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Has anyone had their mast powder coated? caguy at 9:36am 05.06.11 Ask All Sailors 8/6598 I'm thinking about having it done to the C27. I was quoted $550. How has it held up? How has the
packing box captainstevenc at 9:26am 05.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1269 i have a 27 ft hunter w 1 inch shaft what size packing do i use ty
Nice article on docking and wind effects wetsocks at 8:46am 05.06.11 Smaller Boats 0/1093 Saw this over in Reddit's sailing section (http://www.reddit.com/r/sailing)... thought others mig
Power Thruster starrynights at 8:42am 05.06.11 Smaller Boats 3/1762 I would appreciate any feedback concerning experience with Power Thruster that listed on this site.
battery cable question Jack at 7:29am 05.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2559 I know this has been discussed but I can't seem to find exactly the answer I need in the archives. w
What's This? (3) captainpat at 6:53am 05.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1187 Can anyone ID this item?
Portable Generator Storage jsalley at 6:49am 05.06.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/7518 Installed reverse cyle A/C unit this spring, and plan to carry a Honda EU2000i generator during hot
hot shower in a hunter 26 luisgacast at 6:27am 05.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1657 Is that possible ?
New Headstay..... Stretch NYSail at 4:41am 05.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2178 Hello all... This weekend I am assembling my new Schaefer 2100 Furler and new headstay prior to my
Mast step replacement Beach Money at 3:55am 05.06.11 Irwin 2/4002 The mast step under the compression post is rotten on my 1977 Irwin 37. Has anyone replaced theirs a
Bow Eye Replacement cat22 at 3:47am 05.06.11 Catalina 22 5/3116 I have a leak around my 03 capri fin and yesterday tried to remove same to apply caulk. Unfortunatel
Repainting A Mast + Boom Ducati at 2:42am 05.06.11 Ask All Sailors 17/9368 Our black anodized/painted mast and boom is really starting to look bad with plenty of scratches and
Depth Sounder Problems ChuckH at 10:03pm 05.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1582 My Datamarine depth sounder is reading a constant 16.6 feet. It doesn't vary from that reading even
Cabin roof/deck repair HotChocolate at 8:58pm 05.05.11 Catalina 22 6/4088 Hi all, This is my first post here. I have a 1978 catalina 22 which is in need of some repair wor
transom Width lr172 at 8:51pm 05.05.11 Big Boats 3/1772 I am ordering new lettering for a new boat name for the Hunter 34 I purchased this spring. I left m
Wire Jib Halyard for Harken Roller Furler? knothead at 8:25pm 05.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2441 I'm replacing the running rigging on my 28' Islander which is equipped with an older Unit 1 Harken f
Dinghy outboard Larry Jackel at 7:32pm 05.05.11 Big Boats 6/2019 I am looking for suggestions for a new outboard for my 9' inflatable. My previous 4hp 4-stroke Mercu
Line confusion - lengths rorider at 7:13pm 05.05.11 Catalina 22 10/2797 I bought an old Catalina 22, #2133, and for the life of me, I cannot figure out the purpose for all
Refrigerator probelms (1) Chaz3536 at 5:54pm 05.05.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/3948 Friends, My fridge is acting up, I am getting 2 flashes on the red indicator light inside the fridge
Almost A Catalina 22' Owner Mary and Joseph at 5:04pm 05.05.11 Catalina 22 8/2207 HELLO EVERYONE. I am almost a Catalina 22' owner! And i am so happy to finally make a decision and

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Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:36am 09.02.22 I have observed in the past the chill zone and condensation on the side of the tank at the level of
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 09.02.22 Gas needs to be flowing to show the temperature difference @jssailem , turn the gas on full bore
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:33am 09.02.22 No sun David. The tank had been covered all night and the sunrise 06:37. Sun still below the level o
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 8:28am 09.02.22 If your halyard exits the base of your mast, you are forced to pull up on the halyard to raise the s
ATTACHING SHEET CLUTCHES jssailem at 8:25am 09.02.22 That is great. There are several ways to accomplish raising the sail. I learned old school. With t
Propane pressure gauge Davidasailor26 at 8:20am 09.02.22 Gas needs to be flowing to show the temperature difference. The slight differences you saw are proba
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers (2) Rich Stidger at 8:18am 09.02.22 This may not be as helpful as you might like, but I use Groco strainers and they offer two types of
Propane pressure gauge jssailem at 8:15am 09.02.22 NO. All was stable in an resting condition for at least 3 days.
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

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