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Jib sheet on H260 Kevin13821 at 12:26am 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 5/1404 When I wrap the jibsheet around the winch, the line pops up ' out of the cam cleat. Did Hunter forg
Center board Bob at 11:44pm 10.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1159 Need to replace the line that lifts and lowers the centerboard on a 19 2 Oday. Has anyone had the op
Sailboat Cruise Stories Wanted Opie at 11:02pm 10.19.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1179 My wife and I have only sailed once, on a calm day in Oriental, and we liked it. We are reaching re
Has anyone used Durabak ? Tammy at 10:46pm 10.19.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 I am thinking of using Durabak for non-skid on the decks of my H30. Has anyone used this product or
What about Seidelmann sail boats Bill at 10:38pm 10.19.04 Ask All Sailors 7/18075 Can anyone tell me about the Seidelmann company. I have a chance to buy one, but i am finding it ver
Rubberized keel Keymastr at 8:56pm 10.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/862 Has anyone looked into coatinf the keelor even the bottom with the rubberizing compoud used in truc
Shrouds and Chainplate Leaks Patrick at 8:29pm 10.19.04 Big Boats 2/1151 I have a Catalina 400 MKII that is 5 years old. It has developed a small leak where the shroud attac
Learn to winterize Ron at 8:16pm 10.19.04 Big Boats 11/1159 I have recently purchased a 410 and I am thinking whether to have the boat yard winterize the boat f
Wall Covering for a Cabin Refit Al at 3:44pm 10.19.04 Ask All Sailors 7/3094 I've got a 25'fiberglass boat that needs a replacement of the old original cloth/foam hull covers.
boom vang myron young at 2:56pm 10.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/827 I just bought a 1981 Macgregor 21. the boom has an eye half way back for the boom vang, but there is
Topside water leaks Stephen Paul at 2:27pm 10.19.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/932 Hello, I have a 1994 MacGregor 26 S I think it is an S for "swing Keel". I have enjoyed the boat but
Oday 25 cushions Ted Kaperonis at 2:24pm 10.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1585 I recently took ownershbip of an Oday 25. When the main berth base is pulled out, I do not know whe
Bluewater Dean at 2:03pm 10.19.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1276 I am looking to sail 461 Panama to Australia. Any thoughts on the seaworthyness of 461 for this voya
Name and such Michael7968 at 1:08pm 10.19.04 Smaller Boats 11/1111 I thought I remembered something like this before, but I can't find it in the archives.I want to f
Deck repair around partners Bwild at 12:24pm 10.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1013 Thanks, Bruce, great forum. I'm a big fan of the West System system, and have gotten great results s
Macerator Life Tony Kriz at 12:07pm 10.19.04 Big Boats 5/955 After one year of fairly heavy use, the macerator in my H326 needs replacement. What's the normal l
Bilge pump sizing Timm R at 11:48am 10.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/816 When I first bought my C-22 last winter there was no bilge pump.I bought a 500 gph and after using i
Same TV Sam Bocchicchio at 9:39am 10.19.04 Big Boats 0/780 Jeb:I also have the Sharp "Aquos" tv that is 12 volt ' comes with an adaptor. It is perfect. The
Soft spots on hull John Blue at 9:34am 10.19.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2267 On my 1978 Hunter 27 I have a soft spot on the hull that was caused by too much weight on one of the
Worn Tiller Head and Shaft Steve Maynard at 9:25am 10.19.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1054 The tiller head and through hole on the rudder is worn. What is the best way to repair this? I was

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Cat30 mast rewire -compression post Ward H at 2:39am 02.05.21 Is the teak compression post hollow? I am going to run new wires in the mast including cable for
Hull/Keel repair peterwynndavies at 12:01am 02.05.21 Walk away and find a boat that has an undamaged keel which is seculy attached.
Where install battery charger C25? (1) PyratDave at 11:16pm 02.04.21 We use a small solar panel that makes 5w to keep the batteries on a trickle charge. the panel just l
Cat 22 cabin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 9:20pm 02.04.21 Thanks, Gene. Good to know you have had good results with the LUX. Chris
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 9:11pm 02.04.21 look up Thunderstruck Electric conversions. pretty basic set ups. obviously you still need batterie
Sailing by machine learning jon hansen at 9:08pm 02.04.21 we all are doing the machines. GPS, radios, auto pilots, diesels, compass, lightbulbs, propane, ta
Ventilation for Catalina 25 LuckyDuck at 9:04pm 02.04.21 The Batteries were replaceable on the solar vent we had, charged by the sun during the day and ran
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted markwbird at 8:56pm 02.04.21 Had the same issue. Kanzaki KM3a. It can be rebuilt. Cost you about $800. Replace the cone clutch. D
Sailing by machine learning markwbird at 8:51pm 02.04.21 Already happening with power winches, etc tied into computer with wind vane, knotmeter. Boat can lea
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby VanIslandGuy at 8:34pm 02.04.21 I had a similar issue on our H410 last summer. It was corrosion. Every ground, seatalk plug, and p
Hull question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:04pm 02.04.21
Hull/Keel repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:50pm 02.04.21 @Sailfanatic Comments are based on 50 years working on sailboats first as an owner and later as a
Cargo Ship snaps in half Drinky Crow at 6:33pm 02.04.21 I thought Liberty ships were made of ferro cement?
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Drinky Crow at 6:28pm 02.04.21 He should, at minimum, have a chartplotter. Failing that, a compass or at least a pair of binoculars
Switching an inboard for an outboard SailingLoto at 6:24pm 02.04.21 look up Thunderstruck Electric conversions. pretty basic set ups. obviously you still need batterie
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Meriachee at 6:02pm 02.04.21 And there are some cool pubs on the island. If you guys would just open the border for sailors we co
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Hello Below at 5:45pm 02.04.21 Guys :yikes: Navionics straight line distance has the West side of Gibson Shoal to the entrance of
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted SabreToothedEngineer at 5:15pm 02.04.21 I have an '83 H34 with the 3GMF engine and the Kanzaki KBW10 transmission (just to give you the mode
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) leo310 at 5:05pm 02.04.21 So let say he sails at 4 knots on avg. its going to take 8 hours and this will also be 2 current cha
BOMAR GASKET SFS at 5:02pm 02.04.21 The store here may be able to help you also. @Dave Groshong

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