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stay lenght for a oday 222 peterbud at 4:59pm 07.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/932 Does anyone know the lenght of the stays for a 1984 oday 222 with the Z spar mast. I want to order n
Jib storage while on deck Richie50 at 4:31pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/4454 What does one do to keep the jib on deck and available to raise. I have a hanked on jib that I alway
Anti-glare overlay for LCD Radar display Rich Stidger at 4:27pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1369 I've got a Raymarine RL80CRC radar and the screen always has a lot of reflections from the sky behin
Faucet Parts kingsailor at 4:23pm 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1051 Any tips on where to find parts for my faucet in the heads? The handles are worn inside so they spi
How long should anchor chain last? Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/10289 OK, I know that anchor chain does have a lifetime and it is less than the life of a boat. In my cas
Help, can't find replacement for broken bleed screw iSailor at 3:50pm 07.22.13 Catalina 310 7/1596 2001 Catalina 310, #112, m-25xpb I broke the fuel bleed screw (the one on the injector housing) a
How bad is this? (2) Doc_holiday at 3:06pm 07.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2157 I guess for a pure beam reach or directly from behind this would be about like a spinnaker and would
Water in the bilge tgrass462 at 2:19pm 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 3/1049 We have a 1999 Hunter 260. We currently are sailing on Lake Michigan. When sailing in high winds a
Simrad tp10 power consumption newsailor72 at 2:03pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3388 I'm planning to get a used autopilot (most likely a tp10.) I'm looking at its online manual. For p
So many projects, so little sailing.... (3) patrscoe at 1:52pm 07.22.13 S2 6/1722 I have been working on so many projects for the past two years (well...since we purchased her) and l
Power Consumption in 4 Parallel Circuits DinoKanuck at 1:22pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1235 Afternoon: Using pages 26-29 of The 12- Volt Bible For Boats ( Brotherton/Sherman 2003) I've dete
Listing giese at 1:10pm 07.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1663 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 that is listing about 4" while in harbor. It does not appear to be taking
Trailer guides william kramer at 1:02pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/2349 Have a 1984 C22 with Holsclaw trailer. Like to find an easy, inexpensive way to install trailer gui
Leaking hatches sailcruiser at 1:00pm 07.22.13 S2 16/2672 Hi all I've got a salon hatch that is leaking. I think the seal needs to be replaced. I have read
Costa Crociere Convictions kpgraci at 12:56pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/794 An Italian court has accepted plea bargains for five Costa Crociere employees in the shipwreck that
Artful Dodger Edwin Rudetsky at 12:08pm 07.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/965 Need dodger for 1983 30'Catalina. Are there any used dodgers out there in good shape for sale?
Anchor size Oldkc at 12:05pm 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 2/963 What size anchor works best for '93 Hunter 23.5??
Adler Barbour freezer issues SBiringer at 11:21am 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4004 Our Hunter Legend is equipped with Adler Barbour refrigerator and freezer (separate units). The fr
Port vs. Starboard Tack DRhoads at 10:42am 07.22.13 Big Boats 7/1930
There are some bracket on my Aft Stay and I don't know 22' H (1) HiZ at 10:25am 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 2/893 Aft Stay things! What are they and how do I use them https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vHY4Z0

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Major post coming... (3) Screen Saver at 5:28pm 03.13.23 Yep same boat H49. replaced all the dimmable and non dimmable fluros with LEDS. Very simple. Remove
Sorry, I had to... (3) Will Gilmore at 5:12pm 03.13.23 213726 Yum. Hey, where's the hollandaise sauce? -Will
It's almost within reach! Ward H at 5:05pm 03.13.23 Out of curiosity, what kind of sander would you recommend for that curve? I was considering running
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Stargazer79 at 4:59pm 03.13.23 I added a rudder sensor that is attached to the steering quadrant (no significant force ). I do ha
It's almost within reach! Tally Ho at 4:42pm 03.13.23 I'd prefer the base plate as it's less work, more versatile and the arrangement can easily be chang
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation (3) Tally Ho at 4:38pm 03.13.23
I need advice from sailors on keel RussC at 4:05pm 03.13.23 From what I can see your main concern would mostly be one of water splashing out into the boat when
Replace Windlass Hunter 38 (2005) Rich Stidger at 4:00pm 03.13.23 I am still running my SL Anchorman since 1997. I have replaced the motor and the spindle bearings an
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (1) h2o_snow at 3:58pm 03.13.23 That would be for the stock slab type system (which does work). I just don't want to keep going to
Dometic Refrigerator Update h2o_snow at 3:50pm 03.13.23 Neat! On our list. I need to evaluate capacity and add another house battery. We are almost never
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 3:44pm 03.13.23 I am sorry, I thought it was item #4 Reefing Line 5/16" green fleck 37'?
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts h2o_snow at 3:04pm 03.13.23 Thanks sir. Actually, single line reefing is not addressed but made me rethink my line diameter n
Dometic Refrigerator Update (2) patbratton at 2:39pm 03.13.23 Looks awesome. How is it powered? It will run off of 12/24 vdc or 120 AC. I have power at the doc
I need advice from sailors on keel CaseyJohn2001 at 2:35pm 03.13.23 Looking back on your previous posts and doing some exploration on the web about the Merit 22, Her
Swim platform question/advice (1) Hollyberry at 2:20pm 03.13.23 If I understand you correctly these two mini platforms will be either side of your exisiting transom
Help replacing the sink faucet in the head on a Catalina 36 Hollyberry at 2:16pm 03.13.23 Probably be helpful to temporarily remove the drain hose .....
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts Crusty Ol Salt at 1:57pm 03.13.23 Link to the H260 Owners Manual https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_260_90036430.pdf I th
I need advice from sailors on keel jssailem at 1:51pm 03.13.23 Looking back on your previous posts and doing some exploration on the web about the Merit 22, agger
Help replacing the sink faucet in the head on a Catalina 36 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 03.13.23 With the molded-in sink, there is no way to get up to the fittings easily to replace it.
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Richard19068 at 12:43pm 03.13.23 Do you know the sizes of the bushings/bearings, because I would hate to cut into one while attempt

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