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Customer service in the USA Mark at 11:30am 07.14.05 Smaller Boats 0/668 I know that you all might say "here he goes again" but I just have to let everyone know how fantasti
340 question #4-AC water prime Andy at 3:29pm 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/848 Previous owner kept the AC through hull open all the time to keep it "primed". Sorry but I'm the ty
340 Question #3 bilge discharge Andy at 3:26pm 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/944 The manual says that there is a seacock to the bilge discharge in the vanity. Well I haven't found
Sure Bail to Fail Andy at 3:23pm 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/6832 The blue "Sure Bail" float switch on our bilge pump failed completely. It floated up and down but wo
Hey Don G, try this...mainsail twist is a myth!! Wanderer138 at 3:17pm 07.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/2768 OK, I just said that to get your attention. I've been thinking about this for a while and I can't se
More on weather helm vs CE Wanderer138 at 2:34pm 07.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1530 For some reason, too many sailors believe that the relative position of CE (center of effort) to CLR
South Manitou Island Joe at 1:18pm 07.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1610 I'm looking for someone with experience anchoring at South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan. I would
Vented Loops Bob at 1:04pm 07.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/6310 Hi Peggy and everybody else,I did my research and I'm still confused about the subject of vented l
What length for ocean travel???? Jacko at 12:21pm 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 38/80720 Hello , Was wondering about anyones opinion about what minimum size sailboat should be taken for oce
Proud new owner of a not so new Northern 25 dwayne13628 at 11:29am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1772 She is all mine, let the renovations begin! Is there a West Systems dealer in the Toronto, or GTA ar
Leaky toe rails Lee Adkison at 11:23am 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1093 For a while now, I've noticed the toe rails along the boat are leaking. At first, I considered it s
YanmarQR15 Overheating Primeintr at 11:08am 07.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/860 Can Anyone help with troubelshooting info on a Yanmar QR15 that is Overheating
bottom advice Joe W.23791 at 10:11am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1022 Could I get your opinion?I am restoring my AMF Catfish. I was going to bottom paint it but It is
Vacationing on Topsail Island, NC Jay at 9:44am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1128 I'm sure there are many sailors in the Wilmington, NC area. Anyone interested in giving a midwester
Toilet bowl gas bubbleback jprieto at 9:17am 07.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1385 Peggy: Some feedback - About two weeks I described a problem with an almost new H-306 (Jabsco head)
CDI flexible Furler ecoughlin at 8:56am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 Furler very difficult to operate. have to use the winch. The peeps at CDI said to dissassemble and
Shroud Covers Don at 8:49am 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1486 came across a turnbuckle cover called a Shroud Glove (James Dean productions).It is made of UV pro
water everywhere Ken Osborne at 8:23am 07.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/882 We were sailing in the North Chanel above Lake Huron in our 2001 H260, KONO's Dream. Our last day o
Mac 25 renovation (1) Bee at 8:03am 07.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1229 My husband and I are new owner's of a 1982 Mac 25.It's trailered, with the mast down (of course), I
Autohelm Windspeed Sender Question Rick D at 7:31am 07.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1265 Having just returned from a two-week cruse and generating a 24-item fix-list, I'm prompted to pick s

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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
Catalina 385 / Golf Cart Batteries? Monterey385 at 12:31pm 03.30.21 @Monterey385 Honest question: Why? Its a good question as well as an honest question ... right n
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 12:25pm 03.30.21 Scotty, it is truly tiresome that when one finds a problem, the first thing outta the box is: "...a
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Davidasailor26 at 12:23pm 03.30.21 I don't really know how corrected time is calculated so I am having difficulty in following your ma
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Davidasailor26 at 12:04pm 03.30.21 most sailors do not sail in 3 knt of wind, or 30 knt of wind. look at david's graph. where most of
Folding vs Fixed Prop STW? Davidasailor26 at 12:01pm 03.30.21
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? Justin_NSA at 11:59am 03.30.21 Justin, is that a picture of your sails? The main looks back winded by the Jenny, but the sails lo
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 11:52am 03.30.21 @Scott T-Bird Just occurred to me: if you have two water tanks, is one of the two manifold valves
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? Will Gilmore at 11:51am 03.30.21 Justin, is that a picture of your sails? The main looks back winded by the Jenny, but the sails loo
C-30 motoring speed sailme88 at 11:51am 03.30.21 There are many rivers that cannot be navigated against the current with a sailboat. The fact that y
Draft stripes. Anyone use them? Will Gilmore at 11:47am 03.30.21 "Anyone use them?" Yes. Even if you don't pay attention to them specifically, an exprienced sailor
Beneteau Spare Parts Website bmiley at 11:33am 03.30.21 Meanwhile, I emailed a friend with a 36. She will get back to me, but probably too late for you...
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Ron20324 at 11:19am 03.30.21 Awesome, thanks for the info. I actually just broke down and ordered one from the UK last night, I
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 11:08am 03.30.21 My '66 GTO clutch linkage broke once. No way to start, put it in gear and get going,. So I put it i
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? srimes at 11:00am 03.30.21
C-30 motoring speed Hayden Watson at 10:51am 03.30.21 I have a 1988 C30 with the M25XP and get 5.4 - 5.6 knots at 1900 RPM with clean prop and bottom. I
C-30 motoring speed Stu Jackson at 10:46am 03.30.21 Two questions. The original owner told me not to run over 2000 RPM but everyone I talk to say 2400-

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