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Weather helm El Capitano at 2:32am 07.09.04 Ask All Sailors 20/2299 Hello all,I have severe weather helm when sailing close hauled. I have an incling that my rig is
Weather Helm El Capitano at 2:22am 07.09.04 Columbia 2/1621 Hello,Just wondering if any one has had any experience with this boat having alot of weather helm.
216 mainsheet cleat fix bmwbob at 1:41am 07.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/949 With thanks to Ted Norris at Hunter, I pass along an easy, no-cost fix for that blasted upside-down
Peggy, info needed on Jabsco seals John Richard at 1:36am 07.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/801 Peggy,I decided to do a rebuild on the head. I got it together, but I feel I may have put a seal
Jib Halyard Slack seadog69 at 1:10am 07.09.04 Smaller Boats 6/1501 When sailing, my jib halyard appears to be going slack when closed haul. I'm assuming that as we ti
Gelcoat solution Jay20587 at 11:52pm 07.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/858 Hey Guys, I got the results of the gelcoat work. It turned out to be some older gelcoat. We got
Dual pro XL battery charger Norton at 11:46pm 07.08.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/902 I need to replace an old Readi-Amp charger that fried my battery. I am considering a Dual Pro XL (t
depth sounder wsmall at 11:28pm 07.08.04 Big Boats 7/1049 All, I have an original equipment depth sounder and knot meter on my boat. The depth sounder fre
Yanmar 1GM Engine Stop Rich Woodward at 11:23pm 07.08.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2330 I just splashed the boat last weekend. As it had not been used in 4-5 years, I drained all the fuel
Gas vs Diesel Flashman at 10:06pm 07.08.04 Ask All Sailors 53/3955 I have been looking at a variety of boats in the 26 to 30 ft range with inboards. Most of them have
need to replace portlights on 1981 H30 captjeff at 2:09pm 07.08.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1434 Does anyone know how to obtain the replacement portlights for the H30, they were made by Grey enterp
Renault inbrd overheating...descaling? waterlock? txmilke at 2:06pm 07.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/955 Somebody on another post mentioned "descaling" an engine in the hopes of solving an overheating prob
Sail Trim Improvement Don Guillette at 1:09pm 07.08.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1538 Mates: I received this message this morning from a list mate over on a Catalina forum on another net
Length of Mainsail Luff Craig17093 at 1:07pm 07.08.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1271 We have been casually looking around for a used mainsail for our 37-Cutter. I noticed on the Bacon
Appropriate Battery Size / Capacity for AB Refrig BigEasy at 11:45am 07.08.04 Other Sailboats 3/896 I plan to install an AB Cold Machine ice box conversion kit in my 1988 H33.5 Insulation upgrades ar
Mooring Whips jerry10848 at 11:38am 07.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1831 I just purchased a used set of mooring whips. I don't have any instructions on how to tie up my boa
Sail ID help eyeaurelius at 10:56am 07.08.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1232 I have a sail with the following logo;Black cat, front view standing on two pontoons/hulls.Obvious
Head in the brand new 26M for 05 jackie m at 10:53am 07.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1544 Hello,This is my first post here but I've been following this forum since my husband and I discove
Away from my boat and I need some dimensions ... dcafr2 at 10:46am 07.08.04 Big Boats 1/1155 Just looking for the width and height dimensions of the aft berth windows on a 380. This would be o
Spreader Attachment captain jim at 10:37am 07.08.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/872 We are in need of a new spreader attachment for our 25' MacGregor, and are having a great deal of di

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Sails - Open Discussion Codybear at 5:16am 08.11.20 I would love to hear advice and tips on rigging and using the Asym! I've moved this discussion fr
Beneteau certification or CE of the Boat dlochner at 5:15am 08.11.20 Have you contacted Beneteau?
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve dlochner at 5:12am 08.11.20 This becomes a bit of a philosophical conundrum. "Why do you need a check valve before the fuel fi
Sad day, and no way to fix Bob S at 4:59am 08.11.20 Really sorry I know the attachment we develop for our boats.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 4:56am 08.11.20 What has the check valve accomplished here? :plus::plus: Clean fuel, no gunk to plug the useless
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Jim26m at 4:54am 08.11.20 Hello Jim26m, I am a novice sailor with no immediate plans for a boat purchase. Doing my research
Mast rake, how much? Codybear at 4:28am 08.11.20 From my Hobie days, it's really the length of the forestay that is going to control mast rake. If yo
Dufour 1998 35 Classic Help Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 08.11.20
Sad day, and no way to fix kappykaplan at 3:11am 08.11.20 So sorry for your loss.
Propane tank questions DougM at 3:01am 08.11.20 Seems Bene didn't think you'd actually use the stove. First time I saw one of those baby tanks in a
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side greg_m at 2:35am 08.11.20 Just happen to have mine laying around-- here are a few pics: It's essentially a peice of ply with
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement greg_m at 1:39am 08.11.20 Amazing how many non-Cat22 boat owners prowl these threads. I think they all secretly wish they had
Weather/Hatch/Crib Board Replacement greg_m at 1:38am 08.11.20 I used 1/2" smoked acrylic for our Albin Vega's boards. I had them rabbet cut at a local cabinet sh
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 11:30pm 08.10.20 That is a great site. Lots of interesting ways to evacuate a boat. The there is the S#.
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? srimes at 11:15pm 08.10.20 Just guesstimated on the kayak, I'm sure the manufacturer has a published capacity. Add that to boat
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 10:56pm 08.10.20 Kayaking in BC is no joke. The currents can be 12-15kt through various passages. Okisolo is one exam
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? srimes at 10:42pm 08.10.20 Hello Jim26m, I am a novice sailor with no immediate plans for a boat purchase. Doing my research
I am looking for a mainsail for an 77 oday 22 sandmfhb at 10:38pm 08.10.20 I have but really haven't found much
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 10:27pm 08.10.20 My second issue is to see if I can find someone who wants the Oak for lumber and will remove it for
Interior wood trim repair or other ideas forbin at 10:27pm 08.10.20 Hey all. I ended up gluing the wood back together and re-attaching it, looks good and we'll see how

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