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Catalina 22 roller furler installation info Ed Piotroski at 11:31am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2488 I have recently begun sailing with the purchase of a Catalina 22. I know nothing about how to insta
Hunter Legend 45 OR 45 - Seaworthiness Kristoria at 4:47pm 02.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2523 Hi,Does any body have any experience or history as to the seaworthiness of the 1986 Series of Hunt
Single line Reefing systems for the Mainsail oceansail0 at 9:27pm 02.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1596 I have just bought a h31. The forums are great. It appears that I will be doing alot of reefing of t
Autohelm ST 50 windspeed transducer needed Patrick at 10:20pm 02.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/984 I am looking for a replacement ST50 masthead wind vane with the wind direction feather and the speed
H33.5 alternator upgrade, whats works ? Patrick at 11:54pm 02.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1166 I have a H 33.5 with a Yanmar 3gm30 that has a stock 80amp Hitachi alternator.I have 4 golf carts
rudder deeper draft than keel bsheehan at 6:02am 02.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1919 I ran aground at speed (not paying attention and depth was broken)and bent the rudder shaft which co
Planning a Cruise sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:04am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1211 Well, Im back from 'Blue Water Rehab' for the week and am now beginning to plan our fall cruise. We
What to look for on a boat with a saltwater past jpeac2 at 7:00am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1077 Hello all!As I stated in a previous thread I am currently looking at purchasing a used mid-90's bo
Keel replacement (I want to know how-to) Marc Robic at 6:54am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1060 I want to know how to remove the existing keel and replace it with a newer shoal draft keel (with bu
Polarity Switch? New Sailor at 9:05am 02.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1058 Hey folks, i just purchased a 1984 Catalina 25, there is a switch on the electric switch panel that
Stern Rails for 1978 Hunter 25 Lane504 at 9:24am 02.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/950 Does anyone know if it is possible to add stern rails (as seen in today's Hunter 25 models) to a 197
Dingy Davits lavie423 at 9:56am 02.10.07 Big Boats 1/1398 We have a 1994 Catalina 42 and a Avon by West Marine 10.3 hard bottom dingy. We want to install davi
Fuel consumption- do you know yours? Tim Haibach at 10:05am 02.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1820 I have a Universal 14hp inboard diesel and will be making my maiden voyage in Mid-april. I was wonde
CYOA Bertucci's, Columbia Maryland Larry Wilson at 10:23am 02.10.07 Columbia 2/1761 Re: CYOA - Mid Winter Cruise-Not in a Md. Columbia, but in Columbia, Md.As the daylight lasts long
Bilge pump through hull placement Craig Warren at 10:19am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4482 I am installing an automatic bilge pump in my 1974 Oday 27. Where would be the best location to inst
Moorage in the Med? Bob15962 at 10:50am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/886 I am kicking around the idea of buying a boat in the Med - Greece... I have never had to consider mo
Anyone full-time live aboard on Mac 26 X or M ? Art G. at 10:52am 02.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3966 Are there any full-time live aboards on Mac. 26 X or M models ? If so, where,how long, shoreside/do
H27 Jib Conquistador at 11:50am 02.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1051 Is there a larger jib available for the H27 (2006)? Does anybody have any pics of this model with a
New Catalina 30 fuel tank tomfoolery at 5:28am 02.10.07 Catalina 30 2/2174 I'm installing a new fuel tank in my Catalina 30. Any suggestions about whether it should be just fa
new to sailing-w '77 Oday 25 keel,need owner manua JD'S boat at 4:21am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1609 I am brand new to sail boats but not to boating. We just acquired this boat that has a normal keel

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Removing Paint from Deck dLj at 4:15am 08.02.21 Is your deck painted? If yes, paint over the black with your deck paint. dj
Sail question danstanford at 2:34am 08.02.21 Both of my standard mains will hang up if the backstay is on at all as the top batten will stay inve
Hunter 34 driveline needed Apex at 2:33am 08.02.21 Thanks @Allan12210
Oday 15ft Centerboard rope replacement RaleighRancher at 2:29am 08.02.21 I have the same boat. The centerboard has a pivot bolt through it. You would have to remove that to
Catalina 315 Instruments Skipper John at 12:21am 08.02.21 I also have a 315 on order and have similar questions. I think that I mistakenly have ordered three
We rig in the morning ..... this should be an epic week justsomeguy at 12:13am 08.02.21 "this should be an epic week" I like it already.
Chain snubbers justsomeguy at 12:09am 08.02.21 As for my hook dropping off the chain, it only happens in calm conditions, so unless the weather ch
How does the Hunter 240 sail? (1) Sailavie1 at 10:12pm 08.01.21
Just installed new cockpit speakers... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 08.01.21 Do not use any type of silicone ever on a boat, you will regret it later. Many boat manufacturers
Removing Paint from Deck Ralph Johnstone at 9:53pm 08.01.21 Oh God, I can certainly feel for you. As a complete waste of time, try sanding out the flat tops a
Sail question Will Gilmore at 8:12pm 08.01.21 I don't like the battens catching on the backstay. I wouldn't address the problem by loosening the
Sail question PaulK at 7:55pm 08.01.21 Loosening the backstay may let the battens pass. What about tightening the backstay, so as to make
Chain snubbers (1) dLj at 7:46pm 08.01.21 No I haven't tried tying a line to the chain. But I don't think I ever would do that for two reaso
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner (1) JackOlsen at 7:45pm 08.01.21 I snapped a picture of my vang before going out with my kids today. As luck would have it, the cabl
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island Terry Cox at 7:43pm 08.01.21 Just bummin around the islands, here. Several very good sails, too. Have not seen over eight knots p
Beginner Questions Daveinet at 7:38pm 08.01.21 Why are they so hard to find? Are they not made anymore?They were originally designed and built in
Chain snubbers dLj at 7:30pm 08.01.21
Chain snubbers dLj at 7:16pm 08.01.21 Now, perhaps, we can think outside the box of either or in terms of what you have defined as "Syste
Trailer for oday 25 ray dann at 6:58pm 08.01.21 Thanks guys. Most of the things I already thought about. I'll be looking at it next weeked. I'd r
Cleaning ray dann at 6:56pm 08.01.21 Wow! I just got an 83 Oday 25. It needs cleaned, but I wouldn't think about pressure washing it on

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