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Water in cockpit locker - O'day 22 bdeakin at 8:26am 12.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1275 Good morning, O'day owners -- I'm the proud owner of a new O'day 22, which I got for a song. This
Solar Panels Charles Morrell at 7:49am 12.29.09 Big Boats 3/1736 Am looking to mount panels on my 41 DS over the davits. Anyone done this? What panels did you use?
Roller furler for Capri 16 SailinSam at 7:26am 12.29.09 Smaller Boats 1/2333 I just bought a 1993 Capri 16 and I'm now involved in fixing her up. I noticed that the steel rope t
spinnaker block locations MIST ERIE US at 6:40am 12.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1462 I have a Hunter 290 and am setting up a spinnaker for it. I would like to know where you placed your
Cal 30 2 Snickant at 9:03pm 12.28.09 Cal 1/2544 anyone know where i can get copies of owners manual? thanks
Cal 30 2 Snickant at 9:00pm 12.28.09 Cal 0/3 anyone know where i can get an owner's manual for a Cal 30-2, thanks
Cal 30 3 Snickant at 8:59pm 12.28.09 Cal 0/1 anyone know where i can owner's manual for Cal 30 2? thank you
Damp bunks ? pkdailey4 at 8:53pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4298 Is there something made to go under the mattresses to keep them dry from condensation?
boat cover dok at 8:50pm 12.28.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3676 I want a cover for my 16ft Suncat to use while it is stored, with the mast off. I store it on a tra
Help Im sinking in drinking water (3) pkdailey4 at 7:20pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1708 I recently added a float switch to the bucket sized bilge in my 2000 Beneteau 321 and am I glad I di
Oh Joy resto 12/28/09 (8) CharlieCobra at 6:48pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1557 Went up to Oh Joy again today with the Grandsons. i managed to pull the chainplate partner after so
running mainsails sheet aft tjm at 6:41pm 12.28.09 Islander 1/2271 Would like info on running mainsail sheets aft (to the sides and top of cabin) for an 81 Islander 30
Coupling removal advice needed jsgonz at 6:18pm 12.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 34/9219 I have a Hunter 28.5 on the hard for repairs. One repair is to replace the shaft due to electrolysis
Winter Head Operation catsailor at 3:28pm 12.28.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4036 I'm a die hard and I sail whenever the water is soft enough. I don't live aboard and I don't run hea
Yanmar Injector Pump Install Bud H at 1:19pm 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1730 I am installing a new high pressure injector pump on my YSM12. The timing on the old pump was corre
tips for having doggie pee onboard? diane fowler at 11:50am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1971 We are hoping to do more extended cruising aboard Windy City, our Catalina 36. Just bought a plasti
Pet Birds on board? FLHippy at 11:20am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 4/8346 Most of the bird postings here are asking how to keep birds off the boat :) Does anyone have any ad
Are you scared of wood? CharlieCobra at 9:08am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 36/4870 Many people follow my threads on the restoration of Oh Joy it seems. Most just read them and go on,
Electronics Upgrades - Questions? Ducati at 8:48am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2241 Good day all. Our 36.7 which we cruise both day and night + long distance races will be getting
vinyl graphics dajspi at 6:47am 12.28.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1689 I have a couple of questions... I have an older Catlina 27. Looking to purchase new sails this offs

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Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:52am 04.24.22 I have wondered that myself. There is no reason that C&C couldn't have made it from something else.
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? thinwater at 9:50am 04.24.22 Yup. In this case original design was fine other than needing better sealing. The oak would appa
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 9:24am 04.24.22 Found a good reference that talks about bonding white oak with epoxy. I had found some comments onl
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 04.24.22 You are absolutely correct @twistedskipper to keep the tank from overflowing and into the cabin when
Docking with a loop BigEasy at 9:09am 04.24.22
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:47am 04.24.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 twistedskipper at 8:30am 04.24.22 If open with 8 adults aboard and vent open you will likely rapidly get water flowing out the vent.
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 8:18am 04.24.22 Appreciate the help. Looks like 5000 BTU will be all we need for small Catalina 22 Cabin along with
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (2) jviss at 8:11am 04.24.22 That makes sense what you wrote about the Edson Quadrant, I asked Edson & they dont suggest to conn
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Tally Ho at 8:09am 04.24.22
Trans oil kloudie1 at 8:08am 04.24.22 Chuck, the manual can be found on this site: Click on "Owner Resources" in the top bar then click on
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 8:03am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch? I have not. It might work there also. The cabin top winc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Johann at 7:53am 04.24.22 Also, I used the Octopus RS drive, which has less than 2/3 the peak force of the Raymarine type 1 li
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 04.24.22 @Ralph Johnstone I have advised in the past closing off the boat and taping a large piece of plasti
Docking with a loop Bob S at 7:33am 04.24.22 Have you tried it on the primary winch?
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 7:32am 04.24.22 Thanks, that looks good. One would have to be careful tossing one of those from a sailboat, with al
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:20am 04.24.22 @SirMichael current owner of the forum store is a former Hunter employee who has the build list fo
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? Leeward Rail at 7:17am 04.24.22 With new finish and sealing agents today, you are not likely to have any issues for forty or fifty
Trans oil smokey73 at 7:13am 04.24.22 @Benny17441 The only single 30W synthetic oil I'm seeing on line is marketed for 4 stroke motorcycle
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:12am 04.24.22 @mjsader Former dealer who sold the most. Retired but willing to help as I sold the most of any de

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