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Catalina 27 displacement weight includes? John at 3:20am 05.14.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1308 Does the 6850 lbs of displacement weight for the Catalina 27 include any crew weight or supplies? Or
Best way to reconnect roller furler ? Marcus at 2:36am 05.14.03 Big Boats 5/787 Howdy-Due to some lift constraints, it is necessary for me to disconnect the forestay on my '84H34 w
Update Suggestion Please Jim at 2:23am 05.14.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1180 Peggy,At various times you have recommended replacing an aluminum holding tanks with plastic and sp
Don Evans David at 2:13am 05.14.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1205 Don,If you send me your e-mail address I will send you a few photos. david_caldwell@health.state
halyard slippage catalina 380 robert taylor at 2:12am 05.14.03 Big Boats 2/1065 I have a 2003 catalina 380, hull 379. The main and genoa halyards slip under load. The spinlock st
shroud positions for H34 David Dick at 1:16am 05.14.03 Big Boats 4/819 Can anyone tell me the correct order for the shrouds at the end of the spreaders and the correct ord
Bimini photos?? David at 1:12am 05.14.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1058 Hello,Thank you all for the great response to the 15 horse questions. Some days the weather chan
boat registration tom at 11:39pm 05.13.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1023 I'm thinking about living aboard and cruising. How do you deal with boat registration ,drivers licen
Hunter 19/Europa any relation? Gavin Maxwell at 11:39pm 05.13.03 Smaller Boats 1/1318 Just wondering if these Hunters are at all related to the ones I know. I have a Hunter Europa which
how do I determine rigging tension Doug Wilson at 11:37pm 05.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1649 Hi,I was just looking at the posting on rigging for the an oday 28 and was wondering, since the res
rotten core Jonathan at 11:21pm 05.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1107 The core in the foredeck on my Oday 23 is completely rotten. I was thinking of cutting it out from t
Speaking of Ports... Griffin at 10:59pm 05.13.03 Bigger Boats 2/1168 Does anyone have suggestions on replacing the neoprene seals in the ports? Mine are leaking because
Hunter in Australia Mark at 6:58pm 05.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/922 I am interested to know how many Hunter owners there are over here or perhaps I should say "down und
mast bend david smith at 5:47pm 05.13.03 Smaller Boats 2/899 The mast on the 240 has a lot of bend. Is this normal? Are they just soft? Have only had the boat
1977 Catalina 22 - weight/keel weight/PHRF #? Rod at 4:02pm 05.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2716 I am lookinginto buying my first Catalina 22. The owner says it weighs 1,800 lbs and keel weighs 55
Tiller to wheel conversion ( who done it ?) Marc Hamlin at 3:08pm 05.13.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 I'm hoping to find someone who has done a conversion. PLEASE a little HELP !
anchor light assembly Tom Germano at 2:47pm 05.13.03 Smaller Boats 3/1239 I have an '89 Cat 22 wing keel and recently had the mast unstepped. The anchor light has not come o
Sheeting in the Jib RIck Ealy at 2:18pm 05.13.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/896 I just started sailing my new Hunter 260. I have sailed many years on Hobie Cats and Catalina 25. I
Stepping H40 Mast with roller furling James at 1:45pm 05.13.03 Big Boats 3/763 I will be stepping the mast on a Hunter 40 with the B'R? rig shortly. According to the Hunter Manual
Continuous Or Discontinuous Rigging? Marc at 1:34pm 05.13.03 Ask All Sailors 4/2591 I have just purchased a 20 year old masthead sloop which needs rerigging. The current rig is keel st

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Mast Wiring Connections (2) jssailem at 10:18am 10.24.20 Here is my solution on my CAL. Note I have a deck stepped mast. The lines come through the deck into
Invest 95L jssailem at 10:07am 10.24.20 "Look at dat coo-youn feeding dat alligator!" Would that be dangling a chicken drum stick near the
Hunter 240 Furler sspan at 10:06am 10.24.20 In my years using CDI FF2 if not set up or maintained properly, no issues. However the internal j
Engine Heating Hot water (1) jssailem at 10:06am 10.24.20 With all the on line plastic T fittings on the internet I thought it would be relatively easy to fin
98 hunter H26 - Add chair? CaptainRan at 9:57am 10.24.20 I will be sailing pretty much exclusively in Lake mead where the main hazard I've encountered thus f
Can't Connect Hose to Seacock surfstud31 at 9:45am 10.24.20
Converting from roller furled to hank on jssailem at 9:42am 10.24.20 the need for a deck sweeper The need as defined by sailors often feels like more is better. From w
Converting from roller furled to hank on capta at 9:36am 10.24.20 I grew up sailing on the Bay, and other than the midwinter races, I don't remember the need for a de
Just starting out....am I thinking right? Meriachee at 9:35am 10.24.20
pressure switch fail? dlochner at 9:35am 10.24.20 Water pressure will depend on the pressure in the accumulator tank, and indirectly the pump's pressu
problems filling diesel tank (1) jssailem at 9:29am 10.24.20 From the USCG Boating site. https://www.uscgboating.org/regulations/assets/builders-handbook/FUELSYS
Propeller antifouling - B331 justsomeguy at 9:29am 10.24.20 Haul out, clean and spray on Pettit Barnacle Barrier.
Propeller antifouling - B331 kappykaplan at 9:27am 10.24.20 Barnacle Barrier works well. It's a spray-on paint.
Propeller antifouling - B331 Michael Davis at 9:26am 10.24.20 I have used anti fouling on my prop the last few years. Seems to work well here on the west coast.
Can't Connect Hose to Seacock surfstud31 at 9:25am 10.24.20
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 9:21am 10.24.20 so I figured out what was going on with the pump--not that I entirely understand it. I removed one
Osiris Rex? justsomeguy at 9:19am 10.24.20 Whoopsie? That's what I say when I walk into the kitchen and slip on the cat's water bowl spill.
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement Bluenose at 9:15am 10.24.20 Only $260 USD per metre, wow!
I win! jssailem at 8:45am 10.24.20 Spot on. You extend the top to add more sail. The base is often because of a failure. Note as you ad
Toerail damage B323 finding a replacement (1) joker460 at 8:37am 10.24.20 You need to contact Beneteau USA as there is something on their site as shown below. Looks like it's

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