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What are these blocks and fiddly bits for??? (3) Hogheaven at 6:15am 12.03.14 Catalina 30 8/1687 Hello, 1987 30 hull # 4993. I've owned here for about 4 weeks now. What are the following block
confirms your worst fears on the ICW...... Bob 04 H260 at 5:57am 12.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1453 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article4247864.html
raising the main single handed walt at 5:35am 12.03.14 Trailer Sailors 57/13912 I have an old Mac 26S that I usually single hand and do the main sail setup and reefing at the mast.
Need Advice on Painting Windlasses (2) caguy at 11:16pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/853 I picked up a. couple of windlasses and would like to paint them,. The case and warping drum are mad
Echo Bay, Sucia Island Terry Cox at 8:31pm 12.02.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/4326 A year or so ago the admiral and our five year old granddaughter had been out for a week long cruise
First WEMA failure (1) Delezynski at 7:47pm 12.02.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4456 We installed our WEMA quantity system back in 02 or 03. We have one gauge for two water tanks, and o
Masthead sheaves replacement FlightRisk1 at 7:03pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 8/11809 Can I change the halyard sheaves with the mast in place? I don't need to Unstep the mast for at lea
Electrical panel - cut or no? Ritdog at 6:42pm 12.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1251 Am finished installing all the lights in my 25, and am now thinking about the main electrical sectio
Remote Control Outboard bigpapaporsche at 5:58pm 12.02.14 Smaller Boats 0/1035 I am in the process of planning the installation of a Remote Control Box (RCB) on our Catalina with
Depth display erratic (Raymarine ST60) davjonLegend at 4:41pm 12.02.14 Big Boats 23/7457 My Raymarine ST60+ depth display started flashing "LAST", indicating either a bad display or a bad t
Florida bareboat charter dscribner at 4:10pm 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1330 Thinking about a short charter in Florida this winter. Can't afford BVI again for a couple of years.
Hunter 356 mainsheet traveler Dave Groshong at 1:20pm 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1450 Calling for help please, can a h356 owner send me a picture of the arch mounted mainsheet traveler?
mast raising system knotatwork2 at 1:18pm 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1988 Hello, I purchased a 1987 Hunter 23 this year and would like to know if there are any simple to use
Some before and afters - 8.0a restore jlillie at 10:45am 12.02.14 S2 10/1663 I just created several albums in my profile showing before and after pictures of my restore and some
Raymarine EV-200 or Garmin GHP 12 Autopilot system? down_shift at 10:12am 12.02.14 Ask All Sailors 5/4105 Thinking I have narrowed the choice of autopilots to one of these two systems. For the correspondin
Replacing bimini canvas IH82BL8 at 9:42am 12.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/6049 I want to replace my bimini canvas. One source has a price of $1,249 for a complete bimini (with fr
Hose for septic tank oyvst@statoil.com at 6:32am 12.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1027 Need a new hose going from the bottom of the septic tank in a Benetea Oceanis 343 from 2006. Inner d
Transmision replacememt hvbaker at 6:10am 12.02.14 Catalina 30 36/13342 I have a M 25 XPB with a Hurth HBW-50 transmission. The transmission need to be replaced and the don
Free Ritchie B-80 Compass (cloudy and missing pieces) Hooks at 8:22pm 12.01.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/4883 Taken -Free Ritchie B-80 Compass (cloudy and missing pieces) Not sure how to delete this post but i
Changing 302 Isomax furler to something else Mackaroni at 6:42pm 12.01.14 Bigger Boats 10/2184 I had someone out to measure sails today and he was perplexed by the Isomax furler for the Genoa.

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Invest 94L JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.16.23 This will be come Tropical Storm Tammy soon. And then Fish Storm Tammy Jim...
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar BigEasy at 10:35am 10.16.23 The top-inside of the cast iron exchanger was badly corroded, probably due to it not being full al
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 9:25am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (1) rgranger at 8:38am 10.16.23 I think my boat got flooded a lot so turned inside floor and floor glue squishy, so I got a good pr
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:26am 10.16.23 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DRY SLIPS? I went through the same transition about 8 years ago.... BUT I SPLI
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.16.23 Do you only sail in far-away destinations that you have to travel hours to get to? What is your fre
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 8:16am 10.16.23 After several days of soaking the exchanger in evaporust, it still wouldn't budge. I cut out a circu
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 7:36am 10.16.23 THANK YOU !
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 7:32am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder. On c
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Davenport at 7:27am 10.16.23 I'm happy. but actually me using 2 layers of what is called "1/2 inch" plywood but is bit smaller,
Cradle screw jack conversion Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 10.16.23 Photo would help. Please note the lift points found on both sides of you boat that are found under
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 7:01am 10.16.23 1. Having a boat in a marina is like having a vacation home. Even if you don't get to sail, you can
Invest 94L jssailem at 6:48am 10.16.23 Looking at the macro picture over the next 10 days. Thursday19/Friday20 could bring a spot of rain.
Invest 94L kloudie1 at 6:35am 10.16.23 Watching weather carefully.. some buddies and I are planning a little cruise around the Pensacola/Gu

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