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Replacing Portholes - Where do I find new ones? Aaron Norlund at 4:51pm 05.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1340 Hi there all,We just purchased a 30' 1979 Hunter sailboat that needs a bit of work. On that list o
GPS MOUNTING Joe at 2:34pm 05.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/884 I recently purchased an O'Day 302 - have not sailed her yet. Anyway, I want to mount a Navman 5500 G
Boat slip blues slipless at 2:18pm 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 25/2283 I bought my boat in February and spent weeks searching for a slip. I finally sub-let a slip and ove
6 hp large enough kicker for a catalina 27? kjmad at 1:27pm 05.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1076 I am in the midst of refurbishing a 1976 Catalina 27...This refurb included rebuilding the A-4...The
Adding lead to the centerboard of a 222? Bill18625 at 1:26pm 05.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/956 Hello,I wonder if anyone has increased the ballast of the swing keel by drilling some holes in the
Desperate for advice on fixed ports Gary at 1:17pm 05.06.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/1147 84 H31My first attempt to get the starboard fixed port out, and....you guessed it.....5200, about
Keel without epoxy? Lager at 12:54pm 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/901 I just took a look at a MacGregor '22 and the keel didn't have any epoxy or fiberglass on it. I expe
Difference between Cal 25 and Cal 2-25 Tomek at 12:12pm 05.06.05 Cal 4/1219 Last year I bought a 1980 Cal 25. All papers and a copy of the manual state it is just Cal 25. How
Macerator pump BM at 11:38am 05.06.05 Big Boats 7/1006 I am attempting to replace the macerator pump on our 1999 Hunter 340.It can not possibly be as diffi
DIY Extreme Rich18836 at 9:43am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1117 The link below is really great. It is about a couple that have been working on building their own sa
Anchors jhhamner at 9:10am 05.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/868 I want to replace my anchor on our H 37.5. A number of Hunter owners in our marina are using Delta.
To wing or swing? Jay at 8:10am 05.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/915 I am debating over a wing keel C22 or the swing keel. I like the wing in some respects. But I will n
Installing wind instrument RedondoCat28 at 6:56am 05.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/838 Got a great deal on a Raymarine ST 40 Wind Instrumentat the Oakland boat show. Wondering if anyone
Registering a Boat with No Title-HELP Cate at 6:27am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 14/8144 Well I thought my boat buying nightmares were over, but lo and behold I have run into another snafu.
Head discharge line build-up Drew at 6:13am 05.06.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1223 My head's discharge line has acquired a build up of a substance that reminds me of calcium. Solid,
harness question kingprawn at 6:12am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1169 What is a good attachment point for my kids' harnesses? I can put on jacklines, but is there an eas
Replacing bunk boards- need advice w0nko at 4:14am 05.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1073 I suppose this has likely been done to death, but I couldn't find much useful in the archives. New (
BOAT MANUAL FRANK VOLPE at 3:50am 05.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/893 HAVE PURCHASED AN O'DAY 34. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING A MANUAL FOR THE BOAT?
Out To Lunch Don Guillette at 3:38am 05.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1389 Mates: I'm about to leave on a short vacation with my "land yacht". I'll be gone under 2 weeks but t
Is there a forum to buy/sell used boat stuff? w0nko at 2:58am 05.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1200 New boat owner (Venture 21) here. Looking for some stuff (a cheek block for a topping hoist, a furle

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Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:37am 03.25.21 Thank you for the idea! That's very true that there is no way that Pacific Seacraft expects you to f
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:34am 03.25.21 Thank you so much! I totally forgot about EPIRB's, I'll get one of those. I'll keep practicing my re
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' rgranger at 10:32am 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 t
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Tom J at 10:28am 03.25.21 I believe the Flicka 20 is a pocket cruiser, and is intended for salt water sailing. As such, it wo
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? rgranger at 10:28am 03.25.21 Maintaining the zincs on your prop shaft should be sufficient.
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' dLj at 10:27am 03.25.21 Here I was getting worried I'd have to put a kill switch on my oars! But while I can row mighty darn
Outboard Tilt Release Issue MikeMikeMike at 10:27am 03.25.21 You don't lay it on that side in order to keep oil from finding its way into the carb. But if you
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:27am 03.25.21 Thanks! It seems like it is going a little overboard, but maybe I should do it every few weeks?
Sailing to Catalina Island? rgranger at 10:25am 03.25.21 Weather windows are much easier to research than they were in the past. Here is one great site ht
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? dLj at 10:22am 03.25.21 I don't see that as really a practical operation. Now, if you pull the boat out if the water for any
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:17am 03.25.21
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:14am 03.25.21 Thanks for the advice!
Free Gauges for anyone interested BMercer at 10:13am 03.25.21 I would love those gauges. I live in upstate ny and have a Hunter31. Thanks Toftelectric@aol.com
Sailing to Catalina Island? jon hansen at 10:12am 03.25.21 tip: take a nice girl :cool: remember, we like pictures
Sailing to Catalina Island? jon hansen at 10:12am 03.25.21 nice boat. what fun. definitely go. leave at dusk, arrive the island in the morning. weather?
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' LloydB at 10:04am 03.25.21 Theoretical displacement hull speed is calculated by the formula: velocity in knots = 1.35 x the squ
Free Gauges for anyone interested Hunter 31 at 10:03am 03.25.21 I would love those gauges. I live in upstate ny and have a Hunter31. Thanks Toftelectric@aol.com
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' RussC at 9:37am 03.25.21 So if I had a Melges 24 with a 4HP outboard I would need to use the ECOS Link while surfing down wa
Gulf Stream Head Sail at 9:31am 03.25.21 Scientists have been using sensors to track the speed, density and temperature of the AMOC (Gulf St
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' DArcy at 9:29am 03.25.21 So if I had a Melges 24 with a 4HP outboard I would need to use the ECOS Link while surfing down wav

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