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mast step structure problem Simon Gignac at 2:00am 03.08.02 C&C 2/2348 Hey all, I have a probleme with my mast!Every year when I step the mast (mast step on deck) the lo
Finished Sewing My Mainsail (1) Ben Allen at 10:27pm 03.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/820 After about 3 weeks of work, and sitting at the house for another week, I finally got to test fit my
Bow Sprit Gerald McCombs at 11:39am 03.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1484 Has anyone considered or had any experience adding a bowsprit to this model or similar model hunter
Fixed up my rope clutches! (1) Jim A at 8:20am 03.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/878 My H-28 has 2 triple rope clutches, one stbd and one port. The port middle clutch was slipping. I
Vibration under power Steve at 5:51am 03.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1165 I knew my cutlass bearing was bad so when I pulled the boat to do the bottom I planned on having it
Storm Jib on 340 David Mackenzie at 2:36am 03.07.02 Big Boats 1/906 Anyone have any experience of putting a storm jib on a 340. I'm looking at one, annd want to know w
Mississippi Coast 26X Owner(s) Guest at 11:53pm 03.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1151 Mississippi Coast owner(s),We are interested in the 26X but there are no dealers close by. Is t
Fixing portlight leaks Wm Mayberry at 8:36pm 03.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/869 This has probably been covered before, but my windows leak on my H-34. The fixed rectangular ones o
AcuGage works! Les Blackwell at 12:50pm 03.06.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1220 Yesterday we (my marine certified electrician and me) finished wiring up my AcuGages that Phil and P
Oday 25 Trailer ...gotta have . Patrick Shannon at 9:14am 03.06.02 Destinations 3/1407 With respect to the fleet,still gotta find a trailer for my Oday 25 (shoal keel)All Please do resp
yellowed windows on a dodger Paul at 8:18am 03.06.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1287 I have a fairly long sail (36 NM) coming up in a couple weeks when I move my boat to a new marina.
Schooner Captain wins (from Sailnet Hunter list) Don Bodemann at 6:58am 03.06.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1384 For those interested in the outcome of the schoonercaptain vs. the jet skier. The judge returned h
Make my own dodger ? Moonbeam at 6:09am 03.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1122 Does anyone know where I could find a pattern to make my own dodger for a Catalina 25? I want to ma
Topping Lift Peter Bowers at 4:03am 03.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/883 Has anyone installed a topping lift for the main on an O'Day 222. If so, how did you do it? I don'
Waterdog! Mike Coulter at 1:02am 03.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/962 I just purchased a 97 Mac 26X. In following these threads for a few weeks Ihave the following ques
Baja Navel and Bottom Paint . . . Nick at 11:09pm 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2663 I'm in San Diego and my 1971 Catalina 27 needs bottom paint. I've been in contact with Baja Naval (t
Wanted: Motor Mounts OBX Sailor at 7:40pm 03.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1140 I am looking for two (2) Barr 1001 motor mounts or a source that I may procure them from. My local
Knot meter / speedometer Jim K at 11:38am 03.05.02 Day Sailers 2/1129 I want to install a knot meter or marine speedometer on my Oday 20. Does any owner have any recomme
Basic question - stepping mast on a 25 Eddyvee at 9:33am 03.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/856 Hi all,Congratulate me ! I am the happy new owner of a '83 25, "L'Aventure". Needs a little cleanu
More Cat 30 (Full Cockpit Enclosure) Ron at 8:44am 03.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/964 Look on the Photo Forum for more pictures of this enclosure.If you want more info. E-Mail RChandler

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Macerator and Other Discharge Valves? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:32am 03.12.20 Probably not. The need for backflow preventer would be first and foremest if they did have such a
I love wood, but,... (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:29am 03.12.20 Then there were the railroad water tanks. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6f/0a/e0/6f0ae0ffd51c0ab83
Hunter H240 furler sail raise/lower Project_Mayhem at 6:24am 03.12.20 Last time I bought some 3/16" line it was rated at 1300lbs. But as Dave mentioned, it may be a speci
How serious is this rot? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 03.12.20 When I did my bulkhead I was advised to put a temporary support in if I the bulkhead was going to be
LED anchor light AWG requirement Project_Mayhem at 6:15am 03.12.20 In most cases current increases linearly as voltage rises. Resistors are used to limit the current f
Looking for a part (Deck Organizer) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 03.12.20 If the white delron rollers are shot, you can get replacements
Hunter 26 with a Stern Crack Crazy Dave Condon at 6:12am 03.12.20 Thank goodness it is flu but really kicked me in the posterior end.
FUEL CONSUMPTION smokey73 at 5:26am 03.12.20 Yes: 3 Hours of motoring at an average of 2500 rpm per gallon. With a full 26 gallon tank of fuel I
Main sheet on MH 37? richk at 5:23am 03.12.20 BobH57 and Johnb Thanks for your responses. Gonna check it out. Current main sheet needs replaceme
Big Wave Foiled shemandr at 5:23am 03.12.20 What balance! I can't even stand on a paddle board and they're carving turns on big waves. I'm sur
Calling all engineers...... Bulkhead question Gene Neill at 5:17am 03.12.20 My bulkheads are only attached to the liner with a few small machine screws, not to the hull at all.
resealing top rail Barnett at 5:16am 03.12.20 Thank you both. I stand corrected on the spelling..."Shipwright". Write? (Right?) The trick abo
bragging Justin_NSA at 5:13am 03.12.20 There's some high pucker factor!
resealing top rail Barnett at 5:12am 03.12.20 Thank you both. I stand corrected on the spelling...Shipwright. W
bragging (1) Will Gilmore at 5:08am 03.12.20 https://yattaclub.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/sailing-x-yacht-med-cup-two-beautiful-races-in-th
bragging (1) Will Gilmore at 5:00am 03.12.20 If only someone would give me an Alden Caravelle, I'd be there to take you up on that challenge. I
LED anchor light AWG requirement Brian D at 4:48am 03.12.20 Interesting enough, I looked at my boat manual and it indicates the mast lighting wire gauge is 10AW
Keel repair Will Gilmore at 4:45am 03.12.20 should I use the glass mat with the epoxy? Use cloth. Most mat has a binder coating that is not c
LED anchor light AWG requirement kappykaplan at 4:43am 03.12.20 The traditional incandescent dimmer switch is a variable resistor, it increases the resistance in t
LED anchor light AWG requirement CYQK at 4:43am 03.12.20 Talked to the person from marinebeam about this at the Annapolis show last fall. He said voltage dro

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