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C 27 mast removal James Guida at 12:37pm 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1287 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 1/1077 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 2/1402 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 1/1116 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 3/1388 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 3/1102 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 5/1831 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 5/1494 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 0/1530 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 15/1331 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 2/919 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 5/1050 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 11/1811 Has anyone bought the add on weight torpedo from mars metal in canada? I have been emailing them and
H26 Trailer Tires Rich & Lynn Clough at 2:28am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 3/843 I bought a used 1996 Hunter H26 Water Ballast and need new tires for its twin axle, Hunter Trailer.
Will "Damp Rid" work in the fridge? Brian at 2:11am 11.11.02 Ask All Sailors 1/8712 Has anybody ever tried "Damp rid" or a similiar product in the fridge to prevent frost build up in t
Power Windlass neil brand at 2:07am 11.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1265 I am considering adding a power anchor windlass to my Catalina 28. Does anyone have any advice as to
used boat parts CLIF at 2:06am 11.11.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1081 11-11-02Where can I find some used stanchions?Also I where can I get good pricing on some sunbre
LOOKING FOR DISCOUNT FABRIC CLIF at 2:04am 11.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1033 11-11-02Anyone know where do get discounted sunbrella or sunbrella at a reasonable price?clif
To cover or not to cover... Jeff Wingo at 1:55am 11.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/776 should I cover my 170 for the snowy winter? if so...how?
2001 Hunter 32 Feedback Wade at 1:45am 11.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1082 I am getting ready to purchase a lightly used 2001 Hunter 32 and was interested in any feedback from

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Roll that beautiful blue furler! Ward H at 5:17am 09.25.20 To add to Big Easy's post, old line can swell and the surface can be less slippery. Edited to add (
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 5:15am 09.25.20 #Peggy, I had placed the order on hold yesterday so I can change it. I did not realize that Ronco co
Synthetic Oil ? JamesG161 at 5:12am 09.25.20 I have been using Diesel Engine formulated Synthetic oil in Genset Yanmar and Volva Penta engines fo
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 shemandr at 5:08am 09.25.20 Low friction rings? I'm not visualizing the problem very well. So maybe you could haul the clew in
Boat mover shemandr at 4:54am 09.25.20 There's a guy down here in Stuart, Skipper's Shipper. BBB A+ rating and is a contributor to USS Cen
Boat mover Hydro Therapy at 3:33am 09.25.20
Boat mover sailme88 at 3:21am 09.25.20 While I can't, you may want to consider an anecdotal incident. A Club mate acquired a boat in San D
Trailer needed - Ericson 26 Joe at 3:09am 09.25.20 You might want to search for a cradle that can be used to store the boat on land, or mount it on a f
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 Joe at 2:56am 09.25.20 Either move the existing lead block to the desired location. Or install a second block farther aft.
Meet Evelyn Apex at 2:49am 09.25.20 Lou! I had just recently seen one of his videos on his YouTube channel describing a new build. Thi
She's creaking at 40 garymalmgren at 2:28am 09.25.20 Before you go cutting up the deck, think about what the problem is and how to fix it (easily and che
Roll that beautiful blue furler! BigEasy at 2:12am 09.25.20 The spool on my furler would always fill up too soon and then jam. I also noticed on the blocks an
Synthetic Oil ? weekendrken at 12:04am 09.25.20 Of course synthetic is a waste of $ for boat diesels, but so long as you have it anyway... BUY the
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (1) jdd01257 at 9:14pm 09.24.20
Roll that beautiful blue furler! FastOlson at 9:13pm 09.24.20 90 degrees is a right angle. i.e. the lead from the furling drum is straight out, sighting from the
Windlass Seized Clutch Terry Cox at 8:49pm 09.24.20 Now that I think about it out of the hot sun, the emergency rudder post would make an excellent lev
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel BigEasy at 8:46pm 09.24.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:46pm 09.24.20 Photo is a little hard to see but from what I can see, the clear vinyl tubing is the sea water suppl
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? pa391as at 8:19pm 09.24.20 I'll update the forum when I've got it working. I chose the RS11 due to price. As for your tach,
Meet Evelyn Stormalong at 8:09pm 09.24.20 What a great link! The Alden design database reports 14 boats having been built to this particular

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