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Tiller Tamer Nancy Thompson at 7:06pm 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 3/1028 Any suggestions for a tiller tamer for 19' waterballast? I bought a Davis tamer tiller some years ba
Slot closed at the top Jose Venegas at 3:08pm 05.26.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1678 How do you know if the slot between the genoa and the main is too closed at the top?I just bought a
windows and teak trim Daniel Youngblood at 2:54pm 05.26.03 Smaller Boats 9/1416 How do I redo the windows they have some leakage around the seals/molding? Do you remove them and re
Stern Radius John Miller at 2:46pm 05.26.03 Big Boats 0/788 RustyYou asked earlier this month what the radius is on the H34.See the attached picture. The num
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 2/1059 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 3/1551 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 1/1337 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

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Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? Hunter 34_1984 at 1:12pm 10.14.20 Once you remove the false bottom and clean it up, what did everyone do next? Did anyone put some new
The kind of year it has been rgranger at 12:54pm 10.14.20 I still plan to recognize someone's comment to add a disco ball and record my cockpit. :thumbup:
The kind of year it has been Jackdaw at 12:47pm 10.14.20 Nice! Very nautical pattern. I got a rise out of folks when I mentioned replacing my old worn out c
Cradle measurements senang at 12:46pm 10.14.20 Good outcome of this question :)
Arched helm seat Sailfanatic at 12:28pm 10.14.20 I could never own a wheel-steering boat without an arched helmsman seat. The raised center gives you
Overpowered prop? Sailfanatic at 12:23pm 10.14.20 If you contact a local prop shop they should be able to recommend a pitch change or if a new prop is
Self Furling Jib Sailfanatic at 12:19pm 10.14.20 Here's a how to for someone new to a furling system 7nV3_vZ2AAk and for when you have to put the ji
The kind of year it has been dmax at 12:17pm 10.14.20 At first I thought that interior shot was from your 36.7 and I was thinking that's a bit tight for a
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head Sailfanatic at 12:10pm 10.14.20 Hello fellow Beneteau owners; After recent inspection of the mast top, I discovered that there are
1GM10 yanmar diesel dmax at 12:08pm 10.14.20 One option to consider is converting it to an outboard - both have their advantages/disadvantages.
The kind of year it has been (1) Jackdaw at 11:36am 10.14.20 Nice. When did you move up to a 40 footer? lol Right? 24.5 feet LOA. Half of the comments on the
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 10.14.20 The exhaust is in fact underwater--I'm curious about what that might indicate? Mine is as well.
Raw Water Shut Off Access Port -- At Last Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 10.14.20 Very nice. I've installed one as well and no matter where they're located, they always look like an
the keys back country and gulf side? A6C5O7 at 11:29am 10.14.20 Sailm8, Thank you. sailing your C22 do you find the depth soundings to be pretty accurate for wher
How to enter a slip with pilings odaydokay at 11:28am 10.14.20 I once (maybe) had a situation like yours, though not sure 100% analogous. I put my stern line arou
Raw Water Shut Off Access Port -- At Last Don S/V ILLusion at 11:28am 10.14.20 Nice job. If everyone shut off thruhulls when away, there would be no boats sinking at the dock or b
Transponder installation jblank at 11:19am 10.14.20 I gather from your question, you are concerned the hull may be greater than 1 1/2" near the bottom.
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? odaydokay at 11:17am 10.14.20 There are a surprising number of reasons for what you are seeing. Here is a good diesel link. Mayb
Measuring for a new sail cb32863 at 10:54am 10.14.20 When I have ordered sails the sailmaker would come to my boat and measure it himself. If there was
Moving to the Dark Side paulj at 10:50am 10.14.20 I am in a trailer at Fort Wotden SP looking out at the boats in the bay.....:plus: paulj :hook2:

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