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Anchor Roller Catalina 30 ! Roy at 9:04pm 02.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/3849 I have a standard rig Cat 30 with an anchor roller/forestay mount ( 2 small ones ) that basicly just*
lazy jacks Dave at 8:27pm 02.18.05 Smaller Boats 4/814 Hey Mike , I am interested in using your lazy jack system as well. I have a couple questions. Could
Thru-hull...fix it or leave it? Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 3:37pm 02.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1664 I have a fairly recently adopted 1981 Catalina 30, and I am going to haul it out next month. The pr
H 34 Salon dinette seat cushions. Sam H at 12:12pm 02.18.05 Big Boats 1/969 We are recovering the entire salons cushions. In the process of cutting all of the upholstry pieces
Enhancing Speed from Trailer to Sail Phil at 11:17am 02.18.05 Day Sailers 8/1201 Have a 2000 170. What can be done to lessen the time from trailer to sail? Have seen some posts i
Jib size Tom11691 at 11:03am 02.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1123 Iown a 27ft Hunter with a roller furling jib of 110.What difference could there be with a 150,5oz
Split Backstay Chainplates Loose GJ at 10:17am 02.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/933 We purchased an 85 Catalina this year and need some information on whether the split backstay chainp
negative reaction bill van at 10:03am 02.18.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/937 I just repaired my mainstay by crimping on new aluminum crimpets rather than the copper ones, Is th
Does anyone know Briggs web address Mark at 9:14am 02.18.05 Smaller Boats 2/819 Dito
Runnning speaker wires Mark at 8:49am 02.18.05 Smaller Boats 11/823 I think it may have been Brigg who mounted his CD/Radio just forward of the compression post. That
Pilot berths v. U-settee? Richard at 8:29am 02.18.05 Smaller Boats 1/1391 Greetings, Does anyone have a boat without a U-settee? We are considering buying a 1976 Columbia
Main difficult to raise John Harold at 8:06am 02.18.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/754 We have a 340 equipped with a ProFurl in-boom main reefing system. The main is pretty tough to raise
tansum Bolt Uwe Behrendt at 7:52am 02.18.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/802 I just installed the transom bolt in my 1977 catalina 22I was surprised to find BRASS not wood This
Cockpit Tables Barry at 7:46am 02.18.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1989 I hate those big clunky cockpit tables. But I am married to a woman who really wants one. Can some
Web site that has running rigging sizes? Larry Jordan at 7:42am 02.18.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1034
Gusty 20 to 30 knots Stuart Miller at 7:35am 02.18.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1630 In gusty 20 to 30 knots in relatively lflwt seas, I genrally have one reef in the main and full geno
Fischer-Panda Generator in Passage 420 Dick King at 7:21am 02.18.05 Big Boats 11/1262 Has anyone ever installed a Fischer-Panda generator on a Passage 420?
Keel Separation Before the Bell at 5:57am 02.18.05 Ask All Sailors 23/4902 Has anyone had a bit of keel separation on their lead or cast iron keel. I bought a 25' sailboat wi
how big a no-no? bill at 5:08am 02.18.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1265 My plan was to replace the sanitation hoses. After tracing the hose from the toilet to the holding
Mast rake verses mast bend Don Guillette at 4:58am 02.18.05 Ask All Sailors 0/2175 Mates: I really didn't want to spend a lot of time on this subject - the other sail trim controls fo

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Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 7:45pm 12.28.20 i like you KG. i enjoy the banter. but that is the most misleading statement i have ever read abou
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water Dalliance at 7:39pm 12.28.20 My boat is always shrink wrapped for the winter months, but I do sometimes get condensation in the b
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 7:35pm 12.28.20 According to Southern California PHRF, a vessel with 3-blade fixed prop gets +9 sec/mile time credi
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? ggrizzard at 7:23pm 12.28.20 Drilling holes in the sole to mount a pedestal is not a heart breaker. You just need to properly cou
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) ggrizzard at 7:10pm 12.28.20 Wayne, Use C-4! :biggrin:
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) ggrizzard at 7:09pm 12.28.20 I got a check for an entire set of new medium density foam for my interior cushions! Gawd, how did f
Hunter 38 Improvements (2) jon hansen at 7:05pm 12.28.20 prop switch. you will gain 5% to 7% when sailing from A to B. simple math. when it's blowing hard, t
Hunter 38 Improvements seadaddler at 7:03pm 12.28.20 I have Flex O Fold on my 2007 H-36 and love it and all improved in sailing motoring and reverse. Nic
Hunter 38 Improvements murrayabbott at 6:56pm 12.28.20 Hi. I have a hunter 45DS and swapped out the 3 blade fixed prop for a flexofold. It gave me an extr
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 6:38pm 12.28.20 Updating what is happening... 1) The Dry Docks guy told PIC to total our boat.:cuss: 2) New Adjustor
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 6:34pm 12.28.20 According to Southern California PHRF, a vessel with 3-blade fixed prop gets +9 sec/mile time credit
Hunter 38 Improvements quadrille38 at 6:32pm 12.28.20 I have a 2008 38. Replaced the fixed prop with a three blade Max prop (feathering prop) the second
Hunter 33 rudder split Sefuller at 6:12pm 12.28.20 Are you able to drop the rudder far enough to expose the top of the rudder itself? The area at the
Hunter 38 Improvements SycloneDriver at 6:11pm 12.28.20 A few months ago I had steady wind and the knot log was reading 5.8 knots and I shifted the transmis
Reattaching Flotation Foam - 1982 O'Day 19 MikeHoncho at 6:09pm 12.28.20 I've never used it before. I picked up a small bottle today and I'll experiment with it a bit. It
320 wireless wind sensor Sefuller at 6:09pm 12.28.20 You'll get much better performance if the bluetooth interface is in the open. I suspect you may not
320 wireless wind sensor Sefuller at 6:07pm 12.28.20 I would expect the instructions for the manufacture to promptly answer your questions Apparently
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water MikeHoncho at 6:07pm 12.28.20
Partially malfunctioning fuel gauge panel \| help! MikeHoncho at 6:04pm 12.28.20 When multiple things stop working at once I first check the common ground.
320 wireless wind sensor MikeHoncho at 6:03pm 12.28.20

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