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Dodger Window Scratches!! Doug Ellis at 9:28am 10.25.99 Mid-Size Boats 2/1592 I have several scratches in my dodger windows....has anyone tried to polishthese out?
Tri Data Depth its your guess Greg at 9:09am 10.25.99 Mid-Size Boats 4/1230 My Tri Data Depth reading has been giving some un-realistic readings.I noticed late this summer in
radar mount on arch of Hunter 410 Guest at 5:50am 10.25.99 Big Boats 12/2607 Does anyone have any experience with mounting radar receiver on the arch of a Hunter 410? I have no
Where's the engine Zinc? Todd Osborne (Todd.a.osborne@boeing.com) at 5:46am 10.25.99 Mid-Size Boats 2/1820 I have a 1981 catalina 30 with the Universal Deisal 5411 (11HP) raw water cooled engine. I checked t
Sealed Marine Batteries David at 5:45am 10.25.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1063 Thanks for your responses for advice on sealed marine batteries. After further investigation, I d
High winds CO Editorial at 5:31am 10.25.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1241 61% of responding Catalina owners have never sailed winds in excess of 40 knots, according to last w
High Winds HOW Editorial at 4:47am 10.25.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1271 64% of responding Hunter 0wners have never sailed winds in excess of 40 knots, according to last wee
Cleaning Dacron Sails Lisa Barnett at 4:31am 10.25.99 Smaller Boats 1/1224 We are getting ready to store our Catalina 22 for the winter. The main and jib, both dacron, need t
Keel Configuration Peter Rourke at 3:27am 10.25.99 Other Sailboats 6/1088 I am considering the purchase of a 1979 Hunter 33. Due to the area I sail in (downeast) the keel co
Gone with the wind Daniel at 3:12am 10.25.99 Other Sailboats 0/852 Early October this year I was sailing at night from Tel-Aviv to Haifa in order to participate in a R
Universal Diesels -SAE or Metric? Joe at 2:51am 10.25.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1503 Looking at a Catalina 36 (1994). Engine, Universal, looks in good shape but I'm not familiar with t
Specs for '78 Catalina 22 DTiffany at 1:48am 10.25.99 Smaller Boats 2/1429 Looking at possibly buying used catalina 22. Where can I find specs on this boat (lead centerboard)
Carribean Cruising Guides? Mark Johnson at 1:34am 10.25.99 Destinations 1/1762 Who makes the best cruising guides for the Carribean? Looking for crusing guides from the BVI's to
KO Storage Tom LaRocco at 11:20pm 10.24.99 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1642 Peggy; Assuming proper temperature is maintained, can KO be stored over the winter and still be e
Extremely Dumb Question! Steve Treppa at 11:15pm 10.24.99 Mid-Size Boats 6/1445 Hi folks!I'm a new owner (2/99) of a '86 Catalina 30 and I've got a stupid question....WHERE THE
ChangingCenterboard Line on the Hunter 23.5 Bob Braddy at 3:19pm 10.24.99 Other Sailboats 1/844 I have a 1993 23.5. I am interested in putting in a new center board line. Has anyone done this an
Smaller boat info Greg Sweitzer at 1:39pm 10.24.99 Smaller Boats 0/2164 Thought I'd share the link below. It also contains helpful information about smaller boats:http:/
Roller-Furling BFog at 12:35pm 10.24.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1064 I am looking to install a furling system on my '82 Hunter 25. I would be greatful for any suggestion
Toe Rail Corrosion Jack at 11:50am 10.24.99 Big Boats 4/1940 The port side toe rail on our 1995 35.5 is showing some corrosion spots along the inner edge of the
Hunter 460. Single Hand Bill Hall at 11:46am 10.24.99 Big Boats 3/2282 I have two questions. I am interested in the 460 and want to know 1) how she sails (fast or slow, h

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Insurance for 30 Year Old Sailboat justsomeguy at 6:38pm 01.15.20 Comments? Liability only.
camera mount - winter project kappykaplan at 6:29pm 01.15.20 I like the boom cam! Nice shots!:beer::beer::beer:
camera mount - winter project (2) Bill19233 at 6:22pm 01.15.20 Let me know where you post the video and photos so I can check them out. I keep wanting to try a gim
A brief absence jssailem at 6:18pm 01.15.20 Best wishes Phil... Return to us soon. May Medical Science treat you nicely and send you back rebuil
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy jimshipsky at 6:15pm 01.15.20 rgranger, thanks for the Mac 26 clarification. I've not been drawn to water ballasted boats, because
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy LeeandRick at 6:14pm 01.15.20 You need to be about 4' tall to like an overnight in a Hobie 33. If you find one for $10,000 it fell
camera mount - winter project LeeandRick at 6:00pm 01.15.20 Check out a friends YouTube channel here in Havasu that experiments with camera mounts. I'm still wa
Upgrade Wind Instraments catalanc at 5:59pm 01.15.20 I have a very old Signet depth transducer and speed wheel system on my new to me Seaward 24. Boat is
Comanionway used Catalina 22 Will Gilmore at 5:57pm 01.15.20 Someday when I build my Viking long boat... you will have to come and do a large scale burn on my g
A brief absence dLj at 5:01pm 01.15.20 Best of luck with your medical treatment. You will be missed and we'll try, at least, to behave...
Removal of Cockpit Table in 41DS Hello Below at 4:31pm 01.15.20
Compass location fred1diver at 4:28pm 01.15.20 cool, thanks for the instructions, went to the boat today, removed the old knot meter and depth mete
Got the generator running dLj at 4:24pm 01.15.20 It looks from here that both the HX and the elbow are a cast aluminum. Can you confirm if they are b
Removal of Cockpit Table in 41DS SV Bella at 4:24pm 01.15.20 Removing and reinstalling vinyl cloth headliners thanks that's what I needed.
Got the generator running (3) dLj at 4:18pm 01.15.20 Apologies I still have some questions - see photos below. Does it look like that flange is welded on
Removal of Cockpit Table in 41DS Hello Below at 3:58pm 01.15.20 Removing and reinstalling vinyl cloth headliners
Deca battery uses water fast Skipper at 3:53pm 01.15.20 Thanks all. The batteries are both in the same box side by side. The box is built-in to the interior
A brief absence rgranger at 3:47pm 01.15.20 Hi everyone, Just wanted to post a heads-up that I'll be away from the site for a while to deal wi
What do they call the wind? rgranger at 3:41pm 01.15.20 As a kid sailing in the bay, I was always keeping an eye out for the 'cat's paw' winds. Those sma
Comanionway used Catalina 22 rgranger at 3:38pm 01.15.20 Hey I found it.... Check out his https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/look-what-will-gilmore

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