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Shared Thru-hull fitting tfoster at 8:40am 11.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/4043 I am contemplating adding air conditioning to my 1990 Hunter 30g. To avoid the expense of a haul-out
Selden Furler - jib jam (2) Carl12686 at 8:21am 11.15.10 Big Boats 5/4716 The headsail on my Hunter 340 is jammed on the furler track. When I initially released the halyard
Heeling knotalot22 at 7:22am 11.15.10 Catalina 22 59/17041 Does anyone have any first hand knowledge about heeling in a cat 22 or 25? I am new and heeling i
Mainsail switch to square top Quoddy at 7:02am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2654 What is the purpose of the square top sail? It seems it would raise the COE. I would think this wou
What is this called? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/5132 Hey All I need help finding a piece of hardware and I'm having trouble because I don't know what it
measuring height Ross at 5:36am 11.15.10 Ask All Sailors 29/4021 I have the need to determine the height of some light fixtures inside a large building and have in m
Silicone removal ffaubert at 7:44pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 15/2997 Does any one have any ideas of how to remove silicone from fiberglass, metal and plastic? The PO
Refrigeration hunter43sail at 7:17pm 11.14.10 Big Boats 7/1723 It's time to replace my refrigeration on my 42. Has anyone installed the Cool Blue? Everything I hav
cockpit drain on tempest upei1 at 6:56pm 11.14.10 Day Sailers 5/2773 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing, and to this site. I tried to do a search on my topic, but to no
Changing Mainsail...Loose foot or Boltrope??? JBSailsSD at 6:51pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/7279 I am going to have a new Mainsail made. The H25 boom has a pre-existing boltrope slide...pretty comm
Schaefer track end stop healeyman at 6:46pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/2687 I have a 1995 Hunter 29.5. On the helm is the traveller and control lines for the boom. My Schae
How to fly a jib with a Genny on the furler? danstanford at 6:38pm 11.14.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/5684 It has been some years since I was a sailor and in those days we did not have a furling head sail. I
Nexus (Silva) Wind Data Instrument- Is this NMEA Compatible? (1) damoses1 at 6:24pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/14303 I just picked up a Raymarine C70 Multifunctional Display, and wanted to know if it were possible for
Wire Size of 44' Mast? Nelsonhow at 6:10pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1744 I'm in the process of re-wiring my old Kenyon Mast. The mast is approsimately 44' tall (deck stepp
hatch problem skibum55 at 5:52pm 11.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1782 I am the owner of a 1985 idylle 13.5, and am in need of help on finding the part for all the hatches
Looking for Propane Tank Location Solution 37C T Albin at 5:16pm 11.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1654 Recently acquired a 1984 37C Hunter with a propane stove and heater. The tank was left in a deck-to
Catalina Decals (1) wwag at 4:02pm 11.14.10 Catalina 30 1/2428 35166.vB Anybody know where I can buy these decals? Can't find them on the store here, ebay, or ca
Good Cheap Gloves - in Sailing World last issue oilcan at 2:39pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2985 In the Gear section of the last issue of Sailing World, there was featured a sailing glove that came
Can I get more out of it? Cvivor at 2:35pm 11.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1104 I just bought a 2000,26X,50HP Merc BigFoot. I noticed the outboard swings/ turns slightly to port/st
Yanmar SVE 8 Oil Leak (5) Greenman at 2:01pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5513 Okay, I got my engine out today, and unfortunately it looks like the leak is not something simple li

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US SPARS Question joker460 at 7:08am 11.17.21 Thats a simple part to attach the spreader arm to the crossmember. You can easily make one by drill
US SPARS Question DougM at 6:59am 11.17.21 Thats a simple part to attach the spreader arm to the crossmember. You can easily make one by drilli
Water in Engine Pan? AwwShucks at 6:38am 11.17.21 This would be a GREAT LEARNING FUN trip from Baltimore to Chicago! Agreed Alan - The big question
Water in Engine Pan? Alansails at 6:32am 11.17.21 Where is Middle River? There is another post on this site form someone in Chicago looking to buy a
Looking for advice. Crusair supply valve RitSim at 6:18am 11.17.21 Probably less of an issue in fresh water but still should be gone. Groco makes a flush kit for thes
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 6:17am 11.17.21 The 90% is designed to fit the Forestay and likely will not fit as a staysail without being altered.
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 6:07am 11.17.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Worth the Cutter Rig? SailorElliot at 5:55am 11.17.21 Hi Ellliot Re: I have a genneker Is it worth getting a maybe 150% genoa and rigging a maybe 90% ji
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 5:49am 11.17.21 It appears you are considering the right stuff. Have you found any drawings or plans/images of boat
C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 5:44am 11.17.21 Good to know.... looks like I'm on the right track then! Hopefully my engine and engine compartmen
Worth the Cutter Rig? Boomer2it at 5:24am 11.17.21
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 RoyS at 4:54am 11.17.21 Not seeing the drain valves in the service or parts manual diagrams. Any help locating it would be
PNW flooding, terrible.. Terry Cox at 4:45am 11.17.21 Just love the rain. No issues, just hunker down and see it out. Pretty normal for this time of the y
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? DeniseO30 at 4:24am 11.17.21 Anone use a boat broker with name of Khot10? What was your experience? I bought my hunter 34 thro
prop shaft flange bolt size Shaw_2112 at 4:01am 11.17.21 These are made for the problem. we use them on my Ford ranger that had recessed 12 point head bol
Masthead main halyard sheave? (1) valcour at 2:05am 11.17.21 one more photo from another 310 owner's masthead crane
Masthead main halyard sheave? (5) valcour at 2:04am 11.17.21 I had some hard to hoist halyards when I bought the boat and thought it was the sheaves. Turned out
Blister on Rudder Joe at 1:00am 11.17.21 That doesn't look like a blister to me... blisters look like ... uh... blisters.... and the fluid st
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe at 12:45am 11.17.21 Do you have an AC breaker panel? It's most likely adjacent to the panel or an integrated part of th
Hull crash JamesG161 at 10:20pm 11.16.21 See this link on pages 5, 6... Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...

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