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yanmar overhaul Rob at 9:47am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/825 Does anyone know of someone in the Miami area that overhauls Yanmar diesel engines. Will travel if s
mast John at 9:28am 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/922 I bought a 30 foot with no mast does any one know the dimensions ...where I might find them or where
Mast Raising Pole, single handed equipment Kurt Stanich at 9:26am 01.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2656 Hi all-I am looking for a mast raising pole for my 1989 Macgregor 26. If anyone has or knows of one
orphan wires on catalina 27 grjfield at 7:22am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3743 I'm a new owner of an old, but sturdy (1978)27' Catalina. The 6 switch electrical distribution panel
Doing the Delmarva Jake Haynie at 7:16am 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1175 Hi all,I want to do the Delmarva in the near future and am trying to glean information from y'all.
What type of wood used on Hunter a 1980 22 Pete at 6:48am 01.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/866 I recently bought a Hunter 22. I'm replacing some of the wood both interior and exterior and without
Clew on New Mainsail Allen at 5:46am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/804 Hey Guys,Haven't posted in a while. I hope everyone is having a great winter. Quick question: I
Improve light air sailing PHitchcox at 3:53am 01.17.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 11/1367 Thanks for participating. An old question with hopefully a new answer.I have an inmast furling ma
Liquid Rollers vs. the MacGregor "bump" RichardL at 5:00am 01.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1078 For those who have trouble getting your Mac to fit snugly up to the bow stop on the trailer, I can r
Gate valves - bad rap? Stephen OBrien at 4:26am 01.03.05 Ask All Sailors 25/3949 Every book I've read that touches on the subject of hull-throughs treat gate valves as the worst pos
Universal Deisel Overhaul ADVISE wcwinder at 4:16am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/995 I have removed the 11 HP Universal Deisel from my recently purchased 1983 Catalina 27. It was pretty
Sailing the gulf Charisma at 4:13am 01.03.05 Destinations 8/3193 Hi we live in Colorado and are thinking of trailering down to the Texas gulf for some sailing/fun. T
Water coming into bilge from discharge hose. wcwinder at 3:46am 01.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2282 If I have a following sea condition water comes in through the discharge and slowly fills the bilge
winter cover David11038 at 3:44am 01.03.05 Day Sailers 3/1735 As a new owner of a 170, I wasn't sure how to cover it for the Michigan winter. I had read that I s
OUTBOARD FOR HUNTER 30 JONNY at 3:06am 01.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1293 Wondering if anyone who owns a Hunter 30 -1980 uses a outboards and how is it working.JONNY
Roller Furling - Hunter 34 Steve Royall at 2:34am 01.03.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1766 I am looking at buying a 1986 Hunter 34 - the boat does not have a roller furling Genoa. Can anyone
Replacing the rope clutch on 25.5 Charles at 2:32am 01.03.05 Smaller Boats 1/860 I don't have a question --- this is just an "in case you're interested" posting...I have a 1984 25
summer cruise on LIS mike C16582 at 2:26am 01.03.05 Destinations 1/1537 With the winter upon us I though I'd share a siling story.this past summer, I cruised Long Island
Anchor and Steaming light connector David Hoch at 1:58am 01.03.05 Smaller Boats 4/979 Folks,While raising the mast this weekend, the mast electrical connector was under the base as the
91 30' damaged toe rail Kim Ramey at 1:57am 01.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/969 Hi, I have a 91 30' Hunter with some damaged toe rail that must be replaced. I contacted Hunter but

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Electronics Ugrades - best approach? curt in CO at 8:51am 12.16.20 IMHO, The key to long term success is - start with the network. Install one modern network backbone
An intro and a question (1) jssailem at 8:46am 12.16.20 Glad you decided to join us Dakota. Welcome and congrats, I think< on your boat. No boat owner wants
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 8:37am 12.16.20
Hunter 18. jssailem at 8:32am 12.16.20 Just an off the wall, old school thought. ding drain line. Leaky drain lines do not belong on a boa
Should I lubricate my rudder post? Driftin II at 8:28am 12.16.20 Thanks for the advise - I was going to try silicone grease - the teflon sounds even better.
Hunter 18. billwnc at 8:26am 12.16.20 Yes. The scupper drain hose.
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Parsons at 8:20am 12.16.20 That "VARA" rudder is just damage waiting to happen, so be careful. When I owned that boat, I abused
Anyone have pics of mast lowering Bridle attachment? (1) kmhalvorson at 8:18am 12.16.20 This is the diagram for my 23.5, the 26 uses the same system. If you have a mast crutch, it is just
Should I lubricate my rudder post? dmax at 8:17am 12.16.20 I have used teflon trailer hitch grease (super slippery) but any waterproof grease will do.
Texas December Racing (1) Jackdaw at 7:50am 12.16.20 . Chili contest portion of the regatta was cancelled due to Covid concerns. Normally two classes, ch
Moving chainplates outboard Kings Gambit at 7:40am 12.16.20 Hi all, I was reading the replies to joe28532 's leaking chainplates problem and don't want to hija
Texas December Racing Jackdaw at 7:27am 12.16.20 Yea, the time to keep a boat from driving over you is not when they are a lane up and overtaking, it
Moving chainplates outboard (1) Jackdaw at 7:06am 12.16.20 While this COULD be done, for your need its not worth the effort. For sure new longer spreaders, an
ipad for navigation sesmith at 6:57am 12.16.20 Also, let's address the cost. You can get a 13" iPad and a 7" iPhone for about $1,600 and the maps
The Proper Prop Crazy Dave Condon at 6:53am 12.16.20 @jssailem and @Daveinet At the age of 9 celebrating New Years Eve 12/31/59, my family was on the SS
Prop shaft zinc 321 DougM at 6:47am 12.16.20 Hi Doug, Have you looked at Boatzincs.com? They have magnesium shaft collars. not sure if they h
Hunter 216 Bungee Chord On Rudder Pod Hunter216 at 6:42am 12.16.20 I didn't but it would be fun to have. Might be a bit of a handful though since I mostly sail single
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain Larry-DH at 6:39am 12.16.20 You could do them together leaving plastic in the middle to form an inner and outer rail. Great id
Check Your GFI's leo310 at 6:36am 12.16.20 the wire melted at the crimp point.
Should I lubricate my rudder post? Justin_NSA at 6:26am 12.16.20 Tried to find anything and all I came up with is this article on improving the C30 in general. There

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