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Whisker Pole Roger 10107 at 12:48am 05.23.07 Catalina 22 3/2773 We recently purchased a Capri 22 with the performance package. This included a spinnaker pole. The p
second hand spinnaker for Hunter 240 keel_haul at 6:03am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1755 I'm checking the used sail market for a cruising spinnaker for a Hunter 240. What luff and foot meas
Music to My Ears Wayne24164 at 8:14am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1301 I am having an am/fm radio/CD player, (marine), installed in my 25 ft. MacGregor. Although I have t
How about using a 25 hp outboard on a C-25? Tom at 8:57am 05.23.07 Smaller Boats 5/1326 Is this crazy? I've always wanted a little more speed using the 9.9 Merc outboard on my C-25, so wh
Mainsail stowing in Doyle Stack Pack Terry in Naples at 9:04am 05.23.07 Big Boats 1/2010 When I lower the main the bottom slide on the sail is stopped above the slot in the mast by a sail s
Trailer for a Catalina 30 Duane at 9:56am 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1923 I am looking for a trailer for a Catalina 30
Need a high chair for the wife buzzzsaw at 10:59am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/982 Ok here is a good one. The wife tried to take the tiller on the mac 25 and can't see enough to get a
Bad Day gpd955 at 10:38am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/990 Well, what was suppoesd to be a great day turned out terrible! Beautiful weather, sunny, 10-15kt wi
COMPUTER/GPS SOFTWARE Capt'n Bob at 7:54am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/861 I am taking steps to hook up my Garmin 192C GPS chart plotter to the onboard laptop computer.Have t
Zincs Chief at 7:53am 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1212 Usualy my yard provides the shaft zincs, however last year as the boat was about to splash I noticed
KY daysailors get together on Barren This weekend! TimHayes at 7:27am 05.23.07 Day Sailers 0/987 I just wanted to drop a line here to remind the daysailors of the Kentucky and surrounding areas tha
halyard to mainsail sailmate47@juno.com at 7:26am 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/981 When raisinng our mast we let the halyard to the mainsail slip out of the mast. Any suggestions on h
Raritan Round 6 Gallon Hot Water Heater Install Greg W at 12:20pm 05.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2438 I just received a new Raritan Hot Water Heater today via UPS. It has both the heat exchanger and el
41 refrigeration Graysailor at 11:56am 05.23.07 Big Boats 6/1078 Any thoughts on the refrigeration on the 41. They are using Nova Cool units. Not sure that they will
Painting the keel SHADS at 11:44am 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/933 I am in the process of putting the anti-fouling paint on the hull. Should I paint the keel as well
Results so depend on rating and fleet Andy at 2:48pm 05.23.07 Racing 1/1649 The results are in and our Hunter 340 took first place! Not because we are great sailors (although I
seized stuffing box David at 2:16pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1750 Just put my boat in the water and noticed excessive leaking from the stuffing box. Couldn't break fr
Does anyone know if a gennaker with a 27'-2" luff caguy at 2:04pm 05.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1090 work on a Mac25. I haven't been able to find info anywhere. One source says the mast is 31' another
Grunnert Refrigeration Dennis Honeycutt at 1:27pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1212 Just purchased a Hunter 430 and don't have a lot of manual information about all the systems. The b
Rudder wobble repair Cat30owner at 1:07pm 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2030 I have 1980 Catalina 30 tiller and have noticed a slight wobble in the rudder when sailing 5 to 7 kn

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Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? JamesG161 at 10:14am 06.29.21 It is the Reversing off the "stuck" spot that stirs up the Silt. Run you engine in idle after becomi
Oday 23 or Oday 272 Ward H at 10:07am 06.29.21 Congratulations on your 272!
Adding Mast Base Blocks Ward H at 10:02am 06.29.21 The parts you circled in the diagram clearly calls them L brackets and gives the part #. Try callin
How to tell if oil is in gas? Tedd at 9:47am 06.29.21
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Stu Jackson at 9:39am 06.29.21 Every single domestic water pump MANUAL has a TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE. Do you have the manual for you
Adding Mast Base Blocks Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 06.29.21 With the sail up the boom WILL clear the Bimini--but with the sail down the topping lift needs to
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Rick Webb at 9:31am 06.29.21 While I agree people should remove canvass, I think it's TERRIBLE idea to require a commercial serv
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 8:53am 06.29.21 If US Spars doesn't come through I was thinking of trying the backing plate but cutting it so that I
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? jssailem at 8:53am 06.29.21 Also, I have gotten into the habit of always checking that water is coming out of the exhaust when
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 06.29.21 Welcome to the forum! We have the same model boat, so hopefully I can help. On mine when I open the
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 8:48am 06.29.21 Unfortunately, yes--two out of my three filaments have broken while under sail. Now--I didn't repla
Beneteau 323 Bimini? sail sfbay at 8:39am 06.29.21 If you want to make one yourself might look at this link for how to videos: Biminis & Dodgers Marine
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 8:32am 06.29.21 When you jump onto your boat. I urge new owners not to be looking at all the things they think they
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Ward H at 8:31am 06.29.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? markwbird at 8:31am 06.29.21 The water from the raw water pump goes through the heat exchanger and then into the exhaust at the e
Aft Cabin Leak MH-37 sail sfbay at 8:30am 06.29.21 Ouch!! Same issue came up on this thread on a Hunter 37.5: Hunter 37.5 Serious leaks aft cabin 1994
Beneteau 323 Bimini? (2) JRacer at 8:23am 06.29.21 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a p
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Ward H at 8:17am 06.29.21 @Scott T-Bird just explained the conditions very well.
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Ward H at 8:14am 06.29.21 I'd try to figure out where the mud is coming from, The mud, actually silt is a better term, is co
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 06.29.21 The "mud" we have is a bit more sandy. We have very shallow sand bars every where in the bay where

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