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Telltales - Part 1 Don Guillette at 8:41am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1812 Mates: I have to do this in sections because the subject is too long for this format. It is probably
outhaul on 350 keevers at 8:28am 04.02.05 Big Boats 1/1297 Can anyone help with this? Do Catalina 350s have an internal or external outhaul system. I became cu
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 10/4781 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 4/1035 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 6/1339 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 13/1380 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

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mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:25pm 03.27.21 I already have the industrial riveter, I was looking at monel rivets, but man are they expensive I
mast wiring q's dlochner at 2:23pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the reverts that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the
Ever Given dlochner at 2:10pm 03.27.21 Need traction to straighten boat. Tugboats useless. Looks like lots of sand around the canal. Har
mast wiring q's fred1diver at 2:08pm 03.27.21 I meant removing the rivets that hold the masts base to have easier access to the interior of the ma
fog scares me! Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 03.27.21 I swear, every time we left the dock in B.C. we encountered idiots. I live with this crap on a da
New to me 2003 Hunter 386 Terry Cox at 1:57pm 03.27.21
mast wiring q's Don S/V ILLusion at 1:50pm 03.27.21 thinking about removing the base of the mast to have access, ... Can you clarify? Assuming you mea
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fog scares me! JamesG161 at 1:36pm 03.27.21 It always amazes me how many people will spend a ton of cash on a boat, and never learn how to oper
Small 3" bow ding kloudie1 at 1:20pm 03.27.21 quick note: epoxy resin is not water permeable, so if you use epoxy (versus polyester resin) a barr
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fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 12:59pm 03.27.21 leaving a dent in his hull that he said cracked one of the interior bow aluminum rib Any hull dama
fog scares me! Leeward Rail at 12:57pm 03.27.21 It always amazes me how many people will spend a ton of cash on a boat, and never learn how to opera
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation Fleet at 12:19pm 03.27.21 Thanks. I've posted the shipment to uship but haven't received any responses. Will try deepwater a
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 12:11pm 03.27.21
Random orbital buffer BigEasy at 12:08pm 03.27.21 [QUOTE="jssailem, post: 1690043, member: 127717". On the other hand your CH compressor gave you 20 y
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fog scares me! (1) jssailem at 11:51am 03.27.21 A minute later, we broke into the clear to see the cruiser bobbing in the water, 50 feet short of t
Beneteau Oceanis 321 Lewmar Hatch question Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 03.27.21 ordered a new one, for the forward berth, no fun in a wet bunk Yeah, sure,"Leaky gasket" you told
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Scott T-Bird at 11:34am 03.27.21 I don't know why I get so confused with the Wire size and fusing in this project. And it comes acr

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