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Dingy Question Kevin at 10:03am 08.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/897 I got a Hunter dingy with my Hunter 260. Has anyone put one on the boat when trailering? We hope t
216 boarding ladder Bob Cowgill at 9:16am 08.23.04 Smaller Boats 2/1037 After almost giving up on a workable swimming/boarding ladder for the 216, I found a telescopic ladd
VHF antenna on 216 Bob Cowgill at 9:06am 08.23.04 Smaller Boats 4/874 Has anyone yet put a VHF radio on a 216?I was wondering about the type/location of the antenna.I d
Catalina is better then Hunter or just more money Wolf at 8:27am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 28/4825 Why is it said that Catalina is better then the Hunter boat?Who sells more? Which performs better?
outboard motor assistance wass bay doug at 8:18am 08.23.04 Day Sailers 6/1271 I just purchased a Oday Mariner and want to mount a small motor. It seems certain I should purchase
mast step Wass Bay Doug at 8:13am 08.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/975 I just acquired a Oday Mariner and before I got to put the mast up I discovered that one of the tong
keel bolts marty1920 at 8:08am 08.23.04 Bigger Boats 2/1141 earlier this month someone wrote with the name of an o'day guru who might have a plan with the locat
Hunter RENDEVOO JanetSilver at 7:42am 08.23.04 Big Boats 1/954 We enjoyed the Hunter "Party" at Two Harbors Catalina this past weekend. We met many other owners-
C-30 TR spinnaker Bill at 7:39am 08.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1048 I would like to hear from C-30 TR owners who fly a cruising spinnaker. I have some questions about
Catalina maintenance/repair issues? jerry at 7:20am 08.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/898 I am looking to buy a used 36 - 42 ft catalina. What are the key maintenance/repair issues I should
door latch Raka Man at 6:52am 08.23.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2123 I've got a Beneteau 40 and one of the latches in the galley has a busted spring. i'm hoping someone
Teak over Glass Decks Paul at 6:31am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1214 Looking for suggestions for laying teak over my decks. Looking for a method to makethem stronger si
Furling main problems Allan J. at 6:24am 08.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/912 I have a 2000 Hunter 340 with a furling main, The loop that holds the head of the sail on the mast,
Cruised the Bahamas in a 260 Ted Friend at 6:22am 08.23.04 Smaller Boats 0/815 H 260's are great in the Bahamas. We dragged our 260 to Florida from Texas in early August. We lau
Rudder needed 22ft 1978 O'Day John K at 6:21am 08.23.04 Day Sailers 1/1253 Rudder terminal after "Charley".....does the mold still exist??
Motoring at sea Jerry at 6:12am 08.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1175 As a relatively new owner of a 26M, I have a question about motoring at sea. I have a 50 Hp Honda a
Deck Waste Haulout Cap Arnold Berman at 6:05am 08.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1058 I need a Cap for the deck waste haulout on my Catalina 30. It is almost identical to the fuel and w
Deck Waste Haulout Arnold Berman at 6:05am 08.23.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/867 I need a Cap for the deck waste haulout on my Catalina 30. It is almost identical to the fuel and w
Best Sailing Music (current era please) Richard at 6:00am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 38/3817 My daughter wants to make aCD for me for my 51st birthday so I can play it on the sailboat.QUESTIO
Outboard Motor Mount Tom Monroe at 5:40am 08.23.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1524 Has anyone purchased a heavy duty outboard motor mount for a 9.9 hp FOUR STROKE (115 lbs) from anywh

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Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel (1) rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...
Emergency Tiller Grizzly Sailor at 12:06pm 01.11.21 Good to know it wasn't original. How deep does it normally go? All the way down to the rudder, or j
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration GBGraham at 12:05pm 01.11.21 I was discussing a new reef configuration with Crazy Dave about a month ago, but then was distracte
P42 generator info (2) Jim_H42 at 12:02pm 01.11.21 Terri - thank you! Your write-up is exactly the situation I'm experiencing - seawater is not pumpi
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 11:46am 01.11.21 I forgot to post the solution to my AC problem here. I should have updated this thread a long time
Eye Splice double-braid dLj at 11:36am 01.11.21 John, I'm interested if you do one. Count me in also if you do one! dj
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Sanfelice at 11:17am 01.11.21 I replaced motor mounts that weren't original based on price. The noise and vibration increased. To
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 01.11.21 How a sailor places a personnals ad
Eye Splice double-braid Ward H at 10:52am 01.11.21 Rick, I did a zoom meeting with some Catalina sailboat owners about 6 months ago, showing them how
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 10:49am 01.11.21 That's one sturdy railing! I think the contractor should use this in his references!
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:45am 01.11.21 189006

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