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ipod holder/charger Mike Sullivan at 6:22am 05.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1075 I am looking for a retailer which can sell me an ipod holder/adaptor which I can install beside my s
wire legnth? JustinG328 at 8:30am 05.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1130 It seems that everyone is having questions about the keel for the Mac 25's here latley. I have had m
Raytheon Central Computer Yom O'Malley at 9:20am 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/935 My 1998 Catalina 36 has a central computer connecting all navigation equipment and the chartplotter
Tired of varnishing the railwood Jon Mowery at 10:09am 05.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1222 Hi All,I just got an email from catalina direct saying they don't carry the railwood in plastic for
Fuel Tank Bryan Burhans at 11:20am 05.29.08 S2 1/1414 How large is the fuel tank on an S2 8.0? My guage is on the fritz and I have no idea the actua size
Main and 150 Jib wanted for s245 Sharon M Too at 11:27am 05.29.08 Seidelmann 4/1662 I am searching for a main sail and 150 jib in good condition.
Traveler Risers jaydog5000 at 12:50pm 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1523 Has anyone replaced the teak blocks used as traveler risers with after market ones? This is on a 19
Help with oday 25 trailer. dodeen at 1:13pm 05.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/785 Can anyone give me any information on a trailer for an oday 25. I bought this boat last winter and i
I might have a leak in my muffler Pretender at 4:41pm 05.29.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1647 I've got a Catalina 320 with the perkins m30 engine. There seems to be water coming from the undersi
Johnson 8hp Charging loop alllrite at 3:27pm 05.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/916 I have just purchased a Mac 26s with a 8 hp johnson motor of similar age '92. I understand it has a
WINTER STORAGE COVER JEFF at 2:10pm 05.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1156 DOES CATALINA SALE A WINTER STORAGE COVER FOR THE 250 WING?
Long Spinnaker Robspan at 9:39pm 05.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1050 Someone gave me a used spinnaker which is about two feet too long on the luff for the standard hoist
removing old contact cement LordNelson at 9:47pm 05.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1356 i pulled out the old vinyl cabin liner on the interior of my oday 20. the fiberglass is covered with
Mac 25 Spinnaker dancing bear at 10:15pm 05.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1577 I am planning to use my spinnaker for the first time in a couple of weeks. I have the topping lift,
Automatic Bilge Pumps Freckles at 10:53pm 05.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1128 Help/advice needed: Can anyone give an absolute recommendation for an automatic bilge pump prefera
Swan 48 dismasting Part II (1) Broke sailor SV Marcell at 11:17pm 05.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1727 We were now dockside in Saint Georges, Bermuda. Life was again good, beautiful place full of cruise
Boom lift Tom23400 at 12:46am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1706 Is it normal for the boom to lift under sail. When sailing the topping liftwire is flapping around.
I need a trailer mmozer at 1:09am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 2/872 Hello,I am desperately trying to locate a trailer for my boat as I need to transport it.The boat
'82 27' catalina mast height Ron at 1:29am 05.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/8605 We are considering buying a 1982 27' Catalina. We need to know the height of the mast off the water
rubbing compound vs sandpaper vs??? butchrobbins at 1:47am 05.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5568 Our boat has scuff marks on the hull from when it was hauled out prior to purchase. I tried using s

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Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) garymalmgren at 1:23am 09.13.21 Hi Heather My guess is that that plug is to plug in some audio speakers. the original post Hi, new
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) stricklandmma at 1:22am 09.13.21 Hi, new sailor here. Cal34. I just installed a new VHF and the antenna at the top of the mast need
Bringing dogs aboard (1) Hayden Watson at 11:34pm 09.12.21 My two Labs loved to sail. We installed netting and the male would use it as a hammock and hang out
Sailrite Sail Kits Hayden Watson at 11:29pm 09.12.21 We built the 135% and very large assym spinnaker from SailRite kits. I thought that their instructi
Corrosion of brass nipple Ralph Johnstone at 10:45pm 09.12.21 Looks like a very small leak at the HEX outlet which is promoting surface corrosion on the hose X NP
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Ralph Johnstone at 10:20pm 09.12.21 Lousy choice of words on my part. The petroleum lubricating crankcase oil starts out its life a cle
Synthetic oil for a M-35B JamesG161 at 9:51pm 09.12.21 I've got to wonder where the carbon goes in the synthetic oil Synthetics are chemically made from
Synthetic oil for a M-35B Benny17441 at 8:47pm 09.12.21 If you are going to change the oil and filter seasonally then you might as well use a premium refine
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? MikeHoncho at 8:25pm 09.12.21 The possibility of flammable gasoline vapor in the system is minimal compared to the methane from th
Teak seats and trim. arf145 at 8:25pm 09.12.21 +1 Another happy user of Semco
grinding sound starting?? Ken Cross at 8:20pm 09.12.21 Visually inspect the teeth on your flywheel and starter. You can also remove the starter (Don't forg
Sailrite Sail Kits MikeHoncho at 8:19pm 09.12.21 I've never sewn a sail but we got some canvas kits from them and we're very happy with them on our
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) dLj at 8:15pm 09.12.21 If you would like to send me a PM I will give you my phone number and I would certainly talk with y
Waterproof battery and electrical panel Ken Cross at 8:12pm 09.12.21 Consider this. In the event of an actual knockdown the surface area of the conductors of your batter
Bringing dogs aboard rgranger at 8:12pm 09.12.21
Sailrite Sail Kits Ken Cross at 8:10pm 09.12.21 I've never sewn a sail but we got some canvas kits from them and we're very happy with them on our p
Do you make a Wifi hotspot? Do you use a dedicated one? Ken Cross at 8:04pm 09.12.21 Thanks everyone for your inputs. We did decide just to increase the data on our phone plan. The peop
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Ken Cross at 8:01pm 09.12.21 With that much washing and rinsing there can't be very much volume there. I would just use it normal
Refrigerator Siphoning water Benny17441 at 8:01pm 09.12.21 There is usually no check valves in refrigerator drains as they work by gravity and they usually dra
Bringing dogs aboard Ken Cross at 7:58pm 09.12.21 Get him a doggie life jacket. They are inexpensive online. And stop worrying about it. Many people g

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