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Mike Franks, re. scuppers. Ed Schenck at 5:52am 01.22.04 The Cherubini Hunters 0/860 Mike, you wrote me about the H37C cockpit scuppers. I tried to reply but the note came back as unde
Sailing Schools using 356 or 36 Paul at 5:50am 01.22.04 Big Boats 2/811 I am considering purchasing a new 36. It will quite a move up from my current boat (26 ft). If I cou
Boom vs. Mast Furling in Same Model Sam Kramer at 5:32am 01.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2322 At the Atlantic City Sailboat Show last week I noticed that the Cataline 350 (and probably other mod
336 Mast Base Under the Sole James at 5:00am 01.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/848 The FRP support floor/pan directly below my compression post base has fallen 1/2" +/-causing the sol
Head sail attachment Ken Juul at 4:08am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1260 My current 150 is attached to the roller furling with the Aeroluff system. Will need to replace the
Sperm Whales in Northern Gulf of Mexico tom at 3:45am 01.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1194 Some articles were talking about Sperm Whales in the northern gulf coast. Supposedly they hang out i
H26 mainsail chris at 3:37am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/895 I am in the process of looking at a new mainsail for my 97H26. The original mainsail has 4 full batt
Any Circumnavigators Out There? Vincent at 2:56am 01.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1748 I am looking for any web sights of persons in this or other 40-50 foot recently built (within the la
Standing rigging diameter C30 Steve at 2:07am 01.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1097 Does anybody know the diameters of the standard rigging on a 1990 C30 TRBS ? There appears to be two
Water Tank Addition Paul Aubrecht at 2:06am 01.22.04 Big Boats 1/782 I want to put a 2nd Water Tank in my 2003 356 to double the capacity.Has anyone with a 356 done this
Leach cut sails Paul Marx at 12:56am 01.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1774 I recently purchased a used sail and it has what I believe is called a leach cut, ie the seams are p
props for and O'Day 30 John Harrington at 12:09am 01.22.04 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/965 I am looking very seriously at a 1980 O'Day 30 with a two blade propeller. I have seen a number of o
Woodwork on Hunters Ali tavanaee at 11:47pm 01.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/929 What type of wood is used for the trim and rudder of the Hunters. It seems like an oak but which typ
Arch Attachment Paul at 10:44pm 01.21.04 Big Boats 8/851 I am considering the purchase of a new Hunter 36. However, I am concerned about what I saw on a Hunt
Raising the Boom Steve Zweigart at 9:20pm 01.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/815 I bought my '84 Mac25 already rigged last year. The boom was located just below the sial insertion
Going to a boat show? Help please. Dave Shore at 8:45pm 01.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1121 There are three shows coming up, Seattle, Chicago, ' Miami. Since i live in New England, I cannot at
Capri 18 Height on Trailer Steve Shenkel at 8:06pm 01.21.04 Smaller Boats 0/1460 I live in a community with strict CCR's regarding RVs. Although we have an RV gate, we are not allo
Schaefer SnapFurl CF-500 on a Hunter 25.5? Bill at 6:28pm 01.21.04 Smaller Boats 3/3209 Will this furler fit and work properly on a 25.5?
Will a Raritan PHII fit in a C27? Greg at 3:01pm 01.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/922 My Groco head is filling with sea water with the valve open or closed. I've read through the archive
Bad MacGregor dealer Ed Schaefer at 11:15am 01.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/954 By this time I had hopes of having my new Mac M. However: not all pirates are on the ocean. I had or

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Yanmar Engine Life??? smokey73 at 7:51pm 11.01.20 A well maintained Yanmar turbo charged engine should be good for 10,000-15,000 hours. It's probab
Ventilation for Catalina 25 JoeWhite at 7:50pm 11.01.20 Assuming you have shore power at your dock, I used 4 12vdc PC cooling fans placed on a starboard and
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Bobbi Ullinger at 7:49pm 11.01.20
Propeller shaft key material Benny17441 at 7:44pm 11.01.20 Why wouldn't it match the prop, bronze for bronze? Or said a different way: why is it more importa
I have a rigging question PaulK at 7:42pm 11.01.20 A schooner can have two, three, or more foresails. There have also been schooners with as many as f
Spinnaker working loads? Kings Gambit at 7:37pm 11.01.20 Catalina is about the only brand left making mast head rigs Tartan?
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? CaptainRan at 7:37pm 11.01.20 That would by the bilge pump, there to pump any water that might make its way into the bilge. Gosh,
Hunter H26 Where's the ballast pump? Bobbi Ullinger at 7:35pm 11.01.20 That would by the bilge pump, there to pump any water that might make its way into the bilge.
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 7:24pm 11.01.20 Capta....I tried to send this comment to you as a private message but don't seem to be able to figur
Yanmar Engine Life??? Benny17441 at 7:15pm 11.01.20 A well maintained Yanmar turbo charged engine should be good for 10,000-15,000 hours.
Ventilation for Catalina 25 Benny17441 at 7:06pm 11.01.20 Whatever you do, do not drill holes in the bow end of the deck. Borrowed an h34 from a friend and o
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:53pm 11.01.20 Hatch covers? They look like they have snaps. What has snaps on your deck? Good question, I' searc
Replace the sheave on a block Benny17441 at 6:50pm 11.01.20 Blow the rivet, find the proper size sheave and use a bolt and 2 nuts(counter tighten) to secure.
I have a rigging question Rainbowcrystalkitchen04@yahoo at 6:46pm 11.01.20 I understand...but obviously I've been responding to the helpful comments so I haven't gone away...a
Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 11.01.20 Hatch covers? They look like they have snaps. What has snaps on your deck?
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:43pm 11.01.20 Thanks everyone, 2 mysteries solved. The canvas covers are too small for wheel covers and way too bi
Mystery parts! MikeHoncho at 6:41pm 11.01.20 interesting enough, my last name is Rickey so you were actually right. I use MikeHoncho on the inter
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:36pm 11.01.20 Oops, I meant Mike.
Mystery parts! CaptainRan at 6:35pm 11.01.20 the thing with the carabiner is a shock absorber for the anchor rode. you need two prussic to attac
Radar Head Elevation On Mast (1) MikeHoncho at 6:32pm 11.01.20 What's in the manual. I'm not a radio frequency guy so I'm open to interpretation.

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