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Owner modifications to mass production boats Nicky17000 at 5:53am 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1652 Dear Glenn, thanks for offering your highly appreciated advice on this forum. Mostly everyone ends u
Doing a walk thru? (1) Ctskip at 5:16am 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 10/2329 I have a 1983 31 ft Allmand I would like to do a walk-thru transom and first I'd do a split rear sta
Another Keel Failure !! Maine Sail at 4:35am 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 37/18436 Was reading latitude 38 and came across yet another keel failure this time on a J-80. Here's an exc
Something never seen before dvarley at 4:01am 03.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/952 Gentleman ' Ladies I've been looking at O'Day 28's. I did my research and thought I knew the boat
Dear Mr. Henderson Rick at 1:19am 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1744 As a proud owner of hull number 5 of your three year 336 run I wanted a bit of advice if you have ti
Pactor/Digital windward54 at 9:40pm 03.30.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/5461 Has anyone installled a Pactor modem on their boaat? I was just curious on how it went and how much
Will Glen go for power? Large or small? Andy1237 at 8:31pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1425 Glen, excuse my ignorance but did you design the Hunter Edge? Do you think there is a place in the
Hunter 41-45 feet DanoDano at 8:13pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/2432 Glenn, First let me say thanks for your outstanding work on the Hunter 356. Whether we're out on
Design wieght paulj at 7:21pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1434 When Catalina uses the term Designed Weight what does that mean or include? paulj :troll:
Ultrasonic Algae Control Anitfoul Screen Saver at 7:12pm 03.30.09 Big Boats 0/1136 I have a Hunter 49, which is due for its first Antifouling. Ultrasonic cleaners are not new to me, b
Re Another Oday 25 Rebuild (8) RBone at 6:52pm 03.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2912 Re: Another Oday 25 Rebuild Sorry, I had to redo the post so the pix would show. I think I got it t
Need to know what model it is jfdudley at 6:17pm 03.30.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1447 I bought an Oday 15' boat last summer and wish to purchase a replacement mainsail as mine is torn. M
hunter 34' 1983 need help hmurphy511 at 6:13pm 03.30.09 Big Boats 5/2067 need info ' pics of: jiffy reef set up from A to Z toping lift set up down haul set up main sheet s
Another Oday 25 rebuild RichB at 6:10pm 03.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1149 I've been working on the boat for a couple of weeks now that the weather has got mild enough to work
Help with hunter 34' hmurphy511 at 6:05pm 03.30.09 Big Boats 1/1087 I have a 1983 Hunter 34' Please info ' pics of: jiffy
Rewiring my Catalina 30.... Yabuhebi at 6:02pm 03.30.09 Catalina 30 13/15873 I posted once before with some concerns about my ongoing electric rewiring project on a Catalina 30.
What boat is it jfdudley at 5:48pm 03.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1405 I bought an Oday 15' boat last summer and wish to purchase a replacement mainsail as mine is torn.
Sailing with NOAA on the FL Gulf (3) Ed Schenck at 5:28pm 03.30.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1511 For two days I studied the weather on NOAA. The forecast was for ENE, 10 to 15 knots. This morning
Propeller size for Oday 28 JoeR at 5:23pm 03.30.09 Bigger Boats 5/3315 I have a 1986 model Oday 28 which was manufactured in 1985 which I purchased in 2006. The engine is
Macgregor 1973 24ft Mike76708 at 5:23pm 03.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2586 I recently purchased a Macgregor sailboat. The title says it is a 24ft. The title says it is a 1973

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Never say never (1) jssailem at 8:35am 06.26.21 James is right about the "Desert" moniker. Eastern Oregon is know as " High Desert Country". Lava, S
Caught in a Storm (1) Bill19233 at 8:30am 06.26.21 I wonder if zip-tying a pool noodle around the mount pole would help in case that happens again. Pr
Can't identify bilge hose sailcapt340 at 8:04am 06.26.21 Jim has a good idea. Try pouring water in the refrigerator. Hopefully that's it. Your claiming it'
Caught in a Storm Davidasailor26 at 8:02am 06.26.21 Camera and mount went straight to bottom. I wonder if zip-tying a pool noodle around the mount pol
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 7:56am 06.26.21 I like that he replaced the camera with a better one... that's classy I'll try to find the race vi
Never say never JamesG161 at 7:55am 06.26.21 I got a Tour Guide from @jssailem and if I remember that is called the "Desert" of Oregon. But are y
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 7:51am 06.26.21 Well managed to dodge the bullet on first gulf storm Claudette, lots of rain, little wind to speak o
Setee supports on Hunter 23 kgibson4 at 7:49am 06.26.21 I wonder if those slats were meant to be slipped into place to allow a board to go on top to make a
Never say never Jacktar at 7:44am 06.26.21 Well its coming up on it, with humidities near 90 % the heat index will be in the triple digits in J
Can't identify bilge hose JamesG161 at 7:43am 06.26.21 (PS Sorry, I don't know how to identify the About section of my profile - it's not quite right.) C
Can't identify bilge hose JamesG161 at 7:37am 06.26.21 My guess is the refrigerator drain. Easy to verify, pour a cup of water in the frig drain. Why do
Setee supports on Hunter 23 Doug J at 7:25am 06.26.21 I wonder if those slats were meant to be slipped into place to allow a board to go on top to make an
Can't identify bilge hose sailcapt340 at 7:19am 06.26.21 I looked at my 2000 340 manual also and didn't see any reference to any hose other than the refriger
Hunter 28.5 water tank repairs SirMichael at 6:39am 06.26.21 I had problem by 28.5 where there were cracks in the gelcoat inside, mostly on the corners. As I re
Javelin motor advice (1) Joe at 6:20am 06.26.21 Transom height will determine shaft length, even if you mount the motor off center to avoid contact
What are these bolts and wire for? Ward H at 6:16am 06.26.21 My 82 O25 had that. Some kind of grounding plate or zinc. It too was disconnected and painted over o
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Scott B at 6:10am 06.26.21 Yeah Scott my thoughts were it has to do with the batteries being charged. But the off gas for that
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 5:55am 06.26.21 I have the exact same problem. Replaced with Fireboy couple years ago and kept going off. Only th
Diesel Heater install on H460/466 Terry Cox at 5:35am 06.26.21 Different model boat, but close. Wrote an article about how I installed our Wallas forced air furnac
Never say never shemandr at 5:31am 06.26.21 No where near that hot in Florida!

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