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2QM20 questions from H36 '80-82 new owner - tmjb at 10:55am 11.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 23/6947 As a new owner of a boat that has apparently sat unused for about 17 years I have started working ma
Nav station chair question from H36 '80-82 new owner tmjb at 10:42am 11.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1721 As a new owner of a 1981 H36C I am in the early stages of exploring my boat. One question I am hopin
hiking problem garysisson at 10:20am 11.17.14 Bigger Boats 2/919 I have a problem with falling into the cockpit when sitting up on the very small area of deck while
O'day 25 julu44 at 9:50am 11.17.14 Day Sailers 6/2226
Zinc Anode facini at 7:51am 11.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2889
1980 hunter 27 rudder. Lusitano at 6:17am 11.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/938 Can anyone tell me the proper way to remove the rudder and what to look for, since there's a lot of
chain links gettinthere at 6:15am 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1668 I'm striking out looking for a chain connector for 5/16 G4 chain. Some of my chain rusted sitting in
Coupeville, WA Terry Cox at 7:47pm 11.16.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1623 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Play in the rudder shaft 79 h27 Bateau Margo at 5:07pm 11.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1418 Well our first year with our first sail boat is in the books. Wrapped it today. One of my winter pro
Vang Adjustment to Stop Flapping Main Leech KZW at 4:40pm 11.16.14 Catalina 310 10/3546 I have C-310, sail no 307. The boat was built in 2005 and has in-mast furling. The leech of the main
Refrigeration problems Perfect Excuse at 4:28pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2651 Refrigeration problem with a Grunert Polar Mate water cooled unit. It runs well for about an hour th
Outboard isn't low enough... Advice on rebuilding mount? (6) Hooks at 3:25pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 30/5279 So I tried to take the boat out today and learned that the motor is not going deep enough in the wat
Mooring cleats question Time_Out at 2:17pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 7/1354 I'm in the process of reinstalling hardware and need a little help. Where is the best location for t
Lost my jib halyard in mast! Help MICKEYMTM at 1:19pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 6/4202 Can someone help? Catalina 22 - Blew the forestay at the bow in 14 mph winds. Had to cu
2001 Beneteau 361 shaft seal replacement boodey@wansw.net at 12:23pm 11.16.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3593 This will define how to change the shaft seal on a 2001 Beneteau 361 sailboat based on my own experi
Daysailer swing centerboard sailfast201 at 12:06pm 11.16.14 Day Sailers 1/5099 Greetings, I am writing in hopes to find some direction with the reinstallation of my center board
Bilge and Cabin Seat Access Boards BrianW at 9:15am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3117 My H26's wood laminate bilge and cabin seat storage access boards have started delaminating one by o
Lifting a sailboat from a trailer question davidmhull at 7:53am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 75/16309 I have an oday 22 that I need to get off my trailer temporarily. I have a friend who is going to hot
Window replacement question on my 1986 Oday 28 fourwhitesocks at 6:03am 11.16.14 Bigger Boats 17/3987 Ok I have a question. I am going to replace the large port light on the port side of my 28 Oday. (
Active Captain and iPads Chris Patterson at 6:02am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 46/12064 Hesitate to even ask this here, but here goes. In short, wife buys me this iPad Air, to keep me quie

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Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 12:04am 09.20.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in t
2013+ MH-40 Discussion SeaDrive at 11:38pm 09.19.23 I have read that the wrong oil is recommended by Yanmar for the leg, the Quicksilver oil damages the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 9:59pm 09.19.23 Do you have a recommendation? I replaced my mechanical thermostat which can only sample the temper
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:35pm 09.19.23 I sent you a PM Those mechanical thermostates are pretty much junk. The only thing that they can m
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Mikem at 9:30pm 09.19.23 Mike, seeing what you did with Luna I will anxiously follow this project.
Alternator output to..... Stu Jackson at 8:58pm 09.19.23 It's a convenient way of returning a large(r) current back to the batteries. Ralph's right. Here'
Where are these blocks used higgs at 8:36pm 09.19.23 Survey is done and the buyer is set to go ahead with the purchase of my boat, Trav'ler. I have had
Where are these blocks used higgs at 8:24pm 09.19.23 I use them to run my preventer back to the cockpit. Handy little buggers. Lots of uses.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:36pm 09.19.23 I don't think the "household" seat will fit the smaller bowl. But you shouldn't have to replace the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 09.19.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Rick C-137 at 6:55pm 09.19.23 That's going to be a fun project! I just bought a project Catalina 38 myself, which I think is in th
1975 C&C33 mk1 with brand new 10kw electric drive Rocinante_C&C33 at 6:51pm 09.19.23 Interesting. How do you use your boat when you go or sailing. Is it day sailing? Do you cruise? Wha
Let's Talk About Power sesmith at 6:33pm 09.19.23 Concerning Victron, you really can't go wrong with the brand. I've used Victron solar controllers o
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker DaveJ at 6:26pm 09.19.23
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 6:03pm 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servi
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 09.19.23 current is sent to the battery through the battery Can you please clarify ?
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 09.19.23 If #6 wire, then a 60A breaker is acceptable. I'm confused. If the existing wire was a #4 wire,
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:34pm 09.19.23 wonderful old boats with crisp sails, as it should be.
Maine 2023-Wind Song jon hansen at 5:30pm 09.19.23 looking great. the ride on an Alden caravelle 42 is magical. a truly great sailing machine. thank
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 4:58pm 09.19.23 For me the real scary point was when I was single handing in a regatta and tied my sheet to windwar

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