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1987 Hunter Legend 37 Mark at 11:24am 09.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1109 I am looking to buy this boat, but see a small amount of water below the sole. Not everywhere, just
Mac 26S replacement Rub rail? SeacretSailor at 11:23am 09.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2580 My 1991 26S that I just bought needs a replacement rub rail. From what I've seen on the internet, t
Blisters Russ Hauser at 11:18am 09.26.06 Smaller Boats 2/1246 My new old C-22 bottom has lots and lots of blisters. This problem must be addressed before the boat
Calling all San Francisco Bay Area C-22 owners!!! dtsails at 1:22pm 09.26.06 Smaller Boats 0/1026 I thought is was time to remind any of you who have yet to join, that Fleet 9 is alive and well on S
26D,S,X,M handicap numbers???? CobraEarl MAC26s at 1:12pm 09.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1968 Roger mentions some handicap numbers in the 26S video... How do the handicap numbers for the 4 26v
Electrical wires in ODay 27 TT23844 at 12:34pm 09.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1016 When I installed a solar vent in the head ( on C.L abt 12" fwd of mast step ) I discovered I had cut
Hunter 23 jackvz2000 at 11:58am 09.26.06 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 0/1472 I am considering purchase of keel Hunter 23. I don't know much about these boats other than a good r
Electric head markras at 11:50am 09.26.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1074 Hi. The current head on our Cat. 27 has died. We are considering replacing it with an electric toi
Stepping the mast of the 170 jim o23111 at 11:47am 09.26.06 Day Sailers 8/1482 We drysail our 170, leaving the shrouds attached. I have trouble stepping the mast. I have to lay th
Packing gland higgs at 11:41am 09.26.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1342 I put 200 hours on my engine this year and after the cruise, pulled the boat into its slip. After a
Heading south and 50 miles a day???????? sailaway78 at 11:37am 09.26.06 Ask All Sailors 10/945 I read on a post somewhere that someone was heading south out of NY or NJ, and planning on making 50
Hurricane avoidance william at 11:36am 09.26.06 Ask All Sailors 31/3488 You are underway on course 050T and your maximum speed is 13knot. The eye of a hurricane bears 100T,
Outboard Motor on a Cal 29 paulierogers at 3:15pm 09.26.06 Cal 8/2568 I just bought a 1972 Cal 29 complete with a Universal Atomic 4 (Fresh water cooled)engine. The Atomi
replacing fuel tank Alice A. at 11:19pm 09.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1010 Hi, all. It appears we may have to replace the aluminum diesel tank on our '92 Legend 37.5. Has anyo
leaking rub rail robin20026 at 11:50pm 09.24.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1770 When underway and the transom is under water I have quite a water leak coming through the hull to de
ODay 280? Grant at 11:49pm 09.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1729 I am looking at getting a bigger sailboat and have found a 1989 Oday 280 for a fair market price. I
Strip this! (or) Who's your favorite stripper? soling42 at 12:00am 09.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/959 Now what were you thinking?Can't believe how tough the urethane is on the exterior wood work for o
Cabin Light Gremlins Kal at 12:33am 09.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1115
PHRF Charlie at 2:43am 09.25.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1041 What is the PHRF rating for a Cherubini 30, circa 1979?Fair winds and following seas,Charlie
Question for Catalina 30 owners Brian D at 3:08am 09.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1510 I would have posted this on the Catalina Owners forum, but it said it was for owners of Catalina boa

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Long time lurker :) Justin_NSA at 7:44am 08.03.21 I think you'll want to do what it takes to wire the bilge pump for auto-on. Sounds like you can get
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.03.21 A lower side photo would be helpful. Any manufacturer marking? The handle style looks like a Rarita
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 7:34am 08.03.21 Thank you! I was also wondering, what are the chances of the weather really picking up?
Long time lurker :) Rabe at 7:24am 08.03.21 Congratulations on the boat. She looks to have been well kept! That is a great sailing boat that yo
Installing Battery Monitor WasabiRush at 7:20am 08.03.21 I just completed installation of the SG200, along with a new MC-618 regulator with the bluetooth don
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:08am 08.03.21 Lots of dinghy davit suppliers besides Atlantic Towers including Garhauer, Kato, Forespar Nova, Edso
Furling Main Winter Storage sail sfbay at 7:04am 08.03.21 Same question came up on these threads and the concensus was to take it down during the winter in co
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Sailor_Al at 7:04am 08.03.21 Al, thanks for the advice. I would like to see some photos since I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Give
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.03.21 Look here for the possible replacement and other H31 stuff to download too. Hunter 31 (83-87) Hatch
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Other
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 Just a comment, if the blister is actually into the laminate, after draining and drying, you need t
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:49am 08.03.21 I read the referenced article. My Mark 25 had the pox, as I call those round small imperfections i
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 I used to own an early-build 2006 C309, hull #14, that I purchased new in 2007. The first year it w
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums Than
Chain snubbers jssailem at 6:45am 08.03.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) I tied a Brian Toss designed soft shackle wit
Furling Main Winter Storage DayDreamer41 at 6:36am 08.03.21 We always take our down fold it and store it in the basement. Every year I rotate the head sail or m
Installing Battery Monitor (1) Juice6576 at 6:25am 08.03.21 Just monitor the house batteries. You want to get the shunt close to those. Ignore the starting. My
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:16am 08.03.21 This works on chain or rope rode, I use more than one loop wrap on prussik when using rope rode, to
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:13am 08.03.21 Like Dlochner posted. Any climbing site or Animated Knots will show the knot. This is rope, but it
Furling Main Winter Storage ice breaker at 6:12am 08.03.21 I have done it both ways. On our 41 the main is a beast. I have stored at home, but generally leav

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