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Anchor Windlass Michael Martin at 5:11am 05.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/937 Does anyone have a photo, diagram or schematic of an windlass anchor installation? All responses wou
Catalina Owners Drive What? Scott at 4:58am 05.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/1502 My friend and I where wondering.....and this could be fun to see the results....What kind of autom
Replacement Stantion Bases Joey Sowell at 4:32am 05.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/910 Does anyone know of a replacement stantion for the extruded aluminum bases that come on a 1985 31' H
Name Change (1) tgrass462 at 3:33am 05.07.04 Smaller Boats 7/839 We just purchased Asling - a 1994 H 26. We are planning on renaming her to Grasshopper II (as the p
"H260" Serial Number Question? Bob Fliegel at 3:01am 05.07.04 Smaller Boats 4/916 This morning I was out waxing my boat and I saw my hull serial number "HUNF0982E102".I know that t
Bimini Top and stern ladder Ron Hoenstine at 2:46am 05.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1005 I recently purchased a 1993 26S Macgregor. I see already that the cock pit needs a bimini top. Is
Quick release forestay lever arturo devitalis at 1:56am 05.07.04 Smaller Boats 4/1261 I'm looking for a better way to lower ' raise the mast without having to manually loosen then tighte
Mariner Owner Manual Bruce M. Smith at 12:44am 05.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/809 I have 1965 Mariner and am seeking an owners manual for the boat. Does not need to be for that year,
A farewell of sorts...... frank arndorfer at 12:33am 05.07.04 Big Boats 5/787 For several years we had been dreaming/planning of doing the Great Loop after retirement. After much
Hey Phil, what happend to the Jim Smith at 12:17am 05.07.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/878 list of owners personal websites?Regards, -Jim-s/v Forever
Does your jib go right to top of furler? (1) Patrick Randall at 11:52pm 05.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/847 I'm just having a new jib made.The old jib wasn't tall enough to reach all the way up the furler. I
Doe your jib go right to top of forestay? Patrick Randall at 11:47pm 05.06.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/734 I'm just having a new jib made.The old jib wasn't tall enough to reach all the way up the furler. I
Bleeding procedure for Yanmar Diesel Mitch at 10:08pm 05.06.04 Big Boats 7/6071 Can someone outline the procedure for bleeding air from the injectors of a Yanmar 3GM30F. I have to
Dockline chafe and a remedy,please? Paul Aubrecht at 9:52pm 05.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/905 My 356 is higher than the dock.My dockline runs from my rear cleat to the cleat on the dock and beca
Tiller pilot, GPS Norton at 3:07pm 05.06.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1161 I sail in a bay and in the Gulf in shallow areas which are somewhat protected by barrier islands. I
Beneteau 311-18hp Yanmar Bill at 3:05pm 05.06.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1754 To every one who responded to my first question about buying a 311, Thank You for your helpful respo
Centerboard pennant Richard Frei at 2:03pm 05.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1141 I need to replace the pennant to the centerboard on my O'Day 22. Can any body tell me how it is fast
Suggestions for backing up elena at 1:38pm 05.06.04 Ask All Sailors 22/2007 Our sailboat goes to port when backing her up. To the point where she is almost impossible to get he
Chainplates Todd Ciehomski at 12:31pm 05.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/911 I've finally finished the installation of my new bulkhead (O'day 25)and it looks pretty 'effin' good
Roller furler blow out Paul F at 12:31pm 05.06.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1375 About a month ago the roller furler headsail on a boat two slips down was blown out in a heavy storm

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Water or sun damage? shemandr at 2:47pm 07.20.20 Always look under the duct tape. Why is the bilge freshly painted? Why is there a new bottom? New
Sailing an AeroRig shemandr at 2:38pm 07.20.20 Your description reminds me of a balanced rudder. Is that a good comparison? I once saw one of t
1983 Hunter 30 Bilge Pump ggrizzard at 2:38pm 07.20.20 Icebox(#7) drains to the bilge. Water is picked up by bilge pump (#9) and goes overboard to the tri
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 07.20.20 How does it perform early in that transition from 32 degrees apparent to 90? It seems like at 90 d
Repainting a dink hull capta at 2:32pm 07.20.20 If you glass this boat I have a feeling it will become significantly heavier, which could cause it t
Water or sun damage? capta at 2:24pm 07.20.20 It looks to me like the salon/galley area has recently been refinished, perhaps to cover the evidenc
Reefing tips shemandr at 2:17pm 07.20.20 I previously dissed single line reefing believing it is nearly impossible to coordinate the tensioni
Water or sun damage? shemandr at 2:04pm 07.20.20 What concerns me about the gelcoat cracks is that they are in highly stressed parts of the hull. So
Reefing tips Tim Mills at 1:57pm 07.20.20 Definitely heave to. You should be able to drop the main and reef with ease - single handed. I have
1983 Hunter 30 Bilge Pump (2) sail sfbay at 1:56pm 07.20.20 Below is a plumbing diagram of your Hunter 30 from the attached manual with a dedicated discharge ho
Trailer tongue weight (1) Meriachee at 1:48pm 07.20.20 Welded to the bow stop. You'll notice that there is a built in step, and a rod to stop the assembly
Topping Lift Question weekendrken at 1:33pm 07.20.20 PS. What yr/hull number is she? Forgot to mention that I turned the TL around, using the spare mast
Outhaul H26 (1) sail sfbay at 1:33pm 07.20.20 Bill............might take a look at Hunter 26 Owner mods on this site, specifically cockpit mods wh
Topping Lift Question (1) weekendrken at 1:29pm 07.20.20
CO alarm problem (?) JamesG161 at 1:24pm 07.20.20 High cabin temps due to the weather have been the only change. There is a high temperature limit t
Anyone in Tampa, FL (Pinellas County) that might look at a Catalina 30 for me? dmax at 1:14pm 07.20.20 I talked to a broker the other day who has been in the business since 1995 and and he said business
Reefing tips Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 07.20.20 Earlier in this thread, somebody recommended securing the reef clew to the boom before securing the
Sailing an AeroRig Hayden Watson at 12:47pm 07.20.20 Thanks for sharing. I found your posts extremely interesting and fun to read. By the way, unless
CO alarm problem (?) MikeHoncho at 12:42pm 07.20.20 Replicate the condition but leave the battery charger off and see if that changes things. These dete
Trailer tongue weight srimes at 12:39pm 07.20.20 Good idea on mounting the boom and sail while the tank is filling. I'll have to try that. I've been

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