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Capri 22 vs. Catalina 22 vs. O'Day 222 David at 11:45am 06.27.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/5010 I'm looking to make the jump from power boats to sailing. What are your impressions of the three boa
Bent Rudder (3) Ken DeLacy at 11:38am 06.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1216 Just thought I'ld send a pick of a recent accomplishment of mine. How can you avoid this? Check to m
Bent rudder pic Ken DeLacy at 11:35am 06.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1038 Just thought I'ld send a pick of a recent accomplishment of mine. How can you avoid this? Check to m
Javelin Side Stays John at 10:55am 06.27.02 Day Sailers 0/878 I need new side stays for my Javelin. Any ideas where I can buy them?
Oday 272 wing keel Tim Daley at 10:38am 06.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2067 I recently ran across an Oday 272 wing keel (1986 or 87) that caught my attention and I am looking f
Zephyr woes Mike Maculley at 10:37am 06.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/949 My OMC Zephyr is being a pain in the stern. I just replaced the impeller and now am having problems
Rear Bilge Drain Bill Arneson at 9:37am 06.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1145 I seem to have a problem with water not draining from bilge under packing gland to main bilge in cab
hunter 33 repower time Edward Brennan at 9:17am 06.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1211 Alas, after many long years the Yanmar 2QM20 on "Time-Away" has failed. I need to repower and have m
engine shaft size? lee at 8:15am 06.27.02 Smaller Boats 3/986 i have recently acquired a 1972 22 cat.i purchased a 3hp gamefisher air cooled short shaft. when
cruisair carry on lee at 8:02am 06.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/5271 i recently hooked up a cruisair carry on 5000to the v-berth hatch. i have never used this type o
Topping Lift Attachment Dave Morse at 7:37am 06.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/893 I recently purchased a 1987 322. I am curious as to how the topping lift is supposed to be attached
Prop Shaft Michael McCann at 6:24am 06.27.02 Other Sailboats 5/970 I want to replace the original prop shaft on my C36. It is a 1" diameter bronze shaft. I asked you s
Replacing Gray Ports Question Ron at 6:08am 06.27.02 Big Boats 7/1186 I want to replace all my opening ports on my 1985 H34. I have checked online with Sailnet, Pompanett
Hull Speed/ PHRF rating for 272? Mark Swart at 4:11am 06.27.02 Bigger Boats 1/1593 I've seen PHRF ratings for 272 (outboard) from 225-240. Anybody have any ideas what is right, or wha
portlight seals for O'Day 22 Frank at 4:07am 06.27.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1141 The portlights on my O'day 22 leak slightly. I removed one and the job of re-sealing the glass in th
Hunter 37 rudder type and Hull/Deck Joint method Pdixon92084 at 3:55am 06.27.02 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2229 I am very interested in buying a hunter 37 cutter but I have a few questions regarding their constru
Yanmar 2GM, Starter panel Joe DuFresne at 3:11am 06.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/2360 Recently, when I kill the engine the alarm buzzer does not come on. Then when I turn the key to sta
Forestay on a Vision 32-how tight? Tom Boles at 2:58am 06.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1092 As we get accustomed to our new Vision 32 "Running on Empty", a question comes up about the forestay
78 H=27 Howard at 2:57am 06.27.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1050 I've removed the quaterbearth wall on several occasions on my 1978 H27 in order to replace hoses and
h460 Aground Clayton at 2:09am 06.27.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/849 There is a dramatic shot of what looks like either a 460 or 420 aground at the link below.Apparent

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Cruising RPM research Rick D at 4:52pm 08.16.20 OK, so my Yanmar 4JH2E is rated a top of 3600 RPM. When I installed my new prop, she would only do 3
Hunter 386 Window sail sfbay at 4:50pm 08.16.20 Could not open your attachment. Are these on the cabin top or side? Take a look at posts 7, 14, 15
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks Maine Sail at 4:44pm 08.16.20 What model charger? Reserve and Ah are not the same. There is no such thing as a 220Ah G-31 battery
Forespar T125 toggle track car for spinnaker pole socket S/V Honu at 4:37pm 08.16.20 Best price i have seen is just over $600, hoping for something less so i don't have to sell a kidney
Forespar T125 toggle track car for spinnaker pole socket Ted at 4:31pm 08.16.20 Forespar has them for slightly over $800. They're in close competition with the price of scrap gold.
146 Mainsheet cam cleat Hunter216 at 4:28pm 08.16.20 Had my new to me 2005 146 on the water for two weeks now and I love it. A step up from my sunfish
Cruising RPM research (2) Davidasailor26 at 4:22pm 08.16.20 Incase we need more somewhat confusing numbers, here is the Yanmar YM Service manual section on cont
Two banks, three batteries and new charger capable of charging three battery banks Davidasailor26 at 4:14pm 08.16.20 What is the make and model of the charger? Like Benny said the individual charger outputs are usuall
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 4:14pm 08.16.20 John is this what you use to see if it's ok to go sailing? Damn, Where did you find it. It has bee
Pre-purchase survey checklist (3) GSail at 4:02pm 08.16.20 Yes, this is what I'm talking about! Here is one more great example (got it on the www.cruisersforu
Pre-purchase survey checklist Phil Herring at 3:56pm 08.16.20 FWIW, I don't think it's a bad idea to have a quick cheat sheet on things to check when looking at a
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 3:31pm 08.16.20 Wow- I love it when a plan comes together and people can openly discuss thoughts. So for my 4JH2E r
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof whudatt at 3:30pm 08.16.20 Thanks for the reply, i'll check out Sairite's website !
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 3:27pm 08.16.20 Enjoy. Be safe.
Summer in the Salish Sea Michael Davis at 3:26pm 08.16.20 How does it feel to be back? [/QUote Feels pretty good John. Amazing how much warmer it is down her
Redo Mac 25 interior cabin roof Cmackg at 3:18pm 08.16.20 I put new hull liner on mine as well. Got it from sailrite, went by their how to video. For the hard
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 3:16pm 08.16.20 How does it feel to be back?
eye candy jon hansen at 3:16pm 08.16.20 -lmbVD3lxH4
Pre-purchase survey checklist GSail at 3:10pm 08.16.20 This is a cool detailed guide "How to do a marine pre-purchase survey". I want to provide a check-li
Cruising RPM research Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 08.16.20 As another data point, here are some excerpts from the Yanmar YM Series operation manual - rpm) fo

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