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Re: bow or stern first docking Jay at 11:50pm 05.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/1805 Regarding the question of docking bow or stern first, I had an interesting experience with trying to
Replacing Centerboard Pendant Len at 11:11pm 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1372 My Hunter 240 has just had its 6th Birthday and I'm planning to replace the centerboard pendant as a
Generator / Inverter ? Robert D at 10:31pm 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/911 Does your generator and/or inverter work well or have you had problems with either? I am thinking ab
Head Discharge Piping Doug at 10:27pm 05.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1121 I am replacing the discharge piping in my '94 Hunter Vision 32. After 5 years, the white plastic hos
H33C TriMatrix Portlight Replacement newbiesailor at 10:10pm 05.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1484 I have just posted a photo story of replacing the portlights on my '81 33C.
halyard size tim1424 at 8:34pm 05.14.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1423 When replacing halyards is it a good idea to increase the line size. My Cat. 27' manual calls for 5
C34 Hull-Deck Joint Jack Tyler at 6:20pm 05.14.05 Big Boats 3/1376 Apologies for initially placing this in the wrong forum...In the 2004 SAIL article on Catalina and
Hull-Deck joint on C34? Jack Tyler at 6:18pm 05.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 11/3947 In the 2004 SAIL article on Catalina and its two production facilities, it was mentioned that a vari
Freedom 36' Day Tank Plans Bill at 3:57pm 05.14.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1032 I'm looking for plans for a "Day Tank" I'd heard discussed some time back. This not a polishing arra
Turnbuckle Blues Mac Bentley at 1:30pm 05.14.05 Smaller Boats 2/960 In my quest to reduce the mast rake on my '87 h23, last Sunday I took the roller furling drum apart
3rd battery ron at 12:53pm 05.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/926 Has anyone installed a 3rd battery in a Catalina 30? I'm thinking of doing one on my '88 for an ext
Leaking stantions Jim Lubinsky at 12:12pm 05.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1600 Need ideas to stop water coming in through stantions. A classic problem on Oday. Tried silicone caul
Advise on 250 wing Keel Richard Souza at 12:07pm 05.14.05 Smaller Boats 2/1037 I am about 2 weeks away from picking up my New Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I could use some advise on l
Leaking shaft seal ross bounds at 10:47am 05.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1111 I'm sure this question has been asked many times before, but here goes. The packing seal on my drive
ICOM VHF Radio Installation Mike Fegen at 10:45am 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/793 We need to add a GPS connection to our ICOM VHF Radio on our 2002, 466. How does the radio, install
Okay I give up, what is it? Bob at 10:13am 05.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1205 We have a 1976 Hunter 30. We have been looking at it since September, and we don't have a clue. Th
Dumb and Dumber Gary Wyngarden at 10:05am 05.14.05 Ask All Sailors 8/998 For the last few months my wind indicator has been under reporting velocity. We could have white cap
DIAMOND AND SPREADERS JERRY MONK at 9:02am 05.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1137 I HAVE AN 17' O'DAY AND I'M CHANGEING BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL RIGGING. WHEN BOUGHT IT CAME WITH A DIAM
Heave to on a 33 Paul F at 8:04am 05.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1259 Out on a great day today. I have tried the last few times out today included to heave the boat over
crane hoisting macs? Jim P. at 7:28am 05.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/942 I want to dry store my 26x at a Marina that can only crane-hoist the boats. Has anyone fabricated a

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Vee-berth battery ventilation DinghySailor at 10:20am 03.16.21 I'm going with the house bank plan, knowing I'll need to replace batteries this year. Thanks for dri
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? MikeHoncho at 10:19am 03.16.21 Please take video when you do it. Lol
America's Cup DArcy at 10:12am 03.16.21 Do you think there will be a time when these high tech speed demons, sailing multiple times faster
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? srimes at 10:00am 03.16.21 BUT, it has an electric drive also, with lots of torque on the low end. Agreed, probably not good t
Oberdorfer Pump Snap Ring - Official Answer jonelli at 9:51am 03.16.21 @jonelli : Tough crowd. Nah... I was kind of hoping for this kind of response to the thread. I
Rhodes 22 battery location... rustydusty at 9:39am 03.16.21 The running lights are on the cabin sides near the cockpit, and I am not going to change them. In my
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? dlochner at 9:39am 03.16.21 I could not reply yesterday so here is my comment: I am a mechanic and I would advise to use one 5
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? Deparlocean at 9:37am 03.16.21 The reason for the difference in battery terminals, is that you do not invert polarities when you co
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? Deparlocean at 9:34am 03.16.21 I could not reply yesterday so here is my comment: I am a mechanic and I would advise to use one 5/
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Deparlocean at 9:27am 03.16.21 ...like a folding table!!!
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? Deparlocean at 9:26am 03.16.21 Hello I just read the conversation thread and I would have done the same thing. Also I imagine that
America's Cup jssailem at 9:26am 03.16.21 @PaulK, I have as much chance with that as talking to his board to raise their stake in "cloud servi
Hunter 49 Staysail jssailem at 9:23am 03.16.21 ScottySailor. Congrats on your nearing retirement. The idea of circumnavigating the world in a sail
America's Cup Michael Davis at 9:10am 03.16.21 Never had that sort of support on dinghy races in San Diego Bay. :( Yeah, we live in a dog eat dog
Origo 1500 stove sail sfbay at 9:10am 03.16.21 ..............What is everyone's thoughts stoves like the Eureka SPRK+ or Soto/Jetboil type stoves?.
America's Cup PaulK at 9:10am 03.16.21 I admired all the boats that came to rescue. Never had that sort of support on dinghy races in San
America's Cup jssailem at 9:06am 03.16.21 The video of the event talked about a problem with a stay, saying the main could not be released. Th
America's Cup Michael Davis at 8:57am 03.16.21 Did they ever identify why the USA boat crashed? Was it a technical failure? I heard it was a win
America's Cup (1) jssailem at 8:37am 03.16.21 The technology is astounding, certainly not somethin any of us will ever experience personally. La
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 8:31am 03.16.21 Now you need to run a rod off the steering sector, with water tight boot in transom, to make it turn

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