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Roller furling jib cover Gary8065 at 5:31am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2774 This weekend I am going to "attempt" to install CDI roller furling on my Catalina 27. I have severa
Grenadines James Williams at 5:27am 05.25.05 Destinations 0/1469 Jonesy asked about the Grenadines a couple of weeks ago. Just returned from a bareboat charter out
Need New Mac 25 Sails or La mauney process Mark at 4:14am 05.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1489 Well, I need new sails. At least a new main for now. I guess they are the originals, 1986. Does
Insurance and Hurricane question? Rob at 4:02am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1722 I was just reading over a CNN report from NOAA about this upcoming hurricane season. Then I started
Crazing or cracking on 1985 34' Hunter deck Ken Hershenson at 3:32am 05.25.05 Big Boats 2/1376 I'm considering puchasing a 1985 34' Hunter. the boat is a 1 owner in above average condition. But I
Yanmar 3YM30 JohnEh at 3:18am 05.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 11/2942 We are now optimistic that the overheating problem on our engine has been resolved. The engine ran
Another stuck centerboard question Mitchel Cline at 2:35am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1492 I have a similar (perhaps identical) problem to the gentleman that wrote regarding a stuck centerboa
Rewiring the mast and ... DCsailor at 2:29am 05.25.05 Smaller Boats 4/1442 I have been sailing my '86 Hunter 23 for a couple of summers (both in DC and Florida). Great boat l
Storing the gennaker PrincessoftheLake at 2:13am 05.25.05 Big Boats 1/1036 I have a 1985 Hunter 34 that came with a large gennaker. Since we don't have a cruising spinnaker y
272LE Anodes Thankyou Hubertt at 1:57am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/825 Just to say thanks to Lou, J.B.Dyer and Richard, for their responses to my post on this of May 11th.
Electric motors sierradave at 1:56am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/890 Anyone had experience using a small electric outboard? We've got a 1974 O'Day 20 and I'm tired of m
Through hull Fitting James Tait at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/865 My O'Day 20 has two through hull fittings-one for the cockpit drain and the other for a small sink.
HELP! CB Stuck up, boat IN water guyssail at 1:54am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/854 The centerboard on my '73 o'day 23 appears to be stuck up. this is my first swing keel boat...looked
Help with kill switch on Yanmar 2QM15 David W at 1:41am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 9/4493 Over the weekend my kill switch finally gave up the ghost. I had thought I had devised a repair that
Anybody doing the Figawi this year?? Allen at 1:33am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 0/895 Hey Guys,I'm heading out tomorrow morning from Boston to Sandwich on the Cape Cod Canal en route t
portlight shades Bill C320, Papillon at 1:32am 05.25.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1992 Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep out the mornig sun and/or provide privacy while in the sl
Dinghy Franklin at 1:06am 05.25.05 Big Boats 11/948 Two part question:1) Why is an inflatable dinghy so hard to row and is it just now realistic to ge
Where is hull serial number on an O'Day 17" Peter Johnson at 12:23am 05.25.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2177 I'm insuring my new-to-me O'Day 17' Daysailer 'Odie'. The insurance company wants the hull serial n
Bimini? Boom tent???? What is this thing??????? me262 at 11:14pm 05.24.05 Smaller Boats 9/1541 I am wanting to construct a cockpit shade. I have found after only two trips out in the Texas sun, t
Radiator flush? Bill O'Donovan at 11:08pm 05.24.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1018 Still trying to get an answer as to whether it's good to put Prestone radiator flush through the raw

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VHF Range? rgranger at 12:02pm 03.25.21 If you think of it in hours rather than miles you might feel more comfortable with 18 kts. Assume
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' DArcy at 12:01pm 03.25.21 I see this being a real PITA for the solo sailor who needs to go to the mast to reef and/or adjust
VHF Range? Parsons at 11:57am 03.25.21 Thank you so much, that's very helpful! Do you think 18 nautical miles is enough, or should I repla
Catalina 25 - how is boom supposed to be secured to gooseneck Stu Jackson at 11:56am 03.25.21 In addition to this fine forum, you are guaranteed to find more C25 skippers, here: http://catalina
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 11:54am 03.25.21 Thanks! The boat is in great shape. I bought my boat very recently, so I don't have much experience
Sailing to Catalina Island? Richard19068 at 11:46am 03.25.21 I'm a newbie sailor who just finished the ASA 101, but I would like to make my first voyage. I own
VHF Range? SailorElliot at 11:39am 03.25.21 Thank you so much, that's very helpful! Do you think 18 nautical miles is enough, or should I replac
VHF Range? chip veres at 11:36am 03.25.21 Assuming the set works and the antenna works, the height of the antenna is everything. VHF radio sig
Engine panel cover. Worth it? sailme88 at 11:30am 03.25.21 When I decided to replace my panel cover I brought the existing one to a poly-carbonate supply compa
VHF Range? kappykaplan at 11:29am 03.25.21 @SailorElliot , welcome to the forum. What matters for range is the height of the antenna, since VH
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 11:13am 03.25.21 Thanks! Do you think it would be possible to install a T-pipe and another valve so that I just can c
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? LakeShark at 11:09am 03.25.21 Saltwater in SoCal is filthy. I used to flush my universal on a C30 after every trip when I got bac
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 11:03am 03.25.21 Great, thanks!
Engine panel cover. Worth it? Justin_NSA at 11:02am 03.25.21 That costs $40,000:yikes: Sorry. Only $40. A bargain at boat prices. If it works.
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 10:59am 03.25.21 Update... So I went with the FoF 3blade 16x10. I was able to replace the prop with the boat in the
Sailing to Catalina Island? rgranger at 10:58am 03.25.21 The newer ones sound cool but I've never played with them. The Gen 2 and Gen 3 have about the same
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? kloudie1 at 10:55am 03.25.21 as others noted, make sure to maintain the engine zincs..
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port LloydB at 10:55am 03.25.21 The question came to mind how could you check to see if still leaking after 3rd try before splashing
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:52am 03.25.21 I think that the Spot seems like a great option! Do you recommend getting the third or fourth genera
Engine panel cover. Worth it? (1) rgranger at 10:52am 03.25.21 They cost 40 boat bucks. https://shop.hunterowners.com/fisco_img/55094.jpg

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