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Main boom Rigging on a 37C dave1977 at 7:23pm 04.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1361 I have recently acquired my Hunter 37C (S/N: HUN37174M80G) and had to remove and strip my main boom
Catalina cushions Lost Parent at 6:38pm 04.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1012 Anybody know how thick the cushions are on my 1982 Catalina 30 , my boat is to far away to get to it
Swift Trawler Owners (1) rclarke246 at 6:23pm 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1221 Hello, We're proud owners of a 2012 Swift 44. With this new model we'd like to communicate with oth
Close up your floor hatches! Big Moe at 5:55pm 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1269 Hello Fellow Sailors: I broke my cardinal rule over the weekend. I left a floor hatch open to dry o
C-22 News Letter CaptDon01 at 4:45pm 04.15.13 Catalina 22 1/726 NEW FEATURE TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL C-22 WEB SITE, A NEWS LETTER We are planning a new newsle
New Hatch Doors (3) JWH2050 at 4:20pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2091 I posted about hatch doors a few weeks ago and decided to make my own. These were made from salvaged
Tall Rig without bowsprit? KennyBene at 3:57pm 04.15.13 Catalina 30 4/2219 Can anyone tell me if Catalina built any tall rigs without the bowsprit. I own hull #5787- 1990 C30
wiring question garethreeves at 3:36pm 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1060 Hi All, I am replacing the Raystar 120 GPS unit that has intermittent problems with an NMEA ever
Following 25 years later's footsteps (1) RubyJean at 3:25pm 04.15.13 Bigger Boats 37/6100 Brought my O Day 27 home from the warehouse this weekend to start the re-fit and paint. The only pro
Holding tank removal jwadd at 2:46pm 04.15.13 Catalina 30 0/1160 I have a 1988 30 TM and am in the process of replacing the holding tank. The hoses have been removed
Hunter 340 Cabin Lights GreatLakesCaptJim at 2:24pm 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/885 I have a 1999 Hunter 340. Can anyone tell me how in the world I get the overhead lights in the cabin
Thru-Hull Styx at 2:10pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1004 I am refurbing a S2 8.0c. It originally had plastic thur-hulls. I am going to replace them with bron
Jib sheet, one line or 2 separate? pros/cons kito at 1:50pm 04.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/900 The PO of my c22 had it set up with one jib sheet with a snap shackle in the middle. I am getting ri
Solar Panels Blane at 1:43pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2615 Being from Florida it's all about the sunshine and solar. I have read that you can buy solar panels
Engine compartment (1) paulj at 12:33pm 04.15.13 Catalina 310 14/2338 Looking at this area for storing engine spare parts or start battery location. paulj :troll:
Deck cleaning and restoration cbyl at 12:05pm 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/818 I purchased a 1967 O'Day Tempest last year and am looking to brighten the deck. Has faded badly over
Reasonable Canvas guy in Annapolis? Skipper at 11:54am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 41/5620 I'm educated, experienced, and talented at what I do. So why is it that a guy who sews canvas is ent
Bimini Top For Catalina 22 (1) karmadog at 11:36am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 5/1545 Hi all! I want to add a bimini top to my Cat22, but I have the main sheet release about two feet
Manuel Hunter 280 in French fredvanbochoven at 10:12am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1081 Hi there all Hunter sailors all over the world. Proud owner of a 1996 Hunter 280 based in the South
The GRAND Plan. Good or Bad idea mdsdurango at 9:49am 04.15.13 Trailer Sailors 16/4327

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Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater Project_Mayhem at 2:52pm 12.31.22 Michigan City is a great little place as Greg mentioned. I spent most of a summer there working on m
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? BobH57 at 2:49pm 12.31.22 My '99 H410 had a 16k BTU reverse cycle AC unit for the main salon and forward berth (located under
Orca Tally Ho at 2:48pm 12.31.22 I suppose if you "need" the latest technology, this is cool. However, I see no reason to jump on th
Happy new year to all jssailem at 2:47pm 12.31.22 Happy New Year Fred.
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions (4) Syversens at 2:07pm 12.31.22 So this saga continues, today i tried to replace the zinc and got the old out. Looks like zinc was s
Older sailers Terry Cox at 1:49pm 12.31.22 Coming up on 80 and still going strong. Enjoy solo sailing as well as with crew. Grand kids really l
Com-Pac 16 general questions shemandr at 1:33pm 12.31.22 And for my learning does the towing capacity of a vehicle include the weight of the vehicle? For ins
Over zinced? joe28532 at 1:29pm 12.31.22 I see this is an older post but I'm going to comment anyways. Zinc does not work in freshwater. It c
Older sailers dlochner at 1:27pm 12.31.22 Besides, we can't give up now. Who'd be around to answer all the questions that keep coming up? :bi
Catalina 30 topping lift line length Stu Jackson at 1:23pm 12.31.22 Ron, if you don't know already, you should get to know these guys: Catalina 30 Groups Link Subscrib
Older sailers Stu Jackson at 1:20pm 12.31.22 Just hit 77 three weeks ago. I think Higgs' concerns are certainly valid and I share many of them,
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width mgg at 1:18pm 12.31.22 Thanks for the drawings. I had already jumped in and measured it before seeing your reply. I measu
Pesky Otters sesmith at 1:09pm 12.31.22 Maybe you otter use a shotgun and #4 shot.
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width Marmalade at 12:52pm 12.31.22 Drawing of Keel... I don't quickly see width simply dimensioned, but could get a ruler and get +/- 1
Older sailers shemandr at 12:06pm 12.31.22 "...some reduction in agility and balance..." Hoo boy. I'm ten years younger and that would be an
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 12:03pm 12.31.22
Com-Pac 16 general questions sail sfbay at 11:55am 12.31.22 What specifically do you mean by pulling weight on the trailer........tongue weight? If so, it shou
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater rgranger at 11:46am 12.31.22
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? rgranger at 11:43am 12.31.22
Older sailers David in Sandusky at 11:22am 12.31.22 The Admiral and I are 77, and still planning over 20 nights aboard Lady Lillie this summer. About 5

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