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Catalina 30 shower Lost Parent at 9:57pm 08.03.13 Catalina 30 0/2231 On my 1982 30ft the shower drains into the bilge What idid did was pick up a 12volt utility pump by
Dagger board chopwhatyagot at 8:28pm 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1901 I am new to sailing and recently purchased Macgregor 26d. Its a 1988 in good shape, gel coat is stil
Steel cable in boom ???? caseylpz at 8:21pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/967 I'm new to sailing and just bought a H23. There's a steel cable shackled to the clew(?) with the oth
Looking for a dagger board for macgregor 26d chopwhatyagot at 8:01pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/1537 Does anybody know where I can find one of these cheap? If I make it myself will I destroy the boat i
Sail stop Capt Grog at 7:58pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/884 Hi there, I just bought a used 1999 Hunter 240 and I am pretty sure I did not include the sail stop
leaking ballast tank on 26 hunter (1) tbeitzel at 7:13pm 08.03.13 Smaller Boats 7/3433 I have a 2001 26 foot hunter and I just noticed my water ballast tank leaking under the front seat o
Pedestal Guard starrnet at 6:06pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 2/2247 Need Pedestal Guard, Stainless, 12.5" on centers
cutlass bearning, stern tube, couplings, a big mess. mopieo8 at 5:54pm 08.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/4055 Hey everyone, Im pulling my newport 30 mk2 out of the water next week to try and fix an engine alig
1984 hunter 37 sailor832 at 5:38pm 08.03.13 Parts Search 0/902 I am looking for a staysail boom and one bareint winch size 23 self tailing or a pair of lewmar 42 s
cutlass bearing mopieo8 at 5:28pm 08.03.13 Newport 4/3857 Does anyone know what dimensions of cutlass bearing fits a newport 30 mk2? Also, does anyone know t
New Cherubini Hunter owner here (1) s/v Mariah at 2:55pm 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1498 Just wanted to say hello, and thank you for all the information. I bought my 1981 Hunter 25 this p
Looking for a Day sailor vbasic at 2:29pm 08.03.13 Trailer Sailors 11/6930 I'm recently retired and seek an easy to manage sailboat. I lived aboard for 7 years and I'm not lo
Overflowing head Team118 at 1:50pm 08.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5281 I checked a couple of threads via Google on this. Today I was out in force 5 winds today coming fr
Any one racing a new Hunter 22? Y_Sails at 1:18pm 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/706 I am considering purchasing a new Hunter 22. I'd love to hear some feedback from someone currently r
Lobster Pots for Southerners (1) Roger Long at 1:17pm 08.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 16/5129 Often, when I am down south extolling the virtues of Maine cruising to friends from south of the for
Convert hank on to roller jib?? Roadking Larry at 1:13pm 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 13/8069 My roller mylar genoa is getting pretty long in the tooth. The PO of the boat says it was on it when
Canvas Dodger and Frame M-Captain at 10:55am 08.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1123 We bought a Beneteau 311 sailboat which came with a nice dodger. The canvas and zippers are in great
Should my rudder have a hole in it? zpeteman at 10:48am 08.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2227 Bought a used Mac 25 a few weeks ago and I'm doing some repairs. One of the things I'm working on is
Stern too low under power Wayward at 9:42am 08.03.13 Catalina 30 3/1153 While under power stern is too low in water, so low exhaust is under water, fine when sitting or sai
Companionway Hatch Leak spadaforaj at 8:16am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1375 I have a nice 1981 Hunter 33 with a wooden, inlaid wooden companionway slide hatch. It look s great

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Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail tonyr at 6:46pm 02.05.23 Thanks John and Joe for your great feedback, ideas, and for pointing me to some examples which led m
bridge clearance question BigEasy at 6:25pm 02.05.23 The air draft of a Beneteau 343 is reported to be 49.33', not including VHF antenna and wind indicat
Re upholstery kbgunn at 5:22pm 02.05.23 +1 for ultra-leather. Sunrealla has some upholstery fabric which would be ok. Don't use the marine c
Punxsutawney All U Get at 4:35pm 02.05.23 :)
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? FastOlson at 4:11pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC (1) dkinzer at 3:57pm 02.05.23 My base is secure with bolts from above and go through a threaded aluminum plate embedded in the fi
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? PaulK at 3:55pm 02.05.23 Our setup included everything: AWI, Depth, Boatspeed, True wind and Windspeed. We had it for about
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC jdrutten at 3:29pm 02.05.23 Wow! Exact same thing happened to me. I didn't even see that my gate stanchion was bent and the surv
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC dkinzer at 2:56pm 02.05.23 Yes. I've had it off as I had said. I suspect, however, that the nipple on the base is bent, too. If
Project update: Wooden "drop zone" organizer for H240 kappykaplan at 2:46pm 02.05.23 Looks great! :beer:
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 2:19pm 02.05.23 We liked the flexibility of wireless. You can put the displays wherever you want, without having to
Aft Cabin Headliner Partial Removal, Starboard Side, H41AC JoeWhite at 2:06pm 02.05.23 I do not have this vessel, but just looking at your photo it appears that all you have to do to remo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 2:04pm 02.05.23 Sorry... Everything that wasn't spoken for went was taken by Seatow to be demolished on 1/27.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators Captain Larry-DH at 1:33pm 02.05.23 Not familiar with either, but took a quick glance - the phaser 6kw uses the Kubota Lugger engine at
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:30pm 02.05.23 when the prop is in water flow it spins. when verticle the pressure to spin is little. as your movi
Oday 302 keel surface (2) dlochner at 12:22pm 02.05.23 It is sand from the original casting. The molds are made of sand and when the keels come out, they a
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:22pm 02.05.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1579300947844-png.174133
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 02.05.23 locked up verticle in the aperture is the fastest. as per the design of the boat. I must confess,
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:13pm 02.05.23 :)
Experience with Feathering Prop, considering for an Alden Caravelle. jon hansen at 12:08pm 02.05.23 not 2 bladed not hidden behind the keel in the aperture of a caravelle.

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