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Tightening Down the Front Hatch Aldo at 2:44am 09.25.01 Smaller Boats 2/952 One day this past summer, we were sailing across the Chesapeake on an ugly day but with a nice breez
HELP! Norseman problems Doug T. at 2:38am 09.25.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1149 I recently purchased all of the parts to replace my forestay. (The existing one is kinked/separated
JIB HALYARD FOR 272 ? WOODY at 1:26am 09.25.01 Bigger Boats 5/1320 I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A JIB HALYARD TO MY 272 SO I USE A CRUISING SPINNKER. HAS ANY ONE ADDED ONE WITH
Genoa vs. Life Lines Josh at 12:00am 09.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1153 I sailed the boat a few weeks back, maybe the last time looking at the weather we are having, and th
Light Air Sailing Mike at 11:45pm 09.24.01 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2607 This past weekend I experienced the lightest air of the season. Not real exciting. What sail trim
Blue hull paint repair Viktor Barsaga at 10:15pm 09.24.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1326 Dear sailors,My ancor made some deeper scratches on one side of the bow , when it fell of during
Battery charger 20 AMP Viktor Barsaga at 10:01pm 09.24.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1214 Dear sailors,My battery charger , when charging produces this subtle noise which on a guiet day ,
I like it.......but Ken Palmer at 9:48pm 09.24.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/992 Phil, you are always on top of it. Just when you think that things cannot get any better, they do.
Halyard length for 81' H30 Fred G at 9:32pm 09.24.01 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1046 I need to replace the Main Halyard on my 81' H30. It has the tall rig mast, and the halyard routes
rigging size Mark at 5:28pm 09.24.01 Smaller Boats 4/861 Anyone know the size of the rigging on a 260?
Flying a Spinnaker M. Miller at 2:18pm 09.24.01 Smaller Boats 2/975 I just bought a spinnaker for my hunter 26.5 and need advice how to rig the sail and which blocks to
outboard bruce at 12:52pm 09.24.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1211 HI THERE,DOES THE MAC 19 USE A LONG SHAFT OR SHORT SHAFT 40HP OUTBOARD? THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Reefing John at 12:45pm 09.24.01 Day Sailers 1/958 I bought a Oday 17 Daysailor 3 this spring and I'm having a blast. My question deals with reefing th
Prop size Bob Fischer at 11:30am 09.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/984 What is the correct size prop for a 1985 C27 with a Universal M18 (14hp). It's a fin keel which weig
Help "cushion" the blow !$!$!$ Tim McKeever at 11:08am 09.24.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/986 The setee and berth cushions in my 77 Hunter 30 are worn thin about now and I'm faced with finding a
Volvo engines Paul at 10:48am 09.24.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 Just checking to see what the satisfaction with this engine is with 40 hp and above.
Grudgeon fittings? Tony Thomas at 10:29am 09.24.01 Smaller Boats 6/1092 I have an 85' Hunter 23 and on the transom between the fiberglass and the stainless steel grudgeons/
How many Boats Legend 430 Toni at 9:39am 09.24.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1077 Looking at getting a Legend 433.. Just How many are out there from 1991 on... anybody know?
what size propeller? Mary Lou at 9:11am 09.24.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1004 I currently have a feathering prop which Was on the boat when I purchased it. I have now decided to
C30 Trailer Pad Measurements Jerry Magnuson at 9:00am 09.24.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/935 I have a 3 axle factory trailer for my 1979 C-30. When the trailer was repainted last month, all 8 p

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True Wind Discussion Redux Scott T-Bird at 4:25pm 05.12.20
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Catalina 22 Transducer Install Gene Neill at 4:14pm 05.12.20 I originally mounted mine in the popular spot under the V berth. But for reasons I never learned, it
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match letskeepriding at 4:07pm 05.12.20 So there ya go. We have options.
Bottom Paint Sanding capta at 4:03pm 05.12.20 The first thing to determine as you prepare to apply bottom paint, is the existing paint hard or ab
Jammed Purge Pump YVRguy at 4:02pm 05.12.20 Where's Miss Peggie? :cool: The hoses smell which tell me they are old. You're pumping overboard
Jammed Purge Pump YVRguy at 3:59pm 05.12.20 To clarify, you have an open valve to the sea. You use a manual pump to pump waste from the holding
High Seas Home Depot capta at 3:58pm 05.12.20 Really important in wire is not the tinned wire, but the insulation used on the wire. The wire you
C22 MK2 Turnbuckle size pclarksurf at 3:43pm 05.12.20 1/4 - 28 to be exact-- at least on my '73.....
Is this normal? Hole in the Bow Leeward Rail at 3:43pm 05.12.20 and that's why all low numbers are coveted.... riiiggghhhhtt......;) Only by crazy racers who have
Is this normal? Hole in the Bow pclarksurf at 3:41pm 05.12.20 The old designs dont have a locker. Which is why the new design rules, and original c22 drools. :p
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 3:34pm 05.12.20 @bobweenk, did this logo work for you? Yes. Thank you. It is simpler than I expected.
Shower sump pump JamesG161 at 3:31pm 05.12.20 This is what I have to do shower and lavatory. Shower Drain Systems \| Xylem US Strainer gets the ha
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How to remove 30 yr. old tape. MikeHoncho at 3:15pm 05.12.20
Bottom Paint Sanding PaulK at 3:11pm 05.12.20 I use duct tape to attach my shop vac to my DeWalt hand sander. The bayonet-mount of the dustbag on

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