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Nice Night - New Product Thoughts Maine Sail at 6:40pm 05.24.09 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2698 So I am sitting here in my cockpit while my wife and daughter are cozied up an asleep in the v-berth
Hunter 33 Mainsheet Car spadaforaj at 6:24pm 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1065 Hi - I just picked up a 1981 H33 and am replacing just about everything - need some help on this one
Sugar ants RECESS at 4:37pm 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2230 I read what the archives had to say but had a more specific question. I have sugar ants coming acros
owners manual johnnynxn at 4:19pm 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2043 I am looking for an owners manual for a 25' oday sail boat...I just bought a 1985 sailboat
Slow drain....No drain? rpell46 at 1:19pm 05.24.09 Catalina 30 5/2146 Hi everyone, I am about 95% done with all those "little annoyances" on my new 1991 Cat 30 MKII, ex
Compression Post Issues rritter2000 at 11:43am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/987 With my 33.5 mast stepped (unloaded) I can move my compression post. Two questions: A. Is this norm
prop johnausen at 11:42am 05.24.09 Bigger Boats 1/1348 We recently purchased an Oday 37 CC. The prop is an 18RH9 driven by a 32 HP Universal diesel. Acco
87 Ericson 32 Emergency Tiller jdenlinger at 9:26am 05.24.09 Ericson 3/3225 We just purchased an Ericson 32. 87 model and discovered it does not have and emergency tiller despi
simple (probably dumb) question - reefing the jib patsheridan at 8:17am 05.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/16190 i've got a 24' islander, with a simple hank-on jib. can i "reef" the working jib by simply attaching
Unwanted Solar Heat SeanMorey at 8:10am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1925 Are motoryachts hot to live on in southern california? How do you stay cool?
Catalina 36 MK II Rudder Slop Carribean Soul at 6:21am 05.24.09 Big Boats 1/1979 I have a 1995 C36 MKII with sloppy rudder/wheel linkage. I checked in the aft lazarette and found t
Throttle Cable Replacement AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:20am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1941 My throttle cable has broken and is either stuck or secured inside the pedestal. Has anyone had this
Drain plug, sorry if duplicate BobDay at 5:45am 05.24.09 Day Sailers 3/1919 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can f
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:13am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2548 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can
Heathkit Depth sounder ???? MrBee at 5:11am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4297 Good morning all. I know some one out there will know about these things. The boat we just bought
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:10am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1119 Hello,
Charlotte Harbor,Fl, Weather seadaddler at 2:13am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1058 So what do you do here on the west coast of Florida with this summer weather. How do you plan sailin
H260 Rudder Post Blocked. (1) WallyQ2 at 10:42pm 05.23.09 Smaller Boats 4/1375 Hi all. I'm trying to lower my rudder with less effort, and wanted to put in 2 micro blocks for a 4:
rental sailboats ironhors42 at 10:15pm 05.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1572 We are going to Kills Devil, North Carolina outer banks. Would appreciate if anyone can anyone tell
Hunter 33 Question Big Red for life at 9:45pm 05.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2965 Hello, I am looking at a Hunter 33 and wondering what others experience is with the boat. What

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New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Ralph Johnstone at 5:54pm 03.13.22 In my situation, I can run the forward vent to its original port location and the after one over to
Oday 23 Mast step re-install sail sfbay at 5:49pm 03.13.22 Can you please photo of the mounting location? Adding a backing plate and halyard organizer plate ma
Backing plates for Sinlocks? Phil Herring at 5:48pm 03.13.22 Yes, what you said: the backing plate is glassed in and the fasteners tap into it.
Bristol 24 water tank (1) SV Gutsy Lady at 5:03pm 03.13.22 It's maybe hard to see in this photo. I have the plywood pried up and I'm peeking in. You can see th
Bristol 24 water tank SV Gutsy Lady at 5:00pm 03.13.22 As an example, here is the fix I fashioned today to address the big hole left when I removed the le
Allied Titanium? dLj at 4:30pm 03.13.22 Honestly I chose titanium not only because of its properties but because the quote was better than
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 4:02pm 03.13.22 Thanks for the info Ralph. In my situation, I can run the forward vent to its original port locatio
Icebox conversion kits Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 03.13.22 Even my old system only draws the equivalent of a 60w light bulb when it comes on.
Why does Hunter have a bad name? DCGULL at 3:17pm 03.13.22 As a former 'Hunter Hater', I think I can answer the question of why? Way back (step back into the 1
Looking for artists for a logo PaulK at 3:17pm 03.13.22 Are you in Port Orchard WA? These guys in Bremerton seem to do what you want: Signs That Work \| Grap
How best to change from Shore power to Ship Power jviss at 3:11pm 03.13.22 In my experience, the most likely cause of an external float/flapper type bilge pump switch is somet
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 03.13.22 Although it would have been better to have one vent thru-hull on the stbrd. side and one on port sid
Icebox conversion kits bawlmer at 2:54pm 03.13.22 I did it 3 years ago. It was worth it. You don't have to deal with ice anymore; getting it, lugging
Purchasing Sails Crusty Ol Salt at 2:39pm 03.13.22 Local it is. Now it is time for some leg work.
Running Rigging jssailem at 2:34pm 03.13.22 If your aren't adept at splicing double braid, request that the supplier place the splices for you.
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions Clutch Cargo at 2:27pm 03.13.22 Thanks for all the info. yes, I plan on revamping the vent situation with one going to port in the
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 2:27pm 03.13.22 @Maine Sail If I have a 24v system, is there any difference in the alternator if it has an external
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 2:25pm 03.13.22 Thinking by way of analogy to consumer electronics, this has been the trend for lithium ion charger
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:22pm 03.13.22 Ralph, what type of lubricant do you use? Super Lube as its synthetic. I live in terror of any p
Bristol 24 water tank (1) jssailem at 2:20pm 03.13.22 As an example, here is the fix I fashioned today to address the big hole left when I removed the lea

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