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Lowering 240 mast Don KOvacs at 3:49am 10.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1678 Is there a series of photos or a video demonstrating raising and lowering a Hunter 240 Mast.I can'
HF connection to backstay Ernie Thomas at 12:16am 10.28.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1087 What is the best way to connect my feed line to my backstay? I'm not sure if there is a commercial
stuffing box packing tom r. evans-kennedy at 11:12pm 10.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1046 i have a hunter 27 1980 with a 1gm yahnmar enginewant to repack the stuffing box//what size packin
Trailer brakes - disk type available? Bob Fair at 3:40am 10.22.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/812 Brakes on my 1998 trailer (for my MAC26X) rusted right out this spring - due to salt water remaining
What's the MK II Wheeldrive? Gene B. s/v Paradigm at 11:41am 10.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/2639 Bill, you mentioned the new MK II wheeldrive for the ST 4000. I have not yet installed my ST4000.
The Catalina Smile Bob at 9:09am 10.27.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/987 Can anyone give me a detailed description on repairing the infamous Catalina smile Tx. in advance!!
STICKING MAST GATES Tom Kiernan at 3:28am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/1027 I fabbed up a pair of mast gates as described someplace using hardware store door threshold strips
AQUA CONE - HAS ANYONE USED ONE?? HELEN KATKOWSKY at 6:27am 10.27.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1281 Saw and ad in a magazine about the Aqua Cone from a company named Solar Solutions. Using solar power
bow leakage dick sonnichsen at 5:01am 10.27.01 Destinations 3/1426 i just bought a 1985 capri 22 and after taking down the wooden "divider" in the interior bow section
Blisters Ron Newton at 3:03am 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1036 I'm thinking of buying a O-day 27 it has some blisters on the bottom. Can anyone offer advice.
ray 100 vhf Scott at 12:54am 10.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/5598 Bill,The batteries on this radio have never lasted more than about 1 hour of listening. If you tr
Primary FuelFilter Replacement John at 11:18pm 10.26.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1170 Could someone walk me through the steps of replacing the primary fuel filter on my 1985 O'Day 28. It
Bottom Painting Tony at 2:43am 10.22.01 Smaller Boats 2/875 I need to bottom paint my boat soon. I'd like to do it myself. The easiest way to do it appears to b
Attention Mike From Clearlake Ken at 8:42pm 10.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/895 Mike, I didn't get an email, but my address is as follows:Ken BedenbaughPO Box 6337, Sunny Isle
Rigging for racing peter nelson at 1:37pm 10.26.01 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1627 i am getting ready to purchase a 92 35s5 and race it in the puget sound of seattle.does anyone hav
Internal Wire Clanging Craig at 2:06am 10.22.01 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1184 I have a problem with a lot of noise from the internal wires in the mast (VHF and masthead light).
checklist for winterizing G.N. Davis at 11:32am 10.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1301 Is there available a checklist for winterizing this boat? Still in the water and plan to try to sail
ST4000 Catalina installation david at 9:58am 10.26.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1134 I recently purchasesd the ST4000 MKII wheel A/P for installation on a 1990 Catalina 30. Is this som
Roller Furling: Cruising Designs Reefer II Brad Elbein at 1:02am 10.22.01 Ask All Sailors 3/5059 Out for a sail yesterday in brisk winds, my roller furling jammed up. It's a 15 year old Cruising
What's a cunningham? Stuart at 9:20am 10.26.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2607 Read your book. It's great, understand most of it

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Daysailer III, centerboard lines stuck (1) sail sfbay at 2:37pm 06.14.20 Hope the diagram of a Day Sailer II helps. Might contact/join Day Sailer Org: Day Sailer Associati
Job sheet tracks seadaddler at 2:34pm 06.14.20 What did you think of the new sails and Precision sails. I need new sails. Nick
Maine Visitors Hunter216 at 2:26pm 06.14.20 I think that is the key. Now with more testing available, one thing to watch is the percentage cha
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. Red_Dog at 2:19pm 06.14.20 Yeah, guys problem resolve as far as bank 1 goes. Bank 2 is another issue. Replaced the old battery
Rain water in cabin (2) Jacktar at 2:05pm 06.14.20 You lucked out because the sliding hatch board on my boat is thin from age so did not overlap proper
Red and White Cabin Lights (1) kmart at 1:50pm 06.14.20 eigh in on this. I wanted red/white led cabin lights as well. Stumbled across these. (Home depot
Rain water in cabin rpludwig at 1:40pm 06.14.20 +1 to all the above.... I sometimes have difficulty in getting the 3 crib boards "seated" or fully
6hp Chrysler 150 sailor outboard starting issues IASailor at 1:26pm 06.14.20 I had an issue with the outboard on my Catalina 22. I replaced the fuel line, all good. Good luck.
Maine Visitors TomY at 1:21pm 06.14.20
Big bird strikes again. Windvane Ron20324 at 1:21pm 06.14.20 .... I have no clue how that is accomplished without some kind of known wind reference. Ospreys
M25 loss of raw water suction after sailing and/or rough weather turn - Catalina 30, 1983 yoms1984 at 1:17pm 06.14.20 I am having the same problem on my 44 hp 4JHE engine (No Suction). I have flushed the system out th
Shore power cable Ron20324 at 1:12pm 06.14.20 The OP has not responded, so maybe is dumpster diving after that young lady? Is it too late for mout
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? RunningCloud at 12:57pm 06.14.20 Running Cloud was designed and built by Richard (Dick) Flint in Santa Barbara in 1972 at the old sta
Siracco 15 gooseneck repair (1) IASailor at 12:55pm 06.14.20 I spoke to the former owner. He affected this repair last year and it was done two years before that
Need advise Bluenose at 12:52pm 06.14.20 I would - you should be Ok as long as you set it up as closely as possible to the old one.
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Alan Gomes at 12:48pm 06.14.20 Thats not what I asked him Alan. 3800 rpm seems a bit hi. I would think it would be governed at a
Job sheet tracks nosnebjim at 12:28pm 06.14.20 Sorry about auto correct JIB not JOB
Out for a while and off the water for a while longer kappykaplan at 12:24pm 06.14.20 Tks, for the kind thoughts, John. They called it stage T1, so we think it's early. As far as Momma
Beneteau Cabin floors RitSim at 12:22pm 06.14.20 The strips were no issue. I did find that I could not spot repair - had to strip the whole panel.
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Rick at 12:19pm 06.14.20 Thats not what I asked him Alan. 3800 rpm seems a bit hi. I would think it would be governed at ar

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