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Hunter 18.5 Roller furler and jib dan at 12:17pm 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 1/1166 Recently purchased an '88 Hunter 18.5. I would like to equip it with a roller furler and jib. Seems
Furling Blues going away John Dodge at 11:39am 06.10.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1017 I got down to the boat today and began with an inspection of the furling on my 1984 Hunter 31 ( forg
Changing Outhaul Hunter 28 Lewis at 11:09am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1184 I would like to change the outhaul on my H28. There are two lines. Each is attached to a block using
Galley Sink Drain Dennis Stone at 10:40am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/3546 While tracing wiring and water this past week end I found that the galley sinks both drain to a T an
Window-Leaking Dennis Stone at 10:34am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/939 I am working on window leaks. I have ordered the glass to frame seal from Catalina direct. My questi
Lost Left Fender on my 1993 23.5 Trailer need part Frank Leisten at 10:09am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 2/869 Lost my left trailer fender coming back from Lake Powell. Any recommendation on where I can get one
Catalina 250 Eric at 9:53am 06.10.03 Ask All Sailors 0/900 How much weight can I safely haul up the mast with the main halyard on a new Catalina 250 in the wat
Revive a 1985 AB Cold Machine Buzz Dean at 9:13am 06.10.03 Other Sailboats 3/971 We must diagnose what's ailing our circa 1985 Cold Machine to decide whether to fix or replace. The
Radar for Hunter 19 waterballast Nancy Thompson at 8:58am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 1/870 Does anyone have an inexpensive radar to recommend or sell that is appropriate? The one we had on a
29.5 bilge pump robert at 8:49am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/924 Need help out there, My 29.5 bilge pump stopped working.Found out the hard way.Water almost up to t
Full Batten Mains George B., s/v Freya at 8:33am 06.10.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1689 The battens on my C34 must be out of adjustment. One batten in particular, puts a pronounced "S" sh
Lead all lines to cockpit? Tom at 8:20am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1114 Has anyone rigged the halyards to run to the cockpit or seen any good "How-to" articles/photos on th
Speaking of O'Day 222 Trailers... Jim at 8:02am 06.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1160 Speaking of trailers for an O'Day 222 - I am looking for some advise on the best approach to extendi
U-Bolt Eye on bow of Legend 37.5 Jack Lightstone at 7:06am 06.10.03 Big Boats 0/843 Greetings,My Hunter Legend 37.5 has a U-bolt on the the bow that looks a lot like a towing eye. Th
Manuals and Systems drawings Joseph at 6:53am 06.10.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1043 Just purchased a 1980 Hunter 30 and need assistance in obtaining manuals and system drawings ie Plum
Catalina 310 reefing Ed Boudreau at 6:43am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/2600 In meeting with my dealing to spec out a new 310 yesterday and was told therre is only one reefing p
Does anyone have experience with lense replacement Tim McCarty at 6:37am 06.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/868 ...for a Bomar/Pompanette hatch? I have the lense, and caulking, however, I noticed a gasket on the
engine smoke Greg Johnston at 6:35am 06.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/1000 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with a 13hp yanmar. I was overhauled 2 yrs ago but cont'd to smoke. Just las
Prop for 322 Oday Mike Booher at 6:35am 06.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1252 I need to buy a new prop for my 322 Oday. There is a 14X14 on there now but Im not sure that is the
Vibrating Keel? Ozzie at 6:22am 06.10.03 Smaller Boats 6/1298 Hey, I'm looking to buy a C22 or similar (used to sail in a fixed keel version when younger) and had

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Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. (1) Joe Blizzard at 6:58am 10.30.20 I needed some u-bolts on my transom to accommodate a split-backstay modification. There was no way t
Bimini measurements for 23/2 John K Eckert at 6:57am 10.30.20 Great advice. Thank you. Fortunately, the boom on the 23 sit high so there appears to be loads of cl
What shackle for halyards? garymalmgren at 6:57am 10.30.20 A shackle for a halyard would be a halyard shackle as sail sfbay has suggested. And as his link says
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 6:56am 10.30.20 Well with all the Hoopla about Wal-Mart throwing out good food , they asked us Employee's for sugges
What shackle for halyards? kappykaplan at 6:55am 10.30.20 The old ones. :stir::poke:
What shackle for halyards? justsomeguy at 6:54am 10.30.20 Which ones are you using? The old ones.
Matching old gelcoat to new dlochner at 6:54am 10.30.20 The gloss will eventually even out. Start with buffing out the old gelcoat to get it as shiny as pos
What shackle for halyards? dlochner at 6:50am 10.30.20 For the main halyard, I like the Wichard Thimble Shackles. These have a screw pin which makes it eas
Bimini measurements for 23/2 (1) sail sfbay at 6:47am 10.30.20 About height............make it as tall as you can without it hitting the boom, since the ComPac 23
Bimini measurements for 23/2 sail sfbay at 6:41am 10.30.20 While you are looking for dimensions you might find the article on sailboat bimini design helpful:
Hypalon glue, need a lot gettinthere at 6:38am 10.30.20 I've had poor results with hypalon glue. I have had excellent results with 5200. I added a D ring pa
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. Joe at 6:36am 10.30.20 If you're mounting it on the deck, it will most likely have a wood core beneath the thin layered fib
What shackle for halyards? (1) sail sfbay at 6:35am 10.30.20 Mainsail Halyard Shackles - Practical Sailor
Boarding step build gettinthere at 6:33am 10.30.20 Leather! I'll have to try that on the feet of my steps. I went with rough sawn teak. Gives good grip
Bimini measurements for 23/2 John K Eckert at 6:30am 10.30.20
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar (1) HandsOnTech at 6:26am 10.30.20 How a nerd sees clouds:
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Hunter216 at 6:17am 10.30.20
How to start my Ericson 31 1977 Joe at 6:12am 10.30.20 Sorry my friend, but you need to ask or hire someone who knows about sailboats with motors to physic
Starbrite antifreeze recall Rick486 at 6:05am 10.30.20 I spoke with my local WM just now. I had purchased my antifreeze from them back in September. I was
Blue Interior Cushions that came on O'Day 1983 to end of production O"Days. Sailor_girl at 5:47am 10.30.20 Jackdaw, I know finding a similar fabric will be like finding a needle in a haystack, and gotcha on

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