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Happy Birthday, Princess Peggie!!! LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com at 2:39am 09.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1613 I saw "elsewhere" that you're the big SIX-UH-OH today! Hope it's grand!!LaDonna
To cover or not? Colin at 2:36am 09.17.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1282 I winter my Hunter in Ontario which means it is pulled and stored on the hard. Last year I used a t
306-Owners views. paul foster at 1:59am 09.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/941 I have a friend who is trying to decide whether to buy a new 306 .Has anyone got any thoughts on the
problem with CruiseAir AC unit Wayne Small at 1:21am 09.17.02 Big Boats 10/3470 I have a CruiseAir ac unit mounted beneath my forward v berth bunk. I just cleaned out the sea stra
Wine Storage R & B Young at 1:19am 09.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/922 We purchased our new 2001 Catalina 400 MKII in the fall of 2000 and have really enjoyed it. We have
AB Gori Propeller Steve Akseizer at 1:13am 09.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/977 Has anyone tried the AB Gori three bladed folding propeller with the Hunter 356. We are currently u
shoal keel Rob Verner at 1:13am 09.17.02 Trailer Sailors 2/2160 Has anyone launched a shoal draft fixed keel boat from a trailer? I'm considering buying a Hunter 27
H34 Bilge structure Scott at 1:07am 09.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1119 Can anyone tell me how the main bilge based/floor (beneath the main access hatch next to the aft din
C-30 table....up or down? Joe R., SV Skooky 3 - Cat 30 at 12:48am 09.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1024 I just traded my 98 H240 for an older C-30. Reading the owner's manual I see that they recommend ta
Hunter 270 Rob Verner at 12:37am 09.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/1913 Does any one know when the current 270 w shoal draft keel first came out?I'm looking for a used one
Groundings Ozana Halik at 12:13am 09.17.02 Ask All Sailors 14/1150 I'm interested in your opinions/experiences on how to get out of goundings, before calling a towing
426 - boat shows are dangerous!!! Ed s/v Ahbee at 11:55pm 09.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/900 Went to the Newport show to upgrade to a 356 - only I bought hull #1 of the 426 instead. It has som
Autohelm ST4000+ Brent Headberg at 9:59pm 09.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1111 Awhile back I posted some questions about my Autohelm ST4000 giving me a "LOW BATTERY" message. Wel
Cherubini style Hunter Craig at 9:29pm 09.16.02 Smaller Boats 13/5924 I have just purchased a 1977 Hunter 25 and I have been reading the articles in your forum and see a
Cherubini-style Hunter Craig at 8:51pm 09.16.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/732 I have just purchased a 1977 Hunter 25 and I have been reading the articles in your forum and see a
Shackles & Blocks-Is there a "right" way to use? Tom Boles at 3:41pm 09.16.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1131 In the course of upgrading the mainsheet on my Vision 32, I replaced the stock fiddle block with a s
Deck space John at 2:27pm 09.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1087 I am currently interested in purchasing my first sailboat. I was wondering what Catalina around 30
Alloy or chrome self tailing winches Pete Albright at 1:04pm 09.16.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1210 On new self tailing winches, Harken or Lewmar, is there a significant downside to aluminum alloy ver
Halyard winch size question Pete Albright at 1:01pm 09.16.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/806 I am looking for advice on sizing halyard winches.Please use the link below to my post on the Cher
Halyard winch size question Pete Albright at 12:58pm 09.16.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1473 I am bringing all the mast lines back to the cockpit. I am going to install Garhauer rope clutches a

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Catalina 315 stephen_i_w at 12:25pm 07.11.20 When you can keep us updated and Or Write a travel log to get published in Mainsheet! Looking forwa
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights jviss at 12:22pm 07.11.20 As for changing the steaming light, where's the plus in that as your engine is running and theoreti
Engine repair online course Tally Ho at 12:19pm 07.11.20 One of the boatyards near me (Crowleys) puts on an open house each spring. They have a big sale on
USCG Certified LED Navigation Lights capta at 12:18pm 07.11.20 Longevity. BTW, see @jssailem 's reply, above, about sealed nav lights. I've been using my seale
New Bahamas Regulation : Customs Check-out and Fee Benny17441 at 11:48am 07.11.20 There's just so many wonderful places where one doesn't have to jump through so many hoops (and pay
2007 Bene 373 Refrigerator not working yet the freezer is. Benny17441 at 11:35am 07.11.20 That freezer is not going to freeze anything at 45 F and nothing wrong with the temperature differen
Catalia 356 - Shaft dripping rate Ralph Johnstone at 11:26am 07.11.20 @Ralph Johnstone did it come to you at 3am? Nah, the only thing that came to me at 3AM was the ca
Introduction and first question Alansails at 10:38am 07.11.20 Hi Chris, Welcome to our awesome little group. It sounds like you have an exciting retirement plan
digital engine senders for old yanmars?? Mike Oldak at 10:36am 07.11.20 found it- How to convert analogue engine data and battery levels to show on your chartplotter - Pag
Summer in the Salish Sea Stu Jackson at 10:33am 07.11.20 So you have been locked up on the island for so long that you are giving your beers names? It was
Mainsheet traveler on H24.5 travelingjerryb at 10:29am 07.11.20 One other thing... If you want to get a sense of how much of a difference a traveler will make...
Question about PHRF Calculation Jackdaw at 10:27am 07.11.20 Unlike IRC or ORC, there is no such thing as a 'formula' for PHRF. The ratings numbers are based on
Catalina 315 Alansails at 10:22am 07.11.20 As I write this we decided to stay another day in lovely Detour Village MI. Two weeks on my c-315
Introduction and first question Ron20324 at 10:16am 07.11.20 I move around a lot. Lived in many places. Statute of limitations is my guess ?
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? (1) Rich Stidger at 10:06am 07.11.20 Can you point to which jet you replaced? e pages 15-18 for the pictorial like yours and a listing
Sailing and restoring #9874 (9) AaronD at 10:00am 07.11.20 Case for Tension Gauge and Windex (after a lengthy detour) I know you all have much better shop hab
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Rich Stidger at 9:54am 07.11.20 <snip> Now the only symptom seems to be when you let it idle for a minute then give it WOT, it dies
Introduction and first question rgranger at 9:52am 07.11.20 Maybe because there isn't much snow in Charleston or Alabama? And you took up sailing instead? I m
NPS threads question jviss at 9:47am 07.11.20 From Groco's document on this topic: https://www.groco.net/media/file/file/i/b/ibv-fbv-tech-blltn.p
Marina Restrictions on Boat Use? (2) sail sfbay at 9:38am 07.11.20

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