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Center vs Aft Cockpit CORKY TROTTER at 12:14pm 07.07.03 Ask All Sailors 7/7323 All,I would be interested in some discussion of the relative attributes of center vs aft cockpits.
Lightning protection Ken DeLacy at 12:14pm 07.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1094 Watching a beautiful lightning storm right now in the Gulf of Mexico and am wondering how a keel ste
Sprint Atlantic 'A' Windlass H410 Wayne at 12:08pm 07.07.03 Big Boats 1/1036 Hi,Over the winter the dealer installed a Simson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic 'A' GD 12V RC8MM windlas
rudder raising and lowering CORKY TROTTER at 12:05pm 07.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1203 For those of you who raise and lower your rudder often here is my solution to the problem of resista
Signet depth sounder Pejman at 10:53am 07.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2430 Can you tell me how to set the alarm on the Signet depth sounder (SL172)? I have never had one of t
Wind Instruments and GPS's and Wheelpilot help.... David Underwood at 10:23am 07.07.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1033 I have connected my CP150C to my WP30 wheel pilot and it works great for motoring and navigation, bu
help!!! lost my front hatch mike at 9:56am 07.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/987 my front hatch blew off in a lake michigan storm, if you see it in burham harbor or know where i can
28.5 front hatch leak Craig Shaw at 9:14am 07.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/872 The front hatch on my 1985 28.5 needs a new seal the hatch is made by Gray Industries in Tampa Fla.
Keel Pin Gagews at 9:08am 07.07.03 Smaller Boats 3/993 I recently purchased a Catalina 22(1973). There is a locking pin that sets the keel(under the seat
Mast pin Buss at 9:00am 07.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1057 Does anyone know where I can find the pin that attaches the mast to the deck bracket. I lost mine t
A good definition of weather helm please.... Francois Machabee at 9:00am 07.07.03 Bigger Boats 3/1760 Hello all!I have been trying to tune my rig for a little while now on my O'Day 37 CC with little s
5411 diesel, saltwater cooled, gate-valve John at 8:00am 07.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1120 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 with a 5411 diesel (11hp), saltwater cooled. My engine gate valve (T-valv
Kenyon instruments William Niessen at 7:34am 07.07.03 Big Boats 1/1093 The kenyon instruments on my 37 Legend do not work, period. I believe that the previous owner was a
Raw water intake - 2 questions Paul Akers at 7:30am 07.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1982 1. This past long weekend I had an incident that has been bothering me. It has been a consistent on
Yet another Yanmar 2GM question.... Tim McCartyt at 6:49am 07.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/983 I seem to encounter a situation with regard to throttling forward in gear. It seems that I really n
Diesel problems Rob at 6:44am 07.07.03 Other Sailboats 7/832 Well we are back from 2 weeks on the water....2 days of which had great wind!.Question for the gro
tune standing rigging O'Day 35 Jay MacDonald at 6:40am 07.07.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1657 Just got my O'Day 35 back from haulout. The forestay was removed to make repairs to the bow. I had
diesel questions Rob at 6:37am 07.07.03 Ask All Sailors 7/972 Well we are back from 2 weeks on the water....2 days of which had great wind!.Question for the gro
Roller Furler Jim at 6:23am 07.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1130 I bought a used MacGregor 26x last year. It came with a CDI roller furler that acts as the forestay.
Painting teh Toe Rails Jim Arthur at 6:18am 07.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/3087 We recently purchased a '79 H-30 and are going through an extensive refurb.Here's my question. Vi

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Matching old gelcoat to new dlochner at 7:45am 10.30.20 Its been 6 months and looks pretty bad. I need to clean my icw mustache so i'll do the whole side w
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:38am 10.30.20 The life of a Walmart Greeter...:laugh:
Starbrite antifreeze recall Pirate Dave at 7:37am 10.30.20 Only addition it would be nice to have to their explanation is what the actual problem is with the m
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. Terry Cox at 7:29am 10.30.20 This is what I did to our boat, a very versatile solution. Hunter 42 Owner Modifications and Upgrad
Matching old gelcoat to new gettinthere at 7:17am 10.30.20 Its been 6 months and looks pretty bad. I need to clean my icw mustache so i'll do the whole side wi
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. (1) Joe Blizzard at 6:58am 10.30.20 I needed some u-bolts on my transom to accommodate a split-backstay modification. There was no way t
Bimini measurements for 23/2 John K Eckert at 6:57am 10.30.20 Great advice. Thank you. Fortunately, the boom on the 23 sit high so there appears to be loads of cl
What shackle for halyards? garymalmgren at 6:57am 10.30.20 A shackle for a halyard would be a halyard shackle as sail sfbay has suggested. And as his link says
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 6:56am 10.30.20 Well with all the Hoopla about Wal-Mart throwing out good food , they asked us Employee's for sugges
What shackle for halyards? kappykaplan at 6:55am 10.30.20 The old ones. :stir::poke:
What shackle for halyards? justsomeguy at 6:54am 10.30.20 Which ones are you using? The old ones.
Matching old gelcoat to new dlochner at 6:54am 10.30.20 The gloss will eventually even out. Start with buffing out the old gelcoat to get it as shiny as pos
What shackle for halyards? dlochner at 6:50am 10.30.20 For the main halyard, I like the Wichard Thimble Shackles. These have a screw pin which makes it eas
Bimini measurements for 23/2 (1) sail sfbay at 6:47am 10.30.20 About height............make it as tall as you can without it hitting the boom, since the ComPac 23
Bimini measurements for 23/2 sail sfbay at 6:41am 10.30.20 While you are looking for dimensions you might find the article on sailboat bimini design helpful:
Hypalon glue, need a lot gettinthere at 6:38am 10.30.20 I've had poor results with hypalon glue. I have had excellent results with 5200. I added a D ring pa
Attaching flag to fiberglass without through bolts. Joe at 6:36am 10.30.20 If you're mounting it on the deck, it will most likely have a wood core beneath the thin layered fib
What shackle for halyards? (1) sail sfbay at 6:35am 10.30.20 Mainsail Halyard Shackles - Practical Sailor
Boarding step build gettinthere at 6:33am 10.30.20 Leather! I'll have to try that on the feet of my steps. I went with rough sawn teak. Gives good grip
Bimini measurements for 23/2 John K Eckert at 6:30am 10.30.20

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