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Coaming compartment tweeet65 at 12:51pm 06.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2100 Hi gang, I have a new to me Catalina 25, 1977 with no cockpit storage. I like the coaming compartme
need info on 3 blade prop conversion fnuttersny at 12:47pm 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1291 Found brand new in crate RC8D (ebay less than $700..what are the chances???) to replace my existing/
Optimum wind speed domalon at 12:37pm 06.18.12 Day Sailers 5/2027 What is the optimum wind speed that an O'Day 23 can be sailed safely?
Third Time's the Charm Roger Long at 12:18pm 06.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1765 I just went topside after a visit from one of the S.E.A. staff and looked over to see another resear
Tach Problems Knotsoffun at 12:17pm 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/828 My tachometer on my 2006 Hunter 31 was working fine one moment, then pegged itself over 5K without a
B331 Air Conditioning Install Help? Cwoody at 12:00pm 06.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/8483 Held off for a year, but before it gets too hot on the Chesapeake Bay.... Looking to install a Flags
Looking for a specific type of sail stop (3) John23883 at 11:28am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1477 I have a Hunter 26 that has an "L" shaped sail stop with stamped wings that goes into a drilled hole
tired today BobM at 11:26am 06.18.12 S2 2/1081 Second session cutting access to my water tank. The dremel vibrating saw was a good tool for the jo
Hunter 430 dismasted Hogfighter at 11:06am 06.18.12 Big Boats 26/14054 Sailing in 20 knots of wind on a beam reach with a reefed main and jib, my starboard chainplate gave
Taurus Taurus at 10:56am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2042
Anchoring in Lake Montauk AXEL at 10:49am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1177 It's been a while since I've been there. In the past I have motored around the Montauk Yacht Club an
new 10/4 owner Brooklyn at 10:27am 06.18.12 Irwin 6/6435 Just became the new owner of a 1975 10/4 and so far I'm loving the beamy little thing. She's been ke
Stuffing/packbox leakage Sails-n-Ales at 9:37am 06.18.12 Islander 10/6626 I have recently purchased a 1982 36' Islander and found that the stuffing box has a recurring leak.
Oday 25 - remove the fiberglass headliner Joe5893 at 8:38am 06.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5533 I did a search on the forums and couldn't find anything on this topic. I have leaks and the water r
A short pleasant first trip NOT :( (1) c_witch at 8:08am 06.18.12 Trailer Sailors 15/4599 The only damage being a bit of scratched paint in docking at 4:00 AM in total darkness and my pride
Hunter (e)33 - Issues, Concerns and Solutions Serena1 at 7:45am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 110/27341 Welcome Hunter e33 owners. The administrator has setup a model catagory - e33. Although this is no
products youve added that your glad you added allen-deckard at 7:42am 06.18.12 Catalina 22 35/5889 Thought id start a thread about things from companies that had good or bad products that youd like t
Lazy Jack Materials and Installation ktbowles at 7:24am 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/13265 I have a 2002 26X and have just ordered a new main sail with slugs and would like to install a Lazy
rudder noise on Hunter 34 ge8679 at 7:16am 06.18.12 Big Boats 3/1671 My rudder makes a chatter noise which goes away at higher speeds. just hauled it and the shaft is ti
New Toe Rails!! NYSail at 6:41am 06.18.12 Pearson 2/2021 Hello all..... I have a 1986 vintage P36-2. The boat has 4, 8.5 foot sections of 1" by 1" teak toe

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Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:44am 02.02.23 Hi Watercolors ! Must be pretty fricking cold right now? That sounds like a very dramatic place to l
Headed back to BAJA watercolours at 8:38am 02.02.23 My wife & I have just decided to head back to Baja which will be our 3rd trip. We will be again goi
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank watercolours at 8:25am 02.02.23 Thank you very much. I wasn't aware of calibration. I'll check this weekend. thanks again. I'll upda
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank Nodak7 at 8:21am 02.02.23 thanks for the response. No I haven't checked the vent. The water fills perfectly fine, but then th
How to get under the windshield visor/eyebrow on a 41DS watercolours at 8:13am 02.02.23 Hi. Yes, there are those screws on the top of the eyebrows, but the long handholds on the top of the
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank watercolours at 8:09am 02.02.23 thanks for the response. No I haven't checked the vent. The water fills perfectly fine, but then the
Headed back to BAJA Rltgold at 8:07am 02.02.23 Justsomeguy, Your right it's 10 years . thanks
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank Nodak7 at 8:00am 02.02.23 My starboard water tank doesn't fill past half way. Can't find a way to get under the white plasti
How to get under the windshield visor/eyebrow on a 41DS Nodak7 at 7:57am 02.02.23 Hi fellow Hunter owners. I have a 2007 Hunter 41DS. There's a rain leak on a front windshield but c
Proper Lifeline Tension jssailem at 7:41am 02.02.23
Missing boom jssailem at 7:39am 02.02.23 I am going on 2 years and ready for some minor touch ups this spring. Not a total redu just the scra
Punxsutawney jssailem at 7:34am 02.02.23 Well our own @Phil Herring when he pokes he's head out from under the covers will awaken to a brig
Punxsutawney Leeward Rail at 7:24am 02.02.23 His accuracy is 40%, which is almost as good as flipping a coin! Some would say that is about as g
Punxsutawney Leeward Rail at 7:21am 02.02.23 We have our own animals here that do predictions. Merv, the fake puppet one, seems to do more accur
Punxsutawney JamesG161 at 7:20am 02.02.23 We did note that we were into 6 more weeks of Winter. New Nick name for Phil, no sex reference impl
Punxsutawney JBP-PA at 6:25am 02.02.23 Those of us in PA religiously follow Phil and place our utmost faith in his predictions which are ex
Missing boom Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 02.02.23 What's wrong with your current windows? If they're leaking they can most likely be resealed. If the
Proper Lifeline Tension sailcapt340 at 5:27am 02.02.23 On my boat I find that the tension changes, sometimes slightly and other very tight. When I connect
Proper Lifeline Tension JamesG161 at 4:38am 02.02.23 I teach new crew to use Life Lines to walk along my deck. [slack per @Joe You "pull up" on the lin
Headed back to BAJA justsomeguy at 4:24am 02.02.23 good for 5 years Up to 10 years now.

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