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Unreachable odor pzinga@triton.cc.il.us at 7:53am 02.08.02 Ask All Sailors 1/991 To the experienced sailor this will probably be considered a silly question. So be it.We have a 19
Sail Repair Ric Shultz at 11:52pm 02.07.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/818 Where can I by enough sail cloth to repair a 1" tear, 6" inside the leach of my main sail on my O'Da
Wheel Steering on a 26.5 G.Lopez at 9:36am 02.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 Hi, I need to talk to anyine out there, with wheel steering on a Hunter 26.5 I'm getting ready to do
All the Food is Frozen! Bob Bass at 12:44am 02.07.02 Big Boats 2/815 All box-type cold plate freezers seem to have a real problem freezing food high up in the box. The
Anyone want a Loran C NEIL WALTERS at 9:22am 02.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1201 If any one wants a Loran C I will give it to them if they will pay for the shipping. It is a SeaRang
260 Ballast Tank Bernie at 3:57am 02.06.02 Smaller Boats 7/1346 A couple of years ago, I took some pictures of a 260 being built at Hunter's Florida factory. I pos
Forward Hatch Gasket? Geoffrey Jackson at 10:55am 02.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1018 What material should be used for a gasket or seal for the forward hatch? Our boat has some holes dri
Universal 18 horse engines Mike Crawford at 1:04am 02.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/995 Any comments on the Universal 18 horse diesel? Has 1875 hours. Mounted in 1989 Catalina 27. Boat
Cabin Hatch Cover nick at 1:35am 02.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 On my '87 H34, I noticed that the top sliding hatch cover does not cover the top hatch board on each
RUB RAILS NORM at 8:39am 02.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/944 Has anyone installed a rub rail on a O'Day. I need about 50 feet to repair.I have a price list from
headsail reefing henry Weber at 9:55am 02.10.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1633 Most mainsails have 2 or at least one level of reefing built in to them. However, hank-on jibs - say
Mac25 Keel Condition Sean at 4:25am 02.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1130 I'm about to purchase a 1974 Macgregor 25 but am a little concerned about the condition of the keel.
Tool Chest Rich Campbell at 4:08am 02.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/885 Having fell victim a few times for never having the right tool on board when I seemed to need it mos
aero rigs bill lowrey at 11:41am 02.06.02 Smaller Boats 0/842 has anyone that has an aero rig tried to pull the boom to windward so that the angle between the boa
Stepping the Mast O'day 26' Glynn at 10:00pm 02.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/989 OK, a first is about to happen in my life as a "new" owner of an older boat. Need to step the mast,
Who Really Changes the Motor Mounts? Bruce at 9:03pm 02.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/841 I have an '80-H30 that I have done an extensive overhaul on these past 6 months. I bought her this p
# of Thru-hulls Mike at 1:15pm 02.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1003 New owner of 1986 catalina 27 tall rig. I'm heading to the boat next week to do some minor work on
I'm glad I sold my McGregor!! Chris Bylhouwer at 7:03pm 02.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1086 You read my heading right. I bought a 1993 model 19' in June 2001, after spending more time and mone
Peel Away Bottom Paint Stripper Jim at 2:12am 02.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1122 Has anyone used the peel away stripper? At $250 for a 5 gal. pail I would like to know how many lay
abandoned catalina 22 Lee at 7:04am 02.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/897 i have recently obtained a 1971 c22 that had been abandoned at dock in the water for almost 3 years.

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Replacing Jabsco with Raritan Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 03.17.20 The Raritan PH SuperFlush is the current version of their tried and true PHII toilet. It still uses
Installing electric head in B 321 RHart at 7:22pm 03.17.20 Peggie, Good points. I had planned to run 15-20 feet with 10 ga. wire from a 25A breaker to meet the
Switch to PSS shaft seal or repack the stuffing box on my H33? Justin_NSA at 7:21pm 03.17.20 Good write-up on different seals. I installed the Lasdrop Gen II on my Hunter. It has a much longer
Installing electric head in B 321 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11pm 03.17.20 Do you have a sump for your shower , can you steal the power used for it ,you would not be running b
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan Calif. Ted at 7:04pm 03.17.20 I know the holes USED to be different because I've patched a few in the past but I believe now Rarit
New word: Boatist Calif. Ted at 6:57pm 03.17.20 Wondering if sailing a Catalina made me a "boatist" and what that meant I googled it, I think I like
Switch to PSS shaft seal or repack the stuffing box on my H33? Tally Ho at 6:55pm 03.17.20 I repacked my old (but good) bronze stuffing box with GFO packing this week. I have used this befor
Shoal keel Dhamil6490 at 6:51pm 03.17.20 Actually! You can get a quote right here from the SBO store https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu/de
Kudos to Own of Our Own jssailem at 6:35pm 03.17.20 :plus: Nice job Drew. Always a source of informative posts.
Ranger 12 resurrection LeslieTroyer at 6:25pm 03.17.20 A tail of wo. After polishing the hull, painting the inside and refreshing the running rigging we t
Cold water fatal gasp reflex jssailem at 6:19pm 03.17.20 Mitch. We had a thread on this subject about 18 months ago. There were a number of good ideas shared
Installing electric head in B 321 RHart at 6:04pm 03.17.20
New word: Boatist Captain Larry-DH at 5:55pm 03.17.20 Multihullist :thumbup:
Yet another boat off the trailer thread Grotto at 5:52pm 03.17.20 Looks great - the work paid off. Watch those keel hangers - it's easy to put them in upside down.
Catalina 310 history questions Tom J at 5:51pm 03.17.20 We are planning a family isolation on Saturday with sunny conditions, 7-15 knts and low 60s predict
How to Remove Woodwork above Engine on H340 ggrizzard at 5:49pm 03.17.20 Screws are hidden, its not clear what attaches to what, and even after I get the screws out it look
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan chuckwayne at 5:49pm 03.17.20 check the threads....you don't have to replace the whole head, just order the pump kit from the chan
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan sailboatracer at 5:19pm 03.17.20 It's not an identical match. This has been discussed before. Check out this thread. https://forums.s
New word: Boatist Lazy1 at 5:18pm 03.17.20 And don't be a anti-boatite
cal 27 Mark III Anniversary Edition Alan Gomes at 5:17pm 03.17.20 Some terrible head installation pictures at this link. I was rushed to get the boat ready for my 8

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