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Hood roller furler question Hugh4753 at 6:59am 05.28.09 Big Boats 3/2895 First of all I hate the NEW format. Anyway, I've got a 35.5 with the Hood roller furler. It jams w
jib lines tomholland at 6:21am 05.28.09 Smaller Boats 5/1720 have a 97 hunter 26 noticed other boats of comparable size have their jib lines from furler run out
Sick of cam cleats GregS at 6:04am 05.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/10676 Is everyone still using cam cleats for their jib or genoa sheets? I'm sick of messing with these th
Interstate Marine Battery Opinions rpwillia at 5:39am 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1676 All, I am about to replace my plain old lead acid 4d deep cycle batteries and the local Interstate d
Rudder post grateful sled at 5:29am 05.28.09 Big Boats 4/6628 How does one remove the cap off the rudder post on a 1984 Catalina 38?
Topping lift, how to get the line through the boom? alikolbe at 5:16am 05.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2873 Hi all! Am getting my H23.5 ready for the season, after being told I had the topping lift incorrectl
Stanchion Base Vendor? (1) geoffschultz at 4:13am 05.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2351 This weekend there was a Freedom-32 in a slip near me and he had the stanchion bases pictured below.
84 Hunter 31 lazarette seats vivezlavie at 10:51pm 05.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1335 Help ! I've just recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 31 for and elderly man. It was his project how
7.3 cover? mandm at 8:23pm 05.27.09 S2 3/1601 New member here and I am looking for a cover for my 7.3. Does anyone have info where I can get this
Cal 22 WTP at 7:41pm 05.27.09 Smaller Boats 0/1947 Does anyone have any info on a Cal 22. I used to own a Catalina 22, but I just bought a Cal 22 and d
Fuel Pickup Tube JIMFINALLY at 7:41pm 05.27.09 Big Boats 1/1530 can anyone provide help , or information on removing the pickup tube from the Inca mfg poly fuel tan
Faux rope traveler Bilgewater at 7:29pm 05.27.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/9396 I do not have a traveler. The only space I have to put one is on the cockpit floor, whick would be l
Help build tiller old guys sail at 6:15pm 05.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6278 I was given a 1980 22' Mac. I am piecing it together. The only part of the rudder I received as the
Hunter 28.5 rigging boom correctly ohpoppy at 5:53pm 05.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/6062 Hello, I have enjoyed my 85 model 28.5 for years but never was told the corrrect way to set up the b
Looking for some pointers in southern VT Josh Teresco at 4:47pm 05.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1100 I recently picked up a 1987 23' Hunter. I'm wondering if there's anybody around South West Vermont
Cracks near keel trunk (1) Jib Jockey at 4:39pm 05.27.09 Catalina 22 1/1541 Found these cracks in front of the keel trunk while removing the bottom coat. The cracks extend 1/2
Interior Layout Options Lancer 30'? cp222 at 4:20pm 05.27.09 Lancer 4/10001 Hi Everyone, I am going to look at 2 Lancer 30's for sale here in the bay area later this week. Th
Swing Keel problems cabsunset01 at 3:28pm 05.27.09 Ericson 0/2091 I have recently purchased an Ericson 25'. The boat had been on the hard for some time. When the boat
unclogging thru hull elalamo at 2:34pm 05.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1948 I have a clogged thru hull intake that cools my A.C. Does anyone know a procedure to clear the clog
Shroud Warning cscott at 2:26pm 05.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1538 Launched my 26S Monday before Memorial Day, and went for a 4 hour sail on Memorial Day. Back at the

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Transducer through hull size jssailem at 3:43pm 03.15.22 A common size for the through hull on a transducer is 2". That does not mean your transducer is 2".
42 Passage aft shower drain wade the giant at 3:38pm 03.15.22 Long shot: 1) remove the drain fitting and cut the hose at the fitting, 2) insert a 1/2-inch diamet
42 Passage aft shower drain sail sfbay at 3:29pm 03.15.22 Long shot: 1) remove the drain fitting and cut the hose at the fitting, 2) insert a 1/2-inch diamete
Decal Questions Siamese at 3:25pm 03.15.22 I gotta mention Lettering.com to anyone contemplating having vinyl letters created. They used be DI
New sails Will Gilmore at 3:24pm 03.15.22 would I be better off purchasing the standard dacron sails and learning on those first? kendyoozed
New sails kendyoozed at 3:13pm 03.15.22 With this being my first sailboat that I am buying sails for I am looking for longevity and durabili
Beware the Ides of March Brian D at 3:08pm 03.15.22 Ides just happens to mean, the middle of the month. This is when debt collectors were expected to be
Standing Rigging (1) pclarksurf at 2:40pm 03.15.22 echoing @LakeShark -- while you're at it:
Isomat reefing line length sail sfbay at 2:36pm 03.15.22 That is why I suggested routing a small diameter tag line rigged the way you want to run the reefing
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 2:33pm 03.15.22 If the top bearing is loose, it would cause a bunch of movement at the bottom of the rudder. The top
Isomat reefing line length Dan Kelly at 2:23pm 03.15.22 Thanks for the quick reply. I see the schematic for the reefing but not the length of the lines. The
Isomat reefing line length (1) sail sfbay at 2:13pm 03.15.22 Suggest rigging a tag line for your reef lines in accordance with pages 14 and 18 in the attached fr
New sails sail sfbay at 1:59pm 03.15.22 Comes down to cost, looks and performance. Dacron is very affordable, plain white, has a reasonable
H34 1984 prop strut replacement (1) kloudie1 at 1:52pm 03.15.22 The thru bolts are aft of the engine, accessible by removing the bunk cushions in the aft cabin. Som
Beware the Ides of March (1) jeepbluetj at 1:51pm 03.15.22 Bad day for Caesar....
Pull start problem on Evinrude 8hp 19196 Light air at 1:25pm 03.15.22 I just got back from the boat. The motor was in forward and when I put it back to neutral, the cord
H34 1984 prop strut replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:58pm 03.15.22 Start looking through the archives for this subject and finally pull up a copy of an H-3X manual, ro
Purchasing Sails kappykaplan at 12:47pm 03.15.22 Quantum Sails through their local loft. They also store, inspect, clean and repair my sails as need
Standing Rigging LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.15.22 @brockangelo Congratulations its looking good. When tightening the stays remember not to over tight
Pull start problem on Evinrude 8hp 19196 dmax at 12:31pm 03.15.22 I had an 80's Evinrude 8 HP that had such a device - it started to malfunction and would engage when

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