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Washdown System (3) jsalley at 6:04pm 11.21.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1851 After several seasons of hauling up multiple pounds of black Chesapeake Bay bottom goo every time I
mast stepping video (5) chiefaponte at 5:22pm 11.21.11 S2 6/3122 I have sucessfuly built a functional a mast stepping mechanism using a 1" galvanized pipe (not condu
What is this part???? jeanmarc109 at 4:18pm 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1678 I am new to sailing and just bought my 2nd boat; an '87 mcgregor 25 Can't wait to get her wet in the
Do you have locker lid supports? (3) Ed Schenck at 4:08pm 11.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 25/5178 My boat originally had those spring type locker cover supports. They never worked right and would be
Replacement rudder for 23.5 ? surfr47 at 3:58pm 11.21.11 Smaller Boats 6/2011 Has anyone used one of the replacement rudder "kits" that are available on the site ? They have a na
Beneteau 393 Peter M at 3:33pm 11.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2634 Looking to buy a beneteau 393 2002-2006. Some boats have a 40 hp engine others advertise they have a
house battery bank Jalepeno at 2:21pm 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5326 My present house battery bank consists of two, group-34 spiral-grid AGM 12-volt batteries wired in p
What I've learned about swageless fittings... kpgraci at 1:25pm 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 1/6725
Submarine Cables!!!!!! jimlay at 1:03pm 11.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 20/15432 OK--so the President was in town last weekend and they had a thing at the resort which is somwhat cl
Dodger and Canvas Fasteners steve stark at 12:02pm 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 11/7251 Hey all... Starbright has a dodger that has some years of life left in it but... I am very tired of
Steering Cables adjustment guidera48 at 11:54am 11.21.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2050 I noticed, while removing the steering turning radius limiter (2x4 screwed to hull liner), and maki
Primary Racor Filter--have they changed? cristberry at 11:43am 11.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2218 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2G motor. The boat yard tells me they can no longer get a rep
Curious, where do you sit/stand while at the helm? iSailor at 11:40am 11.21.11 Catalina 310 15/4501 Just curious how people are piloting thier boats. I have only had my boat out a couple of times and
Insert For Pearson 28-2 Head Deck and Question JimLor at 11:20am 11.21.11 Pearson 7/6430 My wife and I bought a 1986 Pearson 28-2 this Sep. We are going to keep it in Deale, MD once we get
If Foresight was 20/20 and not Hindsight! Scubagirl62 at 10:58am 11.21.11 Smaller Boats 22/4047 If you had it to do all over again, what big dollar item that you purchased for your boat do you wis
Butane in cold weather timebandit at 9:00am 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1270 I have a question for those who use those cute single bunner butane stoves. Does the butane work b
disconnect shaft from engine (1) luvitt at 8:52am 11.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/3389 ok, i got all the motor mounts free and disconnected all of the hoses, wiring, etc. all thats left
Bent Spinnaker pole FourPoints at 8:41am 11.21.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4492 Last sail of the season this weekend, brought the boat up to Stratford where it is going to be haule
2 strokes on Lake Tahoe? Right On! at 8:16am 11.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/9029 Hi all, Anyone know here if the officials at Lake Tahoe will allow small two stroke out boards on
12 Gal Gas Tank in Hold GorillaToast at 7:41am 11.21.11 Catalina 22 15/2702 I suppose it's silly to ask if Catalina 22s come from the factory with a 12 gal Moeller gas tank in

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Arch on bigger hunters chowdan at 1:35pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cr
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? MikeHoncho at 1:13pm 09.17.22
Arch on bigger hunters Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 09.17.22 You're definitely on the right track (as shown in your drawing) but I would strongly suggest you cra
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 12:39pm 09.17.22 Glad you got it working well. I hadn't heard back from you after you finished your setup. Sorry I
Strange Belt Wear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 09.17.22 I've seen this industrially in my working life several times on belt drives. I took a couple of pho
What to do when the boat is not running... Will Gilmore at 11:32am 09.17.22 That sounds like a great experience, but John... Isn't it time to quit your wining and run those sai
Reef line separated in boom Jwhy at 10:37am 09.17.22
Strange Belt Wear Hayden Watson at 10:21am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Stuffing box repack (1) Deleted member 117556 at 9:54am 09.17.22 Got this from Emarine for $10 plus $3 shipping. West Marine wanted $30...
Strange Belt Wear SabreToothedEngineer at 9:49am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 9:13am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no rec
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 9:11am 09.17.22 I think the alternator cover is the culprit, what I can't explain is why the wear is localized. La
Strange Belt Wear jssailem at 9:06am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Strange Belt Wear (7) SabreToothedEngineer at 8:48am 09.17.22 First, housekeeping: no rodents are involved. The OD has been cleanly scraped, and the ID is simply
What to do when the boat is not running... (5) jssailem at 8:40am 09.17.22 Picking grapes is kind of a euphemism. You really cut the bunch of the vine. I watched a couple of p
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 8:39am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins C
New mast came with wrong base RitSim at 8:18am 09.17.22 Suggest you go to USSpars.com. Not sure of the age of your boat but I guessed Pre-2000. Look in th
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:41am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no reco
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 7:33am 09.17.22 Rick, Like a conscientious skipper, when you returned from sailing or cruising you always gave the b
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Benny17441 at 7:20am 09.17.22 Don't go by looks, in these motor mounts, looks are very deceiving. You can get a pry bar and star

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