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Head Room and Fixed Keel Draft ? laxdad59 at 6:20pm 02.06.12 Day Sailers 4/1615 Am looking at a 1972 22 O'day. What should the head room be ? The one that I may look at has a fixed
Head Room and Fixed Keel Draft ? laxdad59 at 6:15pm 02.06.12 Catalina 22 1/1198 Could someone tell me the headroom in a 1972 22 Catalina ? And the one that I'm looking at has a fix
Tack not Working seadaddler at 5:13pm 02.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1581 I have not had a chance to check out why the Tack is not working,have not used the boat since past j
Count down c_witch at 4:36pm 02.06.12 Trailer Sailors 10/4104 Yaaaaaaaaaaaa the countdown has begun until April and now only 54 days left. I think I will be able
Installing the tiller pilot oreana123 at 4:24pm 02.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1788 Well I got a nice Christmas present and I'd like to use it. I have to make some accomodations for my
Catalina 34 replacement Fabrics Billy Martin at 3:34pm 02.06.12 Big Boats 2/1681 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 34. The intrerior cushions are a dusty rose colour. All are f
External regulator east coaster at 3:28pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2624 I have a Catalina 30 #2444, with a 2GM Yanmar raw water cooled. The 55 amp Hitachi alternator with i
Inflatiable repair? rotted transom (3) MrBill_FLL at 2:30pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2926 A friend had a problem with his dingy, and I offered to help (for free BEER!). anyway, take a look
Boat Keel gnaumovich at 1:58pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1402 Hello, I have a 1974 Pearson 10M (33 ft) with a 5'11" draft. I was wondering about cutting down
cushion covers Mac21 1982 onetake at 1:43pm 02.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4008 I just bought a 21' Mac and want new cushion covers. Where can I get them?
Windlass mounting Hans Baart at 1:25pm 02.06.12 Big Boats 0/970 Has anyone installed or can give some insight as to a good way to mount a windlass on a Hunter 34 19
New (and missing) Catalinas Clark at 1:24pm 02.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1055 Was browsing the Catalina site and noticed a couple of things. The venerable Catalina 22 Mk II is n
Light Wind Sail for H33 LaColla at 1:24pm 02.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1847 I have a 2007 H33 and would like to add a sail for light wind performance (something under 8 knots).
Trying to identify some fabric (1) Tim R. at 12:35pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2584 On the leading edge of my dodger is a strip of 4" wide fabric that protects the sunbrella from chafe
Stereo interference Tim R. at 12:25pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2120 All of a sudden my on board stereo is broadcasting a loud pop when other 12v devices power up. The
Honey Teak ... back in business (1) RichH at 12:19pm 02.06.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2409 The Honey Teak / Signature Finish mfg. site was totally destroyed by fire in December and will be to
Catalina 34 Sailing FredB at 11:57am 02.06.12 Big Boats 6/10778 My friend is considering a used Catalina 34. Cruising, mostly, and maybe an occasional club race. He
shipping on a truck a Hunter 42 joelvannorsdel at 11:34am 02.06.12 Big Boats 6/1960 I am looking at a Hunter 42 on the East coast and need to know the height from bottom of keel to hig
Dripless - Cutlass jmm@highstream.net at 10:40am 02.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2106 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 , does anyone know the measurements of the Cutlass Brg. also the dripless f
Broken Steering Cable Oday 34 Kenny C at 10:33am 02.06.12 Bigger Boats 5/1689 Or the title of this post could be "Do you know where your emergency tiller is?" Out sailing Satur

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Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:16am 10.07.22 That was a true LOL
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 7:15am 10.07.22 make enough docks and two things will happen. one, you will lose the engine. two, the cleat will
Bad spider cracks ? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:14am 10.07.22
Hoisting the Headsail JBP-PA at 7:13am 10.07.22 Lots of things could cause the problem. Clean and lube the track as above. Check the feed angle and
Random photo from our first regatta (4) rgranger at 7:12am 10.07.22 No, I don't have a traveler. It's a pretty simplistic setup on our little boat. Thanks for the tips
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Ridesurfsail at 7:05am 10.07.22 Chris - thx for posting that. I spent 5 hours today trying to replace a gasket on one of my Lewmar
Painting or removing headliner? dmax at 7:02am 10.07.22 You can use spray paint designed for plastics to cover vinyl, though doing it in place would be diff
Transducer question JBP-PA at 6:53am 10.07.22 Lots of things will work in addition to toilet wax, including electricians putty (less messy than wa
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 6:52am 10.07.22 If you dont know how to assess the problem, get a competent surveyor. Trying to find one...
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 6:51am 10.07.22 D looks like something heavy dropped there or the core is weak.How solid does it feel? soft and s
Issues Sailing Upwind JBP-PA at 6:46am 10.07.22 Waves also make a tremendous difference, even moderate waves will push a light boat backwards with e
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 10.07.22 Call Foss Foam or New Rudder and talk with the owner, Bob. His company built your rudder
How well does a C-270 trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34am 10.07.22 Can you provide a photo of the trailer and manufacturer? Use to be a Catalina dealer
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31am 10.07.22 @ShotgunSlim Have you thought of old piece of fire hose but the hard part is finding some
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 6:15am 10.07.22 Chris: Thank you because I never know how some skipper are going to accept suggestions. There are
Bad spider cracks ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:09am 10.07.22
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 5:59am 10.07.22 Will do. Thank you!
Bad spider cracks ? dlochner at 5:51am 10.07.22 Photos A and D are interesting. D looks like something heavy dropped there or the core is weak. Coul
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 5:46am 10.07.22 Did the blind guy really wish John happy birthday in the bar? How did he know it was John in the b
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 5:42am 10.07.22 This is one of my all time favorite movies. My kids still refer to the ocean as "the big blue wet t

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