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loose mast plate c421bdriver at 9:03am 06.21.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1120 Have a 23 O'day on trailer and found the rear port bolt/screw looose. The bulkhead in cabin covers t
1983 hunter 27 cabin Hatch boards wheelsteering27 at 8:50am 06.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2633 Any suggestions on what material to use to cut new hatch boards? Wood or plastic? Any recommended
General advice on a "wack" sailing idea PeterGade at 7:58am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 55/8381 Dear sailors! This is my first post on the forum, i hope that my questions are not too far out.
hot water plumbing njlarry at 7:32am 06.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2039 My bad. When I disconnected the in feed and supply out lines to the water heater I neglected to la
mast fitting donelanc at 7:09am 06.21.15 Bigger Boats 3/1182 Hi I have a 272 le and a friend was trying to get the anchor light going (not in water yet) He t
My New Cook Table (2) w4swk at 7:03am 06.21.15 Catalina 22 1/625 After discovering that I prefer to cook outside, I built this little table. 2 pieces of PVC (40 in.
table leaf stowage Roma at 7:01am 06.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1058 There appears to be no specific place to stow the dining table leaf which is a hazard if left unsecu
Alternate Waterproof Grease for Maxprop smokey73 at 6:56am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 35/11430 I have a 3 blade Maxprop and my boat is out of the water for a few days. I need to lubricate the pr
Traveler for Day Sailor silversailor at 6:02am 06.21.15 Day Sailers 6/1529 I have a 79 Day Sailor II, with mid-boom main sheeting. I'm considering adding a traveler to enhance
Happy Fathers Day Indysailor at 5:46am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/895 I'm a dad, myself and of course I'll give the old man a call and we'll talk about the U.S. Open, lik
b and g zeus 2 chart plotter operation problems catalina453 at 5:45am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 4/4676 I purchased a B and G Zeus 2 chart plotter 9 months ago and had it installed in my Catalina 320. Th
keel winch cable suvh8er at 8:25pm 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/809 Hello everyone. I have just replaced the hand crank winch with a Badlands ATV winch on my Mac 25. I
White Smoke Lusitano at 8:03pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/972 Fellow mariners, So today I notice some white smoke/steam coming out of my Renault rc8 diesel engin
Vberth and Aft bedding ashbuie at 7:54pm 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1200 I am trying to order sheet sets for our Hunter 260 before it is delivered, can anyone tell me what s
Anyone installed a boom brake on a H30? Dan_Y at 7:26pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/994 I was looking at the Dutchman 250B boom brake on SBO. Has anyone installed one on a '88 - '94 H30?
Lone Star Help baburns at 6:28pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1035 How do you lower the bilge boards on a Lone Star 16? Acting like levers are locked and seller is no
30T furler line sealing Ken Cross at 4:48pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/670 Hi all. I have a wet deck where the furler lines penitrate the deck at the anchor locker. I'm planni
Island Time gettinthere at 4:33pm 06.20.15 Destinations 8/2764 I was long overdue for a haircut. In Black Point Exuma the Rockside Laundry also has a sign for hair
2005 33 Blower mikej21 at 3:49pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1350 My Hunter is an 2005 33 with a 29 hp Yanmar engine. When and how often should the blower be used.
Catalina Mainsheet Magazine Don Guillette at 3:12pm 06.20.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/4124 Stu Jackson: It's been a number of years since I've seen a copy of the Mainsheet magazine. I always

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Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Davidasailor26 at 9:01am 12.05.23 Your question focuses on one specific use case of measuring speed - I'm going x knots, then I pull t
New Sovereign forum CapeCodBubs at 9:00am 12.05.23 Any Sovereign 23 owners out there? Just picked one up!
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Scott T-Bird at 8:59am 12.05.23 I would buy a chartplotter and an instrument package with wind, speed, & depth and network everythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 12.05.23 thanks for the information. I think you are right about no external vents from the engine compartmen
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:40am 12.05.23 Very interesting to note that the output from wind peaks, and then drops off as the wind gets highe
Furring Jib rgranger at 8:34am 12.05.23 First you need to select a furler type. The sail you buy has to have the right connection mechanism
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Joe at 8:33am 12.05.23 Speed over ground (SOG) vs. Speed thru water (STW) Hmmm... as far as sail trimming goes I don't th
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 8:33am 12.05.23 The big issue with wind is there isn't enough of it. If you dig into the generation curves it takes
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 12.05.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use t
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 8:16am 12.05.23 Thanks, @sesmith . Being retired, I normally have the luxury of being able to time my border crossin
Furring Jib Sailor Sue at 8:04am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker?
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 12.05.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whil
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 7:45am 12.05.23 I'm in the wrong business Yeah. You might be, or Not. :) Tough business to succeed in -- with con
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:41am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the char
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 7:27am 12.05.23
Dodger Needed Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials fo
Manual Bilge jssailem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the charm
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Project_Mayhem at 7:19am 12.05.23 There's a few marine salvage yards listed here: Sailboat Parts
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer sesmith at 7:12am 12.05.23 Not sure of the boarder crossing wait times in your area, but where we cross into Ontario I'd much r
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:04am 12.05.23 The "solar generators" are a LFP battery and a charger/inverter in one self-contained unit. Plug the

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