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New Car for Original H25.5 Traveler (1) steveward at 5:48am 04.15.14 Smaller Boats 4/917 (H25.5) My traveler car is worn out so I need to replace it. Does anyone know if the current c
40.5 Freezer and Refrigerator Gasket Michael G at 4:03am 04.15.14 Big Boats 7/1435 With some help from Eddie Breeden at Marlo-Hunter I was able to locate the original manufacturer for
Offset Hinge for engine hatch Cheshire Cat at 10:59pm 04.14.14 Catalina 30 15/2328 My 1990 Catalina 30 has a broken hinge on the wooden hatch door to the engine compartment under the
Catalina 16.5 Intrepid175 at 8:56pm 04.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1039 Am I the only person on the forum that has one? A Catalina 16.5 that is? It doesn't seem to be lis
Swim platform on my 30 Bracketboy at 7:12pm 04.14.14 Catalina 30 49/25305 Any one with swim platform history? My friend in Baytown is diving for joy ever since he aquired one
Autopilot repair and compatibility Rocket1 at 6:42pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2070 Evening all- I have an ST4000+ wheel drive autopilot that seems to be fading away. The wheel dr
wing keel on capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 6:29pm 04.14.14 Smaller Boats 6/8946 im curious as to why catalina decided to go from a regular shoal keel on the capri 18 to a wing keel
Buff/wax question Sefuller at 5:48pm 04.14.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1246 I have followed MaineSail's instructions for compounding/polishing and waxing for the last few years
O'day 23-2 Halyards Ziradog at 5:31pm 04.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 17/3041 Took my 1984 23-2 out Sunday ' had a nice motor-sail 20 miles down the river. One issue I found was
StarCraft Skylark Rebuild (2) FourPoints at 4:50pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 1/5791 Last summer I rebuilt my old 14' StarCraft Skylark, I just now got around to posting the write-up...
Paying for a Survey TJM8187 at 4:26pm 04.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1660 This question will probably have an obvious answer but just wanted to make sure. I am looking at a
Prop Shaft/Rudder gpd955 at 3:32pm 04.14.14 Catalina 310 23/4861 Has anyone replaced the prop shaft on the 310? Did you have to drop the rudder for reinstall? Plea
Hunter 320 Mast Base (1) Lukasz at 3:14pm 04.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/816 Hi guys! I need to change the mast base (one with the bolts) in my Hunter 320. There are 4 screws
Looking for a surveyor in Hot Springs, AR Kper at 1:44pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 2/771 I must be looking in all the wrong places because I can't seem to find any sailboat surveyors near H
In case of heavy rain... Kermit at 1:36pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 43/4913 Here's an ark for sale. You might want to get started painting it right away, though. One, maybe t
Line upgrade mm2347 at 12:47pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3400 can anyone tell me how to figure the pull at the clew, tack, and head of my main or jib. I need to
Atlantic Crossing in 16 footer Warren Milberg at 12:16pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2369 Quite a story.... This guy must be both a very good sailor -- and a very lucky one. http://www.sai
Maintaining teak companionway doors GWG at 12:15pm 04.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1755 The finish/stain on the companionway doors on my 2012 B40 are fading and need something. I would li
Foam core advice. (1) Nonsly at 11:52am 04.14.14 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3999 I recently acquired a 1976 Montgomery 17. Part of the starboard cockpit seat was a sandwich made up
Help help and more help (1) hummingbirdbassist at 11:51am 04.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/572 Please see my post for help in the main hunters forum, a real keel cabin sole issue I need help addr

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Furler q's Kevin&Karen at 5:38am 06.21.23 I have a Hyde stream stay II on my 78 Hunter 27 and the track serves as the actual forestay. It has
Dockside water connection dlochner at 4:47am 06.21.23 Here's a story to consider when thinking about adding city water to your boat. https://www.sailmag
Dockside water connection jviss at 4:21am 06.21.23 I would check with my insurance company before I connected to dock water. The water in your water t
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 4:16am 06.21.23 you are far luckier than me. But remember that when it rains or snows, the water will dilute then
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L sailcapt340 at 4:04am 06.21.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning! I agree completely, well said and execute
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 3:57am 06.21.23 In general engines with fewer cylinders run rougher at idle than those with more cylinders. A 1 cyli
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 06.20.23 Same thing I have at 1200 RPM with a 1999 Yanmar 2GM20F. The engine is vibrating at a specific freq
Dockside water connection artboas at 9:50pm 06.20.23 Art - how would that then feed back to the manifold for the rest of the system. No check valves any
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Mark Maulden at 8:52pm 06.20.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning!
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 06.20.23 My dad's so old he needs one of these for a hearing aid.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? CarlN at 6:49pm 06.20.23 The inside is so good that I suspect this is just a "miracle" deck coating that has failed. It will
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. justsomeguy at 6:37pm 06.20.23 Thanks. Is the hardware that is attached to the stem fitting attached to the end of a turnbuckle i
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? (1) Marmalade at 6:28pm 06.20.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet.
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual (1) FDL S2 at 6:27pm 06.20.23 If you PM me your email, I will scan and email you all the documents I have tomorrow.
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:55pm 06.20.23 ause it is my dad. Just forwarded this to him. I'm afraid he will laugh himself to death. His
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 5:50pm 06.20.23
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1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Tally Ho at 5:30pm 06.20.23
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Alan Gomes at 5:24pm 06.20.23 If your engine is fresh water cooled (with a heat exchanger), It's not. The 1GM10 is raw water coo
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Tally Ho at 5:21pm 06.20.23 My bad. I pulled off air cleaner cover and can now see what cloudy was describing. Clear hose coola

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