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Is this normal behavior at the Marina? mike16498 at 12:39am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2101 My Hunter 27 was put into the water 3 weeks ago and the Marina did a beautiful job installing a new
Raw water pump Magothy Boy at 12:57am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1387 Hello:I have a Yanmar 3GM in my Morgan 32. I changed out the raw water pump impeller and reinstal
26 bilge pump AircooledPatriot at 12:51am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1212 Poll: Where have you mounted your bilge pump? What type/s are you using? Thanks in advance. Ev
Phil, Would a Spell-check Help -out on This Posting Board? Paul Akers at 1:10am 05.12.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1452 Or, does a site like this have too many mneumonics that we could use that would cause a spell-checke
Changing antifreeze John at 1:24am 05.12.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1207 After five seasons I am thinking of changing the Havoline extended antifreeze in my M25 on my 1983 C
alternator David Cadwallader at 1:40am 05.12.08 Newport 0/2117 Hello.I have been going over my wiring and have found a wire uhooked at alt .following wire diagram
alternator issues David Cadwallader at 1:47am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1830 Hi,i have a Universal Diesel in my boat have been going over the wireing and have found wire off bac
Crib board for 22 Capri Ken B at 2:42am 05.12.08 Other Sailboats 0/1076 I have just refinished the exterior Teak trim on my 1994 Capri 22, The campanionway crib board which
Do I need a galvanic isolator? AircooledPatriot at 3:15am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 7/3593 Thanks in advance as always for any expert advice.Oday 26. I sail on weekends for up to 4 days at
Anchorages in Hampton, Va area Marc14893 at 3:02am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3231 I'm new to the area and looking for anchorages to try within a days sail of Hampton, VA., (Southall
New Used Hunter 140 Owner with Questions Steve Kramer at 4:35am 05.12.08 Day Sailers 1/3361 I am a life-long sailor, but sold my big, heavy Com-Pac sailboat for a lightweight Hunter 140.A fe
Hunter 25' Manual Dave Leal at 4:36am 05.12.08 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1354 Does anuone have a full Hunter 25 Cherubini Manual ?
Thanks Joe! Keith at 5:09am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1118 I splashed her Friday afternoon. All went well. As I was saying my wife weighs 98 pounds soaking wet
external block for chute halyard Nicky17000 at 5:17am 05.12.08 Smaller Boats 2/924 Hello,after an earlier related query, I have decided to fit an external swivel block on the mast of
Yanmar 18hp part specification IgorC at 5:21am 05.12.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2046 I am getting a 1996 Hunter 29.5. I would like to change oil and fuel filter, impeller, change oil an
Sunglass opinions frank balcer at 5:42am 05.12.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2425 Leaving in a few weeks for a 9 day sailing trip to AL and FL and need to purchase a good pair of sun
Wheel pilot henkmeuzelaar at 5:40am 05.12.08 Catalina 30 7/1768 I have a catalina 30 from 1990 with an Autohelm 4000 wheel pilot since 1991.The wheel pilot need to
% of fractional Ozana at 6:33am 05.12.08 Big Boats 3/906 I'm applying for a PHRF rating for my 1995 35.5 Legend, a couple of the of the questions are: What i
Cat 30 Emergency Tiller Head Shep at 6:37am 05.12.08 Catalina 30 2/1894 This past weekend I noticed the emergency tiller head on my 1987 cat 30 was cracked and badly corrod
Cleaning mast and boom????? jackhartjr at 6:44am 05.12.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1096 Hi folks, what is the best cleaner for the gold anodized mast and boom, circa 1975 Oday?Thanks in a

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Rigging attachment question All U Get at 5:19am 12.15.21 Add Q flag and courtesy flag for when you cross to the Bahamas, for instance. We also found placing
Chart Plotter Location All U Get at 5:08am 12.15.21 An old salt from Casco Bay put his on a swing arm mounted inside the companion way so he could swing
deck craze lines All U Get at 5:04am 12.15.21
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance Justin_NSA at 4:55am 12.15.21 Did you buy it because you thought it had a water ballast system? Were you planning on trailering it
Rigging attachment question sailme88 at 4:51am 12.15.21 That's a combo shroud cleat. The cleat version is used as mentioned before to tie off a spreader hal
Charter Sailing In Miami Tally Ho at 4:48am 12.15.21 Hey everyone, I am working on getting my OUPV six pack license and intend on doing charter sails in
Rigging attachment question Joe at 11:30pm 12.14.21 Never put them on the forward lower shrouds where they can snag sheets. It is safer to mount them o
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance Stu Jackson at 9:22pm 12.14.21
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? stickinthemud57 at 9:15pm 12.14.21 Thanks for sharing with such detail. Fixing these pre-2005 170's can be frustrating, but when you ha
310 DC Current Draw Chart Richard19068 at 9:14pm 12.14.21 So many questions, so little time :frown: ! It's test time ....................... 1. Record how
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Calif. Ted at 8:18pm 12.14.21 Early seventies we had a tool called a "Detroit Door Buster", incredibly powerful to spread a door f
Found this lurking in my files and can't resist sharing it Rick D at 8:07pm 12.14.21 Hilarious and painfully accurate.
310 DC Current Draw Chart Ralph Johnstone at 7:50pm 12.14.21 So many questions, so little time :frown: ! It's test time ....................... 1. Record how
Beware of flopping jib sheets (1) jssailem at 6:50pm 12.14.21 I am guessing the line guide twists open or closed. That may not be a good application where you jib
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 jssailem at 6:39pm 12.14.21 Randy. Hard spots occur when you force pieces against the hull i.e. a bulkhead. If you fit the V-b
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch jssailem at 6:20pm 12.14.21
Charter Sailing In Miami capta at 6:14pm 12.14.21 I'd suggest you do a lot of research before you invest anything into this. Unless you have a nice tr
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 5:46pm 12.14.21 Thanks, Dave. This makes sense. I was thinking that the main bus would see voltage on it (solar or
Broken Faucet (1) sail sfbay at 5:32pm 12.14.21 You need a special tool to remove it like this one Galley Faucet Installation Tool (catalinadirect.c
deck craze lines Tally Ho at 5:21pm 12.14.21 Sorry, all were surface stress cracks, none were ever deep. Only made deep with the Dremil grinder

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