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Pancking Gland Randy Johnson at 5:57am 07.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1164 Can some one tell me what size flax packing I should use to replace the old packing on my Hunter 28?
1975 c22 ?????? dennis matchett at 5:53am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1102 just purchased this 22, was represented nas a 1975 model.....Brass plate and sail # are 2120...is th
Tufted Topper Bob Halter at 5:20am 07.15.05 Big Boats 3/1456 Has anyone used Tufted Topper on their v-births and if so are you satisfied with the product? any su
Sail Victoria to Bamfield West Coast Van. Island Cliff Carter at 5:18am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3141 We are leaving the end of this month for a 10 day trip and Marion wanted to go north in the Gulf Isl
Polar for the sabre 30 MK III Jay B. Chase at 5:07am 07.15.05 Sabre Sailboats 0/1960 Does anybody have an original Architect's Polar diagram set for this boat? Also, If you do are you w
Main Sail for 1975 25' Jim Fauci at 5:05am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1117 What is a good sail loft to purchase/order a new or used main for a 1975 25'? DOes anyone out there
Canvas hatch covers for Lewmar hatches on a 33.5 Patrick at 5:05am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2569 I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 that has Lewmar hatches and canvas covers for the hatches.The covers appea
Using Cherry wood in the Cabin - good idea? deeman7777 at 5:02am 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1988 To save some cost on replacing 3 cabinet panels, I wonder if using Cherry is a good choice for inter
Do you stain teak before varnishing?? deeman7777 at 4:57am 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 7/11080 I have removed several peices of interior teak and cleaned it up nicely. It came out well compared
How do I modify my traveller rsn48 at 3:45am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1034 My traveller on my Cat 27 is in the aft section of the cock pit, just forward of the transom station
Draining water tank? starsail at 3:35am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1358 Need to figure out how to drain my water tank. Do I siphon it out or is there a drain with a throug
Throttle Control Lever tom23262 at 2:33am 07.15.05 Bigger Boats 1/1119
How do we get to your seminars? Dick Westwood at 2:08am 07.15.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1554 Don:Do you publish a schedule of your seminars? Do you ever come to the East Coast to do them? Gre
Charging Batteries Jim Wickford RI at 1:26am 07.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/2841 I have owned my 1984 Catalina 27 for six years. I am having an issue with the battery charging syste
V224 mast dimensions Coop at 1:11am 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1138 I am replacing the mast on my '72 V224. The old mast is so twisted and bent, that I can't get accura
Refrigeration Sundancer at 12:12am 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/899 Has anyone added an additional cold plate to their refrigerator and eliminated the crossover fan. My
H30 Improvements - Imagine the Possibilities??? Sherry at 11:42pm 07.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 19/1335 Hello All,I am in the process of buying a Hunter 30. Current owners, please help me imagine the po
Terrible refrig latches on Hunter 410 Jerry at 9:52pm 07.14.05 Big Boats 8/893 I have a 1999 - 410. Ever since the boat was delivered in July 1999 the Southco PLASTIC latches
Best place to dismast and remast on Hudson river Estelle at 9:50pm 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1552 We are planning to reach the Champlain Lake by the Hudson canal and we would like to know the best p
At anchor alan at 6:50pm 07.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/1233 While at anchor in winds of excess of 10 knots the boat sails port to starboard. It will pull at th

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Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 2:59pm 03.30.21 every region has different rating numbers for the same vessels. why is that? there is no science.
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 2:49pm 03.30.21 do you think they do some sort of testing? OR are they just some group of guys that really just thr
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? DArcy at 2:49pm 03.30.21 Looks like the pooch is enjoying the reflective selfi I thought he was route planning ;)
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Kings Gambit at 2:36pm 03.30.21 Regarding the handicap penalty for a folding or feathering prop, that number 3 sec per mile was pul
C-30 motoring speed jssailem at 2:14pm 03.30.21 The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM If this is still a concern you might want to g
C-30 motoring speed (1) jssailem at 2:12pm 03.30.21 Two questions. The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM but everyone I talk to say 2400-
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 03.30.21 as you assume have been neglected. You might be confusing me with someone else, Scott. Anyway, th
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? jssailem at 1:56pm 03.30.21 Progress or not? Only you can decide. Looks like the pooch is enjoying the reflective selfie. I do
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 1:54pm 03.30.21 Also, there is a very simple reason why drawing from 2 tanks concurrently is less efficient that dra
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? (2) TomY at 1:43pm 03.30.21 I think my Ipad 2 with an external GPS antenna might finally be retired(still works fine). It starte
Cockpit drain (1) jssailem at 1:26pm 03.30.21 I had a similar cockpit drain system on my Montgomery 15. Water would slosh up the Centerboard trunk
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? (1) jon hansen at 1:19pm 03.30.21 100 year old design. locked sailing prop in rudder aperture.
Cockpit drain Will Gilmore at 1:15pm 03.30.21 I reached down to check the hoses on my cockpit scuppers and they came right off in my hands. I was
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? jon hansen at 1:14pm 03.30.21 P.H.R.F. : pin head racing federation. into the wind i'm dfl, off the wind i win every time on cor
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Davidasailor26 at 1:12pm 03.30.21 More data points at https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/folding-and-feathering-propeller-test-2980
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? dlochner at 12:59pm 03.30.21 Regarding the handicap penalty for a folding or feathering prop, that number 3 sec per mile was pull
Replace adler barbour with frigoboat Deleted member 117556 at 12:56pm 03.30.21 Replaced mine with an new version of the original because I was not looking for additional complicat
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? dlochner at 12:52pm 03.30.21 Draft stripes are most useful when the sail begins to age. You can see the draft move aft and the sh
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Scott T-Bird at 12:50pm 03.30.21 I think your graph best represents my theory/opinion. Look on the graph where performance between t
Replace adler barbour with frigoboat buddybear at 12:48pm 03.30.21 I am changing the question a little bit. Has anyone changed there refrigeration to a new system or t

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