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Placing my 1979 Hunter 25 on land for hull work (1) Ken at 1:18am 06.24.02 Smaller Boats 7/1025 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 2/1081 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 1/1235 Any recommendations on what autopilot to install on a 26x??
Dutchman grommets/fairleads Doug T. at 12:57am 06.24.02 Ask All Sailors 11/3769 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 1/1129 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 5/1447 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 3/1363 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 0/756 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 12/1334 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 5/897 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 4/1349 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 5/921 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 2/926 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 58/2875 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 0/906 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 5/4010 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 2/1032 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 1/1025 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 2/921 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 1/925 In Process of buying older Catalina 22. The Rudder attached to the back is missing. Where do I go to

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Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? justsomeguy at 5:07pm 08.19.20 Spring steel, zinc plated. As long as you keep an eye on them, maybe...
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DrJudyB at 4:59pm 08.19.20 5) What is the minimum sea room you would accept heaving-to in your boat in a Force 8 gale for 6 hr
Battery Data smokey73 at 4:59pm 08.19.20 I am not sure, using a quick forum search, I'd be able to meet what seems to be fairly strict crite
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Tim22 at 4:54pm 08.19.20 Hi all I have been doing more research and refinements to my LiFePo4 upgrade plan and would be inter
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? S/V Honu at 4:39pm 08.19.20 Seems like they would be hard to install, given the limited space.
Jib roller furling line block mdibella at 4:38pm 08.19.20 The block is marked Spinlock. It think this style is called a "cheek block".
Jib roller furling line block (1) SoSound at 4:34pm 08.19.20 I found something similar to that for my First 285, several years ago, on Rigrite. But, I wanted to
What could this be for? capta at 4:16pm 08.19.20 A pole can be used to hold a jib out when going down wind, too. A really nice thing to have. As for
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 3:53pm 08.19.20 Rgranger, I tend to get more directly to the point, as in. 1) Can you or have you set a reef in For
Hard Dodger, Hunter 460 Mikem at 3:48pm 08.19.20 I keep my 2003 466 in Bremerton wa and at one time two other friends had a 2001 and 2002 460 respec
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DrJudyB at 3:47pm 08.19.20 @Kings Gambit Every organized sailing event has a disclaimer of liability. For example, every race
What could this be for? jssailem at 3:44pm 08.19.20 Now that says "I'm a French Canadian Boat and I'm proud of it!"
What could this be for? (1) Hunter216 at 3:40pm 08.19.20
What could this be for? Boomer54 at 3:28pm 08.19.20 wow that was fast, thank you for the quick reply, now I just have to figure out if I need it or rem
What could this be for? fred1diver at 3:26pm 08.19.20 wow that was fast, thank you for the quick reply, now I just have to figure out if I need it or remo
What could this be for? Calif. Ted at 3:25pm 08.19.20 Deck chock for a spinnaker pole.
Hunter 240 dry weigths Bobbi Ullinger at 3:20pm 08.19.20 We have had our 23.5 since 1993. After a few years I had the trailer serviced and it was pointed ou
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor arf145 at 3:18pm 08.19.20 I was looking at the food storage area yesterday, and am now contemplating installing a vent in the
Racing on Galveston Bay FDL S2 at 2:43pm 08.19.20
Battery Data GonzoF1 at 2:12pm 08.19.20 my guess is you need to charge each bank to to float, rest them, and then run the 20-hour discharge

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