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Poliglow Bob Teasdale at 10:50pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/956 Just tried Poliglow on my 1987 Catalina 30 ' there is no comparison to Island Girl as I have tried b
Mast pre-bend Monty Miller at 10:45pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1082 Hi Brion,I appreciate all of the rigging information that you are giving us. The Hunter B'R system
Tiny Tach Rick Warner at 9:31pm 04.18.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/888 Has anyone out there installed a diesel Tiny Tach for their sailboat? I have a 1981 H30 and would li
Fuel Tank O'23 Jonathan at 8:57pm 04.18.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/868 What is the largest fuel tank that will fit in the fuel locker of an O'23? My 3 gal. is too small.
Dry Bilge Sean at 8:38pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/726 I've finally got a dry bilge. I installed the GOF Teflon packing that I purchased from emarine.com.
Screens for portals Belle at 7:25pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/878 We are looking for screens for our 1985 Catalina 30 for the portals over the head and wet locker. A
standing rigging question Rich at 6:06pm 04.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1155 The shrouds on each side of my H35 attach to a plate on deck which somehow further connects to a rod
Taking a Bearing (not accurate) WJ at 3:29pm 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 27/1832 I am practicing taking a bearing and my accuratcy is way off by approx 5 points on the compass.I am
What should be the life-expectancy of anchor chain Rich Stidger at 3:07pm 04.18.05 Ask All Sailors 3/2875 This topic has been discussed briefly before, but now that the season is upon us I am looking at my
sea water flooding toilet H2Odreamer at 2:43pm 04.18.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/7418 Hi, I'm a new boat owner of a 1982 27' foot Hunter. I'm guessing my sanitation system is not set u
Is a vented loop necessary for the MSD III? Dave at 2:05pm 04.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/973 I'm installing a marine sanitation device type III (holding tank, then Y-valve, then (a) macerator p
trailer rust Boat Babe at 1:22pm 04.18.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1410 I have a Capri 16 which I keep on a trailer. I've found that the trailer is rusting badly and I n
REALLY need advice on max prop adjustment!!! Gary at 1:16pm 04.18.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1437 1984 H31 2GMF13 YanmarI'll make this as short as possible. Bought the boat and the 16 inch, 2 bla
Stanchions with base use in 1985? fergnor14996 at 1:14pm 04.18.05 Big Boats 9/790 Hunting (pun intended) for 2 to match the 24 inch with base. Is there still a source for them?
Adjustable Jib Fairleads on H-216 Mr.Ernie at 12:52pm 04.18.05 Smaller Boats 0/908 It appears to me that the location of the jib fairleads on the H-216 are just fine as long as you ar
Another tragedy in SFO area Mel E at 12:36pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/826 with a nice S/V lost on the rocks in San Francisco.
mac26 boat cover FredJ at 12:25pm 04.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/898 I need to cover my mac 26S but am having no luck on finding a ready made cover. Is there anyone out
Furler-forestay Ken Yap at 12:05pm 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/873 After viewing Brian Toss' Tuning Your Rig video, I tried my hands at tuning my Hunter 326 B
Whole rig too tight ? Phil at 11:40am 04.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/854 This is really good timing, I just posted on the Hunter site last week. I bought a 30 foot sloop in
Aluminum Toe Rails for Legend 40.5 Fred at 11:36am 04.18.05 Big Boats 5/1159 The marina repairing my Legend 40.5 is having difficulty finding replacement toe rails. The toe orig

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Yanmar 3YM30 Help RoyS at 6:52am 09.25.20 Zip tie found a concern? You are in a different universe than I am. I keep a small container below t
Adding a new battery HandsOnTech at 6:50am 09.25.20 If you have the room, you may want to consider replacing the house battery with a pair of GC2 golf c
West Wight Potter P19 rgranger at 6:36am 09.25.20 It is a nice pocket cruiser with a loyal following. I've looked at them myself.
NEED a new Auto Pilot? jssailem at 6:35am 09.25.20 It could be a newer model. Or they could be preparing for the normal production shipment. The past f
H26 electric control panel rgranger at 6:29am 09.25.20 ... and here is a link to just the switches https://shop.sailboatowners.com/search.php
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Daze at 6:27am 09.25.20 Thanks for the reply. I am getting the boat ready to be a liveaboard which will include the geograp
Traveler Car Mainsheet ShotgunSlim at 6:13am 09.25.20 The sheaves on my '86 were completely gone when I got the boat. I considered trying to find/fabrica
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 David in Sandusky at 6:11am 09.25.20 A barber hauler would work. Rig a line with a block (pulley) on one end. Run the sheet through the
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? dmdiehl64 at 6:06am 09.25.20 Great insight, thanks!
H23 Cabin Access shemandr at 6:05am 09.25.20 I call them hatch boards.
H26 electric control panel (1) kappykaplan at 5:57am 09.25.20 Here's a screenshot of the page . . .
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer (1) Seaswood at 5:54am 09.25.20 Round head with a keeper cast into the head of bolt. the frame is held by two bolts on each side thr
She's creaking at 40 Ward H at 5:52am 09.25.20 I'm starting to get a bit of delamination in a couple of high traffic areas. Would adding a teak st
Synthetic Oil ? Ward H at 5:43am 09.25.20 Weigh the cost of the oil you bought and the cost of an engine repair. Odds seem pretty low that yo
H26 electric control panel Chiriqui at 5:40am 09.25.20 How about here... https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cat.php?8124 I don't see a panel listed or if poss
She's creaking at 40 SailingLoto at 5:39am 09.25.20 I found an advertisement where Bangor Punta was boasting that they used the latest and greatest sea
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Ward H at 5:17am 09.25.20 To add to Big Easy's post, old line can swell and the surface can be less slippery. Edited to add (
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 5:15am 09.25.20 #Peggy, I had placed the order on hold yesterday so I can change it. I did not realize that Ronco co
Synthetic Oil ? JamesG161 at 5:12am 09.25.20 I have been using Diesel Engine formulated Synthetic oil in Genset Yanmar and Volva Penta engines fo
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 shemandr at 5:08am 09.25.20 Low friction rings? I'm not visualizing the problem very well. So maybe you could haul the clew in

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