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Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/839 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 29/11719 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 4/1060 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 3/955 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 7/1463 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 19/3858 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 7/1382 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 0/1008
Spinnaker tack attachment Rummerful at 8:42am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 5/2041 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 12/2368 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 3/1841 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 4/3238
Racor 220 series fuel filter dziedzicmj at 5:22am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2653 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 1/882 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 4/2517 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 9/2843 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 2/1239 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 9/1708 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 9/4302 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 5/1251 New to this boat 1992 Beneteau First 32s5. Thru-hull transducer is not working. Dropped new one over

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Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Crazy Dave Condon at 4:48am 09.13.23 @patbratton Sailboatowners.com owns Hunterowners.comm The owner of Sailboatowners.com is a former
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO patbratton at 4:35am 09.13.23 Problem solved. There is an error in the HTML code that does not pass on the boat manufacturer's nam
Genoa sheets danooxnard at 4:14am 09.13.23 Mine are run outside. I have a roller furler and 135 also.
27 Mast Gate Options danooxnard at 4:13am 09.13.23 Can you use a dremel tool to elongate the holes that hold the mastgate to the mast? That would allow
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? kappykaplan at 2:22am 09.13.23 I am pleased to report that I have a shiny prop and shaft that is spinning freely!! Whoo hoo! :bee
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? (1) wony at 12:06am 09.13.23 Ohhh such a great idea @plenny7! Thanks much for the feebdack and sorry for late reply... If you d
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 09.12.23 Beautiful. Never driven a diesel but when you started to open the throttle on this beast, it surged
Raritan PHII long term review (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:44pm 09.12.23 219835 Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't remember having any problem lifting the gland nut straight up and out
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:06pm 09.12.23 Well folks, it has been a real butt whoppin'... but I am pleased to report that I have a shiny prop
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:00pm 09.12.23 As long as it shows its original bronze colour a few thou underneath, it's good to go. To the Moon
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 8:12pm 09.12.23 So I did look into some options to add the second teef to my existing 23 year old main sail. Sailrit
Adding second reef to main sail? Tally Ho at 7:53pm 09.12.23 Yes I've done those things except for maybe "shorten headsail"? You mean furl it partially? Yep.
Harken Jib Sail Furler (2) rtmaher at 7:26pm 09.12.23 Lost my shackle to the Harken MK1 Furling Jib that connects the drum to the tack. I known the diamet
Adding second reef to main sail? CowboyWay at 7:26pm 09.12.23 I assume you apply the regular remedies to rounding up in gusts. Drop the mainsheet traveler, tempo
Raritan PHII long term review Richard19068 at 6:09pm 09.12.23 And .......................... if you don't like digging in the bottom of the pump because you DO
New to the forum Will Gilmore at 6:04pm 09.12.23 what size electric would i have to get? would 55lbs thrust be too heavy or too light? any suggestio
Looking for new sails?? LakeShark at 5:36pm 09.12.23 How many degrees higher can you point vs. factory tracks? And don't exaggerate just to make me spen
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue JoeWhite at 5:09pm 09.12.23 Thermostat
O'day Javelin fixed keel markrowland at 4:56pm 09.12.23 Thanks for your input. I would like to restore it my self.Life has a habit of getting in the way.I h
Looking for new sails?? Gene Neill at 4:42pm 09.12.23

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