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The 23.5's maiden voyage: some good, some bad (1) SFKjeld at 7:52pm 04.04.15 Smaller Boats 35/3305 My new mast raising pole arrived yesterday, so we were excited to give it another bash. That's good.
Yanmar 2GM Motor Mounts H33CRich at 6:56pm 04.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/3061 The is the year of the unraveling sweater sleeve analogy for boat maintenance. First, I discover th
How do I resurect a derelict? (3) njlarry at 1:52pm 04.04.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3862 Happy Easter Greetings All. Our club is starting a sailing program for special needs children, adult
need an replacement boom top40 at 1:23pm 04.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1141 boom broke during an controlled jibe. Isomat apparently is not available any more,. anyone know wher
Standing rigging replacement intervals Sandy Feet at 12:51pm 04.04.15 Big Boats 9/3764 I know there have been previous disscussions regarding standing rigging so please excuse me if this
302 Keel bolt specs and socket size Mackaroni at 12:25pm 04.04.15 Bigger Boats 17/3265 I have been looking online to try and find the keel bolt specifications for how tight to torque the
Hand held GPS Bubba4137 at 11:54am 04.04.15 Ask All Sailors 33/4054 Hello, all! Looking to purchase a hand held for Great Lakes navigation. I've never owned one befor
Power steering fluid Vitor souto at 10:27am 04.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2216
Basket Case 37c, Approx price?? TC_Rogers at 9:00am 04.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1512 Hello All, I'm looking for a late model 37C to put some time and $ into and came across this add:
News about Java/Jim Seamans Crazy Dave Condon at 8:29am 04.04.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2043 Jim and Joan sailed outside from St. Augustine to the entrance of St. Charles River where he ran agr
Interior Woodwork Care boazjoe at 5:29am 04.04.15 Morgan 3/1836 I am a new owner of a 1981 321. It has been well cared-for, and I am wanting to keep it that way. Wh
HC50 Water Ballast Operation alexlipzer at 4:51am 04.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/929 We just got a HC50 can somebody help with how to use the water ballast levers? than you
How to find the crack ? Robert Englert at 4:47am 04.04.15 Catalina 22 6/1160 My C22 (86) swing keel obviously has a leak. After sailing for about 3 hours I have water in the di
Will someone save this Lady? #123 (1) jmczzz at 3:49am 04.04.15 Catalina 22 0/745 someone did save this Lady? #123 1970 Catalina 22' Sailboat Hull #123 for sale on eB bid $10.96 +
Bobstay turnbuckle size Harleyreef at 2:32am 04.04.15 Catalina 30 0/850 Hi, would anyone happen to know the turnbuckle size on the bobstay for an MKII? I believe it's eithe
New Owner! bretts9669 at 7:09pm 04.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/887 Proud new owner of a 1993 Hunter 30T. Moved up from a 1985 Catalina 27. Just closed on the boat a fe
BoatUS vs. SeaTow in Naples, FL area Vegas at 6:25pm 04.03.15 Ask All Sailors 14/5379 Will be sailing in the Naples-Fort Myers, FL area soon. Anyone have opinions of BoatUS vs. SeaTow se
Converting halyard winch on 40.5 Outlandish at 4:35pm 04.03.15 Big Boats 5/998 Any suggestion on how to run Power cable to electrify Lewmar 44st winch on legend 40.5 built in late
2 anchors on the 40.5 bow roller?? how?? captron at 4:34pm 04.03.15 Big Boats 15/2881 Trying to figure out how to safely carry my 2 existing anchors (1/Fortress 23 and 1/Manson 44Lb Supr
Just in time for the C-22 Nationals CaptDon01 at 4:32pm 04.03.15 Catalina 22 0/640 Here you go.....RACE READY! http://www.ebay.com/itm/CATALINA-22-RACE-BOAT-/141619346390?forcerrpt

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Water demand pump question jviss at 12:55pm 08.29.23 Thanks j is. But you may have missed my question; I only need to know what the safe max pressure s
Water demand pump question Jimongee at 12:50pm 08.29.23 Thanks j is. But you may have missed my question; I only need to know what the safe max pressure sh
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 Richard19068 at 12:33pm 08.29.23 Looks tight but maybe one of these? https://edsonmarine.com/vision-series-compass-bowl-for-3-5-and-
Water demand pump question jviss at 12:32pm 08.29.23 One of the best water pressure pumps available is a "prehistoric belt driven 12 V motor pump." Ha,
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 12:30pm 08.29.23 I find the McLube product to be the best solution for this and any other dry lubrication needs. :p
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks stickinthemud57 at 12:22pm 08.29.23 I applied McLube at the start of the sailing season (March), and it continues to work fine. Since it
Stowing Winch Handles Dalliance at 12:03pm 08.29.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 11:49am 08.29.23 I'll have to check, but if I remember correctly it is more like 3 inches wide. But I'm not certain,
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 08.29.23 Somewhat difficult to run the wiring but how about surface mounted compases on the surface below the
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Dalliance at 11:19am 08.29.23
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 (2) toastysailor at 11:19am 08.29.23 219347 219348
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 11:14am 08.29.23 How often do you apply it? It's applied to the headsail luff tape at the beginning of the season.
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:12am 08.29.23 Well, the mast stepped fine. The shrouds are long enough. I will insert pins to be sure the turnbuck
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 11:11am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compen
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 11:08am 08.29.23 Great info Dalliance. Thanks.
'07 Hunter 27 In-Mast Furler Failure (2) VT Fitz at 11:06am 08.29.23 Epilogue: The rigger arrived late this morning and he swapped out the 1/4" line for my topping lift
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 11:03am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zipp
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 10:49am 08.29.23 :plus: Never had a problem with McLube not lasting very long. How often do you apply it?
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Barnacle Bill at 10:45am 08.29.23 I am a broker and based on your notes, I'd say the person you were dealing with was pretty much usel

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