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Was that Really Whiskey Chaser in 1st place? dwain6805 at 7:50am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1355 Hey Rick, First in Class? What's up with that? You must be tryng too hard. Really, Way to go! D
refrigerator problem zeiler at 6:57am 04.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1002 I have a Hunter Legend 45 build in 1989 (the only one I've seen so far in Europe) The refrigerato
Volvo Ocean Race kloudie1 at 6:21am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1608 Anyone going to see the Volvo Ocean Race boats in Boston? Only stop in North America.. They finished
cutlass parts jtmccue at 5:50am 04.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1359 How do you describe the right part (diameter OD/ID? length? composition?) and where does one order
Stuffing box (1) DannyS at 5:25am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1316 The stuffing box nuts on my boat are not the six, flat sided nuts that is most common. See the attac
O'day 35 shaft removal DannyS at 5:06am 04.28.09 Bigger Boats 7/2123 Have any O'day 35 owners removed the shaft from your boat? I went to replace the cutlass bearing and
Tank Monitors William12213 at 4:37am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 19/4367 I am going to add some tank monitors to my boat and am wondering if anyone has installed any of them
Removing Bottom Paint with a pressure washer? jpallen01 at 3:32am 04.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/11592 I have an Oday 240 I picked up last year. Stripping the antifoul and barrier coat is on my list of t
the older keel winch - replacing parts FixinHer'up at 10:57pm 04.27.09 Catalina 22 5/1442 I have the 76' original keel winch - and need to take it apart to make a thicker diameter cable spi
Moorings Beneteau's shilosamm at 9:31pm 04.27.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3436 How come there is no info under the "boat info" heading for Moorings Beneteau's ? There is only one
reef line attachment questions (3) breweraz at 8:32pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/20 My boat is a Mac 26s. The lake we sail at is notorious for drastic wind speed changes so I want to i
Potomac River Racing 9 May at Quantico rpwillia at 8:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1014 Anyone interested in Racing on May 9th? The Quantico Yacht Club i(www.QuanticoYC.org) s having a Mi
saturn inflatables?? MoonSailer at 7:51pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1912 Saturn inflatables seem like a reasonable boat at a good price anyone have experience with the brand
Applied service to dock lines (2) Ross at 6:52pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2175 The best chafe protection you can get is serving the chafe points with small stuff. These are my doc
Rigid boom vang for H216 Jeff21175 at 6:51pm 04.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/1816 Does anyone have any words of wisdom about getting a rigid boom vang for the H216? I see that there
Help with 12V Panel (1) La Bestia at 6:33pm 04.27.09 Bavaria 2/2331 Hello: I have a 2003 Bavaria 44 and can not figure out the meaning of the three bulbs on top of t
What does my boat number mean ? tasdevil at 6:20pm 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3521 I"m restoring an Oday 22 and uncovered the number on the transom . Can anyone tell me if this gives
Battery and alternator upgrade (5) jsalley at 6:17pm 04.27.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2592 John Kittka asked for some pictures of the electrical upgrades I recently completed, including addit
Cracked Thruhull Ball Valve Bob R. at 6:16pm 04.27.09 Big Boats 2/1211 Boat was launched on Friday and noticed a drip from the galley drain thruhull valve. It looked like
Bent Rudder post Steph at 5:18pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3226 Does anyone know if a rudder post can, or should be straightened? My post has been bent as a resu

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Changes to new design? rpludwig at 4:43pm 07.01.21 our '84 pulpits are 7/8" 86> are 1" from what I've seen...fwiw
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Sailavie1 at 4:40pm 07.01.21
1987 Cat 22 Sail Main Sail Maintenance: Boom Vang pclarksurf at 4:37pm 07.01.21 Had too many things to spend money on early and skipped the Vang-- just put it on this season and ve
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? john6206 at 4:26pm 07.01.21
Cushion modification rpludwig at 4:26pm 07.01.21 The Magma grill already came with the boat so all I would need is the butane burner. We've used t
P21 Running Rigging FDL S2 at 4:17pm 07.01.21 make a list of all the lines with photos of where they are attached and where they go for the forum
Added a second battery and solar panel. Nichole340 at 3:22pm 07.01.21 A picture is worth a thousand words....yours is clear and easy to follow the wire routing. I find i
1987 Cat 22 Sail Main Sail Maintenance: Boom Vang ShawnL at 3:20pm 07.01.21 I sailed for a season without a boom vang and didn't really miss it (though I come from sailing sail
Just can't get no release! DArcy at 3:07pm 07.01.21 I agree with thinwater, adjust the angle of the cleat. It will make a huge difference. I had a 4:1 w
Retrofit Question DArcy at 2:44pm 07.01.21 A sink can be useful for more than what you might consider a home sink for. The galley sink is where
1987 Cat 22 Sail Main Sail Maintenance: Boom Vang shemandr at 2:02pm 07.01.21 Assuming you have a Dacron sail... Inspect the cringes and re-enforcement panels. What you don't w
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? shemandr at 1:46pm 07.01.21 There is a frontal severe thunderstorm warning in Delaware and New Jersey area right now. You don't
Aft Cabin Leak MH-37 Juice6576 at 1:45pm 07.01.21 Removed the cockpit inspection cover for the steering linkage. The 4 screws holding the cover were
1987 Cat 22 Sail Main Sail Maintenance: Boom Vang Don S/V ILLusion at 1:43pm 07.01.21
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? shemandr at 1:35pm 07.01.21 Are you sail/camping or something else? I had to look up the Capri 18 on sailboat data.com. So, you
Forward hatch hinges broken on Hunter P 42 ggrizzard at 1:32pm 07.01.21 If, after talking with Bomar, you decide to fix them yourself, you might consider stainless steel r
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? Ralph Johnstone at 1:25pm 07.01.21 Unsure at this point if the breaker is actually an issue. However I would have expected it to trip
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? JamesG161 at 1:17pm 07.01.21 However I would have expected it to trip since the wire was charred well down stream, a lose conne
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 1:02pm 07.01.21 Yes!! Look here... Hunter 38 breakers, double pole, single throw Jim... Cheers mate. Unsure at
Forward hatch hinges broken on Hunter P 42 JamesG161 at 12:59pm 07.01.21 Below is the deck view of the hinges on the rear of the front hatch Try looking here first... Lewm

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