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Anchor roller for stern anchor MichaelStacy at 12:55am 08.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1538 Anyone come up with a method of mounting some sort of anchor roller on stern of boat (2004 H33 in my
6 pack license MoonSailer at 1:18am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2961 Can a person find work with a 6 pack license?? What can you do with a 6 pack license?? Thinking ab
Water Leak - not what it appeared muised at 1:26am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1120 Yesterday I replaced all the electrical lines between the batteries, switch and starter, as well as
I need advice. Buying a Catalina 30 - 1977-1983 Gottabeonthewater at 2:07am 08.01.07 Catalina 30 3/2400 Hello all.I am going to be a proud owner of a Catalina 30 very soon. However I am looking to impr
Diesel Stalled jaydog5000 at 2:46am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1794 I have a few questions!! I was motoring yesterday and out of nowhere the engine stalled. I have be
Cetol advice (1) SEADANCE at 6:18am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/5868 Hi guys and gals!I washed, sanded and applied one coat of Cetol Marine Lite varnish to the 4 teak
Replacing in-mast furling line trimphi at 6:30am 08.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1392 If anyone has replaced their in-mast furling line how did you remove the large right hand cover plat
Bilge siphon DannyS at 5:48am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1695 I have had a couple of interesting moments with my electric bilge pump siphoning water back into the
It can happen. dickforth at 6:53am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1369 It happened to me and I know it has happed to others. About 19 gal. of diesel fuel was accidently p
Furling mechanism kees mulder at 7:05am 08.01.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1967 I have a problem with the furling mechanism as it does not lock at all. I will change the system to
running rigging Hunter 23.5 jbreland at 7:49am 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 3/2200 In the archives I found the following specs for the running rigging on a 23.5Running Rigging Specs
Electrical panel on macgregor 25 Martin15377 at 7:41am 08.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3060 Hi !I bought a 1986 Macgregor 25, in very good shape except for the electrical panel, which is a me
Gearshift cable in an Edson binnacle Burnell at 8:07am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2179 My linkage from the shift lever to the cable has broken off.I disconnected the transmission lever t
450 composite rudder ted at 9:16am 08.01.07 Big Boats 3/945 I stumbled across a thread on the H450 loosing rudders. Seems 16 of them lost rudders. Hunter offerd
Replacing cushions in H23 Joelle Dupont at 10:52am 08.01.07 Smaller Boats 3/972 Working on updating my new (old '87) H23. The interior of the boat and all the contents has a milde
Build your own thru-hull backer plates? flyhop at 12:16pm 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 10/6300 1981 Oday 28. Backer boards to all through-hulls were dry rotted. For a variety of reasons, I am r
H376 Fuel Line size Bob F at 12:15pm 08.01.07 Big Boats 1/1010 I am going to install a manual fuel shut-off valve in the engine compartment on the tank side of the
Hunter 26.5 Rudder Bushing?? thesolarstone at 12:23pm 08.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1710 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 26.5 and I am desperate need of a Nylon bushing that mounts on the de
Please Please Andrew Mark Juetten at 1:21pm 08.01.07 Big Boats 0/819 Hope you can post those pictures soon. Many of us are eargerly awaiting salvation from a miserable d
c-22 kick-up rudder - stop rivit mike masserant at 5:13pm 08.01.07 Catalina 22 4/2141 any ideas as to where to place the kick-up rudder dedent rivit for helping to control a slippping

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Sailboat Conversion to Trawler FastOlson at 1:31pm 09.18.21 To get an idea of the possibilities, you might want to d/l from the 'net some pix and drawings of th
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 1:26pm 09.18.21
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 1:25pm 09.18.21 Mine has probably the same hours as the engine----3200hours--Im pretty sure the very lazy 2 prior ow
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 1:23pm 09.18.21 Copper is still predominantly used in refrigeration air conditioning and hot water heating systems e
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Davidasailor26 at 1:16pm 09.18.21 I received an Email from a Cape Cod, Ma lister on the sail trim forum this morning. He wanted to kn
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:10pm 09.18.21 Adding ballast may help, but it will be higher up than the swing keel was, so the boat will behave
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Tally Ho at 1:07pm 09.18.21 I have a mack pack, and I usually slack the jacks about 8 inches when I open the bag and attach the
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 1:02pm 09.18.21
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 1:00pm 09.18.21 Yay! Found it! Thanks, everyone for your great advice!!! Not good that the plug is cut off thou
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 12:59pm 09.18.21 It is also possible to do a battery Bank in the bow of the boat especially a boat like mine has almo
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 12:50pm 09.18.21 You say "leak free" - yet the person who sarted this thred and me have leaks!!! Wonder how many bo
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 12:46pm 09.18.21 i just joined this forum because of this thread and others like it. i learned about this forum fro
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? (1) jssailem at 12:40pm 09.18.21 $500 for 1/0 copper cable and misc......did mine 9 years ago installing a Lewmar V2 vertical windla
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 12:35pm 09.18.21 Thanks for the reply. Looks like I may have missed getting an HIN by a few years.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:33pm 09.18.21 Thanks for the reply. You are ritght, I'm going ahead with this little project. I'm reading a lot
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) BigEasy at 12:15pm 09.18.21 I have tried other Teflon dry lubricants and I continue to use them for some applications; however,
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans D_Bosh at 12:13pm 09.18.21 Thank you both very much, both are good suggestions and very much appreciated. Jim, I've enjoyed a l
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing capta at 11:44am 09.18.21 I believe your problem stems from the lines not leading in at the proper angle. You want a fair lead
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) HeatherE at 11:24am 09.18.21 Yay! Found it! Thanks, everyone for your great advice!!!
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) dlochner at 11:20am 09.18.21 I use DuPont Teflon Silicone Lubricant. Does the same job, less expensive. is this a dry lubrican

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