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Stinkey Floor Boards Barry at 2:44pm 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/912 Help !!! I have a Hunter 34, 1983, it is a great boat, but last year I discovered my holding tank wa
Craning a dry-docked 22 Todd at 1:56pm 05.26.03 Day Sailers 0/971 Follow-Up to question re: crane lifting a dry-docked 22.Have found that by using two 20 foot (20,0
Halyard on a Cat 30 Warren at 12:55pm 05.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/853 On my recent purchase of a Catalina 30 I noticed the (2) Jib Halyards are no longer running inside t
Water ballast leak w/ photo! (1) Reena at 12:28pm 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 5/950 We have repaired the last 2 seasons two cracks that spread out in a "Y" about 2 inches from the fron
That Blankety-Blank Salon Table Support Bob Seiden at 11:48am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1053 We have a 2001 C320 (#851)Last year the salon table went down WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY and was even mo
Atomic 4 problem Lee at 11:39am 05.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1302 I have recently purchased a 27' with an Atomic 4 gas engine. I replaced the gas but have twice exper
Squeaky Floor Glenn Freiman at 11:04am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1058 I have a 1987 Catalina 30 with a squeaky floor just to starboard of the stairs on the cabin sole. A
water hose pre-filters Frank Mott at 10:47am 05.26.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1057 As a new C350 owner, we want to maintain our water holding tanks in as pristine and clean a conditio
Barlow Winch parts Heidi Ribkoff at 10:47am 05.26.03 Big Boats 4/1034 I am looking for Barlow winch parts, specifically the self tailer for our '86 Hunter 40. I have been
420 sail area John O'Donald at 10:36am 05.26.03 Big Boats 3/1549 How much of a sail area loss is there on a h 420 with roller furling main vs the conventional full r
Hull oxidation Warren at 10:13am 05.26.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1254 I have a factory blue 89 Catalina 30 that is badly oxidized. I plan on Alwgriping next season if I a
manual bilge pump? dick r at 9:51am 05.26.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1335 we're the proud owners on a '95 beneteau 321, but i haven't been able to locate the manual bilge pum
Need instructions to rig mainsail on Catalina 28 starz at 9:50am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/4925 Time to put the boat in the water. Need to know how to put the mainsail back on. I've never done it
Nothing But Rain Marc P at 9:14am 05.26.03 Big Boats 16/933 Our new 356 was launched on Tuesday and was ready for an initial sail this Sunday. Those here in the
Cockpit cushions Carl Nencetti at 8:47am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/1126 Can't find anything in the archives regarding cockpit cushion purchasing. I've seen the Bottomsider
Installing new holding tank Colin at 7:49am 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/859 I am putiing in a Marine Toilet and need to put a holding tank in.All the hoses and the over-board
Painting Carpeted Liner??? Rick Belisle at 7:32am 05.26.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/872 We have an '88 H285. It has the light grey walls in the cabin, made out of cheap-looking carpet. The
depth sounder failure Ron at 7:01am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1076 I installed a new Signet transducer and guage on my 1985 C27 because of deep water failure. The new
Sink cabinet in head repair/replacement Zen at 5:47am 05.26.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1101 Hi All,The head counter cabinet's wood has is decayed. Looks like the previous owner never fixed t
Halyard deck blocks jcherubini at 5:10am 05.26.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1418 I am trying to figure out the best way to lead the halyards aft on this Hunter 25 Mk I ('bubble-top'

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Block and tackle mast climb All U Get at 5:27am 10.14.20 Musta been close to the shore.. 100' aerial is 92' from the turntable.. bucket so outriggers of at
Isolating Batteries dlochner at 5:16am 10.14.20 If there is an isolating device, such as an echo charger, or ACR, then it is OK to have the batterie
Happy Birthday US Navy!!! Justin_NSA at 5:12am 10.14.20 Projecting power, stability, and performing humanitarian care across the globe for over 200 years. S
Arched helm seat Justin_NSA at 5:00am 10.14.20 One of the POs of Bella bought a full compliment of BottomSider cushions for the cockpit. It include
Happy Birthday US Navy!!! Will Gilmore at 4:45am 10.14.20 Non sibi sed patriae -Will (Dragonfly)
where would you expect to find aftermarket voltage regulator Dil at 4:32am 10.14.20 thanks all! I found it it was mounted to the wall of the back berth directly behind the motor compar
Arched helm seat sailme88 at 4:22am 10.14.20 On a port tack ( this is when the wind is over the port rail) and the boat is carrying a heel to s
Isolating Batteries Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 10.14.20
Self Furling Jib andyb28 at 1:26am 10.14.20 Gloves man - Gloves..:biggrin: It all depends on conditions. In a 5 kt breeze it is nothing. In a 2
Relay.... auto pilot help NYSail at 10:21pm 10.13.20
Sailing and restoring #9874 pclarksurf at 10:04pm 10.13.20 Heck yes! Indian summer is alive and well. Now you can gaze at all those great pics until spring
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? matts997 at 8:47pm 10.13.20 We got more than a sniff of the smoke...on our last cruising trip for the season, my wife and I had
Happy Birthday US Navy!!! Mikem at 8:28pm 10.13.20 Anchors Aweigh, T-3ws7b4sZg That was awesome. Go Navy!!!
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head (1) Ron20324 at 8:12pm 10.13.20 FYI, Doug...
How to Post a Spreadsheet? Ron20324 at 7:54pm 10.13.20 ...I've never heard anyone refer to the "brand" of sailboat they own. Is this me being trivial, or
Sailing and restoring #9874 Jackdaw at 7:54pm 10.13.20 Last weekend out We got out for our last cruise a week or so ago, the same weekend @pclarksurf did
Roller Furling to Mast connection Hunter 260 rgranger at 7:37pm 10.13.20 Yur-gunna want to replace the entire wire rope it also holds your mast up. I think you can get n
Arched helm seat Tally Ho at 7:09pm 10.13.20 You have to experience it to appreciate it. I always face forward. The arch causes my bum to always
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 6:56pm 10.13.20 Sweet indeed
KIWI prop installed JohnShannon at 6:45pm 10.13.20 I had good luck with one as well. Initial install was too fine but next haul ( not strictly necessa

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