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Bilge pump DarkNStormy at 10:57pm 06.03.07 Bigger Boats 3/1196 Any O'Day 30 owners out there. I bought a 30 last year and while very pleased with this family boat
the best handheld VHF Jonathan12951 at 3:37am 06.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1177 Can anyone recommend a good value handheld VHF radio ? I am looking at several from Entel, Raymarin
Storing a dingy in catalina island Frank P at 3:30am 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1573 Hello all,I am considering keeping our RIB on the string line at Catalina Island for the summer so
bitter end- anchor attachment greg17819 at 4:08am 06.04.07 Other Sailboats 5/1479 I am confused about the attchment for the bitter end for my anchor line.... there does not appear to
C30 midship-cabin top traveler controls Jeff S. at 4:28am 06.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1770 Does anyone know who manufactured the orininal traveler controls for the midship-cabin top installat
Rudder Conversion Gertrude at 4:30am 06.04.07 Catalina 22 5/1303 Just got a 22 Catalina and I'm making it my new project. It needs a lot of work both inside and out
Catalina 27 Reefing Config Gerard at 2:31am 06.04.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1958 Catalina 27, 1984, with a single reef main I have secured the aft reef line to the boom block, run
What happened to Macgregor-Boats.com ??? MrBill_FLL at 2:27am 06.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1079 looks like the Domain was not renewed...what a loss..anyone know about this? or have a contact
Adjusting Dutchman lines Don S/V ILLusion at 2:08am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1357 Seems like every year at this time I re-learn how to hate the Dutchman lines and almost want to conv
Hunter 376 Cushions specifications Barry at 2:00am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1400 I am looking for the dimensions on the forward cabin and rear cabin cushions for a 1998 Hunter 376.
Vented loop before mixing elbow. GuyT at 1:57am 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2302 I have an H34 with a Yanmar 3GMF with a fresh water heat exchanger. I recently replaced all my engin
Interface Cookie at 1:49am 06.04.07 Big Boats 4/952 Has anybody interfaced an Icom M402 VHF with a Raymarine GPS? If so, how was it done. The Icom has a
Trailering H26 pmeyers at 1:35am 06.04.07 Smaller Boats 14/1242 We bought our H26 in October, 06, trailered it to Ventura and have had it in a slip since then. I pu
lazy jacks vs back stay jimforest at 1:32am 06.04.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1314 Here's a question for those who have some experience with the MAC 26 S ' D: I have lazy jacks holdin
Reverse on O'Day 25? sPk at 12:44am 06.04.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1272 I've noticed that when when I am at a dock and there is a moderately strong aft wind and I need to b
Chutescoop Hunter at 12:41am 06.04.07 Smaller Boats 0/771 Does anyone have pictures of a Chutescoop being implemented?
Stern maintenance, vents and thru hulls Scott10519 at 12:26am 06.04.07 Catalina 30 1/1442 So, decided to do a little stern maintenance and of course one thing lead to another.First : my bo
Shaft and prop protection Mike at 4:32am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1067 I'm getting ready to launch my H34. I paint the bottom with a water based ablative anti fouling. In
Installing new rudder Tim at 5:05am 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 0/968 Due to a rouge rock attacking my keel and rudder a few weeks ago I will be replacing the rudder with
Electric windlass on Hunter 28 JHarwood at 5:27am 06.04.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1499 I would like to add an electric anchor windlass to my 1989 Hunter 28 but can't figure out where to m

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Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:47pm 09.17.21 Based on my professional experience in the automotive field, which is much more economical than the
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 1:41pm 09.17.21 I have been following the folks at Quantum Sails since asking for a sail quote. John: Have you as
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 1:38pm 09.17.21 :), b. For example I have a fixed, non-adjustable, fairlead car which is as far forward as it can
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:36pm 09.17.21 I've done some reading on the ballast issues. My swing keel carries 360 pounds. I plan to compensa
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 1:19pm 09.17.21 I've had it with this awful Camco stuff! The head smells awful and I've put an order in for Odorlos.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler All U Get at 12:58pm 09.17.21 It would change the stability of your boat. The mast does more than providing propulsion, do some r
Cal 21 Year Built jssailem at 12:52pm 09.17.21 If the boat has an HIN then it will tell the year listed as built. Look on the Starboard Stern for a
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 12:45pm 09.17.21 converting my small sailboat to a Trawler. Into a boat designed to trawl a fishing net? Or do you
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Leeward Rail at 12:44pm 09.17.21 Based on my professional experience in the automotive field, which is much more economical than the
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 12:29pm 09.17.21 I have been following the folks at Quantum Sails since asking for a sail quote. They provide interes
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? twalker H260 at 12:23pm 09.17.21 All this information is still available on the Marlow-Hunter site here: https://www.marlow-hunter.co
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 09.17.21 Depends on what you want. An electric pump is made for dealing with small leaks at the dock. Small
H41DS. What is a cut wire doing under galley? ice breaker at 11:52am 09.17.21 I nabbed that from the hunter site before they were sold. It was an additional manual beyond the no
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 11:52am 09.17.21 Yeah you could. But worse than the size of the top itself is the size of the wooden box supporting
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 09.17.21 Well I don't have any first hand experience with dying a dodger but I have dyed a navy blue sail co
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Stu Jackson at 11:30am 09.17.21 On a masthead rig the most important telltales on the jib are the middle ones - not sure on a fract
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Stu Jackson at 11:26am 09.17.21 Unless you're using the lazy jacks to hold up your boom, you can loosen them up to the point where
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Stu Jackson at 11:20am 09.17.21 5/16 was my thinking too. I keep trying to research anchor windlass installs on the H34 but find v
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 11:07am 09.17.21 On a masthead rig the most important telltales on the jib are the middle ones - not sure on a fracti
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! (1) BobH57 at 11:07am 09.17.21 Sorry for the late response. The forestay chainplate on my '99 H410 has crescent-shaped "ears" welde

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