.11.23 @Tedd. Thanks for posting this. I've been thinking occasionally about synthetic rigging for a few ye
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:15pm 12.11.23 Teflon tape???
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:59pm 12.11.23 You do not want to apply any anti-seize, lubricant, etc. to your shaft coupling. You want that coupl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Michael Davis at 5:53pm 12.11.23 So nice to have some Ai to blame! I love it.
Swim platform question PaulK at 5:24pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Re-installing the shaft coupling shemandr at 5:01pm 12.11.23 Might have to blame that one on spell check. I try to review posts and still some get by. I should
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 12.11.23 @4arch: Thanks for posting that.
Re-installing the shaft coupling Don S/V ILLusion at 4:25pm 12.11.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 12.11.23 Greg, Gerry Douglas has called it his "15/16 rig." :clap: Really.
315 Backstay Adjuster Tally Ho at 4:05pm 12.11.23 The forestay of the Catalina 315 is so close to the head that it might be considered a fractional
Swim platform question shemandr at 4:00pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Tom J at 3:55pm 12.11.23 Tom have you notice any differences in the boats handling with the davits and solar panel compared
Swim platform question Scott T-Bird at 3:19pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder i
Volvo V Vetus Muffler dlochner at 3:16pm 12.11.23 Well, it just seems odd to have all those links to pages in CF, especially since they are not specif
Swim platform question dlochner at 3:04pm 12.11.23 The transom of the sailboat was not designed to support the weight of a swim platform and an out sus
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? 4arch at 2:10pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source, brown

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