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Water fill location Roger at 4:08am 10.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/895 Were did thy hid the fresh water fill on the Hunter h27 1978. I took photos of every inch of the bo
How do I lower the keel? (1) spikesc at 6:00am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1130 I just bought a '79 Macgregor Venture 25 with a retractable keel. I can't figure out how to release
Winch Handle (1) spikesc at 6:05am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/916 I just bought a '79 Macgregor Venture 25 without a winch handle and I can't find a new one. Does any
Repair or replace swing keel Al Davies at 6:19am 10.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/885 Anyone have experience with repair or replacement of the swing keel . The bolt has broken through th
Mast Replacement John at 6:34am 10.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1376 Hi , I am in need of some assistance regarding mast replacement for a 1977 Catalina 22. This p
Athens to Syros saschiff at 7:19am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 0/997 Has anyone had experience sailing with the Moorings from Athens to Syros?
Hummingbird Fishfinder H260 Bill P. at 7:47am 10.25.06 Smaller Boats 11/1339 I just took a basic fishfinder with a transome mounted sensor off my old deckboat. I was wondering
Jammed Winch The Commodore at 8:59am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2128 I was sailing in thirty five knot winds the other day and as if i was not having enough problems, on
Wind gusts - Part 2 kathy at 8:46am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2195 I've discovered that if I get hit by a gust and am heeling too hard for my comfort, I can let go of
Need Help! Do you know? Kyventure 222 at 9:48am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1210 What is the difference between a Venture 22 and a Venture 222?Can a used rudder and tiller for a Ve
Heavy weather sailing! richard at 10:27am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/766 !
Yet another "formula" for external bright work rsn48 at 6:48am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 9/4190 What you are about to see, I liberally stole from another forum. The combo struck me as interesting
side slip bill van at 12:46pm 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1300 Ok so I am still learning. I have a Mac 19' and ususally use the main and a 150% genoa. I seem t
What kind of battery lstyles at 1:04pm 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1305 Hi,I just bought a mac 26s and I am fixing it up. The battery it has is dead. What do you recommend
Aluminum Spreader Paint or Matang1976 at 1:01pm 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1207 Should I prime and paint my aluminum spreaders or leave it to the salt water elements? If I should p
Regulating charging system on 9.9HP outboard. Jack Hart at 1:28pm 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 7/3050 Hi folks, just bought an old (1985) 9.9HP Evinrude outboard to put on the Oday 22.It has as I under
Dodger catsailor13190 at 9:09pm 10.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/1432 I would like to make a simple removeable dodger. If anyone has any suggestion, I sure would like to
Trailer hitch for a Catalina 22 Mr. Bill at 12:07am 10.24.06 Trailer Sailors 6/2242 Can a Catalina 22 be pulled safely by a class I hitch (200 lb. tongue weight, 2000 gross trailer wei
Owning two boats-Good idea? Bad idea? PrincessoftheLake at 1:05am 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 20/4871 For the past 3 years my husband and I have owned a 1985 Hunter 34 on Lake Superior in the Apostle Is
Shielding Radar from Sunlight Peter at 1:18am 10.24.06 Big Boats 2/1114 I have a Furuno 1610 Radar mounted in an instrument pod on the rail above the helm. In bright light

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Pendant for autofurl Sailfanatic at 4:23pm 06.24.21 I have had several jibs converted from hanks to tape so I could use them with a furling system. The
H23: clews on the boom - can you replace them? isaksp00 at 4:20pm 06.24.21 I'm not sure what you mean by a "clew" on the boom. But the sales part of this site may be able to h
Considering a Hunter 240 jblersch at 4:08pm 06.24.21
Pendant for autofurl jssailem at 4:00pm 06.24.21 Could pendant be installed at the tack connecting to furler? That would be where I would attach a
Pendant for autofurl dlochner at 3:51pm 06.24.21 The tack of the sail should be attached to the furling drum so that it furls correctly. The head of
Caught in a Storm Rick486 at 3:50pm 06.24.21
Location of fluxgate compass sailingdeac at 3:50pm 06.24.21 You da man!!
Which Bolt Bleeds the Yanmar Fuel Filter? SV Bella at 3:26pm 06.24.21 Thanks all. I downloaded the current manual. Much better than my paper copy that came with the boat
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 3:25pm 06.24.21 Thanks for posting the video Bill. Seeing that big dark cloud coming at me the pucker factor would
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Wade Gizzy at 2:53pm 06.24.21 I don't know a better name. For when you have a slip where you have two stern pilings or docks (li
Location of fluxgate compass SV At Last at 2:37pm 06.24.21 Yup. Aft berth, port side in the stowage area behind the sliding doors.
Which Bolt Bleeds the Yanmar Fuel Filter? (1) senang at 2:18pm 06.24.21
315 PHRF rating valcour at 1:36pm 06.24.21 For PHRF Chesapeake bay, my 310 has a base rating of 171, and a 9 sec/mi credit for roller furler/dr
Sail slugs sloughsailer at 1:32pm 06.24.21 When replacing sail slugs make sure the new ones are identical to the old ones. When I had my sailm
315 PHRF rating Bill Russell at 1:27pm 06.24.21
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 1:15pm 06.24.21 Had a fantastic sail two days ago from Stewart back to home port Fisherman Bay. Began with a norther
H23: clews on the boom - can you replace them? kappykaplan at 1:13pm 06.24.21 Have any photos for us? Tks.
Mainsail slug replacement valcour at 1:12pm 06.24.21 If the webbing is still in good shape, cut the threads and reuse it it to sew on the new ones. Othe
Deck Light BC Bernie at 12:54pm 06.24.21 http://catalina310.org/Maintenance/Documents/Hella-8505-ComboLight.pdf
Westerbeke 27, cooling loop to the Hot water heater jibes138 at 12:54pm 06.24.21 Get some gasket material at an auto parts store or hardware store and make your own gasket.

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