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Sail Victoria to Bamfield West Coast Van. Island Cliff Carter at 5:18am 07.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3184 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 0/1978 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 2/1126 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 3/2591 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 3/2043 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 7/11252 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 3/1042 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 2/1372 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 1/1138
How do we get to your seminars? Dick Westwood at 2:08am 07.15.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/1569 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 2/2856 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 4/1144 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 1/906 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 19/1344 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 8/931 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 2/1562 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 9/1266 While at anchor in winds of excess of 10 knots the boat sails port to starboard. It will pull at th
Customer service in the USA Mark at 11:30am 07.14.05 Smaller Boats 0/673 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 5/856 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 2/952 The manual says that there is a seacock to the bilge discharge in the vanity. Well I haven't found

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H240 steering Crazy Dave Condon at 2:41pm 04.15.21 When reversing you have to get water flowing over the rudder at which time steering by rudder becom
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 2:38pm 04.15.21 Original was teal and holly sole or the real stuff. Later it was a more durable composite. Eithe
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:34pm 04.15.21 Original was teal and holly sole or the real stuff. Later it was a more durable composite. Either
Beneteau First 38 Polar Plot mdibella at 2:32pm 04.15.21 A custom VPP run is the gold standard: Polar Package
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Doug J at 2:25pm 04.15.21 The pic in the first post looks like the original floor to me. Scrubbed and oiled it'd probably lo
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:14pm 04.15.21 Thanks @JRT The C310 bracket is a design that I would consider if I need new brackets made up a
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. shemandr at 2:12pm 04.15.21 April in New England is a trip! I once went to a conference in Saratoga Springs in April and they h
O'Day 31 Rudder OdayGeorge at 2:12pm 04.15.21 Bouyant! Ha! I had no idea and would have never guessed. Thank you for sharing your insight. I'l
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 2:11pm 04.15.21 Here is a 26S. It is about a 7 hour drive but the price is almost right. I'd ask to knock off $1,
Covid-19 Vaccination sailme88 at 2:05pm 04.15.21 I pray that no one ever again needs to wear a scarlet letter, a tattooed number or the Star of Davi
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate Drinky Crow at 2:02pm 04.15.21 Yeah I'm gonna' take one for Tides to look at today or tomorrow......
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. (4) TomY at 2:00pm 04.15.21 I work in stints. A couple hours here, a few there. I'm glad I still work so I limit my time onboard
Covid-19 Vaccination sail sfbay at 2:00pm 04.15.21 Booster shot in 6 months? Schedule now?
Covid-19 Vaccination Bob S at 1:56pm 04.15.21 I got my second March 11th. The whole family is. I feel good about it. 1/2 a million plus souls have
Vinyl insert running length of mast track above gate dlochner at 1:56pm 04.15.21 A photo would help.
rudder rigging question rgranger at 1:54pm 04.15.21 do you have a pic of the hole in your tiller?
The Boat Exploded and Then I Died rgranger at 1:53pm 04.15.21 I had locust trees in my back yard in Virgina... they make great fence posts because of their rot re
Close Call rgranger at 1:50pm 04.15.21 Impressive display of force.:yikes:
Hull to Deck Joint Repair and Filler (1) rgranger at 1:48pm 04.15.21 If you go with an expanding option, you might want to fill a small section at a time. If you cover
Close Call senang at 1:45pm 04.15.21 Looks like the chainplate was not attached to the hull but to a bulkhead.

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