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Fresh Water Rigging Replacement higgs at 12:47pm 10.23.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1898 It seems our brothers in salt water do replace their rigging periodically. The other post attracted
P42 headsail roller furling replacement John3127 at 1:19pm 10.23.07 Big Boats 11/1724 My 1991 Hood furler is at it's end of life and I'm considering replacement options. There appear to
Thin Gelcoat Manny at 1:53pm 10.23.07 Ask All Sailors 12/3331 I have a few spots on the boat that the gelcoat is thin enough to see a noticeable dark area underne
Mooring setup chiefjgreene at 12:02am 10.24.07 Smaller Boats 22/4646 My second question is that I'm renting a mooring for next season and have never tied to a mooring be
Cockpit Drain Hose chiefjgreene at 11:56pm 10.23.07 Smaller Boats 3/900 Does anyone have a replacement hose recommendation? I have the white corrigated hose there now and i
Cockpit Table Leaves waldo Emerson at 12:23am 10.24.07 Big Boats 2/853 Looking to find source of rubber/plastic clips/inserts that hold the cockpit table leaves from stri
Dirty Birds Poop Deck Dan at 12:43am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 12/2338 Any Ideas? Terns or Sea Gulls have soiled my boat with a staggering ammount of guano. I took the b
How Do You Access The H34 Starboard Lazarette? Joe Mullee at 1:52am 10.24.07 Big Boats 2/1262 I'm trying to gain better/easier access to the starboard lazarette. I know I'm not alone having to b
Getting a Jump on Spring Maintenance Journey6534 at 2:07am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2025 Boat's out and in the yard, everything has been taken off and stored. I'm going to paint the keel i
Phil, why is it that every post dealing with heads CharlieCobra at 2:53am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1211 throws an error?
mast handling on the23'new owner old sailor davis22773 at 3:01am 10.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1672 new owner,old sailor needs input on mast raising,lowering. The pics in the owners manual show a guy
steering maintenance John R. at 3:00am 10.24.07 Big Boats 3/1680 We purchased our 1998 C36 MKII several months ago. At that time, the surveyor wrote about the steeri
HIN doesn't match documentation SailTIP at 4:02am 10.24.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1061 I am close to purchasing a H37C (subject to survey) which the owner and the documentation states is
repower Chuck Creel at 4:07am 10.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1219 I have an option on getting a yanmar 2GM20 to replace my YSM-12 and wondering if anyone has done thi
Barnacles David Gourley at 4:21am 10.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1106 I keep my boat moored in the Danvers river where the water is a mixture of salt and fresh water. Eve
Halyard winch pawls jilm4 at 5:07am 10.24.07 Catalina 30 2/1253 I had some friends pull apart my halyard winch during a sail the other day and I was wondering if an
CA Yearly boat tax question... Levin at 5:33am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 28/11948 Hello everyone... Ok I have a quick question in regards to the yearly CA tax on boats and other v
Tillerlock or Till Tamer? Don Beavin at 5:34am 10.24.07 Smaller Boats 5/1354 Which would I rather have? They both look like excellent products. I am primarily sailing on a fairl
She is coming along (1) BradG at 5:49am 10.24.07 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1147 Well after almost 6 months of hard work the Second Chance (her new name) is coming along. She broke
Hull maintainence and finish bffatcat at 7:14am 10.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/947 I have a 1975 boat. At one time Im sure the boat was a cream color but now throughyears of fading

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Aft control sj21 sail sfbay at 7:55pm 10.28.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat and Coure D Alene Lake Coeur D'alene I
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 10.28.21 One does not generally use the phrase, "extreme, never before never before heard of speeds in a sai
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 7:41pm 10.28.21 :huh: You don't have Spring and Fall? Day and night? Your snow/ice evaporate without ever melting
Hunter 410 refrigerator Windpilot at 7:30pm 10.28.21 I have a 99 410, same problem, somewhere down the road I'll need to rip it out to rebuild. What I di
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 10.28.21 Here's the manual for the Jabsco37045 Jabsco 37045_series.pdf owner manual #27 in the parts list on
Its funny Friday! leo310 at 7:04pm 10.28.21
Winterizing bilge on my H37 kappykaplan at 6:33pm 10.28.21 On my boat, it comes in through the top of the mast.
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Captain Larry-DH at 6:17pm 10.28.21 Unlike places where the winters are mild, allowing a freeze thaw cycle, which turns the snow into i
Winterizing bilge on my H37 DanMaine at 6:10pm 10.28.21 Can I ask where does the water sneak through the mast? I can't figure it out.
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? (2) ChicagoWill at 6:01pm 10.28.21 wrapped up and vented in Montrose Harbor - Chicago.
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jon hansen at 5:45pm 10.28.21 with anchors, size maters, :cool: so what weight were each of your anchors? are they the same lbs?
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount (2) Skipper at 5:34pm 10.28.21 We have confirmation of a cure. :clap: After 1 hour running, all is normal. The problem was the HX,
Ericson 27 water fill Guy Erdman at 5:33pm 10.28.21 I do not have this vessel, but I would think it would be on the deck and marked water. You would ha
Ericson 27 water fill JoeWhite at 5:14pm 10.28.21 I do not have this vessel, but I would think it would be on the deck and marked water. You would hav
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check Sailfanatic at 4:45pm 10.28.21 The forestay attaches to the pin at the middle of the fitting. Between the two sheaves. Am I wearin
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check (1) twistedskipper at 4:36pm 10.28.21 The forestay attaches to the pin at the middle of the fitting. Between the two sheaves. Am I wearing
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check Sailfanatic at 4:33pm 10.28.21 The spinnaker sheave is more recessed than the jib halyard sheave, but it is there. er on this mast
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Hayden Watson at 3:57pm 10.28.21 ...If you ever have to take the flange off, replace it with a new split flange. The next person who
mainsail shape for proper furling sail sfbay at 3:43pm 10.28.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on you new Catalina 309!! Looks like Wickfiled is a carming
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) SVFreedom at 3:42pm 10.28.21 Higher quality design and materials, have always made Raritan equipment consistently top rated bec

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