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Spreader inset to mast Bob at 2:28am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/751 A repair question? Where the spreader insert is attached to the mast, it is riveted. One of the riv
Water in the lockers under the seats after rain? ambajack at 4:16am 10.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1137 Just bought a 92 26s and even with the boat all closed up and on the trailer I get water in the stor
Racing a First 345 Katydid at 11:03am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1062 I crew on board a 1986 First 345. It does not have a baby stay/jack stay-should we? If we add a ba
In boom furling system Tsamaya at 10:59am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 0/696 We recently purchased a 1997 40 LRC Caliber and are thinking about putting on an in boom furling sys
Cleaning and compounds for deck Sea-ya-again at 9:59am 10.02.07 Seidelmann 0/1212 I am getting ready to try and clean/paint/? to my deck. I would like to get some good opinions from
Compass adjustment Russ at 9:34am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1178 Hello to all, I have a Richie navigator compass on my Cat 30 and a Garmin GPS. The compa
Sink/stove cabinet modification (1) Joe11688 at 8:24am 10.02.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 I am about to do the "mother of all modifications" in the cabin of my 222. The sink/stove cabinet i
H23 Sail Slides and Rings TallyClassic at 7:00am 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/914 I am having trouble finding replacements to my original Neil Pryde mainsail slugs. The ones that are
Leak at mast step ? Rob at 6:47am 10.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1215 I'm still trying to find a leak in the cabin , mostly on starboard side . I think I have ruled out
PVC Winter cover frame RickS at 6:33am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 17/4680 I would like to build a new frame for my winter cover, canvas. The boat 34' x 11' and stored outsid
Propeller replacement w/o locking nut Bob Moretti at 6:31am 10.02.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3180 Last week, while singlehanding my Catalina 30 one night, the propeller fell off and was lost to the
Cooling Problem, 8hp Yanmar Toby11535 at 6:08am 10.02.07 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1744 Hi there, I am just about to purchase a 1977 Hunter 27, and I have a 200 mile sail to bring it home.
Engine Trouble David21125 at 6:05am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 6/883 1981 Volvo MD11C. Can not get more than 1700 Rpm's. At 1700 RPM's it is blowing oil out exhaust and
Touch up Paint Don at 5:59am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1100 I have a 1992 Hunter 35.5 with a very light gray non skid deck paint. Any ideas on where to find a m
Cutlass David21341 at 4:49am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1270 Trying to find out if the rudder needs to be dropped in order to remove the cutlass bearing on my 35
Three blade prop for Catalina 30 Bob at 11:25am 10.02.07 Catalina 30 5/2536 I'm planning to switch to a three blade prop on my 1989 Catalina 30 which has a 23 HP Universal dies
Queen Matress search Bob13754 at 12:41pm 10.02.07 Big Boats 11/1123 I'm looking for good sources to obtain a comfortable Queen matress for our 386. We have the Hunter
New battery placement '89 285 seajester at 4:33pm 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1047 I am replacing my batteries. 1 12v start and 2 6V Trojan 105's for house. The originals in their ba
Build dates for Hunter 260s Anthony Pogson at 4:32pm 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 13/1688 Is there any way of deriving the build date from the hull number, as one can from a car's VIN?My H
Has anyone ever considered a fuel cell? Alan at 7:25pm 09.30.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1533 ...installing a Fuel Cell on-board in place of that smelly noisy generator and reducing the size of

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New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam stephen_i_w at 10:41am 03.29.21 For me it was about not changing technology for the charger and alternator which, while we don't us
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? rgranger at 10:38am 03.29.21 Thank you. I'll have to take a look. Really looking for world wide coverage. But the US is fine for
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 10:36am 03.29.21 The faucets deliver water, it is just annoyingly weak. I'm left wondering if it is on purpose as a
LEOPARD 38 1999 rgranger at 10:34am 03.29.21 I love the walk-off steps on the transom of those. Nice boat! Congrats.
Mystery Mastic JamesG161 at 10:31am 03.29.21 Your Locker.jpg above has a hole that does need big time repair. This is probably the source of yo
Mystery Mastic Tom J at 10:29am 03.29.21 Perhaps a photo from above the anchor locker would help put the close ups into context. The same fo
LEOPARD 38 1999 dLj at 10:20am 03.29.21 Reasonably priced and boat cushions in the same request seems impossible. I'd take the originals t
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? dLj at 10:08am 03.29.21 Thank you. I'll have to take a look. Really looking for world wide coverage. But the US is fine for
Catalina MKI 42 1989 listing to starboard? Stu Jackson at 10:05am 03.29.21 Are you aware of the Catalina 42 owners association?
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Stu Jackson at 10:03am 03.29.21 Scott, you're looking in the wrong direction, buddy. My 34 foot boat has 1/2" hose for all its domes
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 9:57am 03.29.21 I've removed and cleaned all the filters. Crud in the tanks was definitely causing pressure problem
Water Distribution on Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 9:55am 03.29.21 To be sure, I'm not sure about the pump, either. The pump is an older Shurflo 4.0 GPM and I don't h
VHF Range? Brian D at 9:52am 03.29.21 ... but then how do I know if channel 16 is working...:kick::biggrin: :yikes:
Best Wind/Wave Predicting App? (1) rgranger at 9:50am 03.29.21 If you go to the iTunes store (or Google site) the app logo looks like this...
Thinking of using a Mercury 5hp Propane Outboard - Any Advice? rgranger at 9:49am 03.29.21 LP flows down hill. I thought it was SRDH:poop:
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 9:43am 03.29.21 For me it was about not changing technology for the charger and alternator which, while we don't use
Mystery Mastic (1) jdrutten at 9:41am 03.29.21 Sorry for the photo ambiguities. 61900 is a photo from the deck looking down into the anchor locker.
Great Lakes Navigation Alternate Reality at 9:41am 03.29.21 Thank you all. I have ordered the paper charts that covers my journey and forgot to mention that I a
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam stephen_i_w at 9:37am 03.29.21 I am trying to understand what the advantage of Firefly Carbon Foam batteries have over LiFePO4 batt
Ever Given Roland5048 at 9:33am 03.29.21 This morning from The Guardian: Suez canal: Ever Given container ship freed after a week

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