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Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:52am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1134 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:40am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1532 My exhaust line that run under my port side lazerette has a T style pipe fitting about midway in the
New electrical system Chief at 12:13pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/917 I am starting to plan out my winter projects, and one that I never completed was the installation of
New boating shoes??? rfrye1 at 12:23pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 20/1747 Check these out. Ugly as hell, but might be nice for the warmer climates. Im thinking about these fo
A New Experience with internet vendor George at 1:09pm 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 4/982 Not sure this is the right place for this but virtually everyone orders stuff on-line these days.
26S Speed? SeacretSailor at 1:19pm 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1148 Had a GREAT day sailing Sunday on Lake Conroe, north of Houston! Found a wet slip at a marina for a
bimini for 88 240 oday best type and where to buy bryce lequire at 8:15pm 10.20.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1077 new 240 owner looking for info on bimini best kind and best place to buy. any info would be great
leather wheel cover maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07 Big Boats 1/936 On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease
Slug spacing Joetech at 11:15pm 10.20.07 Catalina 22 8/3662 Right now my C-22 has a rope sewn into the sail that goes up the track in the mast. I'll be hauling
Sailing Survey (1) Warren Milberg at 1:41am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1126 Many of us on the "right" coast are in the process of filling out fall haul out requests, the formal
Exhaust Hose Diameter ThomasPrice at 1:56am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1024 I am a bit puzzled as to why the hose diameter coming out of my Volvo TMD22 turbo diesel is 3.5" to
steaming light lense for Catalina 22 Sea Scout Ship 300, B.S.A. at 3:42am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1029 Sea Scout Ship looking for a lense for the mast light or steaming light mounted on the forward facin
What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3063 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1405 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1151 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1090 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1183 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1192 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1168 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1547 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?

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Chain snubbers sesmith at 4:04pm 08.01.21 On our other boat, when I've used all chain on it, I've used a single line snubber and secured it to
Limits of a Flicka 20 31seahorse at 3:36pm 08.01.21 Hello SailorElliot, If you have not already done this.....check the pedigree of the Flicka 20 on sa
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island Michael Davis at 3:26pm 08.01.21
Ellen Bay, Prevost Island shemandr at 3:23pm 08.01.21 That ain't Long Island. Must be outside USA since I'm not aware of a holiday weekend in the U.S. t
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 3:09pm 08.01.21 This seems to say that the purpose-made adapter to allow you to mount an Axiom 9 in the hole where t
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 3:07pm 08.01.21 that boat can cross oceans. match you sail square footage to the force of the wind. keep the vess
Between chart plotters jaysweet at 3:07pm 08.01.21 Here's a worrisome thing from the Raymarine technician on their forum: ternal GPS I'm afraid. The ad
Best Dinghy for Small Sailboat ShawnL at 2:47pm 08.01.21 I bought an Intex 5 person inflatable row boat. It works ok getting us from the dock to the mooring
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help Artey1 at 1:56pm 08.01.21 H Has anyone thought about using a 3(or 4) x 1.5 x 0.25 x 30 U channel beam instead of an L beam? M
Need suggestions replacing all door and drawer latches! Rick D at 1:30pm 08.01.21 Southco was an OEM supplier for Hunter and others; may still be. https://southco.com/en_us_int
How does the Hunter 240 sail? waterman30 at 1:02pm 08.01.21 Hey Pat thanks for that quick reply. Let us know how she does out on a sail. I too like the idea of
Chain snubbers dLj at 12:56pm 08.01.21 I use a simple chain hook and a single triple twist nylon line. One issue I have with the hook is
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner Will Gilmore at 12:33pm 08.01.21
Chain snubbers (1) Rich Stidger at 12:20pm 08.01.21 I use a simple chain hook and a single triple twist nylon line. One issue I have with the hook is t
Beginner Questions Wolfpack Six at 12:13pm 08.01.21 OK, so I sail with similar criteria as the OP. (Ok use to sail till my boat was crushed by a tree).
water in battery area patbratton at 12:13pm 08.01.21 Yes, it is a H240. The water will eventually flow through the hole in the bulkhead for the wiring an
How does the Hunter 240 sail? patbratton at 12:10pm 08.01.21 I bought my 240 the week of July 4. I still don't know my sail number. We pulled it up from Florida
RIP Bruce Kirby (1) MikeHoncho at 11:54am 08.01.21 Rip and thank you
Hunter 45DS Hidden Bilge seanmadian at 11:52am 08.01.21 Hello @ramoore -- Thank you for the post. This weekend we did, essentially, what you described: we f
Chain snubbers dLj at 11:45am 08.01.21 I'm guessing you use 3-strand line, which twists under load. Use brait or double braid. A bridle i

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