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motor lift bracket springs shanker at 11:57am 05.02.11 Smaller Boats 1/1194 I have a 4 stoke 9.9 Mercury mounted on a 2 stoke lifting bracket. The weight of the 4 stoke overpow
internal halyards fiestaMojo at 11:39am 05.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1763 I have the mast down (on saw horses on top o' the boat); I plan to change the halyards and also the
Hatch replacements Gary Summers at 11:24am 05.02.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1366 1080 Hunter 27'-The interior measurement of the hatch liner opening is 19.75 x 19.75 front ' 18x13 r
Flag Etiquette Roger Long at 11:08am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4025 I generally have slightly negative feelings towards people who fly pirate flags on their boats but t
Pearson 34-2 hull construction rognvald at 10:51am 05.02.11 Pearson 0/5636 There has been much conjecture concerning the hull construction of the 34-2 manufactured in the late
Upgrade to 90 Amp alternator Chris Connor at 10:32am 05.02.11 Catalina 310 11/3267 Hello All: Several years ago I converted the two separate battery house banks at about 200 Ah each
Head recommendations MattA at 9:49am 05.02.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4074 I have a '79 Neptune 24 made by Capital Yachts. My old manual head, wih no holding tank, just died
Replacement Cb For Pearson 23' Mary and Joseph at 9:42am 05.02.11 Pearson 0/1339 Hello Everyone: I am shopping for my first sailboat. I have come across an ad for a Pearson 23' -
Just how much can a C-22 take? (1) CaptDon01 at 9:35am 05.02.11 Catalina 22 9/2085 We had a trip down the SoCal coast over the weekend, so a sailing friend of mine joined us in our sa
First Weekend in the Water, First Sail and Lots of Questions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:43am 05.02.11 Catalina 310 27/5497 Hello all. Our new to us 310 got splashed on Thursday. :dance: We spent Friday setting everything
ice box pump simplicity at 7:42am 05.02.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1728 I just purchased an O'day 34 and found that the ice box pump doesn't seem to draw a suction and won'
Stove/oven bman88 at 7:31am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2000 I have a stock stove/oven on my 1984 34' Hunter, which uses kerosene to burn, but has to be primed w
Electric Update kloudie1 at 7:12am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1661 For folks who are thinking about electric propulsion, check out the new Practical Sailor for a prett
USCG Documented Vessel maryg0802 at 6:43am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 18/7798 I am receiving conflicting information regarding the proper requirements for a USCG documented vesse
The Bottom Been scraped, Now what? mcrow33 at 5:36am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2398 After another 8 hour day all 32 feet of years of bottom paint build up has been scraped off. I remov
Great Day peptobysmol at 1:19am 05.02.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/4260 Normally I would post about sailing, but thanks to the USA soldiers. Job well done.
replacing batteries newboatowner at 10:08pm 05.01.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1560 After a very long and rough winter, my boat was put in the water and I found that the batteries need
3GM30F loss of power and dark smoke from engine compartment coxjam at 8:41pm 05.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2621 Help! Bought a used boat 2 weeks ago, 1989 hunter Vision, which has done a lot of sitting still fo
Replacing mainsail Halyard Mast-top Sheave jimfrankelly at 7:50pm 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 3/2912 We are having a hard time raising the mainsail the last couple of feet on our 2002 Hunter 270. The
Mushroom Anchor - Cast Iron or Steel Richie50 at 7:32pm 05.01.11 Catalina 22 0/1314 Hello all. While searching the prices on 200 lb mushroom anchors for a new mooring I ran across the

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Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:17pm 06.03.22 205936
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:16pm 06.03.22 205934
Cracked hull stickinthemud57 at 6:48pm 06.03.22 This sounds like the Luran is separating from the foam core, correct? Contact cement. No. As pointe
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 06.03.22 Paging @jon hansen in case he has any leads.
O'Day 25 Head Project_Mayhem at 6:11pm 06.03.22 I could be wrong but I don't believe my 78 Oday originally had MSD plumbing. Installation only took
Oday 26 chain plate leak Timm R Oday25 at 6:02pm 06.03.22 I replaced mine rather than "hope ". It wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it be .
Oday 26 chain plate leak (1) Timm R Oday25 at 5:58pm 06.03.22 Here is the strap I made to sandwich the bulkhead
Being contacted Crazy Dave Condon at 5:03pm 06.03.22 @hceajudah I was being cautious as I did not see questions or inquiries to the forum first which i
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 5:02pm 06.03.22 Ha, that's in my signature :biggrin: I knew I saw that somewhere.
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 06.03.22 Tastes like chicken !
Keel bolts torque specs gary keating at 4:56pm 06.03.22 Just wondering if anyone has the size and thread size for a keel bolts on a 37.5 hunter legend ? th
Fan placement in the cabin SFS at 3:56pm 06.03.22 Because you brought up the notion of staying cool "for days while docked with no wind", you may want
Fan placement in the cabin kappykaplan at 3:49pm 06.03.22 Check out wind scoops. :plus:
gelcoat peeling sail sfbay at 3:48pm 06.03.22 I would grind out the affected area. Then apply epoxy to fill and fair, sand smooth then apply color
Fan placement in the cabin Gene Neill at 3:47pm 06.03.22 Check out wind scoops. Davis, Plastimo, and many others make them. They do work, if there is any win
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:38pm 06.03.22 205932
Keel centering spacers Gene Neill at 3:38pm 06.03.22 We have spacers similar to these, mounted in the same general area. CD used to sell them, but I can'
Mainsail downhaul Gene Neill at 3:27pm 06.03.22 Cleaning and lubing should fix ya, no need for a downhaul. The main should drop like a stone. EDIT
Outboard mounting bolts seized capta at 3:25pm 06.03.22 To the best of my knowledge all those you mentioned are for steel. Try Deep Creep, it seems to work
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 06.03.22 We use the asymmetrical on our 37, tacked to a block on the anchor roller fitting like you describe.

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