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bilge smells Jim Pohl at 12:00am 11.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1443 I recently bought an 84 Catalina 36. There is a strong smell coming from the bilge. It seems to be
Mainsail to top of mast? David Mosley at 11:54pm 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 6/895 I have been worried that my boltrope had shrunk, and I had lost some effeciency in my main until I s
New engine control Panel C. Robb Worthington at 10:15pm 11.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/934 Hello all, I looked in the archives and found a query from Chuck Collins about this but couldn't fi
Original Salon Table David Popken at 9:10pm 11.11.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/989 Some previous owner of my 78 H30 removed the original table and put in a tiny drop down affair that
Changing the fluid in enclosed fresh water system Bob at 8:41pm 11.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1125 I have a 1994 29.5. The engine is a 18hp Yanmar. The model number is 2gm20f. How do you change the
Furling Line Bunching up Bob F at 2:07pm 11.11.02 Big Boats 9/2417 The furling line on my 376 (headsail) has started to coil unevenly as I un-furl the jib. Which cause
Diesel Fuel Additives Bob F at 2:01pm 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1027 My 1998 376 only has 200 engine hours, so needless to say not much fuel is used. I live in Phoenix a
C 27 mast removal James Guida at 12:37pm 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1281 Just bought a early 70's c27, Does anyone have a drawing of a method of removing and installing the
Replacement jib blocks Brad A. at 12:19pm 11.11.02 Day Sailers 1/1066 Who has repalceed the stand-up jib sheet blocks on their Oday 22? The sheaves on my original Shaefe
CDI FF2 Furler Problems T. Clark at 11:03am 11.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1394 While pinning the forestay one day, I noticed what appeared to be an excess amount of play within th
stanchion setup clif at 10:20am 11.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1113 11-11-02I found some stanchions for my oday 23 1973.Can anyone tell me how far apart (2 on each
knot meter Don at 8:34am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1383 I resently purchased a H27 sailboat and I'am working on fixing some of the things that are in need o
Yanmar Solenoid (revisited) Carl Reitz at 7:54am 11.11.02 Big Boats 3/1096 A bit more on the magnetic switch (solenoid) for the starter on a Yanmar 4JHE.There have been a fe
Cetol spills Dale at 7:50am 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1816 I recently purchased a used Catalina 22 in great shape except there's quit alot of Cetol spills from
Stepping the mast on H23 Mark at 6:39am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/1479 I had to pull my H23 out of the water for two tropical storms this year and am finally getting ready
H26 weater helm - rudder out of the water Tom Hultberg at 6:17am 11.11.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1514 Here is a photo taken of my boat last Summer in about a 15 MPH wind, with one reef in and the jib pa
Hunter 212 and Kids Ed Boswell at 5:23am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 15/1321 I am looking for a trailerable (volvo v70 wagon tow vehicle) to sail primarily in smaller lakes of M
watertank leak Jim & Jane at 4:36am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/918 We have a Passage 42, We have a leak in our aft watertank, has anyone had the experience, any advice
Another type of leak in the 35.5 Richard Lanas at 3:35am 11.11.02 Big Boats 5/1043 Ok. gang, this is another leak story. I noticed that water was coming into both compartments of the
Marskeel Lead Torpedo Weight for Keel? Craig at 2:29am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1787 Has anyone bought the add on weight torpedo from mars metal in canada? I have been emailing them and

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Furling mast, weird switch jchandler2730 at 4:53pm 09.16.20 No that is incorrect.
SV Preston Point rescue williamtl at 4:23pm 09.16.20 Clicked on the article byline and it came up with an email address of the reporter. Sent him a requ
New 1 1/2 sanitation hose to old 1 5/8 thru-hull patrickkidd at 4:23pm 09.16.20 The raritan hose is a very flexible hose...... Recommended by the Head Mistress herself. Man, this
Adventures in reefing (1) jssailem at 4:08pm 09.16.20 Leech... Not what you meant...
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 4:03pm 09.16.20 I guess the bigger question is, why would you put a boat that you value in the water at night in an
Hello from Upstate NY williamtl at 4:01pm 09.16.20 Sent you a pm with my number, not local but willing to talk.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 3:59pm 09.16.20 @Timm R Oday25 Correct, mooring fields are seldom shown on charts (I won't say never, but seldom) s
Remove Hunter 28.5 Mast Mr. Dave at 3:47pm 09.16.20 And please block the mast up before you stick anything personal under it, one twitch of the crane or
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Timm R Oday25 at 3:41pm 09.16.20 What confuses me is that there is nothing stating there are any mooring fields shown
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? TimFromLI at 3:39pm 09.16.20
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 3:38pm 09.16.20 @Timm R Oday25 I certainly don't intend to disagree with you. We went through this exercise about
Remove Hunter 28.5 Mast victorhoisington at 3:34pm 09.16.20 On the hunters the junction is at the mast base (under the mast. You will need to raise the mast up
Furling mast, weird switch capta at 3:25pm 09.16.20 So for anybody else who has this question years from now, here is the answer, thanks to Mike Bickfo
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Mr Fox at 3:23pm 09.16.20
Rust Never Sleeps. smokey73 at 3:20pm 09.16.20 Well, to start off, that weld would never pass a QC inspection when new! There appears to be incomp
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Timm R Oday25 at 3:19pm 09.16.20 My intent wasn't so much to disagree with anyone . My intention was to learn from each of you . The
Hello from Upstate NY rgranger at 3:12pm 09.16.20 oh yeah.... and Welcome! :biggrin: This is a great place to ask questions and test your knowledge.
Hello from Upstate NY rgranger at 3:11pm 09.16.20 You can private message people on this forum by hovering over their avatar. Do a search for 26D i
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? PSR at 3:05pm 09.16.20 I would defiantly put some nuts on the studs before I hauled the boat out. Excellent suggestion!!
SV Preston Point rescue rgranger at 3:03pm 09.16.20 short answers 1/ what idiot goes out in a small sailboat when a hurricane has been

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