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Galley Counter Mod Siamese at 2:12pm 08.13.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1911 Okay, so I haven't done this mod yet, but when the snow flies...... I'm not in love with the hatch
Catalina Owners Kubota Engines Surftraveler01 at 2:00pm 08.13.09 Catalina 30 1/1887 If anyone is having a hard time finding parts for their Universal or Yanmar Motors, or is outraged b
Mainsheet adjustment when single handing Irish Ayes at 1:23pm 08.13.09 Catalina 310 27/7439 Has anybody retrofitted their mainsheet controls so that you can make adjustments without having to
Pulled the sticks and didn't break anything (7) CharlieCobra at 1:11pm 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1596 Today was the day to pull the sticks and move Oh Joy into the boathouse. She looks funny bare. htt
Cockpit table Irish Ayes at 1:10pm 08.13.09 Catalina 310 0/1673 Has anybody replaced their cockpit table or found a better way to secure the one that came with the
Hurth Transmission Ernest at 12:33pm 08.13.09 Catalina 30 2/62 I have a Catalina 30 with a Hurth HBW - 50 transmission that needs to be replaced. I have discover
Whisker pole paulj at 11:55am 08.13.09 Catalina 310 22/6825 I just finished a 400 nm trip and realized..... I could have increased my sailing time quite a bit i
Fresh Water to Salt Water Dragonfire at 10:33am 08.13.09 Big Boats 13/3764 I moved a formally fresh water boat to San Diego bay. It has a Yanmar 3HM35F engine. Is there anythi
tach stop working twobeer at 10:26am 08.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 my tach stopped working in 32 ft 2001 hunter,but my hour meter is still working any idea,
trying to connect with trailer sailors Bonzai at 9:18am 08.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2438 Being rather new to sailing,I don't know many people in my area that actively participate.My interes
Hunter 32 Vision Yanmar jj_hayes at 9:10am 08.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1546 I have recently bought a Hunter 32 Vision with a 3 cylinder Yanmar desiel. I have quesrions about t
sabre water pump Stpol at 8:59am 08.13.09 Sabre Sailboats 2/5428 looking for any ideas on why our '87 sabre 36 water pump worked great until we filled up the starboa
Mainsail lowering phdoc007 at 7:47am 08.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3322 I went out in my Mac 25 last week and the wind really kicked up quickly on Lake Ontario. I lowered t
411- 2001 Radman at 7:40am 08.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1014 I have fallen in love with a 2001 - 411. Does anyone have an idea what was the dealer stock price fo
Hidden Serial Number on Irwin 34 jaj63207 at 7:17am 08.13.09 Irwin 2/3670 A friend of mine is attempting to buy a hurricane salvage Irwin 34,unknown year, maybe mid '80's. T
Cabin Mate AC Failure (1) kloudie1 at 7:11am 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/5613 Anyone have a failure in a Cabin Mate (Marine Air Systems, now a division of Dometic) self contained
Lightning Protection CapnCape at 7:05am 08.13.09 Grampian 5/4426 I have a 1973 G 26. Is the lightning protection (grounding setup) adequate and safe? How can I check
No Need for a Sprit Kamper at 6:37am 08.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1311 '87 Legend 45 Look carefully on the cover of this month's Sail. There is a Hunter 41 racing with
Kids are just funny.. Maine Sail at 5:45am 08.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2240 So this morning I am at the counter eating breakfast with my daughter and she grabs an issue of Sail
Driveway space for Oday 222 on trailor Freeblowing at 4:21am 08.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1222 I am wondering how much space I need to keep an Oday 222 on a trailor. Can someone measure the total

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1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 8:05pm 03.25.22 What is the garboard plug for? The previous owner installed this to drain the keel with a shopvac
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Ward H at 7:15pm 03.25.22 Sorry @lantzalot, I missed your earlier post. Thanks @kappykaplan Yes, I'm in Barnegat NJ and Yes
Sail slug replacement Tally Ho at 6:51pm 03.25.22 I bought a new main 2 years ago, and I wanted full battens. Salesman talked me into the Tides Marin
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 6:43pm 03.25.22 ? I don't think there is such a caulking product. That said, anything that hardens or is a perman
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 chp at 6:42pm 03.25.22 In context, when I bought the boat (2015), the 2 tanks in my bilge had about 150 gallons of unknown
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 6:37pm 03.25.22 4650-6000 3M \| 3M, 4600, 50 Way, 2 Row, Right Angle IDC Connector \| 121-0371 \| RS Components My susp
String tail at clewof new main sail Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.25.22 That small fitting the line comes out of can usually be used to pinch the line in place itself. No n
Boat Bike "tech support" jssailem at 6:24pm 03.25.22 Life happens Tedd.
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. JRacer at 6:15pm 03.25.22 Reminds me of an expression, "Ya Can't fix stupid" That's the corollary to the Boy Scout Moto.
String tail at clewof new main sail SeaDogRun at 6:09pm 03.25.22 Thank you! I have the original boom for the boat. Not sure if it has anywhere to connect it to. I
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions 31seahorse at 6:04pm 03.25.22 Best wishes for your trip to Maine and for your adventure with your boat. When you are prepared the
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats chuckwayne at 6:03pm 03.25.22 Took mine off long time ago and use the stern seat cushions from Hunterowners store. https://shop.
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 5:57pm 03.25.22 I did reach out to Benmar by email to verify the interface to my current autopilot but no response.
String tail at clewof new main sail Stu Jackson at 5:55pm 03.25.22 It's called a leech (or leach) line. You use it to adjust the leech of the sail Very nice feature.
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ken13559 at 5:31pm 03.25.22 Spoke to timber shop, they've Kapur wood which they claim is suitable for outdoor. It's a lot cheape
6 days at sea after yacht sinks. Leeward Rail at 5:24pm 03.25.22 One thing I have always thought we needed more of..... The equivalent of the "I learned about flying
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold Tally Ho at 5:22pm 03.25.22 What is the garboard plug for?
Sealing Deck Fittings Tally Ho at 5:18pm 03.25.22
Heave To Question jon hansen at 5:14pm 03.25.22 Heav to same as crabing ! NO
Heave To Question lantzalot at 4:51pm 03.25.22 Heav to same as crabing !

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