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H22 roller in rudder LDM at 7:46pm 05.09.09 Smaller Boats 2/974 Does anyone have an old rudder for an H22 lying around? As I was fishing a new line into the rudder,
Home made wind turbine? jackhartjr at 6:04pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3231 Hi folks...anyone here made a wind generator or wind turbine from scratch? If so what are the pros a
Wiring in steering wheel post sr102948 at 5:38pm 05.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1424 Installing a Garmin GPS on my 78 Hunter. Very little room to run cables and wiring up the steering p
Keel goes Bye Bye MacMikey at 5:24pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/7115 Well it's time for another chapter in the "Adventures of Papillon", "The never ending story........
Replacing the alcohol container.... yugnoir at 4:47pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1169 Hello all, I need to replace the alcohol container for the stove top that came with the Mac 26...
Mainsail traveller Columbia 30 pdogsboat at 4:01pm 05.09.09 Columbia 0/1982 Hey all, new guy here. I am the new owner of a C-30, 1973, deep draft. It has its share of needs,
Rub Rail JCDSAIL at 2:46pm 05.09.09 Catalina 310 6/2152 The rub rail is starting to loosen up in the starboard rear track. Anyone have a way to slip the gra
Self-Tailing Winch Operation colmitch71 at 2:33pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/5462 Folks, My H-31 1985 has Maxwell self tailing primary winches, but this question is a general one. Wh
mast interior blocks--fishing a new halyard roger in Orlando at 1:45pm 05.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/3221 I have been up my mast half a dozen times over the past couple of weeks, trying to fish a replacemen
Wheel adjustment, taking the slack out of the helm Gorndorff at 1:11pm 05.09.09 Catalina 30 1/1414 After a haul out period and return to the water here in Clearwater I find that the steerage is a bit
Pearson keel bolt replacement Ian4781 at 11:38am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/5596 My p 26 (new to me) has Very rusty keel bolt nuts and the forward edge of the hull to keel joint was
New galley MartinLanglois at 10:56am 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1351 Hello everyone. Just before putting my boat in the water for the summer, I want to make a new gall
what brand of water proof grease kenb at 8:49am 05.09.09 Catalina 22 2/1168 new owner of a 1977 22 catalina/what brand of grease do people use on the keel locking pin/ I read s
When is it time to change the Cutlass Bearing Michel16055 at 8:27am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1540 I simply would like to know when you know it's time to change the cutlass bearing. Are there specifi
Gas off at the tank tsmwebb at 8:08am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2308 I'm drinking cold coffee as I type this. I staggered up to the LPG locker to turn on the gas this m
Raising the mast on a 1974 Hunter 25 Heelamonster at 7:30am 05.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/4490 Another head scratcher for me. The mast on our Hunter 25 is attached to the mast (tabernacle?) (base
lost rudder lakefront louie at 7:00am 05.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1204 the rudder from my 1980 hunter 27 broke off while sailing 20 knot east wind in lake pontchartain las
Multiple Questions DanCurilla at 3:49am 05.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1185 Just bought a Hunter 31. My last boat had an atomic 4 and I did my own engine work. This boat has a
Oversized cutlass bearing Attalia32 at 1:13am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2118 Now that we have successfully replaced the coupling, stuffing box, and shaft from metric to imperial
Transducer location Tom Waliczek at 8:36pm 05.08.09 Seafarer 1/2858 Hello, I have a qujestion about tranducer location. I have a seafarer 26 1979 w/w outboard. I am pl

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Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 7:13pm 07.03.21 Bwahahahahaha! Maybe you should learn the definition of the words "acute" and "chronic" :banghead:
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 7:07pm 07.03.21 I always end up soaking the lock nut with bp blaster for a few days and then placing a big screw dr
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ken Cross at 7:07pm 07.03.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? HMT2 at 7:06pm 07.03.21
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Juice6576 at 6:37pm 07.03.21 I installed a Raritan Elegance with fresh water flush. My Marlow Hunter has 2 40 Gallon tanks. We li
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 Ward H at 6:34pm 07.03.21
Which boson chair do you use? MitchM at 5:35pm 07.03.21 i made my own bosn chair of solid 1" thick wood padded with 2" comfy closed ce
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? MitchM at 5:31pm 07.03.21 if your engine overheated, also check the integrity of hoses supplying oil to a
1987 Catalina 22 Battery Gene Neill at 5:19pm 07.03.21 Yeah man, I'd keep a G24. That's all we've ever had, or wanted. (Granted, we have 60 watts of solar,
Arguing with insurance company MitchM at 5:19pm 07.03.21 was shaft log leak due to lack of maintenance ? was bilge pump failure due to lack
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 5:04pm 07.03.21 As opposed to leaving the fuel contaminated soil where it was...... where it was degrading anaero
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 5:01pm 07.03.21 Yea, found a few things but not like I don't other boats. Thought I'd reach out and see if anyone ha
San Juan 28 sail sfbay at 4:59pm 07.03.21 Have you done an internet seachbon "San Juan 28 sailboat" to see what data, articles, reviews and th
Too much mast rake Will Gilmore at 4:58pm 07.03.21 I paid a bit more attention while out today and noticed that on a close haul the forestay begins to
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:48pm 07.03.21 An ablative paint will release copper as the boat sails. Most boats aren't sailing... they usually
LED Anchor Light Ward H at 4:48pm 07.03.21 Www.Marinebeam.com has a few options for LED bulbs and complete fixtures.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:24pm 07.03.21 loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate Has that shown to be a truly big factor when the
Outboard Motor conundrum. twistedskipper at 4:23pm 07.03.21 There are Catalina forums on this site where you might get more answers from those who know. https:
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 4:22pm 07.03.21 When a gust hits and the forestay sags, the jib becomes more full and more powerful just when you d
Too much mast rake shemandr at 4:16pm 07.03.21 I agree that too many sail trim guides go too far with the theory side. Once the vectors come out -

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