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Catalina 27 Turnbuckle Tawhiri at 2:15pm 09.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1235 Have 1976 Catalina with a turnbuckle which has seized in position. So unable to make adjustments. Ca
Broken Halyard Shackle Naval Aviator at 1:33pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3496 Need advice to repair a broken main halyard shackle. I have a wire to rope halyard. The shackl
Cal 22 rigging / backstay smarsh at 1:21pm 09.23.14 Cal 3/1792 i just purchased a Cal 22, and in the process of rigging. I believe I'm missing a piece for the back
Gray Enterprises Portlights YEHUDI at 1:05pm 09.23.14 Parts Search 1/8125 Anyone removed their 15 1/2" X 7 1/2" Portlights that are still sitting around? I will gladly pay fo
Convert to gaff rig? braol at 12:43pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4567 I was thinking about experimenting with my rig and trying to do a gaff rig on my Hunter 27. Not a p
A watch for standing watch zzmeyer at 12:23pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2745 I would like a watch with a built in alarm that I can set to go off at a set interval - say every 5
Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 LawrieJean at 12:11pm 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1163 We would like information on the keel of the Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 Model. Is the keel solid lead
Tinker Traveller Sailing Dinghy Paul and Judy at 12:10pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1491 Has anyone had any experience with the Tinker Traveler Sailing Dinghy no longer made. I have an opp
Don't Try This On Your Own Boat.... Maine Sail at 11:26am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3687 W88A7fSb33I
Davits with a Hard Dinghy dis-patch at 11:11am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1543 Have a 1997 Hunter 376 with Ocean Marine Systems Davits. Purchased the boat such equipped. I've go
Hull Detail Kper at 10:57am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1537 I work part-time at my marina and was approached by my boss who said they had a detailer who was com
Are Water Lift Mufflers More-Or-Less The Same? (1) rardiH36 at 10:08am 09.23.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1283 Other than obvious variations in shape and size, are water-lift mufflers more-or-less interchangeabl
Bow Trust or not on a H41DS? TFlight at 8:56am 09.23.14 Big Boats 18/5002 Hello All, I'm new to the forums and in the early stages of shopping to upgrade from a MacGregor 26M
Jabsco in line strainer (1) richk at 8:41am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/780 I have a Jabsco Pumgard strainer just before the pump which drains the shower sump. Is there suppo
How to extend the life of Jabsco joker valve emily2martinez at 8:34am 09.23.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7463 We have 2 heads on our Beneteau 473, which we live aboard. The aft head is manual, the fore head is
Solar Panel Output, 21 Amp Normal? (3) Marco Garcia at 7:38am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1304 My house bank is 4 group 29 (Walmart), split in 2 of 2 (100 Amp Fused each), Main battery switch is
Ice Box Drain Jwf597saw at 5:58am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1130 We have a 1982 Hunter 27 sailboat and cannot figure out why the ice box drain won't drain. We canno
h49 bow thruster info Velero49 at 5:40am 09.23.14 Big Boats 1/774 I need to get the model number of the Max Power Bowthruster with 2 propellers. Thanks,
Yet another battery charging question! weinie at 5:40am 09.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2681 Assume one has a 200 AH house bank and a small solar panel of say, about 35 watts producing about 1
Cutlass Bearing Steve k at 4:24am 09.23.14 Catalina 30 5/2019 I purchased a 1988 Cat 30 mk2 in August. I had the boat surveyed and was told the cutlass bearing ne

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Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma PlaneTom at 3:45pm 09.03.23 Ullman in Santa Cruz? Hodges and the gang. Great sailmakers. The did a stack pack for us a few year
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma marchem at 3:40pm 09.03.23 We bought new sails for our 310 a year or so back. The old main had a couple repairs where the grom
Raritan PHII long term review Terry Cox at 2:10pm 09.03.23 No wet blanket intended on this saga, but our two 1991 Jabsco electric macerator sea water toilets s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Terry Cox at 1:38pm 09.03.23 how do you get through the gypsy Hi Ralph. Our horizontal windlass has a drum and gypsy together o
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 1:09pm 09.03.23 Do you mean like this? handle direction primarily for strength reasons. But thanks for noticing thi
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 12:59pm 09.03.23 It flows into a "catch" in the bilge with its own bilge pump. The only lines into the holding tank a
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 09.03.23 PS. Does your shower flow to the holding tank or to a bilge ?
Car Accident danooxnard at 12:42pm 09.03.23 Glad you are ok. There is hope if they cannot fix yours. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:24pm 09.03.23 Looking at the waste water drawing : vented loop would be for the sea water inlet to any head as i
New sails for 29.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 09.03.23 I always thought that a B&R rigged Hunter with a flat-topped, full roach traditional main would be
radar Sailgunner at 11:41am 09.03.23 Maybe you should contact Raymarine. They have a pretty good forum.
New sails for 29.5 Tally Ho at 11:36am 09.03.23 I always thought that a B&R rigged Hunter with a flat-topped, full roach traditional main would be
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) SailorShaggy at 11:17am 09.03.23 We will need to see a copy of the diagrams in your owner's manual to tell you anything. It's all a
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 09.03.23 I've tried all kinds of rope to chain splices and have returned to a thimble and shackle. A man a
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 09.03.23 Looking at the diagrams in my owner's manual I do not see a vented loop We will need to see a cop
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 8:55am 09.03.23 Thanks. I'm on the boat in an hour so I will have a good look. We are expecting temperatures above 3
raising and lowering mast David in Sandusky at 8:54am 09.03.23 We took down, then raised our mast for three winters after we bought our '77 h27. First, you need a
DC panel led indicator stopped working Beau Jacques at 8:36am 09.03.23 Great - here in the UK "Blue Sea" supplies seem to be currently less available - but following the i
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 8:16am 09.03.23 Hi Stickinthemud5 It's outstanding characteristic is that it has a more definitive resting point. S
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Terry Cox at 7:02am 09.03.23 Your picture shows me, time to replace with new. I will never use a repair link on our boat. I've tr

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