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Cleaning hull Mike Kane at 8:12am 05.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1158 I am looking for a solution to clean the waxy deposit on the hull from my winter canvas cover. The c
o'day 192 - info on mast step pin. bluesailer at 8:09am 05.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1478 I am missing the pin (mast step pin) for my 192, (Z spar mast). Any info on size, diameter, or where
OMC Zephyr SailDrive problem Daboosailing at 7:47am 05.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/7092 (The author of this thread moved this thread to this location, feeling it is a better place for it t
impromptu rendezvous 1Goldie at 7:38am 05.13.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/1919 Sent out a quick email for Cinco weekend and ended up with 7 boats rafting behind Blakely. Lots of f
Replacing the rudder post cap on a Catalina 36 thagan1 at 7:22am 05.13.13 Big Boats 1/1821 Has anyone replaced the rudder post cap (where the emergency tiller is placed) on a Catalina 36? My
H27 Delrin emergency tiller spacer puddlejockey at 7:14am 05.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1337 Hi all, There have been a few threads about the Delrin "spacer" (the big giant washer) on the til
messed up gel coat repair Piotr at 6:48am 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/5338 Being European, I still did not master the whole "ounces and tbs" conversion thing (30 years later..
I think I solved the propane vs alcohol stove debate RECESS at 5:59am 05.13.13 Ask All Sailors 10/11248 Over the weekend we bought an Origo 4000 alcohol stove. Our Pearson 323 is outfitted with a propane
86' Hunter 23 lower side stay turnbuckle size? Paladin27 at 5:59am 05.13.13 Smaller Boats 11/2054 Somehow, while stepping the mast, I managed to really bend the T bolt on the port side lower stay tu
wood slides(teak) martnj32567substitute at 5:25am 05.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/869 can u purchase slides for the cabin in plastic instead of wood
Bought salon table for Luger. (1) caguy at 10:48pm 05.12.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1521 I picked up a nice table last week for the Luger. It should fit perfectly and can be used as a drop
Rudder Ring rveilleux at 9:48pm 05.12.13 Bigger Boats 0/741 Hello, I own an O'Day 28 sailboat and I have a loose in the rudder, I think it's the rudder ring tha
Using the Lewmar V700 ......................... (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:38pm 05.12.13 Ask All Sailors 2/4539 I said I'd never do it but I'm looking at installing a windlass. Too many miles of running and I've
352 mast gregrosine at 7:04pm 05.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/996 Our 1999 352 has an in mast furler. Anyone know how tall is this mast?
Leak - Forward, Starboard Portlight (2) Lavender54 at 7:03pm 05.12.13 Big Boats 2/932 Hi, Looking for any assistance you can provide. The forward, starboard portlight on my H41DS is le
Transom ladder for 1979 38' HokuPaa at 6:43pm 05.12.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/741 Hi, I want to ditch my rail ladder for a transom ladder. And recommendations? I've been shopping b
Need help upgrading thru hull Monheganlover at 6:13pm 05.12.13 Catalina 22 7/2492 Today, I removed the old frozen gate valve and brass pipe nipple from my Catalina 22. Now I want to
Rude! it's called "VGrabber LAYLA II at 6:05pm 05.12.13 Sails Call Lounge 7/10674 Just signed up and while I was reading posts, checked a few included links I had a pop-up for what a
Frayed main sheet. Sixgun77 at 5:19pm 05.12.13 Smaller Boats 9/1155 My Hunter 25 has a nasty looking fray in the main sheet. I'm going to get new rope and splice them t
My YSM 8 Diesel alturaam at 3:31pm 05.12.13 Yamaha 4/2458 My YSM 8 on my 25 MkII here in Annapolis was worked on recently. An exhaust elbow was replaced and t

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H240 bulkhead thickness Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 01.10.23 But, I really like the idea of 3M strips. Except if the bulkhead is treated with teak oil as most
help on hunter 34 keel pan Hollyberry at 4:08pm 01.10.23 I'd say this one's a firm PASS...
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Leeward Rail at 3:52pm 01.10.23 I've still got a machine running Windows 3.1. I drag it out on occasion just to thrill kids who wer
Bearing Cap rusted tight sbrogden at 3:40pm 01.10.23 Anybody else had serious trouble getting a grease gun pulled off the fitting?
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Rick Webb at 3:36pm 01.10.23 I've still got a machine running Windows 3.1. I drag it out on occasion just to thrill kids who were
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Leeward Rail at 3:20pm 01.10.23 Good one! Not surprised that you needed XP and RS232. I bought a Panasonic Toughbook for exactly t
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) Allan12210 at 3:11pm 01.10.23 The intent was sound. The execution, not so much. If the boat didn't stink when you got inside it, m
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Davidasailor26 at 2:26pm 01.10.23 However, the date was 25 May, 2003. That was surprising. The date epochs are 10 bits, which repres
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:08pm 01.10.23 You didn't hijack the thread...I just provided some additional solutions to your odor problem. --Pe
Considering a Catalina 27... tfox2069 at 1:08pm 01.10.23 I owned a 1974 Catalina 27 with a tiller and 9.9hp outboard for nearly 10 years and sailed her all o
Reefing Sail Trim Don Guillette at 12:54pm 01.10.23 If I were explaining this topic to a group of beginner sailors (for which this forum was developed f
Hunter 26 outboard engine Crazy Dave Condon at 12:53pm 01.10.23 Thanks for correcting me as I would not have recommended that engine for a variety of reasons
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Barnacle Bill at 12:47pm 01.10.23 I have done many Gulf Stream crossings from Florida to various parts of the Bahamas. I have done it
Oceanis 55 110v Main Breaker Location? (1) brockfromwa at 12:30pm 01.10.23 So... I found the breaker. When I reset it a couple of times I forgot to ensure it was fully seated
Installing a Spinnaker Barnacle Bill at 12:13pm 01.10.23 With an asymmetrical spinnaker, you want to have a block attached somewhere where a tack line feeds
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:10pm 01.10.23 Getting in the boat with the fixed items (shrouds, trunk, tiller) you can sit on the sides and explo
Help IDing a Sailboat christophermoorkelly at 12:04pm 01.10.23 Thank you for all this info. I've been trying to figure out how exactly it was constructed as I've b
Help IDing a Sailboat jssailem at 12:03pm 01.10.23 I'm about to get a new centerboard fabricated and design the cockpit, I would plan for Hiking stra
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) jssailem at 11:53am 01.10.23 Or a Lewmar EVO winch #40 vice on your boat. The cost for the #40 at WM is $1199 puts the price at
Hunter 26 outboard engine rgranger at 11:47am 01.10.23 Hi @Crazy Dave Condon Actually John installed that 9.9 a few years after you sold him the boat.

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