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Marine Air Systems Air Conditioner Failure Jim Logan at 2:03pm 05.25.03 Ask All Sailors 5/3967 Has anyone had a Marine Air Systems air conditioning system with the Passport II control fail in suc
Kingfisher Sailboats Ed at 2:00pm 05.25.03 Ask All Sailors 0/909 Anyone heard of a Kingfisher dinhgy? Just purchased one and like the looks of the little girl. 197
3.5" Rudder Shaft who manufactured the packing box (1) Stirling Hasen at 1:58pm 05.25.03 Big Boats 0/796 Hello Everyone.Since my Iron H-Beam upper rudder support (Hunter 54) has basically turned into iro
2QM20 start-up after 6 years update Richard McDonald at 12:44pm 05.25.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/950 I did get my 2QM20 to start-up successfully today after 6 years of dry dock. Thanks to all that resp
Mysteriously Filling Bilge Gary at 12:27pm 05.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/838 I have a 30 foot Oday and I have it out of the water and on a cradle and my Bilge is been filling up
Need to buy a mainsail cover William at 11:53am 05.25.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/927 Where best to buy a mainsail cover?
PowerThruster Miles Meyer at 11:29am 05.25.03 Ask All Sailors 0/846 Have new 8 hp outboard for 24 ft. sailboat and wonder if a power thruster, would help performance, s
Monkey Jim Bessinger at 11:21am 05.25.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1426 The tray that held the canon balls in the old sailing ships was called a monkey. There are knots wi
Seahood cracks Gail at 10:36am 05.25.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/841 Hi All,We have a '76 Cat 30 that we purchased a few years ago and have noticed several cracks in t
Rudder responses TIM at 9:41am 05.25.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1077 Thanks a billion for all the help with rudder photo's etc. I will be able to fabricate a new one wit
Pots & pans John Dodge at 7:53am 05.25.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1063 Has any one tried the pots and pans from the Hunter Chandley?
water ballast port gasket Terry at 6:40am 05.25.03 Smaller Boats 26/2423 I am replacing a bad gasket on the water entry port of the ballast tank on the H26. I unscrewed the
New stewardship Robin Craig at 6:11am 05.25.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/851 Hello all, just a quick note. I am about to become the person looking after and sailing a 42ft on be
Rigging tension Rob Hays at 3:11am 05.25.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/892 Saturday while sailing my '91 Hunter 18.5 in the most consistant breezes since we bought her a coupl
Dimished Boat Speed Scott Narum at 2:21am 05.25.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1161 I've had my current boat (Hunter 326) for over a year now, and when I have motored it this year afte
Has anyone tried in-boom furling? Douglas Miles at 1:55am 05.25.03 Smaller Boats 1/678 I saw the interest and comments about the in-mast furling systems. I have not been that impressed to
Roller Furling Ann and Neil at 1:23am 05.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/919 We have several questions, and wondered if you could answer or forward this email to another MacGreg
Rudders Ann and Neil at 1:16am 05.25.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/815 To help improve the steering when under sail, we have been told that the steering may be improved wi
Fan locations on 26/260? Ron Mehringer at 1:13am 05.25.03 Smaller Boats 6/795 I was wondering where some of you have mounted fans on your 26 or 260? I'm looking for ideas.I hav
Gudgeon replacement on Catalina 25 Dan at 12:49am 05.25.03 Smaller Boats 1/3428 My upper fitting for the rudder, i believe it is the gudgeon, is bent. I am trying to replace the f

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Cabin Cushion Snaps rgranger at 10:11am 08.16.20 You know.... command strips now make a velcro like strip. The are marketed for hanging pictures and
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 PaulK at 10:09am 08.16.20 The Victoria looks like an older design (1977) and the keel might make launching and retrieving a pr
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 10:08am 08.16.20 @DrJudyB I do not question your description of the proper I measurement, I do wonder why we use tha
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive (3) rgranger at 10:06am 08.16.20 Yes it did self level... and I've done this trick several times. Here is a gasket I made for a keel
Cruising RPM research (1) kloudie1 at 10:04am 08.16.20 quick thoughts.. Attached is the curve set for the Yanmar 3GMF .. Note that the continuous rating is
Cabin Cushion Snaps sail sfbay at 10:04am 08.16.20
Pre-purchase survey checklist Stu Jackson at 10:04am 08.16.20 This dude posted the same thing over on cf. I answered the same way Don did. :) and added this: Boa
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot Hunter216 at 10:01am 08.16.20 I wish I could help as a thank you for all of your supportive and knowledgeable posts! Unfortunatel
Hunter 38 a/c saloon vents (1) sail sfbay at 9:56am 08.16.20 I am planning an ac installation on my Hunter 46 without head liner vents. Might refer to the Hunte
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 9:55am 08.16.20 @Rich Stidger That is very consistant with both the CAT white paper and the Marine Propulsion paper.
Legend Series Plastic Laminate rgranger at 9:50am 08.16.20 Are you referring to the final coating? That would be gel coat. There is a gel coat color chart
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone rgranger at 9:48am 08.16.20 There are some well reviewed water proof tablets and this is the direction I will probably go but fo
Pre-purchase survey checklist Don S/V ILLusion at 9:45am 08.16.20 There are big books written about how to inspect boats.
Cabin Cushion Snaps rgranger at 9:43am 08.16.20 Lub them and I have round Velcro disks that hold the cushions in place no snaps. Nick :plus:
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing capta at 9:42am 08.16.20 LOL- I solved that problem :) I glassed over EVERY hole below the waterline on Tehani . I have deck
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 9:41am 08.16.20 I recently did a long haul with my H26 and posted about some of the trailer problems I was having.
Cruising RPM research Rich Stidger at 9:39am 08.16.20 I have a 50hp Volvo diesel in my sailboat. I had an opportunity early on to have an engine trial wi
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot DrJudyB at 9:38am 08.16.20 Thanks. CDI has probably already done that. CDI asked me to help them find someone via my online ne
Cabin Cushion Snaps GunnerJim at 9:31am 08.16.20 I use a tool called Top-Snapper Canvas Snap Tool on my Bimini curtains.
Pre-purchase survey checklist Kings Gambit at 9:24am 08.16.20 How many sailboats have you purchased/owned?

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