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Changing Mainsail...Loose foot or Boltrope??? JBSailsSD at 6:51pm 11.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/7741 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 8/2736 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 13/6050 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 4/14864 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 5/1835 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 2/1815 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 4/1692 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 1/2473 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 9/3058 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 0/1135 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 10/5727 Okay, I got my engine out today, and unfortunately it looks like the leak is not something simple li
PVC Furler for the financially challenged r.oril at 12:32pm 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6397 While searching this sight for info on home built pvc furlers, I found caguy's post dated 4/09. I th
Telltales... Doug/Karen at 10:17am 11.14.10 Big Boats 5/1539 For the first time since I have owned this boat, I am replacing all the sail telltales. I am intere
Sprite missing traveler mjarpe at 9:56am 11.14.10 Day Sailers 2/1693 I just bought a 10 foot O'day Sprite on Craigslist, my first sailboat. Absolute newbie, here. I took
Radar Range thaeni at 9:48am 11.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1191 I just purchased a used Radar (Furuno 1712) and I'm finding it hard to understand where to set the r
Cat27 engine cutout modification supercat at 9:12am 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1823 HELP, I just purchased an older Catalina 27 (1976) with a Yamaha 8 hp 4 stroke. It does not tilt
Catalina 22 line Drawings (5) Ken at 7:18am 11.14.10 Catalina 22 6/9673 Ok as promised, here are the line drawing I have for the Catalina 22, most aer of course for the ol
lines Crabby at 5:26am 11.14.10 Lancer 0/1529 Is there good place to get replacement lines and should i go to bigger size for lancer 27
426 or 44 halyard length captainpat at 5:19am 11.14.10 Big Boats 1/1210 Does anyone know the Main Halyard length for the 426 or 44 in mast furling? Same for the Jib Haly
Conversion for Honda Generator?? capejt at 3:57am 11.14.10 Ask All Sailors 18/11305 Hi All, I was just scouring the pages of EBay looking for a good price on a generator when I saw som

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Another Battery Question..... Boomer2it at 8:10am 04.27.22 If you want to do it, do it new to new and old to old. The problem with new to old is that now yo
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch SirMichael at 8:04am 04.27.22 Then your best bet is to remove it. I did some quick checks: how to remove hatch and it doesn't lo
Another Battery Question..... Boomer2it at 8:02am 04.27.22
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? FastOlson at 8:02am 04.27.22 Lots of interesting information about dealing with the known problems of wood. Far far better to use
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 7:58am 04.27.22 I would check out Tacoma Screw. Tacoma Screw Products \| Home Up here in the North Sound, I like Cha
Reverse Polarity Problem c07chrisjohnson at 7:58am 04.27.22 I ended up buying a new marinco shore power cable (it was time for a new one anyway). This one is ab
Diesel heater install on Hunter 45CC (1) Captain Mateo at 7:57am 04.27.22 Tony, I liveaboard full time on my H 460 in the Chesapeake Bay. Last summer, I installed a Webasto A
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 7:56am 04.27.22 That's good to know - thanks Grotto
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug jssailem at 7:54am 04.27.22 LooseScrew... No offense meant or taken in the exchange... It was just a big hole. I'm not sure it w
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 7:51am 04.27.22 Ok, so I was thinking about my dilemma. I am missing the large nut that would normally be used to
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE joelm100 at 7:49am 04.27.22 Thank you joelm100. When you removed the lower engine mount bolt to swing the mount out of the way,
Help replacing Raw Water Pump on a Yanmar 4JH4-TE joelm100 at 7:47am 04.27.22 Thank you joelm100. When you removed the lower engine mount bolt to swing the mount out of the way
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 7:44am 04.27.22 Hello. Basically the P Hinges have snapped. Replacements are expensive and take 8 to 12 weeks to ge
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit? (2) jviss at 7:44am 04.27.22 Is your autopilot a ST 6002 or is it a 4000? I am thinking that both control heads have clutch conn
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage mrreg at 7:39am 04.27.22 Thanks to all who replied. Great suggestions. Definitely an doable diy project Russ
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related fstbttms at 7:36am 04.27.22 I wouldn't wish ePaint on an enemy. Hope this works out.
Seawater pump replacement on Yanmar 3JH3E (4) joelm100 at 7:35am 04.27.22 Well, turns out it wasn't a big deal, but I did still curse a few engine designers. That lower star
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related JamesG161 at 7:25am 04.27.22 thinner is aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbon Per @sail sfbay post info aromatic = Xylene. aliph
2005 Hunter45 CC senang at 7:19am 04.27.22 Nice toothbrush:)
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 7:07am 04.27.22 :plus::plus: Add small paint amount into a container and add Mineral Spirts ounce by ounce , mixin

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