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Main sheet Capt'n Bob at 1:12pm 01.15.07 Racing 1/1817 To the Liberty Cub boat sailors.In the Cup video of this series it shows the Hunter 35.5 boats wit
Any tips on using a loose footed mainsail? Ray at 1:10pm 01.15.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/4652 My new mainsail is a fully battened loose footed beauty. It has a small internal line for adjusting
Adding Roller Furling to C-30 Jon Botzler at 12:55pm 01.15.07 Catalina 30 1/1784 Can anyone give me some advice on what I need to do to add roller furling to my 1982 Catalina 30 (no
The Subject is LIFT Capt'n Bob at 12:55pm 01.15.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 54/7268 This is an old subject, I differ with some of the logic.To Don, Rick and other, how does one get li
Shutoff Valve for Pumpout Hose? Barry Calhoun at 10:55am 01.15.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1455 Hi Peggy,Well, I'm getting ready to install my holding tank system--finally--after about 6 months
Will It Fit? Bad Obsession at 8:19am 01.15.07 Catalina 30 1/1288 I have a 1990 Catalina 30 tall rig with a bow sprit. When I bought the boat it came with another ji
stuff inside mast cellomanjack at 6:16am 01.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1061 I have recently removed the mast of my 1984 Cat 25 tall mast (for the first time) to replace halyard
H-30 Chainplate Tim at 5:19am 01.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/766 On my '88 H-30, there is a wonderful inspection plate behind the setee cushion which, when opened, r
I just found one of my keel bolts in my bilge. Ol Dave at 3:49am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 17/4474 No kidding, I was flabbergasted. It's a '83 Hunter 27 with a fixed lead keel. Yesterday when I lifed
Cat 250 rudder head Cracked casting (1) Dutch102 at 3:45am 01.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1201 Has enyone else had a crack in the center aluminum casting? Mine occurred where one of the screws w
Rudder Coating James at 3:37am 01.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/978 I have a 12" X 6" coating blister on the side of my rudder. The blister is right down to the fibergl
How are your halyards? Scott at 2:53am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1094 We have our mast down this winter for refurbishing. Ours is a Kenyon model 4060-MORC a little over
sloppy rudder tmack at 2:52am 01.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/980 The rudder on my 27 O'Day is sloppy. There is a lot of play in it and it kind of rattles around. Ar
Bilge leak aclaunch at 2:26am 01.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/880 I recently moved from Va. to Fla. and had the boat trailered. A survey 2 years ago (on land) was goo
Stainless Steel Question Lou 14643 at 2:07am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3918 Okay, here's a lame question, but until yesterday I thought I knew a difference between stainless an
Easiest "temporary" cabin sole finish?? Idratherbesailing at 1:31am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 29/3705 I just purchased a 1979 Gulfstar 37...the interior wood is in great shape, with the exception of the
removing paint on fiberglass help B737 at 12:46am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1394
draft with keel up quiettitled at 11:51pm 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1149 Please advise the draft of the 21' venture with the keel in the up position. I intend to keep the bo
Squeak from engine ? Doghouse at 11:11pm 01.14.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1238 I have not dove down an checked my through hull to see how clean it is, but if I unscrew the straine
Any Mac 25's in St Johns USVI? Bob Grimm at 10:23pm 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/831 I am in St Johns USVI for the week, any Mac 25s here??

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Replacement windlass for the Leroy Somer MTB 82 Raymond Clark at 4:48pm 08.16.21 The Leroy MTB85 has a vertical shaft and rope capstan on the deck. I wanted to replace it with a sim
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? ggrizzard at 4:44pm 08.16.21 I would add to include the drum and top swivel for all of you with roller furling.
Seaward Water Heater Again ! ggrizzard at 4:42pm 08.16.21 :thumbup: For Isotemp Spa heaters.
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 ggrizzard at 4:38pm 08.16.21 Ralph has it right. BUT, there may not be a raw water strainer. Hunter didn't install one original
Fuel Cap Winch Tally Ho at 4:37pm 08.16.21 i have the winch handle to trim the sails but it's a different size. Who knew? Not the best engin
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 pclarksurf at 4:33pm 08.16.21 just when I thought you had upgraded the C22 to twin outboards: Eat this McGregor ! ;)
Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 4:32pm 08.16.21 Not trying to be argumentative but using EZ Outs is pretty basic (though not always EZ): drill a hol
New Paint - Irwin 28 shemandr at 4:30pm 08.16.21 Looks good!
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 heritage at 4:23pm 08.16.21 Take a couple of pictures of your engine compartment and post to us.
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 4:23pm 08.16.21 Sailing green bay, 10 to 14 out of the ssw. Sunny 78, water 72. More sail
Broken bolts and headaches MikeHoncho at 4:19pm 08.16.21 That's cool - you're comfortable with welding, I've never done it. For someone with your skills, so
Rig tuning physics Scott T-Bird at 4:14pm 08.16.21
Broken bolts and headaches Leeward Rail at 4:11pm 08.16.21 EZ Out is a commonly known name for a screw extractor, kind of a colloquialism - notice how everyon
Broken bolts and headaches dmax at 4:09pm 08.16.21
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Tally Ho at 4:05pm 08.16.21 I was able to play the vide on my laptop...I agree, not much vibration.
Broken bolts and headaches MikeHoncho at 4:00pm 08.16.21 Some comments on the comments: EZ Out is a commonly known name for a screw extractor, kind of a col
Opened up the sailbag Paul356 at 3:33pm 08.16.21 I ordered nice big numbers from Sailrite and stuck them on my H356 sails. Still sticking well sever
NOT buying H34 swshogren at 3:28pm 08.16.21 I go thru about 1/3 to 1/2 of a tank per year and I use my boat quite a bit. I just top off the tan
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 Davidasailor26 at 3:26pm 08.16.21 From what I could see in the video there was a little vibration, but not really any worse than mine,
Fuel Cap Winch (2) Mechone at 3:26pm 08.16.21 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it

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