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Another twist on mast raising systems Joe Blizzard at 6:43pm 01.27.13 Trailer Sailors 11/4935 I hadn't seen this variation before. I like that it's lifting the entire mast rather than levering i
Question on running reef lines to cokcpit Wayne Steinhour at 6:02pm 01.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2037 I'm planning to bring the control lines on my 23 back to the cockpit. I have ordered most of the ha
Novice Battery Question - 30' Hunter Brianthomas at 5:40pm 01.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2176 I recently purchased my grandpa's 1979 30' Hunter and have what should be a simple battery question.
Broken shut off cable lug broken!!! highmillr at 5:20pm 01.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/945 Bought the 34 with no shut off cable....went to put my new one on ...tried to loosen the screw that
Hello all! KingAirDriver at 5:14pm 01.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 34/5876 Hello all, Just wanted to introduce myself, My wife and I just purchased a 1984 C-27. Don't kno
Bottom paint over a barrier coat Butch23065 at 5:05pm 01.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1183 My bottom paint, Vivid, is worn enough, I can see a lot of the barrier coat showing through. I keep
Le Vendee Globe Caboteur at 4:49pm 01.27.13 Racing 1/22569 After 78 days of more or less match racing Francois Gabart and Armel le Cleac'h finished with barely
HAVASU Late Reg Fee's NIXED! CaptDon01 at 2:21pm 01.27.13 Catalina 22 0/677 There are a few C-22's that have signed for the Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention, but haven't gone t
Are folks buying sailboats? dj2210 at 2:17pm 01.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/4997 My C27 has been up for sail since last July. Considering I've put way more $ into it than I'm asking
interior cleaning sailordel at 1:53pm 01.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1366 I have a 1989 Legend 37 but I suspect my question relates to many other it not all Hunter models. T
Mast foot studs Rondubai at 1:22pm 01.27.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1171
Newest project, folding table (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:10pm 01.27.13 Day Sailers 11/1722 I'm in the process of making a small folding table. The base will attach to the starboard seating ar
SF Bay: Sailboat Sinks After Encounter With Tug/Barge rardiH36 at 11:38am 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 26/7688 More eventually will be learned about the circumstances of the below report. "Near Golden Gate Bri
Averted trouble kingsailor at 10:01am 01.27.13 Big Boats 5/1355 I have 930hrs on my Yanmar 4JH-TE and a little voice inside me said to have the heat exchanger check
universal oil change man hours 1234 at 10:01am 01.27.13 Big Boats 3/2021 How many man hours should it take (aprox) to change oil ,filter, fuel filter and replace raw water p
Autopilot jwieneck at 6:57am 01.27.13 Big Boats 5/1524 I have a ST 6000 Plus Autopilot control Unit. The drive is chain driven I think they call that mech
Yanmar 2gm20f Ilijanik at 6:54am 01.27.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/5431 Hi everybody, I am a new sail boat owner. Just got Pearson 30 and I have problem with my yanmar 2gm2
ACP hull? av8erdunn at 6:50am 01.27.13 Smaller Boats 10/1775 I am thinking of buying a 216 that has the acp hull but I am a little concerned with the cracking is
Where is everyone dj2210 at 6:36am 01.27.13 Catalina 30 13/2190 Seems real quiet here on c30 forum. I'm slowly building up my parts and checklist for when the wea
What kind of boat is this? (1) hubbardbilly at 6:34am 01.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1188 I saw this boat on craigslist listed as a 26' sailboat. My question is: what kind of boat is it and

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Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) dlochner at 6:05am 03.28.23 there will be gelcoat repairs, especially in this area. Now you are living dangerously, tempting
New Running Rigging for a C310 DaveJ at 6:04am 03.28.23 All, thanks for the advice, I ordered the jib sheet in one piece, and will use the cow hitch. Binnac
Halman 27 dlochner at 5:43am 03.28.23 Could it be considered a blue water boat? There is no generally agreed upon definition of "blue w
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 03.28.23 Silicone embeds in the porous gel coat and inhibits the adhesion of paint or gel coat. It can not b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 5:17am 03.28.23 64911927 -Will
Halman 27 Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 03.28.23
H37C Main sail reefing (1) Jim Legere at 3:22am 03.28.23 That hole through the gooseneck (to the left of the sheave) is for another pin that carries a jammer
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine
C22 sliding hatch (3) pcharn01 at 8:24pm 03.27.23 Now laminating glass and epoxy to the outer shell. After this cures, peel off the peel ply and 3 mor
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 8:20pm 03.27.23 Ground out the inner shell and composite. Had several issues, the wear through the bottom side of t
H37C Main sail reefing (1) gockleyd at 7:57pm 03.27.23 This is encouraging me to try and get the original system working my gooseneck looks like this. And
Asbestos? dlochner at 7:32pm 03.27.23 The next question is "What do I replace it with?" Fiberglass muffler tape. Find it in the high perfo
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 7:24pm 03.27.23 Thanks, @jssailem , I did a quick read through and it looks quite useful. I'll need to go back and r
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 7:23pm 03.27.23 Right, for instance, would you buy a standard 20' offering for $120 and use it for just one port li
Pedestal guard replacment Tally Ho at 7:21pm 03.27.23 What is different between the old off-set guard, and the new one you were supposed to get? In other
Pedestal guard replacment dlochner at 7:18pm 03.27.23 I'll take the tachometer out and I can mount it next to the chartplotter! That's the only instrumen
Y-33 Midstay sailmandan at 6:57pm 03.27.23 New Owner of 1979 Yamaha 33. The forward baby stay on my boat is a line running back to the cockpit
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (2) Redwood707 at 6:54pm 03.27.23 Wow, thank you all for commenting. So I do need to cut the boom down, which means that sail with E 7

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