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Cruising out of Ventura Habor today (VIDEO) Picflight at 12:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/691 Had a blast today cruising on a 84' Catalina 30 all afternoon. http://youtu.be/5BhHUBkii_M
Bad Rope (Line/Sheet) Advice? Snowbird One at 12:16am 07.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1251 So, I made a special trip into the city on Thursday to outfit my MacGregor 26D with all new lines, s
Crushing sailboats, more than 30 Picflight at 9:50pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1559 I saw this ad today, I am curious to just go take a look at what is available. http://losangeles.cr
Converting to Rope Halyards MaryEllaRose at 8:27pm 07.12.14 Catalina 22 18/4118 I'd like to replace my wire halyards with line. Must the lines be run internally through the mast or
Deck leaks Willemvan at 7:57pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 4/853 Because the h26 has a liner on the ceiling and you can't see the bolts of the deck hardware, how can
H26 water ballast vent Willemvan at 7:34pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 3/901 Is there a vent pipe from the ballast to the storage space under the port setee that could splash wa
Low RPM loud knock with Yanmar 3JH2E planoron at 7:26pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 34/14059 First let me thank everybody for their help and information with everything to date. So to my next
Nervous Nelly KHR at 5:53pm 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 13/2519 My husband want's to sail our 260 Hunter in the San Francisco Bay in September..I am new to sailing
Capri 18 Cradle Lift or Strap Lift smallboatrestoration at 3:28pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 4/1386 Any thoughts on strap lift vs cradle lift for the Capri 18?
H36 Emergency Tiller Cover SecondWind36 at 3:22pm 07.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/973 We have a 2008 Hunter 36. Directly behind the steering wheel, on the floor of the cockpit, there is
crazy wind Lake Dillon, CO - question re: when to lower main Craftychicken at 2:43pm 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 24/6859 Hi all, we are new sailors (3rd summer) and we are still earning and get a little panicked when the
companionway cover (2) Jayhawk at 1:06pm 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 6/1410 Need help I need a new companionway cover for my 95 h26. I need to know if the attached photo of my
26S Swing Keel Cable/Line Questions (4) Sock Puppet at 11:25am 07.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1442 Before I launch the boat in a couple of weeks, I need to do something about the cable for the swing
Electrical Upgrades $tingy Sailor at 9:19am 07.12.14 Catalina 22 20/4089 There hasn't been much buzz here about electrical upgrades for a while. Starting next week, I'll be
Service manual for Lewmar ST30 winch rlewczuk at 9:09am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/2605 Currently have a Wavegrip self-tailing winch, model ST30 two speed. These particular winches, I und
Trailer jack condition (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:48am 07.12.14 Trailer Sailors 8/2314 I have a 16 year old trailer with a tongue jack that is welded on. Close inspection shows that perha
Shortening one rudder pintle on H23 isaksp00 at 7:55am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 7/1394 The pintles on my H23 are the exact same length, so installing the rudder means you have to line up
Mounting Teak Handholds Question (1) Ward H at 7:51am 07.12.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2019 How deep can I set the machine screw head on a single loop teak handhold? Put another way, can I d
H260 cabin floor wet under wood floor abk at 5:29am 07.12.14 Smaller Boats 11/2229 The boat is a H 26 not a H260. When I step on the wood floor in front of the galley it is wet and
Beneteau 36 cc tomfoolery at 10:41pm 07.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/10515 We are looking for our fifth sailboat, our previous four were Catalinas however we are looking at a

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Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 7:06am 08.16.23 Hello, To round out this posting, I went with the Garhauer. They could not have been more helpful.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 7:01am 08.16.23 If you have a helper, you can have someone dive under the boat with a toilet plunger and hold it ove
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 6:57am 08.16.23 If the PO Did something this foolish, you should assume that there are several, perhaps many, other
Cocpit Table for Merriman binnacle? (2) PhilaSailor at 6:51am 08.16.23 Hello, I think most tables will fit the Merriman pedestal. I especially like the fold out table fo
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks caverun at 6:42am 08.16.23 Thanks for the follow-up, was wondering how that worked out. On my upgrade list for my 260.
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 sailme88 at 6:37am 08.16.23 Recharging might require a hydrostatic testing. Most steel cylinders are good for 12 yrs following t
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 6:34am 08.16.23 Yeah, I haven't gotten up to the boat for a few days to check out the "knotmeter". We've owned the
Vessel Weather Radar Question sailme88 at 6:30am 08.16.23 I have no fewer than 4 weather radar APPs and several wind APPs.. Why? Interpretation, that's why.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Joe at 6:22am 08.16.23 Applying a little baby rash ointment, such as Desitin has been known to slow the growth somewhat. bu
Rowing a 22 Joe at 6:15am 08.16.23 A couple correctly sized nuts welded to the oarlock's peg might work.
New owner Joe at 6:12am 08.16.23 The color is definitely 70's:cool:, Should be able to bring back its luster with minimum effort. C
Vessel Weather Radar Question tfox2069 at 6:10am 08.16.23 Concur with what @Captain Larry-DH wrote. I also own a Raymarine doppler radar unit, and while it d
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 tfox2069 at 5:59am 08.16.23 Thank you Scott B. In the end, I asked service in my marina to check and inspect the system. They
Check my wiring diagram? jviss at 5:45am 08.16.23 Saying I know the answer means I understand the Colregs and USSG lighting requirements. dj Oh, go
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Scott B at 5:40am 08.16.23 Thank you Scott B, I just did that a few days ago, and replaced my halyard last weekend. The advice
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 5:17am 08.16.23 I'm not sure what you think the answer is; many light manufacturers sell USCG certified lights with
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (1) patbratton at 4:48am 08.16.23 I installed the Garhauer blocks further aft than the factory spinnaker blocks. Jessie and I took th
Hunter Legend 40.5, 1983 Don S/V ILLusion at 4:39am 08.16.23 1983? the post on the 1993 (the first production year of the 40.5) I had was metal, presumably steel
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast danooxnard at 4:11am 08.16.23 :plus:
Vessel Weather Radar Question Captain Larry-DH at 4:04am 08.16.23

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