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What is a 'general sialing question'? Russel Garecht at 2:44am 06.14.00 Ask All Sailors 5/1603 Phil,Check out the description of the page!RussHer Diamond Ring
How do I rig a DS3 centerboard? Bill at 2:35am 06.14.00 Day Sailers 0/1567 I just picked up a DS3. The boat is in excellent condition. The only problem I have is that the pr
Catalina 42 Windlass Rhys Wilkie at 2:32am 06.14.00 Big Boats 3/2752 I recently purchased from Catalina a custom-made small roller to mount under the chain wildcat on my
No Mo' Smell Mark Whitson at 2:12am 06.14.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1313 Peggy: A much belated thanks for all your help, which started at the Chesapeake Bay Hunter Rendezvou
On the road again. Kevin L. Woody at 1:39am 06.14.00 Other Sailboats 0/831 Hello to all of you.Just a quick note to say I'm going to be off the site for five weeks digging d
PEEK A BOOO h.banick at 12:04am 06.14.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/993 Has anyone out there bought peek a booo blinds for your boat? Are you happy with them? Any problems?
Name this part Joe at 11:10pm 06.13.00 Smaller Boats 4/996 Does anyone know tha name of the J-shaped bolt that stick into the end of the spreaders on the H23 (
430 information Stephen DePaola at 12:49pm 06.13.00 Big Boats 6/1462 We are about to buy a 1997 Hunter 430. What can present owners tell us to look for? What is best abo
stuffing box question David Sandowich at 12:46pm 06.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1052 I SAIL A CAT 30 1985. I NEED TO TIGHTEN DOWN THE STUFFING BOX. WHAT SIZE WRENCHSWILL I NEED AND IS
Furling genoa Dee at 12:39pm 06.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1122 Has anyone in Annapolis area replaced their furling genoa? My present one on 87 Hunter 31 tore alon
Centerboards that stick Mike Stern at 12:11pm 06.13.00 Day Sailers 5/1608 Has anyone had a problem with their O'Day 23 centerboard sticking in the fully closed (up) position?
Problems with fuel injectors?? Richard Brahs at 11:29am 06.13.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/964 Has anyone had problems with their fuel injectors?. My rpm's kept going up and down with my engine a
Dinghy Dilemma - Opinions Please Steve Phillips at 11:24am 06.13.00 Ask All Sailors 6/2875 I recently bought a '95 Catalina 42' MKII. I inherited a nice 10.5' RIB Zodiac dinghy with the sale
c-22 reefing mike at 11:21am 06.13.00 Smaller Boats 1/1238 can anybody tell me the proper routing of the reefing line and how to reef on an 86 c22. Thank you
Catalina 30 sailing qualities Tim Dranttel at 11:07am 06.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 6/1837 I am looking at a 1986 Catalina 30 and the only turn off is that I've heard that the Cat. 30 does no
Autohelm - Speed/Water temperature Chris Boswell at 10:58am 06.13.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1383 I have owned 2 Hunters, a 32 Vision ' now a Passage 42. Both vessels did not provide a proper (or e
Holding tank hole Steve at 10:53am 06.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/1220 I own a '79 Hunter 27 that I bought last year and want to know if the original boat came with the ho
Holding tank hole Steve at 10:46am 06.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 0/1184 I own a '79 Hunter 27 that I bought last year and want to know if the original boat came with the ho
Want ideas for a week in Desolation Sound Richard at 9:01am 06.13.00 Catalina 30 5/1787 I have rented a boat for a week in early august to go to desolation sound. Likely everyone else wil
Reefing the Main on Hunter 290 John at 7:20am 06.13.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1210 I have a '00 Hunter 290. At how many knots of wind should I consider reefing the Main on this boat?

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2002 Hunter 326 rgranger at 1:33pm 02.18.20 Oooohhh a solar powered bikini.... I'm intrigued.
Cockpit Flooring Project rgranger at 1:31pm 02.18.20 I really like it.... I think the blue would look great on my boat.
New member cdi ff2 question (1) rgranger at 1:28pm 02.18.20 PS.... Keep a can of dry lube (like this) handy... as you are pulling the sail up. It will make t
New member cdi ff2 question twalker H260 at 1:09pm 02.18.20 Ff2 is meant be used with a luff tape not slides. You may want to touch base with cdi about impact
New member cdi ff2 question Hunter216 at 12:57pm 02.18.20 Welcome to sailing and this group. Lots of helpful, knowledgeable people here. Not sure if you hav
New member cdi ff2 question rgranger at 12:48pm 02.18.20 You basically got it. I like to use shock line. You can buy a spool of it rather inexpensively at
Centerboard question Drexel at 12:47pm 02.18.20 No water tank on my 23 Oday.
Centerboard question Drexel at 12:45pm 02.18.20 Curious... but is the centerboard on the O'day 23 part of the ballast system? And was your boat st
Replace shaft and cutlass sesmith at 12:44pm 02.18.20 When I ordered our shaft from Deep Blue, I emailed Mike about the measurements on the 1" shaft. He
Installing an Inspection Plate on a Plastic Fuel Tank (3) Nodak7 at 12:42pm 02.18.20 Well FYI I did install a Seabuilt Inspection plate on my Fuel Tank. When I opened the tank I was sur
Cockpit Flooring Project Rick D at 12:42pm 02.18.20 What did you use to cut it? I used an old sharpened bread knife (serrated edge) for the long strai
THOUGHTS Benny17441 at 12:41pm 02.18.20 It is recommended it be near the center of the boat.
Think this will work for mast climbing?? Benny17441 at 12:37pm 02.18.20 We have a local rigger that free-climbs the mast by pulling himself up using the shrouds. He has a
Cockpit Flooring Project Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 02.18.20 Looks good and it's reasonably priced. This just went on the top of my list for flooring options. Th
Centerboard question Benny17441 at 12:28pm 02.18.20 Curious... but is the centerboard on the O'day 23 part of the ballast system? And was your boat st
Cockpit Flooring Project Rick D at 12:21pm 02.18.20 What was your process for determining how many tiles to order? I figured the center of the cockpit
Cockpit Flooring Project Rick D at 12:19pm 02.18.20 Nice, how thick is it? (How much does it raise the floor level?) Somewhere between 1/4 and 3/8"
Cockpit Flooring Project rgranger at 12:10pm 02.18.20 What was your process for determining how many tiles to order?
Centerboard question Project_Mayhem at 12:09pm 02.18.20 Trunk on the 25' is about 6' long and 12-24" tall
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) thinwater at 12:08pm 02.18.20 I have this in my well: "Iron-oxidizing bacteria are chemotrophic bacteria that derive the energy t

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