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Will Tack Tick T033 work at night? javaprog at 7:35am 07.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1498 Will the Tack Tick T033 wind instrument work at night? It says it has a back light for night sailing
222 rigging manual mm2347 at 7:34am 07.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1289 My computer crashed and Ive lost most of my stuff. Where can I find rigging info.
Stepping mast on Oday 272? Airwaves at 6:42am 07.14.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3110 I'm a former Hunter 27 owner and now considering purchase of an Oday 272 or 272 LE. It appears this
Instruments problems on H34 Fotoman at 6:36am 07.14.09 Big Boats 1/973 My instruments don't work on my H34 (1983). They are Datamarine. They power up but they all read 0.
GPS/Sonar install Fly Away at 5:53am 07.14.09 Catalina 30 2/1939 Hi folks. While my boat is out of the water I am considering installing my GPS and sonar transducer
Has anyone added an oil pressure gauge? nonlinear at 3:54am 07.14.09 Big Boats 1/1116 I would like to add this gauge and still have the alarm on my 1998 376.. So here is a link to a dual
When to replace the cutlass bearing Brahmany at 2:32am 07.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/3907 Comments please. How much slop (up and down clearance) is acceptable on a 1 inch shaft cutlass beari
additionl battery installation mojoe at 8:00pm 07.13.09 Big Boats 5/1292 i am thinking of adding additional battery(ies) and don't have any room. Any adivice of best place f
Feelin' Good! peptobysmol at 7:34pm 07.13.09 Smaller Boats 2/1179 Bought my boat 2 weeks ago for a song IMHO. Bought a motor and battery. Stepped the mast and launc
Rub Rail Cleaner? Acetone?? rfrye1 at 7:05pm 07.13.09 Big Boats 9/8544 Trying to clean up the Rub Rail on my Hunter H376. The only thing that cleans it is acetone. But usi
Cleaner for Rub Rail? Acetone? rfrye1 at 7:04pm 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2496 Trying to clean up the Rub Rail on my Hunter H376. The only thing that cleans it is acetone. But usi
free to a good home Don Lawrence at 5:58pm 07.13.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1839 i am in the process of removing the origanal 2 burner kerosene stove and oven from our 84 cheribini.
Fram Number Edwin Farland at 4:53pm 07.13.09 Big Boats 8/5402 Can anyone tell me the Fram filter number for a Yanmar 3GM? I have been using them for 20 years, bu
Free O'Day Outlaw treebeme at 12:39pm 07.13.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 8/6448 Maybe this should go in the classifieds but I'm not selling the boat. I'm giving it away. I have a
tuning rig herbwjones at 4:08pm 07.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1324 My newly acquired Hunter 240's standing rigging is too slack. Does anyone have the manufacturer's s
Coronado 15 question ASAP :^) rowmyboat at 3:30pm 07.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/33 Hi, I recently was certified to sale small crafts and am busy looking for a used sailboat to purch
What to do with an old bow pulpit hunter guy at 2:47pm 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3121 I just replaced my bow pulpit that was damaged during a freak storm wind shear. Now comes the questi
Beneteau Oceanis 281 Cruising Spinnaker Andy Lifland at 2:21pm 07.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4531 I'm ordering a Doyle UPS spinnaker http://www.doylesails.com/cruising/ups/index.html and need a maxi
Where can I buy another Mast Crutch? Jim and Peg at 1:24pm 07.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1884 We have somehow lost ours for our MacGregor 26X 2002. Thanks in advance!
US Spars John at 1:01pm 07.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1437 Does anybody know what is happening with US Spars (located in Florida)? I have been trying to cont

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H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 2:05pm 03.08.22
86 Hunter 25.5 Tally Ho at 1:49pm 03.08.22 I put the bilge pump in there temporarily to pump out the water, the old hose cracked when I went t
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 1:42pm 03.08.22 The formerly clear hose is most likely the vent line. It should be replaced with sanitation hose.
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 1:37pm 03.08.22 The green arrow is pointing to the stator tap. Who converted that alt to external regulation?
Found a 2003 C310 (4) JRT at 1:34pm 03.08.22 Well life got in the way for awhile so I realized I've not been active or updating much. We closed o
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal kloudie1 at 1:25pm 03.08.22 The seal should be fine.. but I agree, it sounds like a restriction in the mixing elbow.
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. jeepbluetj at 1:24pm 03.08.22 There are indeed spots in Catalina's that you're never removing the wire. In my old MK1 C-30 all of
New Catalina 30 Owner Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:20pm 03.08.22 a formerly clear hose going out to the port side, a yellow cap with a crack in it (hence the duct t
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV jssailem at 1:09pm 03.08.22 I did not hear, can you rotate the way the drum guard sits to provide an open fairlead?
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 1:08pm 03.08.22 I'll take your word for it. (Not that it matters) ;)
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (1) jssailem at 1:08pm 03.08.22 Here is another idea for a stanchion block. I like that it has a rotating sheave, not simply a frict
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 1:04pm 03.08.22 I would be inclined to try putting the bulleye on the outside of the forward leg of the pulpit.
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:55pm 03.08.22
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal dmax at 12:55pm 03.08.22 Your theory does sound correct, restricted flow in the mixing elbow. Not sure of your set-up but I c
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:51pm 03.08.22 empirical? really??
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:48pm 03.08.22 That should make replacing hoses when they need it challenging. --Peggie
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 12:44pm 03.08.22
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:42pm 03.08.22 It also seems that an unwritten rule of boat sales is the selling price will be 10-20% lower than
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 12:40pm 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... dlochner at 12:25pm 03.08.22 Thanks! I actually have a print out of your response to the EO when I initially looked at it in th

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