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Any MacGregor 36 owners here? RobertKWFL at 7:03am 11.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1410 I'm just wondering whether there are any Big Mac Cat owners here. I purchased mine a year ago and co
Dinghy? Ron M at 6:47am 11.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2677 We have a B331 (no davits) and it's time to buy a dinghy. I'm looking for suggestions about general
Wood Questions Mac 25 mklein@iowatelecom.net at 5:42am 11.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1766 :confused: I asked poorly before, I will try to be more specific. Does anyone know the dimension
FREE Seafarer Polaris 26 mikeod42 at 5:15am 11.18.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/3524 Free early 60's polaris 26 in Boston Mass solid hull, decks are soft, interior gutted. Wooden mast a
FREE Seafarer Polaris 26 mikeod42 at 5:07am 11.18.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1736 Free early 60's Seafarer Polaris in Boston Mass. This is a project boat, hull is solid, decks are so
410 Bow Thruster Barny192 at 2:35am 11.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2839 Hi Guys, My wife and I are gearing up to buy a Hunter 410 and one little luxury we would like to
b dog#&%@y sailorbill at 12:13am 11.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1543 a funny story with a expencive ending.I was out on alovely day greasing and adjusting the auto pilot*
Gray Port Gasket R&R malyea at 10:05pm 11.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2428 My order of gasket material for my Gray ports ('82 H30) arrived and it's almost to the top of my pro
height for transport gigi at 9:50pm 11.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1362 hi, I need to know what is the height of a 34 1984from bottom of keel to top of boat mast unstepped,
water leak in v-berth Nick Shearin at 8:12pm 11.17.10 Pearson 4/2144 I have a pearson 34 and I am very frustrated by a leak. When it rains water leaks out from a readin
Holes in Steel Arch janna001 at 7:08pm 11.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1407 I have a 2002 Hunter 306 and am trying to install a speaker pod in the overhead stainless arch. I fo
Bow Light Bulb windreamer at 6:57pm 11.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2551 I have an Oday 25, 1980 and my bow light bulb is shot. I'm thinking about climbing a ladder to repla
Florida sailing at Christmas jfrench at 6:38pm 11.17.10 Catalina 22 7/1945 Can any of you Florida owners suggest a good area for my twelve-year-old and I to explore in our Cat
Is this what replacing a thruhull fitting is like? JonnyQuest at 6:22pm 11.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1706 Jonny Quest's knotmeter is not working and I expect it hasn't been serviced in a half million years.
Engine Overheating Calaloo at 6:18pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 16/4183 I have a Hunter 310 with a Yanmar 2 cylinder diesel. It runs fine all day under 3K rpm but when I pu
3 Blade Post Charlie L at 5:23pm 11.17.10 Big Boats 8/2198 The current prop on my new to me HUNTER 356 is corroded beyond belief. Not enough left to measure.
Short Handed Asymmetric Gybe Question Ducati at 5:00pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 10/5017 If I'm sailing short handed (single or double handed) what is the correct way to gybe an asymmetric
Catalina 42 upgraded rudder RussT1950 at 4:55pm 11.17.10 Big Boats 2/2296 I am thinking about purchasing a 93 Catalina 42. The owner tells me that he repaced the original ru
Tank vent water vapor filter Roger Long at 4:51pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 15/5209 This looks like what Rich has been recommending: https://pindellengineering.com
Looking for O'day 25 (Florida) John Stevens at 3:27pm 11.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/84 I'm looking for an O'day 25, 1979 or newer. I'm located in FL. Thanks, John

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Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 8:50am 06.12.22
Roller furling issue (2) jssailem at 8:42am 06.12.22 Using @danooxnard 's brand information. This would be the part listing for the SnapFurl CF700. "Top
Forestay transportation jssailem at 8:23am 06.12.22 That does not look good.:yikes: I would add an extention brace to the mast (like a sprit)... A 2x4
Roller furling issue danooxnard at 8:23am 06.12.22 I have the same furler on my Cat-22 it is made by shaefer and is a c 500 or c700. It looks like th
Spinnaker use "cruising style" Tally Ho at 8:21am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This co
Spinnaker use "cruising style" jssailem at 8:17am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This c
Spinnaker use "cruising style" ricksoth at 8:12am 06.12.22 Yes mine is old-school. Eventually moving to an asymmetrical that can have the tack at bow looks be
Spinnaker use "cruising style" cb32863 at 7:53am 06.12.22 Rick's sail looks like a symmetrical spinnaker, not an asymmetrical spinnaker like Greg and John ha
Roller furling issue Hollyberry at 7:53am 06.12.22 The broken bit looks like a plastic foil with the slot for a rope luff.. I sure hope there was a for
Roller furling issue jssailem at 7:22am 06.12.22 As Dave has shared, it is not clear which furler you have or if it was properly installed. WHAT IS
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 7:20am 06.12.22 Thanks Jim, will give you a call. A few thoughts and questions... 1) Did you do a base line AgCl
New jib sail ? sail sfbay at 7:18am 06.12.22 Agree......depends on your sailing conditions. Stock sail is a 133.43 sq ft SailboatData.com - HUNTE
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. JBP-PA at 7:13am 06.12.22 I would sand a taper up a couple inches on the side toward your tape. Add at least a couple layers
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 6:22am 06.12.22 Zinc, collar on shaft. You aren't using zinc anodes in freshwater when you're there, are you?
Paper Charts dlochner at 6:09am 06.12.22
Paper Charts Crusty Ol Salt at 5:39am 06.12.22 Here is a link to the NOAA site. The first item on the site is this statement. https://www.nautical
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 waterman30 at 5:27am 06.12.22 Will do. I noticed that hole was kind of squishy when I was repairing the locker lid.
Spinnaker use "cruising style" dlochner at 4:45am 06.12.22 Rick's sail looks like a symmetrical spinnaker, not an asymmetrical spinnaker like Greg and John hav
Stray Current Corrosion Problem jaysweet at 4:05am 06.12.22 Jay, What manufacturer and size (watts) isolation transformer do you have on board? Surpr
ODay 35 keel bolt NM at 3:05am 06.12.22

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