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12 HP BMW engine ?? Rich Meyer at 8:54am 01.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/988 HelloThis is my first entry into the forumI am looking to buy a 30 ft CatalinaThe boat has a 12 h
Feathering propellers Chuck at 8:38am 01.16.03 Big Boats 7/1208 I have just traded my 36' for a new 400 Catalina. I would like to replace the three blade fixed bla
Bottom Painting Dennis at 6:39am 01.16.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/967 Last fall I purchased a 2002 26X. I was only able to get it out once and then had to store it for t
AHOY -Newbie on deck! Red Beard at 5:35am 01.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/920 I just wanted to say Ahoy and introduce myself. I will be closing on a new 2002, H260 this Saturday.
dutchman ON H-31 lloyd at 5:30am 01.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/833 I AM GOING TO THE STRICTLY-SAIL SHOW IN CHICAGO IN A FEW WEEKS,AND GOING TO BUY A NEW MAIN. I ALLREA
Engine repair books Brad at 2:54am 01.16.03 Ask All Sailors 2/978 I looking for manual to guide my maintainance on a 1978 9.9 Evinrude. I've seen a couple of differe
chainplates Dave Slepoy at 2:37am 01.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/960 I am going to convert to a split backstay on my Catalina 28 (1991). I need another chainplate, does
Which Boat to Buy? Randy Ward at 1:57am 01.16.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/888 HELP!Can anyone help me focus on which boat to buy? I'm looking at Hunter 31's, 33's, and 34's. T
Boat buying advice John at 1:36am 01.16.03 Ask All Sailors 15/4421 I need advice on buying a boat.Here are my conditions:1. It will be used on a 10 mile long lake as
Power for an inflatable Pete at 1:26am 01.16.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1048 I will be purchasing an outboard motor or electric motor for an Achilles LEX-96 (9'-6 X 4'-9) inflat
Cover material John at 1:21am 01.16.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/984 Anybody know where I can get a small piece of the interior material used in the 1980's on Catalina 2
Winches Bill at 1:07am 01.16.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1033 I know this sounds like dumb question for you experienced sailors but who else better to answer.....
Oval sink drain replacement Ken Johnson at 1:03am 01.16.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1499 I have a 1985 Catalina 27. The head has an oval sink which I have polished back to looking like new.
Looking for AMF Apollo owners Tim Long at 12:41am 01.16.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1876 I am looking to find other owners of this boat located in the northeast and eastern seaboard. I have
Newbie with a M versus X question Wayne at 11:03pm 01.15.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/985 After looking at the MacGregor 26X my wife and I have pretty much decided it is the boat we would li
Boom length on H25 Bryan Howell at 10:55pm 01.15.03 Smaller Boats 2/826 My 1975 H25 has the longest boom I have ever seen. It reaches almost all the way thru the cockpit t
Hunter 26.5 Leaks Geoff at 10:46pm 01.15.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1253 After every heavy rain storm we have water on all of our cushions and sometimes in the bilge. I thi
Hunter 30 prop specs? Andy at 10:11pm 01.15.03 Racing 2/1868 I have a standard 1988 Hunter 30, bulb wing keel, which I'm hoping to race in PHRF-N this season. I
Still wondering about the sail drive Ron Thweatt at 9:28pm 01.15.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/901 My sail drive runs great if I am going to keep this boat and upgrade it a 1978 model in great shape
Cabin Leak in my Hunter 30 Rick Warner at 8:30pm 01.15.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/2120 I have sailed my 1980 30' Hunter, "Tense Moments" out of South Haven, Michigan for several years now

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OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 3:17pm 09.26.20 Buy that $69,000 IP35 that @CarlN wrote about, or at least look at it very carefully. New chainpla
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 3:16pm 09.26.20 Island Packets are no Maserati. Construction quality is similar to Cape Dory. Here's a 1989 Island
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? justsomeguy at 3:14pm 09.26.20 tell me what all the Island Packets are going for Buy that $69,000 IP35 that @CarlN wrote about,
Drilling a hole for a USB port in the DC panel (1) jaysweet at 3:12pm 09.26.20 All done: very quick and easy with the step drill bit in the aluminum panel. Found some "step-down"
Back-up Depth Sounders? shemandr at 2:51pm 09.26.20 A fair point. Using depth to fix your position depends on the bottom contour changing. Not all are
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:50pm 09.26.20 Wow, you are making friends quickly..... sounds like you have it all figured out already. Have a ni
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:46pm 09.26.20 Island Packets are no Maserati. Construction quality is similar to Cape Dory. Here's a 1989 Island
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:42pm 09.26.20
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? Davidasailor26 at 2:41pm 09.26.20 My dear Wormwood sir.....Baloney !! :). ...... how much bluewater experience do you actually have
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? CarlN at 2:41pm 09.26.20 Island Packets are no Maserati. Construction quality is similar to Cape Dory. Here's a 1989 Island P
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 2:39pm 09.26.20 So that was you! Not sure where I got the Mike part. Lol. I live in Rolla so won't be back for a bi
Back-up Depth Sounders? Head Sail at 2:35pm 09.26.20 My wife bought me a hand held battery unit that works great..... not expensive and pretty cool to h
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? cb32863 at 2:35pm 09.26.20 Wow, you are making friends quickly..... sounds like you have it all figured out already. Have a nic
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 2:32pm 09.26.20 Thanks everyone thinking this through with me. Currently: line tied to starboard side of boom, throu
Trailer noise Tsam at 2:25pm 09.26.20 Thanks to all for the feedback about the bearings possibly being the source of noise. I have always
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:21pm 09.26.20 The ever popular question, "Which boat is better A or B for (fill in the purpose)? Almost always co
Back-up Depth Sounders? (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 09.26.20 I've heard before about how you could supposedly determine your position from depth soundings. What
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? dlochner at 1:46pm 09.26.20 The ever popular question, "Which boat is better A or B for (fill in the purpose)? Almost always com
Back-up Depth Sounders? NYSail at 1:43pm 09.26.20 My wife bought me a hand held battery unit that works great..... not expensive and pretty cool to ha
NEED a new Auto Pilot? capta at 12:59pm 09.26.20 I would put reliability, power consumption, and ability ahead of cost, on an autopilot. It will beco

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