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old boats fredt at 2:45am 02.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/783 I hope that this will be read by peggy Iam an x sailor(too beat up to move) i recently purchased
Lightening protection opa8589 at 2:34am 02.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/960 I would like to install a lightening protection system on my 1987 31' Hunter. Does anyone know the b
Mast raising on a C-18, for Russ Dave M at 2:17am 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 2/1275 Russ, I apologize, somehow your last response slipped by me. Measurements for the baby stays and gin
Battery Location Dan Johnson at 2:06am 02.04.05 Big Boats 23/2248 Has anyone come up with better battery locations on H-34's than at the bottom of the starboard cockp
Adding Refridgeration Merrythought at 12:58am 02.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1290 I have a 2003 Catalina 28 and want to add refridgeration. Anyone out there who has done this? It i
Hunter 22, 1981 Luff dimension Jim W23131 at 12:16am 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 2/1190 Does anyone know what the max luff (P) dimension is for a hunter 22, 1981 sail boat. I can't get to
forward hatch replacement 1980 27ft hunter TOM R. EVANS-KENNEDY at 10:48pm 02.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1244 I HAVE A 1980 hunter 27 and the original forward hatch cover gave up the ghostlast fall both arms a
Solar Power Steve at 10:03pm 02.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1007 I will be keeping my 1992 Hunter 28 on a mooring in Maine. I would like to add a solar panel to kee
Options Timm R at 4:07pm 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1072 Due to an auto accident my summer was cut very short.My sailing instructor just left a meesage on my
Experience with a 14.2 keel or Capri-16.5 keel? Steve Podell at 12:48pm 02.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1760 I am thinking about buying a new or used Catalina Capri 14.2 keel or 16.5 keel foruse in Lake Tahoe
mast tiedown kingprawn at 12:35pm 02.03.05 Trailer Sailors 11/2343 How do you secure your mast to the bow pulpit while towing? The reason I ask is that I used a bunge
Hey John S vwjon at 11:56am 02.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/854 I checked the lake and she's still froze over eh? No sailing here this weekend. I've never been to
Adjustable Motor mount Jay at 11:28am 02.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/919 Have a 5hp Honda 4-stroke. Thinking about the Garlick Non-offshore model that can be adjusted to th
Frozen Pink Antifreeze John at 10:13am 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 36/6405 My -50 Pink Antifreeze is frozen solid. So are the other boats in the yard.I have used it for years
toilet install ken at 9:04am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1175 Just bought a 1979 O'day 25 and want to replace the porti-potti with a regular marine toilet w/holdi
shol keel spec's ken at 9:01am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1293 Just bought a O'day 25 with centerboard. I need to modify (raise) the bunkboards on my trailer that
Any Flotillas Around? Brad18297 at 8:34am 02.03.05 Destinations 0/1365 Is anyone aware of flotillas from West Palm to Miami heading for the Bahamas. Have never made a tri
Going to Aruba for the Hurricane season Brad18297 at 8:27am 02.03.05 Destinations 5/2781 I don't want to spend another hurricane season in Florida. Does anyone have information about anchor
water ballest leak adrian at 8:07am 02.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1015 I seam to have a water leak from the water ballast to the bilge area. Has anyone else had this prob
H-30 Deck Organizer question Danny4719 at 6:42am 02.03.05 The Cherubini Hunters 5/890 I have a 1981 H-30. The double deck organizer's sheaves are both shot. Is it as simple as removing t

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Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 Capt Robbie at 6:02pm 02.23.21 that has been on my mind for the past 38 years! The only logical reason I could come up with is the
Modern Design Anchors JRT at 5:45pm 02.23.21 Thanks. Rocna recommends a #10, 22 lbs., 1/4" chain for the weight and length of the 315. Do you
Repair and replace of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 5:38pm 02.23.21
Stem/Keel Repair Tally Ho at 5:37pm 02.23.21 I don't know how it occurred, I bought it basically bottom dollar like this. I do have the material
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Tally Ho at 5:34pm 02.23.21 I am kind of surprised that an Agreed Upon Value policy, particularly for and older, relatively inex
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Terry Cox at 4:57pm 02.23.21 Really appreciate any advice to help me plan for this summer ! One other note. When selecting anch
Marine Plywood? kappykaplan at 4:57pm 02.23.21 That's a nice looking table! :beer:
Marine Plywood? (3) Milton.Audas at 4:46pm 02.23.21 I recently updated/replaced my old 80's Formica table. I used a 1/2" marine ply, and covered with an
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Rick Webb at 4:31pm 02.23.21 In addition to covering salvage make sure your policy covers Pollution Mitigation as well. Some of t
Stem/Keel Repair dlochner at 4:27pm 02.23.21 @rgranger is an optimist. ;)
No Traveler? dlochner at 4:26pm 02.23.21 Heard an interview with Bob Perry awhile back and he (in his strait spoken/sarcastic way) said some
No Traveler? jeepbluetj at 4:23pm 02.23.21 On my old C-30, I think the traveler was my most used sail control, ok, maybe not as much as the gen
No Traveler? Davidasailor26 at 4:22pm 02.23.21
Beware of BoatUS Insurance dlochner at 4:20pm 02.23.21 If I read the OP correctly, Corey is not disputing the fact that his coverage was for ACV. His bee
No Traveler? 19thol at 4:12pm 02.23.21 Hey rgranger, that is a pretty fancy tap handle you have there, I'm jealous.
No Traveler? dlochner at 4:07pm 02.23.21 Given a choice between adjustable Genoa blocks and a traveller, I'd take the adjustable Genoa blocks
Pulls to port under power pbknowles at 4:04pm 02.23.21 DoB, thanks for your reply post. I was away from the boat and working from memory....you are correc
Larger wheel? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:47pm 02.23.21 So you are not a fan of a folding wheel? We got rid of those on our boat because it was annoying g
Larger wheel? daviddp at 3:18pm 02.23.21 You got me thinking. Now the pain has subsided I wonder if 2 or 3 strategically placed (folding/cla
all rope windlass Captain Larry-DH at 3:12pm 02.23.21 Rule of thumb is one foot of chain per foot of boat. You might find this article helpful. https:/

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