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To roller furl or not Dan F at 5:13am 07.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/853 I am considering the purchase of a Catalina 27. It currently does not have a roller furling system
tiller auto pilots michael at 5:02am 07.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/858 i am looking to purchase an auto pilot for my catalina 27 (1974).i was recomended a raymarine st1000
teak oil and nonskid george at 4:49am 07.23.03 Ask All Sailors 0/893 In the process of oiling the teak rails on my O'Day sailboat, I slopped a good bit of it on the beig
Winter Cover paul lareau at 4:37am 07.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1206 I am looking for a winter cover for my C400. Does anyone know who makes them ?
PROPAINE LOCATION BOB at 3:34am 07.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/898 I AM ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A PROPAINE UNIT IN MY 1981 CATALINA 30. THE ONLY PLACE TO LOCATE TANK IS
Refurbish 79 Catalina25 George B. Homan at 2:28am 07.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/924 I would like to refurbish my Catalina 25.She is a 1979 and I believe she is good shape.I need a chec
sea worthy Louis at 2:26am 07.23.03 Smaller Boats 9/954 Have a question for hunter 23.5 owners. How sea worhty is this boat? I was conteplating trailering t
Buy & charter it, or just buy Walt Allensworth at 1:27am 07.23.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1026 My wife and I have been going over this delemma for months, and we're not any closer to a resolution
shroud tension John Power at 12:57am 07.23.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1032 Hi,I own a 1977 Hunter 30. I have owned it for years and have adjusted my shrouds just by feel. Is
Prosafe galvanic isolater/monitor yea or ney? Ed at 12:57am 07.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/777 My 426 came with out a prosafe galvanic momnitor isolator system - it was hull #1 and just didn't ge
Archives has (12) responses to TACHOMETER... Dale I at 12:36am 07.23.03 Ask All Sailors 2/979 I am contemplating the installation of a tach on my 2QM20H and have a couple of questions. (I have
Night time running lighting Paul H at 12:29am 07.23.03 Ask All Sailors 16/4746 I have two sets of Coast Guard pamphlets concerning night time running for sailboats under power. On
Roller furling Jimi at 11:56pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/930 I recently purchased a catalina that has a hood roller furling system with a 135% jib. I love the e
Replacing Jabsco head Gary at 11:52pm 07.22.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1097 Peggy, I have the ubiquitous Jabsco head in my B-361 and would like to replace it with the Raritan P
Fish Finder Transducer Glen Rahm at 11:48pm 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 3/991 I have been looking through the archives on how and where to place a fish finder transducer. I have
What is the normal level for waterline at the Chip Tobey at 11:14pm 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 1/845 cockpit scupper thru hull? With one person at the stern, an 8 h.p. o.b., and a full 3-gallon tank o
How does one rig it? David Boylan at 10:46pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/838 I just bought a 1978 25S, It was totally refurb. The mast is off and most the hardware is in a bucke
window/porthole cleaning Dan Delaney at 10:15pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/818 Does anyone know a method or cleaner to bring back the lexan/plastic portholes on my 25.5' back to n
Radar/Plotter overlay ona Raymarine RL 70+ Ed at 8:52pm 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/930 Is it possible to overlay the Radar and Chartplotter in a heads up mode? At one point in the manual
Dry bildge/strainer cleaning - how? Ed at 8:23pm 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/837 I will try this again - I got lots of advice on keeping a/c water out of the bildge, but not a word

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Installing turning blocks, oday 272LE Davidasailor26 at 12:52pm 06.08.20
New M25xpb weekendrken at 12:43pm 06.08.20 Jeremy The XPB starting/preheat/fuel pump circuits are COMPLETELY back-asswards compared to the M-2
Hunter 170 Jib Line with rolling furler sail dlochner at 12:30pm 06.08.20 The trailing edge is called a roach and I don't have a good one for that. And even experienced sa
Battery Issue possibly? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:30pm 06.08.20 Thank you all that responded. So it sounds like most signs point to a new charger, done and done.
Reverse polarity JRT at 12:24pm 06.08.20 @Mirwin I remember you all getting your 310 and the adventures. I bought a 310 on Lake Guntersville
Depth Transducer Deadrise angle 2008 Hunter 36 seadaddler at 12:22pm 06.08.20 I am in Punta Gorda 2007 H-36 since 2008. Where are you west coast Fl.
Installing turning blocks, oday 272LE fhujber at 12:11pm 06.08.20 It would seem to me that there's at least some risk of a weaker installation because you lose the ho
Battery Issue possibly? Anchor Lady at 12:10pm 06.08.20 Thank you all that responded. So it sounds like most signs point to a new charger, done and done. Pr
Battery Issue possibly? jviss at 12:08pm 06.08.20 It really doesn't matter that the batteries were new last year; they could have been no good when yo
Wood in the hull deck joint? (1) GSBNY at 12:05pm 06.08.20 I'm having a hard time understand where this is. I know the aft lifeline stanchion is just pas the
Weather Helm on a H. 34 - Negative Roach on the Main - Additional Reef Points swshogren at 12:05pm 06.08.20 John - I am also in Portland OR. Looking at making an offer this week and trying to anticipate what
Mainsail not reaching top of mast jssailem at 12:01pm 06.08.20 If your boat is sailing to "race regulations" and the Sailboat Data is correct (you may need to chec
GSBNY at 11:58am 06.08.20
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed jssailem at 11:51am 06.08.20 He was a rigger extraordinaire. He taught me some of the knots that help keep me and my boat togethe
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed Fred Green at 11:44am 06.08.20 Thoughts and prayers to his entire family. He will be missed.
Looking for a rigging outfit in British Columbia jssailem at 11:42am 06.08.20 Revelstoke Man that is a fair distance East from Vancouver. You might be better measuring their le
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat rgranger at 11:38am 06.08.20 Yes I agree that dilution would be the limiter here but one thing I do know is that diffusion is a l
Hunter 170 Jib Line with rolling furler sail BobbyFunn at 11:36am 06.08.20 Can you modify the stays to take up the slack?
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat LloydB at 11:36am 06.08.20 :yikes:
Weather Helm on a H. 34 - Negative Roach on the Main - Additional Reef Points jssailem at 11:34am 06.08.20 OK... that helps. You are talking about a lot of different water with a vastly different weather/con

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