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Moving to Minneapolis, MN Reefing at 4:12pm 09.06.15 Smaller Boats 0/412 Good evening friends, there is a slight possibility that my wife will be relocated to Minneapolis. W
3gm30f (1) FlynBryn at 3:29pm 09.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1153 Can somebody verify, beyond a reasonable doubt, that this is my rear seal gone bad? I've already rep
oil pan replacement donelanc at 1:10pm 09.06.15 Bigger Boats 3/1128 I was going for a sail and engine alarm came on. Looked at compartment and full of oil. Cleaned it
410 Main Saloon Light Cluster Sailgunner at 1:04pm 09.06.15 Big Boats 11/1371 On my 410 there is a cluster of three small recessed lights over the table in the saloon. I replace
Cover for oday osprey Carver283 at 1:02pm 09.06.15 Day Sailers 2/931 Wondering if anyone might have a resource for obtaining a cover for an oday osprey.
Spare buttons (1) pf78dhr at 7:32am 09.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/947 I have a 2013 Hunter e-33 with a 29hp Yanmar. The control panel buttons keep failing. I/O, start, ov
Wind Instrument Troubleshooting SailingErrant at 6:46am 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2067 The wind instrument and gauge on my Catalina 310 have stopped talking to each other! They have been
Missing pages from Cat 22, 1992 owners manual vietvet68 at 5:34am 09.06.15 Catalina 22 9/1060 Just purchased a 1992 Cat 22. The owners manual is missing pages 21 thru 24. If anyone has this ow
Temp gage jibes138 at 4:26am 09.06.15 Bigger Boats 3/832 I posted this on the ask all sailors forum but am copying it here for you guys with the same boats.
Temp gage, sender, or ?? jibes138 at 4:24am 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2355 I've recently upgraded my heat exchanger in my Universal M25 engine to the recommended 3" diameter.
need urgent m25-xpb help njlarry at 9:38pm 09.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/983 As I have mentioned before on this site, I have been having trouble with v belts shredding. I had th
Help with wiring upgrades. C400 (5) dhays at 9:29pm 09.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 17/9934 I am a general idiot and not qualified to own a boat with an engine or anything electric. Despite t
H216 or 22 daysailer Mainsheet Traveller Joetul at 2:44pm 09.05.15 Smaller Boats 1/659 Can anyone help me as to how a cross-cockpit mainsheet traveler should be rigged? I'm missing this
Oday 28 cushion replacement RSDean at 1:34pm 09.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/762 I have an '86 O'Day that I want to replace the cushion cloth material with something that closely ma
H-42 1995 Air Conditioning relay for pump joelvannorsdel at 10:39am 09.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1923 The AC in Alter'Tudes both fore and aft has stopped working, the pump is not running. There is volt
Motion sickness device Picflight at 10:38am 09.05.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2436 There seems to be a device in the works for folks you get severe motion sickness. Perhaps not the on
Jerry jugs Mark Maulden at 9:12am 09.05.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2578 Thinking of going to Glacier Bay next year and will have to carry some fuel/water on deck. So, what
Holding Tank Air Vent Location blueboat at 8:24am 09.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2511 I cannot figure out where the location of the holding tank air vent is on the outside of my 1993 42'
Drop keel mechanism layout Windtherapy at 8:06am 09.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/712 OK so I bought a 26' about 3 months ago. I also bought a 36 foot slip on Lake Huron but decided to
Has anyone done an energy budget for a Beneteau 343? Davefromoregon at 7:36am 09.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2933 I have a reasonable how to do this, but if some else has already done it I'd appreciate making use

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Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 10:42am 12.14.23 I think we beat it to death. I don't know if there's any truly one "right" answer to discussions lik
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Stu Jackson at 10:41am 12.14.23 Some have employed their "nearing end of useful life" laptops AS their navigational tools.
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. But, we never did resolve t
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel SolariaLED at 9:45am 12.14.23 Thanks for all the help. The Blue Seas ones look good but are bigger than the ones I currently have
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 9:42am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 12.14.23 The wheel was most annoying at anchor as it was in the way when we went swimming, got on the dinghy
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 12.14.23 Is there a big down side with a smaller wheel? Short answer .... I don't think so .... I can't th
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:39am 12.14.23 The OP was concerned about being able to get around the wheel. What I was trying to say is that he
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:33am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 8:32am 12.14.23 Right, I understand that. But that wasn't my point, which maybe I didn't make clearly enough. The
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! American_Mainsail at 8:27am 12.14.23 I use a simple iPad with integrated GPS that I purchased five years ago. I put it in a waterproof ca
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Alan Gomes at 7:45am 12.14.23 There is a locking mechanism to prevent the wheel from folding while underway. Right, I understand
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 7:42am 12.14.23 I think that folding wheel would be great when at the dock, but it might not be something you'd wan
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? shemandr at 7:42am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Alan Gomes at 7:40am 12.14.23 I remember when I first saw those. I thought it was a smart adaptation but the sharp corner looks
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 7:38am 12.14.23 I'm not sure if a Wheel Pilot fits on a folding wheel. You certainly can't fold it all the way in
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 12.14.23 I'm not sure if a Wheel Pilot fits on a folding wheel. You certainly can't fold it all the way in i
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! dlochner at 7:27am 12.14.23 We're an all Apple house, so I use a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip and Aquamaps. Aquamaps is a very af
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? (1) rgranger at 6:52am 12.14.23 There is a solution, it's not cheap but it works. https://defender.com/en_us/lewmar-folding-wheel
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? kloudie1 at 6:39am 12.14.23 Not familiar with that boat but if it is made like the old H-34, those bulkheads are there mostly as

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