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How high should I cut the garage door?? Tim B. at 2:44pm 06.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/821 I am interested in buying a Catalina 25 swing-keel. I plan to winter it in my pole barn, which coin
polar diagram Rob at 2:43pm 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1341 Does anyone know where polar diagrams come from? Is this something you make yourself like swinging
Hunter 31 Questions gr8 2 av8 at 2:13pm 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/877 Three questions for H31 Owners. How is the water supposed to drain from under the engine? How abou
Where can I find replacement canvas for my bimini Ms Hillary at 12:41pm 06.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1090 My bimini is getting worn. Where can I find a suitable "off the rack" replacement canvas for my bim
Crusing Spinaker on a 240 Steve Simminger at 12:10pm 06.24.05 Smaller Boats 7/922 I am interested in the experience of anyone who has sailed a 240 with the large crusing spinaker. I
fuel consumption for Hunter 33.5 Michael Wallach at 10:29am 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/2433 I own a 1992 Hunter 33.5 with a yanmar 3GM diesel engine. I plan to move the boat from New Jersey t
Battery options WuWei28 at 10:12am 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1228 Hello everyone,I'd like to get information on the types of batteries I could use aboard my Hunter 4
Head problem Kimmie at 9:02am 06.24.05 Big Boats 3/754 We bought a 420 Passage 1999 with 27 hrs on the engine. We were told the boat was not used in the l
Harken roller furl problem identified bleathen at 7:05am 06.24.05 Smaller Boats 0/718 A while ago I wrote the following:My Harken roller furler rotates, but there is about an 1/8 of the
Vent Line Clean Out Weekend Pass at 6:36am 06.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/717 Peggy:I have a vent line with an odor filter on it. I would like to install a small Y-valve in th
Cal 2??? Michael at 6:36am 06.24.05 Cal 20/1761 I recently bought a Cal. It is registered as a 1964 Cal and it says LOA is 25'. I was assuming it w
Clearing the cooling water intake Gary Wyngarden at 6:33am 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1989 Greetings from Heriot Bay on beautiful Quadra Island in British Columbia.We're 5 days in to our si
HELP THE UNINFORMED mikemcd at 6:28am 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1112 i am currently looking at a "buccaneer" 18' unk model. The sailbag has "Bayliner Buccaneer" printed
Stinky Water Love Shack3663 at 5:47am 06.24.05 Big Boats 5/998 We just purchased a new Hunter 36. We are still on the first tank of water. It has a nasty smell -
polar diagrams Rob at 5:38am 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/995 Does anyone know how I can obtain a polar diagram for a C 28 MKII? Thanks.
Main Halyard R. A. Lueck at 2:58am 06.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1769 Purchasing and installing a new main halyard this weekend, any iteresting innovations I should consi
bilge water albert17073 at 4:42am 06.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/815 is there an inner hull drain - i have been getting water in the inner hull bilge(ODay day sailor) --
She Sails Tomorrow picklefreek at 4:36am 06.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/763 Well, this is the weekend that I have waited for! After purchasing my 1973 23 convertible on EBay,
Potable Water Fittings COM at 4:30am 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1042 I have a Hunter 28.5 1984.I noticed that my potable water lines are leaking under my bathroom sink
Dinghy Cleanup Help rfrye1 at 4:23am 06.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/825 I just bought a used Zodiac dinghy and was wondering what you all have found to be good for cleanup

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Kuuma 160 grill Hello Below at 9:01am 10.12.20 With regard to your regulator, by design it does fit loosely. We purchased a new one about a month
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 8:59am 10.12.20
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 pzacko at 8:58am 10.12.20 Thank you Andrew!
Kuuma 160 grill Jackdaw at 8:55am 10.12.20 Good luck with that. Your experience is not unique. We bought one a few years back but returned it r
porta pottie type msd rgranger at 8:54am 10.12.20 You need to direct this one to @Peggie Hall HeadMistress
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank dlochner at 8:48am 10.12.20 4- Design and make new platform for tank. Tab to boat using plexiglass. Plexiglass? or is this
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 8:39am 10.12.20 Thanks. I will start with a single 1" and take it from there. My spirits are down because project is
Winterizing the C310 engine? Alansails at 8:38am 10.12.20 Do Not Forget the stern shower and shower sump in the head . I am in fresh water also, leave the imp
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries Charlie98117 at 8:35am 10.12.20
32 Morgan (1) Blazen at 8:32am 10.12.20
Battery Brands kloudie1 at 8:28am 10.12.20 Wow, Bill.. Since you aren't tough on your batteries, your local Sam's Club can probably scratch tha
Pulls to port under power sandpiper10471 at 8:25am 10.12.20 I have a three blade flex-o-fold prop and before that a two blade fixed. Both exhibit wicked thrust
Battery Brands dlochner at 8:19am 10.12.20 Fireflys may be an answer for you. Since Fireflys can tolerate a lower PSOC you may be able to get a
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 shemandr at 8:13am 10.12.20 I had one years ago. The boat will sail sooooo much better with good sails. With blown out sails
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Garbonzo at 8:06am 10.12.20 So lets see what the OP actually does with this treasure trove of information, if really interested.
Battery Brands (1) Bill19233 at 8:03am 10.12.20 Thanks for all the responses, more research to do. I will check on Firefly batteries. More info, boa
Battery Brands Don S/V ILLusion at 8:00am 10.12.20 Opinions vary (as you see from the comments thus far). The conventional wisdom is that flooded 6V ba
"Stuffing Box"? TideWalker at 7:57am 10.12.20 Thanks everyone for the replies! That helps a lot. i felt I'm being taken advantage of, new owner, s
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:56am 10.12.20 Vent line length = 6 feet. I have possibility of doing port AND starboard. 6 feet on either side. A
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 Sailfanatic at 7:44am 10.12.20 FWIW the video says "...on most sloop rigged sailboats, the jib is the primary source of power power

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