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Shower Drain Cover rasselas at 7:21am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1490 Does anyone know where I can order a replacement shower drain cover? Mine is rusty (my wife the CAP
transmission position while sailing Alice A. at 7:18am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/5492 There are apparently conflicting opinions about whether to lock the transmission in reverse while sa
Catalina 34 aft cabin? simonsez22 at 7:13am 04.08.09 Big Boats 3/5207 Anyone, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 34. The aft cabin sleeping arrangements are sideways, com
Westerbeke 10hp on Oday 272 PatSul22 at 6:56am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/6452 I have an oday 272 with a Westerbeke 10 hp in it. I need to drive the boat a long distance on then e
mast height Hunter 376 ghsmindy at 6:17am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1783 Does anyone know the height of the mast on a Hunter 376? I know that bridge clearance is supposed t
fort desoto jdgrnt66 at 5:44am 04.08.09 Destinations 4/4416 hello all. anyone have any thoughts or experience on anchoring (possibly overnigt) at fort desoto. i
Where credit is due DannyS at 5:29am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1889 Practical Sailor magazine always has a section called "Where credit is due" that allows readers to g
Maintenance Help dennisv at 4:09am 04.08.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1135 Catalina 27 owners, I'm about to become a owner of my first Catalina, a 1986 C27. The survey noted s
Kuuma BBQ Rail Mount sinnettc at 10:35pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3318 So, I put the BBQ mount on the boat and it looks good. I'm a bit concerned about the knobs for atta
Anchor rode rusting FYoung at 8:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1205 I have a combination chain rode spliced to nylon line for my anchor rode. It is about six years old
Pitch adjustment of a Kiwi prop Pat T at 7:16pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2291 I am going to fine tune (adjust) the pitch on my Kiwi prior to launch this spring. I currently can a
Baking Soda jwieneck at 5:02pm 04.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2265 Peggy each year I put a couple of boxes of baking soda (in small plastic bowls) in many of the low s
RayTech Planner Witzend at 4:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3412 Just purchased a C90W. It came with a demo copy of RayTech Planner. Anyone here have any experience
Rudder and shaft damage Cat 34 Prime Time at 4:24pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2646 Hi, I'm interested in hearing opinions on the proper way to go about assessing damage and repairing
Arch mounted davits som1335 at 3:57pm 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6175 Has anyone installed davits attached to a Hunter factory Arch? If so did you buy it or make it? I'
Anchor light Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2142 I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
GPS/Sonar combo???? TheGreatEscape at 2:18pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1717 I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
I am getting there... rub rail question (5) RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1811 I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
Didnt beat the front in. (1) sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1569 Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
oil filter for a four stoke honda peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3461 What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con

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1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging Hardhead at 6:55am 06.28.21 As far as prices, I bought a lot of rope from Defender, on-line. Good luck - I was doing the same t
1987 Catalina 22 Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 6:42am 06.28.21 Looks like I now need a battery and not sure how a battery for this boat may be similar in spec. as
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging D Swanson at 6:32am 06.28.21 To run a messenger line use a needle and whipping twine (or equivalent strong thread/string) to conn
EV-100 auto helm issues akar7 at 6:29am 06.28.21 I had the same issue. Adjusting the clutch and then replacing the clutch cam assembly didn't correct
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples thinwater at 6:28am 06.28.21 Those look like sags. Did you just lay glass across a big opening, without using a backing/form, tac
Docking Against the Wind jssailem at 6:28am 06.28.21 @Team118 Oh the joy of a new bigger boat. Sounds like you are having loads of fun. I bring my 35ft b
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 5:10am 06.28.21 @DougM Engine is not original to boat. Much newer. I inspected lines over weekend. Everything appear
Yanmar 2GM20F strong exhaust odor bobmorning at 5:03am 06.28.21 Find a Yanmar Owner's Maintenance school and take it. I went to a 3 day course at Mack Boring in N
Docking Against the Wind All U Get at 4:47am 06.28.21 If you have lines that can be left on the dock pre-measured that would help. Tying the spring to th
Docking Against the Wind (1) RoyS at 3:49am 06.28.21 My wife uses an expandable pole attached to the midship spring line also. You are fortunate to have
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging ShawnL at 3:48am 06.28.21 I taped mine together end-to-end with electrical tape. Don't skimp on the tape, you don't want to l
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel dlochner at 2:59am 06.28.21 I may have a tach that I replace which I thought was bad, but was not. If all else fails, I can sen
Docking Against the Wind kappykaplan at 2:55am 06.28.21 Lots of people use the mid ship cleat to run a spring aft while docking :plus:
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! Will Gilmore at 2:42am 06.28.21 I love the one about United Airlines breaking Hitler's guitar. -Will
Coolant type used on 2009 43 GreatLakes2Sea at 12:33am 06.28.21 Thank you. Will look into these ideas first!!
Engine temp gauge knackers at 10:43pm 06.27.21 try VEETHREE instruments, found exactly the same voltmeter there
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! jssailem at 9:46pm 06.27.21 :laugh::laugh::laugh: Too funny...
Adding Mast Base Blocks JRacer at 9:29pm 06.27.21 Check with US Spars www.usspars.com They are the Z-Spar supplier.
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Tedd at 9:22pm 06.27.21 Do the small differences matter, it is a lovely sailboat? It seems to be mainly a matter of prefer
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel twalker H260 at 9:18pm 06.27.21 Came across this PDF. Assuming you have 12v from ign to gnd and getting variable voltage from snd t

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