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C-30 Whisker Pole Blue Hull at 10:11am 08.01.11 Catalina 30 7/9322 First season with my '81 C-30. I discovered the value of a whisker pole this weekend. Catalina Direc
repower chusansail at 9:30am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2002 I am looking for a boatyard on the east coast south of virginia, to do an engine repower, which woul
Want to beat the heat in Bar Harbor Maine Christian Sailing at 9:29am 08.01.11 Destinations 5/4932 Too late to do anything this year but the family and I are considering cruising up to Bar Harbor, ME
Johnson Pump Aqua T Head bsavulis at 8:10am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2568 I thought I might post this to alert others to the issues I am having with this unit. The head is
"Reefing Madness"--Angst revisited rognvald at 8:05am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2774 My Pearson 34-2 has an Isomat mast and boom. The boom has internal reefing. I have never had a probl
"Reefing Madness"--Angst revisited rognvald at 7:52am 08.01.11 Pearson 4/1863 My Pearson 34-2 has an Isomat mast and boom. The boom has internal reefing. I have never had a probl
Dirty dink problems mister_j at 7:50am 08.01.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1379 I recently upgraded to a 35, which I love, but I'm having an issue I could use help on. The exhaust
Adding GPS at the helm Long Story at 7:30am 08.01.11 Catalina 310 17/5423 I guess this could post at any site, but throught I would start with the 310 group first. I am add
this heat Justin_NSA at 6:21am 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3187 Our reservoir has been going down steadily during our dry, triple digit summer. Even though we draft
Xantrex Charger, is it ok??? JTPearson at 5:55am 08.01.11 Musings With Maine Sail 14/9885 Maine Sail and others I hope you can help me figure this out! I just purchased a 1988 Catatlina 30.
Slugs and shackles for main sail teacher63 at 5:50am 08.01.11 Smaller Boats 5/2390 I broke a shackle on my sail, fortunately it was near the top and I was almost back. Does anyone ha
Hunter cabin pics? Cherubini design? fingerlakes.sail at 5:47am 08.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/6844 We have a 1974, 25 ft. Hunter and are sailing for a second season on Cayuga Lake in upstate NY. Suc
Diesel Fuel in Water Tank! Help! skabeeb at 5:44am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/7515 Yesterday my wife and I stopped at a local Marina to top off the our fuel and the dockhand accidentl
Gasoline transfer pump nemosuit at 5:32am 08.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2673 Okay, it's really not for my boat, but it's for the forklift that's going to lift my boat off the tr
Question about Holding Tanks mcrow33 at 4:40am 08.01.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/4767 This may be a stupid question. I have a Kracor 15 gal holding tank. I am replacing the head and all
Mast Head Sheaves-lock-up CaptBillyG at 4:24am 08.01.11 Big Boats 4/1871 I have a 1995 Hunter passage 42, with a B'R Rig. I was attempting to raise the Main Sail and noted e
Schooner aground Tim R. at 4:21am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4444 In June, a local schooner, Wendameen, ran up on an old wreck and had to be floated off at the next h
Leaking macerator Pump Seal Rick486 at 3:17am 08.01.11 Ask All Sailors 6/6893 Has anyone replaced a leaking seal on a Jebasco macerator pump? Mine is dripping. I have jury rigged
8 Day Catalina Island Trip CaptDon01 at 9:12pm 07.31.11 Catalina 22 2/1640 Finished out long awaited trip to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. We started out last Sat. and motor
Interior wood care Sublime at 8:52pm 07.31.11 Smaller Boats 4/1732 What do y'all use to care for the wood down below such as the cabinet, door to the head, etc?

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engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the s
engine: belt too much slack and water drop RitSim at 5:23pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the se
Leaking thru hull 87Jayhawk at 5:03pm 10.17.22 Haul out on 10/26. Thanks for the advice!
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. Gene Neill at 4:53pm 10.17.22 JGuy, did you ever come up with a solution? See posts #24 and #26
Hunter Legend 37.5, Moving Furler from below deck to above deck Popeye Greg at 4:41pm 10.17.22 Swapped my below deck Hood curler for an above deck Profurl. The only issue in olved removing a cor
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine jnorten at 4:25pm 10.17.22 HERE is a ton of official information regarding your engine, the Universal Diesel Model 5411 (known
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? thinwater at 4:15pm 10.17.22 I have trouble believing that LFR are lower in friction than a suitably chosen block with bearings
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy Mark Maulden at 3:42pm 10.17.22
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 2:10pm 10.17.22 I3DGear business closed. Not a good omen... I like his stuff and his described mission for why he ma
engine: belt too much slack and water drop jssailem at 2:01pm 10.17.22 It is time to play nice fellows.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Stu Jackson at 1:43pm 10.17.22 Ralph, https://www.i3dgear.com closed for business. Drats.
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 1:39pm 10.17.22 That's because I did not post the video. In the link I provided are embedded links to at least thr
Passage 456 saloon upgrades discovery at 1:27pm 10.17.22 Kent Kraft 303 902 5909
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 1:26pm 10.17.22
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Stu Jackson at 1:11pm 10.17.22 I bought 50 feet of chain from Trotac in Victoria, BC, three or four years ago, and like John's use,
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 12:04pm 10.17.22 There 2 inch battens with rounded edges..milled from white ash boards..3/8 inch thick. Had same woo
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs kloudie1 at 12:03pm 10.17.22 Those are "Festoon Bulbs" .. For in the cabin you'll want a "Warm White" and 90 or so lumens. You'll
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain capta at 11:20am 10.17.22 I did a lot of research into chain a few years back and could find no chain that is actually "hot di
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Tally Ho at 10:57am 10.17.22
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? jssailem at 10:39am 10.17.22 Still not sure if I'd want to have to remember to close the seacock every time I'm on a port tack.

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