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Cat 22 Owner's manual Dave at 9:06am 04.02.02 Smaller Boats 2/931 I have just purchased a used Catalina 22 but there is no manual to help with the rigging or any othe
SAIL HANDLING AND TRIM W/ IN-MAST FURLING Tim at 7:16am 04.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1229 Did a check of the archives but there is precious little info in there about sail trim with an in-ma
Hunter Rendezvous Ron at 4:29am 04.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/853 May 17-19, 2002 @ Houston Yacht Club. Sponsered by Gulf Coast Hunter Sailing Association... Call Ch
H260 manufacture repairs... Frank / MD / H260 at 1:58am 04.02.02 Smaller Boats 12/983 Yesterday, I received, in the mail, from Hunter Marine a brief letter, 2 pages of a diaghramed instr
Anchoring Tom Racette at 11:34pm 04.01.02 Day Sailers 5/1116 I recently purchased an od 25. Each of my previous boats have had a bowsprit and I could keep my an
outboard motor mount spring repair mike at 10:39pm 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1959 the bottom length (the straight part) of the heavy duty coiled spring sheared off and now the spring
why buy hunter daryl at 12:55pm 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1057 I am just starting to shop for a late model sailboat in the 26-27 foot range. I plan to sail it on
Marina's on the way to San Diego Bert Kinyon at 12:02pm 04.01.02 Destinations 3/1325 I'm planning a sail down the coast in July and want to plan my stops along the way.Where do I find
ELECTRICAL QUESTION #1 Terry Cox at 11:46am 04.01.02 Big Boats 3/830 Some boats (Freedom) have all their seacocks wired to the boat's bonded ground to help reduce electr
Holding Tank Jim A at 10:43am 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/875 Does anyone know the capacity of the holding tank of a 1992 Hunter 28?
Centerboard drop Wayne Randolph at 9:49am 04.01.02 Day Sailers 2/958 Has anyone dropped a Mariner or Rhodes 19 centerboard by lifting stern off trailer? Seeking informa
holding tank D Herrmann at 6:25am 04.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/841 Does anyone know the capacity of the holding tank of a 1994 29.5 Hunter? Thanks.
replacing mainsheet traveler .. recommendations? Steve at 4:17am 04.01.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1116 I'm repleacing my mainsheet traveler on my Beneteaue F235 this year. Any sugg
raise mast on macgregor 21 ft Sach at 3:10am 04.01.02 Trailer Sailors 1/2084 I have a gin pole to raise the mast on my 21 ft macgregor.I saw a mast raised on a 21 ft macgregor w
Hunter 235 ... Center Board or Swing Keel? Hayden Jones at 1:21am 04.01.02 Smaller Boats 2/1351 Having just purcahsed a '93 Hunter 235 I am now beginning to question "stuff"? I have heard the k
Wisker Pole Operation?? Paul at 11:43pm 03.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/863 Hi,I am still updating my "new" 1980 C30 and learning to sail her. My previous sailing experience
Mirabella Super Sloop Sean at 12:27am 04.01.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/712 Just checked out the web site for Mirabella. A 245 foot sloop with a 270 foot mast. The specs are u
ST-4000 Mk setup Mark Wagner at 10:22pm 03.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/926 Recently I upgraded to a Raymarine ST-4000 Mk2 autopilot on my H31. Everything seems to be operatio
"Winged keel" vs Deep keel Jef at 7:48pm 03.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1619 Hello!My Hunter 326 is currently being built in Portland (England), and I originally opted for the
Crew looking for a boat! mark p at 1:03pm 03.31.02 Other Sailboats 0/747 I am looking for an unpaid crew position on a boat pretty much anywhere between May 8th and May 31st

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Whales Tom J at 10:57am 03.16.20 Warm water, sunshine, lots of food. What's not to like!!!! Actually, the whales don't eat while th
Stuffing box help Richard19068 at 10:50am 03.16.20 I'm attempting from the port lazarette if that's helpful. Things I've tried: Loosening with 14"
Hull polishing advice Meriachee at 10:49am 03.16.20 Collinite is the best stuff ever!
Fixed-blade Replacement For Martec Folder jssailem at 10:30am 03.16.20 Fast bottoms, a check with Kelsey at WestbyNorth might provide important information to help your cl
Hull crack and oil canning Hardhead at 10:26am 03.16.20 If you really want to go for broke - I'd try to remove it from the bunk trailer - and try to stomp t
Hull polishing advice (1) jssailem at 10:24am 03.16.20 I've heard.... n... Wax Off.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 10:20am 03.16.20 Hope to find out more tomorrow. Good Luck... Couple of retired friends who were happy with the mar
Stuffing box help Dave Groshong at 10:17am 03.16.20 Not sure if it will help, but this old article by MaineSail is fantastic: https://forums.sailboatow
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? jssailem at 10:16am 03.16.20 More likely it is the Temp Sensor. When I installed mine I was seeing high charge voltage. @mainesai
Stuffing box help Paleolithic at 10:06am 03.16.20 Thanks all for the help, I'll be back down there this weekend to attempt again and will report back!
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? genkinyc at 9:51am 03.16.20 Uurgh I am just not having much luck with battery chargers.. I threw my previous charger out for ove
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? Justin_NSA at 9:43am 03.16.20 Defective charger maybe? Not sure if there is any way to know if they are damaged. Did they boil ove
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? genkinyc at 9:39am 03.16.20 Good point - Yes I double checked the program, I called Interstate and got the data sheet for my bat
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? dlochner at 9:33am 03.16.20 Have you checked the charger's program to make sure it matches your battery type?
Stuffing box help Claude L.-Auger at 9:30am 03.16.20 Banging might cause severe damage to the transmission. Cleaning, Soaking with PB Blaster (or similar
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Terry Cox at 9:24am 03.16.20
high water? walt at 8:36am 03.16.20 that the ocean temperatures have more effect that atmospheric temperatures. Here is a somewhat c
Stuffing box help Whatfiero1 at 8:28am 03.16.20 I'd clean it all up first with a wire brush then spray and then heat if in water shaft will cool wit
secret new storage lockers in H42! (5) mbaker at 8:13am 03.16.20 Been using it for years. Storage under port side also. I cut a access in the sole forward of the m
Hull polishing advice SG at 8:08am 03.16.20 If you have Awlgrip (or some other paint), I'd not use wax.

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