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Stackpack/sailpack (2) med2463 at 8:49am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 3/327 Finished sailpack, was kit from Sailrite with minor changes. Added pulley at top of both ends with c
good old boat swapping (2) emergpa1 at 8:33am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2268 I want sailing yesterday morning, then later in the afternoon I went mountain biking near my home.
CB vs keel Quoddy at 5:42am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4241 I have heard it said in many places that a centerboard will never go to weather as well as a keel.
Water ElJuMar at 5:13am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1557 What is the best method to clean an O'Day 23 water tank? Eljumar O'Day23
Bow Thruster for passage 42 new install--? freedom at 4:05am 10.29.10 Big Boats 2/1692 Got lewmar 5 1/2" tube and all hardware now what? Mike at factory tells me it was not an option on t
Fuel tank replacement prdewolf at 3:29am 10.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1402 Has anyone had to replace their fuel tank on the 310? If so what was the way the tank was extracted
Gas Tank... (5) Sumner at 8:57pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4213 I finished putting in a .... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/10-14-10-21-Fuel%2
Florida help needed by landlocked sailor Catnip at 8:18pm 10.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2375 I live in Iowa. Have a boat here. I have sailed back and forth across the same little lake a thousan
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 5:54pm 10.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3452 Wow, nothing here since May. Hey, do all 30 members here talk this much on their radios?? QRZ
Low Moaning Noise - Wind Transducer steve stark at 4:57pm 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2941 On our H340, over the last couple of months, we have noticed a low, moaning acoustical noise that co
CDI roller furler Freebird at 4:54pm 10.28.10 Smaller Boats 12/2624 I'm planning on installing a cdi furler on a Hunter 23. I would like to install it high enought to c
Towing hitch KJH at 3:19pm 10.28.10 Catalina 22 12/2898 I have currently been towing my 1983 Swing-keel C-22 on a 4WD Grand Cherokee with a class III towing
Sail Sizes - 170 vs new 18 ddeand at 3:10pm 10.28.10 Day Sailers 3/4300 Digging into the differences between the Hunter 170 model and the new 18 model has been a fun way to
P42 windlass controls Matt at 3:08pm 10.28.10 Big Boats 0/946 I recently changed the switch on the controls on my P42 windlass to Imtra and added up and down on a
Black rubber gard Denis at 12:33pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1838 :) Hi everybody, last summer I hit a metal post while docking and tear the black rubber guard on the
Speaking of leaks... jfreeman at 8:22am 10.28.10 Catalina 310 2/1751 Since I owned Summer Sojourn (about 2 years), my C-310, I have had water in the bilge. I would clean
Best 30-32 foot performance cruiser Skipper at 7:55am 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 38/66118 I have done the research, now it would be fantastic if actual owners could chip in. Am looking for o
installing new engine missloulou at 7:12am 10.28.10 Bigger Boats 1/1581 I have the original Universal engine on my 37ft O'Day. I am currently trying to sell my boat in Turk
Johnson Sailmaster 8 XPatriot at 7:05am 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 7/6796 Hello all- This week I will pull my Johnson Sailmaster 8 off the back of my boat and bring it home
P42 - Electric heaters DanColucci at 5:10am 10.28.10 Big Boats 7/1592 I'm considering using my Passage 42 from time to time in the cold winter weather here in the northea

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Docking with a loop Stu Jackson at 10:38am 04.24.22 Greg, glad you brought this up again. A C25 skipper from California taught me about this, he called
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:34am 04.24.22 They are all like that. I've had mine for 25 years. You're looking at a Mark II. You could also a
Build a Better Boat Hook? WayneH at 10:22am 04.24.22 Kayak folding anchor? https://sea-dog.com/groups/65-folding-anchor-kit It's a lot easier to store u
Mooring ball pickup - single handed Stu Jackson at 10:01am 04.24.22 Get a SOLID non-extendable boat hook, and pick it up from the cockpit, not the bow. There was a lon
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 04.24.22 When the blower is on in essence you are pressurizing the cabin. Someone is outside brushing with a
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:52am 04.24.22 I have wondered that myself. There is no reason that C&C couldn't have made it from something else.
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:50am 04.24.22 Yup. In this case original design was fine other than needing better sealing. The oak would appa
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 9:24am 04.24.22 Found a good reference that talks about bonding white oak with epoxy. I had found some comments onl
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 04.24.22 You are absolutely correct @twistedskipper to keep the tank from overflowing and into the cabin when
Docking with a loop BigEasy at 9:09am 04.24.22
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:47am 04.24.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twistedskipper at 8:30am 04.24.22 If open with 8 adults aboard and vent open you will likely rapidly get water flowing out the vent.
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 8:18am 04.24.22 Appreciate the help. Looks like 5000 BTU will be all we need for small Catalina 22 Cabin along with
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (2) jviss at 8:11am 04.24.22 That makes sense what you wrote about the Edson Quadrant, I asked Edson & they dont suggest to conn
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Tally Ho at 8:09am 04.24.22
Trans oil kloudie1 at 8:08am 04.24.22 Chuck, the manual can be found on this site: Click on "Owner Resources" in the top bar then click on
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 8:03am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch? I have not. It might work there also. The cabin top winc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Johann at 7:53am 04.24.22 Also, I used the Octopus RS drive, which has less than 2/3 the peak force of the Raymarine type 1 li
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 04.24.22 @Ralph Johnstone I have advised in the past closing off the boat and taping a large piece of plasti
Docking with a loop Bob S at 7:33am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch?

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