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Ice Box Insulation Skipper Jay at 2:44am 09.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1003 I am planning to insulate the ice box in my 88 C-30. I have extensively researched prior posts on th
Are you sure you want a sailboat? Paul McGhee at 2:31am 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1493 All summer long I have been wondering why people buy sailboats. When I see people motoring along-- m
Oil in bilge - What's the source on the engine? Paul at 2:12am 09.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/1741 My Atomic 4 was rebuilt in April of this year. The motor has been running fine all season. Oil press
Want to make my own version of a Topclimber Dave Shore at 1:50am 09.07.04 Big Boats 10/938 Wanted to make my own ascender rig for the mast, has anyone done this? What ad where did you get the
Lost at sea Drew13440 at 1:01am 09.07.04 Smaller Boats 2/901 Just back from first epic adventure in new 240. Sailed about 140 nautical miles roundtrip, last two
Transmission cable Steve at 12:58am 09.07.04 Big Boats 2/842 We have an '84 Hunter 31. The engine tends to vibrate excessively at certain RPMs in forward gear.
Leaking fresh water tank Bert18049 at 12:28am 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1218 My 22 year old SS fresh water tank is leaking. The SS apprears to be in good shape overall. Is re-we
prayers and well wishes!!!!! Dan C30 at 12:17am 09.07.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1273 our prayers and best wishes go out to our sailing friends of South and Central Florida. hoping every
Second Vent / Polypropolene Tom at 12:07am 09.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1250 Dear Peggy,I read your book, "Get Rid of Boat Odors" and found it very helpful. I have a VERY sme
What Mast height? Carter Leary at 12:04am 09.07.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2003 I have a 1977 Hunter 27',I keep seeing articles refering to these boats as having mast heights as ta
PSS Shaft and Wet Bilge Dreamcast at 11:44pm 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1142 Early in the season I had a PSS Shaft professionally installed in my 1986 Hunter 34.The bilge was n
Engine alarms- where to start? Richard Bryer at 11:36pm 09.06.04 Big Boats 10/892 I need some help here!About 2 weeks ago I started getting an engine alarm when we brought the boat
Flattening Main Sail Alan at 7:47am 06.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2247 Sail Shape?? You've bumped into the same problem that many Hunter owners have found with a rig that
2 GM Fuel pump junior at 11:07pm 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/814 My fuel pump is leaking. How hard is it to replace? Is there a rebuild kit out there.?
Main Sail track glides Ken - Kerr Lake NC at 10:27pm 09.06.04 Smaller Boats 4/1088 2001 260 main sail track glides Has anyone had to replace? I have had one break and am thinking of r
backs to Port Sam at 9:11pm 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1096 We recently purchased a 89 hunter. When we are docking it backs to port making this a difficult pro
Vent Ports Uwe at 8:47pm 09.06.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/900 I just removed and cleaned up the two vent ports on my boat.If you want to know how its done Post t
Removing hull graphics brianb9836 at 8:46pm 09.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/960 I just bought a 1993 Hunter 23.5, and I am considering removing the hull graphics. It consists of 2
S/V WindSong In A Watery Grave Dave Laing at 5:41pm 09.06.04 Smaller Boats 10/926 Hurricane Frances took her toll on Central Florida. This evening I went to check on my h-23,"WindSon
Steering at close reach Dave Bloch at 1:17pm 09.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/861 Thanks to good advice we received here last spring, we purchased a 1974 O'Day 20.She seems to be in

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Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 sailme88 at 4:20am 11.19.20 I have a foredeck windlass powered by Armstrong... it gets the best of my 36 YOA son in law...at som
A sad day sailme88 at 4:08am 11.19.20 He succeeded in one industry where Tucker failed in another...His legacy will reflect his high stand
A sad day Will Gilmore at 3:04am 11.19.20 Every sailboat designer today should bow their heads for this man. It sounds like he was quite the
Engine Controls SFS at 2:47am 11.19.20 Time to hit the "ignore poster" button. Because after all: a) everybody knows a survey guarantees se
Orca Attacks? Rick486 at 2:42am 11.19.20 Who's Gordon Fitzgerald? Probably Lightfoot. Tough early in the morning :)
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 jssailem at 2:38am 11.19.20 Nice solution. Thanks for sharing. :biggrin::beer:
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 (1) Drhive at 1:36am 11.19.20 Hi again. Just an update for anyone who might search for this thread. We've solved the problem. T
Selden Furlex system Halyard Deflector morsail779 at 12:25am 11.19.20 The mast does look like a Seldon. They do have the jib halyard sheave box low enough to prevent hal
New Sails - advice? morsail779 at 11:27pm 11.18.20 Hey, as an independent sailmaker/owner of a small business for over 40 years, buy sails that are mad
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising Joe at 10:54pm 11.18.20 I have a BG vulcan 7 on my 27 footer and it's a perfect size. My boat's tiller steering prompted me
Simple Engine Maintenance Log nightowle at 10:43pm 11.18.20 Sailfanatic - I like this, however, I'm missing where you keep track of the previous dates for oil a
On the "Distant" Dream? SoSound at 10:28pm 11.18.20 @jon hansen, I get your drift! I'm a better skier than I am a sailor. What's the difference? Pers
On the "Distant" Dream? jon hansen at 10:17pm 11.18.20 just ramblings of an old man, nothing more. if your boating makes you smile then it's all good.
On the "Distant" Dream? jon hansen at 10:15pm 11.18.20 when working on the lakes, i had winters off, paid. :) went skiing a lot, mostly aspen, some jackson
A sad day Joe at 10:10pm 11.18.20 What a legacy this man left us. Thank you, sir.
A sad day Phil Herring at 10:10pm 11.18.20 92, but it's still hard to believe.
Love Texas. HMT2 at 10:01pm 11.18.20 All depends on you. ,I live on the Texas coast, 125 miles SSW of Houston and don't have or use AC i
On the "Distant" Dream? SoSound at 9:10pm 11.18.20 Somehow, heading to sea for days only to turn around and return home would be missing an important
Love Texas. Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:05pm 11.18.20
Orca Attacks? justsomeguy at 9:05pm 11.18.20 Do you know Gordon Fitzgerald is on to his third wife? Who's Gordon Fitzgerald?

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