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Grey Goop - What is it?? Steve Hall at 2:01pm 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/883 On my boat, in several places, I have found this grey goop that is used to hold the wiring up in are
keel lock pin location? marc at 1:56pm 05.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1862 is there a pin to lock the keel in place when it is in the down position and where is it located?
Hot water heater check valve Matt at 1:44pm 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1245 Just a heads up to other Catalina 310 owners about a possible problem with a check valve located in
Looking for Tanzer Advice Dan at 1:19pm 05.20.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2603 I'm looking for information on a good sail boat 19-26 footer. I've owned a 18 foot Hobie Cat and ha
Bolt at bottom of compression post Brian Hanna at 1:06pm 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/741 After stepping my mast this spring and resetting all the standing rigging, I noticed the bolt at the
question regarding yanmar diesel gary gelbfish at 12:53pm 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1114 i just bought a hunter 30, 1980. My question is: How do I know what type of engine is in the boat?
schroud tension George Columbano at 12:28pm 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/866 I have recently bought a 91 hunter 23. I'm looking for information on proper mast adjustments. Whats
Folding prop for OMC saildrive Tim Fletcher at 12:18pm 05.20.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1639 I just purchased an Oday 25 witht the OMC saildrive. I notice a steady "shake" in the tiller as we
Folding prop for sail drive Tim Fletcher at 12:15pm 05.20.02 Other Sailboats 2/880 I just purchased an Oday 25 witht the OMC saildrive. I notice a steady "shake" in the tiller as we
Chain plates on 28.5 Mike at 12:07pm 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/997 I am trying to rebed the chainplates on my '85 Hunter 28.5I can't get them off. The receiving nut
autohelm Joe Kern at 11:24am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/750 gtrbone@cfl.rr.com for more information
Autohelm Joe Kern at 11:16am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/776 Here is one idea from a 270. Email me at gtrbone@cfl.rr.com if you want more information
29.5 rigging robert at 10:52am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/854 would anybody have instruction for the tuning of the 29.5 with two spreaders, I lost my manual thank
LEAKY PORT HOLES Leif Rasmussen at 10:41am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1326 acouple of my orts have just started to leak. Not bad just a few drops. I decided to remove one and
Lewmar Opening Port Seals Steve Day at 10:22am 05.20.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1327 We have an Oceanis 400 with the rectangular Lewmar opening ports. We have had a terrible time trying
26x galley make over rhonda at 10:17am 05.20.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3721 Has anyone redone the galley storage area on 26x? The molded black face inserts are so shallow, we'd
Jim, a question Tom Ehmke at 9:43am 05.20.02 Other Sailboats 3/800 about Simply Brilliant. My e-mail address is tomclaud@wcnet.org. Thanks,Tom Ehmke
Roller furler for a Catalina 22 Steve Everts at 8:58am 05.20.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1422 What is the correct furler system for my Catalina 22 if I want to install a roller furling system?
shower sump/battery storage? steven f. at 7:02am 05.20.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1031 I've been reading a lot about the shower sump's on the H33's. I have a 1981 model H33 and the sump
AutoPilot Installation h27 75-84 William Church at 6:41am 05.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1000 Plan to install a Simrad WP10 on a 1980 h27. I'm aware of problems with the wheel diameter but was

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H260 Boat Covers RolfSail at 5:05am 06.18.20 Check out Ship Shape Products. They are out of Duluth MN so they know how to handle snow. Several of
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? jviss at 5:03am 06.18.20 Radar is...only useful if you do overnight cruising. Baloney.
yacht specialties steering RoyS at 4:47am 06.18.20 I have the same boat that you have. Although Yacht Specialties is out of business the pedestal is qu
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 jviss at 4:44am 06.18.20 @SoSound , that kit is a really good price, thanks.
Fitting jacklines with a pop top garymalmgren at 4:38am 06.18.20 Jack lines allow a certain amount of play (port to starboard) and on a small boat they are not pract
Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S Justin_NSA at 4:37am 06.18.20 How fast can your 9.9 push? Mine came with a late 70's 9.9 merc that ran but would've need an overh
West Wight Potter P19 David Van Ess at 4:04am 06.18.20 Hi folks, I finally got the keel to drop!!! Perseverance, Sawzall, Free All, and beating on it with
Brown stuff no rotary device yet. east coaster at 4:01am 06.18.20 Have contacted catalina regarding this matter and the only response has been "picture is worth a tho
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:43am 06.18.20 We were able to make another race. Lots of Coast Guard action on the bay and in the sky. Sadly, a U
Fat head main on frac rig danstanford at 3:07am 06.18.20 Would it conflict with the backstay?
Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S George_NJ at 2:46am 06.18.20 Our 26S had a 5hp Nissan when we bought her used. It was fine but the Admiral wanted more power sho
Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S George_NJ at 2:45am 06.18.20 I have the same O.B. and LOVE it. It also has a 6 Amp alternator, starts on the first pull and i
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington azsailing at 10:15pm 06.17.20 thanks guys!
Fitting jacklines with a pop top srimes at 10:10pm 06.17.20 No - to fully open the front hatch, we remove the soft shackle attaching the jacklines to that pad
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Rich Stidger at 9:58pm 06.17.20 Try a trick I saw a auto glass technician use. He cut the old adhesive holding the windshield with
Reefing a Widgeon sail cliff02138 at 9:12pm 06.17.20 Might be interested in this thread on reefing a widgeon mainsil. Below is an excerpt from the attac
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Ken D C at 8:43pm 06.17.20 Thanks, Rich. To diagnose I too overfilled the tank. Water seeped out of the seam around the tank in
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? John Nantz at 8:40pm 06.17.20 Very interesting post about what Dana wrote in "Two Years Before the Mast". Locally (well sort of),
Anchor Locker 1979 Catalina 27 27 Cat at 8:32pm 06.17.20 Any luck with your anchor locker Jim? I have a 75 Cat 27 and would also like to install a locker.
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 SoSound at 8:13pm 06.17.20 I ended up ordering this kit from eMarine Systems in Florida. It's two SunPower 110W panels, a Vict

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