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Compass Installation geehaw at 7:24am 08.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2885 Well I just got a new Ritchie SR2 compass. I see that there is not enough space between the inner an
How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps Ross at 6:43am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 25/3859 How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps. 1. Make it known that it is your boat and nobody does
Plywood in the Keel? Piratenorm at 6:12am 08.14.12 Catalina 30 7/4308 Just cruising through older posts and discovered a worrisome item, that my 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1, hu
New here with a big project. Quatoria23 at 1:28am 08.14.12 Yamaha 6/2862 Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a new owner of a Yamaha 36. Got her from a fellow submariner leaving the
Strapped up again peptobysmol at 11:02pm 08.13.12 Smaller Boats 7/1906 Anyone else have the remainder of the season/year cut short related to low water levels? Obviously
Catalina 38 issues jessicaward80 at 10:19pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4587 I recently purchased a 1982 catalina 38. Love the boat!!! Being new to boating there are a few issue
Holding Tank capacity on a 34 two sailors at 9:38pm 08.13.12 Bigger Boats 2/1210 Has anyone increased the holding tank size on a 34 Oday?
Docking solo tasdevil at 9:27pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/7204 I lake sail solo with an Oday 22 docking at a neighbors dock. The dock is 24 feet long with an appr
Hunter warranty and bankruptcy GreggL at 9:03pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1654 According to the news the other day Hunter was bought out of chapter 11 bankruptcy by Marlow group t
Cradle dimensions for C&C 30 Redwing Bobalu at 6:51pm 08.13.12 C&C 1/2151 After storing my beloved Redwing on stands for many years, my boat yard has informed me that beginn
Aluminum keel bolt backing plates kirlos at 6:48pm 08.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/9940 Hi all, My 1985 Pearson 34 has aluminum keel bolt backing plates that are in rough shape and qui
Towing, Mexico to USA (1) Delezynski at 5:52pm 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 9/3373 Hi all, Not to long ago, Jill and I bought a new trailer for Guenevere. She was in Guaymas Mexico
Victron anomoly gettinthere at 5:26pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1837 I have a 900 amp house bank. The Victron monitor was reading 74% state of charge and consumed energy
1978 25ft O'Day Merus at 4:59pm 08.13.12 Day Sailers 10/8751 Hey people, I'm in the process of buying a 78 25ft o'day, it will be my first boat. Any advices Woul
2012 Ensign Nationals justsomeguy at 4:22pm 08.13.12 Racing 0/3979 2012 Ensign (Inter)Nationals Hey, I got to sail with Take (Tah-kay) yesterday! He'll be crewing on
Redoing the interior of 1976 Catalina 27 DianaAndBob at 3:07pm 08.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/22099 Hi! We have just acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 in pretty rough condition, and I need a little guidance
Inside repair of fiberglass & plywood deck John Connolly at 2:39pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1506 Inside the cabin, I have some areas in the "ceiling" of a sailboat where moisture has caused some co
Fresh water pressure problems fambarstow at 2:30pm 08.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/876 The Galley faucet has little pressure while the Head faucet works fine. Both run off the same pump?
Really Good Mast Tuning Guide JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:28pm 08.13.12 Catalina 310 0/1202 I was doing a little internet surfing at work and found a good video and guide from Selden Masts on
Dripless Shaft Seal vs Dripless packing billt1 at 1:16pm 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/7253 My engine is supposed to be left in neutral when I sail (Perkings with Borg-Warner trans.) that rul

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Selden Rodkicker strut replacement Hello Below at 5:16pm 12.01.22
Roller furling halyard webeegone at 5:06pm 12.01.22 I did not think to look at the brand. I was thinking the mechanics are basically the same in that
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement chuckwayne at 5:06pm 12.01.22 I'm pretty sure Hunter never installed the optional gas strut unless it was ordered by the original
Stock Color for 85' 22 Gene Neill at 4:42pm 12.01.22 I've made some very close mixes using a white base, a TINY LITTLE SPECK of black, and a surprisingly
hunter yanmar MFD at 4:41pm 12.01.22 As others have said - there will be a plate on the engine (somewhere). That is by far the most accu
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? garymalmgren at 4:22pm 12.01.22 Ah, yes. The tiller pilot is working perfectly. I can tell because it is keeping a perfect track as
Roller furling halyard justsomeguy at 4:21pm 12.01.22 What brand furler is that?
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? ggrizzard at 4:06pm 12.01.22 Worst nightmare? Being too infirmed to sail my boat and having to sell it.
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? (2) SycloneDriver at 3:51pm 12.01.22 211302This comes to mind. I got to call a friend of mine and tell him that his boat was "hanging fr
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Tally Ho at 3:42pm 12.01.22
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 12.01.22 Gee. Hard to top that. :eek: For me (until now, anyway) it would be falling off the boat while unde
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 12.01.22 The first thing to do is eliminate the splitter. Do you get a reverse polarity light with no loads
Binoculars Captain Larry-DH at 2:07pm 12.01.22 I've got a pair of Steiner 7x50 Marine (rubber coated) that I like, primarily because they are bull
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 1:57pm 12.01.22 Stating the obvious, where do both cables go from the switched side of the start battery switch? on
Binoculars Hayden Watson at 1:33pm 12.01.22 I've got a pair of Steiner 7x50 Marine (rubber coated) that I like, primarily because they are bull
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 12.01.22 Funny, although for context the picture is of a different boat after the 2018 race. No details in t
Cooler for Boat patbratton at 12:28pm 12.01.22 The refrigerator arrived today. It is huge compared to my first one, 18x19x28 inches. It should fit
gages yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 12.01.22 was thinking of more a box on the helm but glad to see that it can be done If you go for a separa
gages yanmar Rick.johnson at 12:07pm 12.01.22 That look very nice an ez to read I don't have that big housing but was thinking of more a box on
gages yanmar (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:59am 12.01.22 Don't have a control panel but mounted the VDO gauges on the binnacle. es are easy but can you fit

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