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Barnegat NJ to Atlantic City NJ BD at 3:33am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/4679 Planning a trip down Barnegat Bay to Atlantic City. (Catalina 27) As most of this trip will be throu
Owner's Manual Mike Hancock at 3:29am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/941 We have a 1989 Hunter 27 that was donated to our fleet. Does anybody know of a source for an owner's
furling system question (Hood) patman at 3:13am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 1/977 I have an older Hood system, the one that uses the flat line..After breaking the line I removed the
knotmeter paddlewheel needed for O'Day 25 calamitas at 3:01am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1237 My 1976 O'Day came with the original knotmeter but no paddlewheel/sending unit. The hole where the s
Fuel Filter Mark Juetten at 2:49am 03.25.08 Big Boats 9/1120 I would like to switch out the metal housing fuel filter, on my 1996 376, for a see thru bowl type w
Replacing a water heater Capn Pete at 4:45am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/837 Ahoy, mates!Up the top of this year's pre-season project list is replacing the water heater on my
Really Important for boaters Alan at 3:49am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1933 Citizens and boaters in particular need to contact their U.S. Senators, asking them to co-sponsor S.
Mast Boot sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:21am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2864 My mast boot is starting to crack from dry rot. I have never had one before so this is new to me. It
Reversing the orientation of the trottle/shifter Sailm8 at 3:56am 03.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1274 The PO (I guess) has rotated the trottle/shift (one piece) downward. This makes the helmsman bend d
Rotory Rudder Reference (1) Kevin R. Quinn at 5:17am 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1002 Raymarine said that I need a Rotory Rudder Reference Transducer. I asked if they sold a control arm
Great Lakes sailors higgs at 6:05am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1371 I may have posted this before - at my age you do repeat yourself.A very nice site here about Lake
Friendly reminder to check & secure steering cable clamps... Persy at 7:04am 03.25.08 Big Boats 0/795 I read a note on this web site about a year ago that suggested I put loctite on the clamps that secu
No luck ordering an uplift muffler from Catalina no response from them Bob7099 at 7:41am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1243 I have searched the archives, there is a posting on 3-20-08 on the topic of uplift muffler through C
How long spin sheets for 37.5? JBorges at 11:44am 03.25.08 Big Boats 3/892 Looking to get an asymmetrical spin for a H375. How long should the spin sheets be? Also, any tips
Broken fuel gauge John F at 11:11am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2054 I have a '87 Newport 30-III. The fuel gauge is broken. I am not mechanically inclined and am curio
Transom Hole for Engine Cables Anthony Ganz at 9:43am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/997 Is there a preferred location and hole size (diameter) in the transom of an ODay 22 (1978) for the c
'78 cat. 30 steering wheel wchevron at 9:40am 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1113 does anyone know what manu. made the steerling wheel ' pedestal on the 78 cat 30. the name tag is o
Capri 22 Asymetrical Setup Macklin at 1:32pm 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1374 Bought a Asymetrical for a 1997 Catalina Capri. Can someone advise as to what rigging/Hardware will
Hunter 25 Question gwbrad at 12:58pm 03.25.08 Smaller Boats 1/826 I am a new owner of a 1978 Hunter 25. This is my first sailboat and am sure I will have many questio
Rub rail backing--replacement Chess at 12:03pm 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1229 I need to replace a 5' section of rub rail on our 82 Oday 34. I know that D'R has the rub rail base

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Rudder Bushing jssailem at 9:33am 04.23.21 Don, You might review @JamesG161 posts about his repairs for his SABA after Hurricane Zeta had her
Anti fouling Hunter 240 Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 04.23.21 What you have on there now could be anything from a mixture of bottom paint and poster paint all the
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 jssailem at 9:08am 04.23.21 I am with @jon hansen on this idea. Welcome Dan to the Forum. Congrats on your boat. With a sailin
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 (1) Whatfiero1 at 9:04am 04.23.21 A sail maker can measure your boat and determine the size
Tools needed? jssailem at 8:46am 04.23.21 You will never drop them because they know they can't escape! I had issues trying to train the soc
Tools needed? dmax at 8:45am 04.23.21 I also found you need two sets of wrenches (both sae and metric) because you often run into bolts wi
Trouble removing profurl furler jssailem at 8:39am 04.23.21 Firstly, working on the unit while it is on your forestay attached to the mast and fore deck is not
Tools needed? Serenity on Hudson at 8:34am 04.23.21 Tie the tools you are using to a belt loop. You will never drop them because they know they can't es
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? jssailem at 8:20am 04.23.21 Congrats @Flying Jay on your jump up to a bigger and more complex cruising boat. Many hours of fun a
Added a seat to my H26 CaptainRan at 8:17am 04.23.21 If you have the original bill of sale and /or dealer sticker , who was the dealer? Is this a regu
Tools needed? (1) Justin_NSA at 8:12am 04.23.21 I always keep my trusty metric adjustable wrench handy
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 DannD at 8:03am 04.23.21 so i go to their web sight. they say good to 12 knots of wind. apparent? true? we will assume app
Dock Tying Alternatives jssailem at 8:03am 04.23.21 looked at the geometry and realized the stresses on the track would be closer to parallel than perp
Centerboard removal issue RolfSail at 7:53am 04.23.21 Hi Dave. I sent some email responses but not sure if you are getting these Rolf Van Houten 715 7
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 sail sfbay at 7:47am 04.23.21 jon hansen............thanks for the analysis as I will keep that in mind if I consider a large geno
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 jon hansen at 7:40am 04.23.21 so i go to their web sight. they say good to 12 knots of wind. apparent? true? we will assume appa
So Many Projects, Where to Start? mll at 7:34am 04.23.21 Rlongfield I'm in the same situation. As I'm working on tge interior, my plan is to take the boat to
Dock Tying Alternatives jssailem at 7:28am 04.23.21 I don't like the cleats you pictured either, but even a bolted on bow shackle or pad eye, that was
Tools needed? jssailem at 7:24am 04.23.21 If I drop something overboard I know I can always go to the appropriate kit box and grab another on
Fitting a new head sail jssailem at 7:04am 04.23.21 I think that mod could be done easily, but talk to a sailmaker about it. When I bought my boat I k

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