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C&C30 Window/Portlight Replacement jstrathman at 4:31pm 05.09.11 C&C 1/4820 The plexiglass portlights/windows in my 1989, C'C30 have developed vertical cracks that result in le
BLack band befuddlement Mormandeus at 3:36pm 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2444 Here's another one of those questions. How does one determine the black band limit for the outhaul o
OEM for mast - C310 2002 Chris Connor at 3:24pm 05.09.11 Catalina 310 2/1889 Good evening all: Several days ago I was surprised to learn from North Sails that our mast was not
Light Bulbs plharm at 1:47pm 05.09.11 Big Boats 3/2692 Does anyone know what bulbs are needed for the dual steamer/deck light on the Hunter Legend 37. Sure
What Anchor Do You Use? highdesertM26 at 1:31pm 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/7361 So I've been looking for a new anchor. The one that came on my Mac 26S is 10 lb US Anchor (a danfor
Varnish Removal From Deck jebiker at 1:27pm 05.09.11 Sabre Sailboats 2/3694 The previous owner of our 1983 Sabre 34 was kind of sloppy and we have inherited lots of small and s
63 dead on boat adrift for 16 days FourPoints at 12:41pm 05.09.11 Sails Call Lounge 15/9577 They made distress calls, which were both received and answered by military vessels and aircraft, a
Milestones. Roger Long at 10:52am 05.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/5971 This will be the thread where I post my pilgrim's progress towards launch. I installed the upper t
Giving the old girl a facelift (8) Twice Around at 10:40am 05.09.11 Catalina 30 12/3557 Fellow C-30 people, After a little coaxing from Old Skool Neil, I am posting up a few pics of my pr
Rub Rail on a 35 (2) BarryL at 10:33am 05.09.11 Bigger Boats 2/1711 Hello, This past winter, while my boat was on the hard, the plastic trim piece that goes under the
No "Smaller Boats" ?? DAVA390 at 9:50am 05.09.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/4145 When I go to "Forum Index" at top of the page, the esult is a column on the left side of my screen l
Battery Maintenance PrincessoftheLake at 9:11am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1630 I checked the water level in my house batteries last week. Right now it appears the plates are cover
Battery Maintenance PrincessoftheLake at 9:03am 05.09.11 Big Boats 8/1804 I checked the water level in my house batteries last week. Right now it appears the plates are cove
First sail of the season Tim R. at 8:29am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2028 Took the home out for a spin yesterday and had a great sail. We hoisted our new sails and sailed fr
Balky Steering Stargazer3 at 7:56am 05.09.11 Big Boats 12/2516 I just sailed my "new" Hunter 410 home from the dealer. I LOVED the way she handled - BUT. . . . The
Removing Wind Vane? rose20532 at 7:51am 05.09.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1550 I have a damaged windvane at the top of my mast and would like to remove it without taking the mast
The Rigolets and opening of the Bonnett Carre spillway... Floating Dental Student at 7:47am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2820 I just read that the Army Corps of Engineers has opened the Bonnett Carre spillway to relieve the sw
Tangier Is. Chesepeake Bay Advice rgranger at 7:37am 05.09.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2544 Hey All Any trailer sailors out there make the trip to Tangier Island and if so, can you recommend
tips for surveying a Mac DaveC426913 at 7:13am 05.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1868 I'm finally doing it! After 4 years of waiting and dutifully sailing smaller boats, I'm going to get
glow plugs - yanmar 3YM (1) Gypsy Wind at 2:57am 05.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2653 I have a new Hunter 36 with the new engine panel - it is keyless and upgraded to a new white colour

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Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:09am 09.02.22 Not sure what this demonstrates Did you have gas flowing when you took the readings ?
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES twodzusfittings at 7:59am 09.02.22 @jssailem I hear what your saying. I can still do that. There is much space between the clutch and t
Propane pressure gauge (4) jssailem at 7:49am 09.02.22 Ok... You picked my interest. Grill Propane tank. Stored outside over night. Has not been used in s
Y-33 Running Rigging jssailem at 7:28am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. You are correct Roy. In days gone by we had He
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 dlochner at 7:05am 09.02.22 Yes, I am certain it's an 800 - at least that's what my invoice from 2020 says - I think the 200 is
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 6:59am 09.02.22 All sorts of cute sollutions (I would go with Dyneema if I did not have the proper crimper, and pro
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 6:51am 09.02.22 Yes, I am certain it's an 800 - at least that's what my invoice from 2020 says - I think the 200 is
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 6:39am 09.02.22 technically 94L is shown by one ensemble member That is the European Model , run every 12 hours.
Y-33 Running Rigging RoyS at 6:33am 09.02.22 Be aware of halyard stretch with all rope halyards. I purchased a new all rope halyard here a few ye
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 6:31am 09.02.22 208928 Dave... I think you woke Jim up from a morning snooze.
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 6:13am 09.02.22 i needed more coffee.... I just corrected that. Thanks David. Jim... I must need more coffee too
Y-33 Running Rigging mermike at 6:00am 09.02.22 Another item to note is that the rigger (Brion Toss) told me that the sockets for the upper terminal
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 09.02.22 @robm and I spoke. Discussed adding a quick disconnect for motor suggesting trollig motor plug.
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) mermike at 5:51am 09.02.22 I went to all rope when I replaced the rigging in 2019. New sheaves at the masthead were required. A
New lifelines barnstormer at 5:37am 09.02.22 I should add that the crew that I dealt with quoted me $1000 to do the lifeline replacement. Three m
Y-33 Running Rigging D Swanson at 5:31am 09.02.22 Been there, done that. One of the first items on my list when first acquiring my vessel was to chang
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:27am 09.02.22 But Invest 94L Fish Storm too Jim...
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 5:24am 09.02.22
Y-33 Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 5:18am 09.02.22 In 2016 I overhauled my mast and all rigging. Rigging had external line/wire halyards. I changed to
Invest 94L Davidasailor26 at 5:17am 09.02.22

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