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Pot luck and sail for HCT owners in Ventura, CA Dennis at 11:23pm 05.03.04 Day Sailers 0/1173 We are getting together for a pot luck lunch and a afternoon of sailing in Ventura, CA on the 12th o
New sail purchase. Mike at 11:19pm 05.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/944 I'm planning on purchasing new sails shortly for '79 h33. Rolly Tasker seems to have the best prici
Does anyone know who really built her? Erb at 10:02pm 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1530 Saw the movie "Message in a Bottle" last night. In the movie, Kevin Costner stars as a seafaring ps
H 240 trailer bunk height wayne at 9:28pm 05.03.04 Smaller Boats 2/915 Has anyone adjusted the height of the trailer side bunks because they were too low and a lot !!!! of
A MAST FOR GPS, TV AND VHF kimbanda at 9:05pm 05.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/863 I have one Hunter 310 and I am looking to instal a mast on the back of the boat for the GPS,VHF and
keel pin kit chris at 5:15pm 05.03.04 Smaller Boats 10/1236 catalina direct claims that their keel pin kit will secure the keel in place therby reducing the wea
Excessive slack in forestay--Ensenada Race John Richard at 2:21pm 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1147 I recently participated in the Newport to Ensenada, Mexico race. We had our asym up in 13 to 17 kno
Deck Light Mike at 2:09pm 05.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1071 I am having difficulty changing out the large spot light bulb in the Deck light of my O'Day 34. The
Looking for small flexible tanks jcherubini at 1:31pm 05.03.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1285 I have the oportunity to relocate the fresh water in our 1974 H25 Mk 1 and want to stuff a pair of f
ODAY192 TABERNACLE PINS RON ANDERSON at 1:04pm 05.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1352 MY ODAY192 MANUFACTURER'S RIGGING INSTRUCTION SAYS THAT AFTER YOU RAISE THE MAST ON THE AFT TABERNA
prop and shaft coating David Alves at 12:13pm 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1139 I need to coat my prop and shaft with somekind of antifouling to keep the growth off.Anyone know wha
C22 Spongy cabin floor randy at 11:44am 05.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1035 i have just bought this 1976 C22. In the cabin floor, there is about a 1' area that is spongy, just
depthsounder showing MSD Steve deForest at 11:11am 05.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1962 My Datamarine depthsounder is showing the letters MSD when I turned it on the other day. The boat is
27 o'day outboard engine Paul at 11:08am 05.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2199
adhesive spacer beads Dennis at 10:59am 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1429 I am collecting materials to replace the plexiglas ports in our C'C 30 and the instructions call for
exhaust flapper valve roger prisbe at 9:53am 05.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1277 I am looking for a simple flapper valve that I can put on the outside of my Cat 27 to keep the heavy
Concerns - Keel pin and Plumming gagews at 9:45am 05.03.04 Smaller Boats 12/2226 I have Catlina 1973 22' that I bought last year, lots of fun. The begenning of this summer, have be
Star- board R at 9:43am 05.03.04 Big Boats 7/1020 I think I remember reading about a less expensive brand of star- board the stuff sold at west mart.
Fuel consumption on 376 Steven Welch at 8:10am 05.03.04 Big Boats 6/853 As I mentioned earlier, I just purchased a 1996 376 and I am prepare for a couple hundred mile journ
Bed sheets for 306? Doug at 7:54am 05.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/925 What size bed sheets are most appropriate for a 306? I'm just planning on getting flat sheets and tu

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How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Justin_NSA at 10:09am 12.14.20 I was an army brat and spent my first 18 years in Germany. The speed lobby in Germany is much like
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? SailingLoto at 10:05am 12.14.20 as a boat mechanic, I would run it under load. nothing like to be free rev'd, that's hard on things
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Lisp Lisp at 10:00am 12.14.20
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Hunter216 at 9:50am 12.14.20 Now that the refit is nearing "completion", I am starting work on a trailer I picked up for $500. A
Got a new sailing dinghy capta at 9:38am 12.14.20 Yep, that's a great lil dink. We'd love to have one, but they are few and far between down this way.
Packless Shaft Water Pick-up Justin_NSA at 9:36am 12.14.20 Would PYI not send a new one if you asked? I have a LasDrop but I think even the PSS comes with a me
Universal Kubota water pump failure. capta at 9:35am 12.14.20 Since the pump is aluminum on a steel block, it might be because you haven't changed the zinc in som
Universal Kubota water pump failure. FastOlson at 9:15am 12.14.20 Those closed-cooling-system pumps, from a Universal/Westerbeke dealer, are expensive. I priced one o
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 Gene Neill at 9:15am 12.14.20 I didn't know these molds existed. New worlds are opening to me. :thumbup:
Opinion on Keel Crack (2) Voyager1 at 9:07am 12.14.20 I bought my 302 about 4 years ago not knowing much about boats. I Was not there when the boat was pu
Universal Kubota water pump failure. Tom J at 8:51am 12.14.20 So you paid through the nose to get an original OEM part only to have go bad in, relatively , shor
COVID Testing Terry Cox at 8:47am 12.14.20 Brian seems pretty normal to me. I'm sure he would let us know if there were any complications. Too,
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 Hello Below at 8:45am 12.14.20 I was looking to repair some spider cracks in the non-skid lazarette covers on our 1984 Hunter 31 w
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay dlochner at 8:43am 12.14.20 Thanks for the suggestions. Sounds like some type of angled trim on the two lines and stitching OR
B323 roller main Wesleymi at 8:39am 12.14.20 I replaced the delrin rollers in my boom car. Huge difference.
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast ricksoth at 8:29am 12.14.20 Deck stepped. No question.
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay ricksoth at 8:27am 12.14.20 Thanks for the suggestions. Sounds like some type of angled trim on the two lines and stitching OR
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast Justin_NSA at 8:24am 12.14.20 Is mast keel stepped or deck stepped? It sure looks keel stepped to me
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast ricksoth at 8:16am 12.14.20 1977 Cal Boats 2-27 model. Roy, I agree the best solution would be to pull the mast but at $750
Got a new sailing dinghy 31seahorse at 8:14am 12.14.20 Thanks for the "feel good" story! We need those as often as possible. I'm sure we all would enjoy

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