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Motor power versus safety? Rich Songer at 10:10am 09.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1103 My wife and I are new to the sailing world. In fact, we are considering making the Mac '25 (1983) ou
Wax over Easypoxy Michael Allen at 9:48am 09.08.02 Smaller Boats 0/906 I have just painted my deck using Easypoxy. I would like to wax the deck. My question is which pro
Taking on water neil at 9:14am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/911 I'm a new owner of a 77 O'Day 23. During aggressive sailing I seem to be taking on water and have to
new on the San Francisco Bay area, Roger Fernandez at 8:31am 09.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/955 We just recently moved from the Southern California and sold our boat before moving, we are currentl
Venture 21, Worst Case Senarios?? Kenn Lewis at 7:02am 09.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1384 I am very interested in learning about the worst case senarios experienced by owners of Venture 21;
Why do they call them "Marine" toilets? Tom Boles at 5:57am 09.08.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2100 Peggy, you've been active in the RV world and since I have a boat ' a TT, I thought you'd be the per
Shaved off keel on 22 Tina at 4:56am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1036 It was suggested that because my keel only measures 17-18 " instead of the 23" that the previous own
West Coast Hunter Cherubinis. Dana Kern at 3:16am 09.08.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/862 Why is it that I do not see any Hunter Cherubinis at my home port in San Diego? Many times I have ha
8 amp charger to 10 amp smart charger Bob at 1:47am 09.08.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1022 I am interested in changing the ten year old 8 amp charger to a 10 amp smart charger, what things sh
O'Day 27 Core Material and Replacement Rusty123 at 1:01am 09.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1187 I have been negotiating to purchase an O'Day 27. the boat has been neglected for a number of years a
Cradle for H31 Sloop Richard Keeton at 1:00am 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/986 Would like to purchase or rent(60 days) a cradle for Hunter 31' sloop.Kentucky Lake sails is closes
Mast Radar Wiring Charles at 12:53am 09.08.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1057 Have decided to finally bite the bullet and add Raytheon radar to my 1981 37' Cutter. Mounting the 1
algae Jim Hughes at 12:51am 09.08.02 Other Sailboats 6/952 I just pulled my boat from a lake,and the hull and rudder are covered with algae.I took soom tide an
H23 anchor rode layout? Terry at 12:41am 09.08.02 Smaller Boats 3/872 I looked at a 1986 H23 yesterday and I could not figure out how the anchor rode was to be run. I not
H34 main sail specs Matt at 12:19am 09.08.02 Big Boats 2/921 Does any one know the measurements of H34 main sail any year model will do?ThanksMatt
Depth Finder Lies Roger at 12:01am 09.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/976 Sailing in the ever -shoaling Cape Cod waters, I keep a weather eye on the depth finder. Now I have
Link 2000 Update John Richard at 11:53pm 09.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/873 I broke down and bought the Link 2000 from Jack Rabbit Marine. They were great to work with and the
Cleaning acrylic portlights Guest at 10:02pm 09.07.02 Smaller Boats 5/2036 Is there any special cleaner to use on acrylic, or will plain old Windex do the trick?
How to increase holding tank capacity on H34? jim oursler at 4:49pm 09.07.02 Big Boats 10/1350 The title says it all. How to increase capacity of the holding tank on my 83 H34..
Problems with reeving a 6:1 mainsheet on a V32 Tom Boles at 4:33pm 09.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1792 So, inspired by the possibility of an easier to use mainsheet and tempted by some very fine blocks I

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H33 battery upgrade buddy0 at 6:22am 08.18.20 I recently evaluated options for upgrading my battery bank on my 05 Hunter 33. I really wanted to pu
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ron20324 at 6:21am 08.18.20 I am trying to relax by fixing a few other things in the boat. Gin & Tonic, Rum & Coke, Bourbon &
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter dlochner at 6:21am 08.18.20 No, I am looking for the 10 watt panel in front of the companionway deck mounted. Thanks A 10 wat
Catalina 25 sail question rgranger at 6:19am 08.18.20 And... you often see boats with a black stripe near the top of the mast. This is for racing and it
Tiller Boat Cockpit Table Ron20324 at 6:11am 08.18.20 Sorry I cannot find a pic of my ex-1992 B235, hull 430... First off, I raised my B235 rudder up o
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:08am 08.18.20 Listen to the suggestions about the sail being blown out. You said original sail making it 22-29 ye
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter Bill Creadon at 5:56am 08.18.20 No, I am looking for the 10 watt panel in front of the companionway deck mounted. Thanks
Uni-Solar Panel Replacement for 456 2004 Hunter sesmith at 5:54am 08.18.20 Hopefully, that was a misprint and you meant 100 watt. If so, Renogy makes some reasonably priced f
Hunter 240 dry weigths Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 08.18.20 With the damage to the bow being that low warrants an inspection to the water ballast tank lid as th
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working (1) RitSim at 5:49am 08.18.20 My windlass has a reversing relay so the switches don't handle the high current. 1) Check power at
Catalina 25 sail question Ben4195 at 5:44am 08.18.20 http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/default.asp I used to have a C25, and my gooseneck was NOT
Anchor bow roller jmce1587 at 5:42am 08.18.20 Glad to hear the good news on the install. Any chance you can send pics of in progress and/or compl
Backstay Failure Ron20324 at 5:41am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:31am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Backstay Failure shemandr at 5:25am 08.18.20 Huh? I used ring type cotter pins for decades and never saw any evidence of them working their way
Sails to live for. (3) TomY at 5:22am 08.18.20 On a hot day in light air last week, we were sailing through the Merchant Islands in eastern Penobsc
Sewage smell shemandr at 5:17am 08.18.20 It could be from the vent.
Backstay Failure RoyS at 5:05am 08.18.20 The only way you can have a clevis pin fall out is if it was secured with a ring type cotter pin. Th
Backstay Failure garymalmgren at 5:04am 08.18.20 Did the mast fall forwards ( a backstay failure) or did it fall aftwards (a forestay failure)? Gary
Backstay Failure dlochner at 5:02am 08.18.20 Like @Will Gilmore I"m a little confused about what happened. There is no main stay on a boat. The

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