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Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/815 The crew and I had a great trip from Baltimore to Block Island . The boat did great too.
Take apart window Air Cond. and converted it for Marine use? abk at 3:51pm 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 29/11243 I was talking to an HVAC person some time ago and she said it would be easy to convert a room ac by
forward weatherboard on sliding hatch. CCrane2299 at 1:40pm 08.12.14 Catalina 22 4/1032 I have three screw holes in the front of my sliding hatch. I have also noticed that if I pull it clo
Pull Ignition Replacement Ima90sJezus at 1:11pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 3/871 Quick question for all you out there... I have an '84 C30, M25 engine, Hull #3687. My electric
1985 H31 Mast Support Beam morich at 11:07am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1414 Can anyone tell me whether the molded mast support beam running across the cabin top has wood or met
Ongoing saga with intermittent starter scevrog at 10:19am 08.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 19/3668 First of all, I have written about this in the past. Since then, I have investigated and addressed s
vacation time Justin_NSA at 10:16am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1354 Anyone know of a reasonable place in Destin or Ft Walton beach FL to rent a sailboat for the day? 4
Walkabout rescue North of Hawaii Joe Snuffy at 10:02am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/988
Spinnaker tack attachment Rummerful at 8:42am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 5/1948 The prior owner put an attachment point on the anchor roller. The anchor line can chafe on it, so I
Fair lead for anchor line Rummerful at 8:39am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 12/2052 While at anchor, the only fair lead is to the cleat in the anchor locker. Has anyone added a cleat o
9.1 tuning guide/assistance mike C16582 at 7:14am 08.12.14 S2 3/1708 brand new rod rigging for my 9.1 (std rig) I've bottomed out on the upper shrouds (turnbuckles) an
Slam Bang (3) Roger Long at 5:33am 08.12.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 4/3148
Racor 220 series fuel filter dziedzicmj at 5:22am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2567 Hi, I have a question regarding a Racor filter 220 series. For the last 2 years I am fighting diese
Replacment of port newboatowner at 4:51am 08.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/856 Good day to all of you. I have a 1980 Catalina 30 and I replaced the starboard aft port window
N17 Topping Lift gburling at 4:47am 08.12.14 Newport 4/2339 My Newport 17 has a topping lift (really just a 1/4" line tied off pretty tightly at the end of the
Main Halyard Block SubVet at 4:28am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2634 Can't seem to locate the proper block to replace the original on my 1988 Pearson 27. Can I use a D-r
Halyard Block SubVet at 4:01am 08.12.14 Pearson 2/1169 AARGH! The halyard block at the base of my P-27 has a broken sheave and it doesn't seem like I can
77 O'Day 22 Transom Weight ChattOday at 10:50pm 08.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1630 2 questions, actually 1. How study is the transom? I want to add either a lady or small swim platfor
How secure anchor chain in locker? Clydo at 10:23pm 08.11.14 Catalina 310 9/4016 Looked for previous posts for answer to this question but no luck. PO tied light line to anchor ch
Thru hull transducer Gene Lovelace at 8:32pm 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1168 New to this boat 1992 Beneteau First 32s5. Thru-hull transducer is not working. Dropped new one over

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Refrigerator in a 22 (1) patbratton at 5:41pm 07.14.23
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:30pm 07.14.23 "Plastics" is a generic term that covers a whole bunch of man-made materials, including nylon, mare
Reef points (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 07.14.23
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 Rich Stidger at 4:23pm 07.14.23 I bought an exact replacement valve on eBay a couple years ago. Search on eBay for "Qest QV3500" or
I60 wind Joe at 4:00pm 07.14.23 I'll be a bit of a contrarian here............etc..... Why, then, do sailors use instruments? :hu
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 Jimi Hendrix at 3:56pm 07.14.23 Where can I buy parts for this manifold? It is the same manifold I have on my 97 Hunter 40.5. Leakin
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks Joe at 3:45pm 07.14.23 What size (diameter) spin sheets? Where do you position the trimmer? For me, it would depend on ho
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods kappykaplan at 3:24pm 07.14.23 You may find what you need here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?task=model&mi
Need source for winch parts jviss at 2:52pm 07.14.23 @jviss , you are asking me to bare my soul and fess up that I have neglected my winch to the point
Need source for winch parts sailcapt340 at 2:46pm 07.14.23 Rich, Did you try Wickford Marine Consignment in North Kingstown, RI. They have older items and you
Catalina Stickers Rltgold at 2:45pm 07.14.23 Thanks I have more if anyone wants them
Catalina Metal Plaque Rltgold at 2:43pm 07.14.23 So, of course, I knew you were exaggerating with your assertion. Thanks, your description of what ha
Need source for winch parts Rich Stidger at 2:24pm 07.14.23 Thanks to @Rjm st.petersburg , @Ted , and everyone else for your help. I will follow up on all of t
Need source for winch parts (1) Rich Stidger at 2:22pm 07.14.23 So, Rich, what happened to the output gear? Did it break, or did the teeth strip? What's it made
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch VFR750 at 2:11pm 07.14.23 Oh, did not realize that. Thanks for the clarification.
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch Skipper John at 2:09pm 07.14.23 I assume this is one of the 3 clutches on the cabin top. Were all of the clutches the larger one, a
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch VFR750 at 1:59pm 07.14.23 I assume this is one of the 3 clutches on the cabin top. Were all of the clutches the larger one, an
Catalina Metal Plaque Stu Jackson at 1:53pm 07.14.23 I have owned Catalina sailboats for 40 years (C22, C25, C34). I have been the secretary of the C34
simple wind/weather app for iphone dLj at 1:41pm 07.14.23 I just spent a couple hours with Andy from 59 North as he's anchored two boats over from me. He has
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:39pm 07.14.23 Much better. I now feel I can sleep nights without that previous image stuck in my head :snooze: .

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