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emergency tiller (1)
buzzzerk
at 2:01pm 02.20.07
11/1574
1980 Hunter 36 Anyone tackled this problem: rigging a emergency tiller to the rudder post. I am not
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gary1000
at 10:13pm 02.18.07
6/1369
I have instaled a spinnaker but did not have a chanceto sail with it last year. Does anyone have any
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Don-MT
at 12:39am 02.19.07
5/1312
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bawgy
at 12:38am 02.19.07
1/1103
I have a Venture 24 and when using the genoa I have been routing the sheets outside the shrouds . I
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joelbus
at 12:40am 02.19.07
2/1275
The quarterbirth portlight on my 1979 Cherubini 30' was converted by the previous owner into a box t
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sonofasailorsailing
at 11:54pm 02.18.07
16/1053
.....and other parts with this photo. Sunset in November '06.
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Richard G.
at 1:50am 02.19.07
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Hi my name is Richard and I am a sea scout in ship 247 in Boynton Beach Florida. My ship was recentl
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Alan
at 1:49am 02.19.07
16/2255
...who it was that was looking for a tape of the 1991 Omega Gold Cup from Bermuda. Hunter built 10 i
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Bill
at 2:33am 02.19.07
6/1908
I have a 1988 Cat 30 and need to replace 3 stanchions including the one with the breather for the he
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Mike G.
at 2:48am 02.19.07
2/1489
Hi all, I now sail a Compac 19, but as the former owner of a Hunter 170, I couldn't help but notice
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Capt'n Bob
at 3:15am 02.19.07
5/3503
For this racing year the GYA,(Gulf Yachitinga Association) for the north central Gulf OF Mexico has
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Len Walker
at 1:31am 02.19.07
0/2674
I'm the new owner of a '76 Niagara 24 and interested in upgrading the headsail to a roller furling u
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Len Walker
at 1:25am 02.19.07
1/3210
I'm refurbishing a '74 model that was stripped and abandoned, so much of the standing rigging is mis
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Justin_NSA
at 3:40am 02.19.07
1/918
Someone posted a link to a procedure for finishing wood using a final coat of urethane. I lost the b
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Derek Rowell
at 5:30am 02.19.07
14/2088
I'm about to visit family for a couple of weeks in New Zealand. My brother is an avid racer, and a
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breckiceman
at 5:32am 02.19.07
1/1033
Has anyone had a problem with the chain locker draining? If so what was your solution?
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J. Barrett
at 6:27am 02.19.07
4/2029
Does anyone know the dimensions of a factory M25 main sail? I'm trying to figure out where to instal
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John D3181
at 7:02am 02.19.07
32/2632
We've closed the deal on the new-to-us boat on Kentucky Lake and now have to move the boat to Patoka
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tegwilym
at 7:59am 02.19.07
16/1568
After a few months of research and looking, I found my ship. I'm now the owner of a 1971 Catalina 2
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Cheers14182
at 8:50am 02.19.07
4/1518
I was just browsing through some old archives when I ran across a post about using a climbers harnes
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Need source for boat plumbing parts
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South and middle Puget Sound
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Main sheet rigging
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Replace Dorade with Solar Vent
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How hard is it to replace a prop annode while the boat is in the water?
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Midship cleat on toe rail?
heritage at 4:31pm 08.20.21 I have not used one of these but have read good reviews. Should be perfect for single handed dockin |
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Main sheet rigging
shemandr at 4:19pm 08.20.21 I'm not versed in Catalinas but that mainsheet system seems overly complicated. While it gets good |
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Backstay adjuster (1)
Joe at 4:19pm 08.20.21 A block and tackle system is the natural solution for a boat with a split backstay. But the OP has |
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Midship cleat on toe rail?
Joe at 4:16pm 08.20.21 I have the garhauer track cleat. NEVER had a problem with hanging up lazy sheet. But if it did, i |
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