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Cabin Storage on a Catalina 22 Jack Ritter at 2:40am 02.25.04 Smaller Boats 4/7049 I very interested to read about any modifications that other owners have made to add additional stor
O'Day 23 Rudder, 1971 model Ivan Purman at 1:58am 02.25.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/893 I lost the rudder in Isabel hurricane. would like to make a new one. Does someone have the specifi
Cetol and cool Temperature Joe at 1:23am 02.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/944 Call me over anxious .... I have my teak sanded down to bare wood and prepared for finishing.... The
Question re: Idasailor rudder Gerard at 1:00am 02.25.04 Smaller Boats 2/996 Hi-The rudder on my '95 h26 cracked beyond repair at the end of last year and I'm seriosly conside
Best charging set up Rob Johnson at 12:46am 02.25.04 Big Boats 5/842 After upgrading to high output alternator I found a week link in the existing system was a 65A solen
Intracoastal Waterway Funds to Be Shut Off Jack Tyler at 12:46am 02.25.04 Ask All Sailors 25/1587 For just about anyone who's hoping to use the East Coast ICW - and perhaps the Gulf Coast Waterway,
Hunter plant tour. Ed Schenck at 11:39pm 02.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1126
Sandy Hook NJ Mike C at 9:29pm 02.24.04 Destinations 1/2023 I'm thinking about taking a mini vacation this July down to Sandy Hook Bay in NJ ( a few days befor
Hull Oil Canning Peter Nelson at 1:02pm 02.24.04 Other Sailboats 0/2611 I recently purchased a 1986 First 375. When it arrived on the truck from So. Calif., I noticed the
C30 Outhaul upgrade Rick S/V Baytrek at 10:36am 02.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/938 I have ordered a new main and while I am waiting for it to arrive, I would like to upgrade the outha
Need a Genoa? Perry Martin at 9:46am 02.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/791 We've got a 25 MacGregor (1986) and are in need of a Genoa. We've only used the jib that came with t
Larry Long makes the 3,000,000th visit to HOW Phil Herring at 9:40am 02.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1076 Larry Long, owner of StarLite, a '96 Hunter 280 out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, made the 3,000,000th visit
TV Antennas Tim Pinkham at 9:35am 02.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1102 Hello,I'm looking for opinions on marine tv antennas.Any comments appreciated. Brand, size, direc
2004 Ensenada Race John Richard at 9:11am 02.24.04 Big Boats 4/729 I would like to solicit advice from all you left coasters. I'm planning to race for the first time
Women racer's come put up your sails! Jennie at 7:46am 02.24.04 Racing 1/1633 I am interested in putting together an all women crew for racing in the Port Clinton area. We have a
"Chesapeake Sailing" Chat Wednesday at 9pm EST Jim Smith at 7:40am 02.24.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1011 Please join us at http://www.sailboatowners.com/chat/chat.htm?fno=0 the Chat Room for us. The init
mast bail? Richard at 7:07am 02.24.04 Smaller Boats 2/1354 'nuther easy one! Can someone tell me if a 3 inch wide mast bail will fit on the Z Spars mast of my
Rudder Play Alan Newell at 6:47am 02.24.04 Big Boats 8/2068 I recently hauled my 2002 Hunter 340 for the bottom cleaning, painting, etc. I noticed that the rudd
Free Electronic Charts for all Richard Marble at 6:40am 02.24.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1630 A few days ago I asked people for help on electronic charts. I have found out quite a bit. Some of
Teak installation ideas around cockpit? PD at 6:03am 02.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/991 I am considering adding wood trim, for an aesthetic purpose only, around the outer/upper edge of the

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Repower with Westerbeke or Yanmar? Sailfanatic at 6:42am 07.05.20 Having lived with both a Westerbeke33 and a Yanmar GM20F, I would strongly recommend the Yanmar.
bowsprit for H31 sail sfbay at 6:32am 07.05.20 Curious what you plan to use the bowsprit for? You might the Sail Magazine article entitled "Making
Loss of Power (2) kappykaplan at 6:27am 07.05.20 Just to close this out for me, here are a couple of photos of my massively fouled prop and shaft.
Wheel pulling to port under power Sailfanatic at 6:23am 07.05.20 With your engine engaged in forward, your prop produces starboard prop walk, the opposite of what yo
Turning block replacement questions jviss at 6:09am 07.05.20 I would grind away that rivet holding the block to the pin, and just attach new blocks to the pins.
The WTF Thread GSBNY at 5:54am 07.05.20
Portable Generator jviss at 5:53am 07.05.20 I must say, with all of this discussion that no one has suggested what I've considered for a long ti
Can someone identify this furling drum? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 07.05.20 I recommend the new style drumbeith the wider open face
The WTF Thread Captain Larry-DH at 4:28am 07.05.20 My wife just reminded me that last week we got the boat all prepped to get underway, dropped the moo
Pearson 26 Mast part jssailem at 4:25am 07.05.20 Some swing over a track. Others are a pin design. Yours looks like it could be a pin type.
The WTF Thread Captain Larry-DH at 4:09am 07.05.20
Spinnaker topping lift KGarvey at 3:29am 07.05.20 Do you mean spinnaker POLE topping lift? I suggest installing a "mast hound" at the desired height
Spinnaker topping lift KGarvey at 3:27am 07.05.20 Do you already have a topping lift on the mast that you can use for spinnaker raising / lowering th
Spinnaker topping lift KGarvey at 3:18am 07.05.20 Do you already have a topping lift on the mast that you can use for spinnaker raising / lowering th
Can someone identify this furling drum? DrJudyB at 11:10pm 07.04.20
The WTF Thread WayneH at 9:16pm 07.04.20 Which one? Forget to install the hull plug on the daysailer and then wonder why the first mate can't
Hunter 146 cockpit bailer detached from hose stickinthemud57 at 8:46pm 07.04.20 Always best to repair what is there if possible. If there is a way to do that, then do. Your origina
Hunter 340 Salon Table Ed Caldwell at 8:40pm 07.04.20 Under the front of the table is a T handle that you loosen to raise or lower or rotate the table aro
Turning block replacement questions kloudie1 at 8:07pm 07.04.20 As twalker says, Might be easier to replace just the wheel (sheave) part by grinding the pin end and
engine will not remain running when shift into gear Benny17441 at 8:05pm 07.04.20 Like Don I suspect your idle speed could be too low. You can try one thing, start the engine with

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