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Need a pre-85 C22 Mast BigSkyRedSr at 10:18am 07.18.09 Catalina 22 0/1066 Need used mast for 1979 Catalina 22. Located in Oklahoma City, OK but could pickup or arrange shippi
Universal/kubota Exhaust Warning Oldhokie64 at 9:55am 07.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1267 It could be that I was the only one out there that did not know this - While almost in the shipping
Solar panel inline fuse Russr at 8:29am 07.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2693 I am installing 2 85 watt solar panels with a charge controller wired directly to the house battery
Keel Templates Glory Daze at 7:45am 07.18.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1933 Anyone have any idea how to get hold of keel templates for a C36 fin
Plastic Diesel Fuel Tank Cleanout Barrie Point Roberts at 7:36am 07.18.09 Ask All Sailors 9/8369 Hi Sailors, I want to clean out the slug in my diesel rigid plastic fuel tank but I have been tol
spinnaker swings while at anchor Ctskip at 6:38am 07.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2524 This is using the spinnaker as a kite to swing. We anchored off the stern and fastened the spinnaker
Rigging a Traveler on an H 30 Nelsonhow at 6:22am 07.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/927 I'm trying to make sure that I have my traveler rigged correctly on my 1982 H 30. I have a boom w
Dedicated Starting Battery chiefwarren at 5:57am 07.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2135 I am looking for an easy, failsafe way to add a dedicated starting battery to a 89 Catalina 30, with
Taking waves in a Mariner 19 Freeblowing at 5:47am 07.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4491 I just bought an Oday Mariner 19 about three weeks ago and last Sunday, I put in at the Frog Mortar
looking for spare SB8 motor secreto113 at 5:45am 07.18.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1126 I'm looking for a spare SB8 motor for parts. I tried to get parts from torresens but they don't have
Transducer Quoddy at 5:36am 07.18.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2227 I am about to mount a transducer to shoot thru the hull. What are the best materials and methods to
Cockpit Floor slowhand at 2:19am 07.18.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/5085 HELLO to you all I am a new 37 c owner and i have a question. my cockpit floor is very soft an needs
1983 Hunter 27 Waste tank size? Jim Grady at 9:51pm 07.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1739 Hi, does anyone know for sure what the size is of the holding (waste) tank on a 1983 Hunter 27?
Looking for Milwaukee area sailors milwaukeerobert at 9:28pm 07.17.09 Smaller Boats 0/1368 I got my SouthCoast 22 out and sails up for the first time this past week. I've been a little boat s
Outboard Motor Question milwaukeerobert at 9:25pm 07.17.09 Smaller Boats 0/1585 Does anyone ever have problems with their outboard cutting out when it gets rough on the water. I ju
My Girl Has New Ports! (2) emergpa1 at 8:06pm 07.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1823 :dance:After some trial and tribulation, I successfully mounted two New Found Metals Trimatrix ports
Power Cable Cover StormFront at 5:01pm 07.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1029 I just spent an hour soaking and cleaning my dock power cord. My slip is close to a busy highway an
356 Fiber Glass Repair Ideas? StormFront at 4:53pm 07.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1054 The locker cover for large/very deep port side cockpit locker on my 5 year old 356 is showing signs
Any problems to look for in a 34? ss91 at 4:07pm 07.17.09 Bigger Boats 9/3244 I will be looking at a 1982 34' Oday tommorrow, and was wondering if there are any specific problems
Rasing headsail to clear pulpit sailingdude at 3:21pm 07.17.09 Catalina 30 0/1463 I have 3 headsails for my 1980 Catalina 30, an 85, a 110 and a 150. As is the case with most cruiser

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Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 6:50am 03.09.22 I should have been more specific . Cedar does well in high humidity situations .With other woods mol
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 6:33am 03.09.22 Thanks - that was my first thought but wasn't sure if aluminum foil would be enough. Worth a try.
Ford 20 information landhort at 6:21am 03.09.22 That is exactly what the other FORD20 skipper told me. He said to fasten the shrouds to the outer c
Removing wall covering jssailem at 6:19am 03.09.22 keeps moisture at bay How does the aromatic cedar accomplish this function?
Ford 20 information jssailem at 6:14am 03.09.22 That certainly can be a design. Such an arrangement could be to deal with a mast design that needs s
Foresail pennant Gene Neill at 6:12am 03.09.22 Yes! All of our headsails have pennants. The smaller the sail, the longer the pennant. The added vis
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV RoyS at 6:07am 03.09.22 You can probably reverse the wind direction if that helps.
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 6:03am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions pe
Ford 20 information landhort at 5:56am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hu
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables RoyS at 5:55am 03.09.22 Some shifters have various cable connection holes to adjust the throw length. Some transmissions per
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 5:53am 03.09.22 The Newport 28 (all three versions) was designed by the C&C Design Group, the same folks who design
Fuel tank/sender RoyS at 5:49am 03.09.22 Just noticed that you said it is a plastic tank. Disregard my comments concerning aluminum tanks abo
Ford 20 information jssailem at 5:45am 03.09.22 Not sure I understand your question. The shrouds run from the mast head to the side deck of the hul
Fuel tank/sender RoyS at 5:42am 03.09.22 Looks like someone fastened the gauge with two self tapping screws and abandoned the original fasten
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price RoyS at 5:30am 03.09.22 The reason you are getting so many opinions is because most of us sailors are unable to get to our o
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. All U Get at 5:20am 03.09.22 I have removed some bundles while attaching a string to the end. After cutting the zip ties to remo
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 5:17am 03.09.22 Try wrapping one at a time in aluminum foil and see if you loose signal. If you loose signal, don't
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Terry Cox at 5:01am 03.09.22 Hi Peggy...thanks for the info on the Scad Monitor, but unfortunately the tank is completely encase
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 4:45am 03.09.22 So, I am wondering if there is one standard length for the part of the cable outside of the jacket?
Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 4:36am 03.09.22 There are a number of very good outdoor carpet brans that would work well. When I chose to redo the

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