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New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/968 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1536 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1050 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4779 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1563 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1292 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1179 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1185 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/1034 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2644 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago
Cutlass bearing Alex at 12:37am 04.02.05 Big Boats 8/1322 I just purchased an 87 Hunter Legend 37'. It surveyed fine, but was recomended to replace cutlass be
"WANTED" Cal25 Mike16341 at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1268 Still looking for a Cal25, had no idea it would be so hard to find one. Please email me at mikekilli
Water heater Terry Flanagan at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/828 I have to replace the water heater on a recently purchased 1989 Hunter 35. Does anyone have any sug
Centerboard line Al Wharton at 10:49pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1071 How do I replace the line to the centerboard. It is 10 years old and I do not trust it any longer.
Water ballast question Moon at 8:37pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1338 If water is left in the ballast tank for long periods,is there a risk of osmosis forming on the hull
Defend your Crew Robin at 6:20pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1379 There has been alot of talk about carrying some type of defense weapon while at sea. It is unfortuna
Help filling in some missing data Erich Neubert at 2:53pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/919 Hello, I acquired an older 21' model MacGregor circa 1969 (I think). It appears to have most of the
WHERE CAN I BUY A BIG PORTABLE GAS TANK FOR 26X FRANK SMITH at 1:16pm 04.01.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1007 I AM LOOKING FOR BIGGEST PORTABLE GAS TANK THE WILL FIT UNDER THE USUAL GAS TANKSTORAGE COMPARTMENT
Replace Hot Water Heater in 350 Roy at 1:05pm 04.01.05 Big Boats 3/1617 Has anyone replaced the Hotwater Heater (Tank) in the C-350?Seems like mine is leaking, very slow

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fog scares me! jon hansen at 7:06am 03.27.21 fun fact: the view in Tom's last photo would be written in the log as "light haze". i have never
VHF Range? jssailem at 7:04am 03.27.21 , I can receive transmissions from race committee boats (power boats; no mast) from off San Diego w
bimini top (1) sail sfbay at 7:02am 03.27.21 Sounds like you want to install a pre-fabricated bimini vs. make one your self from a kit (from Sail
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 6:57am 03.27.21 The brown is old barrier paint and the cream colored areas are epoxy fairing compound.
Bottom Paint FlimFlamII at 6:54am 03.27.21 do I need to remove the previous areas where they used an epoxy fairing compound or just make sure t
fog scares me! jssailem at 6:53am 03.27.21 :plus::yikes:
Ever Given jssailem at 6:52am 03.27.21 Perhaps they are concerned about ripping the hull bottom off the boat
fog scares me! jon hansen at 6:52am 03.27.21 i'm not worried about my skills to navigate. it's the 'other guy' that creeps me out. way to many ne
fog scares me! jssailem at 6:49am 03.27.21
Ever Given RoyS at 6:26am 03.27.21 Saw an image of this disaster with goofy tug boats trying to straighten the ship out in the channel.
fog scares me! Will Gilmore at 6:22am 03.27.21 I like it. I know that may sound strange. I respect and fear the danger inherent in it (and worry a
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Kings Gambit at 6:22am 03.27.21 note that it is not retroactive so those of us who have older motors (I have two, a 1967 and a 1981
Bottom Paint lehighsail at 6:19am 03.27.21 Is this really Jackson Pollock asking?
PSS DRIPLESS question RoyS at 6:03am 03.27.21 I have replaced just the bellows several times.
Replace Batteries on the Hard jssailem at 6:00am 03.27.21
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56am 03.27.21 I agree with you regarding Walt. I guess he did not read my response nor the other post of mine yo
Bottom Paint shemandr at 5:52am 03.27.21 Assuming that you plan to sail this boat in the upcoming season, I wouldn't sand the whole bottom th
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 5:46am 03.27.21 Thank you Dave, The books are on order as of last night. The distance from the ACR to the 2
Bottom Paint dLj at 5:46am 03.27.21 You just need to get to a smooth, stable base. You don't have to remove the entire previous barrier
fog scares me! jon hansen at 5:44am 03.27.21 a bow lookout is very wise.

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