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Here is what it looks like (3) BobM at 6:54am 04.14.11 S2 2/1549 A few owners have replaced their tanks. I'm probably next. I put some bleach in to sanitize it whe
Help with water heater install maxxx at 6:50am 04.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1455 I'm looking for advice on replacing the Raritan round 6 gal water heater on my O28. I'm looking at t
YES it's true, CNG in Florida thank goodness blowinganddrifting at 6:46am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2124 Believe it, here is the info, Wise Gas or wisegasinc.com, Scott Nobles 954-636-4291 They are based i
battery CCHer at 6:10am 04.14.11 Catalina 310 2/1857 I am interested in the group's opinion on the backup starting battery solution using the set up desc
What to look for in a malfunctioning winch jdratlif at 5:38am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2759 I have an O'day 25 with two barient 10p winches. One of them is not working properly. I am going to
prop shaft tube and shaft tho52mas at 5:35am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 10/4479 The damage is that the shaft tube is missing about 7 inches of one side of the shaft tube. A friend
Hunter Davits seadaddler at 5:21am 04.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/13430 Hi I know there has been talk of what davits to use on our salboats but would love more info on the
WTB: Lifeline Stanchions, Aft Railing Justin_NSA at 5:24am 04.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1511 That's the downside of living in paradise :) Once in a while someone parts out an old Mac. Something
Which goop? Roger Long at 4:29am 04.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3809 The chainplate design on my boat is a bit unusual but quite robust since the load is primarily taken
Speaking of Circumnavigations... (1) Joe at 4:16am 04.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1832 Laura Dekker just transitted Panama Canal and is preparing for the South Pacific chapter in her adve
Reefing mainsail SF 22 Seafaring Guy at 9:38pm 04.13.11 Seafarer 2/2980 greetings, I recently purchased an '84 Seafarer 22. A question re reefing the main. since there is n
H33 Owners - Where do you put your silverware? Juice6576 at 9:13pm 04.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/2552 OK, so the boat is here and we should take delivery soon. One of the things I noticed on the Hunter
Replacing old 4" electronics CBSanford at 8:57pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3258 I have a new-to-me O'Day 272, which I will sail in the California Delta and offshore along he coast.
May day from San Blas Mexico Captain Les at 8:52pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1742 Hello, I am in San Blas Mexico with a bent rudder shaft and no where to get a new Stainless steel pi
swing keel mods kosborn at 8:33pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4621 hey all so the swing keel could be made to be heavier. what problems do you see from increasing the
Companionway hinges jorgefife at 7:12pm 04.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/4407 I am upgrading from 4 wood planks ( used to be 3, one broke in half) to 2 doors on the companionway
Dinghy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:25pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 3/2034 So does anyone strap a dinghy down on the bow? If so, what do you strap it to? What do you used to
18 gallon fuel tank placement ???? thomasgoodmaniii at 6:18pm 04.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1396 i came across a deal i couldn't turn down today. an 18 gal. aluminium fuel tank with sending unit fo
Had a Rigger inspect my rig today. . . Cool Beans at 5:04pm 04.13.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5770 Was hoping it would be money well spent but not I'm not so sure. . . After looking it over I called
Anchor calculation worst condition paulj at 4:29pm 04.13.11 Catalina 310 0/1560 Ray I thought the boat anchored, shown in the first part of video, was going to hold. http://www.

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Will Gilmore at 8:41pm 12.24.21 Thank you, Claude. Merry Christmas and happy New Year. I found this awesome season's image for Esse
Self tailing winches grangehill at 7:30pm 12.24.21 The aft winches are for spinnaker sheets. Simply install turning blocks and route the spin sheets t
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year kloudie1 at 7:07pm 12.24.21 Merry Christmas Claude. That is a good card for the group! I am recovering from knee replacement su
NORAD Tracking Santa BlowMeAway at 6:58pm 12.24.21 For your young Sailors. Santa has been seen south of the border on the NORAD radar. https://www.no
Merry Christmas to our fighters in all branches of military! (1) jssailem at 6:58pm 12.24.21 201191
Sailor skills. - KNOTS jssailem at 6:55pm 12.24.21 David. There are two important steps to the secure the knot. The tail must be 72 times the diameter
Unknown Electric Panel Brand arg116 at 6:44pm 12.24.21
Sailor skills. - KNOTS Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 12.24.21
Unknown Electric Panel Brand Ralph Johnstone at 6:28pm 12.24.21 I get the impression the panel is home made by someone with a laser or water cutter. Have you been a
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches rgranger at 5:54pm 12.24.21 Hunter embedded aluminum plates. I used one on my deck to add a second set of organizers on my dec
Self tailing winches sail sfbay at 5:32pm 12.24.21 The aft winches are for spinnaker sheets. Simply install turning blocks and route the spin sheets to
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb Terry Cox at 5:02pm 12.24.21 Thank you Terry for you effort You're welcome, Al.
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Joe at 4:30pm 12.24.21 If you run a genoa, and locate the lead blocks on the toerail, thus creating a wider sheeting angle
125 Genoa jssailem at 3:53pm 12.24.21 The Catalina 27 is a mast head rig. The Genoa is the power house for the boat. I would lean to a 135
Standing Rigging jssailem at 3:48pm 12.24.21 Ballenger Spar Systems Inc. in Watsonville CA.
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Difficulty heaving to in a Hunter 45 JamesG161 at 3:16pm 12.24.21 I see, I think. Which? But Merry Christmas to all!! Heave To and wait for Santa now.:biggrin::bi
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year jssailem at 2:01pm 12.24.21 Merry Christmas Claude. May next summer be Hurricane free. May you sail your boat on pleasant waters
Self tailing winches MikeHoncho at 1:49pm 12.24.21 I don't have your boat but I can tell you adding ST winches made a significant difference in the "si

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