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Clearing the decks Roger Long at 3:00pm 05.12.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5505 I signed the papers today to sell the business I started in 1986, a quarter of a century ago. That
Almost ready to splash. (4) geehaw at 1:14pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1522 Well the boats bottom is painted the rest cleaned and shiny. No more white butt when ya sit on her.
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:39pm 05.12.11 Catalina 30 7/2782 I'm rebuilding my M-15 and would really like to find someone who is re-engining and would like to se
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:36pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/966 Rebuilding my engine and would like to buy an engine for parts...anybody re-engining? Thanks, Jim
Insurance Agreed or ???? rhythmsurfer at 12:08pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5661 Now that we have been pouring more and more money into our "boat on the hill." I have decided to get
Alternator Question? simplicity at 12:00pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4269 I am rewiring some of the electrical in my O'Day 34 and want to know if its a problem to wire my alt
Bareboat in Greece rfrye1 at 11:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1524 Considering a bareboat in greece (athens area). Other than Sunsail ' Moorings, does anyone have expe
Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee dennisp at 11:32am 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1337 Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee for retirement. Plan to bring my Hunter 306 from Alex
no turnbuckle on 9.2A forestay? bugbitten at 11:26am 05.12.11 S2 3/1756 I've recently purchased a '80 9.2A and and working through various issues. Bear with me, as I am new
zee in cedros..... zeehag at 10:53am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2461 with starter failure-- is under repair and will be leaving very soon for cabo and mazatlan--- spot
Furler Fairlead/Bullseye highdesertM26 at 10:19am 05.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1847 Where does everyone mount the first fairlead/bullseye coming out of the furler? I've scoured the in
app for boat movement? bstaff2 at 10:10am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1931 Hi, Does anyone know of an app (Android preferrably) using GPS (or whatever) for sensing an anchor d
What port brand is this (2) inquiztr at 9:44am 05.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2214 I was wondering if anyone could help me find a replacement plastic pane for this window. It is on my
Blue Sea Terminal Fuses - Heads up Rick486 at 8:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2520 Be aware that installation of the Blue Sea terminal fuses, while a great product and a worthwhile sa
310 Interior gpd955 at 8:32am 05.12.11 Catalina 310 3/2439 What's everyone using to clean up/protect the interior wood on their 310's. I used to use lemon oi
Wednesday Night Races (1) kpgraci at 8:13am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3022 Tagged along with the WNR crowd - why has no one told me about this before? What a blast, totally en
Hull Cleaning for H-216 bobbened444 at 7:23am 05.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/1476 I would be interested in what people have used to clean their ACP hulls, such as I have in my Hunter
Propane on a boat Smitty at 6:26am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3942 My 1986 Cal 28 has a propane stove with the tank located in an aft lazerrette. The compartment is v
Keel Bolt Torque Karen at 6:07am 05.12.11 Pearson 1/1860 Hi, Anyone know the paramaters for Pearson 34 keel bolt torque? We are replacing the aluminum pla
Jabsco head not pulling sea water golffnut2000 at 5:45am 05.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/14399 I am new to the site. a lot of great info. I have been reading about Jabsco heads not pulling in sea

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16A breakers (1) rgranger at 2:07pm 08.18.22 208466
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 08.18.22 By code, the 15A receptacles are for attended use only, for tools and similar. Does anyone know the
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:00pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
sea pearl 21 sails (1) sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Get the sail dimensions for your sailboat (see below from SailboatData.com -
dock neighbour's shore power cord? thinwater at 1:54pm 08.18.22 There is no ABYC, NEC, or UL standard for shore power below 20A. By code, the 15A receptacles are fo
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + shemandr at 1:54pm 08.18.22 For most electronics the manufacturer's literature is an exercise in obfuscation and the use of mean
Top Secret nightowle at 1:09pm 08.18.22 You may be able to trade that for a larger Hunter. Something to contemplate.
Shipping a 22 overseas ? nightowle at 12:58pm 08.18.22 Also, double-check the small print in a shipping contract. Pricing offered is not always pricing gu
Rudder Stops Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 08.18.22 The best way would be to pull the cover to your emergency tiller and measure it with a protractor
Oday 35 battens dmax at 12:40pm 08.18.22 The battens are specific to your sail - measure the width and length of the pocket for an idea of wh
Oday 35 battens kappykaplan at 12:21pm 08.18.22 sailmakers sell battens :plus: You could also try your local WM.
H34 plug to panel kappykaplan at 12:20pm 08.18.22 have an even better stress reliever! the boat is under under agreement to sell! got a deposit! Con
16A breakers Stu Jackson at 12:17pm 08.18.22 main breakers are in aft cabin Beneteau has the battery switches (2 red, one black) in the aft cab
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 12:16pm 08.18.22 In our marina built 1967 slips 30' and under have 15 amp, 35' has 30 amp and >40' has 50 amp. Same
16A breakers Scott T-Bird at 12:04pm 08.18.22 The breaker in the photo says E-T-A right on it (upside down on the white area), so I would go there
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting stickinthemud57 at 11:52am 08.18.22 Looks like a nice clean install of the power outlets. Stringing that wiring had to be a lot of fun!
16A breakers mikeracca at 11:02am 08.18.22 Europe measures current the same as we do in the US. They may have different regulations but an amp
16A breakers Timm R Oday25 at 10:31am 08.18.22 Not all breakers will the same . The G10 WT05 is a legitimate part number from the Manufacturer E T
Oday 35 battens jon hansen at 10:22am 08.18.22 sailmakers sell battens
Shore pwr plugs DeniseO30 at 10:06am 08.18.22 Both Hubbell and Marinco have individual ends available. It would be good to know why it blew as y

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