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should the inner shroud mount near the spreader be straight or is there a curve built into it? mine
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I have a Passage 42 and when bringing in the chain, it will not free fall on its own. If I don't fe
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Have bedded most of my deck hardware with butyl tape and it is holding well. Getting ready to replac
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I have a 1984 Hunter 34 which I sail on SF Bay. In big wind (18 mph with waves) when I attempt to f
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My 1980 H30 has a "frozen" main sheave. All of the standing rigging is original. As the mast has t
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I have a CDI furler on my h260 bit I don't know which one as it came with the boat. Can anyone tell
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Every time I use the bilge pump on my H36, it pumps out completely, but back fills about an inch of
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Anyone have experience dropping the rudder on a 83-84 First 42 ? Appears there is an upper "collar"
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The backing nut off one of my stanchion plates has gone missing, looks like a nut was tabbed on the
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Hi All, we have a Hinter 33 2009 and want to change out the mast lights to low voltage. How do y
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Hello, Just come back from a weekend anchored out just N of Charleston. 3 soft groundings going N up
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My trans has a coui coui, any common problem with yse12 tranny, i have a fresh rebuilt engine. So fi
Boatalec at 9:39am 06.30.14
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I acquired a Catalina 30 that has its mast lying on top of the boat. Time to step the mast and I am
Bad Obsession at 9:34am 06.30.14
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How painful (costly) will this be? I have a 1989 Performance dual axle trailer for my Compac 23. I
Bad Obsession at 9:31am 06.30.14
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On the Compac 23 the previous owner told me that the after-market rudder started to crack a while b
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So on a 216 or 22 daysailer, once you drop the keel, do leave the valve in the "open" or "closed" po

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Solar water heat exchanger   (1)
JamesG161 at 7:40am 07.31.23
If you read the first sentence of my first post you would probably be able to figure that out. H
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat
pcharn01 at 7:39am 07.31.23
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging.
isaksp00 at 7:28am 07.31.23
Agree, if I had the bucks I'd install one.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot
Afraal at 7:09am 07.31.23
Thank you @Ralph Johnstone . The engine is a 2000 model and it has 135 hours, give or take a few hou
I need a Marine Surveyor
High Current at 7:04am 07.31.23
Dexter Holaday did an excellent job for me a few months ago. I felt like I was paying for an educat
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas
Sailgunner at 7:04am 07.31.23
IMO the boats a little small for the Bahamas. For reason previously stated and its a little small fo
Wrapping my boat question
xavpil at 6:29am 07.31.23
we're in Amelia Island, FL company is Design-it Wraps Thanks!
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat
kloudie1 at 6:09am 07.31.23
Kick-up rudder?
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place
sailme88 at 6:00am 07.31.23
My O'28 tank box started to fail. Did a wrap around the vertical sides with biaxial fiberglass. Too
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery
barnstormer at 5:59am 07.31.23
I have had no start issues on and off for 3 years on my 1987 TRBS M25. I read on this forum by mains
Lewmar V700 Windlass
Fred at 5:57am 07.31.23
Maxwell makes there VW10 series windlass that is a vertical windlass without the chain pipe so that
Wrapping my boat question
Wsailing1 at 5:28am 07.31.23
we're in Amelia Island, FL company is Design-it Wraps
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo?
Morgan donor at 4:50am 07.31.23
Go to a keel boat regatta (Star/J-22/24) and watch how fast keel boats on a trailer can be launched.
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery
shemandr at 4:06am 07.31.23
I got a little lost in the details but this sounds like the classic wiring harness problem. There'v
Solar water heat exchanger
gettinthere at 3:53am 07.31.23
Then why not Google: solar hot water system Lots of information there for what you want. Why do
Sailing in higher winds.
shemandr at 3:50am 07.31.23
On masthead rigs the backstay adjuster can add tension to the forestay - It won't move the mast head
Sailing in higher winds.
Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 07.31.23
+1 for everything Stu said. Generally a reefed main has a much more efficient shape and is better f
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging.
Joe at 2:15am 07.31.23
Yes..... I know you don't have a rigid vang... that's the point I was hoping to make. With a rigid v

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