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Do I need a outboard motor 'WEDGE" if adding a Garelick retractable bracket on O'day 22? foreste2002 at 1:43pm 08.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2597 Hi...I have a 1973 O'day 22 with the original outboard motor mount through the transom. I would lik
Genoa hanging up mrudman850 at 1:25pm 08.03.16 Catalina 22 9/1240 What am I doing wrong to cause our 135 Genoa to get stuck on the rubber boot of the mast spreader?
Yanmar cruise RPM Ken Cross at 12:01pm 08.03.16 Ask All Sailors 28/13462 Just curious... At what RPM do you cruise? I usually go between 2,500 and 2,700 on our 2GM20F. Tha
Cabin sole flatness on your Cherubini kito at 11:45am 08.03.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/927 Well here's one for you fellow Cherubini owners. Between me and 2 other PO's, my H30 has been on sta
Reading lights (2) John23883 at 10:15am 08.03.16 Smaller Boats 8/1346 We got tired of book-lights and headlights, so we added these reading lights in our H26.
anyone know where I can get an owners manual for a 2-27 cal tiber at 8:38am 08.03.16 Cal 5/1785 Anyone know where I can get a 2-27 owners manual
Sail Analysis by Judy B... (1) FlyboyTR at 8:36am 08.03.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3134 I recently posted a short video of us sailing on Mobile Bay...link below. Over the winter I purchas
Stupid question Sailing Poodles at 8:13am 08.03.16 Big Boats 4/745 I know this is a stupid question and I should know the answer, but... My sail maker wants to know th
Replacement of Standing Rigging spherecons at 6:37am 08.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2021 Does anyone know how we can get a set of standing rigging for a Hunter Legend 430? The boat's in Gre
Cabin Wood Maintenance (1) catalanc at 5:20am 08.03.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/862 Hi Guys, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MK II that has modest amounts of wood in the cabin. It looks fin
ST60 All U Get at 4:39am 08.03.16 Ask All Sailors 2/416 Hi all, Quite a summer of fixing and I'm down to the last two items. My ST60 Wind Vane in the cock
lower cost waterproof wifi cameras eianm at 11:34pm 08.02.16 Big Boats 4/722 On my Hunter 42 with the genoa out, I have quite limited forward vision which is uncomfortable to sa
Darn, I got screwed on my new spinnaker purchase TortugasRoyal at 8:40pm 08.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2685 Bought a new asmetrical spinnaker for my 26X. It's nothing fancy just an OEM and that's OK. But th
Newport 28 prop specs JollaRon at 4:25pm 08.02.16 Newport 0/856 New to the group Recently removed the old A4 from the boat and have installed a 48 volt electric dr
Wind ranges for each sail on an Oday 25. Pixellating at 1:32pm 08.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2065 Relatively new to sailing. I have an Oday 25. Does anyone know the wind speed ranges for the Main, J
RigRite contact information DocLex at 1:10pm 08.02.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1667 I have just spent 5 weeks trying to find a part for my Hunter 26. I tried six major sites w/o any p
No Power to my A/C Panel threehearts at 12:43pm 08.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/769 Hi, I recently got my boat back after some work done by a new yard. Shortly after I got it back, I n
Anniversary 47 Today (1) Terry Cox at 11:44am 08.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1371 Admiral Patti and I under sail in the San Juan Islands.
Boost Gauge for Hunter 50 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:18am 08.02.16 Big Boats 4/700 Has anyone installed a boost gauge? Has anyone interfaced with M200 monitoring system and Raymarine
Hunter 23 Moved Traveler (1) saddlesore at 11:12am 08.02.16 Smaller Boats 7/1490 FYI, I moved the traveler back from the cockpit doorway and love it. It is a huge improvement in sai

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Pacific NW Weather Screen Saver at 3:19am 04.09.24 Forecasting is skill I certainly don't have and yet one I think has few measures of its performance
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? kappykaplan at 2:07am 04.09.24 I've never found a trace of bacteria in the fuel simply by adding a shot of Biobor JF with every fi
Bilge water smells like gas Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:32pm 04.08.24 Looking at your photos, a power washer and a strong solution of detergent and water would be the bes
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 8:27pm 04.08.24 My problem backing out was trying to get the lines off, single handed, and not blowing into my neig
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 7:55pm 04.08.24 Thanks! I use Biobor also. I have a 2002 Catalina 310 and my fuel tank is metal so I guess I will ha
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 04.08.24 I check my fuel tank every other year (or worse) for water and settlement by pulling a sample from a
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 7:13pm 04.08.24 Nice technique! But, not sure how it helps when you are backing out in a crosswind. Your spring lin
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Alphadoofa at 7:13pm 04.08.24 look here H27 Jim... Thanks Jim, I have looked it over and also found some other pics on the in
Free chafe guard shemandr at 7:09pm 04.08.24 I didn't even sleep at a Motel 6 last night but it seems to me that most wind storms also have rain.
Bilge water smells like gas Crazy Dave Condon at 7:01pm 04.08.24 @Bluebonnet87 thanks for sharing
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass dLj at 6:33pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the ch
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? capta at 6:29pm 04.08.24 I would think if there was no give at the bottom of a stanchion then the give would have to come fro
Lofrans Tigres Horizontal Windlass capta at 6:19pm 04.08.24 The Tigress is not designed to lower the chain with the motor. The brake is loosened to drop the cha
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 6:16pm 04.08.24 Thanks!
Bilge water smells like gas Bluebonnet87 at 5:57pm 04.08.24 First the owner was an idiot for storing gas inside the cabin. Clean the interior as best you can.
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? capta at 5:55pm 04.08.24 The only way to reach the bottom of the tank would be to run a hose through the gauge sender hole. T
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? JoeWhite at 5:55pm 04.08.24 Remove the sender unit and insert a rigid plastic hose, such as the one used to extract engine oil t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:49pm 04.08.24 If this is your regular dock (so you can set up a hook and a spring line, watch this video. i have
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:42pm 04.08.24 Where we used to keep our boat in New Jersey all sailboats pulled in bow first. When we moved to th
Easiest way to obtain fuel sample from bottom of tank on a Catalina 410? Monheganlover at 5:25pm 04.08.24 Think straw. I have a manual fuel pump. Where would be the best place to insert the hose?

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