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To Get a Sailboat, or Not... That is the question. NavySailor at 2:25pm 05.01.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/2429 Hi all - I'm new to the forum and have a few questions for you smart and experienced folks. I'm quit
my 8.0a (1) jlillie at 10:28am 05.01.14 S2 21/2538 This my boat the day I went to see her up in Port Charlotte, FL. I'm just going to upload this first
Differences between models? sailinggreg at 9:06am 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1474 Hi All, I'm looking for a new boat and Catalina 27s seem like a great option! One I've seen is a 1
Generator Antifreeze change-out Gunni at 7:21am 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2384 Was going down my list of spring commissioning tasks and noted that my generator engine (Kubota Z482
P420 4jh3 rsw pump WingDing2 at 6:45am 05.01.14 Big Boats 3/1137 Sea water pump on 2002 CC P420 with 4jh3e needs to be replaced. Pump is directly on motor mount ' o
Facet electric fuel pumps 12 VDC ????? woodster at 5:45am 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3647 some where i read that the AB YC/Coast Guard requirements for an electric fuel pump has to have a ch
RPM decrease when motoring med2463 at 4:18am 05.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1322 Any thoughts on why RPM would decrease for few seconds then go back to cruising RPM while motoring.
Shaft support pacerow at 4:07am 05.01.14 Irwin 2/2223 Purchased a 1971 32' Irwin as a fixer upper. Motored about fifty miles to a boatyard to have it haul
Surge Brake in the Mountains HealthWorks at 9:02pm 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/6626 We are in Denver, and I'd love to go Westward to sail. (Lake Dillon, Lake Powell) but to do so must
Garboard drain installation sail_flathead_lake at 8:48pm 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/12681 Hello all, I'm getting a new-to-me Ranger 33 ready for launch this season. The previous owner dr
Rudder cropduster60 at 7:16pm 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/490 We are having trouble with getting the rudder down and keeping it down on our Hunter 240. Any sugge
Pointing closer to wind? HillbillyWanderer at 6:48pm 04.30.14 Catalina 22 12/1820 Joined local sailing club that has club races throughout the season. Several cat22 in the club races
Installing AC Ducts 37.5 Legend,Help Parrott at 6:27pm 04.30.14 Big Boats 11/1810 Installing AC Ducts 1992 37.5 Hunter Legend. Seems like the Port side forward facing seat at the din
Ahhh (3) RBone at 4:43pm 04.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/870 I'm in! Can't believe I'm in with all the things that are taking up my time lately. Plus I didn't ha
Deck and toe rail (2) HMT2 at 4:37pm 04.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1053 One year ago I painted the topside of my '83 Hunter 31. It is still looking very good. When I wash i
Hull and deck wax priariesailor at 3:44pm 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1335 Well, I used the info I received from my Jan. post looking for a good mould remover. I can confirm t
Replacing in mast furling for lazy jacks? KenKindrick at 3:18pm 04.30.14 Big Boats 3/1371 On my year 2000 Hunter 340 I have jammed the mainsail in the furling mast twice recently. :cry: The
Bow cleats (1) Nom De Guerre at 3:05pm 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2152 The cleats on the bow of my Hunter 28.5 are mounted to the deck about 6 inches inboard of the toe ra
Equalizing Bob S at 2:41pm 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1964 Hey Maine, It's a full time job just monitoring these posts! I lurk a lot and appreciate all your a
Sea Hawk BIOCOP seadaddler at 2:17pm 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/580 I had my bottom sanded and painted back in Dec 2012 and back in water Jan 2013 with sea hawk BIOCOP

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H34 keel smile (2) cdells at 4:26am 05.19.23 Uncovered the most forward tabs completely now. It looks like they were just covered with thickened
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch jviss at 4:09am 05.19.23 You know, this has me thinking. I have "outlets" to the water, just above the waterline and that wo
Jib Line Overlaps danstanford at 2:58am 05.19.23 Too many wraps before the tension comes on. Try two wraps only which should let you take all the loa
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:57am 05.19.23
2004 Raymarine C80 Display BigEasy at 9:12pm 05.18.23 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? Try c
Jib Line Overlaps dlochner at 7:25pm 05.18.23 What you can do is learn to steer your boat with the tiller between your knees. If the tiller wil
Where to post Sabre for sale dlochner at 7:17pm 05.18.23
Jib Line Overlaps Joe at 7:17pm 05.18.23
Jib Line Overlaps Joe at 6:59pm 05.18.23 Well I was afraid of possible confusion. Those pics were take after I upgraded to the self tailing
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round Gene Neill at 6:57pm 05.18.23 We sail the gulf of Mexico with a swing keel, but the boat lives on a trailer. You CAN leave a swing
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Tally Ho at 6:44pm 05.18.23
Spinnaker Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42pm 05.18.23 Suggest a cover for the drum to prevent marring the deck
Where to post Sabre for sale Tally Ho at 6:38pm 05.18.23 Let us know when you post it, and where to find it! Greg
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31pm 05.18.23 There should be no movement of the keel. I concur with @Ralph Johnstone
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch LouisMK at 6:29pm 05.18.23 Also, I used Sika 291-I which is pretty easy to work with. I got tired of my el-cheapo caulking gun
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch LouisMK at 6:23pm 05.18.23 Rather than metal you should consider the modern day plastics by ThruDesign (gemlux.com) They have b
Terry Cox at 5:57pm 05.18.23 One of my favorites. LrXDre65-a8
Jib Line Overlaps Sailfanatic at 5:37pm 05.18.23 First make sure your blocks are positioned properly. Your blocks appear pretty far aft, you sailing
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch Tally Ho at 5:07pm 05.18.23 Is this correct, or did you mean below the waterline? Just cause it is above the static waterline
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? (1) CowboyWay at 4:37pm 05.18.23 So I had the service shop look into the matter. It seems it might be a combination of things, but th

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