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Locking Keel Hole John Tucker at 8:31am 06.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1326 Aloha, Can anyone please tell me where the Locking Keel Hole is on a Venture 25 is?I own a 1978 Ma
Docking single handed Ben at 8:36am 06.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2753 Hi..Last year I single handed a lot but I was using a mooring, which makes it easy to secure the b
Pedestal Guard Jake at 7:46am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/867 I have a Hunter 31'. I am looking for a pedestal guard. I have found one that is 54" tall. Will that
Garmin GPS 76CSX's marine basemap JC on Bainbridge at 9:22am 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 5/987 Well, I've finally decided to replace my very old Garmin-45 GPS. I am planning to purchase a Garmin
Hunter 306 ST4000+ auto pilot craig259 at 9:09am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1309 I installed the fluxgate compass in the rear berth on the stareboard side I am told it should be on
Jenneau 37 vs. Catalina 36 Pat at 8:45am 06.05.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/4280 My friends sail a Jeneau Sun Odyessey 37. We were hitting 9 knots. Theoritical hull speed is approxi
Emergency Tiller cover P36-2 NYSail at 12:06pm 06.05.06 Other Sailboats 4/962 Tired of the water in the rudder post. While recoring (the weather is killing me), many smaller pro
How Wide Should Your Berth Be Doug at 11:20am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/987 I have a narrow berth and last week the marina operator put a wide beam boat in next to me. The fixe
Antifreeze pooling in engine compartment. Caleb23433 at 11:10am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1523 I have just purchased a 2005 Hunter 33. I have the 29hp Yanmar Diesel. I started it up for the fir
Foredeck Hatch Fastener Lou3649 at 10:45am 06.05.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/979 I'm new to the forum. Posted this question yesterday and found no response. Assuming I'm doing every
WP 32 autopilot - problem resetting compass Bill at 10:43am 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1004 I have used a WP 32 autopilot for the last year. This weekend it wouldn't stay on course an I could
oil and transmission fluid check joe at 10:39am 06.05.06 Big Boats 9/3496 I recently bought a 2000 36 Catalina. Has anyone ever figured a way to check the oil without having
San Diego to Avalon at nite, 1st time Bob F at 9:37am 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/838 I'm headed up to Catalina island for the weekend wine fest and I've decided to leave SD Wed about 10
Autohelm 3000 hightower at 1:27pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 5/988 I just bought a H34 last weekend. When it was tested during the survey 2 months ago it was working.
Phil, help !! JC on Bainbridge at 1:40pm 06.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/989 I created a thread earlier called "Garmin GPS 76CSX's marine basemap". I have just noticed that I h
Fuel burn H34 hightower at 1:36pm 06.05.06 Big Boats 15/1095 I have a 3GMF in my H34. I'm going basically motoring it west on the ocean side of Long Island. My
Leaking window JayMow20723 at 1:53pm 06.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/879 We have a Hunter 280. This past weekend, we spent the night on the boat during a rain storm, and not
on a 77' catalina 22-should I buy single line reef mike masserant at 5:14pm 06.05.06 Smaller Boats 4/1245 trying to figure some elses old sails; a main w/ battens sewed-up, 3 feef points, 2 grommets w/ no l
skylights in deck charliehall1@verizon.net at 10:16pm 06.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1071 I have a 30 foot Oday CB. There are two 4 1/4" diameter clear plastic skylights flush mounted in th
FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlewis812 at 9:25pm 06.03.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/934 first time using (old) boat. have filled up the water tank, but how does the water system work. mea

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Mainsail for Catalina 36 Mark 1 standard mast Lanealoha at 9:26am 05.23.21 I just noticed you're in Oxnard. I am as well. Are you still looking for a used Catalina 36 Main?
Lubrication of CDi Steering System on Hunter 340 John T1594 at 9:25am 05.23.21 BTW: I noted in my maintenance logs and in the CDi pedestal manual that there are three (3) zek fitt
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time MikeHoncho at 9:15am 05.23.21 mine took 4 months
Looking for a source for this part: dlochner at 9:14am 05.23.21
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise MikeHoncho at 9:13am 05.23.21 i vote for a new thread.
Looking for a source for this part: DougM at 8:59am 05.23.21 I believe you're looking for a 'chicago screw', and you'll find stainless ones at your local farm s
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time kappykaplan at 8:34am 05.23.21
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Doug J at 8:25am 05.23.21 the high water is specifically under sail on a pretty good tilt with starboard being the lowside. T
Self tapping screws / bolts NYSail at 8:21am 05.23.21
Self tapping screws / bolts Rick Webb at 8:21am 05.23.21 Be careful with self tapping stainless steel screws the heads tend to twist off much easier than reg
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement Big Rog at 8:15am 05.23.21 You can rent a pick up from haul one way. Much cheaper than having it hauled if your worried about u
H23.5 trailer Rick Webb at 8:11am 05.23.21 On a steep ramp be cautious about the guide on poles do not get under the rub rail. Rick , thanks
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Tedd at 8:04am 05.23.21 @jssailem , I'm just a short drive from either Point Roberts or Blaine. Once this Covid business is
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time dlochner at 7:58am 05.23.21 A few useful links from the NVDC. Mortgages and related documents are being processed from Feb 26,
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 7:57am 05.23.21 Absolutely. Anything is possible. If the Border opens maybe we can share some of the same water or a
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Tedd at 7:55am 05.23.21 @jssailem , I won't be ready for such a trip by 2022, but it is on my bucket list so I want to stay
ST50+ might not be working jssailem at 7:53am 05.23.21 Perhaps it is communication issue. The ITC-5 outputs NMEA2000 data streams (Raymarine calls it SEAT
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time fullbore at 7:49am 05.23.21 Agree USCG certificate of documentation renewal is about 3 weeks.............but my experience on a
Hunter 260 "Wide Load" Permit requirement Tedd at 7:48am 05.23.21 @John Marrone , Does your 4Runner have a low range in 4WD? That will probably pull the 260 out of t
Self tapping screws / bolts Tedd at 7:37am 05.23.21 I feel like we're talking about sheet aluminum here, in which case you don't want to tap it. General

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