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Missing a piece, need help D. Gielczyk at 8:31am 07.13.00 Bigger Boats 10/1510 I am looking for the piece of rigging that attaches to the backstay and than attaches to the mainshe
Honest Opinions Eddie at 7:47am 07.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 11/1359 I'm going to be buying a new boat very soon. (hopefully within the next week or so) I am currently
Speed/Log Meter Deane at 7:45am 07.13.00 Smaller Boats 4/1637 I purchased a Standard SL30 speed/log meter with a transom impeller a year ago and have never gotten
Companion-way sliding window Jim at 6:09am 07.13.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1071 When my boat is closed up and the sun is beating down, I can't open the companion-way sliding window
Priming the head Mike Ross at 5:58am 07.13.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1441 After I pump out the bowl on 'DRY', and switch to 'flush' It takes several (around 20) pumps before
Halyard entry fitting Colin at 5:31am 07.13.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 I have a broken a black plastic? fitting where the main halyard enters the mast just about chest hei
Get down! Bri at 5:19am 07.13.00 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1241 Im looking at buying a boat form a broker. The one im looking at is been sold "as is", but is in gen
Bow Pulpit Bob at 4:18am 07.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 1/995 I recently bought a 1977 Hunter 27 with a damaged bow Pulpit. The weld shop has yet to repair it.
We're outta here! Mark Johnson at 2:43am 07.13.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1124 We are starting our 3 week cruise aboard the Anthem 7/14. Will be cruising to Shelter Island, Monta
I have notebook and cell phone, now... Mike Kinney at 2:24am 07.13.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1058 HOW do I get my cell phone and notebook hooked together so I can access Internet and e-mail while ab
MAIN SAIL OUTHAUL JOHN SAINDON at 1:52am 07.13.00 Smaller Boats 2/1294 I NEED TO KNOW HOW THE MAIN SAIL OUT HAUL IS CONNECTED TO THE CLEW. I'M NEW HERE. JUST BOUGHT THE BO
fareast sails?? Dan Geltmacher at 1:41am 07.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 0/952 Fareast sails Anyone know anything about this outfit? They are LAM sails out of Hong Kong. They q
M-25 engine parts. Where? Bob Robeson at 12:38am 07.13.00 Big Boats 2/1073 Looks like I am going to replace our old small heat exchanger on our 1985 universel M25 diesel engin
Q 4 SEAFARI Don H. Guest at 11:48pm 07.12.00 Big Boats 1/1105 Don, Did you ever use a whisker pole to hold out the genny on your boat? If you did, how did it w
20" long shaft on 25' milles at 10:54pm 07.12.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1318 (thanks for the response to my centerboard question)New Question:The 25' Im looking at is motorle
Looking for a tiller kevin hall at 10:04pm 07.12.00 Ask All Sailors 1/1349 can anyone direct me as to where I can obtain a replacement tiller for my 1983 22 Hunter?I would gr
Depth Guage Bill Rogers at 9:56pm 07.12.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/922 My signet Depth meter seems to only work in less than 25 ft of water. I guess that is better than in
Put the main back in the mast ? T. C. at 5:08pm 07.12.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1232 We have a Zspar rig on our 44 Oceanus (Moorings 445). When we had the mast down, we found this to b
25 ' CB O'Day yawing at anchor back and forth Steven Berlin at 12:52pm 07.12.00 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1380 When I anchor my boat it never hangs strainght back on the anchor. It is always in motion. Yawing ba
Sail selection Bill Fullaway at 12:46pm 07.12.00 Racing 1/1411 We are new to RI and got smoked in our first Tuesday night race here. The wind kept builing (I guess

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Tailpipe under water? Project_Mayhem at 6:37am 02.24.20 I built a tongue extension for my trailer. My only attempt to pull the boat out without it didnt go
rgranger at 6:36am 02.24.20 good advice above, I prefer plumbers putty, works well, less messy than toilet wax and not permanen
Tailpipe under water? Hayden Watson at 6:20am 02.24.20 If you need to get out farther, this is better than an extension. spare tire launch I have had two t
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER jssailem at 6:19am 02.24.20 Robert. Looking at this question I found the following link. Not sure about the number count discrep
Used Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 6:17am 02.24.20 Are you near the boat? As stated previously, everything depends on how well everything was maintain
Tailpipe under water? LeeandRick at 6:17am 02.24.20 There is a reason I would never buy a used U-Haul pickup (the ones you can rent for $19.95 a day). I
Used Catalina 30 dmax at 6:15am 02.24.20 4000 hours is up there, but like Joe says, if it's been maintained and runs well then it shouldn't b
Quick Release Lever C-22 Project_Mayhem at 6:12am 02.24.20 I had the quick release lever and used PTO pins from Harbor Frieght. The lever is worth every penny.
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Robert H. Wood at 6:07am 02.24.20
Thinking about working on interior fred1diver at 6:05am 02.24.20 you could always sand and repaint your bulkheads
Catalina Direct now has the 310 listed! BillyK at 5:59am 02.24.20 It's funny, i sent them an email asking why they didnt have the 310 on their site.. i got an email
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) JamesG161 at 5:54am 02.24.20 The normal cause is a concentration cell resulting from sludge deposits. :plus::plus: Cause is los
Used Catalina 30 Joe at 5:41am 02.24.20 4000 hours is not bad... it's diesel you know. See if the owner has the maintenance schedule.... h
Ready Made running rigging pcmartin1200 at 5:33am 02.24.20 When I replaced the standing rigging and part of the running rigging on our '96 376 I used SecoSouth
Hunter 410 Freezer/Frig Lid Latches Don Lucas at 5:28am 02.24.20 Plastic? My refrigerator/freezer lids are recessed stainless steel latches that release with a 90 d
Replacement refrigerator strut on 420? (1) Joel at 5:25am 02.24.20 I replaced on my P456 a few years ago and used McMaster-Carr. The attached is an example of what th
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) Will Gilmore at 5:22am 02.24.20 But then he says the place where the current leaves into the electrolyte is deteriorated, while the
Ready Made running rigging Joe at 5:15am 02.24.20 Here's the link for SBO's rig shop (Sailboat Owners is the sponsor of this excellent forum, so at l
Furling question Jim26m at 5:14am 02.24.20 Can you get it with a flexible extrusion? Sales info, and manual show a a multi piece rigid extrusi
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) (1) thinwater at 5:10am 02.24.20 Examples of pitting corrosion, all from inside fuel tanks (steel and aluminum). The normal cause is

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