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Downsizing Even More Donald Miller at 11:21pm 11.26.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1291 I need some advice from seasoned sailors. After hip surgery I downsized from a Macgregor 26 (which
Rudder Blade Chip Barnes at 10:24pm 11.26.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1044 I have not been able to find a kick up rudder blade fo my catalina 22 Does anyone have a pattern for
Hatch Steve Hall at 8:00pm 11.26.01 Smaller Boats 8/1155 Our hatch on our 25' Hunter is currently a homemade, wooden one. We would like to replace it with o
Hunter Warranty Jim at 11:51am 11.26.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/972 Greetings. We are dealing on a new Hunter but when I asked for a copy of the warranty (a 5 year wa
Backstay tension Rob Smith at 11:13am 11.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1111 Just bought a '96 Mac 26X and have a question about mast tuning. When we stepped the mast the backs
Tall Mast vs Standard Mike at 10:11am 11.26.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1496 My only experience is crewing. Please forgive what may seem as a niave questions, but...I'm doing re
Attaching mainsail to boom rick at 9:39am 11.26.01 Ask All Sailors 5/3235 I recently replaced the mainsail on my O'Day Mariner. The previous mainsail had plastic pieces whi
Locating CNG along the ICW Capt Ron at 8:10am 11.26.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1017 We are frustrated trying to find easily accessible CNG replacements for our Hunter Passage, 1994, al
Genoa leech line Pops Landing at 7:41am 11.26.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2719 I brought my genoa home for some repairs and noticed for the first time that there is a line running
retractable keel Debbie at 7:16am 11.26.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1192 Recently I have had problems with the crank on my keel. I purchased a 1985 Catalina from someone who
Catalina 27 Main Sheet Traveler Change Lou at 6:35am 11.26.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3130 Does anyone know if there is a kit for changing the end boom traveler to a mid boom over the cabin s
winterizing Hunter 1980 27' Joe Wicks at 4:49am 11.26.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1152 This is first winter
looking for a new decal for my boat (1980?) k. abbey at 4:11am 11.26.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/878 I am looking for a the triangle decal for my sail cover. I believe the new ones they sell are a dia
Water Tank Switch Joe at 3:56am 11.26.01 Big Boats 5/982 I own an H34 since June. I emptied the water tanks this weekend by running the galley sink faucet. D
Blisters, blisters, blisters..... arrghhhhh Doug T. at 11:01am 12.02.01 Other Sailboats 11/1546 OK folks, I've read 20 dozen articles on blister repair but I'm at a loss now.A couple weeks ago I
Replacing Cabin Sole Andy Howard at 2:57am 11.26.01 Big Boats 5/1218 My big winter project this year is to replace the Cabin Sole on Neverland, our 1984 Hunter 34.When
self steering ?? Rich Prange at 9:31am 12.02.01 Smaller Boats 2/1026 I'm interested in some extended singlehanded cruising,therefore I would like to look into a selfstee
After hand surgery Steve Cook at 7:33am 12.02.01 Ask All Sailors 9/1327 Well, I had my hand surgery on Wed. It took a while but the Dr. said all went well. I was told that
40.5, yanmar anti-syphon valve Jim Vincent at 1:16am 11.26.01 Big Boats 4/1634 ...why would i have a nearly continuous (3 or 4 drops per second) flow of water out of the anti-syph
Boat set up Cliff Ruckstuhl at 3:53am 12.02.01 Racing 5/1330 After re-reading some of the post on this thread I thought I would add some more. We need to addres

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ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel jssailem at 8:29pm 05.21.20 Yes you can tighten a halyard or two to the bow cleat. This will allow you to release the bottom of
Hunter 356 headsail forsterp at 8:23pm 05.21.20 Thank you.
What to mount on the bulkhead? CapitalistSailor at 8:22pm 05.21.20 I have a (analog) clock and barometer on the starboard side bulkhead. The clock is nice because I ca
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights dlochner at 8:16pm 05.21.20 Select Plastics/Hatchmasters repair and replace boat hatches, they recommend acrylic. Most of the ha
Marinco/Nicro Solar Vent new model Hayden Watson at 8:15pm 05.21.20 The documentation says that it "fits the existing hole" not that it mounts to the existing base ring
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 8:14pm 05.21.20 I finally heard back from ProFurl. He said on the phone that replacement bushings no longer had the
Sacto Dave at 8:11pm 05.21.20
Hunter 356 headsail Bill19233 at 8:07pm 05.21.20 I agree with seadaddler, no. 115, maybe 120 if you get a sailmaker on board to work out the right he
Rudder removal Catalina 38 jssailem at 8:04pm 05.21.20 Suggest you send @LeslieTroyer a PM asking about his experience. Helped him remove his rudder and re
Plum Island LIS Good News! RobG at 8:02pm 05.21.20 Thanks for the info! Hopefully it becomes a national park preserve and they preserve and maintain th
A Memorial Day Story jssailem at 7:29pm 05.21.20 Wonderful post Brian. Thank you.
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) BobbyFunn at 7:24pm 05.21.20 The advantage is one line not two. I keep the loop by my side when jib is unfurled. Got the idea f
A Memorial Day Story BigEasy at 7:13pm 05.21.20 Nice post Brian. Very appropriate for this upcoming Memorial Day holiday.
Rub Rail Adventure seadaddler at 6:57pm 05.21.20 Crazy Dave should be very helpful. My 2001 290 had a leak at the stern and lucky for me caught soon
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 6:54pm 05.21.20 This was before i switched to a single line with both ends tied to the clew. How does that work an
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) BobbyFunn at 6:45pm 05.21.20 Once i was going downwind wing on wing and was planning an picking either side. I picked one and re
New tide info (old tide tables going away) TimFromLI at 6:42pm 05.21.20 I press the tide button on my phone. It knows where I am, even if I don't.
Fridge/ice box condensation lines Tom J at 6:30pm 05.21.20 Ah! I call that the "dry storage" box. I've never put ice in there, and on Hull #48 there is no d
1989 Catalina 30 weekendrken at 6:24pm 05.21.20
Temp range? Tom J at 6:19pm 05.21.20 Thanks all, @BillyK. I haven't been able to check, just like to keep an eye on it every time and wa

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