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Water Heater Leak in 30T Ed Munson at 5:58am 06.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/958 This morning I went to check on the boat and found an unusual amount of water in the bilge. I found
Mac 22 halyard rigging paul brock at 5:05am 06.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1120 Help, please. I am the brand new owner of a Mac22, and still relatively new to sailing. While getti
Boat rating Bruce Wilkinson at 4:31am 06.01.03 Racing 1/1529 Hello!We are about to start our second season of racing out of our home base Mariana @ Wabamun Alb
Paul's 15horse outboard??? David at 3:51am 06.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/998 Paul,I am currently looking to replace my 8hp honda outboard with a 15hp. Have you been on an O'd
Mast wiring conduit H260 Greg Zigmont at 3:41am 06.01.03 Smaller Boats 7/1448 I am ready to run my antenna coax down through the mast on my new 2001 H260. I have read some discu
Catalina 22 owners of British Columbia Bob Walker at 1:49am 06.01.03 Smaller Boats 1/1176 We have now owned our 1986 Catalina 22 for two years and want to explore some of the larger lakes in
mainsail foot dlentz at 1:44am 06.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/947 The aft section of my mainsail's foot keeps pulling out of the sail track on the boom. The clew is
Rudder post packing gland John Runciman at 1:24am 06.01.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1217 Following an inspection of a H33-1979,prior to purchase it was discovered that the rudder post packi
Removing Cabin Sole Capt. Allan Banyacsky at 1:02am 06.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1095 I'm interseted in inspecting the undersides of the cabin sole, located in the galley area. Although
Masthead sheaves - replacement parts and procedure Bob Sagebiel at 12:19am 06.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1472 I recently purchased a 1986 O'Day 322 (hull # XDYC0010D686) and the masthead sheaves need replacemen
Mooring Woes Mark Kerr at 12:04am 06.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/972 I recently put my newly acquired 1997 Macgregor onto my mooring and man, what a ride I got I couldn'
Furling gear problem Ken at 10:43pm 05.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/808 Our Hunder 410 jib furling gear track sections separated: the top section became separated from the
Inflatable dingy air loss Ken at 10:38pm 05.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1061 We have a Achilles hyperlon inflatable dinghy with one pontoon that empties its air overnight. Did t
VHF radio interference 356 David at 10:35pm 05.31.03 Big Boats 9/1195 I have a new 356 with an inverter and 2 shore power connections (main line and 2nd line for air cond
Mackinac Steve at 8:46pm 05.31.03 Racing 2/1573 Well, I registered for the Port Huron to Mackinac for 2003. Having completed a number of 75-100 mil
Epsco tillerpilot roger at 7:58pm 05.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1686 A neighbor has ofered me an old tillrpilot off a 28 foot boat that he no longer has. It is an Epsco
Looking for a US built Hunter owner in Europe Eduardo Melnick at 7:34pm 05.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/923 I would like to learn about the problems and technical changes needed for an US Hunter boat manufact
Rigg tension gage specs?? Mark Wieber at 5:25pm 05.31.03 Big Boats 5/1484 Mirage is a 1985 C36. She had her standing rigging professionally done last fall. While sailing with
Catalina 22 or 25 Quinn at 3:54pm 05.31.03 Trailer Sailors 12/4171 How long does it take to setup a catalina 25 from trailer. I am trying to decide upon purchasing a
Need info on the two diferent transums on 33.5 Anthony Peterson at 3:36pm 05.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1072 Hi, I am looking to purchase a Hunter 33.5 and have noted that their seems to be two diferent transu

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Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 4:26pm 11.01.20
Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 4:22pm 11.01.20 Out of curiosity, what do you have for your cabin top winches? I use my primary winches for asym
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments Michael Davis at 4:17pm 11.01.20
teak oil justsomeguy at 4:17pm 11.01.20 Whenever the wife gets anxious about appearances, I let her wipe teak oil on interior surfaces. Exte
Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 4:14pm 11.01.20 Going with a sprit is a good move, just be sure you have or also install a true spinnaker halyard,
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments kappykaplan at 4:14pm 11.01.20 Not wrong - just another way to git'er dun! :beer:
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments Michael Davis at 4:09pm 11.01.20 I knew I was doing it wrong. Works great now that I figured out what I was doing wrong.
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments BlowMeAway at 4:03pm 11.01.20 I'm doing it in Chrome on Win10. Works similarly on an iPad. Click on your userid in the uppermos
I have a rigging question PaulK at 4:02pm 11.01.20 Maybe you could go trolling in your new boat?
Replace the sheave on a block Reefing at 3:54pm 11.01.20
teak oil Michael Davis at 3:18pm 11.01.20
Yanmar 40 running hot [plus a couple questions (Where is seacock & Impeller access?)] (1) Barflyer808 at 3:15pm 11.01.20 Found the seacock in question...quickly found both the strainer and the impeller. The overheating cu
Propeller shaft key material Michael Davis at 3:09pm 11.01.20
Radar Head Elevation On Mast shemandr at 3:05pm 11.01.20 Why the difference with digital radar? Doesn't it still transmit EMR?
Propeller shaft key material (1) DArcy at 2:56pm 11.01.20 So the weirdest thing about my situation (but not completely surprising considering some things I ha
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 dancrosswis@gmail.com at 2:53pm 11.01.20 Thanks Les. Yep, I'll be joining the organization. I'm stepping up from a '34 and belonged to the
Replace the sheave on a block Allan12210 at 2:52pm 11.01.20 What Kloudie1 said. I used that method on my Lewmar Cheek blocks. The replacement axle was a clevis
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line BarryL at 2:47pm 11.01.20 Hey, I learned this as the 'letterbox drop' because the sail comes over the boom and under the main
Radar Head Elevation On Mast sailme88 at 2:43pm 11.01.20 It surprises me that the darn radar pole can cost more than a radar unit itself! It is very costly
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 LeslieTroyer at 2:41pm 11.01.20 That's encouraging information. I'm looking at the 45# anchor. Leslie, what size are you carrying

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