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New to Capri 16.5 Saltwaterchicken at 8:44am 07.25.11 Smaller Boats 1/2247 Potential owner of Catalina Capri 16.5 and had a few questions for other owners that may affect deci
Need Advice: Purchase Catalina 22 SK hubbardbilly at 8:19am 07.25.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/6235 Ok, I'm new to Catalina sailboats. I learned to sail on the Severn River (yep, Annapolis guy...) on
Looking for an Atomic 4 carb smoothsailing at 7:56am 07.25.11 Parts Search 1/2444 Looking for an Atomic 4 carb for sale TIA
BulkHead Replacement - C27 tomlang63 at 7:19am 07.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1771 Hope others out there can assist with a couple questions... I am in process of replacing both bul
adding keel to kayak LordNelson at 6:50am 07.25.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3520 i have an old linear ployethylene kayak that does not track with a rip. i was thinking of adding a k
Where do I buy replacment pulley for the main and jib? saileclipse at 6:37am 07.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1695 HI, So, we took out the sailboat for our first time last weekend. Tons of wind so we reefed. We di
Unexpected benefit from the bimini top Kermit at 6:15am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 38/10978 First Mate and I used the bimini on our Hunter 23 for the first time Saturday. The weather wa
Very active SPX-5 Wheel Pilot Ken13559 at 5:44am 07.25.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2969 I've just installed a new SPX-5 wheelpilot. Did the calibration and swing the fluxgate compass. When
Air Conditioning Iusses Long Story at 3:51am 07.25.11 Catalina 310 3/1574 With the hot weather in Wisconsin, my air unit is pumping out a couple gallons of condensate a day,
New Boat Home - Virginia or Carolinas Ducati at 3:43am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 31/6487 I'm looking to relocate our boat to a new winter home on the Atlantic side. Florida is out however w
Hatch on a 2000 Hunter 450 rtmccue at 2:23am 07.25.11 Big Boats 2/1417 Has anyone replaced the hatch on the port side that is in the shower / tub. The handle came off and
Shurflo 2.8 gal fresh water pump not working Hermit Scott at 11:50pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3422 http://www.amazon.com/SHURflo-2088-422-444-Classic-Potable-Water/dp/B0006GK5NA That is the link t
What is the best air conditioning unit hynnic1 at 9:25pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 16/10455 I plan to install air conditioning in my 2001 Catalina 36 mkii and would like opinions on the best u
Rigging an Asymmetrical on 36MKII wsouza at 8:30pm 07.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1293 I'm a new owner of a 1998 36 MKII. Found by surprise an asymmetrical onboard. Any ideas on how bes
Hunter 430 refrigeration Dennis Honeycutt at 8:21pm 07.24.11 Big Boats 2/1520 Anybody out there know how to access the compressor unit on a Hunter430? There is a small access th
Hunter 25.5 Anchot/Mast lights switches Bibicu at 7:59pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 2/1552
Sail swap shanker at 7:30pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 4/1666 When I sold my Mac 26X last month, I had a brand new 150% Doyle RF sail in a sail bag that did not g
Brand New Tohatsu 8hp Outboard Break-in Sean10633 at 7:15pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/8711 Hi All, I just upgraded from a '90 Johnson 2 stroke 8hp outboard to a 8hp Tohatsu 4 stroke. It w
Transmission Clunk mrslep at 6:57pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1756 I am getting a more pronounced "clunk" than usual when shifting from forward or reverse gear to neut
rudder access smilingbobby at 6:47pm 07.24.11 Cal 0/2225 I have a 1978 Cal 29. It had been sitting for siix years. The helm wheel is extreamly hard to turn.

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What to do when the boat is not running... Will Gilmore at 4:13pm 09.16.22 Note: John's bucket is empty and having to Stabilize himself from drinking 2 bottles of Wine earlie
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? RitSim at 4:09pm 09.16.22 stacking the broken pieces will only jam things up.
Gori propeller dlochner at 3:53pm 09.16.22 I can't speak specially to the new Gore prop, however I can make a few comments about a feathering p
Gori propeller smokey73 at 3:45pm 09.16.22 @NYSail Do you have a link to the "new design" Gori? Thanks
What to do when the boat is not running... JamesG161 at 3:40pm 09.16.22 Note: John's bucket is empty and having to Stabilize himself from drinking 2 bottles of Wine earlier
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 3:31pm 09.16.22 Wonder what happens if I stack up all the broken pieces of the spring now that it is all cleaned out
Tropical Depression 7 (2) JamesG161 at 3:31pm 09.16.22 We are going to use this thread as a warm up. Looks like Puerto Rico well gets some strong winds s
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 2:06pm 09.16.22 " Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole". If you've got the money: sure! Met a Hunter owner decided on
New Mailsale mermike at 1:42pm 09.16.22 I have a Neil Pryde main. Full battens, with a Tides Marine Strong Track. Works well. I have mixed f
Selden bow sprit Hayden Watson at 1:32pm 09.16.22 I have compared the diameter and wall thickness of the recommended Selden sprit and my 12'-22' line
What to do when the boat is not running... Ralph Johnstone at 1:23pm 09.16.22 Volunteer at the local winery... How can I apply as a volunteer test pilot at a local winery ....
Selden bow sprit Davidasailor26 at 1:18pm 09.16.22 I was thinking about getting one of these in order to use a top down furler on my Asymm but may hav
Selden bow sprit Hayden Watson at 1:11pm 09.16.22 I was thinking about getting one of these in order to use a top down furler on my Asymm but may have
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Simon Sexton at 12:56pm 09.16.22 Just had to ask what's your reasoning behind preferring raw water cooling ? @Ralph Johnstone it's
Reef line separated in boom Scott T-Bird at 12:46pm 09.16.22 Scott. If you were inclined to leave the cockpit to reef, then you keep the single line in the boom
Oceanis 41/45 - has anyone replaced the discharge pipe from main head? Joie de Vie at 12:45pm 09.16.22 Has anyone removed the after head discharge line of a Hunter 410. I've had both ends disconnected a
1985 Hunter 23' question Crazy Dave Condon at 12:42pm 09.16.22 @sail sfbay is correct 5/16 for jib sheet and 3/8 for main sheet. However Hunter went back and fort
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 12:39pm 09.16.22 Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to cleanup the aluminum where the spring seats against
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 11:20am 09.16.22 I tried a different brand detector and it still goes off. It's not even mounted in the head.:what: W
Reef line separated in boom jssailem at 11:19am 09.16.22 Scott. If you were inclined to leave the cockpit to reef, then you keep the single line in the boom

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