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Wear and Tear (1) Roger Long at 1:43pm 12.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/2687 The many miles, over 3000 since launch last summer, have been hard on Strider. However, I have made
23' Tempest Head Stay Wiannobbaycruiser at 10:54am 12.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1360 Hi, I just bought an O'day Tempest for Buzzards Bay. I am planning on installing a roller furler f
DC emergency isolation switch? Jalepeno at 10:18am 12.06.11 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5607 Does anyone have any thoughts about adding a DC emergency isolation ON/OFF switch between the batter
Bristol - strange holding tank question Skipper at 10:03am 12.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/4340 Deleted by author
Used head sail The Ref at 9:39am 12.06.11 Parts Search 1/2260 Looking for good used dacron 155 roller furling head sail for a Tall Rig Catalina 34.
Looking spinaker pole for Catalina 34 The Ref at 9:27am 12.06.11 Parts Search 0/1410 Catalina 34 tall rig
Lifeline reconditioning Evie at 8:56am 12.06.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3040 I ran across a service that will recondition or dip your lifelines so that they look new. They had
Oday 22 MH shoal keel tacking angle kpgraci at 8:02am 12.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3308 Fellow Oday 22'ers with MH shoal keel, what is your tacking angle? I have my wind vane setup with
Reefed loose-footed mainsail control Quoddy at 7:38am 12.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/18459 The jib has one line to the clew. When it is eased the foot depth increases and the leech twists. T
Essex National Heritage Photo Contest Winners (1) Soundbounder at 6:33am 12.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 1/5078 Last year Stanley Slysz woke up around 4:30 a.m. one August morning, packed his photography gear and
Battery switches. (1) Ed Schenck at 6:30am 12.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2053 On another post I wrote that I think that I bought the wrong Blue Seas battery switch( http://shop.g
H 336 water tank abinkc at 8:45pm 12.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1159 I have a 1996 H336 (33.5) and I think the water line from the tank is loose, but I can not find a wa
Megregor 2-22 Galley Bobjr59 at 7:07pm 12.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3239 I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning to Virgina Beach VA to pickup my boat and once I get it ho
Any H36 Cherubini Owners? FrigateWhisper at 6:45pm 12.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 29/5714 I am on Lake St Clair in the Great Lakes, and I have a 1980 36 footer. I found no references in the
Swing keel in heavy seas. jfrench at 6:42pm 12.05.11 Catalina 22 8/3940 So far, I've only sailed my swing-keel Cat in rather calm conditions on the Chesapeake Bay, but I go
New Portlights brentjen at 6:31pm 12.05.11 Bigger Boats 19/8081
complete cleaning bcrlbr at 6:06pm 12.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1310 Just bought 1976 catalina 22 and it needs completed cleaning.What can I use to clean inside and out.
Interior Upholstery brentjen at 5:57pm 12.05.11 Bigger Boats 4/4109 I took all of the cushions out of the boat and brought them to a local upholstery shop. They were ki
New battery wiring. (2) Ed Schenck at 5:34pm 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3264 This is copied from a long thread on the Cherubini forum. After discussions with Maine Sail, Stu, a
Bilge pump discharge fourbabygrands at 5:28pm 12.05.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3438 I'm considering adding to my bilge and electric pump to discharge any water, sea or rain...and have

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Keel and G/flex and should I worry? Tally Ho at 4:49am 10.19.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Davidasailor26 at 4:47am 10.19.22 Wow. Just out of curiosity, have you tried connecting the hose that leaves the raw water pump to a
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 4:36am 10.19.22 Low tide tomorrow is at 10:15am so he could start before that like an hour or so and then ride the
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? Leeward Rail at 10:15pm 10.18.22 My bolts are 3/4". Somewhere on the Hunter forums I had come across a spreadsheet that gave specs
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 9:20pm 10.18.22 Curious. Why the 4ft Limit? The depths of the Sound seem to suggest that 5 ft draft will carry you
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? High Current at 8:50pm 10.18.22 It's encouraging that you didn't detect any signs of separation when she was in the slings at haul
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 8:48pm 10.18.22 I did all mine without removing the mast. Just do one at a time like others noted. I will say that
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 8:22pm 10.18.22 Wow. Just out of curiosity, have you tried connecting the hose that leaves the raw water pump to a
Testing coolant pump? Calif. Ted at 8:22pm 10.18.22 Suggest a temperature indicator sticker on heat exchanger and an infrared thermometer to confirm if
chartplotter (1) CowboyWay at 8:06pm 10.18.22 I installed the Garmin 942 as well and bridged the existing SeaTalk network with NMEA2K.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up (1) CowboyWay at 8:02pm 10.18.22 I did all mine without removing the mast. Just do one at a time like others noted. I will say that t
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Orbweaver at 7:50pm 10.18.22 Just wanted to close out this thread: I got home from work with JUST enough daylight left to go back
Testing coolant pump? CowboyWay at 7:47pm 10.18.22 Thanks all for the advice and tips. I replaced the raw water impeller again and ensured that both wa
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? High Current at 7:38pm 10.18.22 135 ft lbs seems low. What is the bolt/stud size? This is what MarsKeel (makers of lead keels) sa
Foam Seat Kingjim91 at 7:33pm 10.18.22
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft PaulK at 7:22pm 10.18.22 J/24 hits your buttons on performance, draft, and cost. C&C's might offer more cruising comfort with
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 7:16pm 10.18.22 That covers a lot of the engine. (check antifreeze level if you a heat exchanger). For the rest of
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? berner73 at 7:13pm 10.18.22 A lot of variables here to consider, but when it comes to the integrity of keels it would seem prude
Advice on new purchase and winterization Sanfelice at 7:03pm 10.18.22 That covers a lot of the engine. (check antifreeze level if you a heat exchanger). For the rest of t
Identify This Boat? Rick Webb at 6:57pm 10.18.22 It looks like a US 22. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/us-22 I think you nailed it Thanks

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