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jib furling trouble Dutchess at 9:05pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 5/2343 does anyone know what furling system was standard for a 1990 hunter legend 35.5. my problem is as fo
Catalina 25 stanchion Ted Thompson at 8:05pm 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/3683 I have a 1986 Catalina 25 with a bent stanchion at the cabin entrance. It is bent at the base only,
Mystery part Rick C at 7:18pm 07.13.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2626 I recently bought a 2007 Catalina 309 and found a white plastic part in the starboard lazarette that
PuraSan system:Hunter 29.5 healeyman at 7:03pm 07.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1601 Please any advise on adding a PuraSan head system to Hunter 29.5 .... Is there enough room? Any
Freeport Maine dscribner at 6:05pm 07.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2097 Casco Bay Brethren and Sisteren, Anybody know of a good spot in the Freeport area to drop the hoo
hard shifting fiestaMojo at 4:53pm 07.13.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/5756 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F with a Kanzaki transmission. . . the shifting is real hard, I've determined i
Hunter 235 owner's manual Carlos Cabezon at 3:48pm 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1366 I just bought a Hunter 235 year 1993 (re starting sailing after some - a lot - years) I need a owner
sticking rudder smilingbobby at 3:02pm 07.13.11 Cal 0/2119 I have a cal-29. It has been sitting for 6 Years.The rudder wheel is hard to turn. How do I grease
Yanmar Parts sailaway78 at 1:18pm 07.13.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2122 There currently is a 40HP Yanmar take out engine on ebay. Complete with transmission and panel. St
Catalina38 windlass Frenzy38 at 12:40pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 2/2092 Anyone have any info regarding installing a windlass on a Catalina38? I'm looking at a Maxwell RC881
Instrument Panel Dead? PrincessoftheLake at 12:22pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 5/1513 My 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a new issue. I noticed the other day that the instrument panel exhibits the
demand pump dlewis812 at 11:36am 07.13.11 Catalina 30 7/1921 the water pump sometimes works and sometimes doesn't (mostly never). will try to figure out if loos
Hawse Hole for Anchor Rode saildork at 10:35am 07.13.11 Catalina 22 2/1612 I am contemplating drilling a hawse hole in the forepeak that will allow me to hang the anchor from
Electric toilet - small holding tank EWARREN at 10:20am 07.13.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3822 I want to switch to an electric toilet but my holding tank is only 12 gallons. Any recommendations?
Irwin keel composition and design nquigley at 9:46am 07.13.11 Irwin 1/3947 Sorry if this has been asked before - I'm having trouble finding an answer via Google searches. Do
H30 Gray Portlight Replacement Options malyea at 9:06am 07.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 14/7059 The companionway/seahood removal and rebedding went well so now it's on to the Gray portlights...all
Odor when flushing or pumping out 43SabreAlegria at 9:03am 07.13.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4639 Peggie, First let me say that I have learned a lot about sanitation systems by reading your book
I need suggestions for asymmetric spinnaker hardware (2) tkanzler at 8:35am 07.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4050 My new-to-me 26X came with an asymmetric spinnaker (marked 26M on the label) and Chutescoop, plus pe
Horizon SL50 knotmeter - calibration lnikl at 8:16am 07.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2465 Does anyone know how one might calibrate a Horizon SL50 knotmeter? Mine shows about .9 kts low (I ju
Gear box shifter Richard Bryer at 7:44am 07.13.11 Big Boats 6/1630 I am trying to nail down a shifter/gearbox problem I have been experiencing. I think I have the link

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Dufour 31, your thoughts cb32863 at 3:32pm 01.24.22 Dufour for sure. Just do it.
Dufour 31, your thoughts dlochner at 3:30pm 01.24.22 Dufours have a generally good reputation. Your experience with the Grampian has taught you a lot, pe
Shore water supply inlet (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:07pm 01.24.22
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:06pm 01.24.22 @rgranger most RV DUMP STATIONS do not have outlets and secondly others waiting to pump out get an
Starter or battery Light air at 3:04pm 01.24.22 Benny, the battery I used on Sunday was brand new. I put my money on it being the battery also, but
Starter or battery Benny17441 at 2:58pm 01.24.22 Impossible to tell with certainty, but I would put my money on the battery being bad. A battery si
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 rgranger at 2:46pm 01.24.22 Make sure the Hull ID# on the boat matches the number on the Title for that 81 Cherubini. Other th
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 Benny17441 at 2:43pm 01.24.22 Make sure the Hull ID# on the boat matches the number on the Title for that 81 Cherubini. Other tha
Boom Van Line Replacement & Length Joe at 2:36pm 01.24.22 Basically, it sounds like you're trying to save $20. :) If so, just reduce size to 5/16. Ease t
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging rgranger at 2:28pm 01.24.22 He told me I could just crank down on the main sheet and would keep the mast from leaning to do th
Dufour 31, your thoughts sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.24.22 Based on these options I would purchase the pristine Defour 3800 SailboatData.com - DUFOUR 3800 Sail
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging JBird at 2:11pm 01.24.22
Rudder, ice breaker at 2:02pm 01.24.22 There are people that do industrial x-raying. I have seen it used in the building trade to make sur
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Dan260 at 1:56pm 01.24.22 Thanks for the input all! I am trying to learn a lot very quickly and this forum is a gold mine. Ta
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? rgranger at 1:54pm 01.24.22 That is cosmetic only.
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging rgranger at 1:52pm 01.24.22 Did you check here at SBO?
What is your oldest boat picture? rgranger at 1:49pm 01.24.22 That is a very cool picture!!!!!
Second Battery (1) fullsaildan at 1:48pm 01.24.22 So my boat is not much bigger than yours but I am an engineer so I over do everything. I have 2 bank
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 1:46pm 01.24.22 I installed a new Trident 101 waste hose roughly 7-8 yrs. ago. When I first installed it, there wa
Second Battery Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 01.24.22 There is another type of battery switch called a Dual Circuit Plus. It has OFF, ON, Emergency Combi

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