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mystery light fixture (1) minnella at 7:53am 06.01.12 Big Boats 3/1263 Does anyone recognize the fixture? It has 4 mounting points. The deck light does not have a globe or
Solar Set Up Advice twodzusfittings at 7:40am 06.01.12 Smaller Boats 11/2603 I have purchased a 15Volt, 7 amp solar panel with controller. I have the mounting design all thought
Slipping Throttle R. Chapin at 7:31am 06.01.12 Catalina 310 6/2103 The throttle on my 310 walks back to an idle almost immediately. I have rigged a velcro strip to h
Unable to Equalize Batteries? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:37am 06.01.12 Big Boats 2/1181 My boat has an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger with the standard remote panel. The manual
changing pitch of cockpit floor to stern pitch BJW at 6:25am 06.01.12 Catalina 22 11/2495 Hello everyone, Does anyone know the measurement of the amount of pitch I would have to raise th
Battery size Cmp1110 at 3:48am 06.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1367 Does anyone know what size, group battery is in our 28.5 ??
5411 transmission fluid digggs at 10:09pm 05.31.12 Catalina 30 1/2273 How do I check and change my transmission fluid on my. Universal 5411 diesel engine?
Hunter 25.5 Hairline Crack (3) JKCMBOAT at 9:28pm 05.31.12 Smaller Boats 4/1830 Last weekend I noticed a small amount of water in the bottom floor area directly above the keel. I
New Addition to the FLEET (5) bda_n_tampa at 9:00pm 05.31.12 Day Sailers 4/1729 Hey all, First time Oday owner :dance: Bought this beautiful 1979 23' last week. Im planning on doi
I'm in... (1) Squidd at 7:57pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3165 Finally after a winter of rehab and refresh I got the Lady back in the water again... Was hoping
Engine Alarm never shuts off rhythmsurfer at 7:38pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/12251 I've been rehabing a 1981 Hunter 36 with a 2cyl yanmar for the past year. Today I was working on the
Strut pro tool to lend or rent ? Nelsonhow at 7:09pm 05.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1379 Am I pushing it or what? My insurance survey identified the need to replace the cutlass bearing
Marine Elegance Head Install (4) jsalley at 6:38pm 05.31.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2421 My OEM W-C Headmate bit the dust recently. I'd planned on replacing it with an electric model at som
Glad to Be of Service! Dougo at 6:37pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3694 My brother ' I were enjoying some great sailing a couple weeks ago and eventually the wind died and
A small piece of Maine ifmdalvey at 6:15pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2738 Anybody fancy owning a small but remote piece of Maine? It could be yours for nothing as the town of
Comic Relief dparilla at 6:11pm 05.31.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3306 So I am out sailing this past Tuesday, and trying to redeem myself after gooning up my last arrival
retro fitting a screen for your front hatch vmaks at 6:07pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1167 Does anyone have a do-it-yourself option for fitting a screen into the hatch of a 28 ft O'Day? Also
traveler bolt size-loose bolts vmaks at 5:48pm 05.31.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/971 New purchase, 28 ft O'Day, 1983, the bolts/screws are loose on the starboard side of traveler. I wo
Charging Alarm Sailorjack at 5:18pm 05.31.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1266 Hi All I launched today and she floated. After I ran the engine for about 7-10 mins I started to
Pearson 303 Rudder Packing Gland jrezab at 4:54pm 05.31.12 Pearson 3/2641 I need to replace the packing material in the packing gland of the rudder ' engine drive shaft. Doe

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Hunter Logo Removal Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 01.31.23 Having never done it, I can only defer to those who have described their method which was the pruden
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:16am 01.31.23 Strongly suggest that everyone actually try using an extinguisher Often people use them wrong in
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? RoyS at 6:15am 01.31.23 With regard to 12 VDC electrical fires: Many boats have poor to non-existent fusing on their batteri
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? JBP-PA at 6:12am 01.31.23 Boat size matters... On my wee little boat, I have 3 small ABC, on our previous 38 footer, we had
deck latch rgranger at 6:05am 01.31.23 Do you have any pictures?
deck latch JBP-PA at 6:05am 01.31.23 The usual suspects (suppliers) include Defender.com Fisheriessupply.com HamiltonMarine.com Catalina
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Screen Saver at 5:41am 01.31.23 Simple. If you suspect stop solenoid and no fuel is the problem, just disconnected the fuel return l
And this is? Davidasailor26 at 5:30am 01.31.23 Has anyone ever suggested grounding to an all chain anchor rode connected to the lake bottom? Fres
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 5:24am 01.31.23 Following is a listing of on board fire sources from highest to lowest: 12 VDC 120 AC E
And this is? Will Gilmore at 5:04am 01.31.23 Curious if those standards differentiate between salt and fresh water? For example, the square foot
hunter 49 steering quadrant. (1) Screen Saver at 4:58am 01.31.23 This the original install on my Hunter 49 2008 model bought new & done over 110,000nm and I have nev
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Will Gilmore at 1:53am 01.31.23 Fort De Soto, Caladesi Island. No Anchorage on Caladesi, just sail up to the beach and anchor in so
Day sails and anchorages around Tampa Bay Joe at 10:19pm 01.30.23 Egmont key is quite a way, 45 miles or so, from the mouth of the Anclote river. My friends' kept th
Repair around Cutless Bearing jon hansen at 9:47pm 01.30.23 fixing that little chip and some gelcoat repair, 10,000? i would have never guessed that much. so
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 8:09pm 01.30.23 Here's some interesting test data Watertight Connector Test - Practical Sailor
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:57pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option chuckwayne at 6:10pm 01.30.23 Doyle made us a racing style laminate main with no battens and a larger roach than the standard in-m
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow racenmotorsports at 5:46pm 01.30.23 Good to hear. I'll keep that epoxy stick in mind too. If it's similar stuff, I used some about 10
Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 5:35pm 01.30.23 Looks great!
Beneteau First 24 Question JohnK Austin TX at 5:25pm 01.30.23 I presume your racing would be PHRF? If so any lost performance from the lack of traveler would be

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