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PFD Strobe? Ed Schenck at 8:58am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2007 What make/model of PFD strobes are you all using out there? Mine are suspect. They require two
Navman 3100 wind indicator erratic at < 10knts jkalucki at 7:45am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1360 This problem was solved by doing a full software reset and recalibration. It works fine now. >
SeaClear II GPS Tontos Revenge at 5:47am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 21/6817 I've searched all through this site and can't seem to find the information I'm looking for pertainin
Jim Hunt? Shoaldrafter at 5:07am 01.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1513 Joe, Did you mean Jim Hunt? C. Ray Hunt had died by 1986, but his son, Jim Hunt and Olympic sailo
What makes a 30' boat heavy sea worthy? Hermit Scott at 2:16am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 108/27503 I started participating thisforum 6 months ago. I bought my C30 a month or 2 after I started. I live
Boating & health John at 8:57pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 29/4182 The thread I previously started on issues about sailboat size for a blue water cruiser started to mo
First sail of the New Year (3) Manny at 4:19pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2857 Went down today to put my main sail back on after patching it and it felt like a good day to go out
Hood furler Jimm at 3:57pm 01.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1668 I have a single line Hood furler on my '93 Cat30 --- does anyone have instructions/diagram for chang
gps price is nice or is it sailks at 3:26pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1461
Water Ingress Bing at 12:18pm 01.03.09 Bavaria 10/3626 :)I'm new to this site and am still trying to find my way around. We have a brand new Bav 31 Cruiser
Edson steering brake jasosa at 11:51am 01.03.09 Big Boats 4/1924 We have an Edson rack and pinion steering in our Hunter 466 and the brake is not functioning anymore
S2 9.2A Bimini RussB at 11:51am 01.03.09 S2 9/7276 I have a 1979 9.2A with stern transom mounted traveler. I would like to add a bimini but have no ide
Taking on water? ScottD at 10:22am 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3342 Just got a call from a friend who checked on my boat, in a slip, on a lake. He told me that the ster
Taking on water? ScottD at 10:18am 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1212 Just
Split Stern Rail wdorman at 10:06am 01.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1801 Does anyone know if anyone makes or has modified a continuous sten rail and single backstay to a spl
Venture 22 1974 / Foam floatation Wanderer at 8:59am 01.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5296 I came across a 1974 Venture 22. Does anyone know if this boat has foam floation as did my Venture 2
Arch Leak on 2004 - 46ftr jlm at 7:52am 01.03.09 Big Boats 2/1062 The aft stbrd SR is the recipient of a water leak caused by the arch connection to the deck. We have
Leaking coach roof ports boatguy322 at 6:38am 01.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1397 I am having a terrible time trying to seal the coach roof ports. I have removed , cleaned and reset
Welcome to the LOHSA forum Ken Palmer at 5:03am 01.03.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 5/3985 Welcome to the new LOHSA Forum. Please use this forum to communicate with the other LOHSA members.
Dampness on Hunter 40.5 (3) PrincessoftheLake at 4:35am 01.03.09 Big Boats 11/2595 I am puzzled by what appears to be a moisture problem on Emmanuel, our 1995 Hunter 40.5. It is only

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Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 hollyclouse at 5:27pm 10.31.21 Thank You! I am in Sarasota Bay and have been limited to mainly day sails with the engine issue and
Air conditioning timer or remote start BigEasy at 5:12pm 10.31.21 It may seem counterintuitive but short cycling the AC Puts more wear and tear electrically on the c
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 5:06pm 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mention
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 Tally Ho at 4:56pm 10.31.21 @hollyclouse First, Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your choice of a Catalina 27. A great boa
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 jssailem at 4:46pm 10.31.21 @hollyclouse First, Welcome to the SBO Forum. Congrats on your choice of a Catalina 27. A great boat
Air conditioning timer or remote start DeniseO30 at 4:40pm 10.31.21 It may seem counterintuitive but short cycling the AC Puts more wear and tear electrically on the co
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 4:32pm 10.31.21 At zero tide seven feet works :yikes: What? 7 ft of tide or 7ft of scope? What? Or 7ft of line to
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 (3) hollyclouse at 4:22pm 10.31.21 Thanks! Was thinking of a 3 propellor versus a 2. The plastic prop is all the way wrong. Any feed
Hunter 49 Variprop Terry Cox at 4:06pm 10.31.21 Do you tow your dingy behind you, as many do (a drag), or hang it on davits? As with sail sfbay, no
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta shemandr at 4:04pm 10.31.21 The kick in the n@@s that keeps on kicking ... It will pass. But sending Hunter love to you.
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 3:59pm 10.31.21 Twenty feet at mid tide gives me enough water and a scope of at least four to one in reasonable weat
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 3:39pm 10.31.21 Hang in there Jim, one day, you will put this in the past.
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 3:35pm 10.31.21 while the boat is in the water with just the collision matt Never heard of a collision mat before
Air conditioning timer or remote start BigEasy at 3:32pm 10.31.21
Information on a Legnos Legend (1) ChicagoWill at 3:19pm 10.31.21 What a lovely little lady. Time to get on that varnish: she deserves it.
Air conditioning timer or remote start kloudie1 at 3:17pm 10.31.21 Many/most marine systems have controls that include an "AWAY" setting that takes care of keeping the
Air conditioning timer or remote start Don S/V ILLusion at 3:13pm 10.31.21 No dehumidify mode on your A/C?
Information on a Legnos Legend capta at 1:36pm 10.31.21 What a lovely little lady. Time to get on that varnish: she deserves it.
Running hot capta at 1:30pm 10.31.21 First thing I'd do is check the engine w/a laser temp gun. Quite often the gauge isn't accurate and
Sticky, no sticky. capta at 1:22pm 10.31.21 I've had to do several instruments. If I remember correctly I used rubbing alcohol and a few rags. I

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