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C36 Single Line Reefing jviss at 11:12am 09.17.13 Big Boats 0/1150 Crazy question, I know, but does anyone know the part numbers for the mast exit blocks, a.k.a., shea
16k btu Marine Air Conditioner (1) shoeless at 10:51am 09.17.13 Big Boats 7/2464 My 2004 h386 has a Hunter-installed 16k btu (left hand) heat and air unit. This unit has developed
Pitting in my gel-coat Triple Point at 8:44am 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3785 I have a 'boat load' of pock marks and pits, primarily on the deck surface, but also on the the hull
New to me Cal 2-25 (1) ncarolinasailor at 8:33am 09.17.13 Cal 4/3141 I just thought I should introduce myself. I have recently taken in this Cal 2-25 and will be inundat
Irwin mast to beam rotten Wes Henry at 7:44am 09.17.13 Big Boats 0/898 I was wondering if anyone else had this problem the board between the mast and the beam needing to b
My First Float Plan fjordstar at 6:58am 09.17.13 Catalina 22 1/918 So I found out Navionics has really cool chart and GPS app for iPhone and iPad. I've plotted my fir
Hunter 41DS Bow Thruster SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:48am 09.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/943 Anybody out there know which model Lewmar bow thruster is used in a 2007 Hunter 41 DS? Also any feed
shore power/battery charging doehunter at 6:47am 09.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3653 I need to install something to charge my batteries at night when I parked in a slip. I already hav
USA to Spain bootneck at 6:21am 09.17.13 Big Boats 7/2624 Hi Guys. l live in Spain, Europe and am planning to buy a boat on Lake Michigan and plan to sail it
H260 Stern Leak Gypsea Kids at 6:17am 09.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/1154 I've found a leak in the stern area of my H260 and am 99.9% certain it's coming from the deck to hul
'85 Hunter 22 Plumbing Chasemixon at 4:54am 09.17.13 Smaller Boats 5/1219 I was able to figure out the sink thanks to some awesome help from here, but I need a little help wi
Friends Along the Way Roger Long at 4:50am 09.17.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/3481 I anchored inside Charles Island outside of Milford after a 71 nm day of motoring on what a LIS resi
Concordia All U Get at 3:25am 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2273 I see the Concordia is upright, nice piece of work. Anybody got the details? All U Get
Replacing an A4 with Yanmar 8HP Diesel Muscongus at 3:05am 09.17.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1863 I have a '77 Cat 27 that came with a noon functioning A4. It had pulled in some sea eater and was le
Touching Brian D at 10:31pm 09.16.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/5922 Even if there were no subtitles, I think the message is very clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Raise my jib foot? saltysailor at 10:01pm 09.16.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/11365 I have a 12' day sailer that I'm considering raising the foot of my jib. I've decided to make the po
Hillerange sticking control knob obsailor at 9:37pm 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1123 I have a 1992 Hillerange propane two burner with oven stove. Starting last week the left burner con
Hunter 23.5 Stanchion (1) Gardnera at 8:06pm 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 4/1641 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and my port stanchion is bent (the one forward that is an "h
Composting heads Kestle at 7:24pm 09.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1318 Has anyone had any experience with these - on a Mac 25 ideally? Our Porta Potti needs replacing, an
Coranado 15 Owner's Manual bavanyo at 7:12pm 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1019 Does anyone have a copy of the Coronado 15's owner manual? I'd love to borrow it for a short period.

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Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? JBP-PA at 6:13am 04.02.23 You can get either most anywhere. Hardware stores or online. You can drill and cut it with normal to
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? JBP-PA at 6:08am 04.02.23 Your choice is pretty much limited to acrylic Plexiglass or polycarbonate Lexan. Both are fine. Acr
Stuck tell-tales JBP-PA at 5:44am 04.02.23 Excellent trimming? On my boat it is of course due to excellent trimming, but on someone else's bo
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? jssailem at 5:17am 04.02.23 Clear plastic cover. Is it cracked or just dirt and sun damaged. Some times these can be cleaned an
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 5:10am 04.02.23
Stuck tell-tales (1) Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 04.01.23 Excellent trimming? I don't think so. At the mid-height location, there are three yarns on each s
Goosneck to Boom justsomeguy at 10:53pm 04.01.23 Maybe i'm misinterpreting the problem. I think @Joe has that figured, but I'd still like to fix th
ATN mast climber tip please. (1) dLj at 9:19pm 04.01.23 Got pictures of how you set it up? Are you using a bosuns chair? Here's a picture of a friend of mi
Furling Main bulbcreekfarm at 7:48pm 04.01.23 bulbcreekfarm Do you have any idea what tension you used? Cheers No I don't, was just going by f
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:43pm 04.01.23 If you're interested in ideas for installing a windlass, you'll need to post a good half dozen shot
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 7:25pm 04.01.23 Thanks guys. I'll try relocating the line from the chain plate to the base of the mast. I'll put a
Stern Rail dlochner at 7:18pm 04.01.23
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 7:15pm 04.01.23
ATN mast climber tip please. jaysweet at 7:10pm 04.01.23 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet abov
Survey Question Greg_D at 7:04pm 04.01.23
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Joe at 6:38pm 04.01.23 I have a sock, but I find it just adds another thing to do... but first.... how many crew? Are you
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 Terry Cox at 6:05pm 04.01.23 Sheesh. $18 for an oil filter seems a bit steep to this frugal sailor. I use NAPA brand on our three
ATN mast climber tip please. Tally Ho at 5:41pm 04.01.23 As @jssailem said, it is really about using your legs to move up the rope, then sit in the chair (it
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 5:40pm 04.01.23 Engine is not working. Sheesh. What a saga, John. Wassup? Won't turn over, won't start, starts but
Goosneck to Boom Joe at 4:58pm 04.01.23 You don't need anything to keep the gooseneck from sliding off the peg. That luff attachment will k

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