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RayJeff Wind Speed Indicator Burt at 12:41am 11.24.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1422 I recently acquired a RayJeff wind speed indicator.Unfortunately, the installation and instructional
Hunter Sailing Clubs Joe at 1:28pm 11.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 I'm lookng for info on the Hunter sailing club from Annapolis. Can someone direct me to a web site?
Wheel brake repair. How Difficult? Bob H at 5:39am 11.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1217 How do I get into the wheel brake on an Edson pedestal. I have a catalina 28 and I can't find anyth
Leaning Keel TP at 10:44pm 11.21.01 Smaller Boats 4/1060 I'm looking at a very nice older Catalina 22. The boat is on the trailer a little off center and the
In Boom sheeting JB at 2:36am 11.21.01 Smaller Boats 3/831 Has anyone coverted their booms to have the topping lift, out-haul and reefing lines run internally?
So what was the 280? Ben McAndrew at 11:02am 11.20.01 Bigger Boats 2/1134 Hi.In response to the posts about the 302 being the 28 with a platform slapped on the back, I have
Strut and Cutlass Bearing-Hunter 310 Lee at 11:44pm 11.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1315 I have recently removed the transmission coupling from the shaft(not an easy task) in order to insta
the topsides Fred Presler at 8:51am 11.19.01 Other Sailboats 2/783 Just aquired a 76 Cat 27. Never raced, but the hull and topsides have been exposed to the elements f
280, with slight list to port ? Robbie Reeves at 1:19pm 11.23.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/848 Since purchasing my Hunter 280 back in September this year the vessel has always had a "slight" list
Thru Hulls Stephen at 9:32pm 11.24.01 Big Boats 6/1218 Does anyone know if the exhaust, cockpit drains and head sink thru hulls should be below the marked
33.5,336,340 Roughest weather you have sailed in?? Don curt at 7:04am 11.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/911 In this class of boats what is the roughest seas and highest winds you have sailed in? I'm curious
V 32 Stem Fitting Donald Byers at 9:45am 11.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/891 I want to attach a bow roller using the horizontal bolts securing the stem fitting on my 1989 Vision
Snatch Block Steve Hall at 10:35am 11.25.01 Smaller Boats 6/1215 Today while sailing in St. Andrews Bay I broke the port side snatch block for the jib sheet. I am n
centerboard chas gorrill at 10:18pm 11.20.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/907 I lost my centerboard in a storm. I've got the price of a new one at 1220.00. My catalina is a 1973
O'day 302 cabin questions todd at 12:54pm 11.19.01 Bigger Boats 2/1511 How big is the aft cabin on the o'day 302? It has been very hard to find these dimensions or even a
Trading Wheels Peter Gabor at 8:49am 11.15.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1114 I have an unusual question. I recently purchased a 36' Catalina moored at Dana Point, that came
Number of 26' O'days made Jeff Smith at 6:41am 11.12.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/894 In my search for a 26' O'day to purchase,I came across a web site that claimed, O'dayonly made 87
Engine Manual Dave Daniels at 10:53am 11.18.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/975 We bought a used Mac 26X and need an Owners Manual for our Honda 50 HP Engine. Any suggestions?
1981 Hunter 33 Eric at 9:50am 11.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/2219 We have an opportunity to purchase a 1981 Hunter 33 at a very good rate. What would someone look for
new boat, strange questions Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 6:02am 11.12.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1468 Hello...again...Here's the latest on my new boat, BlueBerry. I am going through each of the boat's

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Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement fero at 9:30am 02.20.20 Thanks Rik for your comments, nothing decided yet. I did look on the underside, did not see an alumi
acrylic window thickness Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 02.20.20 My understanding is that the VHB tape holds the port lite in place and provides the bond. Correct
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 9:24am 02.20.20 175233
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement Rick D at 9:17am 02.20.20 I don't have the same arrangement. I imagine these were designed by whomever commissioned the boat.
Legend 40.5 - Genoa furling line cockpit arrangement Apex at 9:11am 02.20.20 looks perfectly aligned as is for the primary winch just out of frame....? Your recommended area sho
acrylic window thickness Tim22 at 9:11am 02.20.20 My understanding is that the VHB tape holds the port lite in place and provides the bond. The DC795
1984 Catilina 22 mast LakeShark at 8:52am 02.20.20 Join the C22 FB group as well. There is almost always someone wanting to offload a boat for next to
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) JamesG161 at 8:51am 02.20.20 Can you name one pure element, found on the Earth, that is Happy?
Replace shaft and cutlass sesmith at 8:50am 02.20.20 FYI, with the cutlass bearing out I can slide the new shaft in, just clears the rudder on the port
acrylic window thickness (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 02.20.20 A pan head or cap screw compresses the plastic but countersinking adds hoop stresses Exactly. I
acrylic window thickness Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:25am 02.20.20 Seems legit... curious! Why not counter sink the screws and leave them in? Bad idea. Metal expand
acrylic window thickness DArcy at 8:22am 02.20.20 Why not counter sink the screws and leave them in? Countersinking screws into plastic adds stress
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack Serenity on Hudson at 8:17am 02.20.20 Got a 23.5 sitting in my yard taking up space. PM me before I give it away.
Depth finder installation seadaddler at 8:16am 02.20.20 The instructions that came in the box of airmar transducer said to use 5200 and I used 5200 a few ti
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) DArcy at 8:13am 02.20.20 If we are deep diving into electron shells, here is a nicely written explanation which covers the ba
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack kmhalvorson at 8:07am 02.20.20 ...also, I think the H23.5, H26 and H260 all used Z-spar masts of the same diameter. Yours is def
Calibrating replacement ST60 Wind instrument JoeWhite at 8:03am 02.20.20 I have the instructions for it. Pm me and I will email it to you. Haro@mei1970.org
Hunter 1993 23.5 mast stress crack kmhalvorson at 7:56am 02.20.20 So about a year ago, there was a guy on this forum with an H23.5 with a busted ballast tank. You mi
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs pjb13 at 7:54am 02.20.20 So rather than replace the entire light you just replaced the bulbs? That would surely be cheaper!!!
Replacing 420 cabin lights with switches with LEDs BobH57 at 7:52am 02.20.20 On my H410, all of the cabin light bulbs have been replaced with LED G4 1.8 watt 220 lumen bulbs pur

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