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In Mast Furling William T Allen at 10:07am 05.16.03 Big Boats 3/989 I have a 2001 Catalina 400 MK II (Hull # 233) with in mast furling. It has beenworking well and I h
Kick Up Rudder Won't Joseph Washburn at 8:25am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 3/1144 My 1988 Catalina 22 is equipped with a kick up rudder. However, it is difficult to raise and lower.
Painting the swing keel Travis Schafer at 8:19am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/1107 I am trying to paint the swing keel housing on my Hunter 22 and I don't think I'll be able to drop t
Motor Mount Joy at 8:15am 05.16.03 Day Sailers 1/1086 Hey Sailors..We're docked in a small channel off Lake Erie and must motor out to sail. I've got a sm
Need a sealant... Frank Sears at 7:50am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/792 The winter of 2001, I installed a through the hull depth sounder. Last summer it worked great. A n
Oday/Catalina-which boat ? What size? Alan at 7:18am 05.16.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1176 Fellow Sailors- I need help,my wife and I own and sail a Catalina 22. We are looking to sail Lake Er
Need ideas for diesel replacement on 1978 C27 mjbliemel at 7:12am 05.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1524 Just doing some preliminary fact finding on what engine I should consider to replace my aging Petter
Overweight launching Tom Baldwin at 6:57am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 5/812 I'd like to get a 216, and dry-sail it. Weight with trailer would be about 1,800 lbs or so. (The 216
Topping Lift Bryan Oesterreich at 6:52am 05.16.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/907 I've got my mast lowered, and I'm looking for some advice on how best to install a topping lift. (th
H23 Rudder Help Dave Laing s/v WindSong at 6:47am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 3/896 Has anyone replaced the cam cleat on their h23 rudder? Old cleat worked great until it wore out. Rep
Crab pot stories...anyone? Dale I at 6:18am 05.16.03 Ask All Sailors 4/951 (True story).... I almost fell off the stool when the sailor spun this one... Upon taking deli
Head odors Warren at 5:22am 05.16.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1199 On a recently purchased Catalina 30 the PO never had the holding tank emptied prior to storage last
Spinnaker block connection Bob at 3:47am 05.16.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/952 I never sailed with a spinnaker but my 1977 Venture 21 came with one when I bought it last year. Fro
compression crack razorback at 3:11am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/942 my wooden compression post on my 1983 C22 has developed a sizable crack along it's length .I am plan
Penetrol Michele at 2:36am 05.16.03 Ask All Sailors 8/2260 I've been reading the archives about grey chalky toerails and seems like Penetrol is the way to go.
name this boat? (1) Terry Arnold at 2:33am 05.16.03 Ask All Sailors 2/903 Here is a great restoration project on her initial sea trials, short tacking out of Rocky Bayou, Nic
h36 holding tank (2) Jim Boernge at 1:39am 05.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/907 I recently purchased a Hunter 36. I'm looking for information from any Hunter 36 owner that has an
Racor 110A fuel filter on a 290 Gregg at 1:17am 05.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/927 I have a Racor 110A filter as the first stop off the fuel tank, mounted in the engine compartment. T
Head stay tension with a roller furler???????? Hayden at 12:49am 05.16.03 Smaller Boats 2/977 I just read about using a Loos guage to ensure proper tension on the shrouds. Makes sense. The pro
mast mount deck light bulb John at 12:39am 05.16.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1045 must I buy a bunson chair and hoist my 200lbs up the mast,will it support me?,just to replace a bulb

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Hunter 290 with no arch MattyShmatty at 7:01am 08.15.20 So I am picking up the boat today. Spoke with the previous owner about it and he cleared it up for m
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 watercolors II at 7:00am 08.15.20 Buy the best kept boat with the most stuff added. When you have to add stuff to make it perform bet
Tall Ship Sighting (1) Hunter216 at 7:00am 08.15.20
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 6:45am 08.15.20 You know, I see this a lot, and I think it's a misnomer. I think there's an optimum power output f
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? Tally Ho at 6:44am 08.15.20
Topping Lift - 1992 Hunter 30 jssailem at 6:40am 08.15.20 Chris you might look for the line at a outlet serving the arborists or logging companies. They have
HANK ON FRUSTRATION jssailem at 6:35am 08.15.20 I'm going to make a line out of a piece of life line You might want to use some water resistant li
Want to remove my icebox -Hunter 25 ft 1978 (5) Danasi at 6:34am 08.15.20
My first sailing video .... jssailem at 6:25am 08.15.20 Thank you Andrew. An enjoyable video. Looks like you made the trip with relative ease.
Danforth anchor rules SFS at 6:24am 08.15.20 I see what you did there. Rock on Tom.
Remember the Sun Screen (1) odaydokay at 6:22am 08.15.20 About 21 Euros for a huge 300 ml tube as shown in photo. Not sure about shipping. Amazon.de. Note
Danforth anchor rules odaydokay at 6:14am 08.15.20 Got that Maine look about it. Can take that for granite..............
Danforth anchor rules Ron20324 at 6:10am 08.15.20 ...when a granite starts to gobble down a Danforth for lunch.,,, I recognize that Rock from the Mup
Hunter 290 with no arch coolair at 6:06am 08.15.20 Looks like a really nice boat. We have a Hunter 280 which is very similar. Please consider caref
Securing the mast at the base (1) rpludwig at 6:04am 08.15.20 That looks very much like a GOOD mod by some PO, by the way it is machined, etc. I like it, trying
Danforth anchor rules jssailem at 6:01am 08.15.20 The photo is just too perfect. It is nearly impossible to catch that perfect moment when a granite
Cruising RPM. jviss at 5:55am 08.15.20 the generally accepted optimum percentage of max RPM that holds for diesels (i.e., ~80% of max) Yo
Want to remove my icebox -Hunter 25 ft 1978 shemandr at 5:39am 08.15.20 Which Hunter 25 is it? The original Hunter 25 was first built in 1970. Then there was the Hunter 2
Genoa Clew Ring thinwater at 5:24am 08.15.20
Topping Lift - 1992 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 5:22am 08.15.20 Thanks for the update. I will get an order placed this weekend.

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