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Rudder shaft packing sailnoproblem at 6:34am 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1531 I want to replace the shaft packing on my Tartan 34C. (rudder) I have a tiller, was gonna change to
Looks Like the Left Coast Is Gonna Get It shemandr at 6:18am 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 39/3271 I put on the Weather Channel and I guess the Pacific storm approaching CA,WA ' OR is going to be a d
If you were to get a nice gift... Doc_holiday at 6:08am 12.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3281 If'n Santa were to bring you something for the boat, what would it be? For me: A new rudder from r*
82 Catalina 25 JanS48 at 10:25pm 12.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1092 Greetings Well, I finally settled on an 82 Catalina 25 fin keel. It's in fairly good shape needin
Hatch Size gknox102 at 6:22pm 12.09.14 Smaller Boats 2/1257 I have a 2008 Catalina capri in storage. I'm trying to find out the hatch size opening size to buy a
aft keel bolt ss plate corrosion / water hunter healer at 5:57pm 12.09.14 Big Boats 8/2244 My newly purchased 1983 hunter 34 has be puzzled.All help needed here on this one please. Boat is on
Foam cored rudder rebuild (4) davidjet at 5:26pm 12.09.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5278 Hi guys I'm rebuilding my rudder. Do I have to remove the old foam? It is still hard. Or can I fair
Ideas for outboard mount on my curved Stern Rail? (1) the Dog House at 1:50pm 12.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/4877 Hello, I am having a hard time finding a stern rail mount for my outboard dinghy motor for my 2006
Where the heck is the HIN? 2006 H33 syoun10 at 12:58pm 12.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1420 My 2006 H33 had a Vessel Safety Check (VSC - see below for what that is) today and failed because ne
Water Tank Management (5) Blackacre at 10:14am 12.09.14 Big Boats 9/1872 1986 Hunter H34: I'm looking to modify my water tank supply system in order to feed water from bo
Running Rigging Jim 5757 at 9:49am 12.09.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/14779 Hello to all! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday! I'm putting our off-season worklist t
tiller leight JohnZ at 9:46am 12.09.14 Catalina 22 2/712 Cutting down the tiller length on the tiller or does any one know the correct length for the tiller
Aluminum Bimini Frame Bad Obsession at 8:36am 12.09.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4614 My Bimini has an aluminum frame. I want to get a flexible solar panel, around 50 or 60 watt. I wo
Looking for a 47 or 48 Foot Boat DJW at 6:23am 12.09.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1961 I am looking to upgrade our 1974 Cascade 42 that we keep in HI. We have a 50 foot slip in Pearl Har
Cherubini curtain track? kito at 5:51am 12.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2760 I thought making curtains would be a good first project on my new sewing machine.....never used one
Inspection cover (1) Stratus3 at 9:36pm 12.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3772 New old Mac 26s, does anyone have any idea what the round inspection hole that is in the middle of t
The Doors Casagf66 at 8:48pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2020 Hey gang, So, I'm in the process of purchasing a 1981 c'c 34, boat seems to be well maintained an
cabin heaters, Espar, Wabasto, Wallas... vs Force10 centerline at 7:09pm 12.08.14 Ask All Sailors 10/9292 our boat had a force 10 propane heater installed when we bought it... it has worked fine for us thi
where is the holding tank hunter healer at 7:02pm 12.08.14 Big Boats 9/1519 this seems like a strange request but just purchased a 1983 hunter 34 and a prior owner converted th
Rigging chicagodave at 6:55pm 12.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1929 I recently purchased a 423 from an owner who didn't sail very much. The boat has roller reeling and

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H34 Mast Rewiring kloudie1 at 9:05am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the ru
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 08.29.23 With everyone so concerned about the addition of a weaker connecting link to a chain rode, has anyon
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated
Replace section of G4 anchor chain sailme88 at 5:13am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain CrispyCringle at 4:54am 08.29.23 I was researching the possibility of adding chain and getting rid of my chain/rope rode setup. Good

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