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H34 Mast Head Bob Poff at 9:53am 10.12.09 Big Boats 13/1955 Does anyone have a photograph of the 34 mast head? In particular the top plate. In general, is the
Flush issue Fly Away at 9:07am 10.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2804 1979 cat 30. I am having an issue with my head. When I set the selector to pull seawater to flush
UPDATE to Seized 2QM15 garylinger at 9:03am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3765 I just pulled the head and found rust in the combustion chamber (opening for injector and the valves
Increasing Hull speed with OB... RogerHM at 6:34am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 30/5875 What modifications can be made to my hull to increase Hull Speed when motoring? (I have a 9.9 Merc
Roto-zip the shower seat? ybrad at 6:34am 10.12.09 Big Boats 3/1252 It's time to remove the 30 year old holding tank in my 37C. Using the search function on the site tu
Chain Plates sailfree at 6:18am 10.12.09 Catalina 30 1/2357 There seems to be quite a bit written about chain plate problems on the Catalina 30. We have a 1980
Looking for Pearson 23 manual elpasebo at 6:14am 10.12.09 Pearson 1/1787 I just purchased a '79 Pearson 23' and was wondering if there was an owner's manual or similar docum
New(to me) Boat Owner!!!! Catalina 25 Harleyworker at 5:58am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2294 I have recently purchased a 1979 Catalina 25 fin keel. The tiller has been snapped off, I am in the
Covering the fuel fill John T1594 at 5:52am 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1218 Several recent posts about rain water in the fuel have caused me to wonder about some sort of cover
Can u help me identify this boat? pasterax at 5:43am 10.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1879 Do you recognize the make and model of this boat? http://s847.photobucket.com/albums/ab35/pasternax
Beaching mkinnane at 5:22am 10.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1357 I just purchased a Hunter 260. I have a McGregor 22 and have always moored it in a tidal area( water
Revised the revised swim ladder (1) paulj at 10:09pm 10.11.09 Catalina 310 5/2125 This last July trip, my Niece fell in the water with a SOS inflatable vest on, at the dock at Ganges
Replacement rope lighting on 40.5 hardaground at 7:46pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 9/2581 Have any of you 40.5 owners (or any others that have the courtesy rope lighting in their boats) repl
Reverse Cycle Heater Question 1 Andy1237 at 7:36pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1756 Turned my heater on without thru-hull open.OOPs. Opened valve and turned on and it would not pump.
Spinnaker training weekend paulj at 7:35pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1242 :pix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXAMc275bA8'feature=player_embedded# paulj :troll:
Com Pac 19 - Long Island Sound xmo0n at 7:07pm 10.11.09 Com-Pac 5/16532 I am at least a couple years form making this happen, but I am doing my homework. This question is a
I need more rigging advice (5) Qoheleth at 6:41pm 10.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2415 Ok, I have some more pictures and questions. I assume that this first block might be for a downhaul
P-26 rehab the keel (2) shadylady at 6:40pm 10.11.09 Pearson 18/5910 I'm rehabbing a 1971 p-26 from the ground up. First project at hand was to remove bottom paint and s
Where is the O'Day Forum? Linda H at 5:52pm 10.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1532 Before I bought my used O'Day a month ago, I had a Catalina 22......There is an extensive forum for
H340 furling main vs not Cool_Change at 5:53pm 10.11.09 Big Boats 22/3476 We're looking at buying a H340... One we are looking at has an in-mast furling main, the other doe

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Rig tuning physics danstanford at 5:22am 08.11.21 Having followed the settings outlined in guides for my various boats, my understanding is a synthesi
Raymarine Ray 55 Transmits but Won't Receive Sun Catcher at 5:19am 08.11.21 Hi.. I wondered about the same thing and so walked a fair distance away to check with the handheld,
Chain snubbers (1) thinwater at 5:10am 08.11.21 Originally the columns were labeled 15 knots, 30 knots, and 42 knots, but that designation was chang
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 John Dibb at 5:01am 08.11.21 Our 361 port rail was damaged in hurricane Isaias last year. Local fabrication was not easy to get s
Chain snubbers dLj at 4:11am 08.11.21 This raises a point that has always been unclear to me. How does one know what forces are placed on
Sailing or not SailingLoto at 3:43am 08.11.21 As a new sailor, only on my second season, but 40 years old. I am working towards retirement in a d
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. wmikewhite at 3:08am 08.11.21 I appreciate the reply. Note that there is water entering the keel bolt pockets through the small h
H23.5 sliding hatch DJN51 at 2:03am 08.11.21 On my 95 i ran a piece of the fuzzy side of self stick 3/4 in velco on both sides of boat under plex
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling DJN51 at 1:56am 08.11.21 One trick make a cloth bag to incase furler head while raising mast or it will scatch up front of b
NOT buying H34 splax at 11:34pm 08.10.21 i had a similar issue and it was water leaking from a raw water connection for the engine
Wanted: Catalina 30 MK III Skipper John at 11:27pm 08.10.21 This one is in Southern California available in November: 1995 Catalina Mark III Tall Rig, Newport
Fuel Tank Gauges on Hunter 410 smokey73 at 8:28pm 08.10.21 :thumbup: Mine is about a 5 gal reserve to allow for sloshing around.
Need source for boat plumbing parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26pm 08.10.21 How can one method be OK, but one method be not OK? It's not a matter of which way is ok. The head
Chain snubbers thinwater at 8:19pm 08.10.21 Snubber hooks/soft shackles etc. need to match the snubber, not the rode. If you use a fat snubber t
Chain snubbers thinwater at 8:17pm 08.10.21 This raises a point that has always been unclear to me. How does one know what forces are placed on
Chain snubbers NotCook at 8:07pm 08.10.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) The hooks I use are more reliable than the D-s
Open valve BigEasy at 8:06pm 08.10.21 On my 1988 hunter 33.5, there was an overboard discharge thru Hull fitting for the holding tank (1
Fireworks in the sky Ward H at 7:27pm 08.10.21 Last weekend we enjoyed watching Venus set and Saturn rising, followed shortly by Jupiter. Looking f
Fuel Tank Gauges on Hunter 410 jssailem at 7:23pm 08.10.21 We all like our stuff to work as expected. On my boat I want my gauges to work. I use them. I just
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Mechone at 7:13pm 08.10.21 My mast comes down every year and re-stepped in spring .,yes I removed mine and re-bed with mast dow

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