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rudder modification pamacm at 4:31am 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/243631 can anyone send me specification for modifying more rudder to a kick up rudder? I modified one, but
ATN Tacker Hannah Quinn at 2:19am 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1790 Bought an asymetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 306. Thinking about buying an ATN tacker that would r
Catalina 27 tiller too long Eastwind at 11:10pm 06.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/2702 I think I have the standard tiller on my '73 Catalina 27 but it seems too long to me. It feels like
Might as well start with a beginner question Toddowen at 8:49pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2499 Howdy, all. I'm new to sail and this is my first time posting here on this board. I recently purch
25 foot trailer sailor: max capacity? StinkBug at 8:08pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 85/15353 I'm in the process of making some plans for the 4th of july and trying to iron out a few details. Ev
40th Annual C-22 Nationals (8) CaptDon01 at 7:30pm 06.08.13 Catalina 22 8/1085 Boats are arriving at the Fort Walton Yacht Club in Florida for the 40th Annual Catalina-22 National
steering question cherub78 at 7:30pm 06.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/942 Hi I have a 78 Cherubini 27. Its my first season with my boat. As I'm at the dock I've noticed th
Non 304 Stainless steel keel bolt (1) Catketch at 7:20pm 06.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2905 I just got a replacement keel pivot bolt assembly for my M25 from Blue Water Yachts and, just for fu
Water in aft liner under cockpit Rschoolm at 7:19pm 06.08.13 Catalina 22 1/766 Hi all! Still trying to get the boat in the water. :-( While installing my bilge pump I noticed
checking oil Yanmar Navicula at 6:01pm 06.08.13 Big Boats 10/4278 I have a Yanmar 4jh2e and on the dip stick it has two line marks....... when the boat has been sitti
1987 Hunter 23' Value (1) carboman at 5:57pm 06.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/2104 This is from NADA. Any ideas if it is close? They did not consider a working trailer ($1000.00?) a
1981 Thru Hull replacement sources / name (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 5:17pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4685 Recently noticed my aft thru hull (not pictured but identical to midship - pictured) was not closing
Anchor swivel redhead78 at 3:28pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1439 Maine you advised me to not use a swivel on my rode correct? I will have 35lb Lewmar delta plow with
Stuffing Box Repair - Packing Gland Size c130king at 3:19pm 06.08.13 Catalina 310 14/2142 Can anyone provide me any info on what size packing gland to get to fix my leaky stuffing box. Goin
Eight Bells (1) Gary Wyngarden at 3:05pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2146 Eight bells. The end of the watch. Some of you who have been on the site for a long time may remem
Wind gear La Scandell at 2:36pm 06.08.13 Big Boats 6/1133 Hi all We have a hunter CC 42.6, is it possible to replace the cable in the mast with out taking do
Oil changes with dipstick tube rfrye1 at 1:54pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1670 Just bought new Graybeard pump going to change oil on my Hunter 376 next few days. With my old Tempo
Changing fuel injectors jameswelden at 1:51pm 06.08.13 Catalina 30 2/925 Is it hard to remove fuel injectors on a Universal M25XP diesel engine? If you could provide some i
Bimini Top for a Hunter 30 billpaul at 1:23pm 06.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1267 I recently bought a 1980 Hunter 30 which had had its bimini cover shredded by a hurricane last year.
Charging the battery JNelson at 1:16pm 06.08.13 Sirius 21/22 5/3137 Hello everyone, We bought our Sirius at the end of last season and spent the winter getting her into

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how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Head Sail at 10:36am 07.21.22 I've used "Goof=Off" to remove Garbage Patch Kids decals from funiture. It should work with most glu
Stern tube (5) Allan12210 at 10:31am 07.21.22 Does anyone know how to replace a stern tube on a 35-3 or similar? Thnaks Perhaps this can help. I
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower tfox2069 at 10:29am 07.21.22 I have a 2009 H36 and I think our panels and AC shore power connectors are likely identical. Just t
Isla Holbox, Mexico Will Gilmore at 10:27am 07.21.22 An update on the sailboat anchored off the beach. I saw a fellow swim out to the boat this morning
Leaking Hull help rgranger at 10:24am 07.21.22 I don't know much about this boat but I had a lot of trouble with trapped water in a Balboa 26 in th
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 07.21.22 right side of the panel, Without seeing a wiring diagram of the boat, try supplying power to the
kids And Sailing Will Gilmore at 10:11am 07.21.22 At those times, I wondered why am I here - I could have given them the model and they would have fi
Sanitize/Clean (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 07.21.22
It appears that I'm collecting boats. rgranger at 10:10am 07.21.22 I have the same illness..... congrats on the find. Those make great coastal camping boats.
Sanitize/Clean Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:03am 07.21.22 Although most people think only in terms of the tank, the plumbing is actually the source of most fo
kids And Sailing Don Guillette at 10:00am 07.21.22 One last point about the gloves. In those days everyone got involved in a good cause. When I was buy
Shore power battery charger isn't charging? Barnacle Bill at 9:57am 07.21.22 Is the meter actual voltage, or rate of charge, like many chargers? If it is a rate of charge, as t
Battery Wiring Diagram (1) DArcy at 9:56am 07.21.22 Your diagram looks good for the batteries. Here is my wiring diagram for my boat showing the charge
Leaking Hull help Don S/V ILLusion at 9:55am 07.21.22 There are sometimes voids in full keel boats that are not obvious from the outside or even when ins
Halyard choice opinions... Barnacle Bill at 9:50am 07.21.22 Samson XLS is designed for basic cruising halyards. Low stretch. "Moderate" stretch isn't what I w
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 9:50am 07.21.22 Well done. You are the first C30 owner I have seen that has removed the aft portion of the counter
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Barnacle Bill at 9:47am 07.21.22 Heat gun to soften vinyl and then mineral spirits to get rid of gunk. You have to let the mineral s
Leaking Hull help DArcy at 9:38am 07.21.22 There are sometimes voids in full keel boats that are not obvious from the outside or even when insp
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 9:34am 07.21.22 My new Ipad failed and will not charge up. I bought it a few weeks ago and loaded AquaMap to use to
Leaking Hull help bayfieldboater at 9:30am 07.21.22 A liter or two of water coming out of rudder gudgeon bolts on a boat that has been out of the water

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