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Line Hooks Nereussailor at 5:04am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1566 A friend has a Catalina 25 with some line hooks mounted just outside the cabin entry, for holding th
PSS Shaft Seal Harry at 5:23am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1154 I installed a new PSS shaft seal last year before launch (April 06). It's been great...no problems.
Garmin GPS question Hugh4753 at 5:39am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 2/957 Have a Garmin 492 GPS, last weekend it was working fine for most of the sail but then it got bumped
Aluminium corrosion in Rasmus windscreen Jeremy at 6:48am 07.18.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1790 We have the beginnings of quite severe-looking corrosion around some of the joints of the alluminium
Replace centerboard uphaul line Robert Forney at 7:00am 07.18.07 Smaller Boats 2/1326 I have a 1995 Hunter 19' and want to change the original 7/16" centerboard uphaul line. How can I ge
The quest for a dry Bilge Jim at 7:53am 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1608 I have a Catalina 30 and I have noticed that my bilge stays dry except when we get storms. The wave
Ospray info ACR42 at 8:04am 07.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/850 Greetings,Does an Ospray manual exist? Am still interested in rigging...does the idea of stepping t
slide out galley stuart22320 at 9:05am 07.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/973 hi, i'm looking for a slide out galley for my 85 mac 25. if anyone has one that they want to sell pl
85 Mac 25 - Blocks all disintegrating! Mike Mac25 - 85 at 9:13am 07.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1000 In the last several years, ALL of the plastic (Delrin, acrylic, nylon, whatever!) in my blocks, (rud
H23.5 Aft Berth Opening Portlights? VT Fitz at 11:43am 07.18.07 Smaller Boats 4/1221 Apropos of stuffiness in the aft berth, I looked back in the archives for info on folks who may have
cabin top traveler H26 Comfortably Numb at 1:09pm 07.18.07 Smaller Boats 1/865 In 2001 I asked the question if anyone had mounted a traveler on the pads where the halyard clutches
Pictures of installed ST2000 on H26 Bob at 1:14pm 07.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/808 Before I start drilling holes all over the cockpit, thought I'd askfor photos from people who have
Main Sail ???? grigs at 1:50pm 07.18.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1689 Took my C 25 out for only the second time this season and when I was flaking the main it started to
Mast cables Flashman at 9:15pm 07.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1653 It appears I shall have to drill holes in my mast in order to run the antenna and masthead light cab
access Ely at 9:38pm 07.16.07 Other Sailboats 0/708 Recently purchased a Moody 42 (my wife's pick)and having some issues with access to things such as p
mainsail luff track problem robert i rogers jr at 10:10pm 07.16.07 Big Boats 0/743 Anyone have prior problems with a jammed stop in the luff track of a 240 ? The stop will mot move up
Autopilot Installation Ken Delson at 11:08pm 07.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2129 HELP! I am trying to install an autopilot on my Oceanis 323. There is no room for the rudder posit
Rigging Catalina 25 Just Dreamin' at 11:28pm 07.16.07 Smaller Boats 2/4746 We purchased a 25' Catalina which is sitting in a boat yard in Quincy, Mass. Unfortunately due to wo
Live aboard H34 Danny at 11:36pm 07.16.07 Big Boats 5/1047 I currently own a older Hunter 27 and have been doing a lot of sailing on a local lake in it. I spen
'90 H37.5 Shaft Seal Problems KevinE at 11:59pm 07.16.07 Big Boats 8/1064 I have 2 issues with my shaft seal. The first is a small grinding noise that only occurs at low RPM

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Fresh water pump noise dlochner at 5:15am 09.27.21 Sounds a little loud, but not excessively so. Pump noise will vary because of how it is mounted, wha
Fresh water pump noise DougM at 4:37am 09.27.21 Seems like thats normal. The pump may be somewhat noisier simply because its older. The pumps in my
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... DougM at 4:29am 09.27.21 rgranger Here in Michigan my slip fees are zero because I have deeded deep water space on the wall
Help me put my head plumbing back right Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 09.27.21 I don't know if they can be combined with a sink drain through the same thru-hull. This is how my
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch Scott B at 4:07am 09.27.21 Nuts and bolts. There is an access panel in the aft cabin to get at the underside of that plate.
Help me put my head plumbing back right Apex at 3:16am 09.27.21 @Benny17441 it is difficult to describe, because I am also having a hard time picturing it, even whe
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... DAVA390 at 2:25am 09.27.21
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... DAVA390 at 2:21am 09.27.21
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:08pm 09.26.21 Well actually it turns out did not have to out run any storms, Yet!
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window Paul Cossman at 9:03pm 09.26.21
Rudder cables - need some help Richard19068 at 8:53pm 09.26.21 So in the midst of a race in the waters off Lewes, Delaware I needed to do a hard over in 20 knot w
M15 engine is overheating Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 09.26.21 Stu, as I mentioned I did take the line off that is down stream from the pump and water we flowing
Help me put my head plumbing back right Benny17441 at 8:08pm 09.26.21 Can't really picture what you are describing. The galley sink usually discharges directly through
Rudder cables - need some help kloudie1 at 7:46pm 09.26.21
I left the lights on Ward H at 7:41pm 09.26.21 That said, you can purchase marine LVD's; Blue Sea Systems had one for about $65. A great investmen
Rudder cables - need some help Captain Larry-DH at 7:14pm 09.26.21
2005 Hunter 36 Stainless Steel Arch drm1 at 7:08pm 09.26.21 Hi everyone. Got my heat gun and gonna try it tomorrow JS. For this who have taken down their SS ar
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 6:54pm 09.26.21 Joker valves should be replaced at least annually That's overkill, in my opinion. I got 15+ years
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size Ralph Johnstone at 6:53pm 09.26.21 Stainless acorn nuts are 1.20 at ace. Cheaper per each at McMaster Carr but have to buy 25 The te
Gunnel corrosion sunlover at 6:45pm 09.26.21 The 2nd photo of the stancion base and deck looks pretty ugly. Hard to tell if the deck is signific

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