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Columbia 23 owners manual lbcatcher at 8:11pm 12.30.15 Columbia 3/2546 I have a copy in PDF. Columbia and Coronado are the same boat. However it is to large to upload. If
Thought you would enjoy this... (1) Brian D at 3:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2168 Went to AAA to register my yacht (LOL) and dinghy and I got this... So what kind of questions would
Yanmar vs Universal druid at 2:32pm 12.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/8331 I'm looking at repowering my Ontario 32. The Universal M-25XPB I put in my Catalina 36 (years ago) w
Dry Bilge in Winter? chrisyse at 2:26pm 12.30.15 Big Boats 11/2396 Has anyone experienced hull or keel bolt damage due to one or two inches of water which froze? One t
What should I use to remove rust from Anchor Chain? McIntoshUSA at 2:07pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 27/25480 I have read allot of suggestions. Use CLR, use pool hydrocloric acid, vinegar, drag it behind a truc
Sailing World Boats of the year cb32863 at 12:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/392 Sailing World has released their Boat of the Year winners. http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/b
Beneteau 40CC bilge pump not automatic? MrNoSmiles at 9:20am 12.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3738 Hey all! I just took the plunge and moved aboard a Beneteau 40CC with my girlfriend, and we are lo
Access hatch to engine cooling valve marchem at 9:17am 12.30.15 Catalina 310 19/2083 I've seen pictures of an access hatch to the engine cooling valve (and possibly the macerator thru h
Sensor wiring to battery compartment marchem at 9:07am 12.30.15 Catalina 310 12/2002 Those of you who have added a battery monitor shunt and/or a temperature sensor for your battery cha
34 Lazarette dimensions Yellowjeepman at 8:48am 12.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/569 I live in Tn. and my 34 O'day is in South Florida(pretty sad). I was wondering if anyone knows where
Autopilot/Chart Plotter Integration Robb at 4:01am 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 10/4905 I'm buying a Hunter 31 footer with bare bones electronics and will be looking to completely re-outfi
What I've learnt from sailing.... Ken13559 at 11:53pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/340 Sailing of course but also: Sewing- repair bimini, sew hatch covers and fender socks, mend spinnaker
Bolt rope to loose footed main? marke14 at 10:01pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 21/5274 I am considering a new set of sails for our boat, and I was at our local (Costa Mesa, CA) Doyle loft
Weaver Snap Davits Full Circle 473 at 9:36pm 12.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3371 Has anyone used Weaver Snap Davits to hang their dinghy off the stern? I have a Beneteau 473 and I w
Share some Sailing Terms... Curious Sailor at 4:14pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 51/4809 Bigwigs: Senior officers in the English Navy were known as "bigwigs" because they wore huge wigs. Bi
I've got the marina slip waiting list blues marke14 at 4:10pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 26/7588 I was looking at the waiting list "fee" for remaining on the list, and I wondered since I had applie
New head??? Ken Cross at 2:25pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 8/677 Hi all. I'm thinking of replacing our head (Comfort Mate) with a Raritan PHII Shown here: http://sho
Lewmar Winch Servicing Article / January 2016 MainBrace EditorC22NSA at 2:09pm 12.29.15 Catalina 22 2/633 Due to popular demand, I will be re-posting Don Boyko's article on Lewmar Winch Servicing in the Jan
Gulfstar 39 Sailmaster Questions Cool Beans at 1:09pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2108 So, I'm still looking for another liveaboard. While down in NC, I had the broker show me a GS39 whi
Waves on Lake Erie cb32863 at 12:48pm 12.29.15 Ask All Sailors 4/680 Saw this link over at SA. Some awesome shots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2015/

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Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 08.14.23 Has anyone had experience removing this stuff from inside the mast? Is this easy or would I be walk
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 08.14.23 but it will go faster than the wind dead down wind. Sail GP boats can apparently reach 4 times the
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be i
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 8:01pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler? Th
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 7:58pm 08.14.23 Any issues with upward loading on that bow (anchor roller) bracket created by the leverage of the s
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:52pm 08.14.23 Do you need to get it all out? Or just enough to run wires up the mast?
Owners Manual search (2) rgranger at 7:45pm 08.14.23 218815
pros and cons of adjusting valves... kloudie1 at 7:33pm 08.14.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Don S/V ILLusion at 6:54pm 08.14.23 The make/model of the plug should be obvious by noting what it says on the speed display. That in tu
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:49pm 08.14.23 218813
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34pm 08.14.23 Rivets
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 6:33pm 08.14.23 Good Lord man, this could well be the Holy Grail of the perpetual motion machine. erpetual motion"
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick D at 6:12pm 08.14.23 It offended me not to have one, so I purchased one and the bezel from this site and installed it. BT
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck jdrutten at 5:57pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be in
Spreaders stickinthemud57 at 5:42pm 08.14.23 Per Ecletic's suggestion, I would inquire with Blue Water Yachts. I have never seen a mast with shro
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 08.14.23 I did state the make and model, it's a 1988 Hunter 28.5. The 1998 Hunter 28.5 is a boat, not a ca
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ed Caldwell at 5:26pm 08.14.23 Thanks I'll check it out... Thanks I'll check it out... CharlieAnn, be very sure before you star
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Calif. Ted at 5:26pm 08.14.23 I did state the make and model, it's a 1988 Hunter 28.5. Not the boat, the knotmeter, Raymarine, B
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck BlowMeAway at 5:22pm 08.14.23 I never considered a blanking plug, but after the 2nd year of ownership and finding my paddle wheel
Has This Happend to You? quadrille38 at 5:01pm 08.14.23 so the discussion really might be, 'how often should we have our sails serviced'. taken into our s

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