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H31 aft birth leak Bob Rutland at 12:45pm 10.04.99 Mid-Size Boats 8/1497 i have a leak (fresh water) in the aft birth. water drips from where the underside of the cockpit so
Sea Ranger loran Randy Gouge at 12:38pm 10.04.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1497 I recently bought a Catalina 34 with a Sea Ranger loran model LCN 100. Unfortunately it came without
H26 cover Doug Winter at 12:20pm 10.04.99 Smaller Boats 1/1209 I am about to spend a fair amount of money on a custom cover for our H26. It sits on a lot behind o
boat of the year Guest at 11:34am 10.04.99 Mid-Size Boats 0/1290
Auto Prop vs. Standard 3 Blade Fix Prop Gordon Myers at 10:24am 10.04.99 Big Boats 4/1493 Had Passage 42, buying a 450. Considering an Auto Prop. Does anyone have comparison numbers (rpm v
Haunted Lighthouse Mike DiMario at 10:23am 10.04.99 Destinations 0/1606 There is a GREAT article in October 99 issue of Chesapeake Bay Magazine about the HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSE
Wilcox Crit. Head Gene at 10:05am 10.04.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1416 I replace my Wilcox Crittenden head on my 1985 Hunter 34 this spring. It worked well. I am getting r
centerboard rigging Joey at 9:45am 10.04.99 Destinations 1/2269 Does anyone out there been able to re-rig the centerboard so that it works better? The way it comes
Stepped Masts # 2 Andrew Bell at 9:36am 10.04.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1276 Addendum to my Stepped Mast question of earlier:I have seen 1986 Catalina 34s with Keel stepped and
Sunbrella Joe M at 7:46am 10.04.99 Mid-Size Boats 1/1314 Can Sunbrella be Dyed?I have a Dodger that is light blue but everything else is dark blue.The dod
Frustrated Hunter Owner Followup Richard H. Sweat at 6:42am 10.04.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1213 Following you guys suggestion, I made another attempt--this time calling Hunter Marine direct. My fi
Stepped masts Andrew Bell at 6:35am 10.04.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1182 Hi there,Can anyone tell me the dis/advantages of stepped masts?Regards,Andrew Bell
Leaking Cabin Etienne Catoire at 5:42am 10.04.99 Smaller Boats 5/1202 Recently we bought a 1994 Hunter 26.On this moment we have serious problems with water leakage in t
Folding prop. Bob Robeson at 3:35am 10.04.99 Big Boats 2/1290 I just bought a 1986 C-36 and put a Martec 16X10 folding prop on it.Have anyone else installed a f
High winds sailing Rich Maynard at 2:02am 10.04.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1185 Do any Catalina 250 (water ballasted) owners have any experiences of sailing in heavy seas and or hi
Windlass on 1989 H 33? Glenn at 1:22am 10.04.99 Big Boats 3/1333 Has anyone installed a windlass on a Hunter 33? The anchor well is pretty shallow, the roller furli
1984 31' - Varnish? Don at 1:15am 10.04.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1147 I am preparing to revarnish my recently acquired 1984 H31'. The interior has definately been revarn
Capri 14.2 -mast strength Joey at 12:30am 10.04.99 Destinations 2/2992 Word has it that the Capri 14.2 mast isnot strong enough to support a trapezeset or a spinnaker? I
H-37c V-berth insert question John Reid at 12:08am 10.04.99 Big Boats 4/1303 The previous owner changed the V-berth to a double. I think I'm going to change it back to it's ori
Point Lookout Marina Karl Berntson at 11:29pm 10.03.99 Destinations 1/1799 For all of you cruising the Chesapeak Bay, I just have to tell you that we just had a gastronomic de

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Got the generator running All U Get at 4:19pm 01.13.20
Got the generator running JamesG161 at 4:11pm 01.13.20 no zinc. The yellow is coolant drain for Hx, no zinc. The green shows exhaust flow towards the mixe
Electric Winch to Step Mast (1) Noodat Lady at 4:10pm 01.13.20 That can be done?o_O -Will (Dragonfly) No. No more likely than that the up-till-then-completely
Got the generator running All U Get at 4:05pm 01.13.20 In addition to other suggestions above, it looks like a gasket failure. There should be no flow p
Rig-Talk and traditional LapStrake (1) rgranger at 4:05pm 01.13.20 @jssailem To my eye if you took something like what I've sketched here and move the mast forward a
Rig-Talk and traditional LapStrake ggrizzard at 4:04pm 01.13.20 Wow! A lot of historical goodies in this post. I discovered through an ancestry/DNA test and rese
Rig-Talk and traditional LapStrake rgranger at 3:54pm 01.13.20 Interesting... Yes a great daysailor to sail down wind on the lake and row back home. Right:thumbu
Mac Navigation: iPad vs laptop rgranger at 3:49pm 01.13.20 There was a thread last week (the thread on cell antennae) that segued into tablets and after readin
Rig-Talk and traditional LapStrake jssailem at 3:40pm 01.13.20 Interesting... Yes a great daysailor to sail down wind on the lake and row back home.
BECAUSE IM TO LAZY TO FIND MY PREVIOUS POST jssailem at 3:33pm 01.13.20 Not knowing your boat, I will apply some Left Brain thinking to this problem. It is a bilge pump.
Mac Navigation: iPad vs laptop jssailem at 3:18pm 01.13.20 For cruising to distant locations or in new to you waters, I find CE exceptional. Everything you men
What do they call the wind? DayDreamer41 at 3:11pm 01.13.20 Didn't Hendrix say that the Winds cried Mary? so was the wind named Mary? I guess that would depend
BECAUSE IM TO LAZY TO FIND MY PREVIOUS POST (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:06pm 01.13.20
What do they call the wind? Kings Gambit at 2:59pm 01.13.20
question about roller furling and trailers KX50002 at 2:53pm 01.13.20 my boat has the CDI flexible furler. no snow up there now, but it's still 3 hours away and my wife a
What do they call the wind? rgranger at 2:39pm 01.13.20 Y'all just have to be different about EVERYTHING:laugh::cool:
Electric Winch to Step Mast Will Gilmore at 2:32pm 01.13.20 and no one is watching you.... That can be done?o_O -Will (Dragonfly)
Prow prang predicament: practical patching protocol, please. (1) Will Gilmore at 2:25pm 01.13.20 I want one of those too, but I would be afraid it would make me do things like wear a cowl and a cap
What do they call the wind? Kings Gambit at 2:08pm 01.13.20 so... @Kings Gambit ... it is the west coast version of a Nor'Easter? re.
1980 Wilcox Headmate head DJAY at 2:07pm 01.13.20 Rebuilt a W C. In a few months had the pump handle leak as you describe. Replaced packing to get thr

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