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Spinnaker Halyard&mainsheet block placement Steve Deturk at 12:03pm 07.03.01 Day Sailers 2/1486 I have a spinnaker for the DSI and I'm interested how many inches above the forestay should the tang
Finish this Sentence . . Melody Miller at 11:38am 07.03.01 Ask All Sailors 27/1567 Hey Guys and Gals:I am curious as to how everyone would finish this sentence . .You know you're
Loos Guage Douglas at 11:31am 07.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1080 Anyone have a number to correspond with the Loos Tension guage for the lower, intermediate and upper
Adler/Barbour Cold Machine refrigeration system Orville Mertins at 10:35am 07.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1955 My wife and I enjoy a 1998 C320. We leave the refrigeration system on with food and drinks stored in
Renault 8 manual Matt Williamson at 9:30am 07.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1771 I just bought a 1979 hunter 27 with a Renault 8 hp diesel. I found a recent article about how to ch
Manual Windlass Doug Washburn at 8:06am 07.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/984 my back has about had it with pulling the hook. any suggestions on acquiring a manual windlass?
Shroud Diameters Doug Washburn at 7:36am 07.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/971 This is a true example of laziness. My '87 H31 is four hours round trip away from me and I need to
treating hull blisters Joan Korenko at 7:11am 07.03.01 Ask All Sailors 2/909 I know it's old news, But after sandblasting the hull, strips of blisters were visible, After fillin
K.O. Shelf Life Rod at 7:06am 07.03.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1429 Does the K.O. holding tank product have a shelf life? I used the product successfully for the past
Labor Day Sail-Fest Ben Allen at 6:25am 07.03.01 Ask All Sailors 0/914 The web site for the Labor Day Sail-Fest is up and running, if anyone is planning on attending, plea
Has anyone added refrigeration Jay Kent at 6:21am 07.03.01 The Cherubini Hunters 0/839 in place of the nav station? I am seriously looking at placing a small refrigerator on the top of t
Hauling a Hunter 27 Tom Burgess at 5:40am 07.03.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/910 I'm thinking about buying a Hunter 27 and need to haul it. I need the length of the keel and distanc
RIGID BOOM VANK Frank Deering at 5:24am 07.03.01 Big Boats 4/1066 Is there any adjustment for the height of the boom vang .Mine is resting on the dodger . I have a fu
Rigid boom vank Frank Deering at 4:25am 07.03.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/895 I am having trouble adjusting my rigid vang on my 1998 MKII. The boom is resting on the dodger. Is t
Cleats julian at 4:09am 07.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/1005 Anybody out there replaced mooring cleats on a 1999 or later Hunter? Originals are cheapies that you
Alternator on 1996 Mariner 9.9 HP? David at 3:56am 07.03.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1476 This outboard came with the boat when I bought it this spring and I was wondering if an alternator w
Cruising to the Chesapeake Tom Ryan at 3:14am 07.03.01 Catalina 30 2/1499 We recently bought a Catalina 27 and would like any comments and advice about cruising from Atlantic
Sextants and Slide Rules Gary Wyngarden at 2:28am 07.03.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1549 Way, way back when I was in school, a slide rule was a kind of a status symbol for a certain group o
Leaky h20 all wet at 2:13am 07.03.01 Smaller Boats 0/835 I have an 84 h20 with an irratating leak. Water appears on the floor in the cabin, about 1/2 to 3/4
Bilge Pump Nathan Love at 1:51am 07.03.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/891 I have been manually pumping out the bilge (with one of those hand-pump units)on my 1986 26' for the

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Need Pictures Electric windlass B 351 sail sfbay at 1:20pm 04.28.20 I suspect bow duel bow roller was an option. I recommend verifying chain diameter that fits your wi
Leaking Sea-Tech water radiator in 2003 Hunter kloudie1 at 1:18pm 04.28.20 looks like the collett (little ring at the end of the fitting) has to be pushed into the fitting and
Batteries rpwillia at 1:11pm 04.28.20 Oh, Golly, it was five years ago and I made them in the local West Marine store using their cutters
Batteries rpwillia at 1:07pm 04.28.20 https://www.samsclub.com/p/duracell-golf-car-battery-group-size-gc2/prod3590228 Duracell 6 V Golf
Need Pictures Electric windlass B 351 Pir8te King at 1:04pm 04.28.20 I also notice that you have dual bow rollers, where my B 351 only has a single on starboard. Is tha
Big bird strikes again. Windvane capta at 1:03pm 04.28.20 The cups are just that, sadly, no bearings.
Tankage rpwillia at 1:02pm 04.28.20 We put a bypass on the water heater, plus we use very cheap rum to winterize instead of the pink stu
Need Pictures Electric windlass B 351 Pir8te King at 1:01pm 04.28.20 On Legacy, a B 351, all of the papers say 94, but as I was sitting in the cockpit last weekend, I lo
Topping Lift JamesG161 at 1:01pm 04.28.20 Would you have a picture of what the previous owner had as for the (4) point connecting sling? No
Windows, oh those leaky windows lostintime at 12:59pm 04.28.20 Catalina Direct only has the kit for non slider windows. They could not point me in any direction ot
Windows, oh those leaky windows Meriachee at 12:56pm 04.28.20 Catalina Direct. They have most everything you may need, and many things you never knew you couldn'
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 12:54pm 04.28.20 Pierre: I have assumed that the factory chain on the 351 is #8, but it is larger than the 5/16 HT t
Sweet, babies!! rpwillia at 12:52pm 04.28.20 You should be thankful for baby birds in your anchor locker. Much better than what we had in ours
Splicing 8 plait to chain Pir8te King at 12:48pm 04.28.20 I am still kicking myself, I let a Lewmar V-1 slip away because it was on a boat I gave away, made n
Leaky windows. karellen at 12:40pm 04.28.20 How did you use the sealant? Did you remove the portlights, clean all the existing sealant, then re-
Sweet, babies!! BigEasy at 12:38pm 04.28.20 This is not an experience quickly or easily recovered from and I only wish I found a birds nest w
Topping Lift DayDreamer41 at 12:35pm 04.28.20 That is what the previous owner did! He had a 4 point connecting "sling" and used the boom as a ho
How to replace a pump-out hose? BigEasy at 12:34pm 04.28.20 Filling the deck hole is not really a big deal. It doesn't need to be structural, just fill in the
Topping Lift JamesG161 at 12:22pm 04.28.20 I am thinking about making an attachment for the end of the boom and use the topping lift as a line
Keel removal help THECUSCUS at 12:20pm 04.28.20 Ditto to Tsatzsue, click on my profile picture and check out my MacGregor album (MissAdVenture). l

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