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30ish coastal island hopper txtowman at 9:34am 11.09.11 Ask All Sailors 17/2742 Here I am a year after my research seems to show the Catalina 30 to be the perfect boat for Me. Whil
Radiator cap replacement for 2gm20f Dubo at 8:10am 11.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1753 My radiator cap is shot on my Yanmar. Does anyone know what the PSI rating should be and will an off
Centerboard help for a 1969 MORGAN 30 smoothsailing at 7:12am 11.09.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4250 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1969 Morgan 30. The previous owner did not use the C-board and
1969 MORGAN 30 Centerboard Help smoothsailing at 7:09am 11.09.11 Morgan 1/6151 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1969 Morgan 30. The previous owner did not use the C-board and
Diesel Exhaust Hose misha93 at 6:29am 11.09.11 Big Boats 2/1624 What should be a total length of a new replacement of an exhaust hose for Hunter 36 1981? How high s
Solomons Berth Roger Long at 6:09am 11.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2415 Strider at her berth in Solomons with the R/V Rachel Carson. My hosts graciously arranged for a thi
Anyone redone a cabin sole? ruidh at 4:29am 11.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/6098 This is my next big project and it scares me a little. I think I'm going to have to tackle this beca
Old Boats, Old Friends (2) Roger Long at 3:54am 11.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4504 While waiting for my friend in Saint Michaels, I looked over at a boatyard and was surprised to see
Need owner's manual christaarrabito at 10:38pm 11.08.11 S2 6/2355 We just bought our S2 and have found that the owner's manual has been very badly water damaged. Can
Retire That Silly Worthless Gate Latch (1) Sail123 at 9:01pm 11.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4317 Retire That Silly Gate Hasp I call this the "The Authentication!" What was Roger thinking anyway
Seeping thru hull valve simplicity at 6:31pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 16/5846 I installed a seawater pump for a new AC unit to an existing 3/4 inch thru hull valve that goes to
Battleship Iowa (2) Johnb at 5:32pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 23/4489 On Sunday I went out from Marina Bay Yacht Harbor in Richmond and was privileged to get to see the I
New Safer Boat Stove RyanHelfrich17 at 5:27pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 37/6783 I am a student at Lehigh University currently working on developing a new type of boat stove that wo
Now working late at night brian3820 at 5:05pm 11.08.11 Big Boats 1/1042 In an effort to get the exterior done before the snow fly's, I am now reduced to working at night af
trying to remove stuffing box from first42 CrazyLegs at 4:30pm 11.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1552 New to us boat = new to us problems. We want to change the stuffing box on our 1984 Beneteau First 4
Small Craft Advisor article BrokeNotBroken at 4:09pm 11.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2239 I wrote an article, "My First Sail" for Small Craft Advisor and they just printed it in issue #72, p
Halyard exit plates (1) guidera48 at 3:34pm 11.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1464 I have two exit plates that I have replaced while re building my mast. They look original and have 2
Peaking Roger Long at 3:34pm 11.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2290 Occasionally, in this cruising life, everything comes together in a period of such beauty and intens
Pearson 34-II Drawer System Joe11776 at 1:47pm 11.08.11 Pearson 1/1653 Anyone know if the manufacturer of the drawer system for the drawers under the owners' birth for the
Lacquer Sticks For Interior Wood Repairs Ducati at 1:41pm 11.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1741 As I have said earlier, the inside cabinets took a beating this season. I spotted a set of 12 col

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Hunter Vision 32 1989 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 11.06.22 Works great Now I just need a heavier anchor. How heavy is your anchor in the photo ?
Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in mast furling. Where can I find that information? Allan12210 at 8:18pm 11.06.22 Attach the end of a tape measure to the main halyard. Hoist it to the top allowing the tape to unwin
Folding Prop Verdict sail sfbay at 8:11pm 11.06.22 No advantage for my sailboat in the San Francisco Bay.........so I have a 3 blade fixed propeller.
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats Oceanis_Sailor at 7:52pm 11.06.22 Actually, it is exactly like your car since automotive manufacturers make very few of the component
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? dlochner at 7:24pm 11.06.22 That's what I was asking myself. I'm not sure they do. In any case, easy enough to find out. Suppo
Do you put your bimini down? jnorten at 6:43pm 11.06.22 I raced for over a decade with a great group of folks on a slower cruising boat. He had a bimini an
Hunter Vision 32 1989 (3) Mike 58 at 6:37pm 11.06.22 Hi under the better late than never, I just installed a bigger anchor roller and a manual winch. Wa
Insurance for older boats FastOlson at 6:36pm 11.06.22 I re-insured thru an agent last year, after Geico/boatUS refused to cover our boat for an increased
"Dry" delamination from repeated load/flexing? jnorten at 6:34pm 11.06.22 When I bought my '82 Catalina 30, my surveyor used several colors of chalk to mark the deck. One co
Insurance for older boats Tin Kicker at 6:18pm 11.06.22 I have Allstate for home, auto, & liability so called them and they put me with Progressive. I'm ins
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... stickinthemud57 at 6:14pm 11.06.22 Thanks for your explanation. Usually physical puzzles are no problem for me, but all these pulleys h
First Oil Change colb218 at 6:14pm 11.06.22 thank you both! I had a flexible tube funnel but the way I had to get it out to where I could pour i
Dyneema for furler line (5) Project_Mayhem at 6:13pm 11.06.22 Here's a few pics. The angle is off but even when I think I had it right, this issue still occurred,
First Oil Change sail sfbay at 6:02pm 11.06.22 You did very well. Oil extractor is perfect for this job as I also use one. You probably only need t
First Oil Change (2) jssailem at 6:02pm 11.06.22 I am guessing your question was not about gettign the oil out of the engine but how to easily pout i
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... PaulK at 5:59pm 11.06.22 Plan A looks like 4:1. The blocks at #2 and #4 only change the direction of the line; they don't add
Running Rigging Supplier for New Benteau Boats jssailem at 5:50pm 11.06.22 Your boat is not like your car. The manufacture buys running rigging from a rope supplier. You could
Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in mast furling. Where can I find that information? jssailem at 5:35pm 11.06.22 Let's see. Mast Height = A Boom length = B Length of topping lift mast to boom = C A squared + B
Can anyone tell me where I can find the length of my topping lift? I have a 2007 Hunter 45cc with in mast furling. Where can I find that information? JoeWhite at 5:33pm 11.06.22 If you have a spinnaker halyard, tie a line to it and raise it as high as it will go. Then extend th
Any Guesses Hello Below at 5:09pm 11.06.22 Well then out she goes. No longer needed. Overtaken by modern technology. Last year I turned a gift

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