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Owner's Manual ms-card@cox.com at 2:39pm 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/2031 FYI - After several searches in vain, I finally found a Hunter 38 owner's manual on line. Here's the
Freed sail foot Kasumi at 2:27pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1369 Has anyone tried sailing with the foot out of the boom on a catalina 22? I was thinking of doing it
Outboard for Mac 26S danphilgreen at 1:12pm 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3473 Hi everybody. First time post here. I am having to let my O'day 27 project boat go after hundreds of
Back in the saddle again.... (3) Slade at 12:41pm 05.23.11 Trailer Sailors 16/6077 After a 15 year absence from sailing we finally got our new (to us) Starwind 223 in the water and ha
Joined the 7 knot club Saturday! OldCat at 12:39pm 05.23.11 Catalina 22 19/4192 :dance: My first time, though it is just catching up with some others here. 7.1, reefed, Genny fur
H31 Bilge problems IanJ at 12:34pm 05.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 14/4254 Getting a slight urine like smell from my bilge, I think from old leakage from a defective (now repl
Cetol and Varnish - What's the Difference? robertsapp at 11:59am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 14/22804 I know there are a lot of threads that debate the virtues of each product, but my question is what e
Aluminum external corrosion carlpaez at 11:31am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1783 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and it has a mast boom that could use some help. I bought this vessel in M
Bittersweet.... chefmike at 11:30am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1292 watching my Venture 222 roll away with its new owner. Bitter because now I am boatless; sweet becaus
Variprop Ken Honeycutt at 10:56am 05.23.11 Big Boats 12/6699 Just thought I'd post a recommendation for anyone considering a new prop. I installed a Variprop thi
transducer installation anchorron at 10:36am 05.23.11 Catalina 30 4/3189 I want to install an inside hull transducer on a 1988 Catalina 30. Is there anywhere in the hull whe
Neoprene Gasket for holding tank Inspection Plate bigmuffin at 10:24am 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5176 Hi, Unfortunately, I've had to open the inspection plate to my holding tank a few times recently. Th
Ground Fault Outlet emilbec at 10:18am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2992 When I had my boat surveyed (back a number of years ago), the surveyor remarked that I should have a
New York City this weekend DannyS at 9:43am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2102 I posted this a while back but didn't get much of a response so I thought I'd try again... My wife a
fuel tank repair olddude at 9:28am 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/1358 I have previously read a post concerning using a west system product to repair a hole in a plastic f
A/C Installation Kenny C at 9:12am 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1878 Hello All, Looking for suggestions on where to install an A/C Unit in an Oday 34. My initial thought
New stereo and windlass switch capjules at 8:33am 05.23.11 Fantasia 35 0/4416 Hello Fellow Sailors, Our old cassette stereo died a while back, finally gave it up, died in it's
2 Jib Halyard Questions CNein001 at 8:31am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3200 I have wire to rope halyards and thimble for both. What are the instructions on how to put the thim
water ballast issue ellisites at 8:10am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1328 our 1995 26S appears to be sitting high in the water. the ballast is full yet the water line around
Real Tuff discontinued Roger Long at 7:42am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3022 Replaced with this: http://www.herchem.com/products/thread_sealants.html http://www.herchem.com/pr

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Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 3:37pm 09.02.22 True story.... My son's pickup went in for some muffler work... the mechanic forgot to reinstall t
Propane pressure gauge FastOlson at 3:28pm 09.02.22 Duck tape still works That's the right product if your duck is coming apart. OTOH, If you need to
I saw something sad today... Benny17441 at 2:56pm 09.02.22 When a sailor passes away it is not necessarily a sad story. If it were so, I would be really depres
On Hunter 36, where have you installed your solar charge controller? AndyL at 2:48pm 09.02.22 As for running wires down the arch, good luck. I was able to do so, but only by sacrificing my spe
Invest 94L Benny17441 at 2:46pm 09.02.22 The weather has been a little screwy in the past few years, so the historical behavior of these stor
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 2:12pm 09.02.22 Use tape measure and give the holes about 1/8" slop should be close enough. Have you ever used a
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 09.02.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 1:47pm 09.02.22 Ah. We have an experienced VOLUNTEER.
Traveller Clam Cleat jssailem at 1:45pm 09.02.22 @rpwillia I can see the purpose and function of what you did. I have never liked the jam cleat. Ev
Internet entrance test Ralph Johnstone at 1:45pm 09.02.22 I never realized that @Kermit was left-handed. He always did seem a little off kilter o_O !
Propane pressure gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:43pm 09.02.22 Ralph, I hope you realize my comment was tongue in cheek. Not gonna be tongue in cheek after you
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:41pm 09.02.22 True story.... My son's pickup went in for some muffler work... the mechanic forgot to reinstall th
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? jssailem at 1:36pm 09.02.22 @ShawnL you have a little advantage. Your in fresh water. And you put your boat up for winter. Both
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 1:35pm 09.02.22 Just realized that this means I will need to drill the new backing plates before I install them. Th
Internet entrance test Will Gilmore at 1:28pm 09.02.22 Thought you would enjoy this photo. No wonder he seems so centered. -Will
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 1:26pm 09.02.22 I suggest it is an opportunity for experimentation. Say 3 or 4 SBO members choose your temps between
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 1:23pm 09.02.22 @Ralph Johnstone, thanks for the detailed response. I updated my previous post to include your sugge
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? ShawnL at 1:22pm 09.02.22 I'm somewhat ashamed to say I did a similar thing with the pendant I use to get my jib a little high
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 1:07pm 09.02.22 Thanks sailcapt340, My arrangement is a little different but the bottom line is like you said measur
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo Stu Jackson at 12:45pm 09.02.22 The very LAST thing you want to do is to combine a bad bank with a good one. That is ALL this switc

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