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Lifting a dinghy with a towing bridle Harry Greenspun at 9:37am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 4/3815 Has anyone used their towing bridle to raise a dinghy out of the water? I have one made by C-Level
Fuel Tank Hole? Robert Hill at 8:57am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1110 I'm planning on purchasing a Snake River LCD Acugage 4 w/ the additional diesel float for the fuel t
oday daysailer sail rigging manny lugo at 8:50am 03.22.04 Day Sailers 3/2725 I'm trying to rig an old 1968 16' daysailer for a set of sails and need a picture of the mainsail ri
Reef Line As Cunningham Steve Carpman at 8:35am 03.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3199 We just acquired a new main for our Legend 37.5 with two reefs and a cunningham. We are also conver
Cruising Spinaker Anthony at 8:33am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1029 I am interested in adding a cruising spinaker to my Catalina 310. I am a novice. I would appreciate
Scratch Removal from Compass Len Jim Wharton at 7:59am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1862 Hi,I purchased a boat and the compass has a number of very fine scratchesin the top of the lens.
Rudder Problem (1) Barry Eldridge at 7:53am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1162 Purchased a Lancer 30 recently, and during haulout I noticed that the top of the rudder was about 2
Rudder Adjustment Problem Barry Eldridge at 7:37am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 0/901 We just purchased a Lancer 30, and during haulout, I noticed that the rudder was hanging about 2 1/2
26X, how does one tell the Date of manufacture? Eugene Grimes at 7:28am 03.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/956 Hello all, About the 26X, how does one tell the Date of manufacture By looking at the boat,??? And
Missing arm! Mark Crociati at 7:21am 03.22.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1100 Can anyone recommend a place or craftsman to go to, to replace my missing tiller arm for a Hunter 25
Fuel Tank Greg at 6:10am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1012 Does anyone where's a good place to purchase a gas tank for a catalina 30? Thanks!
Masthead Combo Light Cover David at 5:58am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/789 My '82 C30 has a Forespar combo light on the forward part of my mast approx. 1/2 way up. Can anyone
Cutting Aluminum tube into sections Ashley at 5:26am 03.22.04 Smaller Boats 10/1160 We have the pop-top canvas and the aluminum frame is a pain to store. I would like to make it collap
Head backing up Chandler Clark at 5:25am 03.22.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1385 Why is my head backing up with nasty/smelly water about 50% of the time even though the switch is in
odor Tim Huss at 5:16am 03.22.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/999 Peggy Last season I installed a lavac head and a plastic holding tank and I vented with a fuel tank
Light bulb alternatives Dave at 5:01am 03.22.04 Smaller Boats 12/1373 I posted this question in the more general Catalina Owners forum and thought I'd post it here too.
Screwing on a sailboat... Richard at 3:52am 03.22.04 Smaller Boats 9/1157 (AND...the most inappropriate thing about this post is the title!)WHAT ARE self-tapping screws and
rudder jamie at 2:47am 03.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/1008 Hello everyone.I have an 1982 catalina 30.I have read all the archive articles on how to fix the "
Engine Temp Gerald A. Moritz at 2:13am 03.22.04 Big Boats 12/1145 I have purchased a 1984 Hunter 34 last December.Best boat I ever had been out almost every weekend.
Varnish Removal on Teak Seadog63 at 2:11am 03.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1219 On the 1987 C22 I recently acquired, appears that the external teak was varnished, and has since fad

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White Christmas in Florida Justin_NSA at 8:53pm 12.28.20 It was Miami https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/22/florida-weather-falling-iguana-a
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 8:49pm 12.28.20 No hamburgers from Friday Harbor but I do have some good popcorn.
White Christmas in Florida Gene Neill at 8:48pm 12.28.20 I've never seen iguanas on Florida's west coast (where we sail), for whatever reason. We did see sev
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? jssailem at 8:44pm 12.28.20 Here is what they mean when properly preparing the hole and using MaineSails butyl tape. https://mar
Hunter 38 Improvements Terry Cox at 8:43pm 12.28.20 Did you have a folding prior for comparison? Nope.
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 8:43pm 12.28.20 i have over 1,000,000 miles at sea. i have been sailing 61 years. i am a trained professional. i am
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 8:26pm 12.28.20 So, I take it you have no objective estimate of the average difference in speed through the water, t
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 8:12pm 12.28.20 that is correct, we are not discussing planing hulls. buy the book, read the science, learn about t
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 Ralph Johnstone at 8:11pm 12.28.20 Just curious, but not curious enough to buy the ISO standard. Just wondered why the ISO/DIS 12215?9
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 7:54pm 12.28.20 Ha! We are not discussing planing hulls;). Do you have a calculation?:doh: So simple?
Hunter 38 Improvements (1) jon hansen at 7:51pm 12.28.20 188581 any other questions?
Hunter 38 Improvements Kings Gambit at 7:45pm 12.28.20 i like you KG. i enjoy the banter. but that is the most misleading statement i have ever read abou
Bilge Pump and Float Switch in Frozen Water Dalliance at 7:39pm 12.28.20 My boat is always shrink wrapped for the winter months, but I do sometimes get condensation in the b
Hunter 38 Improvements jon hansen at 7:35pm 12.28.20 According to Southern California PHRF, a vessel with 3-blade fixed prop gets +9 sec/mile time credi
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? ggrizzard at 7:23pm 12.28.20 Drilling holes in the sole to mount a pedestal is not a heart breaker. You just need to properly cou
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) ggrizzard at 7:10pm 12.28.20 Wayne, Use C-4! :biggrin:
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) ggrizzard at 7:09pm 12.28.20 I got a check for an entire set of new medium density foam for my interior cushions! Gawd, how did f
Hunter 38 Improvements (2) jon hansen at 7:05pm 12.28.20 prop switch. you will gain 5% to 7% when sailing from A to B. simple math. when it's blowing hard, t
Hunter 38 Improvements seadaddler at 7:03pm 12.28.20 I have Flex O Fold on my 2007 H-36 and love it and all improved in sailing motoring and reverse. Nic

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