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Hunter 22 tidal mooring? dwdrums801 at 6:41pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 5/929 Would you recommend a hunter 22 on a tidal mooring. The mooring at its lowest is a foot and a half.
C28-MK II Weather Helm ArielC28 at 6:01pm 08.05.14 Columbia 2/2339 Hi All, new to the forum here, and see that it doesn't get a ton of traffic these days (what, are al
How Important is Disp/Len? BayMan at 5:15pm 08.05.14 Ask All Sailors 17/9470 I am boat shopping for something in the 40' range. I have been narrowing my choices of models by d
Radar Arch/Dinghy Davits installed on H34 (9) betzhunter at 4:31pm 08.05.14 Big Boats 20/10492 I was tired of sleeping with my rolled up dinghy in the aft berth and wanted to install radar on our
5411 - runs rough, puffs smoke out of intake jakez at 4:10pm 08.05.14 Catalina 30 3/1334 I've got a 5411 in my Catalina 30. It had been running well. Cranked up fast with maybe 20 - 30 se
H26 Jib Sheet Cleating Options Fred at 1:37pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 3/860 I sail a 1995 H26 (new to me this year) and am looking for options that would allow me to more easil
Used Sails Rolleasy at 1:26pm 08.05.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4173 Looking for a used main sail. Any suggestions?
1984 catalina hot water heater 1234 at 1:08pm 08.05.14 Big Boats 2/1227 have a 1984 catalina 38 does anyone know the maker and type thanks
I will be at the Annapolis Sailboat show! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:55pm 08.05.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3194 Interesting how one thing can lead to another...a few weeks back I decided to jump into the "Beware
Stern pulpit Larry Nix at 12:41pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 1/1002 Has anyone modified the stern pulpit to better enable climbing up from the stern boarding ladder.
Bimini for Capri 18 Captain Capri KLR at 12:17pm 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 2/2716 Will a Bimini for a Cat 22 fit a Capri 18?
Source for Hunter 170 cup holders? mark2 at 12:15pm 08.05.14 Day Sailers 1/1636 Doing some work on our 170 and want to replace the faded-gray cup holders. We removed one of them an
Loose footed main captcoho at 11:37am 08.05.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/891 I know by searching the forum there are numerous thoughts on the subject of Loose footed mainsails.
Bow Rollar (1) rblevens at 11:27am 08.05.14 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2130 Is there a place to find a replacement anchor bow roller?
Model Plans 7kevin at 9:46am 08.05.14 Sails Call Lounge 0/3489 My dad has a Hunter Vision 36 and I would like to build him a model of it as a gift. Unfortunately,
Help Mike in Cape Cod at 9:41am 08.05.14 Smaller Boats 5/860 Can anyone send me a photo or sketch of the original routing of the H23.5 centerboard cascade line a
"Sideshift" Bow Thrusters captmaddog at 9:08am 08.05.14 Big Boats 1/1392 Wondering if anyone has installed or know about someone that has installed a bow thruster made by Si
Cockpit Table Leg DaveJ at 5:50am 08.05.14 Catalina 310 6/1320 I am sure others have/had the same issue with the leg of the cockpit table. Mine does not lock and w
Power Distribution Panel Problems Frank Bean at 2:31am 08.05.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/878 I have a 1981 Cherubini 37C. I have issues with the DC power panel. I have some burned out indicator
Oceanis 351- Fuel handle next to main switch Beach Bum at 1:44am 08.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1035

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New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 5:52pm 08.05.23 This looks worrisome. I cleaned up one of the blades and it appears that it has suffered from galvan
New holding tank Andrew of Oracle at 4:50pm 08.05.23 Hi Peggie Yes this is what I have don but added a couple of valves to prevent water draining out of
New Campbell Sailer Prop fstbttms at 4:11pm 08.05.23 How tight should the nut be? As tight as you can make it without breaking something. It's pretty c
New Campbell Sailer Prop (3) SycloneDriver at 3:57pm 08.05.23 I got the prop pulled today. The hardest part was removing the collar anode, in the middle of remo
Bomar hatch dog jviss at 3:40pm 08.05.23 The pin is called a tension pin. It's the same as a roll pin, as I had mentioned. Did you use a r
Bomar hatch dog kappykaplan at 3:33pm 08.05.23 Well done, BTC1984! :beer:
Zinc coating on a Max Prop kappykaplan at 3:30pm 08.05.23 Pettit Zinc Coat Barnacle Barrier. This is what I use. Works very well.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop (1) jviss at 3:02pm 08.05.23 I was thinking of trying this: Pettit Zinc Coat Barnacle Barrier.
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma sailliny at 2:54pm 08.05.23 Sorry to hear about the Tornado. My suggestion is to find a local sailmaker and have them spec out w
Zinc coating on a Max Prop Rjm st.petersburg at 2:52pm 08.05.23 PYI is now selling Crystal Prop. I haven't tried it, but probably will give it a shot on my next hau
Tiller tamer Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 08.05.23 When I had tiller boats. I used a dock line stretched straight across the cockpit with 3-wraps aroun
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal thetone at 2:24pm 08.05.23 There's lots of work that needs to be done in that area. The coupling will probably have to be cut
Bomar hatch dog (6) BTC1984 at 2:23pm 08.05.23 Completed successfully. The pin is called a tension pin. I tried a nail, a screw, a bolt none of th
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal thetone at 2:22pm 08.05.23 Thanks for all the great advice. I just replaced all of the rigging. I will try to tackle this on my
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 2:04pm 08.05.23 On the bottom. To be clear, it is the Tiller Clutch, like this one: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files
To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 twalker H260 at 2:00pm 08.05.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Richard19068 at 1:46pm 08.05.23 I don't refute any of these claims about battery cables. My experience is the polar opposite. My
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Rick Webb at 1:38pm 08.05.23 I'm not suggesting that one in particular. There are different thread diameter and pitches also some
Tiller tamer WI Rigger at 1:11pm 08.05.23 Is your tamer on top or bottom of the tiller?
Zinc coating on a Max Prop fstbttms at 1:05pm 08.05.23 Nothing is better than Propspeed

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