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Furling Headsail Don K. at 8:31pm 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1708 What sail would be best for furling, reefing. A 4.5 oz. 170 or a 5.0 oz 150 genoa.
YANMAR 3 cylinder Steve at 7:16pm 11.16.03 Big Boats 4/1007 Need some help with a good reference book for servicing my Yanmar 3 cylinder. I have worked with ga
Boat Info. Steve Watkins at 7:00pm 11.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 I'm looking at a Hunter 23'. It's in a boat yard and full of water. Where do I find the boat informa
Too tippy? SailbotOwners.com at 12:21pm 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 135/8992 We've all experienced the adrenalin rush... you get hit by a gust of wind; your boat heels a bit, ac
Polyglow report Bill at 12:12pm 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/782 (restoring a 25.5 - our first boat)Just tried this system for the first time. Scrubbed the entire
Seacock Handle Replacement (1) Mark at 12:10pm 11.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/2350 This weekend I set out to clean the outside of my seacocks and replace one of the seacock handles.
Deck discoloration/stain Helen Gray at 11:20am 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1259 After being "on the hard" for five weeks, everything looked okay on my deck. After getting back to
Best Place for Parts Jonathan at 10:30am 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 4/1118 I'm new to the Catalina world and working on restoring an older catalina 22. Where is the best plac
Starboard cushion needed... Steve Ullrich at 10:10am 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/833 I need to recover or replace the starboard setee cushion in my 1985 Hunter 23. It is the OEM blue f
h26 weight Lee Largent at 9:32am 11.16.03 Smaller Boats 11/1029 Can anyone tell me the total weight of an 1994 H26. Specs say 5000 lbs but does that include 2000 fo
FOSS FOAM RUDDER FAILURE Adam Feder at 9:20am 11.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 11/8206 In 2001, I replaced the original rudder on my H33 with a Foss Foam. Today I discovered (on the hard
Racing Don Guillette at 9:01am 11.16.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1487 Mates: This thread came up a short time ago over on the Catalina list on another network regarding w
Replacing the cutlass bearing on an 82' H33 Peter Pires at 8:47am 11.16.03 Other Sailboats 2/733 I have just purchased a 33 hunter , the C. Bearing needs replacing , can anyone provide details. tha
In mast furling mainsaill Gerry Griffin at 8:13am 11.16.03 Big Boats 2/895 I am seriously thinking of buying a Passage 42 1991 model.I have no experience of inmast furling sys
New wheel for 86 Hunter 31? Jack Weaver at 8:11am 11.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/773 I have an '86 Hunter 31 ("Valhalla"). It is equipped with a Merriman steering system and a 36" whee
Flat screen TV from an old laptop monitor? Tom at 7:01am 11.16.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1234 Ok, here's one to test the forum. I have an old Toshiba 486 laptop, not much good as a computer any
What is the original species of wood? Cedric at 6:37am 11.16.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1066 I have an older O'Day Mariner boat, and when I bought it, the previous owner informed me that he put
Structure inside an O'day mariner Cedric at 6:30am 11.16.03 Day Sailers 0/1111 I recently bought an older O'Day Mariner from my neighbor, and the floor timbers are pine. I was won
Mast questions......... Marcus at 5:44am 11.16.03 Big Boats 3/855 My 1984 H34 has a Kenyon mast. Where would be the ideal spot(how high up) to mount a tang which wil
Leaks! David De Salvo at 3:55am 11.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1043 I am a first time boat owner. Bought a slightly used (2002, 25 hours on the engine)306. Love at fi

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Storing boat in yard? chuckwayne at 8:35pm 11.24.20 sailme88, Escape is a 356 shoal keel and the arch is not road legal - all of the midsize and up Hunt
Terry Cox at 8:29pm 11.24.20 My latest favorite: QISuv4qoJYM
Almost catastrophe during haul out Terry Cox at 8:23pm 11.24.20 Our boat has decals to mark the proper strap location. As with Brian, never an issue, but I'm always
Preventors do I need one Terry Cox at 8:19pm 11.24.20 Always use one when downwind sailing, wing on wing. Snap shackle on each end of a double braid line;
Almost catastrophe during haul out Ralph Johnstone at 8:09pm 11.24.20 If that had happened to me, I'd be writing this posthumously :yikes: ! I always place four individu
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 8:04pm 11.24.20 It is definitely NMEA 1083. I currently having it working with a connection from the Raspberry Pi wh
ProFurler Basic B35 Foil Gary Ryan at 7:50pm 11.24.20 Thanks all. I've got a couple feelers out there. Hope to resolve in a week or two. Keep you poste
Almost catastrophe during haul out Brian D at 7:40pm 11.24.20 Wow, that was a close one. Nothing like that has happened to me, yet (knocks on wood). Only thing on
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba Tally Ho at 7:25pm 11.24.20 I wish it was that easy to find parts for. If you're not familiar with the rumba you can read more
Status of the Big Lagoon SFS at 7:24pm 11.24.20 If you guys are talking about the place I think you are, I stopped there at the end of Day 1 on a de
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Tom J at 6:57pm 11.24.20 My M25xpb Universal is self bleeding, so no manual bleeding is necessary. I fill the Racor when ins
Status of the Big Lagoon JohnnyMac at 6:41pm 11.24.20
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? (1) jssailem at 6:34pm 11.24.20 I looked up the connection and the radio is not accessing Nmea 0183. It is looking for the GPS signa
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 6:25pm 11.24.20 WEMA, when I purchased mine, offered different sizes and configurations so I was able to match my ta
jon hansen at 6:01pm 11.24.20 Fa9nN3G2CSg as dawn starts , play this
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba btflanag at 5:52pm 11.24.20 parts for a self-controlled vacuum I wish it was that easy to find parts for. If you're not famil
jon hansen at 5:51pm 11.24.20 6cBIVabiuR0
jon hansen at 5:50pm 11.24.20 your at the helm, heavy overcast, blowing hard, 2:00am, good sea running, half the crew is sleeping,
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 5:47pm 11.24.20 thank you!
1976 Oday Widgeon Rigging Instructions Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35pm 11.24.20 Can you post under boat information/Oday Resources. If you need help to do that we can help you. T

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