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what do you call them? (1) eddyguevara75 at 8:58pm 05.13.10 Catalina 22 6/1816 what do you call those things at the end of the spreaders? http://s648.photobucket.com/albums/uu2
max winds for O'Day 23 jbrosecity at 8:52pm 05.13.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2442 We have been getting some fairly stiff winds on the lake lately... I have found that my O'Day 23 see
New sail help Marc Bergmueller at 8:06pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1603 I tried out my new sails today. I've never had new sails and wonder if this slight bubble at the f
Rug For Cabin Siamese at 7:55pm 05.13.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2085 I've been looking around a long time for a rug to cozy up our main saloon. I didn't want to have to
Weather helm, helm pressure? maybe I don't know piedpiperIII at 6:44pm 05.13.10 Catalina 22 10/2339 I had posted about my boat haveing weather helm but I have been doing ALOT of reading and maybe what
She's got tunes now! (2) estopa at 6:25pm 05.13.10 Day Sailers 1/1434 Spent the day doing some work on the boat. Added a Porta Potti for the little lady. Also added a n
pourable foam rognvald at 4:52pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1648 Anyone with any first-hand experience using pourable foam-ie;U.S. Composites or any other brand? Th
Atomic 4 and standered prop reverse RJ1946 at 4:46pm 05.13.10 Catalina 30 12/4483 Hi, I'm a fairly new owner of a C30 with Atomic 4 and was wondering if all atomic 4 C30's are as slo
exhaust configuration (2) West Virginia Sailing Nut at 4:28pm 05.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1954 I am in the process of restoring a 1978 h30 and have just completed the re-installation of the motor
Propagation chart Brian D at 3:58pm 05.13.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3516 Here is a good website for band conditions. Currently, according to the charts, only 40M is usable.
Rudder Bearings sealegs at 3:04pm 05.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/1283 Hello everyone. I have a 1978 25' Hunter and was told I should replace my lower Rudder bearings. Doe
New port lights advice. caguy at 2:21pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1744 I am replacing the fixed portlights with Plexiglas. The salesgirl suggested poly carbonate with scra
Help....unknown sailboat (5) cmujosh at 1:59pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2377 hello folks, I was wondering if anyone on this site could help me identify and inform me on this lit
More Autopilot woes PrincessoftheLake at 12:46pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1923 We pulled the course computer for our Raymarine ST6000 because after it failed last year both our ma
Aquarius 23 Kobuk at 12:42pm 05.13.10 Balboa 2/5315 I am the proud owner of an Aquarius 23. I belioeve that Balboa is the successor to the Aquarius Sail
Cutlass Bearing RTL at 12:19pm 05.13.10 Bavaria 1/2524 Footloose is a 85' 960 in need of new Cutlass Bearing. I have no information how it is attached to t
Install Holding Tank in C&C 35 MkII Ghaegele at 11:50am 05.13.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/8196 I posted this over in C'C forum but figure I might have a better chance for info here: I have recen
More Autopilot Woes PrincessoftheLake at 11:41am 05.13.10 Big Boats 10/2234 We pulled the course computer for our Raymarine ST6000 because after it failed last year both our ma
Mast re-wire project (1) KandD at 11:15am 05.13.10 Big Boats 4/1494 Top of the to-do list while the mast is down is to re-wire it. I need a new masthead light, and I w
Merc 9.8 1984 manual ejet99 at 10:51am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1882 Anyone know where to get a manual for a 1984 merc 9.8 HP . I need to know the basics like pre-mix ra

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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 8:33am 05.20.22 Actually seems it is manufactured so that it will work either way? Yes! Edson made it for many ty
silly question on gas detector jssailem at 8:24am 05.20.22 nocturnal flatulence may set it off. Valid concern? As stated, likely NO. But it does bring up th
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 8:21am 05.20.22 @JamesG161 Interesting. I guess mine is "upside down" but that is how it came from the Hunter fac
silly question on gas detector dlochner at 8:14am 05.20.22 I wonder why they didn't go with ethylene for boats. it compresses to a liquid at ~500 psi and it
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 8:09am 05.20.22 My propane sniffer has two remote sensors and also controls my solenoid so that if I get an alarm, i
silly question on gas detector Hayden Watson at 8:04am 05.20.22 My propane sniffer has two remote sensors and also controls my solenoid so that if I get an alarm, i
Off to the darkside... dmax at 7:42am 05.20.22 If you can get your hands on a moisture meter, that will help to determine the level of moisture in
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 7:40am 05.20.22 could you have inverted the quadrant (so it is like on my boat now) and then everything would be ea
Boom end cap DougM at 7:38am 05.20.22 Cram a beer can into the end of the boom, remove it after nesting season.
Table up inside when sailing 23.5 patbratton at 7:37am 05.20.22 We broke the mount off of the seat front when someone fell on it. I replaced the screws with 1/4" bo
Solar-powered vent (5) patbratton at 7:35am 05.20.22 205489
silly question on gas detector sunlover at 7:25am 05.20.22 Propane is heavier than air. It will always find it's way to the lowest point that is can travel t
Life Jacket recommendations AaronD at 7:10am 05.20.22 I really like my Spinlock with built in harness. It is one step down from there too if the line mod
Does anyone recognize this knot? MikeHoncho at 6:59am 05.20.22 We use to call them inside bowline ( right), outside bowline ( wrong) by making the round turn the w
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 05.20.22 Suggest practicing for a few hours away from the marina first
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection Jwhy at 6:46am 05.20.22 Good idea! Thanks
The Best Charles Charger Retrofit Battery Charger JRT at 6:44am 05.20.22 I'm a bit lost on I need to plug in and not 3 prong comments. I'm pretty sure you are replacing the
Solar-powered vent Project_Mayhem at 6:36am 05.20.22 Thanks, just want to let the hot air out of cabin when it closed at the dock. These little fans ca
New to forum. Precision 18 splashed! Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 05.20.22 I had a very similar boat, a Starwind 19. One of the first times docking at a slip I came in a bit h
question Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 05.20.22 Try to sell it as a whole. Trying to part out a sailboat could take years since it's a niche market

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