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Moving Catalina 30 on trailer cadams at 3:49pm 01.07.14 Catalina 30 10/13981 I will soon need to move my 1988 Catalina 30 standard rig fin keel using a trailer. The boat is curr
What kind of haul out lift for your Hunter tvangrove at 2:37pm 01.07.14 Big Boats 4/1569 We have a 1993 40.5 and have used travel lifts and cranes when our boat was hauled out in the past.
What A/C-Heat unit for Hunter 356 star302 at 1:32pm 01.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2114 We are trying to decide what A/C-heat-dehumidifier combo unit is best to have installed in our Hunte
Nautos quality? kito at 1:22pm 01.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1022 Santa brought me 2 Nautos 80mm swivel blocks for Christmas. I did a search here and zero info. They
Wet Exhaust Perkins M50 Jimk at 11:44am 01.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/978 1993 Beneteau Oceanis 400 with a Perkins M50, Vetus waterlock. I'm looking for a diagram of the w
cross post - flir one - iphone 5 add on MrBill_FLL at 11:30am 01.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1195 no affiliation. http://forums.macgregor.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=159040
FLIR one - iphone5 add on (thermal imaging) MrBill_FLL at 11:29am 01.07.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1595 I saw this on another board and thought I'd post it here. not all the capabilities of the $2k model
Cool interior shots (1) Jackdaw at 11:28am 01.07.14 Ask All Sailors 36/8111 I recently came across this picture I took of the inside of my old First 235. Really shows the amazi
Life Ring Mounting Ideas dscribner at 10:24am 01.07.14 Ask All Sailors 31/13045 Being the romantic fool that I am, I bought the Admiral a new life ring for the boat for Christmas.
Hunter 25.5 owner need a free stanchion base? Phil Herring at 10:02am 01.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/25 We need a quick install to verify fit. Any takers? PM me.
2 part paints gettinthere at 8:05am 01.07.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2657 I'm looking to dive into painting. I'll start with a small project, adding a small plywood floor to
Good propane gear sully75 at 6:46am 01.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/9683 Hello, This is my first post here...followed one of Maine Sail's links. My propane system is q
Get anything good fir the boat for Xmas? (1) BobM at 5:33am 01.07.14 S2 13/1530 Here is mine. A little tight to see but I got a set of polycarbonate rocks glasses with triple play
starting procedure roypaul2 at 3:35am 01.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1587 Completely new to Catalina boats, please help. When starting engine, my panel does not have a glow
Looking to sail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Michel16055 at 9:44pm 01.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/760 Hi, I just want to know if anyone in the Fort Lauderdale area who has a beneteau (or any other sailb
Volvo MD7 Water Cooled Exhaust Elbow simpsoned at 9:20pm 01.06.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/3869 If anyone is parting out an old Volvo Diesel and wants to get rid of a water cooled exhaust elbow, g
Acme Prop Puller Ken13559 at 8:30pm 01.06.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4514 I've many success, changing propellers underwater using large 3-Jaw Bearing Extractor. However, the
Hunter 410 rudder removal Dijobi777 at 7:20pm 01.06.14 Big Boats 2/2522 Has anybody had the experience and pleasure of removing the 420's rudder including the rudder post/s
Installing AC Amos Cape at 4:54pm 01.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2488 Would like to know were you have had your AC units installed on 30' Hunter. If you did it your self
Yanmar 3gm30f Ccolant drain carlager at 2:26pm 01.06.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/5533 I am planning to change the coolant on our Yanmar 3gm30f. Do I drain using the screw close to the

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First Boat Purchase jssailem at 7:02am 06.01.23 I am wondering is what the difficulty of finding parts would be for some of these older boats? A g
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 06.01.23 I have the same engine and my temp gauge never goes above 165 under load. There was an explanation
Continupus mainsail furling isaksp00 at 6:43am 06.01.23 In your 2nd pic the line looks small for the winch jaws to me. Have you checked with the manufacture
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 6:41am 06.01.23 I have a feeling the winch eye broke on one of the sides at some point. It's very tight on the insid
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:30am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:22am 06.01.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail.
First Boat Purchase amistret at 6:21am 06.01.23 I had a Montgomery 15. A trailer boat lowers your monthly costs. It was easy to rig. Very stout de
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 6:04am 06.01.23 I have few thoughts, but lets start with a base case. Main sail is out of the mast and ready to fur
Continupus mainsail furling (2) Seahawk345 at 5:20am 06.01.23 This is the winch at the bottom of the mast. The red line is the continuous loop Mainsail furling wi
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F RoyS at 4:29am 06.01.23 The reading you took at the temperature sensor is appropriate, the others are not. If your engine wa
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 06.01.23 go to the interlux website, it clearly indicates a barrier coat primer or regular primer over the l
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 2:51am 06.01.23 I have a couple wraps on the drum when the sail is furled with at least 3 wraps around the sail. H
Harken Jib Sail Furler KGarvey at 2:50am 06.01.23 Depends on a lot of factors, including how tight you roll the jib. As @Ward H said, you always wan
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 11:36pm 05.31.23 Many people are intimidated by them but if you fly it with a sock it's not really a big deal to hand
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Jolly Pe�o at 10:34pm 05.31.23
Harken Jib Sail Furler jssailem at 9:57pm 05.31.23 I have a couple wraps on the drum when the sail is furled with at least 3 wraps around the sail. H
First Boat Purchase jssailem at 9:41pm 05.31.23 I had a Montgomery 15. A trailer boat lowers your monthly costs. It was easy to rig. Very stout des
Crack on rudder (1) JamesG161 at 9:16pm 05.31.23 Excellent job. That will last you years, but inspect on next bottom painting. arranty, until back
First Boat Purchase Johnb at 9:01pm 05.31.23 I had a capri omega and loved it. It would plane in a decent wind, which made it exciting to sail. I
Possible SmartPlug problem chuckwayne at 8:31pm 05.31.23 No device is fail proof. It is more important to look at rates of failure and consequences of the f

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