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Holding tank AADIVER at 10:21am 06.01.11 Catalina 30 2/1750 The holding tank on my '83 is a solid black box under the port settee. There is no indicator of how
converting the salon to a berth cggatlin at 10:18am 06.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2038 I have a 94 Beneteau oceanis 400. Has anyone out there converted the table in the salon to a berth?
Help with Oday 28 a/c maxxx at 10:14am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1355 Does anyone have any advice on installing a small (5000btu) a/c unit in the main hatch? This past we
A Great Way to Start a New Month Roger Long at 9:49am 06.01.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3656 This feels as good as graduating from school. On to the rest of my life! http://www.rogerlongboats
Learned something else last weekend... (3) Kermit at 8:58am 06.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1316 I learned this past Saturday that having a spinnaker and no wind is like having a 12-cylinder Jaguar
repair center board, 1968 Irwin 27' Deputy at 8:47am 06.01.11 Irwin 0/3255 Getting my boat ready to put in water and found wire to centerboard rusted and broken. Looking for s
Second opinion dgheat at 8:35am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 23/8582 I've been given an Ensenada 20. It needs some serious TLC. I really want to restore it, learn to sai
anyone seen davits like this? (1) gwp at 8:35am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2005 Came with my Catalina 34 and would love to see a pic of one rigged up or at least a description of p
Boarding Ladder TR6 at 8:28am 06.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1334 Doses anyone have, or know where I could pick up a used boarding ladder for my H31 The PO removed i
Changing the clinometer fokker416 at 7:47am 06.01.11 Smaller Boats 6/1844 My boat is a 1993 23.5 and I have noticed that the clinometer on my boat has become quite sluggish.
New Rub Rails Ed864 at 7:40am 06.01.11 Bigger Boats 2/1513 I own an O'Day 31 (1986) I need to replace my rubrails. I have plenty of new plastic housing that
H37C - Yuginot and RBDuffer Ed Schenck at 7:37am 06.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1149 Just catching up on the H37C pictures thread. Really like RB's choice of dinghys. I am still in th
Mast Sleeve Dennysan at 7:35am 06.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2567 Typhoon Songda, laid my 33' Hunter onto her side and damaged the mast. I've removed the mast, and wi
storm Jib for bad weather stevern at 7:34am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2084 has anyone installed a little sail for the bad weater on Clipper 411? has anyone enjoy for it? how m
Installing Iota DLS 15- wiring question Jumpstart at 6:54am 06.01.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1865 I am about to purchase an Iota DLS 15 charger with IQ4. Since I race my boat I have a very modest ba
Seaward water heater Dragonfly1 at 6:44am 06.01.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1134 Is the Seaward water heater in the h280 a front or rear heat exchanger?
Fuel Polishing System cap at 6:25am 06.01.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/3328 Hi All, I'm looking into building a fuel polishing system for my boat, but I'm not sure what hardw
Oday 35 Cutlass (Cutless) Bearing dparilla at 5:52am 06.01.11 Bigger Boats 8/2681 Does anyone know the specs or replacement number for an Oday 35 cutlass bearing? I am about to get h
what's you best speed chp at 5:34am 06.01.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1898 Was out yesterday and had a great sail. Wind in lake Ontario was only about 4-7 knots. Went into the
mainsail slides Don Lucas at 3:42am 06.01.11 Big Boats 17/3970 The battened mainsail on my 410 is just a bear to get up and down! So looking for opinions on vari

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1975 Oday 20 centerboard sail sfbay at 8:45am 08.20.22 Check with Rudy at D&R Marine D & R Marine (drmarine.com)
H240 Interior wall fabric Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 08.20.22 There are reasons why hunter went with mouse fur. Longevity before being addressed
19-2 Center board question Crazy Dave Condon at 8:32am 08.20.22 @rgranger ever had a Pelican land a load on your boat?:biggrin:
Bimini for my 1987 David in Sandusky at 8:13am 08.20.22 First, this site does a great job on biminis - but, although they do know your boat you do need to c
DC electric panel troubleshooting Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 08.20.22 You do need to read and learn as much as you can absorb if you are going to be an owner of a sailboa
Refrigerator Conking Out DeniseO30 at 7:59am 08.20.22 Thanks all, for your responses. I should have worded the question more carefully. I am primarily
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Rich Stidger at 7:57am 08.20.22 Your hole will be a difficult patching issue. IIRC patches should be 2" from the hole. And in your
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode leslie894 at 7:57am 08.20.22 Can you post a photo of the splice?
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair Brian D at 7:50am 08.20.22 As I mentioned before, this is temporary. I don't plan on removing the patch, but will use real pvc
Refrigerator Conking Out NYSail at 7:49am 08.20.22
Northern Lights... May be viewable south of the 49th Parallel smokey73 at 7:35am 08.20.22 Used to see them through the periscope frequently when we came up for a sat pass. Spectacular north
Refrigerator Conking Out SycloneDriver at 7:33am 08.20.22 My dock neighbor had an issue with his fridge. He replaced control board twice. Recharged the ref
hunter 280 main sail effort (1) rgranger at 7:31am 08.20.22 Glad it worked out for you. I keep a can of this in my boat's tool bag. Walmart had on the shelf.
Hull and Deck construction dmax at 7:29am 08.20.22 It really depends on the extent of the rot/moisture - I had some around my chainplates and deck fill
H240 Interior wall fabric rgranger at 7:23am 08.20.22 A wire brush wheel or eraser wheel on a cordless power drill can be used to get the fuzzy residue of
H240 Interior wall fabric rgranger at 7:23am 08.20.22 A painted surface will be cleaner (less odor and mold) but it will peel eventually and that will be
What's up with my rudder? (4) rgranger at 7:13am 08.20.22 I'm going to bet that you have a small hole in the rudder near the leading edge (see pic). And a c
19-2 Center board question (1) rgranger at 6:36am 08.20.22 208515
Shoe Goo - for PVC dinghy repair rgranger at 6:32am 08.20.22 I think goop and flex seal are the same stuff
Northern Lights... May be viewable south of the 49th Parallel rgranger at 6:30am 08.20.22 I saw them once. I was backpack camping in northern Wisconsin near the lake . I was laying on my b

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