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engine controls cdescher at 11:33pm 07.31.07 Catalina 30 1/1661 I've got a '78 C30 that was converted from tiller to pedestal steering at some point, but the engine
Lead keels... Brian D at 11:00pm 07.31.07 Ask All Sailors 14/6694 Anyone know when they stopped using lead as the primary metal in keels? Or, are some manufactures st
Little indentation in hull...should I worry? Sean10633 at 1:03am 08.01.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1321 I've had a small to medium indentation on my hull for some time now(1-1.5'). It's not soft, just in
What Model Daysailer & Masthead Sheaves Question George16771 at 12:58am 08.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1307 Two questions: First - how do you know what model Daysailer you have - as to II or III? The tag on
Anchor roller for stern anchor MichaelStacy at 12:55am 08.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1561 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 14/3103 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 4/1138 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 3/2471 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 14/1808 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 12/5935 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 3/1429 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 13/1721 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 11/1399 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 1/2005 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 3/2245 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 8/3087 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 2/2197 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 3/977 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 3/998 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 10/6486 1981 Oday 28. Backer boards to all through-hulls were dry rotted. For a variety of reasons, I am r

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What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 10.28.21 Nothing to do with; using proper anchoring techniques remains key. As you well know, I'm extremel
Old Salts jssailem at 12:25pm 10.28.21 Nothing on Google What :yikes:? Alphabet has nothing about cockroaching... How can that be?
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check jssailem at 12:18pm 10.28.21 Twisted... We will have to agree to disagree. From my perspective, the image shows the sheave for t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 12:14pm 10.28.21 Possibly Terry... Or... that is an old picture from 2019... or... I am a tag denier... You can't t
Heat exchanger zinc anode. jssailem at 12:11pm 10.28.21 What will be the best time to paint hull and bottom? After you fix the fiberglass. But before you
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 12:10pm 10.28.21 You are "reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllly" missing the point. My point was/is, what the hell is the functio
Another Battery Inquiry jeepbluetj at 12:10pm 10.28.21 ... From what I found, looking at performance curves and Mainsail's site plus various other reviews
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? Closing Time at 11:43am 10.28.21
Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 11:26am 10.28.21 No doubt, am letting keel dry since it's likely water got into keel. What will be the best time to p
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 11:23am 10.28.21 John!!! You have expired boat tabs. Oh the horror. :laugh::)
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Scott B at 11:20am 10.28.21 We've had a 15kg Rocna for 14 years, anchored out 99% of nights we're on the boat. Fits the roller
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? Justin_NSA at 11:19am 10.28.21 That's a cute little hatch :wink: Can you still use the screen or is the fan too deep? Mine is gett
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check twistedskipper at 11:11am 10.28.21 There is nothing wrong with the pictured fitting the OP is considering. It has a jib halyard sheave
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 (1) DeniseO30 at 11:01am 10.28.21 199604
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 DeniseO30 at 10:58am 10.28.21 From Reading many other discussions on this particular topic it seems that, many people don't realiz
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? (1) Closing Time at 10:51am 10.28.21 I used the attached from Amazon. It has a lower profile below and does not interfere with the latch.
Sailboat agreement with dealer Justin_NSA at 10:34am 10.28.21
Old Salts Justin_NSA at 10:09am 10.28.21 Must be a local thing. Nothing on Google
Old Salts DArcy at 10:03am 10.28.21 I like @nightowle 's definition. My first thought was removing all cardboard packaging from grocerie
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 ScottFreeRick at 10:00am 10.28.21 I had to remove the wheel brake in order to get the new cable in place behind the clamp. Be curious

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