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Main Hatch Leak? Chuck32 at 10:04am 12.29.10 Catalina 30 6/3646 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 and for as long as I've had the boat (~ 20 years) it's been as dry as a bo
Bimini top nauticalrich at 9:49am 12.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1777 I have a 1985 31 foot Oday with the sugar scoop. I want to get a bimini top, rail mount and wonder i
It's the simple things... kpgraci at 7:48am 12.29.10 Day Sailers 10/2106 Just put my new sailcovers on - which means no more putting on and taking off the sails every time I
Salon Table Bearing metalman at 4:14am 12.29.10 Big Boats 1/1339 Our 1994 35.5 salon table has a mechanism to allow movement of the height for table use or for bunk
Theft Alert Andy1237 at 7:54pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1907 Our club recently had over 5 shore power cords stolen. While I will be scouring Craig's list and E-
Crowd-Sourced Charts rpwillia at 7:34pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 27/5099 In Cruising World there is an article about Navionics coming out with what they call User Generated
Sail Mods Weasel at 6:42pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2723 This might seem like a stupid question but my curiosity is getting the best of me. We have a roller
Hunter 35 Legend PHRf Ted5610 at 4:38pm 12.28.10 Racing 7/8067 Just bought a 1988 Hunter 35 Legend. Trying to figure out PHRF rating. Winged keel. Our local listin
Keel/metal primer Query seadoggie at 4:20pm 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1318 Thanks to other postings, I have learned about 3M 5200 to seal up areas on the keel/glass interface.
Davits on a 309 thendel at 3:59pm 12.28.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2556 Hello all, I'm just wondering if anyone has fitted davits to a 309? I'd like to do it (luckily ca
Prop. shaft centering? Joel H. at 3:39pm 12.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1679 I recently purchased a 1978 C27 with a atomic 4. Today I attempted to check the Prop. shaft to see
Battened mainsail Jessie Fender at 2:44pm 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1415 Does anyone have experience with a fully battened mainsail on a Hunter 34, which has the swept-back
standing rigging sternface at 2:41pm 12.28.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3840 I have a tall rig 30 Catalina. It was recently suggested that I adjust the mast by tightening the f
Hunter 34 Windlass possibilities? Jessie Fender at 2:36pm 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1888 I currently own a 1986 Hunter 34 and I want to install a windlass. As you may know it has a shallow
Musings Regarding External Voltage Regulation (1) Maine Sail at 12:45pm 12.28.10 Musings With Maine Sail 36/53980 Lately there has been a lot of discussion around external vs. internal voltage regulation so I wante
Retractable Keel skipwaite at 10:14am 12.28.10 Pearson 0/1379
Evolution of the H34 Design (1) Ketoj at 9:55am 12.28.10 Big Boats 14/4053 In various topics and threads there has been a good deal of discussion on the evolution of the Hunte
Manson Anchor Sizing heart of gold at 9:44am 12.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1512 I am in the process of buying a Manson Supreme and am wondering about the sizing. The change from a
davits? Call Back at 8:27am 12.28.10 Catalina 30 8/2468 is there a good davit for the 30--I have an avon redcrest and would like to hang it instead of dragg
Passage to Chile Sequitur at 7:32am 12.28.10 Destinations 1/3013 We have recently arrived in Iquique, Chile after an eleven-day passage from Callao, Peru. Some of th

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Forward gear engaging only when RPM's revved?? dlochner at 2:17pm 07.10.22 Have you checked the transmission fluid? It could be time for a rebuild. I don' t normally send peo
Forward gear engaging only when RPM's revved?? markwbird at 2:16pm 07.10.22 Clutch.
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too markwbird at 2:15pm 07.10.22 Bravo.
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too dlochner at 2:12pm 07.10.22 Looks Great! :beer:
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) dlochner at 2:11pm 07.10.22 I built a frame over the top of the Bimini.
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Tally Ho at 2:10pm 07.10.22
Identification Help capta at 2:10pm 07.10.22
Simple Engine Maintenance Log Tally Ho at 2:06pm 07.10.22 Good list. What sort of batteries do you have? Mine are FLA, so I would add check battery water le
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 capta at 2:02pm 07.10.22 As you can see, I installed mine onto the bimini frame. Stiffened the frame considerably as well.
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. Tally Ho at 2:00pm 07.10.22 I like @SycloneDriver idea, if the tube that came off is still in the dipstick tube. Bailing wire,
Identification Help Davidasailor26 at 2:00pm 07.10.22 Kinda looks like a poor man's Thistle from a kit? It does look pretty close. @mulaasigirl do you
Replacing Cushions on my Hunter 320 Dalliance at 1:59pm 07.10.22 I had a local auto & boat upholstery shop do mine. If you opt for vinyl, as I did for ease of maint
bulkhead angle for a new compass brockangelo at 1:50pm 07.10.22 That looks pretty slick. What is the B&G plotter?
Identification Help capta at 1:50pm 07.10.22 Kinda looks like a poor man's Thistle from a kit?
Leaks at the Hatch mjsb at 1:45pm 07.10.22 Back up on the inside, yes.
bulkhead angle for a new compass (2) AaronD at 1:27pm 07.10.22
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too kappykaplan at 1:21pm 07.10.22 Looks very good, @SailingLoto ! :beer:
Identification Help Davidasailor26 at 1:19pm 07.10.22 Is it possible it could be a kit boat? I get the feel that it might older like pre-1975 or definite
Identification Help (2) mulaasigirl at 1:09pm 07.10.22 Thank you for the reply. I know the sail is quite large for the boat itself. The person we got it fr
Sailing and restoring #9874 (1) AaronD at 12:55pm 07.10.22 The beauty is above - now for the ugly This was my first time to blow a trailer tire, and I did it

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