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Catalina 22 vs catalina 22mk11 polarbear at 4:45pm 09.17.14 Catalina 22 13/12290 I'm sailing a 1976 Catalina 22. Would like more cockpit room. Also more deck and flatter deck forwar
Bracket on H30C rudder - What is this? (3) becook at 3:55pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/709 Hello... We have a 1978 H30 that we are working on, and there is a bracket sticking out from the rud
fuel sending unit Captian Al at 2:22pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/735 I have a Hunter 290. The fuel gauge has shown F since I purchased the boat earlier this season. Now,
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust manifold/heat exchanger question holdech at 12:27pm 09.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/3916 My "new to me" 3GM30F has about 350 hrs on it, over a period of 14 years. This winter I plan to c
hairline cracks in hull gell coat need advice (2) wesleysherman at 11:46am 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/5024 I have a 1982 hunter 27 new purchase last year. I have done a lot of work to "Abandon Land" Over t
Funnel All U Get at 10:14am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1174 I've been searching for the funnel that you would attach to a raw water filter so that you can winte
M-18 alt bracket vs M-25 alt bracket Skipper at 9:53am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2101 I'm looking at starting the alt bracket upgrade task for my M-18. However, upon further investig
Halyard Snare & My Fix (3) Anonymous 121765 at 8:48am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/926 There was a recent thread on "halyard snare" a bit ago. I have been posting in the "How much is too
First 30E spinnaker sheet setup shyamh at 7:36am 09.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2121 good morning ladies and gents, I'm starting to figure out the spinnakers on my recently purchased fi
Motor Mounts Jerry B at 7:28am 09.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/671 Speaking of motor mounts (this week) - Has anyone replaced theirs on a Universal model M-12? It seem
Chattering ac distrib relays elanger at 9:46pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 1/655 My ac panel on our hunter 45cc 2006 has been intermittently chattering for a couple years. Then it f
mast issue efr272 at 7:57pm 09.16.14 Bigger Boats 3/844 Can anyone tell me if there are one or two support hooks on the base of the mast to hook onto the de
In Love (1) the7Cs at 7:56pm 09.16.14 Trailer Sailors 9/2128 What makes the magic that makes me adore my sailboat? Is it the flowing lines. Is it the response to
Atomic 4 Oil seal Golfdad75 at 7:07pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/2395 I have an atomic four with direct drive. How hard is it to replace the rear seal?
Compression post depression (1) Hoosier Kevin at 6:12pm 09.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1276 I own a 78 O'Day 25 - I was thinking that all I needed to do was to use some git rot and my dry r
Buying a P303 SVEnchantress at 4:15pm 09.16.14 Pearson 1/1047 Greetings! We are in the process of buying a 303 -- our survey is early next week. Aside from that,
Yanmar 2QM15 freshwater cooled Binkyburdett at 3:18pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1400 Gentleman/ladies I know there are years of accumulated experience out there and would like some help
Reefing System on 35.5 Steverhnm at 3:15pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 2/3184 I have not used my reefing system on my new to me, 1990 35.5. It looks as though the previous owner
Gin Pole Attatchmem for mast raising Carel3041 at 2:17pm 09.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1857 I am developing a mast raising system for my M-25. Rather than clamping the gin pole to the mast (l
1980 Hunter C 37 JHoward at 11:37am 09.16.14 Big Boats 1/783 Just took ownership yesterday in Bayfield, WI. 3rd owner, boat had excellent care. Have a month or s

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Against the wind - in the docks JBP-PA at 12:20pm 07.19.23 1) Assuming you've just launched from a trailer, you can probably turn a 14 boat in the dock or aro
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 11:59am 07.19.23 I have not found a single example on YouTube or anywhere else showing how to launch a small sailboat
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 11:47am 07.19.23 Take the old belt to a NAPA. They will match the belt. Gates makes NAPA belts. I don't think it is
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jssailem at 11:37am 07.19.23 I use a 9ft inflatable for the PacificNW waters. 6hp Yamaha. Is satisfactory in waters similar to t
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? MikeHoncho at 11:27am 07.19.23 Check out Newports. The tubes are alot larger in diameter that typical inflatables and they are spec
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement dlochner at 11:24am 07.19.23 Take the old belt to a NAPA. They will match the belt. Gates makes NAPA belts.
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 11:16am 07.19.23 I would really like to see a documented case of a winch freely spinnin while under load without the
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 11:14am 07.19.23 It looks like this is what you have. https://www.gates.com/us/en/search.html?searchType=product&te
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? xavpil at 11:09am 07.19.23 Just remember, if you get a small, underpowered inflatable, you are going to get soaked going into
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip duck21 at 11:09am 07.19.23 Thanks, Ralph. I strive to create unique problems in whatever project I undertake. I had a feeling
Let's Buy A Sailboat Calif. Ted at 11:02am 07.19.23 We were motoring past Huntington Beach to Long Beach. Somehow I found myself in an area where the w
Against the wind - in the docks capta at 11:00am 07.19.23
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? capta at 10:53am 07.19.23 Just remember, if you get a small, underpowered inflatable, you are going to get soaked going into t
Against the wind - in the docks capta at 10:49am 07.19.23 How does that work with a 20 mph wind pushing the boat into the dock? Pretty well. It's not like e
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? Sail22Capri22 at 10:35am 07.19.23 Wow, I'm not even in the market for a Dinghy and this has me intrigued! My wife had been talking abo
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 07.19.23 217950 If it's any consolation, you may be the only owner to ever experience this problem. Braggin
Steering Wheel Shaft & Key - Need a Stop position jonelli at 10:19am 07.19.23 You're right. Talked w Edson. They also put a washer on the outside of the Snap Ring to distribut
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jonelli at 10:14am 07.19.23 Nice!!! Where do you use it? How does it behave broth with some small waves and wind ? As if we had
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 07.19.23 I have 3 Spinlock deckvest Lites and 2 of them went off after more than a year. I replaced the cart
Let's Buy A Sailboat Skipper J at 9:55am 07.19.23 Well, it's good that your boat didn't end up in the paper! Sometimes two heads are better than one.

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