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Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:56am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1794 I borrowed a Loos gauge Model "A" from a friend. Anyone know the specs for the 26 or the Javelin?
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:43am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/456 Disregard, double post.
irwin 43 trainmanjess at 10:43am 02.03.16 Irwin 12/7772 Hello All.... I am looking at an Irwin 43' aft cockpit staysail ketch sailboat... with the idea to p
Battery Location (2) Jim Hawkins at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1672 I want to have 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries on my boat and move them from the original place whe
Port bedding material geek_guy at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/649 Maybe using the wrong terminology. But the skylights were leaking, so I rebidded them. The leaking
Raising the boom geek_guy at 9:24am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3600 I added a Bimini. But the boom doesn't clear. I think this is a common issue with the 37 Legend.
Squeaky Auto Pilot - is this normal? Elie at 9:13am 02.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/9969 my auto pilot works great, but is very loud.. is this normal? can i spray some wd40? here is a yout
Solent Stay Jim Hawkins at 8:47am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8909 Hello all, I'm adding a solent stay to my boat and have spent a week reading everything I could and
Vendee Globe 2016 cb32863 at 7:04am 02.03.16 Racing 3/1086 Anyone going to follow? 1URBl3nPRJk
Bokampers Fort Lauderdale CYQK at 2:14am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/376 Anyone got a report on the food there? Is this the place where the Wild Bilz tournment based from T
Visiting Australia & New Zealand Claude L.-Auger at 1:05am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 0/345 Hi to all our Aussie and Kiwi friends. I am currently in Sydney until Sunday 7th and will then move
Remove mast on 33.5 - 1989 Hunter sailboat BlueTequila at 8:20pm 02.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2208 I need to remove my deck step mast ' I have a couple of questions: 1. how does one disengage the wi
A Few Maneuvering Tips Terry Cox at 7:28pm 02.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/1455 We have the original 18x15 three blade RH fixed bronze prop on our 1991 P42 and am very pleased with
rigging routing puzzlement M25 (4) RussC at 6:50pm 02.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/10860 I finally had time, motivation, and decent weather all at the same time today, which allowed me to p
Recognizing old style Furler. (2) Andrew25 at 4:08pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2776 Hello, I have recently purchased an "old style" furler and I would love to find out the manufacturer
Depth transducer depth jveatch at 4:07pm 02.02.16 Big Boats 5/1364 What is the exact depth of the depth transducer on a Hunter 41DS?
Slotted or Phillips ? CYQK at 12:55pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 30/7400 Replacing a bunch of fasteners do you prefer one over the other? Thanks Gary
Dock Wheel at the Finger Corner - Do They Assist? (2) rardiH36 at 10:51am 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2264 My current berth: - Usually has a moderate to strong crosswind that moves my boat in the same direc
RAM Ball Mounts Bad Obsession at 9:50am 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/871 I am wondering if anyone has experience with these in the marine environment. I am considering mo
Vinyl headliner Plitmanm at 8:37am 02.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1280 Looking to replace old sagging vinyl headliner. I do not want to go back with vinyl and would like t

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Black Butyl tape? JBP-PA at 1:11pm 03.12.24 My windows are in. I found the gray bed-it much easier to use than the black Xfasten. The Xfasten w
Simple Anchor rode markings JBP-PA at 1:06pm 03.12.24 I use a different mark every 20 ft and a distinct mark every 100 where I start over, e.g. 3 orange m
Simple Anchor rode markings jon hansen at 12:58pm 03.12.24 https://defender.com/en_us/defender-anchor-rode-marker-set-41357?utm_id=146308134413&utm_campaign=19
Simple Anchor rode markings Michael Davis at 12:42pm 03.12.24 I do much the same: start at 100 feet, then every fifty feet to 300 feet. I usually drop/ raise the
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:35am 03.12.24 Or why they drilled at least 6 extra holes (not filled?) in the transom. Greg LOL... just trying
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? captcoho at 10:19am 03.12.24 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a
Solar wiring size billjoye at 9:14am 03.12.24 Easy: 10 awg. default size of mc4 solar connectors are 10 awg.
Is it real or not? Roland5048 at 9:08am 03.12.24 My dad always told me as a child, "Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see."
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 9:04am 03.12.24 Thanks all--this has been illuminating. @Ward H Unfortunately, it appears the golf cart batteries w
Splicing sta set 8mm Joe at 8:55am 03.12.24 With smaller diameter line it is easier to push the fid through a small section at a time. The best
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 8:53am 03.12.24 I have this meter. o_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 $35 Jim... Oh nice. Great price. I en
Solar wiring size SPLETS at 8:34am 03.12.24 Thanks for clarifying that. :)
bow stemhead 351 Joe at 8:21am 03.12.24 I suggest contacting a dealer. Start here
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points Rich Stidger at 7:20am 03.12.24 I have an Achilles air floor dinghy that I hang from my davits exactly like you are planning. I put
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 (1) Ward H at 7:11am 03.12.24 My C30 had a mouse line in place but I used the old antenna line to pull a new one up the mast. T
House Battery Upgrade Help jssailem at 7:07am 03.12.24 Not far north of us is a Battery supplier, Dyno. I have been using their batteries on my boat since
House Battery Upgrade Help dlochner at 7:06am 03.12.24 If you are reading MaineSail's drop-in LFP article, then you know that drop-in is in name only. Ther
House Battery Upgrade Help Ward H at 6:47am 03.12.24 I agree with the golf cart battery idea. I have the same GC2 Duracell batteries that @Tally Ho has I
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ward H at 6:28am 03.12.24 Like many things in life, If you have it you won't need it. Be sure to post photos of the finished
Clamp on meter recommendation? JamesG161 at 6:05am 03.12.24 My current Uni-T unit has done well That is my old meter that the batteries corroded when dampened

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