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Rust Removal Question Redemption at 2:21pm 02.14.11 Trailer Sailors 1/3145 Today I am puttering around the shop and working on my main rudder and contemplating the many hours
Bringing a Boat Back from the Dead (3) Penny Can at 1:19pm 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 19/7529 Hi, I am resurrecting a 14' sailboat, and I do not know what it is, or anything about it other than
Weatherproof electrical connectors? sionnach at 1:12pm 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2924 Hi everyone. I'm looking for a weatherproof electrical connector and wondering if any of you had a r
Wago Rail Mounted Terminal Blocks (1) rajens at 12:46pm 02.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2002 I have considerable corrosion in the wiring consisting of rail mounted terminal blocks. These block
Hull on a Oday 28 derfus at 12:00pm 02.14.11 Bigger Boats 3/2405 Can anyone tell me if the hull on a 28 is solid or does it have a core?
Solid Fuel Heater - Wanted Du4salr! at 11:54am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 20/7033 Hello, I sail on Lake Superior and enjoy extending my sailing into late October early November. I
unstep the mast? Sublime at 11:46am 02.14.11 Smaller Boats 7/2362 It'll be stormy season here soon. A few storms with winds 60-80 mph are typical. I have a hunter 26
Single handed Jib dousing kpgraci at 11:23am 02.14.11 Day Sailers 9/11502 I often singlehand and in choppy water I'd rather not go forward to douse the jib (no furler) so yes
barnacle control with bow thruster Jack4865 at 10:38am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3326 I had a bow thruster installed on my boat over the winter. I'm curious... for those with bow thrust
Repowering A Dufour (30') with a YSM 8hp Yanmar? Du4salr! at 10:28am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 10/4768 Hello, New to this forum (see you don't have a Dufour section yet) and am looking forward to learn
Happy Valintines Day paulj at 10:25am 02.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2299 :dance: paulj :troll:
Hunter 140/ JY14 Jib Size and Replacement mdemayo123 at 10:03am 02.14.11 Day Sailers 5/13435 Hi guys, After reading through almost every post topic on this forum I thought that it was time tha
New hatch board replacements (2) DJN51 at 8:58am 02.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1533 Made these for my 23.5 Hunter.One has screens,one tinted Plexiglass.Used clear redwood,stained,6 coa
Ya just gotta see this! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:54am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4060 http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=u3L5ZvFm2l4Rs4UXQaU4h4h4l5k2TGxc
vented loop between the toilet and holding tank DannyS at 8:45am 02.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3425 Hey Peggie, I'll be installing a new PHII, hoses and tank this spring and I was looking through the
Fiberglas repair epoxy, evercoat geehaw at 8:12am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3456 Well I am about to start a repair on cracked transom from hitting rock. I have a couple questions. (
Tiller for 79 Hunter 27 atbud at 7:52am 02.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1647 I need a new tiller for my 1979 Hunter 27. The one that I took off has quite a bit of "drop,", i.e.,
Help with just one project Bad Obsession at 7:28am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3410 If you could have help from just one person from this board, in person, on one project who would it
Chesapeake Bay Sailors..... Bad Obsession at 7:21am 02.14.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2574 Someday it would be really cool to get a bunch of us from the North, South, and Middle Bay that are
26S keel line led aft Justin_NSA at 7:19am 02.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2463 I've seen some great mods to lead the centerboard line aft on this forum. I was checking on my boat

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Going bigger? Stu Jackson at 6:00pm 08.10.22 John, there are no downsides to going bigger, given your input. This is from a C22 (1983-87), C25 (
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Tin Kicker at 5:56pm 08.10.22 I've been running this SetPower continuously for about a year and a half with no issues, even in 90+
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Leeward Rail at 5:54pm 08.10.22 CY did put those little metal plaques on all their boats Edit: I checked my notes and you are cor
Going bigger? sail sfbay at 5:54pm 08.10.22 Will the boat be in the water or on a trailer ready to launch? If in the water, extra costs for ber
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? flightlead404 at 5:50pm 08.10.22 I used defender #600037 HARKEN 75MM CARBO SGL/SWIVEL This is for the 12mm stayset I will be usin
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Stu Jackson at 5:48pm 08.10.22 You HIN should confirm that it is indeed hull #127. For those who don't own Catalinas, CY did put t
Mainsheet block (1) Sutric at 5:44pm 08.10.22 Follow up to the broken pin in my mainsheet fiddle block. I made a drawing of the part and had a loc
H23 Cleat Layout RogerB at 5:40pm 08.10.22 I recently purchased an "86 H23. The only horn cleats on the deck are the two by the jib sheet winch
Anyone have this drawer fridge? jaysweet at 5:33pm 08.10.22 Wow, you're making great progress. Looks very god so far. Curious to see the final installation a
How do I add a new turning block at base of mast? dkinzer at 5:31pm 08.10.22 I thought I could just slip the shackle bow of a new block around the pin What brand/model number
Hood Furler - 40.5 MetricMountie at 4:58pm 08.10.22 Found the answer to my question after much measurement and contacting Pompanette Hood Furlers in Fl
Hunter 450 Leaking Portside arch sail sfbay at 4:49pm 08.10.22 The arch should be tubular, otherwise it would be extremely heavy and would not provide a conduit to
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 4:26pm 08.10.22 208221
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 3:41pm 08.10.22 Thank you Marcus. Your prayers and good thoughts much appreciated.
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. Leeward Rail at 3:41pm 08.10.22 Post a photo of your HIN. It should be engraved on the stern of the boat, starboard side, below the
Need input ASAP. jssailem at 3:40pm 08.10.22 Have you had the boat surveyed? What was the opinion? A good survey would check the status of the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 3:35pm 08.10.22 Dude, what a story. I wish I had some prophetic advice but I do not. Best I can do is send thoughts
CNG find/convert sail sfbay at 3:35pm 08.10.22 A few threads on converion from CNG to propane in these threads might be useful: Converting CNG stov
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 3:34pm 08.10.22 So rebuild roughly $15K - new beta roughly $26K plus install. Pretty darned close to my 50% price po
Shore power cable problem jssailem at 3:30pm 08.10.22 Minimum... Get and install new plug for the cord. Do this before you plug in the burnit plug into a

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