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oday genoa use owen at 5:57am 05.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1298 I would like to buy a genoa for my oday daysailer type 11. does any one have any help on what size o
Looking for a Short-list of Daysailers Mark Corson at 5:01am 05.06.02 Ask All Sailors 12/4412 What do you recommend as a short-list of sailboats that meet the following criteria? I am looking
Best Way to Clean Vinyl Cockpit Cushions? Steve at 4:57am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1387 My '86 Cat 30SR came with gray, vinyl cockpit cushions. Over the years, they have become dirty (gene
2qm 15 water pump Kevin Hostler at 4:40am 05.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 My 79 2qm 15 raw water pump in my H33 has been leaking for some time . I am probably going to rebui
new genoa Thomas Wanderer at 4:37am 05.06.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1052 I am installing roller furling on my jib and getting a new 135% jib to go with it. The sheet block
Adequacy of fuel/water for cruising Caribbean John and Nan Weston at 4:11am 05.06.02 Big Boats 4/1312 We are a retired married couple,in Florida seeking out a cruising vessel to sail in the Bahamas and
Hood 810 rollerfurl lubing David Pursglove at 3:44am 05.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1086 The Hood 810 roller furler is now very slow and stiff on my 1990 Hunter 30. The furler drum is moun
ITT Jabsco Elec. Pump Problem Chick Weiss at 3:06am 05.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1729 Dear Maggie,One month ago, I purchased a 1995 Catalina 36 on which the prior owner installed (I do
Link 2000 John Richard at 2:28am 05.06.02 Big Boats 11/1165 I would like to hear from anyone that installed one of these devices. Did you do it yourself or had
1999 H380 Room Around Table John at 2:17am 05.06.02 Big Boats 6/1071 We are looking at a 1999 H380 with the FG arch. We want to move up from a 85 H34. One concern we hav
Auto Pilot Question John at 2:15am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/906 I will soon be installing a Ray Marine ST4000 auto pilot on my 1985 Catalina 27. Does anybody have
Rope Clutch Lyn at 2:11am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/980 I have an 1982 27' Hunter and have added 2 additional halyards to the inmast rigging. I need to add
Mast stepping and rigging tension Michael Stephens at 2:05am 05.06.02 Smaller Boats 4/901 I tuned my rigging last year to Hunter specs. Sailed most of the year after tuning with no problem.
Has anyone cut a piece off the bottom Hayden Jones at 2:02am 05.06.02 Smaller Boats 4/803 of their rudder? I have a Hunter 235 that permits me to sail (with keel rasied) in very shallow wat
Replacing Maxwell 21 winches Ron at 1:46am 05.06.02 Big Boats 6/1597 I am looking for advice on what to replace my Maxwell 21's with on my 1985 H34. Will also be replaci
Outhaul Replacement Question Ron du Bois at 1:46am 05.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1437 Hi. I have a 27' from 93, with a Z spar boom. I am trying to replace my worn outhaul. It seems to
Peggy, help! RREgge at 1:31am 05.06.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1035 If I overfill the holding tank, should the excess pump out the vent, or should I expect to have a su
Do I need a new prop? Paul at 1:27am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/896 I have had my 1989 Catalina 30 tall mast for two years now and have found on occassion my Universal
Rigging Jim Stanford at 12:51am 05.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1135 Does anyone know a place on-line or otherwise where I can get good deals on rigging. I've dealt ext
Bottom Paint & Epoxy Tom at 12:51am 05.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1169 Just purchased a new 26X and preparing for barrier coat (epoxy) as well as Bottom Paint. We will be

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26X vs 26M head size DrJudyB at 7:42pm 07.25.20 Look at them both in person. A lot of Mac owners and dealers preferrred the layout of the 26X over
What adhesive did Hunter use to glue windows to the boat, the big windows on the sides of the deck. ChampagneBoatingonaBeerBudget at 7:37pm 07.25.20 Hi Jim, Check your email... you've got a couple of answers on your support ticket. Thanks so very
What adhesive did Hunter use to glue windows to the boat, the big windows on the sides of the deck. ChampagneBoatingonaBeerBudget at 7:33pm 07.25.20 Thanks, guys! Great input. I can push on from here. Appreciate the input!
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:20pm 07.25.20 Just to make sure...the SCAD website shows two models of monitors - I believe you're recommending t
New to sailing. lots of questions svlivinalittle at 7:15pm 07.25.20 Thank you all for your wisdom, and advice. I am going to look into the books mentioned, and if a cl
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 7:01pm 07.25.20 Kinda fun how that falls when its in a sock! Snap shackles like that are notorious for not closing
New to sailing. lots of questions Lafayette Mike at 6:54pm 07.25.20 I am in Minnesota, just north of the Twin Cities. I only had my Mainsail out yesterday, and was he
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug Jackdaw at 6:48pm 07.25.20 GBCA has not been having their epic post race parties this year, but there has been a lot of racing
26X vs 26M head size NINEv2 at 6:47pm 07.25.20 Go big!!!! And I'm snickering like a teenager.
New forum member with an introduction and some questions NINEv2 at 6:45pm 07.25.20 LOL. I used to make fun of an old boss for using rubrics when evaluating new employees. He was a Col
New forum member with an introduction and some questions rgranger at 6:29pm 07.25.20 Nice looking boats, all of em. I've started an excel sheet with boats vs criteria (yeah, I'm a dork
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug Bill19233 at 6:27pm 07.25.20 GBCA has not been having their epic post race parties this year, but there has been a lot of racing
New forum member with an introduction and some questions rgranger at 6:26pm 07.25.20 But rgranger should start a cottage business finding boats for people and guiding them through the
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug shemandr at 6:22pm 07.25.20 We adapt. That's our strength.
Chainplate Knees dLj at 6:17pm 07.25.20 Haha no I don't ever want to do that again. I have gotten frustrated with this boat several times a
Chainplate Fabrication joe28532 at 6:16pm 07.25.20 Nope. You clamped it down on your bench with C clamps visible in your original photos. It's actuall
Chainplate Fabrication dLj at 6:14pm 07.25.20 The only other metal it was in contact with was the carbide bit, however the barkeeper's friend use
Chainplate Knees joe28532 at 6:13pm 07.25.20 Good Lord! What a job! You will definitely have excellent rigging connections! Bet you don't want a
Chainplate Fabrication joe28532 at 6:11pm 07.25.20 The only other metal it was in contact with was the carbide bit, however the barkeeper's friend used
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump malyea at 6:09pm 07.25.20 Nope...Ronco Plastics is....they make TOP quality thick-walled water and waste tanks (in fact they

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