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CNG Cooking Gas John Leben at 2:58pm 12.21.15 S2 14/5301 I live and sail in Saugatuck, Michigan, which is only 2-1/2 hours from Chicago. Lake Welding, the we
How much ablative paint for an Oday 22 davidmhull at 2:18pm 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1083 I want to repaint with ablative paint this winter. My boat is an Oday 22. I don't want to buy more t
Hunter 380 (1999) Where can I put A/C duct to stern cabin? Dave19573 at 1:58pm 12.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1121 I purchased this boat in Georgian Bay where A/C is not needed very often so I would like to put an A
HydraLink Sealed Multiple Wire Closed End and In-Line Butt Connectors marchem at 1:05pm 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1135 Any thoughts on these multi-wire connectors? http://www.cableorganizer.com/hydralink-multiple-wire-
Stripping old paint off of old fiberglass? IH82BL8 at 11:11am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1000 What paint stripper can I use for this? It's the back side, not the gelcoat side. Thanks.
Still confused about charging! gettinthere at 9:55am 12.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 39/4173 One of my zantrex chargers finally quit. I replaced it with a Pro Mariner 12 40P. It seems to shut
Hunter Market Report (1) JamesG161 at 7:40am 12.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/688 I found this information interesting and perhaps useful for many. I post it and it sources in which
IPad with Garmin Bluechart update Bob 04 H260 at 7:31am 12.21.15 Ask All Sailors 1/509 I recently had my iPad do an Apple update. Then yesterday I updated the North American/Bahamas chart
Stainless-steel rails and pulpits DianaOfBurlington at 6:47am 12.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2838 I am looking to have custom-made rails built for Diana. Does anyone know of East-Coast (preferably
Battery Charging JohnVTX at 6:38am 12.21.15 Catalina 30 15/4018 If I have the batteries hooked up the normal way to be able to switch between 1 and 2 or ALL. When I
What Size Danforth? DaveJ at 5:40am 12.21.15 Catalina 310 4/1312 I have noticed that there is an area in our anchor lockers that looks like it is molded for an auxil
Charter advice needed DAVA390 at 3:43am 12.21.15 Destinations 22/2592 Ok folks, gather round. I have never been to the Caribbean and I have been tasked to investigate pri
23.5 ballast tank water level Chris Hansel at 7:54pm 12.20.15 Smaller Boats 6/1067 Hi, just purchased a Hunter 23.5. Read the owners manual, and it reads that there should be some typ
A holiday poem for cruisers... Curious Sailor at 6:39pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 9/887 I am often asked, "Why do you want to learn to sail and eventually live aboard a boat some day?" Alt
1973 Pearson 30 with Atomic 4 LakeMurraySailor at 6:05pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 50/5213 Hi Sailors, I would like some opinions from those who have experienced a similar situation. I recent
Deciding to buy a boat that needs a new engine spadaforaj at 3:52pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2099 Looking at a Beanteu 40 that the owner says needs a valve job - have no idea what that would take, o
Charting and Plotting Raven34 at 2:56pm 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 58/7004 A lot of opinions swell around electronics when it comes to navigation. A USCG captain course instru
Heart of the Sea shemandr at 2:12pm 12.20.15 Sails Call Lounge 10/1374 I saw a few posts about this but not much response. Maybe not that many have seen it. I saw it yes
Christmas boat parade (2) sailaway78 at 7:28am 12.20.15 Ask All Sailors 1/416 Every year we have a decorated Christmas boat parade. Got a few pics last night.
St. Peter and the Marines Brian D at 8:11pm 12.19.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/632 Three Marines died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. 'In honor of

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Mast up winter storage Tally Ho at 7:25pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 7:22pm 09.11.23
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? Ralph Johnstone at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Keel moves w no gouges. Can you explain what this means ? Are you saying the keel does move and
Halyards and Such Vincent Williams at 7:09pm 09.11.23 Thanks Usually hoist with sheet running free pretty hard to raise at least as st 1/2 up Looked at s
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 09.11.23 But all I have to do is Polish or rubbing a little bit and it comes back more yellowish. As long
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 7:01pm 09.11.23 Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that leaves the metal quite weak. True
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:01pm 09.11.23 I was looking at their 1/2" right angle drill and at $99, could get two spares and still be ahead.
Mast up winter storage duck21 at 6:59pm 09.11.23 Not Lake Erie, but south side of Lake Superior. Our marina has significant exposure to the lake and
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 6:24pm 09.11.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Davidasailor26 at 5:57pm 09.11.23 What is the pink indicative of? Pink usually indicates dezincification - a type of corrosion that
Mast up winter storage Davidasailor26 at 5:51pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:46pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! (2) sheardc at 5:22pm 09.11.23 Considering keeping 10mm and fixing cage. Having the halyards under the cage instead of thru is not
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO stickinthemud57 at 5:02pm 09.11.23 On the subject, I have an insignia and numbers that I have self-applied to several sails I have owne
Mast up winter storage Justin_NSA at 4:56pm 09.11.23 Our sailing assoc stores mostly mast up on trailers. No stands here. Is there a way to interconnect
Mast up winter storage sesmith at 4:41pm 09.11.23 We've stored ours mast up without issues the last several years. We were in Erie, Pa so had more pr
bulge water Tally Ho at 4:38pm 09.11.23 As was said, is it salt or fresh water?? First thing to ascertain! If it is fresh, probably not
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 09.11.23 My old bronze shaft looked a lot like that (maybe worse). I show the shaft at about 2:28.. 4RlzgO
calling all oday 20 owners. Anomymous 163294 at 4:13pm 09.11.23 thank you for the response back.
calling all oday 20 owners. Sunbird22358 at 4:07pm 09.11.23 The most you MIGHT gain is about an inch or two of additional headroom. The cabin sole is pretty clo

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