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swing keel john kaltenbach at 10:45am 09.14.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1043 i have to remove my swing keel on my catalina 25. does anyone have a diagram of a jig/form used to l
Island Planet Sails (1) allen13458 at 11:05am 09.14.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1301 Anyone have any experience with Island Planet Sails. I recieved a quote of 366.00 for a hunter 18.5
Dirty little mouse Ross at 12:14pm 09.14.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1864 This has nothing to do with sailboats and everything to do with trying to use this forum. My mouse m
Refridgerator Problems Hunter 380 Bro Paul at 11:26am 09.14.07 Big Boats 4/976 My buddy has been doing some work on my boat while I'm out of town and he said that the fridge was w
Help with Optimus stove. caguy at 12:47pm 09.14.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1012 I have an old Optimus stove that appear to have never been used. It is clearly marked kerosene. The
Leaving for the South ;D Claude L.-Auger at 12:34pm 09.14.07 Other Sailboats 4/740 Hello all,Sacripant is leaving tomorrow from Lake of Two-Mountains near Montreal, headed for Flori
De-commissioning Recommendations Mergatroid at 9:21pm 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 4/827 Advice needed on what to do to a h26 for a winter lay up on the hard.Boat will sit in the driveway
38 Beneteau Idyll 11.5 captnfrenchy at 8:00pm 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1590 I am looking at perhaps purchasing a 1984 Idyll 11.5 38'Any opinions, thoughts, or warnings I shoul
Repair or Replace Mariner Rudder BobCzech at 10:37pm 09.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1039 The rudder on my Mariner is wood and the bottom 26" was covered with fiberglass by a previous owner,
Where is the Hull Number? Mike Oatsvall at 11:03pm 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/917 Where did they hide the hull number on a Hunter 33? I had another 33 owner ask me this question and
Buccaneer II inflatable (1) blockboy at 11:59pm 09.12.07 Other Sailboats 0/874 Anyone have experience with this inflatable?
Valve on holding tank vent hose (1) Ted1394 at 11:31pm 09.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1112 On my 38s5 there is an on-off valve on the aft holding tank vent hose.I'm curious as to what it is
Blackish Bilge Water Nick Fletcher at 2:03am 09.13.07 Catalina 30 4/1362 I bought this boat in Nov. 06 and it has always had water in the bilge that I could not trace the so
Alternator andy m at 1:51am 09.13.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1126 My 51 amp Prestolite alternator may be dead as I believe it is the original one on the 1982 C30 (wit
raising the mast - another question Joe A - Escapade at 3:17am 09.13.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/867 Follow up to caguy's question on 9/6 about the mast raising system. I am also trying to implement t
Frozen winch Brian D at 3:06am 09.13.07 Ask All Sailors 20/5616 Any remedies short of taking the winch apart? Would be nice to fix it while it is still intact. WD40
poor performance on a port tack Mike at 2:15am 09.13.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1136 Hello all. I seem to lose 1 to 1.5 knots boat speed on a port tack compared to starboard tack. Mai
Rig Tuning Rob19574 at 3:44am 09.13.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1661 All -Does anyone have any good books or tips on tuning a rig? I have a Catalina 30 I keep on East
navigation bow light bart5008 at 3:50am 09.13.07 Smaller Boats 4/969 I have a 240. Last trip to the lake I managed to lose the lens on the bow bi-color light. Anyone got
Mysterious tapping sound revisited Ken Palmer at 3:20am 09.13.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/867 Remember the knocking sound on my Hunter 33.5? Well, it looks like the motor mounts are the culprit

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Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 6:59am 03.26.21 Take lots of pictures.:thumbup: Of course, Will.
Toe rail replacement strategy Terry Cox at 6:57am 03.26.21 Should I just cut out the 8 foot damaged section and replace that much, or get 2 24 foot pieces and
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications Justin_NSA at 6:56am 03.26.21 That's one of the dumbest sailboat hacks I have ever read :huh:
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications walt at 6:40am 03.26.21 Assume the depth of the ballast water tank is 12 inches and is rectangular (not exactly true). The
Ever Given Rick486 at 6:36am 03.26.21 FH-_Mtkugbs
If You Have an Aqua Signal Toronto Chart Table Light... Terry Cox at 6:34am 03.26.21 The one on our boat has a lightly used cord made of solid gold that has just now come on the market.
If You Have an Aqua Signal Toronto Chart Table Light... Brian D at 6:25am 03.26.21 The day an item comes to production is the day the item is considered obsolete.
Ever Given Don S/V ILLusion at 6:17am 03.26.21
Ever Given (1) dlochner at 6:09am 03.26.21 Ok, let's try this again. :) click on the image.
Hull Cleaning IN the water? jdhohmann at 6:05am 03.26.21 I've tried several methods to do the cleaning of hull while it was in the water, nothing really work
Ever Given Rick486 at 5:54am 03.26.21 Single screw, no bow thruster.....tough in a narrow channel and a big breeze. He probably should hav
Redesign Binnacle Pod Scott NIelsen at 5:10am 03.26.21 You can also swing your compass to check error and pretty much adjust out the error. Not many peopl
Installing new fuel tank RoyS at 5:08am 03.26.21 The plywood was secured to the boat by fastening down to two existing stringers with screws. The hol
Engine panel cover. Worth it? Justin_NSA at 4:46am 03.26.21 Go look at what I have. It's a canvas covered foam deal the fits snugly in the space. It's there wh
Ever Given mermike at 4:43am 03.26.21 He must enjoy a lot of attention to pick a spot like that :biggrin:
Outboard Tilt Release Issue MikeMikeMike at 4:22am 03.26.21 The only way you'll fix the problem is to install a different style motor mount bracket. Preferabl
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop mermike at 3:51am 03.26.21 I've always admired the 37c. Trade?
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Apex at 3:49am 03.26.21 yes, free forum, and great resource when i had my C25. Looks like you need a couple items: 1) c
Engine panel cover. Worth it? sailme88 at 3:12am 03.26.21 Has it worked or become a bug trap? They screw on so some work to get off. Works like a charm...
Spring Cruise 2021 Will Gilmore at 3:02am 03.26.21

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