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Companionway hinges jorgefife at 7:12pm 04.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/5102 I am upgrading from 4 wood planks ( used to be 3, one broke in half) to 2 doors on the companionway
Dinghy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:25pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 3/2263 So does anyone strap a dinghy down on the bow? If so, what do you strap it to? What do you used to
18 gallon fuel tank placement ???? thomasgoodmaniii at 6:18pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1523 i came across a deal i couldn't turn down today. an 18 gal. aluminium fuel tank with sending unit fo
Had a Rigger inspect my rig today. . . Cool Beans at 5:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6162 Was hoping it would be money well spent but not I'm not so sure. . . After looking it over I called
Anchor calculation worst condition paulj at 4:29pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 0/1717 Ray I thought the boat anchored, shown in the first part of video, was going to hold. http://www.
sail lug stop? doehunter at 3:58pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2775 My main has little plastic lugs that go in the sail track. What do you guys use to keep them in the
Aft berth headboard area condensation problem karenmccraw at 3:24pm 04.13.11 Big Boats 3/1611 We have a problem - the aft berth mattress often gets wet, mostly in the very aft corner where it co
CQR resets sailaway78 at 2:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 42/8700 Got it again last night. Of course this never happens at an opportune time. About 2 in the AM, got
shroud / turnbuckles bad_com_pany at 1:52pm 04.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/2569 Figured this might be the fastest way to get some information. I have bent turnbuckles on my 1993 h2
Should there be a seacock on a bildge? geehaw at 1:43pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/4193 Been working on the boat as time allows and weather permits. I replaced the faucet in the head sink
Washing Sails & Anchor Chain lehigh375 at 1:30pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1702 I looked thru the archives and most are over a year old. What is the current thinking about washing
Cooling of Alternators merc240d at 12:17pm 04.13.11 Musings With Maine Sail 3/3508 AGM batteries have been getting alot of press in the forms over the last few years. Shore charging,
Adieu (2) JDK at 11:48am 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1920 Soire'e is within an hour of starting a new life with owners from Georgia. They are a fun couple and
H34 anchor chain length and weight Stiffwind at 11:18am 04.13.11 Big Boats 6/4304 Hello fellow Hunters We are in year 2 of our boat and love the H34. Looking to upgrade my anchor c
Digital TV, Lose the Flying Saucer or Not? duality at 11:11am 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2146 i plan on pulling the stick this spring for regular maintenance, etc. my question is should i remove
Bottom painting in a boat yard FourPoints at 9:45am 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 25/8282 What is the big deal with applying bottom paint at some marinas? I don't understand why they make su
Has anyone actually tested their "floatation"? doehunter at 9:25am 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4234 I've read a lot of threads on the flotation thing on several boards over time. I never see anything
Posting things for sale/trade Phil Herring at 8:46am 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1692 Just a reminder that forum policy prohibits posting items for sale or trade. Under the Classifi
PVC Roller Furling Drock360 at 8:35am 04.13.11 Catalina 22 16/3709 So I have seen a great deal of info on the 'ol PVC roller furling. Id like to get input from people
mosquito screens for h34 charles baird at 8:05am 04.13.11 Big Boats 6/2159 can i get screens for window ports. i need 2 (14x4 and 12x5) boat is a 1984 h34

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Raise the boom on a Catalina 30 (1) Kingjim91 at 5:37pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:33pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 5:31pm 08.26.22 There are bolts on the coupling that are probably on either pretty tightly or frozen themselves. M
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 5:18pm 08.26.22 I am betting it is the shaft packing gland is dried out and frozen. That said way to many variables.
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? mermike at 5:07pm 08.26.22
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? JamesG161 at 4:55pm 08.26.22 Dammit Jim" looking for some perspective here. check your PM's
Frozen prop shaft Ralph Johnstone at 4:50pm 08.26.22 IT'S frozen. What is IT? I'd suggest finding just what IT is before you apply any force. 1. Separ
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Sailavie1 at 4:44pm 08.26.22 I have the same boat, so this is very interesting info. So far no cracks on mine but I will tie the
Lewmar 25 winches FastOlson at 4:26pm 08.26.22 If Lewmar winch models are still ID'd the same way, your old model 25 might be less advantaged than
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 4:21pm 08.26.22 Was thinking of adding stiffener plates as you suggest. Didn't think about spreading out the blocks
Frozen prop shaft Don S/V ILLusion at 4:13pm 08.26.22
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 4:11pm 08.26.22 There are bolts on the coupling that are probably on either pretty tightly or frozen themselves. Ma
Mainsheet location Skedaddle at 3:54pm 08.26.22 True! In my younger racing days if you werent bleeding somewhere by the finish you weren't racing ha
Mainsheet location shemandr at 3:49pm 08.26.22 Without bleeding shin injuries you might be mistaken for a power boater at the marina. Sailing isn'
Mainsheet location (3) Skedaddle at 3:41pm 08.26.22 208726 I guess it would have helped to lead with this photo (not my boat). I was hoping I could moun
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (1) mermike at 3:26pm 08.26.22 Here's a better picture:
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? (2) mermike at 3:15pm 08.26.22 It is not recommended to moor your fin keel sailboat SailboatData.com - YAMAHA 33 Sailboat on its k
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? sail sfbay at 2:42pm 08.26.22 It is not recommended to moor your fin keel sailboat SailboatData.com - YAMAHA 33 Sailboat on its ke
Sail modifications fred1diver at 2:08pm 08.26.22 Yes I need to reinforce and add hanks to a furler sail
Sail modifications sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.26.22 The OP only wants to re-inforce the jib sail luff where the hanks are installed.

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