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Quick Dodger Question Michael at 10:50am 04.25.03 Smaller Boats 3/745 Looking in the archives for dodger info -- I saw a couple of very nice looking dodgers for the 26.
Need a source for Teak wood Skip at 10:17am 04.25.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1083 Does anyone know an affordable source of teak for making parts for the boat? West Marine has what I
Cockpit seat rubber bumpers Mike McMahon at 8:18am 04.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/935 I am looking for a source for the rubber seat stoppers on my 1985 h31. They are 1" in dia and 1/2" h
Hunter on a bouy David Strandberg at 8:13am 04.25.03 Ask All Sailors 2/907 I have a Hunter 23' that spends its summers on a bouy on Lake Mendota, in Madison, WI. We had very
Sailing with head sail alone Joel Murphy at 8:08am 04.25.03 Ask All Sailors 20/2733 What is the story on sailing with the headsail alone? I have read and heard that you can damage the
Questions about trailering a O'day 25 Dwight Thomas at 7:54am 04.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1163 My wife and I are in serious negotiations about purchasing an O'day 25. I am wondering how much wei
Trailering the mast - Mac 25 Bryan Oesterreich at 7:24am 04.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/898 I've just purchased a Mac 25 (1984) and need to trailer the boat home. The owner doesn't have the or
Mast Rake Reality Ric Shultz at 5:49am 04.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/863 Et al.All this discussion regarding mast rake distances based on trig, cosign, etc is great for th
Where should I advertise to sell my oday 25 Ron Thweatt at 5:27am 04.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/823 Need to sell my boat where is the best place to do it thanks Ron Thweatt
Spreader Sweep Mark Burrows at 5:14am 04.25.03 Big Boats 2/1018 What is the sweep angle of the spreaders on a 1985 H34?What is the sweep angle of the spreaders on
Slip size for 350 Gary at 3:02am 04.25.03 Big Boats 13/1160 Can a c350 be docked comfortably into a 14'5" wide slip? .. or is it going to high stress manueve
How does a First 235 stack up in PHRF? David Walters at 2:47am 04.25.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/6628 I have been toying with racing my First 235 with the local club, and even though I would probably do
The Captain software colin at 1:49am 04.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1235 Anyone have a website with detailed information on the Captain navigation software?
Sails For An M22 Greg Wright at 1:46am 04.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1002 I am looking for a used main for a 1985 MacGregor 22. If you have sails in good condition or know w
Come see us at Pacific Sail Expo! Phil Herring at 12:35am 04.25.03 Ask All Sailors 0/834 Don't forget, if you're attending Pac Sail Expo on Saturday, hang around for the Cruiser's Bash at 6
Simrad TP10 John Pelaez at 12:02am 04.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/950 Any one using a Simrad TP10? I have been thinking about an autopilot and Sailnet has a good price o
lake st clair mobile pump out? mike at 10:30pm 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1030 does any one know if there ia a mobile (floating) pump out service on lake st clair (harrison twp).
Valve cover w/o decompression lever Bill at 10:06pm 04.24.03 Ask All Sailors 2/919 I am replacing a cracked valve cover on a Universal M-25. I have a cover that does not have the dec
Cleaning connector contacts ed at 9:28pm 04.24.03 Smaller Boats 3/747 hello all,i wanted to see if anyone has come up with a spiffy way of cleaning the contacts (both m
Removing duct tape residue Rich at 9:25pm 04.24.03 Big Boats 10/1019 Am replacing my skylights on my H35. Over the winter I covered cracks in the old lights with duct t

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Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) BobbyFunn at 8:34am 05.21.20 All the above! Use the correct size line on the furler. 15 feet of no stretch control line. The li
Catalina 270LE - Bemini sail sfbay at 8:27am 05.21.20 The bimini in the photo looks like a good fit. You can get these from this site (SBO), Catalina Dir
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles NYSail at 8:26am 05.21.20 Going with the locking shackles...... Regarding the swivel., my furling top car is two sections whe
Temp range? marchem at 8:26am 05.21.20 Folks we are not checking for Corona Virus here. I'm guessing the variations are more to do with wi
Installing Turning Blocks (1) sail sfbay at 8:20am 05.21.20 Curious what is the purpose of a padeye on the mast? In answer to your second question I like a trip
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles BigEasy at 8:20am 05.21.20
Hunter New White Gel Coat Match Jake N Eggs at 8:12am 05.21.20 The gel coat that I purchased from the store here was a perfect match when I fixed some damage at th
Rabbit hole (2) BillyK at 8:11am 05.21.20 Last night i pulled out the loud and low powered engine blower and installed the new system i design
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles sail sfbay at 8:09am 05.21.20 Snap shackles are a tradeoff. They aren't as secure or as strong as a locking shackle, but they are
Extending 120 volt AC wiring (1) BigEasy at 8:09am 05.21.20 Not sure of the vintage of your Catalina; however, newer boats are supposed to have a water proof do
Snap Shackle rather than locking halyard shackles dlochner at 8:06am 05.21.20 The jib halyard needs a shackle that will swivel, the mainsail does not. I like these Wichard Headb
Stainless question Terry Cox at 8:03am 05.21.20 Hi Mark, Rail Makers in Everett works with SS all the time and could fix that hole in a jiffy. Call
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Maine Sail at 8:01am 05.21.20 If the wire between the shore power inlet and the AC main breaker is more than 10 wire feet, and it
Up Load issues... Phil Herring at 8:00am 05.21.20 I bumped up the maximum video file size and added a few more acceptable file formats. Give it a try
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast Crazy Dave Condon at 8:00am 05.21.20 Former Hunter & Catalina dealer whose boats used a mast raising system I designed Contact me via pr
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Justin_NSA at 7:57am 05.21.20
Irwin 28 on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 7:56am 05.21.20 @Meriachee Correct on geography. Also mast raising, how to put up? Keel or swing keel, either wil
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Ron20324 at 7:50am 05.21.20 I'd suggest hiring someone who already knows what they are doing.:banghead:
How many H23s were built? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 05.21.20 It did not take much time to build a small boat vs a large one. I wish you could have seen that as
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Terry Cox at 7:47am 05.21.20

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