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CAtalina 30 Main Bulkhead replacement ron albert at 4:01pm 05.14.11 Catalina 30 7/7989 Hi all. Anyone ever replaced the main bulkhead on a Catalina 30. Mine is water damaged and cosmeti
Sliding Hatch Cover betzhunter at 3:58pm 05.14.11 Big Boats 7/2447 My boom fell from the line that it was attached to and cracked the hatch cover on my H34. Now i need
ethanol/ stable/ sea foam Chuck Creel at 3:36pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 47/9084 Ahoy all boaters with outboards. I am experiencing a problem that i know others are having with the
transom ladder GarEi at 2:44pm 05.14.11 Pearson 4/2629 All you Pearson 303 owners, I have a question. Stock transom ladder enters the water by 17" one rung
Mast Spreader Help! Falconer at 2:31pm 05.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/6311 Proud new owner of a M25. Don't know anything about sailing. Refinishing the boat then starting this
Hunter 23.5 Mast Damage (1) davidb at 2:16pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 12/5837 I was trying to step the mast on my 1995 Hunter 23.5 today, when it twisted of to one side. This to
Mounting solar panels on adustible feet thinwater at 12:57pm 05.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3289 Although using studs to make an adjustable mount is hardly a new idea (engines, street lights), I ad
MacGregor 25 Running Rigging from Ebay MidwestMac at 11:29am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2908 I recently purchased a 1985 Mac 25 that is without any of the running rigging. Given that I am n
O'Day 25 trailer question jsachetti at 10:43am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/5164 My O'Day came with a wooden cradle sitting on a flat iron trailer that the previous owner would have
How to buy vessel from LLC? KittyB at 8:40am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3023 Hi, all, We are trying to get some advice on purchasing a boat from an LLC. We reached an agreement
How Did You Get Into Sailing? Don Guillette at 8:27am 05.14.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/12584 Yesterday, a sail trim forum lister, who does not own a boat (yet), asked me what steps he should ta
RC Sail Boat r.oril at 7:17am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3663 I have this great little lake about 1/2 mile from my house and I want to get a RC Sail Boat. This is
Hunter 44 packing gland captainpat at 6:26am 05.14.11 Big Boats 3/1346 Finally got the packing gland apart on newly purchased 2003 Hunter 426 and found 2 rings of 1/4" fla
Tiller to pedestal steering conversion on O28 Footdocsailor at 5:16am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1668 I am endeavoring to purchase my first boat. I have found an O28 that I am seriously considering maki
What to do if de-masted? inarathree at 5:10am 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3699 I read postings and news articles, where people get de-masted from whales (although I dont think it
loose pintles and gudgeons kepeterss at 5:08am 05.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4020 The pintles and gudgeons on my 1979 Oday 23 have a lot of play in them that seems to be getting wors
Quick fix trailering? jmark at 4:51am 05.14.11 Trailer Sailors 10/4572 Hi, I am new to sailboats and the activities involved in maintaining and moving them. I want to get
73 Ranger 29 Pics - Inside and Outside lemuscounseling at 7:49pm 05.13.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/8823 I would love to see any 73 Ranger 29 pics so I can see how mine will look after I'm done working on
Hunter 410 stern rail seats Don Lucas at 3:11pm 05.13.11 Big Boats 4/1612 I have a new to me 410. The stern rail seats are off the boat and I don't know whether the drink hol
Another Sailboat 'Capsize' Rick D at 3:09pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/6852 This seems awfully familiar: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_on_re_us/us_va_capsized_boat

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Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer twalker H260 at 8:00am 09.21.22 You can go here to calculate the size of beam you need with the span you are going to do. Include a
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers ggrizzard at 7:59am 09.21.22 Yanmar 2QM15 water impeller can be purchased for $28.60 Where from?
Hunter 33, 2015 jssailem at 7:57am 09.21.22 the backlighting on the DC panel. Those lights are LED Diodes. They sometimes die. They are separa
Refrigerators used by Hunter tkwhalen at 7:51am 09.21.22 Ok I am to the point where I have decided to replace at least the larger refrigerator and maybe the
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit tkwhalen at 7:45am 09.21.22 I'd be interested in pictures as well.
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents tkwhalen at 7:44am 09.21.22 I followed mine last year with the same clean them up plan you have. As near as I can tell they are
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers sail sfbay at 7:41am 09.21.22 Since you purchased them from Amazon Amazon.com: StayCoolPumps Impeller Kit Replaces Yanmar 104211-4
Hunter 33, 2015 dlochner at 7:38am 09.21.22 Someone posted this a while back and I saved it in my "useful stuff" folder.
Keel separating? kloudie1 at 7:19am 09.21.22 I agree with Dave, if you aren't having water leaks around the keel bolts, ya don't have a big probl
Water Hookup connector (1) Johnkent at 6:45am 09.21.22 Are there threads inside the hole? No threads, there are two nipples, so a bayonet system like Jab
Water Hookup connector (1) rgranger at 6:39am 09.21.22 ... if so you could just use one of these
Keel separating? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:38am 09.21.22 Are you getting water coming into the bilge area is a key question. Manufacturers sealed the keel
Water Hookup connector rgranger at 6:37am 09.21.22 Are there threads inside the hole?
Hunter 33, 2015 (1) rgranger at 6:31am 09.21.22 Someone posted this a while back and I saved it in my "useful stuff" folder.
Cuttyhunk Sailing video william24424 at 6:27am 09.21.22 Yeah, I forgot a few things... 1) There was no launch service, I had a paddle-board... lucky didn't
Jacking Hunter 20 off trailer JBP-PA at 6:05am 09.21.22 Looks like you have a big knot right in the middle of your 4x4 beam, I wouldn't trust that.
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Leeward Rail at 5:29am 09.21.22 (Don't even say it, @Leeward Rail) LOL!
Water Hookup connector Johnkent at 5:03am 09.21.22 Check out Aquor water systems connectors. The deck fitting looks very similar. https://www.aquorwat
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Gene Neill at 4:49am 09.21.22 Will a new traveler bar that is 6" higher help? Beat me to it. Although I'll bet even 2" more wou
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? HeelBoy at 4:26am 09.21.22 Since I can leave 1250 lbs on the boat ramp before I drive off, I prefer the 26S when it comes to t

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