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What are fore and aft balance symptoms? Rick Macdonald at 4:52pm 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 4/1494 I just looked in the archive and found a thread about fore and aft balance. Nobody actually explaine
sheet keith at 4:49pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/815 how do you fix a bad roller for the main sheat on the mast??? do you drill it out than put a new one
Winch Dismantling Rod Worrell at 4:32pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/870 We need to dismantle our standard Lewmar No. 30 winches in order to remove them from our Catalina 30
Bilge Pump Effeciency Gwen s/v Luna Sea at 3:31pm 07.22.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1034 Has anyone researched the issue of bilge pump effeciency? What I mean is current drain (amperes) vs
Speakers in the traveler arch access holes Kobi Maru at 3:25pm 07.22.03 Big Boats 3/1180 I want to install new stereo speakers in my 1999 Hunter 340 traveler arch. The access holes measure
Charles Vega, RE: BOOM Jeff D. at 3:04pm 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/818 I happened to run across an Isomat boom from a Hunter 37 on E-Bay. $700.00. Don't know if it will fi
Lowering the mast Jack Brunicon at 2:59pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/893 Is there an easy way to drop the Roller Furler so the mast would be easier to lower? I am thinking
Need a second axle Jack Brunicon at 2:52pm 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/858 Just bought a 2002 26X. Should have bought the second axle. Need a 2 axle trailer or another axle
Trailering a C27 Donna at 2:10pm 07.22.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/916 We are having a trailer built for our 1979 C27. The local lake we sail on has no marina with facilti
Can you explain the cause of cement deposits? Rich Stidger at 1:36pm 07.22.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1197 I have known that over time the sludge in the bottom of the holding tanks turns from mud to concrete
original dividers Dave at 12:49pm 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/930 What do you guys and gals use as a divider between the salon and the head /locker area on your C27's
1968 Mariner portlites Skip Shepherd at 12:39pm 07.22.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/977 What replacement portlites are people using to replace the original plastic and gasket set-ups. Is
1968 Mariner portlites Skip Shepherd at 12:28pm 07.22.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/978 What replacement portlites are people using to replace the original plastic and gasket set-ups. on
Honda 8HP 4 Stroke Chris A. at 11:45am 07.22.03 Smaller Boats 5/1026 Does anyone have a Honda 8HP 4 Stroke? If so, how do you like it?
Repost with photos -- Traveler Block Problem (1) Ken at 11:25am 07.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/859 The blocks I'm dealing with are mounted (on swivels) to the gunwales on either side of the cockpit,
Lectrasan on H380 Carl Krave at 10:47am 07.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/889 I'd like to know if anyone has installed a Lectrasan marine sanitation unit on their boat (I own a 1
test for redit cookie Jim Seamans at 10:24am 07.22.03 Big Boats 0/746 hello PhilThis is a redit that worked. I'm on my laptop.jim
Yanmar Cruising RPMs Jim at 10:21am 07.22.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1995 Motoring in the ditch this past weekend, I passed a lot of boats and was passed by others in the sa
Albin Gas Engine in my 1971 Catalina 27 Lori Kallestad at 8:59am 07.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1175 I am a first time boat owner/live-aboard/college student trying to keep an Albin Gas Engine going un
sock and tacker Cameron Root at 8:46am 07.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/919 I have a sock and tacker on order. any comments on these devices?

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Trailer Bunk Carper or Slides or something new? Ross S at 11:30am 06.08.20 I've used a product called Marykate Liquid Rollers with great success.
Looking for a rigging outfit in British Columbia VanIslandGuy at 11:28am 06.08.20 Blackline in Sidney is excellent. On Vancouver Island they have the best reputation from sailors I'v
V Berth Tom J at 11:26am 06.08.20 The term V-berth is something of a mislabel when applied to the C-310. We still call it the v-berth
Questionable Ethics for a Water Ballast Boat Ross S at 11:25am 06.08.20 Agreed, ethically bad. I suspect that it'd have little to no effect except for possibly in a locali
Battery charger JRT at 11:25am 06.08.20 i do have a question for you...in the back of the boat near the battery charger in the port lazaret
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? Rick D at 11:21am 06.08.20 I put one on a stern pole (Garhauer) on my 32' after getting caught in dense fog in the shipping lan
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed Rick D at 11:17am 06.08.20 RIP, Brion.
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:03am 06.08.20 It's quite often been the owner..... --Peggie
What line clutch fits on a Catalina 22 cabin top.... Jackdaw at 10:57am 06.08.20 I removed the handrails and mounted Lewmar DC1 triples (my eventual plan is to add mounting pads on
(3) Brian S at 10:49am 06.08.20 The rubrail isn't a terrible job. I replaced a section last year, and used the old black insert. Thi
Low water pressure Bob S at 10:46am 06.08.20 Winterizing last fall I ran the water tanks dry or so I thought. Turns out the aft tank never draine
H26 and H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? rgranger at 10:46am 06.08.20 .... and (it seems like) one of every type of cleaning bottle West Marine sells. :laugh:
H26 and H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? disputin at 10:44am 06.08.20 Port Locker: Dock lines, sail, wheel, bimini covers when we're underway, emergency flares and horn,
Weather Helm on a H. 34 - Negative Roach on the Main - Additional Reef Points swshogren at 10:43am 06.08.20 I'm looking at sailing with my 15 year old daughter on the Columbia River Gorge, the north Pacific c
Mast wiring Leeward Rail at 10:43am 06.08.20 My mast wiring colours did not match the diagram in the manual i found online, so i just used a mete
Universal M25 with Novatron panel engine starting problems (1) Richard19068 at 10:42am 06.08.20 The attached service bulletin may be if interest if the wiring hasn't yet been upgraded. I'm surpr
Hunter 170 Jib Line with rolling furler sail Hunter216 at 10:42am 06.08.20 Pardon my lack of sailing terms: I have a new Jib for my hunter 170 and it appears to be a little
87 Oday 192 - Swim Ladder Brian S at 10:39am 06.08.20 I have removed the plywood back panel from the port quarter berth, and crawled in over the lazarette
Mast mounted winch Leeward Rail at 10:39am 06.08.20 Also to haul crew up in bosun chair. Though haven't seen much of that lately. Yup. Though..With
Sad News-- Brion Toss has passed Rich Stidger at 10:39am 06.08.20 I have at least one of his instructional videos. He was a knowledgeable resource to sailors world-w

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