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Hunter 30 1981 need help chokrisandy at 7:59pm 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/961 Hello I recently purchased a Hunter 1981 30ft long, everything clean and nice , I checked near the
CNG tank refill Mcshane at 6:47pm 03.11.13 S2 13/5306 Have a new CNG refill station in town....finally. Has anyone removed their tank and had it refilled
40.5 Ditch wind at 6:36pm 03.11.13 Big Boats 12/1884 Any one know how many 40.5 where produced from 1990 to 1998. I think I have one of the last boat off
HT Prop Sizing FourPoints at 6:08pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1381 I currently have a 7.5" pitch 3 blade prop. going to switch to a 4 blade high thrust, my options are
Catalina Rendezvous, 2013 Coriolisbc at 5:44pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 1/1609 Hi All; The 2013 Catalina Rendezvous is July 12 and 13, Telegraph Harbour Marina, on Thetis Island
Swetting Rudder Chris Bogle at 4:57pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1143 Is there metal inside the Oday 22' rudder? We are having a few days of above zero temps and there is
Head sail change on CDI Flex Furler CaptFred51 at 4:09pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1130 My 2002 Macgregor 26X came with a CDI Flex Furler with a 135 Genoa installed. It just blew out and
Kenyon 550 Stove Burner needed frankiedogs at 4:05pm 03.11.13 Parts Search 0/1023 I am rebuilding my Kenyon 550 alcohol stove and I need a new burner assembly. I actually only need t
Touring a M26s that is in the Puget Sound Babbleduck at 3:37pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1070 Hello everyone: I am preparing to acquire my first boat and have narrowed my choices to three ves
Boat Weght nelsonragnar at 3:33pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1868 Would any one out there know the weight of an O'Day 22' Including mast.I am calculating if I have e
Vang connection to mast ScottS at 3:27pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1867 Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, but now I need some advice concerning the First 285 b
Solar Panel George68fs at 2:58pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2293 Would like to setup a solar panel on my O'Day 222. I have one 12V marine battery and basically the o
Cowl Vents Nahart51 at 2:07pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1160 Any one ever put screen or any such thing to keep critters and wasps from coming in the cowl vents o
9.2a Tiller to Wheel fharbison at 12:50pm 03.11.13 S2 5/1725 Just bought by 9.2A a couple months ago. It currently has tiller steering. When I look at most 9.2A
Keel Rust and Fairing Mark Nooney at 12:37pm 03.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1214 Hi all I have a 1984 - 31. The boat is on the hard for a fresh coat of bottom paint. I inspected the
Table hardware on 1984 O'Day 222 JMAP06 at 12:29pm 03.11.13 Day Sailers 7/4112 Does anyone know what the hardware on the 1984 O'Day 222 table was called. They are metal tracks. On
End of H25 production Mr.Stress at 11:52am 03.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/1505 I am in the process of buying a 2009 H25 (have not closed yet). Can anyone tell me when they stoppe
Capsizing a C-22 Michael B at 10:49am 03.11.13 Catalina 22 35/20925 How easy is it to capsize a C-22, and what do you do if you are that unfortunate?
dock line caught in prop & engine wont start academic-one at 10:47am 03.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1748 OMC End of season got dock line caught in prop ' some smoke in cabin. After sail engine wouldn't sta
prefeeder for hood below deck roller furler captmmac1 at 10:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 1/1051 Need a prefeeder that will work with a below deck Hood roller furler? Having problems with the luff

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Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:40pm 04.03.23 I'm not with the boat right now but will snap a picture later this week.
Replacement WAECO CB-40 Terry Cox at 6:34pm 04.03.23 Any suggestions or recommendations? Boat is a 31 foot, Hunter, 2006. Defender has this unit in st
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 6:17pm 04.03.23 Gelcoat won't fully cure if it is exposed to air, that's why some gelcoat has added wax. The wax flo
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 6:07pm 04.03.23 A furler generally has a top that spins and a bottom that rotates (causing the sail to wrap) based o
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 6:03pm 04.03.23 The challenge with a mature boat is often the designers never published "detailed diagrams/written i
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:00pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams jssailem at 5:58pm 04.03.23 Welcome Rasto to the Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. How old is the boat? When was it las
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions isaksp00 at 5:52pm 04.03.23 I sure as hell wouldn't tow it at more than about 5 mph unless I knew the tires, brakes and bearings
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 5:52pm 04.03.23 Yep! Sent them an email also. But, thank you for the suggestion.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) jssailem at 5:48pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair George Da Porge at 5:47pm 04.03.23 Hey John - I did remove and reinstall all of the stanchions. Enlarged holes between skins, filled wi
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Mark15231 at 5:44pm 04.03.23 I like having a furler on my asymmetrical. It works great for single handing and can easily be "dous
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:34pm 04.03.23 Get some spray auto wax something that has real wax not a lot of other stuff. Spray the gel coat wi
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:28pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? The furle
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed jssailem at 5:25pm 04.03.23 using a dyneema soft shackle to attach the sheet. Great application.:plus:
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:23pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? That answe
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:21pm 04.03.23 As a guess that looks about right. What about the other end of the shroud?
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You might give a shout to Tiara Yachts. They are the follow on builder from S2 Yachts. https://www.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) JES7 at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You mention a Furling system. Which one? Furling systems often are over a shroud (a wire that runs
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:11pm 04.03.23 Line #1: looks like a halyard for a spinnaker, asym, most probably. Line two: looks like it might

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