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Installing a small window air conditioner mgandpcbryan at 9:44am 07.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4255 Hi. Im new to the forum, and have a survey scheduled on a C 27 in a couple of weeks. Ive owned a C
Reminder: Trailer Winch Safety catndahats at 9:30am 07.22.13 Catalina 22 4/1383 Just posting this up as a reminder to everyone: No matter how experienced you are, respect your t
Stern lid replacement (PIC) (1) Picflight at 9:29am 07.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1121 On a late 70's Catalina 27, what is this lid at the stern called? You can see in picture below, betw
Thru Deck Fitting for Solar Panel Cable Duke at 9:22am 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2420 I am looking for recommendations for a thru deck fitting to accommodate a flat 10 gauge duplex cable
Unbelievable! Roger Long at 9:11am 07.22.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2776 Or, well, actually all too believable. Those of you who followed my "Can't live on a boat anymore t
Should I use 5200 here? RonRock at 8:57am 07.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1910 Or something else? I just finished making backing plates for my bow pulpit. I used 1/4" aluminum. I
Where's the best spot for a bilge pump? bobherk at 8:48am 07.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2595 Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have a Venture 21 that I sail and a 22 I'm restoring. Where's the best
Main sheert info J19315 at 8:43am 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/811 Main sheet info 83 Hunter 34 I am the proud, new owner of an 83 Hunter 34. Who can tell me the prop
Rigging boom on a Hunter 31 prettysailor at 8:34am 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1026 I lost my sailing partner and sole mate last year but have launched the boat this year. He had alway
Anchor rode to chain Lost Parent at 8:27am 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1647 I have to tie the rope rode to the chain ring for aboutone weeks worth of anchoring until I can get
Outboard trim angle and prop depth kpgraci at 6:49am 07.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 8/10668 All info I can find online deals with planing hulls. First trip with the Nissan 6hp 25" shaft on t
fiberglass repair question palmbeachboater at 6:40am 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1380 My 1992 Hunter 33.5 has several small "dings" where the deck area fiberglass has been damaged. Is t
Spa-lash! kpgraci at 6:19am 07.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/779 Finally, finally, finally, got the boat in the slip. Had to dodge squalls but the radar showed a po
Hirth transmission removal oldguy at 5:40am 07.22.13 Catalina 310 33/9620 Is it possible to remove the Hirst transmission from my 310 without pulling the engine? I've done s
Furling jib - Cat 22 (2) wblack at 5:18am 07.22.13 Catalina 22 6/1166 This boat has been out of the water for over 5 years. I purchased it last year and am on the home st
Hunter 23.5 centerboard proposal Crazy Dave Condon at 5:09am 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/753 I was able to determine that the Hunter 23.5 and 240 centerboards are different. If you have a 23.
Hunter 23.5 centerboard proposal Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57am 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 3/1061 I have been able to determine that the Hunter 23.5 and 240 centerboards are not the same. A new mold
Prop Wash and Vibration: Wrong prop Sizing? (2) coleman at 4:52am 07.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3603 I have a 3QM30H in my 1980 Hunter 37C. Just did a haul out and had a local yard do a bunch of work:
Front cabin hatch (1) ALWAYSOMTHIN at 4:06am 07.22.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1103 Has anyone installed a foward hatch in the front of the cabin trunk,if so what problems did you enco
Oday 25 plastic logos Tabi II at 8:43pm 07.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/915 We are fortunate to have both plastic ODay 25 logos on the sides of the cabin. They are on good sha

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Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim LuckyDuck at 10:18am 03.13.23 Why? What does it do for you, other than make you check and reset all of the clocks in your hous
Impeller screws WayneH at 10:13am 03.13.23
Ford 20 (Anchor Sailboat Co. Of Union City, Pennsylvania) LloydB at 9:57am 03.13.23 Slick.
Inverter Bilge query Ralph Johnstone at 9:07am 03.13.23 Not sure why Catalina or the prior two owners never thought it was not necessary to add an electric
Sorry, I had to... Don S/V ILLusion at 9:07am 03.13.23 Here is yummy seaweed and free to Vegans in Florida.
Single handing smokey73 at 8:55am 03.13.23 @WI Rigger I'm not suggesting you sign off. Just open new topics for new subjects. Makes searches
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Jeff2650 at 8:54am 03.13.23 here is what the spin halyard on a crane looks like: d boats have the spin halyard on one of the ma
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 8:51am 03.13.23 Lots of great feedback :)and largely the consensus seems to be to add a permanent DC pump with float
Swim platform question/advice Erbardy at 8:41am 03.13.23 the only issue i have is that i have a custom cover for winter storage and the cover will not fit an
Keel of Hunter 460 Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 03.13.23 Depends on the year of manufacture. If it's out of the water, test with a magnet.
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 03.13.23 Read your thread and all the suggestions. Saved the site for working with glass from West Marine. T
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:30am 03.13.23 Thanks for all of your replies. I will sign off Good Bye
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake CaptainStan at 8:28am 03.13.23 Have a water fight on the water.
P42 Forward Fresh Water Tank (65 Gallon) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:25am 03.13.23 I should have added: Any that could be the source may not be directly over that area...water has a
Mast step replacement Ken n Rox at 8:22am 03.13.23 Technically speaking you should be tearing away fiberglass until you find good, dry core material.
ODay 34 chain locker drain Stargazer79 at 8:01am 03.13.23 While crawling around my ODay 34 I noticed what looked like a drain hose for the anchor chain locke
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 03.13.23 Technically speaking you should be tearing away fiberglass until you find good, dry core material. I
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Sail22Capri22 at 7:34am 03.13.23 Thanks for the replies, I bough some 1/4" Sta-Set and decided to make it all rope. I put eye slices
Ford 20 (Anchor Sailboat Co. Of Union City, Pennsylvania) dmax at 7:22am 03.13.23 Very nice.
Sorry, I had to... (1) JamesG161 at 7:17am 03.13.23 Here is yummy seaweed and free to Vegans in Florida.

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