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BEST NEW PROP FOR 1978 H33 DENNIS LANIER at 5:18am 04.06.01 Other Sailboats 3/989 I HAVE JUST NOW BOUGHT A HUNTER 33 1978. DURING THE SURVEY I WAS TOLD THAT THE 3 BLADE PROP WAS TOO
Installation of companionway ladder Captain Kimo at 5:10am 04.06.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1635 Have purchased a companionway ladder from Blue Water Yacht for my 96' Mac26X. The drawing accompany
Lazy Jacks John at 3:48am 04.06.01 Smaller Boats 6/1179 Has anyone installed a lazy jack system? What make did you use? How difficult of a job? Are you happ
I would like a modern interior in my 80' H-30 Chris Scholz at 3:47am 04.06.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1246 I would like to modernize my 1980 H 30. I am a shop teacher who has renovated several old houses. I
How to shut off the %$# low depth alarm? Tom Kiernan at 3:30am 04.06.01 Smaller Boats 1/2610 I've been doing some sailing in the shallow Suisun Sloughs with the Autohelm Tridata depthmeter on.*
Removal of Cutlass Bearing Jerry Maisonneuve at 3:27am 04.06.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1175 I'm looking for the best way to remove the old cutlass bearing and replacing it with a new one. I h
Lightning disipator and Don Casey? Steve Cook at 3:07am 04.06.01 Ask All Sailors 10/2068 I just shelled out $85.00 for a lightning disipator because in 3 years, 2 of my boats have been stru
Need to Buy - Reliable Main Sail Cat 25 Frank J. Serrano at 2:57am 04.06.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/961 I would like to see if there is anyone outthere with information as to where to purchase a main sail
Prop alternatives for an '86 H34 Rick Alfonso at 11:42pm 04.05.01 Big Boats 3/1058 Hello everyone,I am getting ready to put my H34 on the hard and would like to change my prop to a
Hunter 18.5s in Phoenix Area Chris Haraway at 4:02pm 04.05.01 Smaller Boats 0/883 Are there any 18.5 owners in the Phoenix area? I sail at Lake Pleasant on a regular basis but have y
Cracking sound in cabin deck Sergio at 1:27pm 04.05.01 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1670 There is a low cracking/creaking in the cabin floor of my Oday 22. It's NOT like the creaking of an
Mast turnbuckle is "off center" Scott Shreve at 12:43pm 04.05.01 Smaller Boats 2/1246 We're looking to purchase a Catalina 22 and found the base of the mast decking to have numerous "spi
Island Girl Products Sean at 12:25pm 04.05.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1636 Well, I've been watching posts for months on these products and I finally decided to buy some. Logg
Lifelines M. Miller at 12:23pm 04.05.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1021 I am needing to replace the plastic cover on my lifelines of my Hunter 26.5. Does anyone know the
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief? Gary Wyngarden at 12:04pm 04.05.01 Ask All Sailors 59/3653 I just finished reading two straight articles in Cruising World about guys who had achieved incredib
Water Pump Gary Johnson at 11:14am 04.05.01 Smaller Boats 2/1034 I need to replace the water handpump on the galley. The rebuild kit isn't made any more and I can't
Water leaks wetting bed in 470 aft cabin Bill Martinelli at 10:53am 04.05.01 Big Boats 4/1835 I have a water leak that seeps down the aft bulkhead/headboard in the aft cabin of my Catalina 470,
Drip-less Packing? Brian Ranniger at 10:32am 04.05.01 Ask All Sailors 11/1570 Does anyone have any experience with Seafit Drip-Less packing? I'm installing a new shaft, bearing
Heat Gloria at 10:32am 04.05.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1090 The flower pots over the burners work very well. We used this on some of our earlier boats and it i
Searching For Spreader/Ospray Jerry at 8:53am 04.05.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1032 I need to find a spreader (I'm not a seasoned sailor so I hope I have the right term). It's the thi

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LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Alan Gomes at 10:38am 04.11.20 I had already removed the pump to do a repair on it as mentioned in the link to a previous posting
Docking Mishap Brian D at 10:37am 04.11.20 It is not Korean, sounds Filipino to me. The second part of the video is Korean, and yeah, they were
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig (1) DrJudyB at 10:33am 04.11.20 Your rig is missing reverse diagonals intermediate shrouds, labeled 1 in the diagram below. Without
Keel bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 10:29am 04.11.20 If not leaking nor any cracking in keel joint seen where keel is joined to hull, as a former sailboa
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 10:26am 04.11.20 Yup, that's me. I can't explain it, but I"m not fearful of the sea. I"m aware of its unpredictabilit
Docking Mishap justsomeguy at 10:18am 04.11.20 It was certainly a bad day at the office. I saw this earlier, have you heard if there were any inju
Docking Mishap jon hansen at 10:16am 04.11.20 is it the ship's captain's fault? is it the harbor pilot's fault? is it the tug captain's fault? is
Planning to learn all I can Kings Gambit at 10:11am 04.11.20 A newbie solo sailor in 27-ft pocket cruiser traveling the coast of New England will have AMPLE oppo
Catalina 310 lists to port jmaresh at 10:08am 04.11.20 We have a 2000 310 and yes we have a port lists. We also have 4 6 volt golf cart batteries and tool
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 10:05am 04.11.20 Oh, very cute!!
Planning to learn all I can jssailem at 10:02am 04.11.20 Ok it shows we like our boats. Perhaps it goes even deeper. For your consideration I think the Montg
Advice on a small repair job for my catalina 22 DrJudyB at 10:02am 04.11.20 I can see from the picture that the laminate is broken, for sure. I would bet you the balsa core ma
Catalina 310 lists to port Benny17441 at 9:59am 04.11.20 Reposition batteries closer to the centerline.
Planning to learn all I can sololadysailer at 9:58am 04.11.20 More great info. My question about sailing from Maine to Marblehead was for the very reason that I w
Calking Terry Cox at 9:53am 04.11.20 A bit more information would help with advice. A picture of the keel stub seam would help. When our
Planning to learn all I can DArcy at 9:50am 04.11.20 I love your boat! I can see myself having a lot of fun with one of those- I forgot to mention when
Looking to get into sailing would like some advice Kings Gambit at 9:47am 04.11.20
Turks Head Knot Question capta at 9:40am 04.11.20 Put the turk's head on the king spoke, not around it.
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 stickinthemud57 at 9:37am 04.11.20 This is all great stuff, guys, thanks! Apprehension abounds regarding cutting into any parts of the
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness dlochner at 9:36am 04.11.20 4200 is a caulk with adhesive properties. It will bond the backing plate to the hull, however becaus

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