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St-60 Wind Calibration Bayou Bengal at 12:25am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1179 We have had our ST-60 on our Katrina Replacement boat for about two years. There were many other is
Worn Rudder Bearing W.K. Wallace at 12:36am 05.01.08 Grampian 1/3576 Does any one have a fix for a worn lower rudder bearing. Both bearing and shaft are bronze alloy an
boat cover for a 26X for winter storage amschellin at 11:54pm 04.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1041 I store my 26X in Carson City for the winter.....plastic tarps are just blown to shreds....I would l
100 amp hour deep cycling 12 Volt?? legowolfe at 1:54am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1171 If I could get a "100 amp hour deep cycling 12 Volt battiers " for $25 would that be a good deal? Al
Impeller lifespan J. Barrett at 2:03am 05.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1421 Ok, the original idea was to change out the impeller on my 9.9 Honda since I have no idea when it wa
water intrusion in the steering quadrant compartment Stephen K at 3:11am 05.01.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1175 I get a fair amount of water and other trash in this compartment despite trying to keep the small dr
Mainsail track systems - Catalina 310 Chris Connor at 3:48am 05.01.08 Catalina 310 1/2068 Good day all:Just wondering if anyone has installed a mainsail track system in the Catalina 310.
Helix Mooring Anchor VT Fitz at 4:00am 05.01.08 Smaller Boats 3/1686 Late last fall, we had a thread here about mooring ideas. At that time, I was proposing to use 8-10
Genoa Size for 35s5 Santisimo at 4:54am 05.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/985 I have just purchased a 35s5 that requires a complete new suit of sails. I know nothing about the s
Transmission help Bruce at 4:04am 05.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1128 The survey I'm reading does not have the Kanzaki transmission model code on it. It has the serial nu
ST50 Backlighting Troubleshooting Question Rick D at 5:07am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1099 I have 4 chained ST50 instruments. The backlighting on two of them will fail pretty regularly. By th
Whale of a Day on the Bay rardiH36 at 5:09am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1041 Yesterday while sailing from Sausalito towards San Francisco, in a position just to the west of Alca
Difference in a C30 STD and C30TRBS Mitch at 5:46am 05.01.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1181 I am about to move and am very interested in a 30 foot boat. In my research I have found that the C
12 volt TV BruceK at 5:38am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1324 I'm looking for a 12 volt TV with digital reception capability that I can use promarily for weather
How to Use/Rig the Cunningham Cringle? rardiH36 at 5:50am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 11/5219 Although my sail slides move very freely (sailkote lubricated) and also that the halyard has been pu
New boat coming... Les at 5:03am 05.01.08 Other Sailboats 5/1051 As several members on HunterOwners know, I decided to sell my 1999 Hunter 380 recently. My wife and
Sea water pump rebuild kit AXEL at 5:32am 05.01.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1412 Last season the seawater pump started dripping. I assume it has a weep hole similar to that on the c
Hoisting main sail for a 22 Catalina tomc23570 at 8:29am 05.01.08 Smaller Boats 0/1191 I just purchased a 90 22' Catalina. I am not familiar with the floating goose neck design. Do you at
26S buzzing sound when going "fast" walt at 8:34am 05.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1117 On my 26S, when Im going "fast" (relitively speaking..) and under some conditions, I can hear and fe
Fuel consumption when motoring skinny_dipping_sailor at 10:03am 05.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1268 We are in the process of purchasing a 309. With the cost of diesel sky rocketing, I got curious of t

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Bug Pants Rick Webb at 5:25pm 04.30.21 anyone try one of these tennis racket type swatters onboard... dubious of their efficacy but thoug
Led replacement? ScottySailor at 4:56pm 04.30.21 Hi Scotty. That is one odd fixture bulb. Never seen an LED replacement. Can you remove the bulb and
Hull crash Terry Cox at 4:46pm 04.30.21 Do you know who the skipper is of the boat that caused the damage? That skipper needs to fess up and
Bug Pants JamesG161 at 4:37pm 04.30.21 anyone try one of these tennis racket type swatters onboard... Yes, but more energy spent trying t
Led replacement? JamesG161 at 4:34pm 04.30.21 This may be cheaper... Hunter 31 reading light, led, ceiling or bulkhead mount Jim...
Motor for Rhodes 19 centerboard rbaevergreen at 4:32pm 04.30.21 The previous owner said it used to stall out. He assumed overheating and an impeller issue but it ap
Led replacement? Terry Cox at 4:28pm 04.30.21 Hi Scotty. That is one odd fixture bulb. Never seen an LED replacement. Can you remove the bulb and
Refrigeration help (1) leo310 at 3:44pm 04.30.21 I installed one of these so I set the temp and not had any problems over the last 4 years, cost only
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:38pm 04.30.21 193590
Bug Pants Sailboat.Sequoyah at 3:34pm 04.30.21 anyone try one of these tennis racket type swatters onboard... n you, sort of like sprinkling salt
Looking at an O'Day 34 Blowboat at 3:22pm 04.30.21 Thanks Richard! Based on location, it looks like the likely water leak was from some stations. I
Bug Pants ShawnL at 3:15pm 04.30.21 Black Flies are the scourge of those of us who live in Upper Michigan. And the bites will definitel
Beautiful work! Will Gilmore at 3:14pm 04.30.21 Thanks DArcy, that's very nice of you to say. -Will
Looking at an O'Day 34 Richard19068 at 3:02pm 04.30.21 the cockpit... seemed a little small. So, here are some questions I'm hoping some of you will fee
Portable charger options IStream at 3:02pm 04.30.21
Removing Cabin Headliner miguelgdelrey at 2:45pm 04.30.21 Thanks!! I will check it out.
Motor for Rhodes 19 centerboard Rich Stidger at 2:32pm 04.30.21 We had an O'Day 19 that was the same boat. We had a 3hp Evinrude twin that pushed it just fine. Ho
Bug Pants Tally Ho at 2:12pm 04.30.21 I call them May flies, but maybe only because they seem worse early in the season. They are vicious
Batteries kloudie1 at 1:55pm 04.30.21 Also, Sams Club golf cart batteries
Batteries dlochner at 1:47pm 04.30.21 Look for Deka Brand made by East Penn, a good solid reliable battery. Also sold by NAPA under their

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