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9.2 halyards BobM at 6:07pm 06.07.15 S2 5/1333 Replacing factory rope/wire halyards with just rope. I bought 7/16 but the manual lists 3/8. Now I
Zspar Boom Reefing MetricMountie at 5:16pm 06.07.15 Big Boats 9/5110 Recently purchased a 1995 40.5 and I'm having trouble figuring out the reefing for the main. I'm in
Used main sail Bateau Margo at 4:12pm 06.07.15 Parts Search 3/1371 We have a 79 Hunter 27. We were trying to get one more season out of the main sail but it suffered a
New to Catalina's (rudder crack @top corner) (1) Vissepo at 3:54pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 3/927 Hi list, Yesterday, on choppy seas 15-18knts winds for and 1.5 hours on a port tack... After I got
Cabin Sole Section Edges Delaminating ToddL214 at 3:53pm 06.07.15 Catalina 310 5/1481 Our 2000 Catalina 310 took on water from this spring's Texas rains, (leaking cabin top port), and be
Three water tanks on P420 pshrynk at 3:28pm 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/925 I just took delivery of my 1999 Passage 420. While getting her ready for the season, the water smell
Finally atrometer at 2:49pm 06.07.15 Catalina 22 6/969 I've had 40' boats and smaller. 15' Montgomery, 16' Compac, and NOW a 1975 22' Catalina. I've had
Boat Beacon Charles Erwin at 2:28pm 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1566 This little program is pretty OK. Need my MMSI for one of the functions but I forgot my MMSI and if
Smartplug question Brezzin at 1:30pm 06.07.15 Big Boats 17/2269 Have a 250/125 electrical system and have installed a 50amp smart plug The cable carried 4 wires.
Fresh water pump burnswelds at 11:37am 06.07.15 Catalina 30 8/1990 Hello all!, can anyone point me in a direction of a good ( not 400.00) fresh water pump ? I believe
mast squeak davespoor at 10:36am 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 We have a hunter vision and our daughter complains about the mast squeaking from the rubber gasket w
Fridge drips (1) Richandhelen at 6:49am 06.07.15 Big Boats 16/4450 We have a constant drip onto the cabin sole from our fridge. It appears that the rather persistent i
Best BBQ for Catalina 22 sailorwife at 6:21am 06.07.15 Catalina 22 8/4157 I would like to get my husband a small BBQ for his Catalina 22 for Father's Day. Do you have a reco
Maintenance Schedules NICK1951 at 6:18am 06.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3363 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES Good Morning Maine and all others, I appreciate your thoughts on routine
Faucet replacement on 2001 Hunter 410 grasshay at 6:10am 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2250 Hi All, I just purchased a 2001 Hunter 410. The finish on the faucets are corroded and need to b
engine coolant exhaust hull location wheelsteering27 at 5:28am 06.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1139 where is the thru hull for sea water engine exhaust; is it on the bottom or side of the hull. when m
Capt License/one eye CYQK at 3:23am 06.07.15 Ask All Sailors 21/7306 Lost an eye in an accident Can you qualify for a 6pack capt license with only one good eye??? C
Looking for a 6' to 10' piece of mast ris at 2:31am 06.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/669 Just wondered if anyone had the bottom of a bent of messed up mast. If we cannot find one will just
Water logged rudder? SFKjeld at 1:38am 06.07.15 Smaller Boats 5/985 I had some issues with the rudder on my 23.5 that were discussed on this forum a few weeks ago. Duri
Adler Barbour Cold Machine Died Terry Cox at 10:08pm 06.06.15 Big Boats 2/1258 Both of the original 1991 Adler Barbour Cold Machines have been faithful to our needs over the years

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Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:30pm 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986:XDY Z nnnn F 6 8
Interesting to me Clutch Cargo at 2:26pm 10.21.23 But if you use a 14 month year, you'll be younger. :biggrin::beer: Well, I certainly can't argue w
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 1:46pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up bef
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Terry Cox at 12:44pm 10.21.23 Our three cylinder Kubota Genset User Manual calls for a maximum of 30 second glow plug warm up befo
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 12:17pm 10.21.23 "Desperate times call for desperate measures". The difference here is that when you glow plug for
Spinnaker Blocks Ted at 12:16pm 10.21.23 There are some available on eBay. ELVSTROM RATCHET SAILING BLOCK 2 3/4" NEW OLD STOCK \| eBay
Halyard mast clutch question BarryL at 11:49am 10.21.23 Hi, Personally, I adjust the halyard tension on my boat frequently, Like just about every time I sa
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 10.21.23 After it has run for a while at the beginning of a trip, it never gets glowed again. "Desperate t
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 9:30am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting
Halyard mast clutch question Stu Jackson at 9:23am 10.21.23 As far as raising the sail, the line would extend downward from the clutch to a turning block and t
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 9:19am 10.21.23 An alternative to a clutch on the mast would be a cam cleat. The cleat can secure the halyard while
Halyard mast clutch question Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 10.21.23 I could think of reasons to have a clutch on the mast rather than at the winch. For one thing it wou
Serial numbers/year built. dlochner at 9:01am 10.21.23 Hi. Does anyone know how C&C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on th
Halyard mast clutch question Joe at 8:36am 10.21.23 I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm
Halyard mast clutch question stickinthemud57 at 8:34am 10.21.23 I agree that the more convenient location for rope clutches are at or near the cockpit. On my boat,
Interesting to me eherlihy at 7:23am 10.21.23 FWIW: Per the HIN the HULL of my 1987 MODEL year O'day 35 was built in June of 1986: XDY Z nnnn F 6
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 6:46am 10.21.23 I will put a meter on the individual glow plugs today. Maybe one is failed and I am only starting o
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 6:43am 10.21.23 Most unusual. If the engine starts instantly, I've got to wonder where the extra fuel comes from t
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system jibes138 at 6:35am 10.21.23 Regarding mounting of a heat exchanger: while motors have the mounting integrated onto the motor, on
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 6:31am 10.21.23 The Storm is mainly on the NE quadrant, minimizing Winds near the Islands

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