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Catalina 30 battery location Tom McCarthy at 6:10am 11.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/2466 I have a 1988 Catalina 30 and am bothered by the location of the batteries (2) under the starboard s
home made whisker poles??? tom at 5:59am 11.10.03 Ask All Sailors 7/5319 I think that line controled whisker poles are great!!! BUT they are expensive. Boat hooks can be a s
Salt water sailing to fresh water. Barry Gammon at 5:48am 11.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/965 I will be moving from Gulf sailing in Florida to lake sailing North Carolina. If anyone has any inf
keel stability and trailering issue decision... Rich at 5:25am 11.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/968 Tim: Thanks for the feedback on the relative stability of the centerboard and non-centerboard (mine)
320 Keel Nuts Sterling L at 4:57am 11.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/996 I wrote back in October asking if anyone knew what the socket size and torque setting were for my ke
newbie needs help (layman's terms please!) Kim at 4:46am 11.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/995 All: as you may have read, this is our first boat and our first season with GRATIS, our '72 Catalina
best protection...wax or ptfe? Robert Taylor at 4:43am 11.10.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1380 Has anyone had experience with products like "5 star" protection? (a magnetic depostion material use
Enlarging anchor locker Andrew Brayshaw at 4:40am 11.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1323 I would be interested to hear if anyone has tried to enlarge the anchor locker on a 34 by cutting th
Lubricating seacocks Ken Palmer at 4:09am 11.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1511 I have read that you should lubricate all seacocks on your boat in the winterizing process, then clo
H-260 FREEZING WATER BALLAST? Red Beard at 3:56am 11.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1101 I'M FAIRLY NEW TO THE SAIBOAT SCENE. I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 H-260. I HAVE MY BOAT DOCK IN LAKE PUEBL
What was done in layman's language? Dr. Thagg at 3:39am 11.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1195 Recently purchased a c-25 swing keel, 1985. Looking over paper work that came with the boat, I foun
trucking a 320 from San Diego to San Francisco jim Turner at 3:35am 11.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1040 Any info or articles would be appreciated. I think at this time of year it might cost considerably m
Power winch, how to install? Oley Olsen at 2:45am 11.10.03 Big Boats 1/875 HI,we went to the NY Boat Show and bought an early Xmas gift for ourselves, A Lewmar Powewr winch to
27' cabin core and mast step question Jim Wasko at 2:33am 11.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/2248 I have bought a 79' 27' Hunter at the beginning of the season and while she is still a solid boat st
Mac26X Mainsail cover question. Robert Neville at 2:27am 11.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/951 Question: does anyone else have trouble making the factory mainsail cover fit? I put slugs in my m
FACTORY WINDOWS DAVEY JACKSON at 2:16am 11.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/978 DURING THE OFF SEASON WERE PLANING TO RESEAL THE WINDOWS IN OUR C30. NOW THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF INFO
Slightly dimpled bottom Steve at 2:12am 11.10.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1185 What would anyone recommend using to repair slightly dimpled gelcoat on the bottom of a dinghy, caus
No hassel cover Mike Anthony at 2:05am 11.10.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1187 I purchased a canvas cover from "The Canvas Store" for my Catalina 28. I was tired of spending mone
25 inch outboard shaft on 26 ft Hunter S. Raymond at 12:51am 11.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1050 I need to replace the Honda 9.9 outboard 20 inch shaft. Mercury has come out with a sailboat outboa
Cleaning the space between the grid and the hull- Marcus at 12:16am 11.10.03 Big Boats 6/1130 I am convinced that a lingering mild odor I am experiencing in my '84/34 is coming from the space (v

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Swing keel effectiveness WayneH at 2:59pm 11.09.20 My Tartan has a keel/centerboard arrangement. Beating to windward with the centerboard up causes her
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 2:58pm 11.09.20 It was a long time ago and I don't have a photo of the engine compartment. As I remember, the rails
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement Questions gudiss at 2:45pm 11.09.20 However, in my case, the nut weld broke and spun freely and would not screw off of the bolt! I had
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 2:18pm 11.09.20 Glad to hear the good news among all the possible things that could have gone wrong. Keep the faith
Chock Screws Backing Out Allan12210 at 2:18pm 11.09.20 After having my boat hauled out I notice that some of the screws that hold the chocks to the deck h
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 ggrizzard at 2:09pm 11.09.20 I can get you pics of my set-up this week, which is similar to John T's description. As to the lag s
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:08pm 11.09.20 SeaTow SeaTow SeaTow !!!!! What a great job they did!:clap: They changed boats, once the smal
Swing keel effectiveness Tsam at 1:57pm 11.09.20
2020 haul out. kappykaplan at 1:56pm 11.09.20 Oyster Creek Nuclear. Is it still operational? Shut down in Sep 2018.
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only john986 at 1:44pm 11.09.20 So another question, I had someone outside this forum suggest that it could be the cone clutch in th
0.45 gallons per hour OK? Davidasailor26 at 1:44pm 11.09.20
2020 haul out. BlowMeAway at 1:44pm 11.09.20 BTW, who recognizes that odd feature just to the north of the setting sun? Hint, it was the first
2020 haul out. Rick486 at 1:40pm 11.09.20 BTW, who recognizes that odd feature just to the north of the setting sun? Hint, it was the first
Found a 2003 C310 Hayden Watson at 1:39pm 11.09.20 Drop in the first reef and put about 6 rolls on the 135% or 12 rolls for a 150% and that is a great
2020 haul out. BlowMeAway at 1:38pm 11.09.20 Dammit Scott...no Green Flash pics?
0.45 gallons per hour OK? kappykaplan at 1:35pm 11.09.20 burn rate of 0.45 gallons per hour. That look about right? We have similar sized boats. Your figu
Found a 2003 C310 kappykaplan at 1:34pm 11.09.20 No pictures we had our hands full this time. Maybe next time! Glad y'all had fun. :beer:
2020 haul out. Scott T-Bird at 1:32pm 11.09.20 BTW, who recognizes that odd feature just to the north of the setting sun? Hint, it was the first a
Pearson 33-2 engine removal 31seahorse at 1:29pm 11.09.20 CarlN, grandpasteve, and FastOlson, Thanks for your time to comment with specifics and anecdotal in
Swing keel effectiveness Hunter216 at 1:29pm 11.09.20 On my 6.8m S2 I have a shoal draft keel(2ft) and a swing keel/centerboard that extends 2.5ft below

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