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Seat Locker Covers (1) Jongleur at 11:49am 06.21.14 Catalina 30 4/775 Has anybody changed out their seat locker covers? Mine are made of some type of compressed board
After Spotless Stainless? H30Gary at 11:15am 06.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/590 I polished the stanchions on my boat with Spotless Stainless - they came out great. But after about
Seaeagle inflatable kayak DAVA390 at 11:05am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1286 Anybody have or used one? Opinions. looking at a 2 seater to paddle around anchorages.
Holding Tank Hose Update Poly X Sanitation Dawno at 9:13am 06.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/4901 Six years ago I boasted about the product I used to replace my old holding tank hose. I stated...The
Neat little volt meter gadget (2) Skipper at 8:45am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2338 I love gadgets. However, I resist with all my might the temptation to put useless junk on the boat.
jib block retaining screws sailorsteve1 at 8:11am 06.21.14 Smaller Boats 1/580 had a little problem sailing my capri 18 yesterday. i went to adjust the jib sheet block on the port
Need Help with Long Range WiFi Setup Bowedtoothdoc at 6:39am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1568 Does anyone have experience setting up a Microtik Groove 52HPN? I recently purchased one and an ante
ST-50 wind vane problem almost perfect 2 at 6:30am 06.21.14 Bigger Boats 3/873 I have a 1988 272LE with an autohelm/ray marine ST-50 mast mounted wind vane transducer Z135 is # o
bilge water wdancer at 6:15am 06.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/733 I have a hunter legend 1990 35.5 recently I have been having more than the little water accumulat
Bayfield,WI area sailors? Deal on NEW '14 Honda 2.3hp 20"leg Stephan at 5:07am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/138 Hello Sailors in northern Wisconsin area. I have a Customer in Bayfield, WI who mistakenly ordered
Do you know what this is and how it's used? (2) BobStor at 12:28am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1667 Attached (I hope?) are two photos of one of six copies of a kind of fitting that I have found in a 1
1st sail on the "new" boat (3) Roadking Larry at 9:02pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/893 Finally got the "new" boat out on the lake this afternoon. Motored out of the marina and on to a lak
Transporting Hunter 310 Tim22 at 8:14pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2570 I am closing in on buying a Hunter 310 and, if successful, will need to transport it about 500 miles
Access panel to stanchion and chain plate JHS at 6:51pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/768 Dumb woman question, but how do you remove this panel. There are white covered round raised button-
New genoa doesn't fit luff extrusion slowtype at 6:04pm 06.20.14 Catalina 22 13/1739 I bought a new genoa over the winter for this season. YEAH! just tried to hoist it, and I cant ge
What is used to seal between the hull and cockpit seam (1) bluesman at 5:02pm 06.20.14 Day Sailers 4/1572 I bought a new (used boat and I am wondering what is the material that is used to seal between the h
Very Strange Electrical Hazard/Problem rgranger at 4:23pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 56/4163 Hey All I got a weird one. So I'm prepping my boat for a trip starting June 30. Got the outboard
Widgeon Seats terry_buda at 4:07pm 06.20.14 Day Sailers 3/2050 I have a Widgeon which is missing the removable "Teak Seats" (actually mahogany, I'm told). I c
Replaced GPS receiver battery tchastain at 3:23pm 06.20.14 Big Boats 3/946 My gps was beginning to take several minutes to find the boat position. New raystar 130 was $294 pl
Electrical terminals colinhulse at 2:26pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/883 A small pack of ring terminals (4 in a clear pack) manufactured by Ancor can run 5 bucks. Jamison di

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What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? stickinthemud57 at 1:38pm 05.15.23 Your current rig is exactly how my Mac 26S was set up when I got it (except for the boom rotation mo
Merit 22 owners (2) emh56 at 1:34pm 05.15.23 This is the boat when we bought it last summer. We have done alot of interior cleaning and we are r
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 05.15.23 Clearly a near shore statement, which the OP was asking questions about. For off-shore you really
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 12:57pm 05.15.23 One would think so, but that's not quite the case. Just how much combustion air does something lik
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity dLj at 12:56pm 05.15.23 Seems PO bashing is rampant in this thread - but it could simply be that something caused that to fl
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Hello Below at 12:53pm 05.15.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
How many have serviced your Winches (1) jssailem at 12:35pm 05.15.23 Image for shirt
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 12:34pm 05.15.23 I'm not sure how you do that with a rotating boom. You pull down on the boom until you have the
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 12:31pm 05.15.23 Thank you for the continued feedback! Here's a little more info on this issue. My original inverter
No More Dinghy Butt rgranger at 12:29pm 05.15.23 Soooo... it is an ascot for combatting swamp-ass. The swampascot.... :biggrin:
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 05.15.23 There is a suggestion to wire the blower to the start switch so it will run when the engine runs, s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 12:14pm 05.15.23 You would have a greater chance of survival to be free floating with the personal AIS DCS beacon.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 12:11pm 05.15.23 I like both of those. Just drag the transom boarding ladder, and trail a line with a small float.
Acrylic portlight question (1) Hollyberry at 12:10pm 05.15.23 Another endorsement for DC 795 (sometimes labeled Dowsil) when you buy it check the 'best before 'da
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 11:56am 05.15.23 I used vhb and dow795 on my Laguna. Was able to find cast acrylic on ebay thx !!!
Engine compartment ventilation (4) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 05.15.23 when a diesel engine is running, it sucks in a huge volume of air into the compartment to allow pro
Engine compartment ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 11:29am 05.15.23 In my case it's just sheer ignorance. So I should run the fan after shut down to cool off the comp
How many have serviced your Winches jssailem at 11:20am 05.15.23 Once a year. On the Spring Cleaning schedule. Unless there is an issue. Part of the test check list
Engine compartment ventilation Calif. Ted at 11:14am 05.15.23 Are the two scoops, one at each side of the cockpit, used to bring air into the engine compartment?
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? VenturED at 11:11am 05.15.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bol

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