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Mystery Wiring (3) Alctel at 7:40pm 04.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/829 So I'm starting to rewire the boat, and I've found some mystery wiring. The first lot is in the h
Cooler and food storage ariasca at 7:33pm 04.28.14 Big Boats 3/1045 Hi I am curious about how different boat owners use and maximize cold storage of food. i.e. what do
Sticking on Schaefer 2100 Furler Top Part rpwillia at 7:20pm 04.28.14 Catalina 310 6/886 The top part of my furler seems to be sticking. It seems to be on a certain spot. Anyone had this pr
New S2 owner jguyer at 7:03pm 04.28.14 S2 7/1239 Just closed on Orinoco an 8.5 S 2. Now I just need to get it ready to get ready to sail it to Milwa
272 stern railing needed jsmo66 at 6:42pm 04.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/429 Captains- please keep your eyes open for a stern starboard railing for a 272. Rudy from D'R got me
New Anchors? duncanhoo at 6:24pm 04.28.14 Bavaria 4/7006 I have a 2003 B44. The anchor on it - a CQR i think - has been too unreliable for us in the chesapea
Finally finished (4) Pcalvin1966 at 6:20pm 04.28.14 Cal 5/1723 Finished our Cal 21
head sail question timothy_c at 6:14pm 04.28.14 Smaller Boats 4/756 I have doyle headsail with adjustable leach and foot ropes. Ive sailed the boat for 7 years and pla
Sail slugs Willemvan at 5:15pm 04.28.14 Smaller Boats 2/829 Hat size are the sail slugs on a h26??? Thanks. Bill
sink drain hose- a risk? eianm at 5:09pm 04.28.14 Big Boats 12/1672 My 1991 H42 is now 23 years old, but is in much better condition than most boats very much younger t
Loose Rudder dragonflyboat at 5:07pm 04.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2220 I have a loose rudder. The guy that works on my boat is having trouble finding how to get to it. H
ground plate hotrodderjim at 4:57pm 04.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I was wondering if the ground plate( on the hull) is the narrow 'bump" on my hull behind the saildri
Catalina 30 mainsheet traveller Lost Parent at 4:40pm 04.28.14 Catalina 30 8/2149 I need to know the length of the mainsheet traveler track for a 1982 model Any help would be apprec
Nav Table Finish H30Gary at 4:34pm 04.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1011 Hi - I'm thinking about refinishing the nav table and am wondering what type of finish it is. Seem
Need help with my boat naming ontsen10 at 4:01pm 04.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1638 Hi all, I've been working on restoring my 1978 Catalina 27 for about a year now. I recently had
New Mainsheet track tomlax12 at 2:52pm 04.28.14 Day Sailers 5/848 Hello all, I have an 1976 Oday 25 and am in the process of updating the old running rigging. With t
Can Anyone Identify this Model Boat? (1) Windborne at 2:51pm 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2528 Snapped this photo a couple of weeks ago. I try to identify the model of the boats I see when I can
Some things were built to last 25yearslater at 2:21pm 04.28.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/791 Driving home from work this evening I chanced to see an Oday 22 for sale. Curiosity getting the bet
Mold release Picflight at 1:28pm 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/997 If I applied a couple of layers of TR 104 High Temp mold release over a gelcoat part and then appli
Hunter 340 Engine Control Panel georgewd at 12:55pm 04.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2201 Just purchased a 1998 Hunter 340. I'm not sure how the panel is supposed to operate and I am looking

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Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 10.05.22 With the i70 being able to display 10 different screens that let you control the layout of almost
Cruising Water and Land Leeward Rail at 6:46am 10.05.22 Running smooth and quiet. I think you already covered that when you said it was a Bentley. :waycoo
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 6:43am 10.05.22 @Blitz is correct, you cannot update software with an i70. You need a RM CP to do the updates. To c
Precision 185K Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 10.05.22 Looking at your criteria a little more closely ... why self-bailing? Low-maintenance implies that y
Precision 185K Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:32am 10.05.22 I'll echo Dave & Phil based on their opinion of the boat. The (relatively low) freeboard is a conse
No Backstay? jssailem at 6:27am 10.05.22 Dinghy's like the FJ, flying scott and Hobbie 18's do not have back stays. It is a design that wor
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Blitz at 6:13am 10.05.22 Scott, There have been 15 updates to the software for the i70 since the initial release. Maybe you
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 6:08am 10.05.22 Thanks!
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59am 10.05.22 After 10-20 miles, I told my customers to stop and recheck everything to include strap. The boat
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:52am 10.05.22 I really don't think you can update your software versions with a i70 instrument. I like the sugge
Precision 185K Advice dlochner at 5:41am 10.05.22 The boat was designed by Jim Taylor who has designed a lot of nice sailing boats (my boat was design
Precision 185K Advice 31seahorse at 5:39am 10.05.22 Good Morning, Sawyers Island, If you check the sailboatdata site you will find information on the P
Precision 185K Advice Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 10.05.22 Make sure the bow eye is secured properly
No Backstay? Scott B at 5:28am 10.05.22
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? dLj at 5:25am 10.05.22 the boat will be in the Georgia straight so to exactly the wild pacific but we do get some gales. I
Merit 22 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.05.22 Look at the load range for each tire and determine the weigh to include boat, trailer and motor. Al
transmission when sailing Bob_S at 4:49am 10.05.22 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing
Merit 22 trailer shemandr at 4:24am 10.05.22 I think the trailer is too short and too narrow. How does the weight capacity of the trailer compar
No Backstay? danstanford at 2:53am 10.05.22 I think one of the biggest reasons to live without the backstay is the extra roach you can carry in
Cruising Water and Land kappykaplan at 2:29am 10.05.22 Snapshot tho... Tks! :beer:

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