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RUB RAIL RELIEF luvmy22 at 4:58am 04.16.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1011 Help!, Have a 85, 22 that has sustained some rub rail damage. Have to replace the rubber and about t
Vigil 1 Radar Manuals Needed! Jack at 4:43am 04.16.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1370 I am looking for the owner's/operator's manuals for the Vigil 1 radar system. Any information on the
Question on Jib Size David at 4:41am 04.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/912 I've got recently acquired 86 c30TR, and I have a question about the size jib that's on it. The Bro
Bow Water Tank Billy Psimas at 4:37am 04.16.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1019 Has anyone installed a bow water tank on a Catalina 36. Mine is a 1983, hull #108. I'm looking for
Holding tank vent is clogged Jim at 4:23am 04.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1185 Well spring cleanup is here and I'm trying to make another attempt to unclog the holding tank vent t
Wet Hull John Townsend. at 2:43am 04.16.01 Big Boats 2/1021 I am in the process of buying a 1997 '376'. The survey revealled a high moisture content which would
New boat owner question Rich at 2:25am 04.16.01 Other Sailboats 7/802 I just bought a H29.5 which has an ice box. I am assuming the best way to use the ice box is to buy
Cracks around Bomar Hatches Bill Rogers at 2:23am 04.16.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1466 After purchasing a 1984 Catalina 30 #3560 last year,I noticed 2 cracks that originate from the insid
Sleeps how many? HOW..... Michael at 2:07am 04.16.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/972 I have a 1986 Hunter 31. I am told that the setee table drops to make a double berth. Has anyone eve
Merriman Hardware replacement? Fred G at 1:51am 04.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/6569 I have a 1980 Hunter 30. Their is a spring mounted pulley on the deck that guides the main sheet f
Upgrading your boat? SailboatOwners.com at 1:06am 04.16.01 Ask All Sailors 22/2309 Are you planning or working on upgrades to your boat for sailing season ahead?Is this a year when
smokey exhaust Mike at 1:01am 04.16.01 Big Boats 6/1015 Hello:The engine in my 91 37.5 seems to be emmiting more black smoke than usual. It used to get
Spinning like a top Mary Connaughton at 12:20am 04.16.01 Smaller Boats 9/1199 I should preface this by saying I am still very much a beginner. Yesterday I took my H260 out on the
speed and depth thru hulls Bill Jones at 12:05am 04.16.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1082 I want to change my older instruments with a Autohelm depth/speed instrument. The location for the k
Torquing Keel Bolts Garry Elmer at 11:44pm 04.15.01 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2096 Greetings. We have a 1980 fin keel 33. Some work had been done before we bought the boat and I bel
O'Day 22 trailering Gilbert at 11:20pm 04.15.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1240 We just bought an O'Day 22. Will be trailering it...need ideas for mask support while trailering. A
Boom Topping Lift Catalina 30 Harry at 9:48pm 04.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/5389 I reasently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30. I am having trouble figuring out how the topping lift is
Catalina 30 Rudder Post Stuffing Box/Packing Gland Dave at 9:47pm 04.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/6512 Need instructions on how to change the packing in the C-30's rudder post stuffing box. What's the pr
Hatch Squeak Dave at 6:30pm 04.15.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1705 My companionway hatch squeaks horribly when I slide it open. Tried spraying silicone in it, but no
Big Brother is watching John Daley at 3:43pm 04.15.01 Other Sailboats 5/880 Every five years down here in New Zealand, the Government does a census of the three and a half mill

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Cabin sole Hunter 28.5 HMT2 at 5:48am 04.13.20 Looking to change mine out at some point. Currently have the bilge ares under the soft spot filled
Lower shroud rigging breaking Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 04.13.20 @rgranger The Boat in picture is really heeled over. Once when introducing a new Beneteau, the sa
Should I purchase a Hunter 18? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 04.13.20 @CurtisC Thank you for the correction. Boy I forgot about the 18 having introduced that boat to
2002 Hunter h326 forestay size Ken13559 at 5:21am 04.13.20 John, thanks. As advised, I'll order the forestay together with the furler. If actual wire is differ
Has anyone tried these heat exchanger brackets? rpwillia at 5:18am 04.13.20 You guys are awesome when I have these nagging and somewhat obscure/hard to research issues. Thanks
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks David in Sandusky at 5:17am 04.13.20
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 4:43am 04.13.20 Hi Steve, I have a similar Hunter Sailboat in a 1984 Hunter 31 which is the model which came out aft
Cabin sole Hunter 28.5 (1) Jim L at 4:00am 04.13.20 Looking to change mine out at some point. Currently have the bilge ares under the soft spot filled
Heat shrink solder connectors Tipsynippertoo at 3:52am 04.13.20 I would not use these as it is probable you will have a poorly solder joint within the connector. Th
high water? danstanford at 3:14am 04.13.20 Was talking to family who live on the St. Lawrence at Brockville and they have water over their dock
New lines and arrangement help please senang at 2:49am 04.13.20 If you take a close up picture of the labels someone will be able to translate them. I could
Filler..... advise needed Captain Larry-DH at 2:04am 04.13.20 That is an interesting crack. I'm assuming the image was posted rotated and the crack is horizontal
Raw water intake thru hull relocation Yamaha 25 Syntonos at 11:30pm 04.12.20 Glad to be of help. nice you have the place to "get after it" without the layday charges of a boat y
Docking Mishap (2) Will Gilmore at 11:03pm 04.12.20 177488 Containership Milano Bridge allided with cranes in Busan, one injured "14:37: Commenced STBD
Filler..... advise needed Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 04.12.20 Agree with Dave. Wonder how the rudder post is....
Lower shroud rigging breaking Claude L.-Auger at 9:17pm 04.12.20 Crazy Dave is absolutely right. It's a matter of physics: heeling to 12-15 degrees actually increase
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks (1) DrJudyB at 8:25pm 04.12.20 Image 2317, with the thru hull, tells the story, I think. If you zoom in close, you can see white l
Seemed like a good idea at the time? BobbyFunn at 8:14pm 04.12.20 Does it looked like prep was done on the luran? All scuffed up and what not? Its really hard to ge
Seemed like a good idea at the time? stickinthemud57 at 8:00pm 04.12.20 The sad thing is that it appears they put a lot of effort into it. Didn't really look bad on the who
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 (1) HotPotato at 7:29pm 04.12.20 Launched today... thought you might be interested to know a Subaru Outback can launch a swing keel.

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