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Removing Old Name Mark Juetten at 6:24am 06.08.04 Big Boats 3/783 I would appreciate advice on technique to remove the old painted name before I place a new decal on
Retro for Hunter 376 Mark Juetten at 4:54am 06.08.04 Other Sailboats 9/1146 Wondering about a unit for my 1996 Hunter 376 It has a split ice box. I believe an auxillary fan is
power for moored boat BarryL at 4:33am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1142 Hello,I am using a small solar panel to keep the battery charged on mymoored C22 (the outboard do
Cabin Sole Replacement Always FOR SAIL at 4:32am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1444 My 1984 Hunter 34 is in need of a new cabin sole. I dread the job and can only think that the way t
Beneteau Loose Stanchions Always FOR SAIL at 4:27am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/2578 Anyone got a solution for the loose stanchions designed and installed by our French engineers for th
Need a stanchion pole UnderDog at 4:14am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 2/1088 I need to purchase one stanchion pole for my '86 25.5. Is the best place to get this right here at
Halyards led aft on ODay 34 JIM22047 at 3:12am 06.08.04 Bigger Boats 6/1257 I am looking at purchasing an O'Day 34. Really like the cockpit ' cabin. I have not seen any with th
Battery charging and off-gassing Keel-N-Time at 3:11am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 3/1056 Hi Guys ' Gals,I have a new style (post '86) C22 with the battery compartment in the starboard coc
Halyards led aft on O30 JIM22047 at 3:10am 06.08.04 Bigger Boats 0/972 I am looking at purchasing an O'Day 34. Really like the cockpit ' cabin. I have not seen any with
Batteries in General Steve A. at 2:27am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 6/820 I assume a new Hunter H260 comes with one marine deep-cycle battery that is 'adequate' for short per
Changing Ballast Water Steve A. at 1:32am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 15/1709 I was reading in the archives where Ken posted something about changing the water in the H260 ballas
New archive feature: browse Phil Herring at 12:50am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1054 FYI, you can now browse archived threads. Just use the Archive link located on the forum menus, or
Missing slide connection Ed6925 at 12:36am 06.08.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/804 This weekend while sailing with my wife, I was checking out the main sail trim and noticed that both
A/C Condensor scaling FlyBri737 at 12:17am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1170 Does anybody know how to do an "acid flush" on an airconditioner?My boat a/c is not cooling and I
Mast antenna installation Tiga1 at 11:29pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 9/1894 I just received the mast antenna installation kit from Catalina Direct for my C22. It looks like at
Curtains for 29.5,another way Lorenzo14605 at 9:55pm 06.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/925 Finally after 3 years we finally installed the best window covering's simple and they can be made re
H23 reefing (AGAIN!) InvictusSkipper at 9:26pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 2/911 Hi All,So, I am really close to being able to reef my 1987 H23 (Z-Spar). I ran a line through the
Keel cable separation Larry 3553 at 3:07pm 06.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/932 The keel fractured at the point where the lift cable is attached, I was hoping that the cable had sn
This is a GREAT website, AND.... Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 06.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/823 For all of you who are new to this sport and this 'site, I also urge you to ask any boat specific qu
stepping & raising the mast on '82 H25 seagills at 2:16pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 1/735 Does anyone have a method of raising ' stepping the mast manually on my H25?

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Yanmar Engine Life??? capta at 9:45am 11.01.20 Our last genset engine was running fine at 18,000 hours plus, but we were having some trouble with l
I have a rigging question dlochner at 9:43am 11.01.20 Another NA is Jami Buckley of Buckley Yacht Design. He's currently working on refitting 2 65' steel
I have a rigging question capta at 9:39am 11.01.20 I would have any steel boat I was looking at, at any price, audio gauged to determine the thickness
Propeller shaft key material capta at 9:28am 11.01.20 Stainless shaft, stainless key. Bronze shaft bronze key. Anyone who says a key isn't necessary, isn
They all come to an end. shemandr at 9:26am 11.01.20 Swept back spreaders on Mizzen Mast because there is no "Back Stay" due to the mizzen boom? Strut o
Spinnaker working loads? Ron20324 at 9:24am 11.01.20 My B32-3 has 4, OEM, Lewmar 30ST winches, and they have served me well for 14 years. One of these ye
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 dancrosswis@gmail.com at 9:20am 11.01.20 Hi Folks, Has anyone mounted a Mantus M1 on a Catalina 36? I have a 1995 MKII. I understand that M
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Ron20324 at 9:08am 11.01.20 ...as an aside,,,, above each cabin door on the salon side I placed a single "hook"- a robe or towel
Spinnaker working loads? jmce1587 at 9:07am 11.01.20 Out of curiosity, what do you have for your cabin top winches? I use my primary winches for asym t
Shroud Cleat Project Jacktar at 9:04am 11.01.20 Well if you find a small plastic cleat you can just zip tie it to your shroud but it will slip so do
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 8:56am 11.01.20 The bent pole with the black plug in the end looks like a tiller. Do I see a hole drilled through a
Mystery parts! Rick Macdonald at 8:51am 11.01.20 The bent pole with the black plug in the end looks like a tiller. Do I see a hole drilled through a
Catalina 28 buyer reworb at 8:48am 11.01.20 Great boat. Bought it new and had it for over 10 years, till we moved and it was a little to deep d
Autopilot - quick and hard or long and soft? Br3nt at 8:38am 11.01.20 From the title I thought I somehow clicked over to SA.
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line DArcy at 8:22am 11.01.20 We never had that much muscle on board our boats. On the J24 most sailors hang a basket in the co
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line dlochner at 8:12am 11.01.20 I recently saw a video on Instagram where they hauled in the spin between the boom and main then do
Propeller shaft key material DArcy at 8:11am 11.01.20 Yea McMaster Carr is a great source, and I have used them often through work, but they don't ship to
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line DArcy at 8:05am 11.01.20 This was done with spinnaker blanketed by the main and the sail came in under the boom. I recently
Propeller shaft key material dlochner at 8:03am 11.01.20 It's interesting that the first linked article says the key should be the same strength and hardnes
I have a rigging question DArcy at 7:57am 11.01.20 You are right ofcourse but for a 52 fool steelie for less than 5000 it's an interesting deal...lol

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