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Can you hear ir? Your hull speed? Brian D at 11:36am 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2789 In the thread about a trip to Catalina Is., and on the Trailerable Sailboats, there is a discussions
Cold starting 2gm20f doesnt start as easy Jared1048 at 11:21am 01.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/2784 Hi, This will be my 2nd winter with the boat and its taking 5-10 seconds to start this winter when
Ladder Suggestions OS2Dude at 9:44am 01.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1074 I have an O'Day 23 with a short 3 step transom boarding ladder. I was thinking of replacing it with
Modification for adjustable genoa cars patrscoe at 8:30am 01.29.13 S2 0/878 One of my projects this winter was to research into modifying my Schaefer twin sheet geona cars so t
tv show" Shipwreck Men" redhead78 at 7:23am 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4797 Anybody catch a new show Shipwreck men, It looks like all these other wannabe reality shows like car
info x 2 bryan crites at 7:20am 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1100 own my second hunter 1984 34. where are your batterys located, and also the location of your air co
Vision 32 owners manual mikewhite7314 at 7:03am 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 Ok, so I got the mixing elbow fixed and she's running like a dream. (thanks for all your posts on th
Best GPS Chart Plotter for trailer sailor r.oril at 7:01am 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 27/10037 I currently use a Garmin GPSMap76CSX. It's small but usable with a chip. I use a iPad with a GPS p
a/c vs dehumidifier newboatowner at 6:01am 01.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2813 As I approach my senior years I am considering upgrading from my 30 foot Catalina to something that
No Water Mike May at 12:16am 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1511 I just purchased a 2006 Hunter 45CC. The water will not come out of the kitchen or bathroom faucets
Throttle Cable Length Jim L at 6:30pm 01.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/872 Well I now know the throttle cable lenght for the 28.8 is 11 ft. I just hope i can get the new one
standard horizon ds10 CORKY16789 at 6:04pm 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1691 I have an old dead DS 10 on my boat. I have limited access to the back. How does one get this gau
Catalina 445 Questions Julie Mor at 4:52pm 01.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1215 Hi! New here but long time sailor. We were looking at the 445 at a recent boat show and liked a
Mad Dogs and Mainers Roger Long at 2:24pm 01.28.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/16435 As it turned out, I did go out in the freezing rain. Strange experience to reach out and grab the b
Head Stay Length captcoho at 2:12pm 01.28.13 Catalina 30 2/1397 I am planning on installing a new Furler. So, I want to install a new Head Stay as well. Which creat
Used trailer steve Wasilewski at 2:03pm 01.28.13 Smaller Boats 1/982 Looking for a trailer for a 260. Boat is in Sarasota but I can travel to pick up a trailer.
Tank Monitor sensor (1) kingsailor at 12:02pm 01.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1835 Is this the sensor to the port water tank? Where do I get a replacement?
Oday Mariner K (7) warrant at 11:22am 01.28.13 Day Sailers 2/1477 Bought this one early last year. Spend the summer doing what it needed to get off the shore. The 196
St. Martin v. BVIs for bareboat crusing? Steve Liggett at 9:57am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3106 Hoping some of the wise sages here will be able to offer thoughts about St. Martin as a bareboat cru
PSS Drippless shaft seal RossC at 9:19am 01.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1070 What does anyone think about the PSS Dripless shaft seal ?

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Need help to recognize a part ggrizzard at 4:24pm 04.18.23 Looks like a bow roller anchor retaining pin(s). Have you attempted to push the small pins on the e
Need help to recognize a part NYSail at 4:21pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze (2) buddybear at 4:18pm 04.18.23 The heat exchanger which I replaced in 8-2015 from Mr Kool never had a drain valve after several tr
Hunter 34 prop shaft cdells at 3:59pm 04.18.23
H34 keel smile cdells at 3:47pm 04.18.23 Thanks for the responses guys! Kloudie, do I put G Flex in the gaps then torque down on the keel b
Pumpin up those fenders! Joe at 3:38pm 04.18.23 Bicycle pump
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Joe at 3:36pm 04.18.23 You're never going to get priority opinions form a source that doesn't know anything about your boar
New owner (1981} C22 Misc questions ShawnL at 3:23pm 04.18.23 I'm an outlier. I have a 2-stroke mercury 9.9 and love it. It's heavy, but after servicing starts
More efficient way to clean gears? dlochner at 3:22pm 04.18.23 Organic chemistry; brings back nightmares :yikes:. Happy that you Chem E's deal with that stuff
Sunbird Battery Box Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 04.18.23 If a battery can hold in acid+water, then theoretically it should be able to keep water out Floode
Buying new sails ShawnL at 3:17pm 04.18.23 I second Rolly Tasker and thesailwarehouse.com. I purchased a new 110 jib from them when I bought m
More efficient way to clean gears? smokey73 at 3:15pm 04.18.23 Just to clarify: Are you suggesting that SuperLube PTFE grease would be a good substitute for the L
Sunbird Battery Box Project_Mayhem at 3:11pm 04.18.23 How are you planning on charging this battery? That will also have an influence on how you install i
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:11pm 04.18.23 214755
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? ShawnL at 3:08pm 04.18.23 I had a similar incident 2 years ago when I hauled out for the season. Boat wasn't far enough forwa
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 3:08pm 04.18.23 Most of them are probably 12"x24-30". The big one is like 36-40"x16". If I go to the yard tomorrow I
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines Maine Sail at 2:59pm 04.18.23 That is SOME excavator! (are you laying 60" diameter pipe? :biggrin:) Mostly ripping out stumps.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? kappykaplan at 2:55pm 04.18.23 To me, it feels like these are great "general responses" that don't entirely focus on priorities.
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Davidasailor26 at 2:54pm 04.18.23
Pumpin up those fenders! kappykaplan at 2:53pm 04.18.23 How large is "very large"? Got a photo?

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