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Can you really stretch the main? Jeff at 11:53am 02.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/772 I am a new sailboat owner (Catalina 22). I was on the lake last weekend and a fellow sailor (one wit
Wheel brake for Merriman Yacht sys pedestal Sam Curry at 7:25am 02.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1296 I have a 1982 Hunter 30 with a Merriman Yacht system pedestal. It has a hole for the installation of
MR. MALDANO...I LOST YOUR ADDRESS mark seatvet at 10:16am 01.30.02 Smaller Boats 0/934 I HOPE I SPELLED THE NAME RIGHT, BUT I WAS GOING TO SEND YOU THE COST OF COPYING THE MANUAL FOR THE
The Captain... and the Admiral SailboatOwners.com at 12:53pm 02.03.02 Ask All Sailors 32/1900 It's often been said that a sailboat is the mistress of its owner. How does your spouse or signific
stuffing box material size? Jerry at 12:19pm 02.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/893 My local Hunter dealer recomended I purchased 3/8" packing for a 1986-31' Hunter with a plastic stuf
Weather and the Hunter26 Mark Millham at 10:46am 02.03.02 Smaller Boats 3/798 I bought My H26 last year, and decided to sail her on a like here in Maine to shake her out. Because
Water Heater Rod Lopez at 7:53am 02.03.02 Ask All Sailors 3/900 I am looking for information on a compact water heater that can be mounted on a bulkhead. I have ver
Need to Know Shaft Diameter Fred Miller at 5:52am 02.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/880 My 92' Hunter 35.5 is laid up for the winter some distance from my home otherwise I would check this
Visiting Punta Gorda and Ft Myers Area Bob Gravenstine at 3:54am 02.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/929 My wife and I are making a trip to Punta Gorda and the Ft Myers area in about a week. We are retire
smell Stu at 3:02am 02.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/864 I have a 1989 H30 and have a noticable smell of diesel when I return to the boat after its been sitt
Hunters Gather At Crescent Lake Harry at 12:17am 02.03.02 Smaller Boats 1/845 We would like to invite anyone who would like to join us to sail
best heel angle upwind with short wing??? Vic at 11:25pm 02.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1180 I'm trying to find the best "most effective" heel angle up wind with a wing keel ... currently opera
Mercury in the automatic bildge switch? Joe M at 11:18pm 02.02.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1067 I'm working on the bildge pump and automatic switch yesterday. I notice that there is mercury inthe
Catalina 30 with Atomic four with 3blade prop Gary D'Amco at 8:33pm 02.02.02 Other Sailboats 4/1448 My boat seems very underpowered . I am uncertain if it is simply underpowered or if I could improve
Electric Motor Brad McEachern at 2:16pm 02.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/980 Dose anyone know of a Catalina 30 that has an electric motor? They look pretty cool, no smell, quie
Help with Hull ID Mike at 11:17am 02.02.02 Smaller Boats 2/878 My C22 does not have a hull id number on the strbd transom under the rubrail. Where else would they
RE Floridas big bend charts Brian D at 10:50am 02.02.02 Catalina 30 0/1166 Please be sure to get REAL charts
noodling cole at 9:21am 02.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/876 I have been thinking about a weekly TV show called "lets go sailing" Hosted of course by me. I have
Oday Weight Robert VanderWaag at 8:32am 02.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1000 Can someone please provide me with the weight of an Oday 25/cb for calculating trailer capacity? In
Need rigging for DaySailer Joe DeGrandis at 7:47am 02.02.02 Day Sailers 1/1019 I have an Oday DaySailer hull only and would like to finda mast and sails. Does anyone know where

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Mast Raising Jim26m at 5:12pm 03.17.20 @LeeandRick, you are absolutely correct. We should be calling them baby shrouds as they are NOT for
cal 27 Mark III Anniversary Edition cas206 at 4:55pm 03.17.20 Some terrible head installation pictures at this link. I was rushed to get the boat ready for my 8
Cold water fatal gasp reflex dLj at 4:53pm 03.17.20 Many years ago, I ended up hitting water that was about 32 F, had ice floating in it. I had an invol
cal 27 Mark III Anniversary Edition cas206 at 4:41pm 03.17.20 Do you happen to have any pics of rub rail? PO changed it out to something unconventional and Id li
Ugly bulkhead covering replacement Timm R Oday25 at 4:35pm 03.17.20 Macs' Delight . I bought it at the big box home improvement store . The adhesive brand I don't remem
Installing electric head in B 321 Mechone at 4:34pm 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
Yet another boat off the trailer thread Hardhead at 4:29pm 03.17.20 Looks great - the work paid off. Watch those keel hangers - it's easy to put them in upside down.
Starting your engine on dead batteries. smokey73 at 4:26pm 03.17.20 Jumper cables that I kept on board for just such an occasion worked for me when the starter battery
Yet another boat off the trailer thread (3) Grotto at 4:20pm 03.17.20 So finally 2 hurricanes and 3 trailer removals (on land) I reinstalled my keel. Needs some touch up
Mast Raising LeeandRick at 4:16pm 03.17.20 I've never understood the term you folks use, Baby Stay. Why not get in the correct plane (athwart s
Starting your engine on dead batteries. shemandr at 4:15pm 03.17.20 Hmmm.... not as interesting of a mental exercise.:rolleyes: I was imagining a spinning crank handl
New word: Boatist Justin_NSA at 4:15pm 03.17.20 Stinkpots are "ballast deprived".
Catalina 310 history questions JRT at 4:07pm 03.17.20 We are planning a family isolation on Saturday with sunny conditions, 7-15 knts and low 60s predicte
Starting your engine on dead batteries. (1) rgranger at 3:48pm 03.17.20 Ah I did a search for diesel starter crank
Starting your engine on dead batteries. dLj at 3:45pm 03.17.20 Wow, you guys really have never seen a hand crank? Good lord I must be really old!!! The broken wri
Starting your engine on dead batteries. rgranger at 3:44pm 03.17.20 The crank has a tapered slot that once the engine is turning faster than the crank, it slides the c
Alternative trailer specs for Mac 26d rgranger at 3:43pm 03.17.20 Ah! I looked at the Glen-L site a little more closely. Seems that if you buy the plans, the How-t
Alternative trailer specs for Mac 26d rgranger at 3:39pm 03.17.20 There are several macgregor sub-forums on the SBO site. I'd go there and ask someone who owns a Mac
Starting your engine on dead batteries. capta at 3:36pm 03.17.20 The crank has a tapered slot that once the engine is turning faster than the crank, it slides the cr
Starting your engine on dead batteries. rgranger at 3:27pm 03.17.20 I've always wondered what happens with a crank once the engine starts. How do you take it off? St

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