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No Warranty Transfer from Catalina on a used boat? Denise at 12:05am 03.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/933 Hi. We are getting very close to buying our first boat, a used 2001 Catalina 310. When I asked tha
prop for Honda 50 Dennis Park at 10:34pm 03.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/900 I have a 2003 26x with a 50hp Honda. The prop that came with the boat is a 10 1/2 X 12". I am gett
Mac 26D on Ebay Jerry at 9:31pm 03.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1044 For those who visit this site inquiring about purchase of Mac 26, not X or M- There is a no reserve
Kenyon Knot Meter mark at 8:45pm 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1909 Do you know of anyone who has parts for kenyon knot meters, or is a replacement the only way to go?
Headsail Storage Bags Browndog at 1:16pm 03.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1121 I'm looking into purchasing a headsail storage bag in the interim while I save to purchase a roller
Hollow Leach Jim at 1:08pm 03.21.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1473 I have been thinking of having a 105% Genoa made for my Hunter 31.My sailmaker wants to make it wi
rebedding forstay chainplate Mike Franks at 11:04am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/923 I need to rebed forstay chainplate and bow roller etc. Is there anyway of getting to the interior n
Depth Sounder/Gage Denis Kingsley at 10:52am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/948 Question:I sail on one of the finger lakes which goes to a depth of approximately 600'. I am consi
Modern Rigging for DaySailer II Dick Wilson at 10:03am 03.21.03 Day Sailers 1/1254 I seek information about rigging to update a DaySailer II. For example, best replacement vang, jig
lines aft Dennis Bidney at 9:27am 03.21.03 Smaller Boats 3/813 I would like to run the main and foresail halyards to the cockpit on my H25 (1980). Anyone with exp
bimini top leaks Ed Allen at 8:16am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1174 Has anyone had any luck re-waterprofing sumbrella fabric. heard a lot of ideas including thompsons w
st4000 auto pilot parts craig shaw at 7:43am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/985 I have a older sr4000 auto pilot and would like to find the hand held controll for it any help as to
Hull repair John Marth at 6:58am 03.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/949 Does anyone have a suggestion as to where to find a replacement rub rail and plastic under rail for
H37C Cabin Leak Mark at 5:24am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1059 I have started noticing a leak (when raining) coming out from the overhead through the holes for the
FINISHING TEAK steve rainey at 5:02am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1166 Well I've been doing alot of reading on refinishing teak on the outside of my sailboat. Whats the re
Thanks Phil Rick Webb at 4:36am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 0/950 I came home, took my uniform off opened a beer and was ready to respond to a post from this morning.
Autopilot Drive Unit Replacement Bob MIller at 4:33am 03.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/870 A friend of mine would like to replace the belt driven unit on his old Autohelm 3000 autopilot with
Any Chainplate Leakage? RonD at 3:26am 03.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/941 In some recent C310 posts it was evident that they have already experienced a history of chainplate
Hmmmm... John Visser at 2:59am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1059 How boring this has all become! And for one who has been here for a couple of years, how dreadfully
Continuous Furling Lines (continued) ............. Ralph Johnstone at 2:58am 03.21.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1217 A few days back a post was written about end splicing a continuous furling line. I've been there an

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Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 10:37am 05.16.20 i tried the site john gives and i get a security warning not to go there. so, with these new theor
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kings Gambit at 10:21am 05.16.20 Kevy, The best way IMO to check your anchor position during the night is to use the radar. After se
Toilet Issue AwwShucks at 10:16am 05.16.20 Thanks to all - fixed the issue with a new joker valve this morning. The old one was clearly not c
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. DrJudyB at 10:13am 05.16.20
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F (1) Alan Gomes at 10:11am 05.16.20 Today warm up engine then ran in reverse gear to 2550rpm. Steady no issue for 5-10mins. Throttle up
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jon hansen at 10:08am 05.16.20 i love this stuff too. for me, as you know, i'm a huge frank bethwaite fan. i love the trimming , i
C22 Removable instruments (2) Lazy1 at 10:05am 05.16.20 But for some rubber or foam tape I think this should work well. I might need a little more length in
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness JamesG161 at 10:01am 05.16.20 Lancer 27 PS Sailboats Maybe someone here knows. But you can drill and tap it to get the thickness
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. DrJudyB at 9:49am 05.16.20
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Sailfanatic at 9:44am 05.16.20 hey, in sailfanatic's video, in the background, there is a macgregor 65', very cool! http://sailin
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. shemandr at 9:35am 05.16.20 I agree that you don't need to aggressively back down on the anchor as soon as it's on the bottom.
Fuel pickup tube Rich Stidger at 9:31am 05.16.20 Only you can pull the tube and measure/examine to learn the distance. FWIW, my pickup tube for BOTH
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kings Gambit at 9:30am 05.16.20 Thanks for all the great advice! I'll try the wind method. The wife and I had some hand signals w
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. jssailem at 9:17am 05.16.20 in sailfanatic's video, in the background, there is a macgregor 65', very cool! Jon, you have the
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. jon hansen at 9:16am 05.16.20 hey, in sailfanatic's video, in the background, there is a macgregor 65', very cool!
Anchoring...yes, Im asking an anchoring question. Kevy at 9:15am 05.16.20 Thanks for all the great advice! I'll try the wind method. The wife and I had some hand signals wo
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness (2) sail sfbay at 9:13am 05.16.20 Brian, left click on Isomat Mast Sections and you will get the table below.
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness JamesG161 at 9:12am 05.16.20 It really depends on the spot on your mast and the reason for wanting to know. The base is much thic
compression fittings-- ARE TINY! little breeze at 9:11am 05.16.20 Im Glad to see ya got it. I have tried to tackle one of them on my day sailor which is a smaller, h
compression fittings-- ARE TINY! little breeze at 9:08am 05.16.20 of course the manufacturers video shows them assembling the largest fitting of all time-- and of co

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