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Oday 22' rain infiltration to cabin islandjim at 6:51am 10.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2454 I have my 22' Oday and I have noticed that evertime it rains I find that the inside of the cabin has
Oday 22 looking for new sails islandjim at 6:45am 10.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1212 I have a 78' Oday 22 and the sails are getting tired. I am looking at replacing them for next seaso
New forum search (beta) Phil Herring at 6:03am 10.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1635 A new forum/archive search is now online: look under the Search tab for New Forum Search (beta). Th
Tack in high wind Quoddy at 4:13am 10.19.09 Ask All Sailors 16/4732 The other day I was trying to navigate a channel into the wind. The wind increased and tacking becam
1989 26D How much??? BrokeNotBroken at 4:04am 10.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3253 I am currently looking at a '89 Mac 26D. It is a bare bones boat with the jib, genny, ' main. It h
Shaft zincs ranchu56 at 3:11am 10.19.09 Big Boats 10/1746 All, Boat is a 1984 Hunter 34, with a Yanmar 3gmf engine. Is the shaft a standard size and if so
Blooper/Gennaker tack point cautiousclay at 9:52pm 10.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/6736 We just bought a 1992 hunter 33.5. The boat came with a sail the previous owners called a blooper, n
Termites! SeanMorey at 9:28pm 10.18.09 Ask All Sailors 22/7531 Hi all, My salon woodwork has termites! Any advice? (My boat is fiberglass) Sean
Twin fuel filter system (1) Steve Dion at 9:11pm 10.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1969 After having a "nearly" plugged primary filter sometime back, I decided to install a twin filter sys
Anyone see QUERIDA (1) paulj at 8:59pm 10.18.09 Catalina 310 0/1705 Picture taken Aug 17 2009 at Cape Sante. paulj :troll:
lazy jacks finleydc at 8:57pm 10.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6470 Any Hunter owners with B'R rig use lazy jacks? I have a Dutchman but need a new sailcover and am th
Intoduction To My Boat miamibmw at 7:51pm 10.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1474 Let me apolagise for getting ahead of myseld..seems I have already posted 2 topics without a formal
Changing out the spreaders Don Crowther at 6:20pm 10.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2258 Ahoy Mates I've just finished pulling my boat for the winter and this year I brought the mast down
Deck Recoring.... dvideohd at 2:58pm 10.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 40/19657 I am "scoping out" the work necessary for complete Deck Recore. I think how you approach this in t
Catalina 380 Broken Lower Spreader (1) joe.henriques at 2:38pm 10.18.09 Big Boats 3/1857 I recently dropped my mast for winter storage. This will be the first time that I am storing the boa
navigating the forum for dummies! marion aberdein at 2:31pm 10.18.09 Catalina 30 1/66 I have tried to post an ad. regarding interior cushions for my 1977 Catalina 30. I can't find it to
Finding leacks and talcum powder Andreas7699 at 2:08pm 10.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1968 I have heard that it is possible to finf leaks ower the waterline (rain water) with talcum powder, b
Sticky Water Pump Pulley? SeacretSailor at 1:31pm 10.18.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3103 The last 2 times I've cranked up my Yanmar diesel, I heard a low screeching sound and found that the
2009 used Catalina 16.5 ron3302 at 1:22pm 10.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1875 I am today brand new to this forum and will appreciate any advice available about the Catalina 16.5.
Cruise Guest at 12:24pm 10.18.09 Destinations 3/2643 At last weeks skipper's meeting I introduced the idea of circumnavigating Vancouver Island next seas

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Beneteau 45 AC circuit breaker popped? I can't find the correct breaker? Mechone at 5:00pm 08.12.21 Each A/C must have its own breaker by code . My 16000 btu alone pulls 13.5 amps with pump. 3 A/C uni
Rode Length Captain Larry-DH at 4:57pm 08.12.21
NOT buying H34 Tally Ho at 4:24pm 08.12.21 I took possession of the boat today it's going on for 10:00 p.m. and I'm settling in for the night
H34 rig tension DeniseO30 at 4:15pm 08.12.21 Oh I'm not even going to try and address tuning yet, I call them the shrouds the side stays, they ar
New outboard and new adjustable bracket geola1 at 3:57pm 08.12.21 Excellent thoughts! The picture I sent of the gas storage area is where I was going to put an 8 inch
Rode Length thinwater at 3:46pm 08.12.21 Yeah. I understand the point you are making. But I see the same anchoring here in southern Californ
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner jeepbluetj at 3:43pm 08.12.21 No wind at all till 2 or so today. Isthmus fan on now though. glassy flat from Dana the whole way Ho
New outboard and new adjustable bracket Benny17441 at 3:32pm 08.12.21 Other than trying to contort yourself or utilizing a small child to reach the bolts my only suggesti
A few quick battery box questions sail sfbay at 3:25pm 08.12.21 If I know your flute size I will have to get my slide rule out and start making calculations. What b
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 3:03pm 08.12.21 We had not seen the boat, since we took the pictures above. I sought input on the need to replace t
A few quick battery box questions GonzoF1 at 2:44pm 08.12.21 - How low, in relation to the battery's vertical sides, can a vent be? Could it, for instance, be h
Cooler insulation senang at 2:29pm 08.12.21 Look also into improving air circulation over the back of the fridge to evacuate the hot air. It mak
Rode Length Kings Gambit at 1:44pm 08.12.21 Yeah. I understand the point you are making. But I see the same anchoring here in southern Californi
Open valve nveater at 1:43pm 08.12.21 On my Hunter 33.5 - 1) Engine cooling water intake under berth in aft cabin 2) Under Galley sink 3)
Barient 21ST? sail sfbay at 1:40pm 08.12.21 Welcome to the forum!! Not a 21ST but a 20ST: Used Sailboat Winches - Sailorman New and Used Marine
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 1:03pm 08.12.21 Nope. They get the boat. Of course none of them know what the hell to do with it. :)
Clogged sanitation line dlochner at 1:00pm 08.12.21 Yeah, or Fort Knox Your kids didn't want that inheritance did they? ;)
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 12:48pm 08.12.21 Yeah, or Fort Knox
Rode Length thinwater at 12:30pm 08.12.21 IMO, people tend to set too much scope generally, evidently attempting to prepare for conditions th
Clogged sanitation line Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 08.12.21 The hose isn't cheap and I want to get as much out of it as possible. For a 45 ft. boat, I'd plan

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