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Jib Sheet Technique lehigh375 at 12:36pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 20/9474 Didn't want to hijack the thread about jib knots so I am starting this. I think I am missing some
No need to bleed! Bob 04 H260 at 10:13am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5143 A friend has an older sailboat with a 40 hp Westerbeke diesel. It has an electric fuel pump between
Mast step/pedestal buddyshea at 10:04am 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1213 1985 Catalina 27' - Anyone know what size bolts are used to secure the mast pedestal to the hull? Re
Water Ballast Old43Salt at 9:49am 04.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2029 I'm looking at a Hunter 23.5 with water ballast (1,000lbs). How reliable is the ballast in this boat
Restoring compass on H31 IH82BL8 at 8:41am 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1602 The fluid in the compass on our '84 H31 is cloudy and I'd like to replace it. I've removed the comp
Replacing/repairing cracked stem fitting (2) Skinny Dipper at 8:41am 04.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2960 Helphttp://www.c36ia.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif I have just purchased a 1998 C36 MkII and
h 23.5 front window timothy_c at 8:18am 04.13.14 Smaller Boats 3/1216 Has a source for front windows for h 23.5 been found. Mine has been damaged and is in need of repla
New stuff (2) Bill1565 at 7:43am 04.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/794 Moved the traveler out of the cockpit. Tried to use the Garhauer vang tackle that PO had for main s
1983 HUNTER 34 Refrigerator Not Working (2) Hunter345 at 7:18am 04.13.14 Big Boats 1/1669 Hello everyone, Today my fridge stopped running. Anyone ever had this type of fridge stop working?
D2-55 C vent screw jackzimmerman at 6:48am 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1039 Hi all, We have a 423 with a Volvo Penta D2-55 C diesel. I'm trying to vent it after replacing t
Battery charging circuit geek_guy at 6:37am 04.13.14 Big Boats 3/1124 I'm curious about the set up on my newly purchased Legend 37. There is the batt selector switch
Spring commishining ChangsinLattitudes at 6:35am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1214 What do you folks normallly do to or change in your inboard diesel before each spring/summer sailin
Rescue Roger (8) Roger Long at 6:19am 04.13.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3664 It was a short and easy run from Still Creek up to Chesapeake City where I planned to pick up crew a
wax removal Jack at 6:15am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5675 Hi All, I am thinking that it's time to remove the old was from the top sides and start with a few
Resealing windows on my 73' upslims at 6:06am 04.13.14 Catalina 22 9/1625 I have leaky windows that need to get resealed. Anyone ever tackle this job?
TSP Cleaner question DAVA390 at 5:58am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1137 I was rooting around my boat stuff, found a partial bag of TSP substitute, Phosphate free. I can`t r
Clam Cops Roger Long at 5:50am 04.13.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2598
New "free" boat sailormanbigd at 4:10am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2838 I was just given an old AMF Puffer from a neighbor. Most of the hardware has been removed, and a few
Mac 26 furnishings Carel3041 at 12:31am 04.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1135 I am a new Mac 25 owner. I am refitting a 1984 M25 that I recently purchased. Right now I am in ne
The Newb went sailing for the first time solo RideTheWind at 9:09pm 04.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 86/9152 Okay so today I got the boat wet. It was a pretty windy day as it tends to get at Topaz lake. I sail

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Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Tally Ho at 4:59pm 08.07.23 Lots of good replies here! Thanks guys. Down at the boat today, I did a quick check on the thru hu
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 08.07.23
C&C 30 MKII question true love at 4:42pm 08.07.23 Hi. Do some versions of the Mk II have a full double berth aft? Most of the pictures I see only h
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 4:11pm 08.07.23 Ok i manage to take down the sea water pump, if you are with the same problem you will need to remov
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... Justin_NSA at 4:01pm 08.07.23 I would love to hear the story behind that! What happens at the Afterdeck, stays at the Afterdeck.
Instrument panel Johnb at 3:32pm 08.07.23 On my identical panel they are LEDs. Amazingly after 40 years they are all working. That one is n
Interior wood lacquer finish repair ggrizzard at 3:28pm 08.07.23 Are you sure the finish is lacquer? And it looks like cherry or teak.
identify sailboat stickinthemud57 at 3:14pm 08.07.23 Unless it's painted. Or the varnish has come off because it was left out in the rain for 20 years.
Instrument panel ggrizzard at 3:13pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced.
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) stickinthemud57 at 3:12pm 08.07.23 This one will work. Truth be told. I had one that was going to work, but I lost it at the pig roast
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 3:10pm 08.07.23 Well, I'm kinda stuck with being a stick in the mud, so I will throw in with shemandr when he points
Instrument panel jviss at 2:59pm 08.07.23 My guess is that that the bulb burned out!
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. kappykaplan at 2:54pm 08.07.23 Thanks for keeping it real Dave.:beer: :plus:
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) Justin_NSA at 2:38pm 08.07.23 Ronstan V-Cleat w/ fairlead Cleats Selection Advice \| Ronstan Sailboat Hardware US This one will
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... JRacer at 2:33pm 08.07.23 That size should work. Never ordered from Vela before. It's for my Dutchman lead. I'm running it ba
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... Justin_NSA at 2:31pm 08.07.23 Clamcleat Midi W/ Fairlead (CL 231) (velasailingsupply.com) What are you going to use it for? Plac
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. rgranger at 2:24pm 08.07.23 Thanks for keeping it real Dave.:beer:
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Justin_NSA at 2:24pm 08.07.23 There's a drawing of the original here on the site: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... JRacer at 2:23pm 08.07.23 Clamcleat Midi W/ Fairlead (CL 231) (velasailingsupply.com) What are you going to use it for? Place
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (2) rgranger at 2:22pm 08.07.23 Google search followed by clicking the "image" tab yielded a ka-jillion options. t narrows considera

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