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Autohelm 7000 goes to "standby" about every 9 or 10 minutes Rosetta Stone10263 at 8:02pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 9/818 I'm a new owner of 1996 Beneteau 440. It has an Autohelm 7001. The first sail aboard was about 85
Fuel tank replacement chuck stas at 7:30pm 10.17.16 Ask An Oday Owner 9/935 Any one have a spot to purchase a new fuel tank for a 1983 Oday 30' its an 18 gal tank. Filters keep
Winter boat cover - oval "pool tarp" vs rectangular? Chris & Lenore at 3:44pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 23/4032 I was going to purchase my usual 30 X 40 foot tarp but heard that some people use oval pool tarps in
neutral or not? pmac at 3:30pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 10/701 As owner of a1985 Catalina 27, my wife asked yesterday while sailing, "Should the inboards transmiss
Blister repairs in Ottawa/Toronto area Tim22 at 3:13pm 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 5/956 The boat was hauled on Saturday and I see a number of blisters on the bottom. I would like to get t
Trolling Motor Mount PropellerHead at 1:48pm 10.17.16 Smaller Boats 12/1204 While I'm happy with the performance of the 86lb thrust trolling motor I'm using, I find that I have
when to replace the rigging cables nmenkes at 1:20pm 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2130 I own a Hunter 45 Passage 12 years old. when is the time to replace the rigging SS cables? I heard t
Slogging out of the bay Jackdaw at 12:54pm 10.17.16 Racing 3/1094 Last weekend we had an around-the-lake Commodore Cup race. The start was straight into the teeth of
Ghunkholling Tips and Tidbits rgranger at 12:20pm 10.17.16 Trailer Sailors 22/2881 For all of us who have to put our boats away for the winter... I thought it might be nice to share s
H42 passage - dinette as a bed - mattress options Puesta del sol at 11:35am 10.17.16 Big Boats 6/729 I don't use this often- but when I do this setup seems awkward in terms of what cushions to put the
O'Day 28 Tiller to Wheel Conversion Apex at 10:49am 10.17.16 Bigger Boats 10/2021 I was able to score a pedestal with wheel, quadrant and turning block for a great price. Now for in
Testing Transducers cb32863 at 10:46am 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 4/3527 I have both a depth transducer and a knotmeter installed in the hull of my 235. The speed gauge was
Schooner Bay Marine experience PSR at 10:12am 10.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/2492 Has anyone bought a remanufactured diesel from Schooner Bay Marine? If so, or if you know about anyo
Universal M320 Bill Shep at 9:52am 10.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 14/4553 My engine starts normally, runs fine for approx. 4-5 minutes then suddenly dies. After cranking it
cracks in fiberglass dkuderka at 8:42am 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1949 My Hunter 23.5 is now 20 years old. This summer, she had more use and more sun exposure than ever.
Sailboat Armada Games - Laser Tag! kiteflyer at 7:55am 10.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1905 I've just been asked to joint the board of our sailing club, and one of our challenges is to get new
Sailing single-handed; what does the First Mate say? IH82BL8 at 6:19am 10.17.16 Ask All Sailors 86/6465 Is your wife comfortable with you sailing single-handed? I'm particularly interested in hearing fro
Alternator Pompadi at 11:37pm 10.16.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2214 Hi all... We Recently had the engine service done, it was mentioned that the tacho was a bit errati
Deck Repair O'Day 222 (2) djmeaney at 8:53pm 10.16.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2282 I recently looked at a '84 O'Day 222 and it seems to have some damage to the deck near the base of r
Catalina 32 vs the 34 Jwhy at 8:12pm 10.16.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/7136 I'm thinking of moving up from my Catalina 30. What are the pros and cons of the larger designs ?

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what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 5:39am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Rabbit starts shemandr at 5:20am 10.09.23 Rabbit starts are good for when there is no race committee and no starting line. All of the pursui
When to tack shemandr at 5:04am 10.09.23 It is a very good question. If the wind is shifting, and it almost always is, then you want to be
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top dlochner at 4:27am 10.09.23 An update: We had our last race yesterday and someone organized a mast climb to reach the swivel! W
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help rgranger at 4:22am 10.09.23 As already mentioned. The topping lift line is supposed to be run through the boom so that you can r
Rabbit starts danstanford at 4:12am 10.09.23 A boat is nominated to be the rabbit and all boats advised. At the prescribed time the rabbit sails
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 4:11am 10.09.23 Assuming the primary filter is relatively near the engine and the filter is full, it shouldn't take
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 4:00am 10.09.23 An update: We had our last race yesterday and someone organized a mast climb to reach the swivel! We
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:40am 10.09.23 what is open CPN? It's an open source software for chart plotter software. You can run it on a pho
When to tack jssailem at 8:55pm 10.08.23 staying inside the laylines until very close to the mark is likely favored. This is a generally tr
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... mforum at 8:51pm 10.08.23 I like the dowel idea. Sounds great. Thanks.
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Richard19068 at 8:44pm 10.08.23 I decided to change the transmission fluid in the Hurth transmission of an Universal M18 on a Catal
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Dalliance at 8:28pm 10.08.23 One bleed screw bleeds the lines up to and including the secondary filter. The hose from that line
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help isaksp00 at 8:16pm 10.08.23 On second look at your photo, it looks like the topping lift may actually already be routed into the
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help isaksp00 at 8:06pm 10.08.23 If your boat is like the Hunter 23 you have 3 sheaves at the aft end of the boom and matching 3 jam
When to tack Davidasailor26 at 7:45pm 10.08.23
Navionics price increasing DaveJ at 7:33pm 10.08.23
Navionics price increasing NCBrew at 6:49pm 10.08.23 what is open CPN?
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 6:49pm 10.08.23
C&C 29-2 Traveler Upgrade? dlochner at 6:42pm 10.08.23 The Harken tracks have a neat mounting system that is independent of the current bolt pattern. The h

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