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Dingy antifouling John Richard at 12:57am 06.02.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1650 I was cleaning my inflatable the other day after returning from Catalina Island. A diver (boat bott
Cat.30/Universal 10 lee at 12:41am 06.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/924 could anyone give me their experience or opinions of using a univeral 10 ona cat 30 ? we just b
Converting table to berth on 356 Chic Lasser at 10:16pm 06.01.02 Big Boats 2/1072 We lookied at a 356 yesterday and when we attempted to convert table to berth it was A. Difficult an
88 H23 wing keel Matthew at 7:13pm 06.01.02 Smaller Boats 5/1104 I need to order a new mast step for my Zspar mast. Is anyone familiar with this process? I can fin
sailing to the bahamas in a 26 chuck wilber at 3:10pm 06.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1435 anybody ever sail a hunter 26 water balist boat to the bahamas from miami,If so tell me what i'm in
Whisker pole for Oday 25 155% genoa Tim Fletcher at 2:35pm 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1302 I need to get a whisker pole for the Oday 25 I just bought with a 155 genoa. I am wondering if the W
Pensacola to Key West Chief at 1:45pm 06.01.02 Destinations 4/9461
Main sail clips fall out of mast track Bob Perkowski at 1:06pm 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/7594 just bought a 1984 31' and found that the main sail clips fell out of the mast when i lowered the sa
ballast question Mark at 1:00pm 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1212 I bought a '76 22 ft. oday that seeps water out of the corner of the keel. How does it attach to hul
Hunter 34 Mast Shortened Brent at 11:57am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1248 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Hunter 34 from the second owner of the boat. He said the original
buryed the rail..which sail to drop for less area? Guest at 11:42am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1341 Today I had the O22 out, and when coming up a gust of wind pushed her way over. I am happy to say th
Hunter 34 mast shorted Brent Lewis at 11:39am 06.01.02 Big Boats 2/1075 I am considering purchasing a 1985 Hunter 34 from the second owner of the boat. He said the original
Replacing hot water heater hoses Michael Wallach at 11:24am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1055 I need some advise. I have a 1992 Hunter 33.5 which has a leak in a hose running from the engine to
removing traveler cars David at 8:51am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1280 Today while attempting to replace the traveler lines I snapped the bolts on the traveler car. This
Renault deisel temperature question Jim Arrighi at 7:48am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/950 I just bought a 1980 Hunter 27 with a small Renault diesel. It has a temperature gauge, which basic
cleaning shore power cable scott sale at 7:35am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1386 Hello all! A very "interesting" situation happened on the dock last week. A fellow sailors boat ha
Ideas for a unique race Dan Geltmacher at 7:18am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/970
Mariner centerboard trunk (in cockpit)-leaking ? Tim Daley at 7:12am 06.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1222 The centerboard trunk (in the cockpit) of my Mariner has two holes in the top of it - one (the more
Honda 1000 Generator/ Heart Charger/inverter OK? Rick D at 5:37am 06.01.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1823 pardon the ignorance here, but I was contemplating purchasing a Honda 1000 or 2000 generator, but a
tall rig heighth lee at 5:21am 06.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/953 can anyone tell me the mast heighth of a cat 30 and would anyone also know the heighth of themobil

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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
Smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors kappykaplan at 5:00am 08.18.20 I purchased a home CO alarm for the boat in 2013 - too many false alarms, so I took it down. After

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