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excessive weather helm Bill Greenberg at 7:59am 10.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1037 Is there anyone who has successfully eliminated the weather helm in a Catalina 28 tall rig when the
WINDLASS WORKING Terry at 7:45am 10.04.02 Big Boats 1/886 As I was trying to haul up my 40 pound Danforth anchor to reset it in rough waters at Ganges Harbor
Annapolis Boat Show - Phil are you coming out? Jim Seamans at 5:36am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1014 Phil,I'll be working the Hunter booth for Crazy Dave. The man has got to be crazy to let me do tha
Joe C. (Windward Passage...?) Tom M. at 5:28am 10.04.02 Smaller Boats 0/885 Joe,Regarding your outboard/rudder connection you wrote:"I used all stainless components which we
Electronics and Hatches Martin Bosman at 4:28am 10.04.02 Bigger Boats 5/1227 Dear Reader,I'm in the possesion of an O'Day 37 CC,year '78. I bought it just a couple of month ago
mossy growth / water intake Konstantine Bakintas at 3:47am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1069 Hello Everyone:We have a 28-ft sailboat in a year-around slip in Lake Grapevine and were curious a
America's Cup boats Pete Peterson at 3:36am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1112 Now that the Louis Vuitton races have started, I'm curious about the boats that are currently using.
Speed Calculations Jim at 2:53am 10.04.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1220 Can someone tell me how to calculate Knots into Miles Per Hour, and viceversa? What is the formula?
Drop-In Re-power John at 1:49am 10.04.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1111 I have a 78 H30. I have seen various threads about re-powers, engine type etc... But my question i
Strange odor Jay Muller at 1:46am 10.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1257 We have a 2 year old Beneteau First 40.7 we buoy race on the weekend. As there is a porta potty at t
looking to upgrade, hunter or seafarer Steve at 12:21am 10.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/891 i am considering selling my H23 for eaither a seafarer26 or a hunter 26. both used. mid 80's. doe
Power Inverters Tim Paul at 10:52pm 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 12/973 I'm looking to make my h26 more "kid-friendly" by installing a TV/VCR or portable DVD together with
Seaward Eagle Paul at 9:48pm 10.03.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1601 We are considering the Seaward Eagle. It is 32 ft with an option for a vertical retracting keel. Doe
Sail Cover/Canvas Colors Nelson at 9:14pm 10.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1013 What is the significance of sail cover/canvas color found in several newer Hunter models with grey c
Holding Tank Repacement Randy Williams at 2:49pm 10.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1001 Hello all,The aluminum holding tank in my 88Hunter30 has developed a hole in one of the fittings t
"Winglet Props" RON MILLS at 12:14pm 10.03.02 Big Boats 7/1087 I decided to post this separately from the other prop threads presently working so that it could hav
Forestay falls to leeward Tom at 11:49am 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 22/1698 Hi,I've noticed that my forestay arches to leeward quite a bit when close hauled. Experienced "pe
Mast Self-raising kit? David Mantz at 11:38am 10.03.02 Ask All Sailors 1/2135 I am refurbishing a 1980 19 Ft. Oday and am wondering if there are suggestions for self-raising the
Mast-raising kit? David Mantz at 11:16am 10.03.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/964 Does anyone have a suggestion or know if a mast-raising kit is available for my 1980 19ft Oday?
Help identifyning a part doug at 11:13am 10.03.02 Smaller Boats 5/1107 Need help in identifying the two aluminum (what I call brackets) on the mast, that when removed allo

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Sailing with Efficiency (1) Mr Fox at 12:54pm 09.02.20 This illustrates the effect well. Doing things wrong is learning and particularly fun on a boat (so
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 12:49pm 09.02.20 The mast deck plate on out M26S is IDENTICAL to your photo.
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:45pm 09.02.20 I had a big power boat turn dead onto me on a collision course with about 100 yards to me. ..... So
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 12:34pm 09.02.20 This image popped when I started windows... advertisement for something. A LOGO for this year, that
Water heater Mirwin at 12:34pm 09.02.20 I agree... a bit over kill
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 12:33pm 09.02.20 Anyone looking for a project boat? A little buff and polish and she will be just like new.
Funny Friday!!! (2) walt at 12:30pm 09.02.20 184504 184505
In Board Shrouds (1) Jackdaw at 12:26pm 09.02.20 OK wow. Seems Catalina finally got the memo that the boat was a dog with that tiny rig dragging aro
Water heater Stu Jackson at 12:23pm 09.02.20 In addition to the photo, Seawrad does indeed make a 20 gallon heater: SEAWARD 20-Gallon Water Heat
Motor will not cranked over Mike Oldak at 12:17pm 09.02.20 Another thing to check are the actual connections. I once had to track down an electrical problem th
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 12:12pm 09.02.20 Anyone looking for a project boat? A little buff and polish and she will be just like new.
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? kappykaplan at 12:08pm 09.02.20 Ted are you an Aussie? His profile says he's near Vancouver BC. :beer:
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 11:52am 09.02.20 Ted, I'm glad you could see that it is a fairly stout mast and that I'm not just a whiner. As near
hull speed, what it means. srimes at 11:46am 09.02.20 Actually it defines the displacement hull speed using the Length of water line. It is possible for
had the windows are done fred1diver at 11:39am 09.02.20
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? srimes at 11:29am 09.02.20 It's actually the change relative to the center of buoyancy that matters, not the change relative t
In Board Shrouds drewlamparello at 11:15am 09.02.20 The ancient C27 with inboard engine rates around 235 non spin in our local PHRF fleet. In my opini
Purchase a 1969 H.R. Pufnstuff boat. Timm R Oday25 at 11:14am 09.02.20 Thanks for posting this link. Now I can show this to my much younger wife .
OC 48 window leaking kappykaplan at 11:00am 09.02.20 Shouldn't have used silicone! :yikes: Better choice would have been Dow 795. :beer:
Water heater (1) Mirwin at 10:44am 09.02.20 184501

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