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Getting to Block Island Tom Chastain at 8:43pm 05.26.04 Big Boats 9/1488 I am sailing to Block for the first time June 3, 04. Question is to go through the gut at Plum Isla
Roller Furler Ken Starnes at 3:00pm 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/911 Hi I'm in the market for a Roller Furler system and want to hear from you which system you think is
Brighter Moments John Dodge at 12:51pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1239 My wife and I just signed the paperwork for our new to us 1996 Catalina 36 tonight.we take off on S
Bottom paint allan at 12:41pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1715 How often should you paint your bottom? I understand that boats in warmer temperatures need paingin
h40.5 owners- any topping lift line fraying issues Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1018 My 1997 h40.5 has frayed the topping lift within a couple feet of the end of the line and the beginn
Changing back to roller reefing jib on Hunter 25 Chris Lydle at 11:26am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1476 I recently bought a 3-rd hand 1981 Hunter 25. Apparently a previous owner was an avid race, because
Boom Brakes Bob F at 9:24am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 I've been thinking about one of those boom brakes on my H376 (like Dutchman) that use friction to sl
3GM30 photos? R at 8:39am 05.26.04 Big Boats 15/1629 Anyone have some photos?or maybe even a dimensioned drawing of a 3GM30 or / and an exploded view.
Crew and Boat Exchanges jerrlaw at 8:05am 05.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1312 I own an exceptionally nice 1996 Oceanis 44 that is kept in the Caribbean. I have sailed from Trin
Changing the coolant on a Yanmar 2GM Kevin13713 at 7:23am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2243 I own a H320 and am changing the coolant for the first time. The existing coolant has about 100 hou
Water leak S. Hockey at 7:15am 05.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1120 I have a 1991 Cat30. Above the stove (port side) there is a light fixture and from one of the scre
Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30 Battery Charger opener at 6:37am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 0/4044 I have a Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30, 3 bank on board charger. I am having some problems and unfortunatel
storm sails ? Morrie at 5:18am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2063 Does anyone have measurements for a storm trisail and a storm jib (for the inner forestay) for the 3
installing a am/fm cd player w/speakers bernie at 3:03am 05.26.04 Smaller Boats 16/2234 dear friends, i want to install a am/fm cd player with two speakers on my catalina 22 and was wonder
Need to rent tow vehicle Dennis at 2:44am 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/889 Sold my Explorer and figured I could rent a truck when I needed to tow my X. Quickly discovered tha
PAR ProtoTank 12 Recirculating Holding Tank S/Y Gryphon at 2:00am 05.26.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2907 Does anyone have any information about the PAR Proto Tank (12gal) recirculating holding tank. I hav
Gate valve replacement Dan Dawson at 1:14am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1103 I want to replace my existing gate valves on my H27. I know Seacocks are best, but a lot of extra wo
Saint Joseph Peninsula and Bay (florida) p323ms at 12:24am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1660 Anyone with experience in this area??? We are thinking about sailing there and anchoring for a coupl
Rusty Keel Questions Dave at 12:11am 05.26.04 Smaller Boats 3/1126 The C-22 I just purchased has a lot of rust on the keel. I'd like to do a quick fix with this now a
Catalina Sail in Hunter 260 Water Ballasted Boat Gary Verburg at 11:34pm 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1159 I am contemplating trailering my boat to Southern California from Phoenix and to sail it to Catalina

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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 8:02am 01.09.21 Our 9KW Kohler Generator was submerged for about 10 minutes when the boat was put back in the water.
Alden Caravelle -Righting Moment sail sfbay at 7:57am 01.09.21 To find the internal righting moment multiply the righting arm by the magnitude of the resultant wei
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. Dave Kyle at 7:48am 01.09.21 Wow. All you guys are great. This is the type of information I needed to get started. I appreciate a
Eye Splice double-braid MikeHoncho at 7:43am 01.09.21 Make a fid out of fine piano wire .
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 7:33am 01.09.21 The RUDDER... My New Rudder is on Order from... SailboatOwners.com store The service is great!
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye ShawnL at 7:32am 01.09.21 There are a couple of ways to do it, either from below, or from above. From below, I'd say if you c
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) frenzy13 at 7:23am 01.09.21 I had the same problem with our Cat 320 with a 3GM30F. I did everything you did. The problem turned
Hatch insignia? Identify old hatches? sail sfbay at 7:02am 01.09.21 ............Now - the task of replacing the lenses............Or contact......Select plastics......
So Many Projects, Where to Start? shemandr at 7:02am 01.09.21 I'm not a C22 owner and never have been .... I would get rid of the roofing tar ASAP while it's col
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? Ken Cross at 6:54am 01.09.21 Yes, ideally the cable and main panel breaker should not be at max load. However, the main breaker
Mast Sail Slide Channel (1) kloudie1 at 6:50am 01.09.21 The original mainsail bottom slides were attached with a kind of boltrope thing where all the slides
So Many Projects, Where to Start? ShawnL at 6:32am 01.09.21 The winch handle should be able to rotate 360 without hitting anything. It doesn't look like it's b
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. sail sfbay at 6:07am 01.09.21 I have used BoatUS, Markley and Chubb who are major boat insurers. For the last 2 you will have to
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. DougM at 6:06am 01.09.21 I have commented about this before in another thread, sorry if its a repeat. I have my boat insured
Arch davits / obstructed view (1) sail sfbay at 6:01am 01.09.21 Attached is a photo of my 9'6" Achilles LEX dinghy and 3.5 hp Tohatsu motor on my Hunter 386. Never
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) RoyS at 6:01am 01.09.21 Could it go here? No. That looks like a head bolt. The port on the 2QM15 is there for the specific
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? dlochner at 5:32am 01.09.21 First off, there should be a difference between the panel circuit breaker and actual current draw.
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. HMT2 at 5:10am 01.09.21 I have had a Progressive agreed value policy for a decade with one claim and I have been very please
Mast Sail Slide Channel Joe at 5:07am 01.09.21 Here's a bunch of various mast gate covers.... good luck, have fun.
Mast Sail Slide Channel justsomeguy at 2:46am 01.09.21 Search for "mast gate" and your particular mast. May be in the store on this site.

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