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Engine anti-siphon Kit Walther at 4:50am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2174 I have a 1981 Catalina 30 with a Universal (Kabota)11 hp diesel. I am concerned about the anti-sipho
Engine Overheating --More Info Bill Dorsey at 4:48am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/937 In reference to my article of today on my engine overheating. I think I have found the problem.Follo
need a bow roller Eric Ludin at 4:45am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/862 I have a 1983 Tall Rig. The bow rollers for the anchor are worn and cracked and I'd like to replace
Sprint 600 Windlass Woes Don at 4:31am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1375 Anyone have a Sprint 600 out there? I just installed one and am having a host of problems. So far
A/C steve rainey at 4:02am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1022 What is the best type of A/C to install in a boat? I have a 30' hunter pre 1970. What manuf and what
South Texas Catalina 30 Activities Denny Fegan at 3:45am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/771 Fleet 10 of the Catalina Owners Association in Houston TX will host a raft up on July 4th at 8 pm to
Another question on the mast step/bilge block Chuck at 3:44am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/952 Can anyone tell me how to identify the problem of the rotting block of wood in the bilge beneath the
12 volt drill Doug T. at 3:26am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 15/4008 There are lots of cordless drills on the market and some of them work off 12v battery packs. Seems
Vacation Kevin at 3:25am 06.17.02 Other Sailboats 0/747 Hello All,I will be out of the office June 18th through July 7th for some mountain biking , sailing
SC TO MAINE JEFF at 2:49am 06.17.02 Destinations 2/1441 Taking a Hinkley back home to Maine from North Myrtle Beach.Time is big factor.Any suggestions for
From the Diesel/Yanmar Newbie... Joe Dickson at 2:23am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/989 I learned something this weekend at the dock that I will hopefully never need to use but it's great
Calling all Mech E's: Modal analysis on prop shaft Tom Boles at 2:18am 06.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1122 It is Rocket science!Has anyone ever done or thought about doing some experimental modal analysis
Caulking Querie 35.5 fred miller at 1:57am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1005 Does anyone know what type of caulking was used to seal the fixed skylights on a 35.5? My port skyl
Engine Overheating Bill Dorsey at 1:57am 06.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1025 I have had an of and on problem with my Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. It first happened while in a long
Binding sail slugs Harry Howell at 1:51am 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1129 I have a V21. I put the nylon sail slugs with the stainless steel bails on the mainsail. for sever
Yanmar Trouble Tom at 1:43am 06.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/978 Yanmar 3GM30F / 1986 Hunter 34My Yanmar overheated after about 1 hour of use on Saturday just as I
H-34 weather helm? Charles Duhon at 1:42am 06.17.02 Big Boats 3/1423 Was out testing my new sails yesterday and was noticing the reduction in weather helm wasn't as much
Mac Goosenecks Ginger at 1:29am 06.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/882 Has anyone replaced the typical Mac/Venture boom to mast fittings? The roll furling boom end on my
halyards? Salty Dog at 12:51am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/897 I'm not sure if I submitted this correctly, so I'll ask again. Does anyone know the length for jib
halyards Salty Dog at 12:48am 06.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/958 Does anyone know the approximate length of the internal jib and main halyards?

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Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 6:34am 06.23.20 After filling the rudder and replacing the skin, did you check the shape with the templates you made
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jssailem at 6:31am 06.23.20 For your boat the EV100 by Raymarine is a good option. Favorable price, Easy install, low power dema
Asymmetric furler Hunter216 at 6:30am 06.23.20 Hi ll, I have thought about using a furler for our asymmetrical sail since both are available. Wh
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... Ted at 6:26am 06.23.20 If you strip your spars, you will have to apply some sort of finish to prevent the aluminum from oxi
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 6:26am 06.23.20 Just another pic
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) secondwind410 at 6:24am 06.23.20 When you rebuilt the rudder, how did you recreate the airfoil shape on the new side? If you didn't
Summerize the boat rgranger at 6:22am 06.23.20 Until 10 years ago, I was one of our northern friends. Yeah.... I learned to sail in Chicago.
Fiberglass locker repair rgranger at 6:20am 06.23.20 .... another very useful "trick" when working with wetted fiberglass cloth... Get some thick plasti
Fiberglass locker repair (1) rgranger at 6:15am 06.23.20 Fiberglass is very forgiving. If you screw it up, grind it off and try again. The leading edge (th
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel gary16188 at 6:05am 06.23.20 I have recently installed the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. Seems to be working well. The boat needs
Sailboat rudder pulling to port (1) rgranger at 6:02am 06.23.20 What I described in post #9 above is not just a theory. I've done it. I had to rebuild a rudder fr
Idaho and Center board uphaul (1) rgranger at 5:50am 06.23.20 ...Out of curiosity what was the name of the marina you saw? Im guessing northern Idaho, Sandpoint
RAM mic cable rewire? SFS at 5:36am 06.23.20 If it is just the outer cable covering that is disintegrating, and the conductors are still carrying
Summerize the boat Don S/V ILLusion at 5:35am 06.23.20 I don't know... I think this was a subtle "nah nah na na nah nah" directed at our northern friends.
Sailboat rudder pulling to port jviss at 5:31am 06.23.20 When you rebuilt the rudder, how did you recreate the airfoil shape on the new side? If you didn't
Slow turning Yanmar ysm 12 on 1978 Hunter 30. dLj at 5:15am 06.23.20 I believe in the 1978 hunter 30's they put ysb 30's, not the ysm. If memory serves me the only diffe
changing that AIS boat name NYSail at 5:09am 06.23.20 Just read you get a unique call sing when you register through fcc for international MMSI. Thanks!
To paint the spars or not to paint the spars.... shemandr at 5:07am 06.23.20 I don't like the look of oxidized aluminum. Your painted mast seems to be bubbling. I would strip
Replacing the Hatch lens jibes138 at 4:57am 06.23.20 The hatch on the 35 is a Bomar. You can do it yourself pretty easy. I just did mine a few weeks ag
changing that AIS boat name jviss at 4:38am 06.23.20 A call sign is for a radio station license, if you don't have one, don't enter one.

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