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Catalina 38 - Advice needed Rene Roberts at 4:12pm 06.20.02 Big Boats 3/1145 Recently purchased a Catalina 38 with a completely rebuilt engine. My first experience with a 38 foo
Hull speedsail boatunder sail harold at 2:00pm 06.20.02 Big Boats 6/785 can some one give me the method of hull speed with a 38 ft. water line -14 ft. beam.i live here in t
361 "Offshore"? Tim at 11:53am 06.20.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2201 I've just purchased a 361 (although I haven't gotten it yet) and I have a question to the 361 owners
Anchorages in and around Mystic, CT Daniel H. Pitman at 10:15am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1637 I am a Narragansett Bay/Block Island sailor who is looking to venture down the Long Island Sound for
Replacement holding tank for O'Day 40 Christian at 9:08am 06.20.02 Bigger Boats 0/966 Has anyone replaced the original holding tank on an O'Day 40? My original tank, a 20 gallon model f
C22 Swing Keel Cable Bolt G.L. Addison at 9:07am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 3/925 I have a '71 C22 swing keel. While in the process of removing the keel I noticed that the cable eye
Purpose of extra fixed line on mast Christian Dean at 8:40am 06.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1270 My O'Day 19 has an extra fixed line running from the top of the mast. It is not a halyard, since it
Cabin Heating Dan Grosz at 8:11am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1057 I'm planning a trip to Maine in late August and expect chilly nights. A proper marine cabin heater i
Furling Main Question Bob at 7:29am 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1353 We have a Hunter 320 2001 with an in mast furling system.Once your sails are out, do you leave the
replacing rigging Pat at 7:12am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/975 I have replaced the lower shrouds on my C-30. Can I replace the others 1 or 2 at a time or do I have
Roller Furling Chuck Kretschmar at 6:56am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1086 I have a 1988 Cat 30 TR that has the Hood continuous line (or loop) roller furling. In a nutshell, I
O'Day 28 Dodger Lee Millard at 6:50am 06.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1667 I have an O'Day 28 for which I am in search of a pattern to simplify the production of a dodger. Obv
Minor leak on 222 Dave at 6:36am 06.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1029 I have been getting a small amount of water in the bilge of my O'Day 222. When the boat sits at anc
AGM batteriesI have Patrick Magers at 6:14am 06.20.02 Big Boats 7/872 I have a H460 with the 76 hr. yanmar with the stock 80 amp internally regulated alternater. I would
Compass Fluid Leak Mike H at 6:06am 06.20.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1688 Can anyone advise me how to replenish the fluid in my Plastimo Contest 100 bulkhead mount compass. I
Hunter 31 Mike at 5:59am 06.20.02 Other Sailboats 6/800 My ice box is supposed to be 4.5 cu ft. with 2" of insulation. What compressor and evaporator do you
Bilge Water Sean Coerse at 3:17am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 12/954 Last night had a race in steady 15 knots. I was running late and got to the line 5 minutes before t
faucet removal David at 3:16am 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/831 I ordered a new faucet for the head of my 90 C-30. When I looked to see what would be needed I disco
whisker pole storage tony z at 2:50am 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1299 The whisker pole on our H-33 is a bit un-ruly as it is heavy. Any thoughts on this would be welcomed
Ports Dennis at 2:45am 06.20.02 Smaller Boats 6/809 A friend @ the marina has a 1982 Hunter 26 ' no computer so he asked me to post this- He says there

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Purchase advice - Puffer, Sunfish or other? Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 06.23.20 Not everyone has the space for a trailer... and even fewer know how to properly tow
RAM mic cable rewire? Project_Mayhem at 7:28pm 06.23.20 There most definitely is. It's dealing with way more than just mic and speaker. I'm really surprised
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS sail sfbay at 7:24pm 06.23.20 Found the grounding bus bar under the nav seat today.
Seaward 25 emergency tiller Dave Groshong at 7:17pm 06.23.20 That's it! Just know that most e-tillers are near worthless for steering over 15 minutes, just not
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel Sanfelice at 7:11pm 06.23.20 I have the EV100 on my Catalina and it does OK in lighter winds but in stronger winds it struggles.
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 6:59pm 06.23.20 Any discussion other than about the merits of those two units would be best on a different post bec
New M25xpb Jemmag9 at 6:58pm 06.23.20 Hello, Thanks everyone for the answers and ideas. It turns out the vent from the new pss shaft seal
Stuffing Box Adjustment NYSail at 6:56pm 06.23.20 When you adjust move small amounts at a time. Always can move more....... once moved packing gets pa
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS Tim Mills at 6:54pm 06.23.20 On my 41 there is a a grounding busbar inside the mast compression post cabinetry.
Life lines and padding Tally Ho at 6:53pm 06.23.20 I took the cushions off my lifelines...looked like crap and made stowing their lines when at the doc
Oceanis 45 Cockpit Lighting SoSound at 6:51pm 06.23.20 Good for both of you, I have NO idea where our receiver is located! :confused:
Slow turning Yanmar ysm 12 on 1978 Hunter 30. Benny17441 at 6:51pm 06.23.20 1) Check the batteries, make sure they are fully charged and healthy, 2) check the wires and connec
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install Tim Mills at 6:45pm 06.23.20 I have 2004 41, and the main thermostat is located in the main saloon right forward of the chart tab
Block Island is open as of June 1 Captain Larry-DH at 6:45pm 06.23.20 Was curious if Aldo's is circling the harbor with fresh fish or morning pastries? Not yet. And the
H410 Steering issue (7) scottdube at 6:40pm 06.23.20 For anyone interested I'll keep posting pictures as I go along with this project. I got it mostly a
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 6:38pm 06.23.20 viss, I have no doubt that if you tried a wheel pilot on a Tartan 3800 it was not up the the task.
Stuffing Box Adjustment Tally Ho at 6:22pm 06.23.20 I repacked my stuffing box with GFO packing over the winter. I had to adjust it a few times this se
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel Hayden Watson at 6:16pm 06.23.20 No, it won't, in my experience. Any amount of seas >3.5' or so and winds >25kt. and it will give u
Fun playing in the wind. jssailem at 6:14pm 06.23.20 You have had a fitful experience smattered with some glorious sailings. May you enjoy health, love,
Furling line stanchion blocks Hayden Watson at 6:04pm 06.23.20 Is Tom the new Guido? Possibly but I have always asked for Guido. Garhauer has never let me down.

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