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Boat Finance and Tax Question Rick Webb at 3:34am 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1064 Assuming rates are still low does it make sense to leave my boat paid off? Last time I had it almos
C-18 Spinaker Steve Mielke at 3:22am 10.08.06 Smaller Boats 0/991 I was wondering if anyone has used a spinaker on a catalina 18. Being a fractional rig, a C-18 jib
Generator in 33.5?????? Johnny Hughes at 1:34am 10.08.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/914 I am considering buying a Hunter 33.5 and would like to install a generator of sufficient size to ru
Gemini Compasses Mark at 10:19am 10.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1184 HI all,I have recently purchased a 1976 Oday 27. It has two Gemini compasses, one each on port and
Parts for sale beware! Mac at 11:42am 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1011 Does anyone know Gary Cripps? I sent him 300.00 for Macgregor standing rigging parts about 3 weeks
vinyl lettering Ctskip at 11:47am 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 4/917 I have just finished sanding the hull of my boat several times 800,2000,2500 wet. Now, I am (I thin
Rudder shaft packing nut replacement Trilogy23814 at 11:54am 10.08.06 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2536 Hi,I need some help locating a part for my recently purchased 1980 Hunter 33'.I discovered a sev
What would you do? ex-admin at 12:06pm 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 53/4186 You're under sail on the bay with your family when you notice a large powerboat in the distance... o
Rubber rub rail refurbishing Ctskip at 12:45pm 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1015 Hows that for a tongue twister? Seriously, My 23 yr old boat has a rubber rub rail and it's looking
Does Yamaha still sell parts for older sailboats? knappebr at 1:07pm 10.08.06 Yamaha 3/1911 I am trying to find parts for my 1981 Yamaha 30 which was damaged in a storm.I found the email rega
installing a cleat for topping lift on mast Sherry at 10:53am 10.08.06 Ask All Sailors 17/3123 I know this is a simple job, but I've never done it before, so I want to be sure I do it right.I n
Water Ingress GP at 1:31pm 10.08.06 Bavaria 16/5132 G'day,I don't know if this forum is active but I'm ever hopefully. I am the proud Owner of a Bavar
Cable for Forward & Reverse Robert in St. Louis at 1:15pm 10.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/703 Hello Fellow Sailors,I have a new problem to share and would like some feed back if any Hunter own
Reefing Lines Eric14536 at 1:33pm 10.08.06 Smaller Boats 1/796 When I purchased my 25.5 a month ago, it didn't have any reefing lines run. The topping lift is occ
Roller Furler Macgregor 19 Peter & Alsion Sarkozy at 4:42pm 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1242 We are Macgregor 19 owners and have recently purchased a CDI Furler system, what size sail is recomm
roller furler Alison & Peter Sarkozy at 4:39pm 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/794 We are Macgregor 19 owners and have recently purchased a CDI Furler system, what size sail is recomm
Parts for sale beware! Mac at 2:22pm 10.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/792 Parts for sale beware! Does anyone know Gary Cripps? I sent him 300.00 for Macgregor standing riggi
Bottom color Dansaulo at 2:03pm 10.08.06 Catalina 30 0/950 I bought a catalina 30 1993 the hull color is whiteand the stripes color is Burgundy.I removed ant
Back stay attachment RichB at 1:41pm 10.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/913 I recently looked at a 1989 h23. ( for sale) To my amazement, the back stays attached to the transo
Stemhead Fitting Howard Cubberly at 10:47pm 10.06.06 Bigger Boats 0/1630 The Stemhead fitting ( the fitting on the bow where the anchor rollers are) is broken on our boat '

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Boom Bolt? Ron20324 at 3:11pm 01.22.21 Can't you just bend the strap in place? It does not look damaged.
Texas January Racing Bill19233 at 3:09pm 01.22.21 Just seems like the traveler is sometimes where it should be, other times not. Perhaps your vang a
Dating a Catalina Gene Neill at 2:50pm 01.22.21 Sometimes it is hard to see, done by a drunk with a dremel usually and if hull has been painted may
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:33pm 01.22.21 Sail sfbay, your boat must have somewhere between 80 and 110hp motor with a continuous RPM rating of
Boating Card dLj at 2:32pm 01.22.21 A hint for those planning to take the free BoatUS boat course and test............if you unsure abo
Shaft coupling attachment RitSim at 2:30pm 01.22.21 Got the coupling halves apart and the shaft nut off without issue. Put on a flange puller and crank
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit CaptainRan at 2:22pm 01.22.21 Remember ethanol free gas only. Ethanol equals corn syrup or crap that will clog up the jets in th
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 2:17pm 01.22.21 Remember ethanol free gas only. Ethanol equals corn syrup or crap that will clog up the jets in th
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:13pm 01.22.21
BATTERY BASICS SycloneDriver at 2:03pm 01.22.21 About 25 years ago a friend and I took his 6 month old Sea Doo jet boat to an island and camped out
Boating Card Brian D at 1:57pm 01.22.21 I thought California would have a Grandfather Clause. I thought wrong, McFly.
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Captain Larry-DH at 1:50pm 01.22.21 Some people just like being in the dark ? :poke:;):biggrin: Fwiw i am unaware of any old boat that
Exchange Jib lines? Dave Groshong at 1:27pm 01.22.21 I would cut about 17ft off each one, giving you 2 jib sheets and 2 extra docklines.
Exchange Jib lines? miketcook at 1:21pm 01.22.21 Thank you everyone. Must be spinnaker lines. Boat is 30'. Came w my boat, which has no spinnaker har
Prada cup on TV Hunter216 at 1:12pm 01.22.21
Boating Card RussC at 12:42pm 01.22.21 For the first few years Oregon said old guys are grandfathered in. But eventually they ran out of b
Exchange Jib lines? Dave Groshong at 12:25pm 01.22.21 Spinnaker sheets are typically 2x boat length.
Older Catalina 38 steering position & original engine concerns Parsons at 12:24pm 01.22.21 If I remember correctly, the older Catalina 38 was a wide-hipped IOR boat with a pinched stern. You
Exchange Jib lines? Parsons at 12:08pm 01.22.21 I was about to say that, @jssailem -- too long a line isn't a problem, if you have a knife and can w

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