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Long Island Snd through Hell Gate??? Scott at 3:14am 02.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1218 A friend and I will be sailing/motoring a 30 foot with an 18 hp motor from Long Island Sound to the
Stack Pak - what happened to it? Ed at 2:36am 02.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/765 When I bought my 2002 326 it was offered with either in mast furling or a "stack pac" (or a similar
Sunbrella Blue? Dick at 1:53am 02.05.03 Smaller Boats 6/1034 I'm having my mainsail converted to a StackPack by Doyle. Can anyone tell me what the actual Sunbrel
Towing the dinghy. Frank Arndorfer at 11:42pm 02.04.03 Ask All Sailors 24/4017 Now that time will start permitting, we want to start doing some extensive coastal cruising on the G
Cracks on the inside of the hull??? Art at 10:08pm 02.04.03 Smaller Boats 2/1016 I have a friend who is looking at a boat just like mine, a 1984 C-22. He looked the boat over and f
What size genoa? Chris Hughes at 10:01pm 02.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1165 I am in the process of getting quotes for a new suit of sails for "Heron", a 1982 O'day 23.My sail
Cleaning a sail Doug Dannen at 9:36pm 02.04.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1020 I have bug spots on my jib from rolling it up with the bugs still on the sail. How do I clean these
Window re-bedding Ed at 9:28pm 02.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1231 I have some window leaks on my 1982 O'Day 25 and I am considering re-bedding the windows myself. Has
H37C water tanks. Ed Schenck at 9:19pm 02.04.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1076 Just wanted to thank Richard Shelby for his photo essay. On the "Photo Forum" are pictures of his H
3 Blade Prop Jack Melton at 7:17pm 02.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1011 I am thinking of changing my two blade prop to a three blade. I have seen an ad for the Campbell Sa
How did you deal with the loss of your rudder? Mark Major at 3:30pm 02.04.03 Ask All Sailors 4/987 Recent exchange has given rise to this question, and though I have my solutions, I'm curious as to h
Thinking of buying 1996 h-280. Any input? Tim McGee at 2:32pm 02.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 12/1187 I currently own a h-23 and am wanting to upgrade to the 30 foot range. I ran across a 280 that seems
Designer Sail? Paul M at 1:31pm 02.04.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/939 After watching the cup races I was wondering if I could paint or dye a design on my Doyle head sail.
O'Day 23 Mark at 1:03pm 02.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1281 Hello everyone,Wanted to share with those here who own Oday 23, that i've begun tinkering with my
Location of outboard starter switch Bernie Peine at 12:37pm 02.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1008 I have a '92' Hunter 27 with a 9 hp electric start outboard with pedestal steering. My problem is th
LIFE VESTS Robert Dean at 12:14pm 02.04.03 Racing 3/1452 When racing how many crew do you carry ??Where do you stow your life vests (PFD's) for the crew ??
Excellent Mac trailer Mod Chip Giles at 9:46am 02.04.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1063 Take a look at this cool trailer mod. http://hcgiles.home.mindspring.com/trailermods.htm
OK, how do you get access to this alleged conduit Tom M. at 7:50am 02.04.03 Smaller Boats 12/877 that is supposed to run from the power panel to (I assume) the compression post headliner area. I'm
new mac page up Joel Santarone at 7:15am 02.04.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/916 Wanted the mac owners out there to know that we have replacement rudder blades available.The 22, 25
installing new head & hoses John Dodge at 7:12am 02.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 My next job is to replace all of the hoses on the head and holding tank. I don't believe the set up

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New 1 1/2 sanitation hose to old 1 5/8 thru-hull patrickkidd at 4:23pm 09.16.20 The raritan hose is a very flexible hose...... Recommended by the Head Mistress herself. Man, this
Adventures in reefing (1) jssailem at 4:08pm 09.16.20 Leech... Not what you meant...
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 4:03pm 09.16.20 I guess the bigger question is, why would you put a boat that you value in the water at night in an
Hello from Upstate NY williamtl at 4:01pm 09.16.20 Sent you a pm with my number, not local but willing to talk.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 3:59pm 09.16.20 @Timm R Oday25 Correct, mooring fields are seldom shown on charts (I won't say never, but seldom) s
Remove Hunter 28.5 Mast Mr. Dave at 3:47pm 09.16.20 And please block the mast up before you stick anything personal under it, one twitch of the crane or
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Timm R Oday25 at 3:41pm 09.16.20 What confuses me is that there is nothing stating there are any mooring fields shown
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? TimFromLI at 3:39pm 09.16.20
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 3:38pm 09.16.20 @Timm R Oday25 I certainly don't intend to disagree with you. We went through this exercise about
Remove Hunter 28.5 Mast victorhoisington at 3:34pm 09.16.20 On the hunters the junction is at the mast base (under the mast. You will need to raise the mast up
Furling mast, weird switch capta at 3:25pm 09.16.20 So for anybody else who has this question years from now, here is the answer, thanks to Mike Bickfo
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Mr Fox at 3:23pm 09.16.20
Rust Never Sleeps. smokey73 at 3:20pm 09.16.20 Well, to start off, that weld would never pass a QC inspection when new! There appears to be incomp
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Timm R Oday25 at 3:19pm 09.16.20 My intent wasn't so much to disagree with anyone . My intention was to learn from each of you . The
Hello from Upstate NY rgranger at 3:12pm 09.16.20 oh yeah.... and Welcome! :biggrin: This is a great place to ask questions and test your knowledge.
Hello from Upstate NY rgranger at 3:11pm 09.16.20 You can private message people on this forum by hovering over their avatar. Do a search for 26D i
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? PSR at 3:05pm 09.16.20 I would defiantly put some nuts on the studs before I hauled the boat out. Excellent suggestion!!
SV Preston Point rescue rgranger at 3:03pm 09.16.20 short answers 1/ what idiot goes out in a small sailboat when a hurricane has been
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings smokey73 at 3:02pm 09.16.20 By the way, I display the regular anchor light at the top of the mast and a second all around light
Rust Never Sleeps. Mr. Dave at 3:01pm 09.16.20 Remember, it is stainLESS steel, not stainPROOF steel. It will still rust, especially the lower grad

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