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groco hf worth rebuilding? Richard19068 at 6:45am 09.09.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2415 Peggy,I have a Groco HF pump on an HE base. I assume this is original equipment on my 1985 boat. I
check valve jack at 6:39am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/995 On my 86 Catalina 27 there is a check valve just off the outgoing hose on the hot water tank. Its a
Pad eye for Spinaker / Reach Poll Rob Edgcombe at 5:56am 09.09.05 Big Boats 1/894 This is our first year with a 1993 Legend 35.5. The seller to us either did not have or did not give
Salvage of Nimbus Nimbus at 5:09am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1095 So Katrina sank my Catalina 30. As soon as I could get to it (4 days later) I decided to see if I co
Bridge height dilemma John T1594 at 4:49am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 2/4069 The Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey in which we sail has two fixed height bridges that some what l
Toe Rail Drainage Problems Sub at 4:00am 09.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1310 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. A previous owner had caulked along the toe rail and deck joint. There is
Wiring Harness upgrade Ed at 3:06am 09.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1132 I am preparing to attempt the re-wiring of my '87 C30. I plan on ordering the new wiring harness fr
VHF Radio Broke sailor SV Marcell at 2:39am 09.09.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1582 Why is it that when you monitor the VHF you can only hear one side of the conversations? Someone us
Info on 3 blade prop berwin at 2:03am 09.09.05 Catalina 30 5/1700 I have a 1989 30 TR with a 2 blade prop (Come with boat new) I would like to know which is the bette
downwind speeds catalina 38 Dave at 1:47am 09.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1057 I am thinking of buying either a Catalina 38 or a Cal39 any advice would be helpful, especialy regar
Mac 26D Spinnaker John S at 1:25am 09.09.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/920 I am almost ready to get knocked down! I just need to rebuild my spinnaker pole and I'll be ready to
Leaks John Richard at 1:23am 09.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/789 I need some help. Jack's Place has a persistent leak coming from some where aft of the dripless sha
single handed David11038 at 12:57am 09.09.05 Day Sailers 6/1639 This has been a great first year with my new boat, as I have gained confidence sailing it in a varie
Beneteau 375 Rudder Tom2891 at 10:51pm 09.08.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1352 I Have a 1985 375 First. There is a rubber black seal at the top of the rudder that has pealed off.
overhaul of a volvo penta md21 Martin Schiller at 10:29pm 09.08.05 Hallberg-Rassy 2/11405 Our HR 352 was built in 1980 and the motor, an volvo penta md21 (who is based on a peugeot indenor),
Need advice on Lazy Jacks..... Gary at 10:25pm 09.08.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1757 About to begin installing a homemade lazy jacks system on a H31 with an ~11 ft. boom. I would love h
OI 41 CB Boonzajer at 7:22pm 09.08.05 Morgan 3/2930 I have a Morgan OI 414. Did a trip to Africa, ship performed well. However, will not sail to windwar
Looking for San Francisco peninsula C-22 owners David Torrisi at 2:09pm 09.07.05 Smaller Boats 3/1259 I'm trying to round up any past, present for future members of Fleet 9out of the San Mateo area. Ar
Plumbing RAD at 2:08pm 09.07.05 The Cherubini Hunters 0/874 1st - Where does the ice box drain to? Is it the bilge? I can't find a hose?2nd - How does one go
weather helm ? Steve11003 at 1:10pm 09.07.05 Seidelmann 1/1570 I think I understand the principle of weather helm forward rake of the mast is less, rearward is mo

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No Traveler? Alan Gomes at 1:13pm 02.23.21 Ya' only need all those sail controls if (1) you know how to use them and (2) you're actually going
No Traveler? Parsons at 1:07pm 02.23.21 Ya' only need all those sail controls if (1) you know how to use them and (2) you're actually going
No Traveler? Alan Gomes at 12:53pm 02.23.21 So is hauling the vang tight and then easing the main sheet have the same effect of just adjusting
No Traveler? ontherocks83 at 12:39pm 02.23.21 From Oyster: "There is currently no option for a traveller. Adamson believes that, for most owners,
Caulking Guns (1) Allan12210 at 12:32pm 02.23.21 A pneumatic gun would be great, but there is no room on the boat for a compressor. :) And for se
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Corey16781 at 12:25pm 02.23.21 Hi - (1) NADA - Available online (2) BUC Book - Also available online (3) Yachtworld.com Listing of
No Traveler? MikeHoncho at 12:25pm 02.23.21
Beware of BoatUS Insurance tfox2069 at 12:20pm 02.23.21 Can you educate us on how you went about getting the three different valuations? Sorry about losing
Stem/Keel Repair PaulK at 12:09pm 02.23.21 Like dlochner suggests, in order to be sufficiently strong the whole repair area needs to be opened
No Traveler? Justin_NSA at 12:07pm 02.23.21 From Oyster: "There is currently no option for a traveller. Adamson believes that, for most owners,
Marking anchor rode MikeHoncho at 12:02pm 02.23.21 Could someone please explain how marking every 25 feet actually helps? If you anchor in 20 feet, a
Marking anchor rode (1) LakeShark at 11:57am 02.23.21 Could someone please explain how marking every 25 feet actually helps? I think it all depends on
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam tfox2069 at 11:55am 02.23.21 Thanks to everyone for all the great advice. New system is up and running and we love it. 3 x Firef
No Traveler? ontherocks83 at 11:54am 02.23.21 I get the racing part, cost, and clutter, but using the traveler is great for balancing the helm.
No Traveler? PaulK at 11:51am 02.23.21 Makes it easier to move around in the cockpit. It's also cheaper to build. They perhaps figure that
Larger wheel? Benny17441 at 11:39am 02.23.21 A larger wheel will also slow down the responsiveness of steering inputs. Some think they look real
Stem/Keel Repair withintheruins14 at 11:30am 02.23.21 Is there a standard approach for redoing the whole boat stem? Though busted and broken at points the
Stem/Keel Repair withintheruins14 at 11:24am 02.23.21 That is kind of a major repair. The hull needs to be ground back to solid fiberglass. Ideally this
Stem/Keel Repair dlochner at 11:22am 02.23.21 That is kind of a major repair. The hull needs to be ground back to solid fiberglass. Ideally this s
76 years ago today, on an island DayDreamer41 at 11:10am 02.23.21 I installed a memorial wall at our church allowing for roughly 50 8x10 photographs and the backgroun

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