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I Can't Beleave no one has offered to help me Sean at 10:11am 06.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1028 I can't Beleave no one has offered to help me even for money I have always went out of my way to h
Anchor light KY at 10:03am 06.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/954 Before I find my way to the top of the stick does anyone know what bulb is used for the anchor light
Can't get holding tank out of 35.5 Legend John at 10:01am 06.30.05 Big Boats 3/722 I have a early 90's (I think) 35.5 Legend and the aluminum holding tank leaks. It is too big to get
Is wiring the thru-hull shut enough? David W at 9:10am 06.30.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1335 Peggy, in your experience, is wiring or locking a thru-hull shut sufficient to satisfy the "no overb
owners manual Jim Bessinger at 8:57am 06.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/882 Is there such a thing as a owners manual for a 1990 H30? I am still learning how things are to work
Hand cranking a Yanmar 2GM Dreamboat at 7:33am 06.30.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1216 I have recently purchased a 1982 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2GM engine.The boat came equipped with han
Going to California (cont) Levin at 7:16am 06.30.05 Ask All Sailors 18/1763 Hello again... A few months back I started posting to find out if it would be feasible to do the
reefing lines mortyd at 6:39am 06.30.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/3188 i guess reefing is part of sail trim, so here goes. i have a '91 catalina 30 mkii, which came withou
First 40.7 saildrive steve thurston at 6:26am 06.30.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1642 I have had to replace my saildrive lower unit due to electrolysis. The boat is three years old. I h
Anchor Locker Hinges Bobby at 5:44am 06.30.05 Day Sailers 0/1008 I am attempting to replace the two anchor locker hinges on my 1984 O'day 26 and have been unable to
Scuppers Larry Malmberg at 3:00am 06.30.05 Big Boats 1/1136 In a following sea we get quite a bit of water coming up through the scuppers into the cockpit. I u
C 38 Scuppers Larry Malmberg at 2:53am 06.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1113 In a following sea we get a lot of water coming up throught the scuppers. Any suggestions on how to
Cal 2-29, Faryman 10HP, Transmission to Shaft coup sfwessel at 2:17am 06.30.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1426 I have a Cal 2-29 with a 10 HP Faryman engine. The connection between the transmission and the shaft
What Thru-Hull? O2Addict at 1:52am 06.30.05 Ask All Sailors 3/995 I am about to replace all the thru-hulls in my 30ft Hunter, and as the old ones have coroded badly,
Pump out question tomk at 1:45am 06.30.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1180 I have a quick question for all readers. What is considered an appropriate tip for the person that m
Additional Fuel Tank on 2005 41' Jack19387 at 1:38am 06.30.05 Big Boats 5/1057 Has anyone installed an additional fuel tank on a 2005 41ft? If so (and it went well) would you pro
downsizng halyards chris at 1:35am 06.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/978 Ok, just took a stroll through the archives but did not really find an answer. I am going to replace
ST1000 Auto Pilot qestion Randy18526 at 1:23am 06.30.05 Smaller Boats 6/1431 I want to pickup a Ray Marine ST1000 auto pilot. I know there use to be alot of postings for info on
I need a Sailboat Trailor for the weekend Sean at 1:09am 06.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/796 I need a trailor for the weekend I need it friday ' saterday and will return it to you on Sunday or
Fuel Leaking Into Bilge Bill Edmundson at 1:04am 06.30.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1095 We've had several post over the past couple of years regarding this problem. Usually, this has occu

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cal 34 mast removal HonoraryCarioca at 12:11pm 02.03.21 I have a 1975 CAL 2 - 34 and unstepped my mast a few years back. Very simple. The shoe is bolted (or
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat kappykaplan at 12:08pm 02.03.21 What does the deck look like above the cut out?
Cargo Ship snaps in half Leeward Rail at 12:00pm 02.03.21 Small boats rarely span a couple of waves with nothing supporting the middle. Wasn't the Great We
Cargo Ship snaps in half (2) capta at 11:54am 02.03.21 This is nothing new, or in fact, unusual. It's the main reason I tell folks they are safer on a smal
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat (2) JohnRichard at 11:53am 02.03.21 Can you provide us with a photo? hole in the fiberglass extends from the mast support beam, just
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 02.03.21 CHS charts are available at any local marine store. The bigger the store, the more the charts. The
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat kappykaplan at 11:40am 02.03.21 There is also a concerning hole in the deck just below the mast plate. It's L-shaped, doesn't seem
feathering prop Oday 39 Charlie98117 at 11:30am 02.03.21 I replaced the stock 15"/12 fixed 2 blade with a 16"/10 FoF 2 blade on my H34. I feel it did give s
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat (1) JohnRichard at 11:18am 02.03.21 Continuing update - I spent the first night on the boat. It was quite comfortable, but I had all by
Cargo Ship snaps in half shemandr at 11:11am 02.03.21
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Stu Jackson at 11:05am 02.03.21 I would like to obtain paper charts as well. Is there a website where I can get paper charts? Is so
Tale of the tape: Let the rigging begin: Grotto at 10:56am 02.03.21 what was your final solution to the 1/4 eye but larger hole on the spreader bracket. I am redoing th
Cargo Ship snaps in half Don S/V ILLusion at 10:35am 02.03.21
466 rudder stock/post play Scallywagger at 10:22am 02.03.21 Fantastic Ed, that answers that; I am learning. I am most grateful to you and looking forward to get
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? ebsail at 10:15am 02.03.21 Ericson 35 -3 has a separate shower
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Prairie Virgin Sailor at 10:14am 02.03.21 Welcome to the site @Prairie Virgin Sailor . Nothing special about radio, just monitor channel 16
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 02.03.21 Welcome to the site @Prairie Virgin Sailor . Nothing special about radio, just monitor channel 16 a
Stern Rub Rail on Beneteau 323 Sippingsister at 10:07am 02.03.21 Thanks for asking, Ron20324. I'm ready to do a commercial for it! Seriously, the stern rub rai remai
466 rudder stock/post play (1) Ed Caldwell at 9:57am 02.03.21 Terry, one last thing. What are the big bars for that form part of the mast support rigging? They p
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Dave Groshong at 9:57am 02.03.21 Weather comes up fast in that Strait, get a good forecast

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