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Launched!!!! (3) DavoArts at 3:04pm 04.26.11 Catalina 22 1/1397 I was just a little excited, we launched the boat today...and then re-loaded it on another trailer t
Trident 148 DannyS at 2:13pm 04.26.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2548 Hey Peggy, I read in the archives that you recommend Trident 148 for the vent hose but SBO doesn't s
starting battery for beneteau first 32.5 1989 gkahn at 1:59pm 04.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2088 In my 89 Beneteau First 32.5 I have one battery in the battery compartment. It seems that there is n
Need Help Identifying Ladder Bracket (1) onymous at 11:42am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2435 Try as I may, I cannot find any information on the source of the ladder bracket pictured. There are
Rare view of Catalina check valve (3) paulj at 11:33am 04.26.11 Catalina 310 4/2931 Removed this check valve from the end of the manual aux bildge pump hose. paulj :troll:
Ratsey taken to task FourPoints at 10:30am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1612 Came across this old newspaper article from 1903 when searching for something else about City Island
Help with measurement of opening port on 40.5 PrincessoftheLake at 10:04am 04.26.11 Big Boats 8/2083 Last year one of our charter guests somehow managed to break the strut that opens the overhead hatch
Footing Off Don Guillette at 9:32am 04.26.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/37343 I get most of the questions that come up on the forum from listers I talk to or from personal emails
Mast Cleanup charles baird at 9:02am 04.26.11 Big Boats 2/1309 My Mast is looking a little ratty with old tape from winter storage and scratches is there a cleaner
Mainsail Dimensions gabriel.donnelly at 8:37am 04.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3945 Hey anyone know or know where I can get the sail Dimensions online... A guy offered to send me a us
How to stop the sail from binding on a hunter 45 margotlevy@telus.net at 8:36am 04.26.11 Big Boats 5/2362 Hi there anyone got any great input for stopping the sail from binding at the batten points? We just
God forsaken curved port lights for a 1988 hunter legend 45 margotlevy@telus.net at 8:27am 04.26.11 Big Boats 5/2617 Does anyone have a line on the fixed port lights with a curvature to the top quarter for a 1988 Hunt
Conversion from direct discharge to holding tank soric at 7:55am 04.26.11 Catalina 30 3/1966 We are thinking of buying a 1987 Catalina C30 that only has a direct discharge for the head. Has any
edson plastic throttle control jackpot at 7:09am 04.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1439 Does anyone have one of the old plastic throttle controls to sell? Or know where I can get one? Ed
Outboard Remote 26S Miller26S at 7:08am 04.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3192 Does anyone have remote throttle and shift set up in the classic model 26 mac. Getting ready to chan
Electrical Schematic 1992 35.5 mysticrun at 7:03am 04.26.11 Big Boats 4/1808 Hello all. I am going into my first full season with Mystic Run. The former owner created a unique
Pannel Switch for the Beneteau 381 sailortaylor at 7:01am 04.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1168 Does anyone know where to get a Carling Switch for the electrical pannel. I need a 34-10 AMP ( blac
Little Squall Line kloudie1 at 6:58am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2126 starting early.. These can come crawling through during the summer but this one is a bit early.. Th
A lovely new bottom (1) PrincessoftheLake at 6:51am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3559 Finally got one good weather day in Bayfield which allowed the completion of Emmanuel's bottom paint
Rigging my old drifter (2) DJN51 at 5:14am 04.26.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/6928 i would like to use on my 23.5 hunter with CDI furler.What I did was removed hanks,added double gro

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Tips for top down furler? flightlead404 at 6:57pm 08.30.22 Key to the operation of the TD furler is shock cord tension, as tight as you can get it. Why can't
Tiller for hunter 23 rgranger at 6:49pm 08.30.22 Wow, that looks great! Nice work Thanks It was fun. When I had my H26 I considered making one f
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer john6206 at 6:09pm 08.30.22
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Nachismo at 5:52pm 08.30.22 Did anybody find a source for the rubber valve seat thingy without having to buy a whole new solenoi
Mercury 6 HP is made by Tohatsu? john6206 at 5:52pm 08.30.22 I bought mine two years ago. Mercury 5 hp sail pro: long shaft, high thrust prop, little alternator-
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? Johnb at 5:49pm 08.30.22 The charge controller provides information that is useful to have readily viewable. This includes: B
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? pclarksurf at 5:45pm 08.30.22 "James, she's a 50-year old boat... She's going to leak a little bit. Just get a big sponge, spong
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? Alan Gomes at 5:28pm 08.30.22 Highly unlikely that the Jensen factory would have done this. But any Frankenstein modifications a p
Island Time Progress report Tally Ho at 5:12pm 08.30.22 Need some photos! :worthless: Greg
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 5:12pm 08.30.22
The 260 is home! Tp3 at 5:10pm 08.30.22 Good to see one of my children has a new home. Most do not have heat and air like your boat has.
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? jssailem at 5:06pm 08.30.22 It would be in likely that the Cal 36 had a 9 ft keel. The CAL 40 had a 5.58ft keel. My CAL 35C has
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? petecasey at 5:01pm 08.30.22
DC electric panel troubleshooting Tally Ho at 5:00pm 08.30.22 I guess I'm sort of getting this ... still not exactly sure ... but perhaps this it! :huh: I thou
Cal 36 - 9 foot draft?? sail sfbay at 4:52pm 08.30.22 Welcome to the forum!! Request the seller verify the boat specs. Of cours, a diver or haulout can v
Need a new tachometer sail sfbay at 3:46pm 08.30.22 Buy your Tachometer part # 300684 and tachometer with hour meter part #300687. UNIVERSAL M-25XPB PAR
Replacing Wiring Harness sail sfbay at 3:34pm 08.30.22 It is based on the specific engine manufacturer and model. Part no. YM-164100-23700 wire harness can
P-18 Centerboard too wide for the centerboard channel CLSailor at 3:19pm 08.30.22 Moot-18, as I recall the original mast gate was too small to hold in the slugs. I designed a larger
Convert Ice to Fridge Benny17441 at 3:10pm 08.30.22 I just depends on how do you intend to travel. If you stop every night at a transient slip with sh
Tips for top down furler? DayDreamer41 at 3:05pm 08.30.22 Key to the operation of the TD furler is shock cord tension, as tight as you can get it. Why can't y

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