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Off centered on trailer Ken in Mattituck at 1:16pm 11.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/874 Loading a boat onto a trailer in murky water didn't end in a very good job of centering the swing ke
CSI oven/stove manufacturer John Champion at 12:59pm 11.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2242 Hi All - We have a CSI oven with 3 burner stove top and the steel rings on the burners are rusted an
wind generator on the mast sly at 12:57pm 11.18.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3581 I would like to mount an Air-X wind generator to the top of the mast to keep the batteries topped wh
1978 oday 27 rudder bearings stephen at 2:05pm 11.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1675 need new rudder bearings-any help-thanks
1978 oday 27 manual stephen at 2:28pm 11.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1204 looking for manual-1978 oday 27-thanks
Balmar install, heavier charging wire? MtHawk at 7:46am 11.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1052 I'm upgrading my charging system by replacing my Hitachi alternator with 100 amp Balmar. I have a C
Friday!! It's Friday! Jimboyyy at 8:50pm 11.16.06 Catalina 22 0/1011 WOOOHHHHOOOOOO one more gruelling 8 hour turn of the screw then we get to break from the insanity of
In preperation for Catalina Fleet 77's... Jimboyyy at 9:55pm 11.16.06 Ask All Sailors 2/968 North Gulf Coast Cruise 2007. I have some questions for coastal cruisers.How many of you carry a di
unknown bottom paint chuck7799 at 12:09am 11.17.06 Smaller Boats 3/1176 The continuing saga... I am now ready to paint the bottom of my Cat 22--The pt there is almost gone-
Reflections of a Novice Hugh4753 at 9:42pm 11.16.06 Big Boats 4/935 After a few days of reflection I thought I'd post a followup to my earlier post about the storm on t
Gas tank location Eric1803 at 11:04pm 11.16.06 Catalina 22 5/1545 For those of you who have "vintage" C-22s, where the cockpit seat lockers are open to the whole inte
Halyard, Genny/Jib & Mainsheet sizing HC-33 (1981) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 12:49am 11.17.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1133 We are replacing the anchor rode, halyards, jib/genny ' mainsheets on our Hunter 33 (Cherubini). If
36 ft Center Cockpit Gulf Star Owners Manual MDSailing at 1:03am 11.17.06 Other Sailboats 0/1081 I am looking for a copy of the owners Manual for the 36 ft Gulf Star - Center Cockpit. Internal wiri
Painting Cockpit Greg at 2:08am 11.17.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1215 Does anyone have any photos of just painting the cockpit floor and tops of cockpit seats/locker cove
Boat handling question sailingdude at 2:32am 11.17.06 Catalina 30 9/1701 With the orientation of my slip, the prevailing wind during the summer is usually about 45 degrees o
paintin chuck7799 at 4:55am 11.17.06 Catalina 22 1/1065 ready to pt bottom---Dont know what kid of pt was used previously but it comes off with the pressure
Diesel Fumes in Cabin jack boats at 6:06am 11.17.06 Big Boats 9/2116 With winter upon us here in San Diego, I've had to start closing my ports to keep those icy winds fr
Folding NorLam paphman at 11:02am 11.17.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1515 I am interested in buying a new jib made from NorLam sailcloth. I will be purchasing the 4.5 oz mat
Restoring Teak on a C-25 Jim at 12:41pm 11.17.06 Smaller Boats 1/1197 Hello,I have a 1982 C-25 and am wondering what Catalina used or didn't use to protect the teak woo
Bottom Paint Color Greg at 5:44am 11.17.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1275 My new used Hunter presently has a reddish/brown painted bottom. It will need painting next spring.

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Covers and the Plastic Boat.... stickinthemud57 at 3:47pm 05.22.21 Shorefun, You are correct. The manual for the 170 says to use a white cover.
Furler line too short on H170 stickinthemud57 at 3:44pm 05.22.21 +2 to the previous comments. With my 170, I was having trouble getting the sail to fully furl, then
Anti Fouling Paint stickinthemud57 at 3:35pm 05.22.21 I would say just be sure that you use a primer suitable for plastic, will be compatible with the pai
Halyard Keeping (1) sail sfbay at 3:28pm 05.22.21 Blue Performance Halyard Bag - Mast-Head - 3 Sizes - The Wetworks (glopalstore.com)
Help with topping lift! shemandr at 3:18pm 05.22.21 I would venture a guess that the many, many topping lifts are not adjustable. The pig tail thing f
Defender Marine got hacked Davidasailor26 at 3:16pm 05.22.21 Sorry to hear it. I got the email too, as I shopped from them not long ago. To be fair to Defender (
Defender Marine got hacked AndyBC at 3:12pm 05.22.21 Thanks for the heads up! There is always some risk with online data these days. I bought from defe
Marinas in the Chesapeake Davidasailor26 at 3:04pm 05.22.21 Arlington VA. I know is far but it seems to me that sailing in the Chesapeake would be much better.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 2:57pm 05.22.21 As long as we go. Go we shall. It has become a mission for me. One that I intend to enjoy.
Help with topping lift! justsomeguy at 2:41pm 05.22.21 shouldn't there be a way to adjust this? If you want to be able to adjust it, you might cut it off
Halyard Keeping Dave Powell at 2:32pm 05.22.21 A big thank you for the responses. Although I've been sailing for 45 years this is the largest boat
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Doug J at 2:21pm 05.22.21 I'll give you a ring, but only had < 400 lbs total of 2 people in the cockpit and 1 person in the c
Dutchman System with Loose Footed Main Capn Bill at 2:21pm 05.22.21 I have a Catalina 270 with a Dutchman flaking system. When I replaced my mainsail a couple of years
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit Hello Below at 2:13pm 05.22.21 Do you other MH-40 owners experience the same issue? As does the Hunter e33s (2012+).
I have an O'day 22. PaulK at 2:09pm 05.22.21 The "one foot past the bow" puts you in the penalty zone if you want to race. It is also more diffi
Maiden voyage marchem at 1:48pm 05.22.21
Riveting question Pagan Baby at 1:45pm 05.22.21
Diesel fuel line ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:43pm 05.22.21 Sorry for the late reply. I'm in Toronto Canada. It is a local marine store. Cheers
MH-40 Water drains from cabin roof into cockpit (2) sail sfbay at 1:17pm 05.22.21 You might consider installing Seadek in the cockpit as shown on my Hunter 46. Its very cost effecti
H38 - Is there an aux solenoid in the starter circuit? Don Lucas at 12:22pm 05.22.21 On mine it was bolted to the engine bottom forward of the starter. That is on a 4JH3E so who know wh

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