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Bimini for a 30T Bert Kinyon at 10:34am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/984 I will be doing some extended sailing this summer on my '93 30T and really would like some protectio
boat transport John Brink at 10:32am 05.13.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1140 I am interested in moving my sailboat from Seabrook, Texas to Tampa,Florida. My boat has no cradle o
Tips for VC-17 Application?? Doug at 10:25am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/2805 Hi guys ......any tips??.....Thanks!Doug
Rudder post leaks - cockpit P Ross at 9:58am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/915 On my '83 Cat 30 I continue to have leaks from the top of the rudder post down to the cushions in th
361 Flexofold Prop John W at 9:13am 05.13.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1815 Has Anyone experience with a 2 blade Flexofold or Gori Prop on the 361.I have installed one but fin
JIB HALYARD TO THE FRONTSTAY? Rob J at 8:46am 05.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/951 HOW DO YOU ATTACH THE JIB HALYARD TO THE FRONT STAY? for down hauling the jib.?
28.5 '85 Hunter manual Mike at 8:42am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1076 The owners manual to my 1985 28.5 Hunter has 'gone missing'. Anybody know where I can get a replace
25.5 owners manual Rick Mingeram at 8:30am 05.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/893 Joe from florida suggested I refer to the owners manual for boom rigging. I don't have one and wonde
Mast stoppers Rob at 8:10am 05.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1062 where are they located and what do they look like?
BROKEN ANCHOR ROLLER Terry Cox at 8:03am 05.13.02 Big Boats 3/1008 Just a note to let you know that I just noticed the lower aft anchor chain one and three quarter inc
Replacement of sheaves at base of mast? Tom Boles at 7:48am 05.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/903 has anyone replaced the sheaves (rollers) used as turning blocks at the base of the mast? I realize
Installing new cam cleats Hunter 235 Hayden Jones at 7:47am 05.13.02 Smaller Boats 6/912 I have a '93 Hunter 235 and the jam cleats just do cut it. I was going to put on some new cam cleat
Crack in Keel Justin at 7:38am 05.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1298 Does anyone know a good place in San Diego to get a bottom paint job as well as a place that can han
how does my boom stay up ? Rob J at 7:34am 05.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1517 I recently bought a c22 and have been rigging the boat up to the best of my no how when i tryed atta
Hunter 23: Mast pull down Herb at 7:16am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1142 The mast of my Hunter 23 is currenlty held in a fix postition with a metal plate that slides into an
Will 380 bow hold Bruce and Danforth? John at 6:27am 05.13.02 Big Boats 2/966 Will my 1999 H380 store both the Bruce and Danforth anchors on the bow anchor rollers? There must be
Rotten Bukhead (1) Walt Remele at 6:22am 05.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/900 During the spring inspection I discovered the bulkhead just in front of the forward curved part of t
winch adaptor to convert to self tailing? Steven de Filippis at 6:03am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2352 has anyone had expirience with those little blue rubber adaptors tyou install over your winch to mak
ROLLER FURLING PETER BLOCH at 5:50am 05.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/934 I still have the old streamstay roller furling for the headsail, which I recently cleaned and repack
Sticky Life Lines Vince at 5:43am 05.13.02 Big Boats 3/1586 The the covering on my lifelines has become sticky. I used soft scrub to clean them, tehy remained

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Furling drum (3) sail sfbay at 10:45am 07.13.20 Welcome to the forum!! So you need part #3001 from the attached parts manual shown on page 8? One
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 10:40am 07.13.20 For a genoa from North, I recommend you consider either the 3Di or NorDac Radian. You will definit
Help with cooling system jibes138 at 10:37am 07.13.20 Put the HX back in. Pull the raw water hose off where it connects to the exhaust. Stick it in a bu
Slab reefing Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 07.13.20
tricolour Trip switch Johnb at 10:31am 07.13.20 It is also not impossible that the breaker has become faulty. That has happened to me with symptoms
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? sail sfbay at 10:27am 07.13.20 Three more marina restrictions at my marina in the SF Bay: 1. Electrical Power and Water: Electric
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga Hunter216 at 10:20am 07.13.20 Kids can likely still have fun with it. Anchor it in water deep enough to jump off it and they coul
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga sail sfbay at 10:09am 07.13.20 I assume it has a fin. Maybe use it as a paddle board?
Wind Instruments sail sfbay at 10:08am 07.13.20 Might find this Sail Magazine article helpful on sailing instruments: Sailing Instruments Might al
center board for AMF Alcort Tiga Fredwin at 10:04am 07.13.20 Thanks for your help and time. I have searched the internet but have not come up with much. I bought
Deck Layout - Template or Drawing (1) sail sfbay at 9:59am 07.13.20 Simplest and lowest cost is to get a hold of your local SeaDek suppler, Launch Marine Products in Ha
Wind Instruments Johnb at 9:56am 07.13.20 I remember reading advice from a dinghy racer that one should shave ones earlobes before a race to i
Slab reefing (1) wyctoronto at 9:56am 07.13.20 Pic of end result of hardened reef line.
Coolers - Objective Measure of Efficiency? dLj at 9:54am 07.13.20 Dave. I can decipher the cryogenic technology, but for us looking to find a quick technique to bett
ODay Mariner Interior shemandr at 9:34am 07.13.20 I don't recall that there was much of an interior. The one I sailed on had mostly stowage in there.
Wind Instruments Scott T-Bird at 9:20am 07.13.20 You know, I have one of those simple arrow style windvanes, but I can't get the thing to work right
Sails - Open Discussion PMK at 9:00am 07.13.20 For a genoa from North, I recommend you consider either the 3Di or NorDac Radian. You will definite
Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 8:48am 07.13.20 I took a hair dryer on low heat to the cap tube and when we left the boat Sunday, everything seemed
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. Hayden Watson at 8:46am 07.13.20 The owner told me that the Fat head main greatly increased the work required to trim the sail. prev
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? JohnShannon at 8:45am 07.13.20 Well the rule of thumb according to the internet is 1hp for every 500 pounds that puts you at 24 hp.

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