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Dear Mr. Henderson Rick at 1:19am 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1921 As a proud owner of hull number 5 of your three year 336 run I wanted a bit of advice if you have ti
Pactor/Digital windward54 at 9:40pm 03.30.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/5924 Has anyone installled a Pactor modem on their boaat? I was just curious on how it went and how much
Will Glen go for power? Large or small? Andy1237 at 8:31pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1541 Glen, excuse my ignorance but did you design the Hunter Edge? Do you think there is a place in the
Hunter 41-45 feet DanoDano at 8:13pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/2769 Glenn, First let me say thanks for your outstanding work on the Hunter 356. Whether we're out on
Design wieght paulj at 7:21pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1621 When Catalina uses the term Designed Weight what does that mean or include? paulj :troll:
Ultrasonic Algae Control Anitfoul Screen Saver at 7:12pm 03.30.09 Big Boats 0/1199 I have a Hunter 49, which is due for its first Antifouling. Ultrasonic cleaners are not new to me, b
Re Another Oday 25 Rebuild (8) RBone at 6:52pm 03.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3153 Re: Another Oday 25 Rebuild Sorry, I had to redo the post so the pix would show. I think I got it t
Need to know what model it is jfdudley at 6:17pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1642 I bought an Oday 15' boat last summer and wish to purchase a replacement mainsail as mine is torn. M
hunter 34' 1983 need help hmurphy511 at 6:13pm 03.30.09 Big Boats 5/2165 need info ' pics of: jiffy reef set up from A to Z toping lift set up down haul set up main sheet s
Another Oday 25 rebuild RichB at 6:10pm 03.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1197 I've been working on the boat for a couple of weeks now that the weather has got mild enough to work
Help with hunter 34' hmurphy511 at 6:05pm 03.30.09 Big Boats 1/1136 I have a 1983 Hunter 34' Please info ' pics of: jiffy
Rewiring my Catalina 30.... Yabuhebi at 6:02pm 03.30.09 Catalina 30 13/16963 I posted once before with some concerns about my ongoing electric rewiring project on a Catalina 30.
What boat is it jfdudley at 5:48pm 03.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1490 I bought an Oday 15' boat last summer and wish to purchase a replacement mainsail as mine is torn.
Sailing with NOAA on the FL Gulf (3) Ed Schenck at 5:28pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1590 For two days I studied the weather on NOAA. The forecast was for ENE, 10 to 15 knots. This morning
Propeller size for Oday 28 JoeR at 5:23pm 03.30.09 Bigger Boats 5/3589 I have a 1986 model Oday 28 which was manufactured in 1985 which I purchased in 2006. The engine is
Macgregor 1973 24ft Mike76708 at 5:23pm 03.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2728 I recently purchased a Macgregor sailboat. The title says it is a 24ft. The title says it is a 1973
M.O.B. SF Bay Napa Ed at 5:02pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 45/5925 I caught a merman this past weekend in the central bay. I've read about the methods and thought abou
M25 fuel efficiency? CAT30TR at 4:40pm 03.30.09 Catalina 30 2/2740 out of curiosity and planning for future travels, what is the typical gph used for the M25 universal
sea clear 2 question Hermit Scott at 4:35pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2787 I have downloaded seaclear and some noaa charts. I have to load them into seaclear somehow. The manu
Upwind in a 356 Paul356 at 4:17pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1388 First, let me say how much we have enjoyed our 356. I agree with Jim, above, that it has been an id

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Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation dlochner at 6:27am 02.20.22 The manufacturer of my steering mechanism is Whitlock but I have not been able to find a contact to
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:06am 02.20.22 Yes, it is the type1.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:05am 02.20.22
fore stay tension and new furler Shaw_2112 at 6:03am 02.20.22 You set the length of the forestay in acord with the design of the manufacture. Should be the same
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 6:03am 02.20.22 Maybe you should replace that bleeder valve! They are cheap.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:02am 02.20.22 Thanks, Len, I read that, too. Unfortunarely there is no room or exposed rudderstock. However, ther
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:51am 02.20.22 Thinking some more, there are LiFePo4 batteries designed for cars and motorcycles. I found one for
Galley Stove Gimbals jssailem at 5:50am 02.20.22 Very Clever and functional Gary.
A few Hunter 306 questions jssailem at 5:41am 02.20.22 That sounds like a good idea. Just remember to release the trim tension when you begin to furl the m
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:24am 02.20.22 Yes, thinking this over, you guys are right. The BMS will shut it down.
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? jnorten at 4:55am 02.20.22 I've used Spectrum to match my early 80's Catalina white. It's pretty good (nearly perfect, but not
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 4:10am 02.20.22 While the swept back fractional rig design on your 306 could accommodate a larger roach on your sai
Galley Stove Gimbals garymalmgren at 3:08am 02.20.22 Here is my gimbaled stove. A fun little winter project Gary 2aINE-67S5E
Down windsails. danstanford at 2:52am 02.20.22 As jssailem notes above, the apparent wind is roughly 90 degrees for wind speeds up to 12 or so. Thi
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 02.19.22 The article above looks like exactly what I need. Here's another resource: https://c34.org/wiki/i
Paceship PY26 Icebox (1) Tally Ho at 8:26pm 02.19.22
Down windsails. Tally Ho at 8:07pm 02.19.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 7:44pm 02.19.22 You may have trouble getting the discharge current you need for starting from a Lithium bank that s
fore stay tension and new furler Will Gilmore at 7:36pm 02.19.22 As JS pointed out. You don't tension the forestay, you set its length for the rake you want, then t
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:53pm 02.19.22 Is this confusing to you too? The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54 The inventor of

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