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all lines back to cockpit ?????? koolfrog at 6:46am 01.17.10 Ask All Sailors 52/18578 I have been mulling the idea of leading all the control lines back to the cockpit of my Allied Seab
mast light deck dimple txtowman at 9:47pm 01.16.10 Catalina 22 3/1547 I can't seem to locate the dimple for the pre fit wire for the mast light on my 1975 c22 anyone got
Sail Drive Gasket change out lancer30lngbch at 8:17pm 01.16.10 Lancer 5/3588 What is the time frame that the gasket should be replaced? Years? Boot required?
Oday 22 wanted auto-nuuts at 6:04pm 01.16.10 Day Sailers 2/1475 Wanted Oday 22. Please email autonuuts@yahoo.com I am in the West Coast.
Teak & Holly for the walls bobsellie at 6:03pm 01.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/5727 Hello again, I've redoing the '76 H30 I just bought and the carpeting on the walls is in rough shap
ideal heel angle jeffery burghardt at 5:54pm 01.16.10 Ask All Sailors 22/16947 looking for a chart of heel angle for various wind speeds and points of sail for a catalina 30. an
Re-rigging Newport 23 from Cutter to sloop with roller furling genoa oystah23 at 5:22pm 01.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/8324 Hello, I have a Newport 23 that I want to re-rig with one roller fuling genoa in place of the Cutter
Best Size for outboard WaveSlapper at 4:50pm 01.16.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1488 Our 8 hp outboard seems tired and has trouble pushing us into a 3.4 knot tide. Should we have a stro
Masthead Light wiring WaveSlapper at 4:46pm 01.16.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2513 There is an open between the DC panel and the masthead light. Does anyone know how the wires are rou
Pearson 35 windchime_25 at 4:39pm 01.16.10 Pearson 0/1806 I have found a 1978 Pearson 35 that appears to be in fair condition but w/o a motor and trans, my qu
gay friendly sailing? sailortobe at 3:55pm 01.16.10 Ask All Sailors 19/7895 Hi I am in Toronto and want to participate in sailing. I am gay I would like to buy a boat and join
optimum heel angle jeffery burghardt at 3:39pm 01.16.10 Catalina 30 9/7466 recently purchased catalina 30 tall rig. will start racing. what is the correct angle of heel for
Bottom condition (1) Adam678 at 3:36pm 01.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1650 I had my H290 hauled to do paint and check bottom condition. Attached photo shows signs of stress.
Passage refigeration JoelynnMiller at 2:43pm 01.16.10 Big Boats 2/1278 We have purchased a 1990 passage and refitting it for a cruise. Both of the original A/B units are
Coolant in Bilge ? jablonsa at 1:51pm 01.16.10 Ask All Sailors 18/6110 My C'C 34 is now stored for the winter. Its got a Yanmar 3GMD 3 cylinder diesel 20hp engine. Its a
New headsail and roller furling on O'day 25 wnance at 10:07am 01.16.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/6850 Hi there, My father-in-law wants to upgrade his roller furling/headsail this spring. He (we) curren
Cold Weather Zip Ties ..?? Maine Sail at 9:59am 01.16.10 Ask All Sailors 7/9001 Ok getting I'm really frustrated. Four bags of zip ties, all by different manufacturers, and all rep
Ady Gil Sinks thisoldspouse at 7:40am 01.16.10 Sails Call Lounge 0/2693 Ady Gil formerly Earthrace sank after a collision with a Japanese Whaler. While I don't want to get
Relocate teh traveller P1 and 2 at 5:57am 01.16.10 Pearson 0/1228 Anyone ever move the traveler on a P26 to pick up more family seating space?
H260, trailer with the hatch cover on ? (1) Bob 04 H260 at 7:38pm 01.15.10 Smaller Boats 11/2448 I like many of you have the sunbrella hatch cover from Hunterowners.com for my H260 to keep the hatc

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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 9:03am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA u
why not have these built in? sunlover at 9:01am 05.08.22 Thanks everybody (or mia culpa)! I went looking for a strut and there is a stainless steal rod th
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 8:57am 05.08.22 This is my solution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CGK3X55/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_titl
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? JoeWhite at 8:19am 05.08.22 I would clean the motor contacts with 400 grit sand paper lightly. The female jacks, roll the sand p
Single-handing a Catalina 310? JRT at 7:39am 05.08.22 Stress-Free Sailing: Single and... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1472978420?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 7:21am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bi
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? Grichelli at 5:50am 05.08.22 I have had this ray marine smart pilot st6002 for the past five or six years now and has worked per
how to take down mast for trailering Joe at 5:41am 05.08.22 i have a hunter 27 1980 wanting to take down mast for traveling how do i take it down does this mas
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Clutch Cargo at 5:34am 05.08.22 I cut my teeth in the small boat business working at a marine transmission company back in the day.
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 5:31am 05.08.22 This sailing channel (which is now defunct) was on a 9.2a and they had a Bimini...you can see it in
Sea Strainer Location jssailem at 4:37am 05.08.22 Ran, I relocated my Groco 750 strainer from an awkard place to a more easily accessible place. It se
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out caverun at 4:04am 05.08.22 Some folks over on the Facebook 260 group have used this ss sink that includes a wood cutting board
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 3:42am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bib
Sea Strainer Location Davidasailor26 at 3:20am 05.08.22 Once water is flowing it should not make a difference. It might make it a little harder to get prime
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 12:37am 05.08.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a
Atomic Diesel stalls after starting acudavid at 11:03pm 05.07.22 Thanks to the excellent ideas from this forum, my mechanic and I went on a hunt for hidden sludge.
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 05.07.22 Wash foulies?!?!? I thought that was what the rain was for!
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 05.07.22 No, but you said magnetic north, not magnetic north pole. That's all. Huh ? I'm not even going t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:00pm 05.07.22
Mystery bottom coating rgranger at 8:54pm 05.07.22 I think @dlochner is wright about staining. But if he is not easy off oven cleaner will break down

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