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Schaefer track end stop healeyman at 6:46pm 11.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/2865 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 13/6215 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 4/15178 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 5/1968 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 2/1847 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 4/1731 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 1/2501 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 9/3213 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 0/1159 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 10/5890 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 17/6507 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 5/1575 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 2/1731 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 4/1235 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 1/1856 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 6/10102 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 0/1553 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 1/1233 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 18/11651 Hi All, I was just scouring the pages of EBay looking for a good price on a generator when I saw som
S2 8.0B SS Tiller Fitting Hardware Source ? drgerafe at 9:58pm 11.13.10 S2 0/1676 The 1980 S2 8.0B we bought this season did not have the proper SS hardware in the fitting that holds

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Tying up at the dock capta at 2:55pm 07.04.22 I think if it is a wooden dock, I'd add a couple more cleats. If it is some other material, perhaps
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? MikeHoncho at 2:51pm 07.04.22 @MikeHoncho Thanks for the reminding us that diesel is not as safe as we might to believe. It pique
Doyle H25 Sail Battens isaksp00 at 2:37pm 07.04.22 Suggest gluing the rubber end caps on the new battens, helps prevent damage to ends of pockets.
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tedd at 2:27pm 07.04.22 It was my goal to put diesel fumes in context, something to be concerned about, yet lower on the lis
Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) jonelli at 2:23pm 07.04.22 @jonelli Many of us have been "harping" on those trailer connectors for years. Surprised you hadn
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Rick Webb at 2:20pm 07.04.22 We tended to run ours a half hour before docking and an hour after. Helps to get the heat out of the
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? dlochner at 2:09pm 07.04.22 Great example of how empiricism can be dangerous! It's not hard to think of many reasons why that w
C&C 34ft Swing Keel 1980 (1) Tally Ho at 1:58pm 07.04.22
happy 4th dlochner at 1:55pm 07.04.22 Today is a good day to re-read the text of the Declaration of Independence, paying attention not jus
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:55pm 07.04.22 Art Boas has posted a detailed how to that would apply to your boat. What system are you wanting to
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests MikeTheHunter at 1:45pm 07.04.22 I was actually asking who did the refrigeration connections evacuation and refrigerant (usually aro
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests DeniseO30 at 1:41pm 07.04.22 I was actually asking who did the refrigeration connections evacuation and refrigerant (usually arou
Beneteau 343 water heater temperature setting Alfa at 1:28pm 07.04.22 BigEasy, my Beneteau 31 has single lever faucets and it is also very simple to adjust water temperat
Specification of Prop Shaft of Oceanis 43 Rudiger at 1:18pm 07.04.22 Thanks a lot for all the details. I have got the confirmation of Autoprop that it is a 30mm ISO shaf
Yanmar jim g at 1:17pm 07.04.22
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests MikeTheHunter at 1:13pm 07.04.22 Pardon my confusion but if you have no tools who how did you replace the evaporator? I'm only askin
Tying up at the dock jssailem at 1:12pm 07.04.22 Don't Beat your self up... I think some marina folk just thow confusion at us and then sit back and
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tedd at 1:08pm 07.04.22 On the other hand, I have had more than .018 gallons (2.3 ounces) of diesel sprayed around the engin
happy 4th kappykaplan at 1:02pm 07.04.22 Same to you & yours, John! :beer:
Bimini mount solar panel install advice (1) Juice6576 at 1:02pm 07.04.22 The remote panel for the solar controller was installed above the HVAC thermostat.

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