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O'Day 22 Table pedestal post size? jshanley at 6:14pm 03.08.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2046 The pedestal for my interior table was not provided when I purchased the boat. I have the original
33.5 battery question ingeanous at 5:40pm 03.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1332 Where is the stock place for batteries on a 33.5.?
bowsprit finish Canadian Sailor at 5:05pm 03.08.14 Ask All Sailors 13/4152 Hey all. New here. Bought a boat last year that has a bowsprit. The previous owner had a new one
Bahamas bound Bob 04 H260 at 4:45pm 03.08.14 Big Boats 21/3661 We are about two months behind schedule but we are finally leaving for the Bahamas. When we arrived
vang mod (2) Bob 04 H260 at 4:32pm 03.08.14 Big Boats 5/1068 I just did a mod to our vang. I turned it upside down, turned the cam cleat around so the line could
Mast Gate Installation azguy at 4:11pm 03.08.14 Catalina 22 10/4145 I bought the Mast Gate from Catalina Direct and worked on it today. It had to be trim and shape to f
Can you buy a roller furler and head sail from same vendor hartwell at 2:24pm 03.08.14 Smaller Boats 6/1040 I have a 1984 Hunter 25.5. I would like to add a roller furler and a new head sail. After reading so
Yanmar 3GM 30 wiring harness / smart chrgr/ alt. (1) emergpa1 at 1:29pm 03.08.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1585 Greetings from the golden islands of Georgia, We are currently upgrading our charging system with a
Rigging BenderJ at 1:05pm 03.08.14 Smaller Boats 3/1291 I'm looking for a local club, (Grand Junction, CO). Just purchased my first sail boat and need some
Help! Discharge Sanitation Hose Needs Replacing dis-patch at 12:49pm 03.08.14 Big Boats 9/3901 I've been round and round with my head and related problems for 3 weeks now. This forum has been an
What is the sail drive system on a Yanmar 3GM 30? (1) emergpa1 at 9:37am 03.08.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2452 What is this? It does not seem to be wired in on my boat. I am currently rewiring my engine and alte
Cant shake winter - went to Arizona last week, still snowed! (2) holdech at 8:10am 03.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1556 Snow and sleet at the Grand Canyon. lly but was getting pelted with sleet taking this pic. 7287
Barometer / Air Conditioning KenKindrick at 6:27am 03.08.14 Big Boats 12/3800 Will air conditioning affect a barometer?
Running lights soireeiown at 5:35am 03.08.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1036 Hello: I am having trouble finding a new solenoid or the part that you place the light in of my for
Should I ground my mast to the keel? msmalter at 5:23am 03.08.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/18112 I have a Catalina 28 that is not bonded. I've read the ABYC recommendation as well as many other art
Boom roller reefing pacerow at 4:05am 03.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/6252 Just purchased a 32' Irwin which has a boom roller reefing system. Does anyone know the sequence to
Large boat purchase Jimifive at 8:28pm 03.07.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3196 Hey Guys, I have a question that's probably been ask hundreds of times.. What kind of boat do you
Stuck prop. Suggestions? Roadking Larry at 8:21pm 03.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1792 I'm trying to pull the prop on my '76 Cal 2-27 prepatory to replacing the cutlass bearing but not ha
Top down furller sempre amantes at 5:21pm 03.07.14 Big Boats 1/948 Have a colligo marine top down furller and works realy we'll and con be used with a electric winch o
What color ...... woodster at 5:18pm 03.07.14 Ask All Sailors 21/1971 ...should a compass light be at the helm.....red,green,or blue or maybe even amber what will serve u

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Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:17am 07.24.23 I have a 2 gallon accumulator. I love it. :)
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:11am 07.24.23 I think of winters in New England, lots of muddy and salty ice and slush on the bottom of the car,
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 9:08am 07.24.23 We need some kind of new discovery or invention, like liquid Coulombs, or something. Maybe gasolin
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater jviss at 9:05am 07.24.23
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:59am 07.24.23 Solar is getting more efficient and so is wind. Even at 100% efficiency, how many square feet (squ
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 8:54am 07.24.23 We could have the range issue for electric cars solved now if we had battery swaping stations. I t
Wrapping my boat question Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.24.23 I had my motorcycle tank & plastic wrapped. Getting it off when it showed its age was a bitch. I ca
Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars Scott T-Bird at 8:49am 07.24.23 Thanks, I see you have a track cheek block?? that you use to move your jib block without needing to
Removing Treadmaster decking FastOlson at 8:36am 07.24.23 You are going to have to refinish that deck surface anyway, and this is a good time to epoxy-re-pot
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 8:34am 07.24.23 Thank you all for your input, suggestions and what is on your boat and working for you. I now consid
Wrapping my boat question stickinthemud57 at 8:32am 07.24.23 That does look very slick. Definitely sets your boat apart. Have you ever had to remove any sections
Removing Treadmaster decking rgranger at 8:21am 07.24.23 The Treadmaster was put down with epoxy. :yikes::thumbsdown::yikes::thumbsdown::yikes: If it is
Hunter brown hull stripe. rgranger at 8:17am 07.24.23 Are you talking about the boot stripe? On my H26 it was vinyl (just like pin stripes on a car). S
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 8:14am 07.24.23 My observation is that this is cool, but it doesn't scale. What happens when lots of such boats po
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:07am 07.24.23 218144
Have you tested your PFD? BarryL at 8:03am 07.24.23 Hi, There is lots of good information in these posts. My only suggestion is that that if you're m
Wrapping my boat question (1) Wsailing1 at 8:03am 07.24.23 218142218142218142 We wrapped our 2000 VOYAGE 37' CAT 3 years ago. It's not a full wrap but does cov
Jub roller furler setup rgranger at 8:01am 07.24.23 Hey don't sweat it. The only dumb question is the one you didn't ask. A "pulley" on a boat is call
Electric Sailboat Drives BarryL at 7:47am 07.24.23 Hey, If you don't have lots of solar I don't think a mooring makes sense for electric engines. Mayb
Electric Sailboat Drives (1) Will Gilmore at 7:44am 07.24.23 Perhaps fuel docks will learn to service electric, just as they do diesel and gasoline. Wouldn't wa

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