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Cabin Deck Sag danpeace at 9:20am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2354 First of all, I have been spending months reading through old post trying to find the answer to my p
I did the Catalina factory tour (1) rpwillia at 8:45am 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/6782 After wanting to do it for several years I was down in Florida and took Wednesday off and drove over
Big Gulp Class 2012 Sippy Cup Race MLampner at 8:10am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1268 The Sippy Cup is the race is the un Gov Cup run the same night as the Gov Cup departs Annapolis a sm
Deck recore from below sandpiper10471 at 7:12am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 22/7900 I have undertaken a major restoration project on a powerboat. The entire foredeck is being recored u
Recharging marine air-conditioner. Ed Schenck at 7:11am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/31797 Have any of you successfully recharged your marine A/C with an R22 kit? Mine is a 12K Mermaid and t
prop shaft GarEi at 4:29am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1523 I will be replacing my prop shaft on my Pearson 303 at the end of the season. Any thoughts on bronze
Fresh air vent mfg. canyon at 4:20am 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/947 Can anyone tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air directable plastic vents on the "inside" of the
Hunter 42 DS forward heads Ian Winter at 1:44am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/906 How do you get to the forward heads anti-syphon valve on the head pick up side. The aft bread has an
Hard To Turn Plastic Ball Valves JibeMama at 10:46pm 08.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3339 I have a 1997 Catalina 320 with original ball valves. They are white plastic. The problem is they
AC power problem Sanfelice at 8:29pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 4/2066 I have found that when I unplug my power cord and plug it back in when returning to the dock, the ma
Boomless mainsail JasonC at 5:52pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4541 As anyone tried a boomless mainsail on a Mac26?
Getting "plastic" taste out of new water tank OdayDave at 5:32pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 19/24687 I finally got around to plumbing the new water tank on my O'Day 25. It also has new water lines. B
H42 rear deck lazzerttes leaking eianm at 5:26pm 08.10.12 Big Boats 5/1418 I have a 1991 H42 and I have finally tracked down the source of my bilge water during /after rain- i
Lake Michigan flynfol at 5:12pm 08.10.12 Destinations 3/5015 Looks like the gale warning will expire in time for the Chicago Air and Water show. Anybody heading
Locate Lila Gibbs owner of "Purrfection" Solomons Island MD Baja Will at 5:08pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1260 Calling on fellow sailors to see if anyone knows this person, and how to reach them? Lila Gibbs o
Left the plastic outer layer on my boot stripes jrowan at 5:04pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 5/1787 Say, Didn't know if anyone had any advice on removing the outer plastic protective sheet /coatin
boom kicker hunter240 at 4:48pm 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1458 I am thinking about getting a boom kicker to replace my topping lift. Where do I find info to do thi
Carburetor Rebuilding Assistance Please jviss at 1:58pm 08.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/3382 First, I've 'rebuilt' many carbs, from 60's Mustangs to Honda motorcycles, to stripping, cleaning, a
Is 3 quarts a day a serious leak? SiteReader at 1:13pm 08.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1995 I recently bought a 1961 O'Day Daysailer (No. 1935) with trailer for $870. It sailed nicely the firs
Central Florida Sailing Opportunity vizwhiz at 12:49pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1351 Hello Florida sailors... I'm looking for an opportunity to introduce the Admiral to sailing in a boa

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Spinnaker on Hunter e33 kbgunn at 2:08pm 01.30.23 Hi @rbrentsaunders Congrats on the new boat! The manual for your boat is here: Link to manual On pa
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 2:04pm 01.30.23 30 foot boat: 1) Cockpit lazarette = co2 2) Galley and main cabin = blanket with abc close to comp
National Documetation Portal dLj at 1:59pm 01.30.23 The scammers are very convincing in their presentation, I've had a few friends fall for the scam.
Oday 302 keel surface kappykaplan at 1:52pm 01.30.23 If - if - it's lead, then it looks like a faring job gone wrong.
And this is? walt at 1:21pm 01.30.23 FYI, from that post 28, Jim wrote regarding the wire brush things n post 3 in this thread say (notic
Beneteau First 24 Question jssailem at 1:03pm 01.30.23 Note: the traveler gives you the ability for continuous micro adjustments to trim. The Vang sheeting
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source jssailem at 12:57pm 01.30.23 12V output of a generator that only gives 20 amps of output. That's what I'm referring to as trickl
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 12:54pm 01.30.23 Yep. A previous owner installed some extra hardware on the bowstem. It was one long bolt at a crazy
National Documetation Portal SailingCal21 at 12:51pm 01.30.23 The scammers are very convincing in their presentation, I've had a few friends fall for the scam. I
Oday 302 keel surface Mackaroni at 12:48pm 01.30.23
Oday 302 keel surface Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 01.30.23 Check with a magnet to see if it's cast iron. If it is, my condolences.
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JamesG161 at 12:31pm 01.30.23 My Boat has 3 Dry Chemical. 1) In cockpit 2) Captains Cabin 3) In main salon , but in reach of Fron
And this is? JamesG161 at 12:19pm 01.30.23 Ground your boat and Isolate yourself How to Isolate yourself and crew depends on your Sailboat Si
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 12:09pm 01.30.23 @Project_Mayhem did you get this resolved? I'm not sure what the question is though. and yes I kno
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead racenmotorsports at 12:07pm 01.30.23 Did it work? Are you replacing it this off season in full?
hunter 49 steering quadrant. Zencra at 12:07pm 01.30.23 This is more or less correct thanks Art, and yes your spot on again. My linkages we're all loose but
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Ralph Johnstone at 11:59am 01.30.23 What fire extinguisher do you have mounted next to your galley as the "first to grab" when the frie
And this is? JamesG161 at 11:56am 01.30.23 From my post # 5 on that link above... ________ You never need a consensus on a SCIENCE! However se
And this is? JamesG161 at 11:50am 01.30.23 I have never seen anyone claim this except you.[ and Nigel Calder :facepalm: Sorry Walt, but I Qui
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dLj at 11:35am 01.30.23 Here's some data I collected last year. The batteries were 2 Group 31 Firefly batteries with a char

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