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Mast bolt holes elongated Phaedrus at 8:49pm 07.18.11 Catalina 22 8/2839 Hello All, I have just purchased my first sailboat. A 1978 Catalina 22. I have a noticed the holes
Enjoying New Bern NC Marc Bergmueller at 8:30pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2911 I'm spending a few days in New Bern NC. It seems like a wonderful place for sailing. Nice resturan
Leaky hatch over dinette H33.5 WestCoastMike at 7:44pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1551 Hi all, I've got an 88 H33.5 and the hatch over the dinette table in the main cabin leaks. I was
Bandit 15 bailers plugged wingysails at 7:39pm 07.18.11 Other Sailboats 0/1854 The bailers on my Bandit 15 are plugged up , anyone know how the system works? tried blowing it out
Bimini for 27 Power sailor Shellback at 7:30pm 07.18.11 Lancer 6/2858 Hi, Has anyone put a bimini on a Lancer Yacht 27 Powersailor? Mine is a 1985. Just wondering where
C355 gholker at 7:28pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1516 I just read a magazine article about the C355. I currently own a C27 and have outgrown her, looking
Trailer dimensions dbonifield at 7:00pm 07.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1125 I am looking at having a trailer built for my Hunter 28.5, deep keel. Is there a specification for m
inspecting thru hulls, etc. YT at 6:51pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1226 Thoughts on how often a sailboat (32 ft, 1998) should be hauled out to have the bottom inspected? I
Taking a Catalina 30 around the Great Loop Bob4203 at 6:24pm 07.18.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/5024 Big title........but we are strongly considering giving up the trawler idea and opting for using our
A Macgregor 26 on Lake Superior ryansande at 6:22pm 07.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1897 We are looking @ purchasing a mac and was wondering how one would fair if we used it in lake superio
Sporadic missing replies and out of date New posts Mulf at 6:18pm 07.18.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/3466 I have recently started having two problems with the HOW site. I check in almost every day, and use
auto pilot quesion openhouse at 5:53pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3838 this might be a little lengthy so please be patient. i've owned a beneteau 321 (1999) for 5 years.
Throttle cable replacement beachcombers at 5:26pm 07.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1657 I need to replace the throttle cable on our '84 Hunter 31. Do I need to drop the pan in the aft quat
Rudder post rebuild??? STXCUTTTER at 5:22pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1796 Hello all, I own a 37' Hunter cutter and had the fudder post TORN OUT when she drug ancher and ran a
East Cntrl FL - How Long Can I Anchor? marl at 5:08pm 07.18.11 Destinations 7/6132 Hi: I'm thinking about buying a boat but I'm not sure how to store it. I'm wondering if I can anch
h23 mast head (part missing?) (2) Tallgrass Sailor at 4:53pm 07.18.11 Smaller Boats 6/1553 Last Sunday I was motoring back to the dock after the wind died. I heard a metallic clunk on the for
wind of furry... Manureva at 4:35pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1927 yesterday we where crossing chaleur bay in canada between bonaventure quebec and bathurst new brunsw
Cruising with the Universal M-18 Bob4203 at 4:35pm 07.18.11 Catalina 30 11/11977 Our 1988 Mark II was one of those few hulls that was equipped with the Universal M-18 before the M-2
Cal 2-27 Rudder Post missing something? saltysailor at 4:32pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 0/3047 Is there usually some kind of cap here covering the cloth. I was also thinking that maybe the stainl
Hunter in South Korea Ed Schenck at 4:27pm 07.18.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2141 Just found this picture on Facebook/Hunter. All you sailors buying Hyundais and Kias are obviously

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Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? (1) rgranger at 7:39am 10.10.22 Rudder, didn't these have a rudder that retracted into the cockpit via a slot in the hull/deck? T
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? (6) rgranger at 7:33am 10.10.22 209910Sand Blasted and rust treated 209912First coat of primer 209913Intermediate stage. Trailing
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:32am 10.10.22 Excellent information guys, thanks a lot!
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main CaptainStan at 7:27am 10.10.22 I have loose footed. I asked the local sailmaker how to tension the outhall . He said there should b
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:25am 10.10.22 I am blown away by the breadth and depth of knowledge available on C22's.... And the helpfulness o
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? rgranger at 7:21am 10.10.22 I did a Pearson 26 keel a few years ago that had some bad rust. The premier solution is sandblasti
Hoisting the Headsail jssailem at 7:20am 10.10.22 If the feed angle is off then it'll catch and be difficult to pull up It may even tear the sail cl
Hoisting the Headsail Project_Mayhem at 7:16am 10.10.22 Clean and lube the bolt rope track on your furler. It does wonders. For most Furlers, you need to pa
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main (3) JBP-PA at 7:12am 10.10.22 Bolt rope off, laying out where I want to cut. fied for sail work. 209903 In use. 209904 Doing it
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 Richardd at 7:07am 10.10.22
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? Project_Mayhem at 7:05am 10.10.22 If you're main concern is fastening them by yourself, I was able to tighten 95% of the bolts during
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main JBP-PA at 6:55am 10.10.22 I did this exact same project last winter. I took my baggie bolt rope foot and converted it to a loo
maybe a dumb water heater question.... dlochner at 6:51am 10.10.22 I am planning to drain the water heater tank and bypass it for winterizing before the boat is haule
maybe a dumb water heater question.... kappykaplan at 6:49am 10.10.22 Is there any risk that the heated engine antifreeze running through the coils in the dry tank will
Nice boat, but has an extra rust keel, how big of a risk? RitSim at 6:49am 10.10.22 I did a Pearson 26 keel a few years ago that had some bad rust. The premier solution is sandblastin
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 10.10.22
Tongue Extensions Project_Mayhem at 6:44am 10.10.22 The tongue extension I built has the following dims: A=~9'6" B=10' C=7-8' D=2-3' (assuming this is t
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main Dave Groshong at 6:36am 10.10.22 Loose footed is infinitely more adjustable for sail trim!
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Timm R Oday25 at 6:34am 10.10.22 Not hard to find parts for that outboard at all . They made so many for so long that there is quite
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? RoyS at 6:25am 10.10.22 My Yanmar was made in 1979. I rebuilt it one winter in my basement. If you can run your intended eng

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