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Shore Power switch tripping Tom at 9:41am 08.18.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1786 I hooked up my shore power today and noticed that when I turned something on that was plugged into a
Water in oday 22 foot jim edlund at 8:04am 08.18.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1033 I have a hold in my cuddy is is suppose to be their you look in it and it has a lot of water in it a
Purchasing a 1989 Hunter33.5 Marc at 6:06am 08.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 8/2647 We are considering purchasing a 1989 Hunter 33.5 to cruise on LI sound. The boat has the bulb keel c
main sheet cam Lee Henderson at 4:22am 08.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/917 I need to replace my main sheet cam and bullseye. Does anyone know what is under the stock unit on a
Soft Foredeck Bob Holland at 3:40am 08.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1265 I am currently looking at a 76 O'Day 25. Although the boat needs updating it appears to be sound exc
Old sail repair Tim Taylor at 2:02am 08.18.01 Smaller Boats 4/1183 my rolling furler over-run and being stupid i allowed my 13 year old headsail to luff violently for
Mildew Challenge bcruising at 12:33am 08.18.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/919 My ? is. How do you keep the mildew under control on the interior wood finish in your boat? We are a
loose footed main mike at 11:28pm 08.17.01 Smaller Boats 3/818 I'm seriously considering cutting some off the foot of my main to raise the boom on my 23. I've bee
Surplus Sails Steve Shenkel at 10:27pm 08.17.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1468 Just noticed that Minney's Yacht Surplus (just down the street from the MacGregor factory) has new M
Batten Batten, who's got my Batten Jim Greer at 5:10pm 08.17.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 I recently lost 2 sail battens in my '93 Hunter 23.5. The sail is a full batten design and I am havi
Is the Mac 26x a good sail boat? Art at 2:23pm 08.17.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1231 I just read some very negitive comments on www.sailnet.com forum about the sailing characteristics o
Wandering while moored John Richard at 1:58pm 08.17.01 Big Boats 1/900 A week or so ago we sailed to Catalina Harbor on Catalina Island in Southern California. You who ar
adding opening portlights Bill Gregory at 1:41pm 08.17.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1284 I would like to install opening portlights in place of the forward portlights on my 1984 C-30. Any
Conversion to propane Carl at 10:02am 08.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/932 Currently have a kerosene 2 burner stove with oven in our 1980 Hunter 36. Can this be converted to p
Economy Boom Vang Gino at 9:40am 08.17.01 Smaller Boats 9/979 After pricing marine quality vangs I decided to try a different approach. I took one of those ratch
How to connect a solar panel ? Michel Galy at 9:17am 08.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/952 I want to connect a Unisolar flexible panel USF-32 on my 29.5 Hunter 1995 to insure that my 2 batter
self tailing winches JP Jones at 7:21am 08.17.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1303 I want to exchange the port cabin top single speed maxwell winch on my 84 H31 for a self tailing one
fin keel or centerboard? Clay Wright at 6:03am 08.17.01 Bigger Boats 3/1219 I am going to buy either an O'Day 22 or 23. There is a 22 for sale 300 miles away that the owner sa
St-4000 autopilot on a 336 David L at 4:43am 08.17.01 Mid-Size Boats 10/1121 Plan on installing a st-4000 autopilot on a 336. My question is, Do you need to install that metal
h450 tank gages quit working Larry Templeton at 3:40am 08.17.01 Big Boats 15/1128 The WEMA gages on our holding and water tanks have become very unreliable. Several of them appear to

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1989 Catalina 30 Recommended Points for Pre-Inspection dmax at 8:35am 05.06.20 "Catalina stopped putting wood in the keel shoe during 1988, targetting '88 and newer avoids that pr
New Catalina owner, many questions! SailingFree44 at 8:33am 05.06.20 1. I just noticed a leak this morning. It comes from a brown wooden box behind the stairs. Causes a
Mounting flatscreen TV on wall (1) Sailfanatic at 8:27am 05.06.20 We mounted our 22" LCD tv on the bulkhead over the starboard quarter berth. We have good line of si
Flush mount flag pole socket Team118 at 8:26am 05.06.20 How about renovind flag mount, fill holes and installing a rail mounted flag pole? Sure....just a
New Catalina owner, many questions! sail sfbay at 8:21am 05.06.20 1. I just noticed a leak this morning. It comes from a brown wooden box behind the stairs. Causes a
1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel Operation Sailor Sue at 8:18am 05.06.20 Did you try cranking the other way?
Choosing Between Two Transom Ladders For ODay 23-1 jssailem at 8:17am 05.06.20 Pick one that lets you get the ladder out of the water while sailing (no need to drag a ladder thru
2002 - 2004 Hunter 356 genoa winch location sail sfbay at 8:14am 05.06.20 Ditto jssailem..............just to add, if you are single handling you can get lazy sheet set up on
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 8:13am 05.06.20 My dog just ate our Scrabble set. The next time he goes outside may spell disaster. On a triple wo
Fresh water tank Hunter 356, 2003 mod. jssailem at 8:13am 05.06.20 Good morning John. Welcome to the forum. Congrats on your new boat. The search tool is a powerful
New Catalina owner, many questions! (4) SailingFree44 at 8:07am 05.06.20 1. I just noticed a leak this morning. It comes from a brown wooden box behind the stairs. Causes a
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 8:00am 05.06.20 My dog just ate our Scrabble set. The next time he goes outside may spell disaster.
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus? jssailem at 7:59am 05.06.20
New Catalina owner, many questions! sail sfbay at 7:56am 05.06.20 1. I just noticed a leak this morning. It comes from a brown wooden box behind the stairs. Causes a
+1 For Weems and Plath MitchM at 7:54am 05.06.20 we 've bought at least 6 sets of W&P clocks, barometers, humidity meters, and thermo
Owners Manual for a MacGregor 65? capta at 7:51am 05.06.20 I know of at least three that were built, two first hand. One's on the hard in Trini and has been fo
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furler Pin Serenity on Hudson at 7:51am 05.06.20 I was too new to sailing my own boat to be terrified. That allowed me to recover without panic. I wa
2002 - 2004 Hunter 356 genoa winch location (1) sail sfbay at 7:44am 05.06.20 I can single handle both sailboats with or without an autopilot. One major advantage of genoa winch
2002 - 2004 Hunter 356 genoa winch location jssailem at 7:37am 05.06.20 HunterFan, If you sail in tight waters you will be tacking more than if the horizon is nothing but w
1989 Catalina 30 Recommended Points for Pre-Inspection Klaussic at 7:30am 05.06.20 Here's my prior boat.. its still listed on yachtworld.. 1990 Catalina 30 Cruiser for sale - Yacht

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