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When to Change Seacocks? Mikes Oasis at 12:31am 01.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1030 I assume that my recently purchased 1986 C-30 has the original seacocks. They look like cheap inexp
Rudder position sensor Michel at 12:06am 01.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/851 This picture display the current installation on my Hunter 430. As you can see the rod is connected
Topping lift chafes against batten pockets Flan at 11:55pm 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1195 The topping lift on my H26 sometimes chafes against the batten pockets of my mainsail (full roach ma
Spinnaker sheet length Tony at 11:21pm 01.20.05 Big Boats 6/1735 Hi does anyone have their H41 manual handy ? Mine is wrapped up for the winter on my boat.Can anyo
Mainsail Luff Curve David Desforges at 11:11pm 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1865 Bill,I have a 1989 Hunter 30 and am in desperate need of a new main. I am considering ordering one
Motor on a 170 Geo at 11:10pm 01.20.05 Day Sailers 6/1311 I am hesitant to add a motor to my 170. I'm looking for opinions on this issue from those who have o
Blue Water Sailing School in Fr. Lauderdale Michael Mangione at 10:21pm 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/962 My wife and I just completed a 7 day 6 night school with Blue Water Sailing School in Fort Lauderdal
Thru-hull tapered wood plugs John Arvidson at 2:00pm 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1733 Could anyone tell me the sizes and quantity of thru-hull tapered wood plugs I need for my Hunter 31?
Air Head Rodney Sheaffer at 1:32pm 01.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1245 I have a 28 O-day am thinking of replacing the Head with an Air Head toilet. Any Pros or Coms.
Locating a depth finder transducer on Wing Keel Ole RB at 1:08pm 01.20.05 Smaller Boats 5/1318 I'll be installing a depth finder relatively soon and would like to know the best location for the t
Feathering Prop Installed John Richard at 11:28am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1118 I had Jack's Place hauled today to install a new Max-Prop three blade feathering propeller. After g
Leather Steering Wrap for Catalina 310 David Harcourt at 9:46am 01.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1364 I am looking to purchase a leather steering wrap for a 32 inch Destroyer wheel. Any advice as where
B Gary at 9:14am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1228 84' H31Trying to learn more about the advantages/disadvantages of the B
Help......OT new2sail23 at 9:09am 01.20.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1207 I need something that has to do with a boat that rhymes with "name"......Long storyThanx!
prop shaft replacement Bob at 8:45am 01.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1153 I have a '88 30T with a Yanmar 18HP diesel. I had a noise during motoring when I purchased the boat.
why rev. the engine? Al9586 at 7:52am 01.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1175 My Yanmar diesel owner's manual says to rev the engine before shutting it down. Why? Does anybody
Any B343 Owners? George Liu at 7:38am 01.20.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/899 This year Beneteau introduced B343, replacing B331. And there is very little information about this
Rigging Requirements for an APC Roberto20012 at 6:18am 01.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1046 Hi,I have a 1988 Catalina 27 standard rig and am considering an APC. I looked on the Doyle site bu
Carpeting interior Dave at 5:41am 01.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/954 We are toying around with the idea of carpeting over the interior teak. The teak is pretty shot, a
loose footed main ??? ...and other sails Mac666 at 5:03am 01.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/913 Hey, ALL!Since it's still cold outside, all I can do is sail the internet :)So, I came upon a term

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Covid-19 Vaccination dlochner at 1:23pm 03.03.21 One shot down, one to go. Gave me a bad headache. My arm hurts only when I use it. I've had some ac
Covid-19 Vaccination kappykaplan at 1:20pm 03.03.21 In the process of getting my first dose now.
Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 1:12pm 03.03.21 One shot down, one to go. Gave me a bad headache. My arm hurts only when I use it. I've had some ach
B411 Shaft Pitting Ralph Johnstone at 1:09pm 03.03.21 The shaft is magnetic. Ooooh, not so good. Insufficient nickel, which most likely means insuffici
Adding reef points to main AaronD at 1:02pm 03.03.21 :plus: on double-line slab reefing. That's what I've moved to, and I'm happy with it. A recommendat
s2 9.2 questions Oksailor at 1:00pm 03.03.21 I'm looking at a 1983 S2 9.2c that has been largely negleted. Are there any original parts availabl
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Oksailor at 12:53pm 03.03.21 I use a piece of thread tie it around the holder to keep the brush in and then when you slip in the
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (2) Scott T-Bird at 12:49pm 03.03.21 Thx for the reminder. What size alternator did you get/have? Is it a Hitachi? What size is your
B411 Shaft Pitting dlochner at 12:42pm 03.03.21 Researching a new shaft now. I suggested the Sulfur angle because it is obvious the corrosion is j
Bimini frame parts Chiriqui at 12:09pm 03.03.21 I'm heading back down to the boat tomorrow and I will definitely appraise the setup for this solutio
B411 Shaft Pitting RitSim at 12:05pm 03.03.21 Researching a new shaft now. I suggested the Sulfur angle because it is obvious the corrosion is ju
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Stu Jackson at 11:46am 03.03.21 purchased a serpentine pulley kit and installing it Thx for the reminder. What size alternator di
Cabin Windows Stu Jackson at 11:42am 03.03.21 Good advice from Ralph. When you do your search, you might want to consider using the nautical term
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 sailermaned at 11:16am 03.03.21 The problem with the port side is it go's thru the inner liner whereas the starboard side does not I
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank BOSSailor at 11:06am 03.03.21 Nice work. Safe to say that bulkhead is not structural then?
3gmf engine shake (2) Mike Oldak at 11:04am 03.03.21 Mike, how did you go about changing your mounts? Use the boom for the lift or a board across the co
Cabin Windows (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 03.03.21 Welcome to the site. If you go to the top of your screen, you will see a very dim window labelled "
3gmf engine shake Mike Oldak at 10:36am 03.03.21 Don't know how much of a gearhead you are, Mike but this file has some info on sourcing parts throu
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 10:17am 03.03.21 Leslie, I will double check that. Thanks
3gmf engine shake Artey1 at 10:15am 03.03.21 Mike, how did you go about changing your mounts? Use the boom for the lift or a board across the com

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