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Replacement Bow Pulpit Morse at 10:59pm 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1472 A recent bow line failure resulted in the bow pulpit of my '85 Catalina 27 being severly damanaged a
Kato Davits Vic at 10:10pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1425 Has anyone installed Kato davits? I have the directions from Kato and they seem very straightforwar
Can anyone identify this boat? (3) Jim Hart at 9:50pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 3/938 I recently bought this bought from ebay. It was identified as a 67 28' Pearson Triton. It just isn
Removing the shaft Bill O'Donovan at 7:10pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 3/932 I have to replace the cutlass bearing on a Hunter 29.5 shaft.I can't slide it off because boat's al
misleading statement "post new topic" Bud at 5:56pm 12.28.03 Destinations 1/1986 I am not posting a new topic, I am posting a destination story. I sailed to Caladeci Island, Duned
our duplex receptacles went on vacation Andy Craven at 1:07pm 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/924 We came back from Christmas vacation to a cold Catalina 270. We plugged in our small ceramic heater
Back to School? ex-admin at 12:32pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 95/3807 According to a recent article in Pacific Yachting, 31 out of 50 states in the U.S. require boaters t
Topping Lift - 28.5 Cappy at 10:49am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/867 My topping lift line is separating. Other than replace the topping lift, anyone have any comments o
Tohatsu 8hp Outboards Don K. at 10:45am 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 14/2176 I have had it with my hard to start (Manual) Honda 8hp 4 cycle outboard. I am looking at Tohatsu 2
I, P, E, J & Headstay Length - Need Help Joe Mullee at 10:44am 12.28.03 Big Boats 9/2217 I need the headstay length for my H34. I thought it was indicated by one of the symbols. I guess I'm
block and tackle puzzle Mili Cook at 8:32am 12.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/1254 Any help for a complete novice? Well, I'm the novice..Hubby is a sailor, but he's down in the keys
Going to Buffalo Cliff Ruckstuhl at 8:06am 12.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/906 We are looking to plan our summer trip and are thinking of Sailing to Buffalo NY on Lake Erie. Is B
ST4000 Autopilot Dave Winiker at 7:45am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1158 I'm about to install our new ST4000 and am curious as to where others positioned the flux gate compa
Sailing Simulators for computers Wayne at 7:29am 12.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1186 Has anyone purchased a sailing simulator CD for their computer? If so, what was it called? Were yo
Frozen outboard padlock Mike at 6:21am 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 19/1230 Any advice on how to remove a frozen outboard padlock? I put one of those Master Lock outboard lock
Leaking fuel tank Hunter 33.5 Steve at 6:13am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2581 Recently I found the source of my diesel fume smell. My 1993 Hunter 33.5 developed a very minor lea
chain plate rebedding material JERRY MITCHELL at 3:59am 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1314 What is the best material to use for rebedding chain plates?
26M Capabilities Jim at 3:55am 12.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/902 I am interested in possibly buying a 26M. Unfortunately the local rep doesn't have one to try. I n
3 blade feathering prop Mark Robbins at 3:23am 12.28.03 Other Sailboats 6/1102 What size 3 blade feathering prop and pitch settings would fit a 2004 H41 with a 56 hp Yanmar?
Refrig on Hunter 30 1979 steve rainey at 2:08am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/942 My compressor for the refrig is in the middle of some valuable realestate. In my case its in the mi

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Port Side Deck organizer Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15pm 12.03.20 The construction of the encapsulated aluminum plates has worked well on the Hunter sailboats over th
Adding Wheels to a Dinghy Tim22 at 6:07pm 12.03.20 I installed these seaman wheels on my 8 foot dinghy. Works great. Seamax Deluxe 4x4 Boat Launching D
Hunt for a 310 Tom J at 6:06pm 12.03.20 Good choice! My wife and I attended several boat shows before we bought our C310. We always came b
Port Side Deck organizer finefurn at 6:00pm 12.03.20 The imbedded Aluminum plate on Hunter H27 seems to be fairly thin. Not trusting it to hold securely
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Capt Robbie at 5:46pm 12.03.20 can we assume that you are planning to air condition the space? If not then the insulation is not g
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? Hunter216 at 5:26pm 12.03.20
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. supercub at 5:20pm 12.03.20 Good choice, Odays are great boats, in all sizes.
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? shemandr at 5:02pm 12.03.20 Good article on how they came to be. https://www.sail-world.com/news/214640/Americas-Cup-AC75-rig-
Hunt for a 310 Calif. Ted at 4:49pm 12.03.20 There's only 3 on Yachtworld and one is in Wisconsin better call today, newer Catalinas 30' - 38' i
Catalina 27 sail question hdelorenzi at 4:48pm 12.03.20 Shemandr got it right, it's a Cunningham hole. Check out Sail Trim with Don Guillette on the site,
Catalina 27 sail question David in Sandusky at 4:21pm 12.03.20 Shemandr got it right, it's a Cunningham hole. Check out Sail Trim with Don Guillette on the site, a
Boomless sailing 26S MAC stickinthemud57 at 4:12pm 12.03.20 OK, I don't have the credentials to be voicing an authoritative opinion, but I'm going to try to mak
C310 main sheet to helm position? JoeWhite at 4:10pm 12.03.20 Thanks! Is it easy enough to haul in the main under load without the winch though? Yes. I have c36
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:53pm 12.03.20 Sorry to hear of your continued pain, Jim, but it does sound like progress is being made (albeit, sl
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D stickinthemud57 at 3:48pm 12.03.20 I own a Mac 26s and IMO the Mac 26 was not designed for sailing in the conditions you describe. I gr
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 3:44pm 12.03.20 Sorry, I have not had time to update progress on the "Restoration" of Saba. Basically I wanted the
Catalina 27 sail question shemandr at 3:34pm 12.03.20
Hunt for a 310 Don S/V ILLusion at 3:31pm 12.03.20
If you ever wondered what's on top of your mast ... LagunaJay at 3:25pm 12.03.20
Rigging turning while raising the mast stickinthemud57 at 3:22pm 12.03.20 I had this happen to me the first time I stepped the mast on my 26S. Had to bring it down to fix it.

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