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wet core around chainplate fiestaMojo at 12:00pm 05.28.10 Ask All Sailors 10/4630 I bought my boat (1981 Hunter 33C) this past spring; it was on the hard with the stick up. One of th
stuffing box repack kdssail at 11:39am 05.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1130 I have an 1985 Oday 26 inboard. What is the correct way to repack the stuffing box? How many wraps o
Wheel pilot to Laptop conection ... MrBee at 10:57am 05.28.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3141 I have installed the x5 wheel pilot and it is working pretty well so far. I have Nav software on m
Main sail cover advice wnance at 10:50am 05.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2286 Hi there, I am going to buy a new mainsail cover for the O'day 25 for my father-in-law for father's
Catalina 25 Standard Rig vs. Tall Rig Smiling Dog at 10:39am 05.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/7302 Is there any way to know if my rig is standard or tall based on hull number, etc.? How do I tell?
26s table norpacsm at 10:04am 05.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/4423 I am looking for information on how the table mounts in the galley on a 26s would like to see a pict
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow sailaway78 at 8:37am 05.28.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1609 There is a stainless Yanmar exhaust elbow currently on ebay. Brand new. Won't fit mine, but someon
Looking for anchor locker door for a 34 chrisbare at 8:24am 05.28.10 Bigger Boats 2/1605 Hi everyone, I just bought a 1981 O'Day 34 last weekend. The last owner had an accident with a dragg
Portsmouth Handicap Questions . . . Clark at 8:14am 05.28.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1254 Doing research into what an Asymm would cost me rating wise and not sure how to apply the info. In t
Edson steering cable 29s at 7:52am 05.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1392 Last year the rudder fell off my Hunter 27. Repairs required a new steering cable, which I ordered f
Where can I find a Bow Pulpit Railing? zipkruse at 7:08am 05.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/3331 Total rookie move here, but we all make mistakes... (and learn better.) We left the mast unsteppe
Engine in reverse while sailing? Thijs at 2:08am 05.28.10 Catalina 30 9/5678 Dear all, My C30 1989 has a Universal 23 hp (M25 X I believe) and a hurth gearbox. Do you put it i
roller furling and turnbuckle Digby at 11:48pm 05.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 20/7284 I need some help. I bought a CDI roller furling for my O'Day 23 and also the turnbuckle described i
34' CAL Mark III OABG0159M78K Sabre39RG@aol.com at 11:16pm 05.27.10 Cal 0/2285 Looking for some info on where to get and install a storage tank under the port settee in 78 cal 34
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Capt Mike at 9:15pm 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1179 Has anyone had problems with there carbon monoxide alarm activating in hot weather with the boat clo
Interior Decor tmccall at 7:53pm 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/6995 I've re-done the interior of our earlier two boats, and we just downsized to this 25. The interior
Remote Cable Wire Woes TDudley at 7:18pm 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1180 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cut a remote control engine shut off wire so that it is n
Winch Handle For A Bronze Winche Jim25 at 7:14pm 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3597 :eek:Hi Was wondering if some one new of were i could get a winch handle at not sure of the make of
Mexico East Coast Cruising tmccall at 6:21pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1130 Have any of you cruised down the eastern Mexico coastline between Texas and VeraCruz? Thinking abou
Looking for a Small Old Winch rardiH36 at 5:34pm 05.27.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1142 I'm in need of a small winch. Can be old and not so beautiful any more. If you've found that there

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Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Marmalade at 3:03am 06.11.22 Not the same exactly, but lots of people have written/described making beams to stiffen the Olson 30
Structural Foam Apex at 3:03am 06.11.22 I used 16lb urethane foam to rebuild my rudder fro US Composites. Plenty strong, and in an open are
Battery bank question Tally Ho at 9:00pm 06.10.22 I replaced 2 deep cycle (so called) Group 27 batteries with 2 6-volt Golf cart batteries. These ar
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Tally Ho at 8:46pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Justin_NSA at 8:43pm 06.10.22 I wouldn't want the sound or the heat generated in the cabin space. I have the same charger. It's in
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up Grotto at 8:27pm 06.10.22 I am actually thinking of going the other way and completely removing the hand rails. I asked my wif
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:48pm 06.10.22 Good to know my time spent here isn't entirely wasted! :biggrin:
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Kingjim91 at 7:09pm 06.10.22
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. So where's the view ? ? ? ? Real Estate
Where Is Your Battery Charger? Ralph Johnstone at 6:52pm 06.10.22 I have always heard that you want to keep the charger as close to the batteries as possible to redu
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? FulmarCT at 6:48pm 06.10.22 I am in this situation, I replaced a Datamarine S200DL transducer with the Raymarine transducer that
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:40pm 06.10.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old ones
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 6:36pm 06.10.22 I think we are giving him some good parameters here!
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 6:21pm 06.10.22 I got the tip from you Peggie !
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 06.10.22 If one hose needs replacing, you'd be smart to replace all the hoses at the same time. 'cuz if one n
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences jssailem at 5:59pm 06.10.22 On my 35 ft 15000 lb boat, I use a Mantus Marine 35lb Galvanized Steel anchor. We anchor in varied c
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 5:30pm 06.10.22 It depends upon the bottom of where you sail. In Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, it is mostly mud, so a cla
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 4:54pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. You want the charger to be in a place that
Fuel Cap Winch Mark - AK at 4:31pm 06.10.22 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it Thank You for the Benet
Packing gland nut getting hot. Crusty Ol Salt at 4:26pm 06.10.22 Try changing the packing material. Remember these stuffing box "glands" were originally made for fl

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