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Weep Hole Drilling/Mast Collar (1) Michael O' at 9:45pm 05.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1496 Has anybody ever drilled a weep hole in the mast collar? If water migrates down the mast, or is spra
Correct fix for stuffing box leaks.... Greg Sampson at 9:17pm 05.30.02 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2290 Just went in the water yesterday and I have two leaks, the drive shaft stuffing box has a drop every
Replacing stanchions and lifelines Steve Schwartz at 3:25pm 05.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1568 I need to replace the stanchions and lifelines on my Hunter 30T '93 due to ice damage. Evidently th
Where to keep the anchor Bob Griffin at 12:51pm 05.30.02 Trailer Sailors 6/2343 We are lake sailors and enjoy anchoring from time to time to watch other boats and enjoy lunch or fi
Cabin Sole Refinish Steve Larson at 12:33pm 05.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1878 Started to sand the cabin sole for refinishing and I am in need of recomendations as to the proper f
Missing C22 website Rick Rose at 12:20pm 05.30.02 Smaller Boats 2/886 I'm a newbie who has been perusing the archives. A bunch of people in a bunch of responses recommend
ST60 multi in an ST50+ system???? Scott at 12:00pm 05.30.02 Big Boats 5/1174 OK I asked this earlier in the year when Bill from Raymarine was in the guest forum and he said yes
Bruised and bewildered. Ray Lewis at 11:52am 05.30.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1106 Has anyone changed the padlock latches in the cockpit lockers to flush type. It seems every weekend
what kind of trailor jerry at 11:02am 05.30.02 Smaller Boats 3/961 I am trying to arrange for my 1984 retractable keel boat to be moved since I dont have a trailor. I
Mac 25 rudder alteration Greg at 10:53am 05.30.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1084 I have made my rudder 3.5 in. wider. Its like having power steering when you need it most,in a hard
Drawing needed L Bausman at 10:04am 05.30.02 Other Sailboats 0/788 Request for Phil Williams:I need to acquire a very basic drawing/schematic for the Super Cold Mach
fixing an electrical short David at 7:35am 05.30.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/847 As usual, what I think will be a fifteen minute job becomes much more! While replacing a 12V light
USCG Recall Database Doug T. at 6:30am 05.30.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1375 Here's an interesting link! Try "HUN" in the MIC field.
o'day design sheet available (1) Danilo Chagas Ribeiro at 5:17am 05.30.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1004 Hi,I found out 2 design sheets of O'Day 23. One of them is the deck assembly design. It's availabl
Wool without the "Fleece" Joe Carson at 5:01am 05.30.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/971 Alright, I've searched the archives. I am replacing all sheets, halyards and ropes on my '78 Hunter
Anchor storage JayB at 5:00am 05.30.02 Smaller Boats 3/1565 I have a 1980 model Catalina 22, and I'm trying to figure out where/how to stow my anchor. It's cur
Refurbishing Cowl Vents Andy Howard at 4:43am 05.30.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1274 The Cowl Vents on our '84h34 were looking pretty rough so I checked the archives on this site and fo
Solo sailing and Halyards. John Pelaez at 4:29am 05.30.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1109 Has anyone tried to set up the halyards for control from the cockpit?I sail my 25 alone at times an
Help, Cyclone by Capri Kelly at 4:23am 05.30.02 Smaller Boats 2/1023 I have recently acquired a cyclone by Capri, I believe it is a late 70's or early 80's model. She ha
Prop shaft moves in and out John Livingston at 3:31am 05.30.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1366 I'm going down to Miami Saturday to pick up "Windswept" my 37c! The guy I got to clean the bottom, i

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What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? rgranger at 9:45am 08.10.20 thanks for the reply, rgranger. I appreciate your personal account and experience. I have heard abo
Harness tether came unclipped rgranger at 9:40am 08.10.20 I would remove that Ditto I have a looped lanyard on my key ring and snag it on stuff all of the t
Invest 95L Benny17441 at 9:39am 08.10.20 The Train is running on schedule; multiple waves coming off the Africa coast.
Below Decks Autopilot Install on 92 C-30 gvsho at 9:36am 08.10.20 Hey shemandr - I found that article you mentioned and it is SUPER helpful! Really outlines, mechani
Laguna 26 (3) rgranger at 9:34am 08.10.20 ...If you do not sail at night, you can get by without the mess-of-wires DC system for a while. Go
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 pclarksurf at 9:29am 08.10.20 At first glance I'd say typical -- meaning you look like the rest of us on day 1. The crack in pic
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side (3) pclarksurf at 9:22am 08.10.20 Just happen to have mine laying around-- here are a few pics: It's essentially a peice of ply with
110VAC Outlets jviss at 8:58am 08.10.20 Your diagram shows them series wired. But they are not series wired! All of the neutral (white,
Help me with mainsail please! capta at 8:57am 08.10.20 I would highly recommend a great little book called Royce's Sailing Illustrated, a fun yet very comp
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? capta at 8:55am 08.10.20 Well, yeah, that too - right after we converted to out SeaFrost 12V refrigeration. We have finally
Top it up and hope???? srimes at 8:33am 08.10.20 No, not under water at all fortunately, just almost inverted foe some days. I see your logic, assu
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 8:31am 08.10.20 Thanks for the input. Took the chain off the shaft and the wheel spins freely. So for my case that's
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat markwbird at 8:29am 08.10.20 Shoe.
Top it up and hope???? kappykaplan at 8:29am 08.10.20 flush out any water lurking in passages. OP said the engine didn't get dunked in post #4. :beer:
Top it up and hope???? Revv up at 8:27am 08.10.20
Harness tether came unclipped sail sfbay at 8:24am 08.10.20 Ditto thinwater..............will my tether connection next time I am on my sailboat.
Beneteau 361 stiff steering lordgeoff at 8:18am 08.10.20 This fixed my VERY stiff steering. If you take off your steering wheel at the helm. Take the alloy c
110VAC Outlets marchem at 8:12am 08.10.20 That's an interesting analogy, but not literally (electrically) correct. But useful. If you instal
Harness tether came unclipped thinwater at 8:10am 08.10.20 Look at the looped lanyard on that tether. Easy to pull as a quick release, and easy to snag on some
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 8:09am 08.10.20 thanks for the reply, rgranger. I appreciate your personal account and experience. I have heard abou

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