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Placing my 1979 Hunter 25 on land for hull work (1) Ken at 1:18am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 7/938 I am planning on moving my 1979 Hunter 25 to my property where I can clean and paint the bottom, gen
The Foiuled Props Have IT!!! (and I'm an idiot!) Glenn at 1:05am 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1039 Below is my original post from 6/2/2002 regarding my power problem. I recieved numerous responses (
26X Autopilot John Gordon at 1:02am 06.24.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1193 Any recommendations on what autopilot to install on a 26x??
Dutchman grommets/fairleads Doug T. at 12:57am 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 11/3520 Can someone familiar with the Dutchman system tell me what the sail grommets look like? Are they si
Sailing the Cheseapeake Bay...We made it Ozana Halik at 12:39am 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1097 First of all, Thanks to all for your tips and sugestions.It took us 9 hrs. from Deltavile, VA to So
Ice Box drain Bruce at 12:34am 06.24.02 Big Boats 5/1373 My galley sole between the icebox and engine compartment is taking on water from somewhere. Melted i
folding a head sail john del at 12:33am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1287 What is the proper way to fold and store a head sail. I currently have a furling system but I need
Any suggestions for dissimilar metals problem? Greg S2 at 12:32am 06.24.02 Other Sailboats 0/709 Need to rebuild the manual bilge pump. Pump is mounted behind the starboard side of the cockpit comb
3GMF thermostat replacement? Bruce at 12:28am 06.24.02 Big Boats 12/1220 I think I need to replace the thermostat on my 3GMF and am wondering if I can get one at an automoti
H34 Head Replacement Tom at 12:14am 06.24.02 Big Boats 5/854 The original SeaLander Model 752 in my 1986 H34 has finally given up. I've searched the archives an
Info on Catalina 310 Ed at 12:09am 06.24.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1261 My wife and I are considering purchasing a Catalina 310 for inland lake use close by our home.I wo
new floor don robinson at 9:06pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/860 I need to put a new floor down can any one tell me what is under the wood I am new to sail boats an
Placement of outboard bracket EJ at 6:39pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/853 I would like to move my outboard bracket as high as possible. Is there a guideline on positioning t
Getting shorter SailboatOwners.com at 2:49pm 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 58/2640 You're out for a great sail and the wind starts to freshen. Maybe the gusts start to heel the boat a
My 2-cents on "Buy American" Bob Howie at 2:17pm 06.23.02 Ask All Sailors 0/871 Geez, Louise, do we always have to have a debate on "Made in The USA" versus "Offshore-made products
Edson traditional rack and pinion steering setup David Michaels at 2:02pm 06.23.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/3856 After a month of sailing with the tiller basically sweeping anyone in the (very small) cockpit out o
Holding Tank Vent leak Ron P at 1:57pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/989 I have a holding tank system that goes head to holding tank without a direct discharge line. Recent
No water to faucet Rodney at 1:00pm 06.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/974 I bought a 1988 Catalina 30 Tall rig a few days ago. I turned the water pressure pump on and opened
Catalina Repairs Dwight Critzer at 12:54pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 2/862 what do you feel is the most common repairs ( or problems ) with the older Catalina 22. built in 19
Rudder RepairI Dwight Critzer at 12:41pm 06.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/869 In Process of buying older Catalina 22. The Rudder attached to the back is missing. Where do I go to

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Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Kings Gambit at 11:17am 06.24.20
Tankage BillyK at 11:14am 06.24.20 Doesnt it feel good to be done with that? i know i was walking with a little more of a skip in my s
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? Justin_NSA at 11:11am 06.24.20 You say it has been in the water, so you haven't lost the keel yet! What's holding up a few thousand
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Ron20324 at 11:11am 06.24.20 Beneteau 323.... I think 5/16 is too small for a 40-foot + boat. During a troubled time we put 1/2
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 11:09am 06.24.20 Thanks guys. I always take just enough to stop the drip when not turning. Have done this most seas
battery size for autohelm 1000 steve fd at 11:08am 06.24.20 Thanks! I can't wait till you guys get this figured out.
Brian S at 11:08am 06.24.20 About your teak finish. There's a cycle of finishing: varnish, Cetol, teak oil, natural silvered. Th
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 06.24.20 That just doesn't look right. If it were mine, I would clean and dry the area around each bolt head
battery size for autohelm 1000 Richard19068 at 11:04am 06.24.20 So that means it's drawing about 1A when it's steering. Assuming it's steering 1/4 of the time, i.
Traveler - 222? Brian S at 10:56am 06.24.20 You could* do it with a raised bridge traveler across the transom. However, bolting it down would b*
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode JoeWhite at 10:55am 06.24.20 To measure length, use a screw driver and gently move up until it stops. There is nothing that can g
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel MikeHoncho at 10:53am 06.24.20 I'm going with a CPT for the above reasons. I can't really see a reason to have it integrated into
Excessive wiring jviss at 10:51am 06.24.20 24 is XXIV. Or didn't you have Roman Numerals in school in those BC years? Good one!
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 10:50am 06.24.20 key component is not Simrad, Simrad resells the Octopus as the SD10.
Excessive wiring MikeHoncho at 10:47am 06.24.20 I disagree. He didn't even define what "XX" years means. This statement is so vague as to be mean
Excessive wiring Ron20324 at 10:43am 06.24.20 ... My boat is 24 years old. (Is that "XX years old?") 24 is XXIV. Or didn't you have Roman Nu
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel (1) Hayden Watson at 10:39am 06.24.20 There might just be a way. Take a look at the Simrad SD10 drive unit. Here are a couple of articl
Cover for steering assembly / cables? CowboyWay at 10:33am 06.24.20 Is that primary wire (2 of them?) going up the pedestal? I believe so. The engine control is mount
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jviss at 10:31am 06.24.20 Yikes! That would cause me great concern. I recommend you contact Catalina.
Cover for steering assembly / cables? marchem at 10:22am 06.24.20 Is that primary wire (2 of them?) going up the pedestal?

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