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alittle coastal sailing??? rick simmons at 7:08am 12.02.01 Smaller Boats 3/882 i own a cat 22
Charts D. Phillips at 5:34am 12.02.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1135 Hello everybody,I am hoping to cruise two areas during an extended summer vacation in 2002, Long Is
Naples to Key West Guest at 1:00am 11.26.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1286 I am considering sailing from Naples Fl. to Key West in January. Any comments, concerns or advice?
Hunter Boats and Racing Cliff Ruckstuhl at 3:43am 12.02.01 Racing 5/1620 I am on my third Hunter boat and have been racing them all. My first boat was the 23 that I raced w
Teak Refinishing Mike at 2:12am 12.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1005 This is the year! Our Teak needs to be refinished and we really don't want to go through the bother
Don Bodeman companionway hinged doors Terry Arnold at 11:15pm 11.25.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1155 Don, Thanks for the clear write up in the photo forum for the vertically hinged doors. They do ad
draft mike at 11:15pm 12.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1439 im in the process of buying a 30 ft hunter 77 model but due to the low water level on lake erie ha
Hunter23 Relocate battery Ted Sonntag at 11:09am 12.01.01 Smaller Boats 1/885 I'm thinking of relocating the battery from port to starboard to better balance the boat . Has anyo
Cutlass Bearing Check? Jim at 9:46pm 11.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1118 I just hauled my boat out for the winter and I'm doing routine checks. I feel some wiggle in the cu
Active Heavy Weather Tactics henkmeuzelaar at 8:28am 12.01.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 Several recent posts would seem to indicate that a renewed discussion of active heavy weather tactic
Computer Racing Jim at 4:26am 12.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/935 Has anyone tried the computer racing CD's? What is your opinion of these? Also where do you buy th
Diesel Smell Allen at 9:39pm 11.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1083 I upgraded my A-4 gas engine to a diesel last spring. Since then, a diesel smell has started to for
answer to Rob R / rudder Ron F. at 10:48pm 11.30.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/970 The marina where I store the boat is gravel over rocky soil. This is the North shore of Long Island
Forward Hatch, trapezoid, needed for '79 27' David Carmack at 10:00pm 11.30.01 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2535 need to replace the forward hatch on my 1979, 27 footer. The hatch is a trapezoidal shape. Where ca
PROPELLER REMOVAL JACK at 7:12pm 11.25.01 Big Boats 5/1884 I would like to remove my 2 blade propeller and replace it with a 3 blade. Am I correct: To remo
272: should I buy? George Studley at 8:31pm 11.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1157 I would like some opinions about the O'Day 272.I had a Pearson Tritan for many years - recently lo
Bilge Drain? Jim Legere at 9:53am 11.30.01 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1999 I have finally hauled out - the first Nova Scotia winter for my '83 37C. I want to install a bilge d
Not powder coating John Barnett at 6:57am 11.30.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1039 Don't misundertake me! This is an old solution to corrosion. The sodium silicate/water solution drie
"Sailing" Chat Rooms?? JEFFERY at 5:14am 11.30.01 Ask All Sailors 6/6110 AM I THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT CAN NOT FIND A CHAT ROOM,WHERE I CAN TALK REAL TIME TO SALTY
BVI Charter Advice??? Jerry Smith at 3:27am 11.30.01 Ask All Sailors 21/2124 I just booked a 10 day bareboat charter in the British Virgin Islands for the end of May and first o

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Disconnecting/Removing mainsheet while motoring? danm1 at 8:38am 05.22.20 I'd slice the bimini from one side to go around the sheet, and have velcro to hold it back together
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please Crazy Dave Condon at 8:37am 05.22.20 Play toy? :biggrin:
Main plexiglass hatch storage Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 05.22.20 Thank you to both of you. Great advice and sure do miss the two of you. Coming home anytime so
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning flipwalker at 8:26am 05.22.20 Joe, Thank you for that link! I have a couple of additional questions in regards to this process:
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights FastOlson at 8:26am 05.22.20 The 4 stock fixed ports on my boat are Lexan (r), and when they became cloudy from UV they were repl
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 8:23am 05.22.20 Thanks @seadaddler. I am glad I helped you and many others. Of course I praised Hunter but highl
APS is going out of business Phil Herring at 8:23am 05.22.20 :cuss:Rant ahead :badbad: Part of this is a reflection of changing demographics -- fewer families s
Up Load issues... (1) Hunter216 at 8:23am 05.22.20 This is Settings Camera on my IPhone8 Any video is going to generate a pretty big file.
Up Load issues... Phil Herring at 8:06am 05.22.20 Google tells me that the iPhone 8 uses the MJPEG format -- not sure how accurate that is -- but I wo
Hauling out Bluenose at 7:51am 05.22.20 If you look in your manual you will see where the slings are to go.
Oceanis 331 Keel crack (3) Bluenose at 7:46am 05.22.20 Here are pictures of my B331 keel. It is the shoal draft version, made from lead.
Man Over Board... While Motoring! thinwater at 7:36am 05.22.20 Do we know of a single case of someone falling off the bow of a sail boat under power and being inju
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 7:31am 05.22.20 Thanks for the vids. Hey, you have apparently painted your deck and applied anti-slip pads. Would l
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights kloudie1 at 7:18am 05.22.20 https://www.acmeplastics.com/what-is-acrylic-plexiglass
Drill and Fill for Transom Holes? kloudie1 at 7:13am 05.22.20 My opinion is that on the ones that have no inside skin, you can seal the outside and the bolt hole
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights Bob S at 7:07am 05.22.20 If possible cast acrylic is best. I did the forward hatch On my C30 5 or so years back and did a lot
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights JamesG161 at 7:07am 05.22.20 good article on the physical characteristics of acrylic The answer is YES and NO! Poly(methyl met
Extending 120 volt AC wiring barnstormer at 7:06am 05.22.20 Not sure of the vintage of your Catalina; however, newer boats are supposed to have a water proof d
Plexiglass (acrylic) or Lexan (polycarbonate) for replacement lens for fixed portlights rgranger at 6:51am 05.22.20 Select Plastics/Hatchmasters repair and replace boat hatches, they recommend acrylic. Most of the h
Arlington... JamesG161 at 6:48am 05.22.20 And for those who can't make it to Arlington.... United States National Cemetery System - Wikipedia

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