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Any Used Boom Brakes For Sale? r.oril at 11:28pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/83 After searching and reading the Boom Brake Posts, I would like to try/buy a used one for a 26D. See
Reinforce a fin keel Hermit Scott at 10:08pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3462 When I hauled mt C30, it had a 1" crack in the front and a 1" crack in the back of the keel right at
stuffing box secondwind410 at 6:59pm 03.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2053 I just repacked my stuffing box today for the first time. My only concern is if I put in the righ
What size sheets for a 1978 30' jaj63207 at 6:48pm 03.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1255 I am aquiring a 1978 30' this week. An excellent Perkins 3.152( about 35 hp) as far as I can determi
need help jdc at 6:01pm 03.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/990 I would like to know what prop is the right size for a oday 37 wiht 32 hp diesel? any help would be
OMG! What was I THINKING! Yabuhebi at 5:40pm 03.09.09 Catalina 30 4/1748 I'm sitting here, and I feel the weight of my 30' Catalina sitting on my chest... I bought a '77 3
Adler Barbour Duty Cycle hheyne at 5:34pm 03.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1439 Does anyone know the duty cycle for an old Adler Barbour. Mine is 50% with 5 on and 5 off.
Improving fridge and port hole seals La Bestia at 5:13pm 03.09.09 Bavaria 3/2546 Hello: I just bought a 2003 Bavaria 44. Does any body have had experience improving the insulati
Mast Raising morgan_out_island at 4:38pm 03.09.09 Morgan 11/11032 Hello All, Here in Rhode Island i pay around $400.00 to have my mast stepped...(800.00 up ' down).
Cap side a Catalina 14.2 basilos at 4:34pm 03.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/971 What often or what ease (unintenciolally) is to cap side a Cat 14.2
Irwin 21 mini ton? pmschmitt at 2:29pm 03.09.09 Irwin 0/5252 I have an opportunity to purchase an irwin 21 for cheap, but the boat needs some substantial work. A
Head Leak jodygoldman at 2:29pm 03.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1347 I have a Catalina 30, and over the weekend I was cleaning the bilge. The water in the bilge was tin
A Call To Action Chuckbear at 2:08pm 03.09.09 Destinations 1/2823 Please read the current post and contact the Florida Legislators http://www.cruisersnet.net/wester
success Bad Obsession at 2:01pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1105 I just finished installing a sump box in my bilge to drain my shower. Checked it and it is working
Blatent Product Endorsement Tim R. at 1:50pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1740 The yellow floating line that your see for sale to the right is excellent for tenders. It feels and
Parts for Barlow 16 appleman at 1:36pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1586 Just wondering if there might be some parts for Barlow winches still around, and if so where to find
Head replacement Bob Stammerjohn at 1:27pm 03.09.09 Big Boats 2/1686 My Catalina 38 #307 contains original equipment. A Groco HE. The piston pump assembly leaks and mus
GPS maps Nicky17000 at 1:17pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1572 Hi, A friend of mine is interested to install a map of the Mediterranean Sea to his Garmin GPS. Is a
Wind Gage Woes w jim haynie at 1:00pm 03.09.09 Big Boats 0/948 On my 1988 Hunter Legend 37, Serene Zelda, I have had big time problems with keeping a wind gage wor
H 31 loose rudder-new bushings or?? ComoxOrion at 12:16pm 03.09.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1925 I have 1/8 inch play in my rudder which I want to fix. Is this a change the bushings job or? Thanks

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Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (2) chichiflys at 2:26pm 02.28.22 Had the mast removed today, began the cutting of the pipe, several blades to get through the epoxy..
Fuel Cap Winch (2) swisssally at 2:22pm 02.28.22 I want to buy the original Diesel or Waste Cap cover. They are the same . It looks likes this. Bu
Hatch covers ----can you recommend someone who can make a hatch cover, preferably in NJ dlochner at 1:55pm 02.28.22 Look for a plastics fabricator near you. Take the hatch to them and ask them to duplicate it. If the
Hunter 38 Selden Boom reference number Pat Hooyman at 1:27pm 02.28.22 I just realized the "Extrusion dimensions mm" refers to the cross section dimensions of the boom! -
Mast with weld repair - stay away or worry not? Hydro Therapy at 1:09pm 02.28.22
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 12:17pm 02.28.22 Those OceanPlanet Energy Battery Prices sure look rich. Maybe those are Canadian Dollars... *Batt
Hatch covers ----can you recommend someone who can make a hatch cover, preferably in NJ jviss at 12:16pm 02.28.22 Hatchmasters in CT can do it. In my experience, it was cheaper to buy new hatch lids with the acryl
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 12:10pm 02.28.22 if you install charging systems like solar and/or wind to generate power to charge batteries you ca
Leaking rudder post Cygnus1 at 11:55am 02.28.22 I have a different boat with an equally difficult to reach packing nut assembly. You need two short
mast raising patrickfarley at 11:38am 02.28.22 I received a present of a tiny waterproof camera. I was setting up the sailboat and made a short vi
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 10:59am 02.28.22 Lead acid batteries do not last indefinately under any circumstances of usage. Yes, I was being hy
Water heater/heat exchange twalker H260 at 10:42am 02.28.22 A mixing control valve will function differently. A mixing control valve will mix cold potable wat
Hunter 38 Selden Boom reference number sail sfbay at 10:41am 02.28.22 Parts catalogue has dimensions. Is it possible to measure?
Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:41am 02.28.22 Thanks for the drawing, its all clear now to me
Hunter 41 Forward Hatch Hinges sail sfbay at 10:39am 02.28.22 Welcome to the forum!! Check with RigRite Bomar Hatches & Hatch Parts (rigrite.com) AND here bomar
Bormar Hatch Hinge sail sfbay at 10:39am 02.28.22 Welcome to the forum!! Check with RigRite Bomar Hatches & Hatch Parts (rigrite.com) AND here bomar
Keel Oceanis 361 markbl at 10:37am 02.28.22 Thanks jocker 460 - that explains my question exactly :-)
Bormar Hatch Hinge berner73 at 10:37am 02.28.22 Select Plastics in CT
Water heater/heat exchange Captain Mateo at 10:30am 02.28.22 From the manual it appears that is a temperature control valve. It should close the valve preventi
The LiFePo4 Revolution! dLj at 10:27am 02.28.22 Although I am not an expert by any stretch of imagination, I think that regardless of which battery

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