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Sink Cutting Board Insert Gerard Holker at 7:09am 08.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1421 '84 Catalina 27Any sources for a cutting board insert for my galley sink? Or is this a custom apppl
Owner's Handbood Don6349 at 6:46am 08.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/996 Does anyone know where I can get a copy of an Owner's Handbook for a 1978 27 Catalina?Thanks,genem
My best Picture this weekend Franklin at 5:47am 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 5/1002 I took this of my dock neighbor while we were sailing. He was checking his sails because I was catc
Discolored deck 1970 35 Marc at 5:12am 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 0/703 I am thinking about buying a well maintained 1970 Ericson 35. It has a darkening discoloration on t
Reefing downwind Warren Milberg at 5:07am 08.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/2233 Don:When going downwind in a blow, I normally begin the reefing process by rolling up some genoa.
Widgeon Drain Plug rahenige at 5:00am 08.14.05 Day Sailers 1/1822 We purchased an O'Day Widgeon, but it is missing the drain plug at the bottom of the transom. The d
Pearson 10M Brian Schaefer at 4:44am 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 1/2971 I am considering purchase of a 1973 33' Pearson 10M. I have found many specs online but none that gi
MAIN SAIL TRAVELLER - MIRAGE 33 HUGH BAXTER at 3:59am 08.14.05 Other Sailboats 0/1226 Has anyone ever relocated the the mainsail traveller from the original cocpit location to the cabin
Propane lockers Honeyman at 3:02am 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1427 I've seen some interesting and inventive projects regarding propane "lockers", some in the archives
modify to electric toilet Tom Chastain at 2:51am 08.14.05 Big Boats 14/1326 Broken handle on toilet pump has me thinking of electric replacement on 2003 H 356.I see Jabson ha
Buying a boat Bob Tompson at 1:49am 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1183 I love to sail and have been using a frends boat for 4 years. He just moved to MO and now I'm lookin
Another for Phil or Darren? Alan at 1:38am 08.14.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1074 In the Hunter Racing forum, TJ posted "My Race to Mackinac". I'm sure I made a post in responce, but
Welding on trailer! Dennis at 12:29am 08.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/763 I completed welding on my trailer and just wanted to thank all those who answered my question concer
Garmin StreetPilot /Magellan RoadMate Nautical Use ncgarya at 12:08am 08.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1415 I travel to new cities fairly often for my work. Several times I have rented a car with Hertz's Neve
Choke Before the Bell at 11:56pm 08.13.05 Ask All Sailors 9/2593 I have never used an engine choke before. Can anyone tell me how to position an outboard engine cho
missing forestay, Hunter 23 Eric at 11:36pm 08.13.05 Smaller Boats 3/922 I just acquired a 1986 Hunter 23. It is in excellent condition, in the water, should be ready to sai
"bouncy" foredeck , problem? rik19502 at 11:19pm 08.13.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1986 i am purchasing a cheoy lee offshore 27 (1971), and noticed that the foredeck above the v-berth area
Mainsail Removal Beneteau First 285 Dan Wampler at 10:43pm 08.13.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1759 For the first time I attempted to change my Mainsail to a new footless Main. To my surprise, the cha
Gulfstar 44 centre cockpit kairos at 8:19pm 08.13.05 Other Sailboats 2/1704 We are considering buying a Gulfstar 44 to cruise from Auckland NZ to the Pacific Islands. Would be
Morgan 33T Regi at 6:50pm 08.11.05 Morgan 3/2725 If anyone has any information on rig specifications for a Morgan 33T, Such as I, E, P, etc... spread

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Fuel Filter Question Stu Jackson at 10:22am 04.16.21 It is installed past the fuel pump but before the secondary filter on the engine. The engine is a U
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 10:14am 04.16.21 Woo Hoo, just got back from getting my second shot. Two more weeks and I'm a safe as I can get.
Close Call rgranger at 10:01am 04.16.21 I personally like "Glass and Optical Materials":biggrin:
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 10:01am 04.16.21 You just (unintentionally) described how to create multiple ground loops. Each has a slightly diffe
Close Call rgranger at 10:00am 04.16.21 Don't feel bad. Recently, another poster referenced the GOM and it took me a few minutes to figure
rudder rigging question (7) rgranger at 9:53am 04.16.21 192786192788 Then shape it with a sander, hang it and put about seven coats of varnish on it. 1927
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. Don S/V ILLusion at 9:50am 04.16.21 . I would like to understand what multiple ground loops are in more detail though. I did add a
rudder rigging question (1) rgranger at 9:46am 04.16.21 Sadly I did not take a photo of the holes in the tiller. There are two of them fore and aft just f
Close Call Roland5048 at 9:45am 04.16.21 Took me a while to figure out what "GOM" meant, and I've sailed on it! Don't feel bad. Recently,
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 9:41am 04.16.21 192781
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 9:38am 04.16.21 Is your dock pedestal circuit breaker a GFCI type? i will double check this weekend but all the p
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 9:37am 04.16.21 I will let the forum electrical experts comment on your specific question. I will be very interest
Fluke 360 / testing for AC leakage. BAD ORCA at 9:30am 04.16.21 The most common cause is on the DC side and most multimeters are not precise enough to detect the s
Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Jacktar at 9:21am 04.16.21 Ask the admiral(politely)to sit on the other side for a while.
NEED Prop Size Coyote at 8:59am 04.16.21 Great thanks,, need to wait for them to open to get the actual size specs
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 8:55am 04.16.21 If you want the polar graphs you'll need to measure your boat and run a velocity prediction program.
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot JuanMarcos at 8:45am 04.16.21 Thank you very much! How can I enter this data in an .xls file to plot it?
NEED Prop Size Dave Groshong at 8:23am 04.16.21 Here's a link to our page for both 2 blade and 3 blade https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/hpcat.php?m=
NEED Prop Size sail sfbay at 8:17am 04.16.21 Congrats on your new boat!! Just go to the Michigan sailor dealer and provide your engine and trans
A4 to M-35 on C 30 ? sail sfbay at 8:12am 04.16.21 I will also add........make sure the larger engine is maintainable, i.e., ease of access. A friend

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