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Tender Outboard: 6hp vs 8hp druid at 9:36am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/9494 Hi Had a kinda busy weekend around the house, and one thing I got "done" was started the old 8hp out
Atomic 4 removal DRSNOOK27 at 9:16am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2294 I would like to talk to people that have removed their Atomic 4 or universal motors from their 27' o
Adding Bow Cleats thagan1 at 8:33am 05.04.09 Big Boats 1/1517 Looking for some advice on adding bow cleats to a 1988 Catalina 36. Would like to add them starboar
Rigging for the first time mfavro at 7:42am 05.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1294 I just bought a used 1983 Macgregor 25ft this weekend. Does anyone have some good pictures or diagra
Local Knowledge Gray's Creek BLIGHT at 7:36am 05.04.09 Destinations 4/3317 Does anyone have any "Local Knowledge" of navigation about Gray's Creek which off of the Magathy Riv
V berth Leak H290A at 7:23am 05.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1292 Hi all you H290 owners, anyone ever run into a leak somewhere on the starboard side in the V berth?
Best option for repairing sail? CaptianJack at 6:55am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1382 Hello all, We had a violent windstorm a few weeks back and my jib (on a roller furl) was not as ti
Mistral 33 - hydraulic steering issues jack pine at 6:33am 05.04.09 Hallberg-Rassy 2/6301 My Mistral 33 was built in 1972 and has its original hydraulic steering. The steering has been some
Oday 23 Main Sail cover measurements PapaJack at 6:23am 05.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1822 Mast down, need to order main sail cover. Do you know the various standard length and circumferen
Unusual incident Witzend at 4:38am 05.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2326 I have not filled my water tank yet, since winterization. I'm on my mooring and wanted to run the en
Single handed vs. family aboard Hermit Scott at 10:18pm 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 37/3883 We made it to the boat today. There was a point in the day where I wish we hadn't. The wind was not
Bilge issues pmitch at 9:45pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1522 Does anybody know if the area under the two quarter births have drain holes which route back to the
Furling Main Jam Pat Hooyman at 9:17pm 05.03.09 Big Boats 9/3258 Our furling main jammed - it is a Selden mast with a Doyle vertical batten main on an H38. First it
Can't Eliminate Lee Helm - Gremlins??? svwalkabout at 8:49pm 05.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3330 Well... Where to start... I can't eliminate the lee helm problem that I seemed to have built mys
Islander 32 Marc Bjorklund at 8:47pm 05.03.09 Islander 1/3451 I have an Islander 32, Robert Perry design, !972. The fuel tank has developed a leak and needs repl
Adding Reefing Hardware RJMartin at 8:20pm 05.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2414 I need to add reefing hardware to my V224. I have a reasonably good description of a "jiffy-reefing
Catalina 30 Electrical Short C30 3058 at 7:04pm 05.03.09 Catalina 30 8/3600 I have a short in my electrical system that is causing severe battery drain whenever the battery swi
o'day 40 strut free play markl at 6:37pm 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1215 Hello O'Day 40 strut free play.Any suggestions how to fix it? Thank you, Mark.
Boat name letter boards jybiom at 5:58pm 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1212 Hi. I am looking for a company that makes letter boards that can take a boat name that is about 6 "
Rhodes 19 reefing question Tashi at 5:55pm 05.03.09 Day Sailers 2/4567 Hi, This is a question for any rhodes 19 owners. I have recently acquired a 1978 Mariner and am

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Oday 25 portlights Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 02.25.22 I had to rebed our windows a number of years back and I used 3M 4200. Two years later they were le
Fuse ratings jeepbluetj at 1:20pm 02.25.22 I was being pretty quick before and didn't add the link to the page about battery fusing:Battery Ban
Battery options jeepbluetj at 1:16pm 02.25.22 You don't need a triple charger if I understand/remember what you're planning for battery banks. You
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:07pm 02.25.22 Fire on a ship has always been (and continues to be) a real threat. It is ironic given the fact th
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 1:07pm 02.25.22 You have STng. So you'd want the STng version of the YDNG-03. All Raymarine stuff has a STng conn
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 12:56pm 02.25.22 ...The YDNG-03 is available in both NMEA2000 and STng Versions. STng is identical to NMEA2000, ex
Sail question shemandr at 12:52pm 02.25.22 Color me confused too. I would think rolling out a bit of jib would make the boat sailing around it
Battery options DayDreamer41 at 12:51pm 02.25.22
Hunter holding tank Sailgunner at 12:50pm 02.25.22 I use to have the same boat. I replaced my tank with a custom tank. I think the original was 15 gal.
Sail slug replacement shemandr at 12:41pm 02.25.22 I'm guessing you have full battens. Full battens put compression on the mast and conventional slide
Hunter holding tank DayDreamer41 at 12:41pm 02.25.22 Near as I can tell it would be a 20 gal tank (that's what the 31 has) this may be helpful a link fro
Hunter holding tank (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 02.25.22 15 gallons. I have the same boat. My tank is metal but they came plastic too.
What are these. jssailem at 12:32pm 02.25.22
Battery options jssailem at 12:31pm 02.25.22 Here is the 20amp version of the Sterling. Reasonable price. Has the ability to set your own profile
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 jviss at 12:24pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. The input received from everyone made th
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 12:20pm 02.25.22 It turns out that the terminals were loose in the switch housing so they would move around, interru
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 kappykaplan at 12:12pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. Congratulations! :beer:
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 12:03pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. The input received from everyone made thi
Battery options mikeracca at 11:57am 02.25.22
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Rabe at 11:53am 02.25.22 Rabe, You may find the Nicro Fico part you seek at Nicro-Fico 599/600 Travellers I'm asking here

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