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Windward performance on a Shoal Keel 31 Jo at 11:59pm 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/975 Are there any techniques that will improve the upwind performance on the shoal keel Hunter 31.
Water pump/ Swinging at mooring eric1795 at 11:43pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/828 My MacGregor has a freesh water system and has a Whale water pump fitted. After only 4 years the ele
Steering eric1795 at 11:36pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/757 My steering wheel shaft seems to be corroded and might need replacing. I need to know how to uncoup
Datamarine Depth Gauge Health Check Tony5898 at 11:31pm 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1460 I have an operational Datamarine Depth gauge on my C'C. However, after careful inspection, the back
o'day kitten carol browning at 11:21pm 05.11.05 Day Sailers 2/1875 Hello, I purchased a O'day kitten at tag sale for $25.00.I think its from the the 1960s. It looks
Gelcoat/old paint and peel away jwurch at 10:16pm 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1295 I used the peel away product on my bottom over the past few weeks. It worked like a charm. You can
dropping your keel Rick at 9:55pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/953 yep, it happened, i let someone steer while i went below and "bang", he hit a rock!!well, it opened
Tack attach method John S at 3:35pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3418 I would like to know how the tack of the mainsail is normally attached to the boom and if anyone has
Hatch Sliding James at 2:21pm 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/880 I will replace the teak hatch guides this year - Why? because the old ones are split, grey, coming o
motor steering BratsRUs at 2:02pm 05.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1023 Need some advice.Have always loved sailboats from afar so a few years ago I took a basic sailing c
new boat grounding in sea trial Sam at 1:43pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 19/1688 New Catalina had soft grounding on inside breakwater sandy shoaling and came to a complete hault whi
Microwave on 37.5 Sea Sharp at 12:49pm 05.11.05 Big Boats 7/1064 I would like to install a microwave on my new to me 37.5. I have seen pictures of most installation
Bow or stern first docking Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/3094 Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
Battery Charger David Harcourt at 12:09pm 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1138 My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
Striping PHitchcox at 11:52am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/949 Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats.Simply
inverter sizing 700W v. 2000W Paul F at 11:25am 05.11.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1658 Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
battery Connections rpeddle at 10:08am 05.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
fred, what is the......................... duality at 9:56am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
bimini top for 1982 Hunter 33 Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1194 I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Deck Delamination Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1017 Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin

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What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? FastOlson at 7:08pm 02.24.21 Sailing to Hawaii is easy, get to the trades and its all down hill. Sailing back is the hard part.
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? dlochner at 7:06pm 02.24.21 Especially this winter (at least in the Midwest)! Wife and I came out to Maui for a 3 week vacatio
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI LeeandRick at 7:04pm 02.24.21 If you have a deck mounted whisker pole, move it to mast mounted. I did this on an Ericson 34 and it
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? (4) Tally Ho at 7:03pm 02.24.21 Sailing to Hawaii is easy, get to the trades and its all down hill. Sailing back is the hard part.
Terminology dlochner at 6:58pm 02.24.21 I apologize for the newbie question, but I have been searching for an answer and I think I just nee
What boats qualify as Affordable, Low Maintenance, Blue Water?? Tally Ho at 6:55pm 02.24.21 That simplifies things!.... find a good Cascade 36. End of discussion. There is a good sreason they
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 6:52pm 02.24.21 So far, no kayakers have been run over, so all is well. This is good. Now the jet skiers, that ma
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI dlochner at 6:50pm 02.24.21 This was written in the late 80s or early 90s: https://www.c34.org/faq-pages/faq-mast-pumping.html
Terminology rgranger at 6:44pm 02.24.21 The line you use to extend your attachment between a mooring ball and your mooring bridle is also ca
Terminology rgranger at 6:39pm 02.24.21 It's called a pendant. Can the stay sail be hoisted higher if you get a pendant? +1
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Tally Ho at 6:38pm 02.24.21 When I acquired my policy from BoatUS /Geico, they asked for a survey. Boat is a 1974 Cal. 120 of t
Saw this odd duck... rgranger at 6:35pm 02.24.21 Have you considered the torqeedo electric sail drive? You have a lot of cabin top you could cover w
i got carried away... rgranger at 6:32pm 02.24.21 New boat!!!
i got carried away... RustyVenture at 6:26pm 02.24.21 Wow, great progress, how long did all that take you? I have a Venture 222 that needs similar treatme
i got carried away... SailingLoto at 5:55pm 02.24.21 That looks so much better thanks! now the fun of putting it back together!
Any Idea What This Is? fullbore at 5:50pm 02.24.21
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! Capt jgw at 5:47pm 02.24.21 One thing? You have to be kidding.
Saw this odd duck... smbucher at 5:46pm 02.24.21 Can you, or @rudyardkip give us your take on how they sail? Wish I could. I expect the soonest I'
Saw this odd duck... Jim26m at 5:31pm 02.24.21 I now own two! These were built by International Yacht Corp (Helsen) in Clearwater. The parts boat
Any Idea What This Is? duck21 at 5:28pm 02.24.21 Indeed. I missed that it didn't have the ring on the wheel for the wheel drive. Something new to l

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