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Lifeline replacement. PD at 6:00am 11.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/983 The Hunter I bought has serious slack in the lifelines. Should I cut and re-swage one end or replace
Anyone replaced the H30 88-94 holding tank? Patrick Randall at 5:54am 11.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1035 If so, how did you get to the screws holding it down? My aluminium tank is held down by screws at th
battery replacement steve at 5:08am 11.30.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1217 as i look to replace the batteries in my 26Xi'm leaning towards the gell batteries...i know the co
Seacocks for Sink Drains? Norman Gelbwaks at 4:59am 11.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1861 Has anyone felt the need to add seacocks to the two sink drain pipes where they are attached at the
R-12 Cold Machine question Will Larson at 3:28am 11.30.03 Other Sailboats 2/721 I have an old R-12 Cold machine that I would like to try to recharge. What pressure does the low pre
Going Aloft Tom Schaub at 2:59am 11.30.03 Big Boats 9/926 I'm looking for some advice on gear and technique to make climbing to the top of the mast safe and e
FILL'ER UP? christopher bayer at 1:07am 11.30.03 Big Boats 8/887 during the season, i encountered sveral fuel capacity issues. i ran out of fuel while motoring on my
washing sails Boat Babe at 11:22pm 11.29.03 Smaller Boats 2/1094 I have a Capri 16 with the original sails. They're in excellent shape but a bit dirty with slitht m
Sale documents on documented boat Jim Dort at 9:46pm 11.29.03 Big Boats 5/1088 I and my wife are buying out our partner on our Hunter 420, a documented boat berthed in San Digo.
Swim Platform jerry Kozack at 9:29pm 11.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1050 I am interested in adding a swim platform to my 1990 C30 and am looking for ideas, opinions or descr
deep wing 35s5 John at 4:56am 12.04.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1305 I would like to know if the DEEP draft keel for the 35s5 is a wing keel or regular deep draft, I hav
Mainsheet Traveler - Wheels or bearings? Kevin at 4:39am 12.04.03 Ask All Sailors 17/2607 I am thinking of a getting a new mainsheet traveler and have started browsing the various vendor web
Couldn't get this one past your email filtering Bruce Grant at 12:15am 12.04.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1119 I sent a bug report and got back: Reporting-MTA: dns; gemini.dl.necus.net Received-From-MTA: DNS;
Painting Rudder on H28.5 Warren M. at 11:56pm 12.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1109 Having recently purchased a 1986 Hunter 28.5, I noted that rudder was painted with white bottom pa
Engine upgrade Phil Clorite at 11:55pm 12.03.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1099
What Battery Monitor? Peter at 11:25pm 12.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/896 I've got a Catalina 27 with OB engine, a very small (6amp) alternator, and lots of electronics (LCD
Anchor Sailing Pete Econ at 7:50pm 12.03.03 Big Boats 19/1046 There has been lots of info about sailing around at anchor on various boats and our 420 definitely
Looking at used H31's Randy Simmons at 5:16pm 12.03.03 Mid-Size Boats 19/1285 I am a current owner of a H23 that I keep docked on Lake Erie during the summer and am looking to st
Transmission Rattle Dean Strong at 2:58pm 11.15.03 Other Sailboats 3/2374 Kevin,I've always had something between a rattle and grind at very low RPMs with my Yanmar 2GM20F
Rigging tuningnTensions -ODay, Catalina, Ranger Jim Cook at 2:35pm 11.15.03 Bigger Boats 1/1102 Where can I find the tension specs for my 1974 O'Day 27?I just bought a Loos guage and want to use

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Boarding step build dlochner at 4:30am 10.28.20 Your shop's way too neat. :) My thoughts exactly and very well equipped. Must be a shop teacher.
problems filling diesel tank richk at 4:21am 10.28.20 Thanks to the recent posters on this topic; very helpful!
Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? Gene Neill at 3:59am 10.28.20 Measure twice, drill once! :biggrin:
Fold or flex? Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 10.28.20 We have a 3 bladed Flexofold and really like it. We replaced our OEM fixed prop with it. Reverse thr
What is "normal" oil consumption? Rick486 at 3:23am 10.28.20 What is the rate of lubricating oil consumption for a small diesel engine? We have a Yanmar 3YM30 w
Boarding step build justsomeguy at 2:54am 10.28.20 Your shop's way too neat. :)
New to sailing. lots of questions danstanford at 2:49am 10.28.20 Thank you all for your wisdom, and advice. I am going to look into the books mentioned, and if a c
Lifeline autopsy (1) thinwater at 2:17am 10.28.20 Banning Dyneema is a stodgy attitude, and I am a very prudent navigator. In the interests of ac
Fold or flex? Hayden Watson at 12:00am 10.28.20 Now you done it! That is like asking which anchor holds best! :badbad::biggrin: I have an AutoProp
Boarding step build Hayden Watson at 11:05pm 10.27.20 Very nice. I need to do something like this. My marina recently started a "no step unless the Harb
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ken13559 at 9:40pm 10.27.20 Unless ........................... you have belt dust. I'm at a loss as to why your filter ele
Boarding step build (3) VisionPNW at 9:26pm 10.27.20 186670 186671 186672
Rub rail caulk Seadoc at 9:11pm 10.27.20 Has anyone removed an aluminum rub rail channel from a Mac 25 in order to seal the hull-deck joint?
Sailing Porn MikeHoncho at 9:04pm 10.27.20 Ok, I fixed it. View it in 4k
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name Mark Maulden at 8:59pm 10.27.20 A drop is a drop isn't it? 100 or so per teaspoon, 20 per ml. There are a lot of conditions that
Wallpaper in the head? ggrizzard at 8:56pm 10.27.20 As luck would have it, I found a video on a similar kind of job. Hope this helps: lOfCoNVUyuU
Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 ggrizzard at 8:54pm 10.27.20 I can't address your last question as I've never been on that particular boat. Perhaps others who ha
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing Ron20324 at 8:04pm 10.27.20 ... And as for any benefit to the toilet pump, you might consider actually lubricating it instead
New to sailing. lots of questions svlivinalittle at 7:57pm 10.27.20 Fantastic!!! I went through all those same emotions... and now that I have a slight understanding
New to sailing. lots of questions Sledge62 at 7:51pm 10.27.20 So a few years ago I bought a sailboat... And I found out why its called a mid-life crisis, because

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