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VHF antenna installation Rick Appling at 11:57pm 12.17.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1396 I have a 23' O'Day and primarily a trailer sailor. I'm in the process of installing a METZ VHF ante
Cruising Spinniker Marc Potkin at 7:32am 12.23.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/779 We just purchased a 1985 30 foot tall rig. On of the sails is a Neil Pride cruising spinniker. We ha
Dorade boxes Bob Howie at 12:07pm 12.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1259 Ok...I'm always offering opinions and giving advice on this thing; maybe time now to seek some.Wan
The worlds' BEST fruitcake recipe Peggie Hall/Head Mistress at 3:39am 12.21.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1285 Some day I'll save this recipe to my harddrive...but for now I'll just have to upload it onto my lap
290-mast stepping system nick at 1:45am 12.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1116 I've been told that hunter makes a self mast stepping system for the 290 has anybody used one and ho
POCKET MAIL Ken Wescoat at 8:13am 12.19.01 Catalina 30 6/1477 We just complete a trip from New Jersey to Florida. We met alot of cruisers with pocket mail and nee
Hunter 37 , 80's vintage - quality questions mark stevens at 11:51am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1198 I have been researching a liveaboard cruising sailboat for my wife and I and have questions concerni
Help!!!!!! Unusual knocking!!!!! New shaft! Libby Thompson at 4:31am 12.17.01 Other Sailboats 3/1020 I have been frustrated for three months..... I replaced the bronze factory shaft with a stainless sh
Dealer markup on a new Hunter Beau Fin at 1:52am 12.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 9/1367 Looking to buy my first sailboat. Have no idea what the protocol is or what to offer. Passionate abo
Replacing standing rigging Thomas Wanderer at 10:41pm 12.16.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1046 Hey thanks to everyone who has offered advice on my roller furling. I am convinced that it is time
Carbon Monoxide Bob Howie at 2:18am 12.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/788 In a previous forum question I inaccurately made the statement that propane, when it burns, does not
Do your own rigging? Rob R. at 10:22pm 12.19.01 Ask All Sailors 12/1440 I spent a few hours tightening my rig yesterday and found that one of my shrouds has stretched to th
Rigging Mods Ray Heath at 11:04pm 12.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1112 Here's a question for you all... One of my stays let go at the end of last season and my mast snappe
Stencils on a boat Faye at 6:58am 12.18.01 Other Sailboats 1/741 I know that there are women out there that read this board, so, guys, please excuse me!!I found so
Furlers Tim Pinkham at 10:56am 12.20.01 Smaller Boats 0/749 Hi,I have an old CDI furler which I plan to replace.CDI offers a CDI furler and a Schaefer. Th
ST 60 speed reads zero?? John Richard at 12:36am 12.19.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1114 I have a full compliment of ST60 instruments on a new boat. There is a RL70 Ratheon radar with SeaT
Cleveland / Toledo sailors - Fiberglass ? Jeff Bacon at 8:36am 12.16.01 Ask All Sailors 2/989 Hi All:I need to do some fiberglass work in the spring, and there is one job I want a professional
Oday 30 shaft replacement Lonnie at 6:26am 12.10.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1278 Anybody replace a shaft on a 30 oday???Does the rudder have to be removed??I thought if I press
Yanmar engine Carl at 8:35am 12.10.01 Other Sailboats 4/992 Probably a very easy answer to my question. Where do I fine a plate on my Yanmar engine that gives m
Noisy mast...help! Randy Eisel at 11:36am 12.16.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/918 First a disclaimer...I love the pinging noise my mast makes when it rocks in the water. The mast hea

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Tailpipe under water? (2) LeeandRick at 7:37am 02.25.20 Intresting, do you have a pic or drawing? I use a 3x3 square tube to mount the ball. The ball is
Used Catalina 30 jamokres at 7:16am 02.25.20 Go with your instincts. There are pros and cons to both plans, but really weigh the likelihood of w
skimmer transducer (1) jssailem at 6:36am 02.25.20 @thetone is this what you mean? Skimmer. Transducer that skims the surface of the water. Transom mo
Tailpipe under water? (1) rgranger at 6:24am 02.25.20 Is there really an issue with deflection of a tongue extender for this trailer? I guess I'm asking
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Tantor at 6:04am 02.25.20 Thx I was considering that too.
Hunter 410 Freezer/Frig Lid Latches (1) twalker H260 at 6:02am 02.25.20 Not sure if they would work for your application but when I was unable to get the plastic ones I use
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD DougM at 6:02am 02.25.20 It might make more sense economically in the long run to buy a new radio which includes AIS and DSC
skimmer transducer DougM at 5:41am 02.25.20 Can a skimmer transducer work on a Sailboat? I thought a skimmer was the thing on the side of a s
What stove Codybear at 5:26am 02.25.20 And I leave the warped Catalina cutting board at home. Have a small cutting board in the utensil dra
Tailpipe under water? jimshipsky at 5:02am 02.25.20 It dawned on me there is already a 'tag' wheel on my trailer--the swivel jack. Seems to me if I lowe
Syntef use (not the Moldable version) TomY at 3:52am 02.25.20 I repacked the stuffing box last season. I used a traditional teflon impregnated packing (looks like
Syntef use (not the Moldable version) wsconner at 3:34am 02.25.20 Thanks for the reply..The Teflon is the PTFE white stuff? Are you getting a "drip-less" experience
Keel refurbishing (2) Grotto at 3:32am 02.25.20 I will be removing my swing keel soon in preparation for refinishing. I have a plan for the safe r
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Tailpipe under water? sailme88 at 3:01am 02.25.20 The tongue weight was why I had problems with my two extendable tongues. They were on trailers for
H 41 CHAIN REPLACEMENT Stu Jackson at 10:20pm 02.24.20 I have 1/4" chain. I cut it with a #20 red handled tool that looks, and works, just like the marine
eye candy (1) Will Gilmore at 9:46pm 02.24.20 https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ce/0b/93/ce0b93dd65f16083cff8f6ac0e607034--plank-of-wood-viking-ship.jpg V
Transmission Benny17441 at 9:15pm 02.24.20 2GM KM2A 2.21, 2.62 or 3.22
No power AC cabin electric outlets Ron20324 at 8:53pm 02.24.20 With your info opened cabinet moved some stuff and sure enough small gfci in upper left rear corne
Hunter 410 Freezer/Frig Lid Latches Rick D at 8:46pm 02.24.20 Where can I find the plastic ones? Here: Hunter parts search

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