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Video Intercoastal Waterway Duke13540 at 10:38am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1393 Going down the intercoastal next year for the first time. Any good videos that I can watch to ease m
Here is how I installed the ST1000-Plus on a 222 (1) Chuck R at 11:04am 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1079 The Raymarine ST 1000 tiller pilot works well and the brackets needed would have been astronomical
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Jason1271 at 11:54am 10.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1252 I've got a 2004 Hunter 33, which has 3 Costar Carbon Monoxide detectors. Recently, the detectors ra
Water in the head jilm4 at 12:18pm 10.25.07 Catalina 30 3/1286 My head's filling up with water. I'm not sure if it's a flapper valve problem, or something more si
Widgeon Manual Michael15867 at 1:08pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2152 I'm looking for a copy of the manual for a 1972 Widgeon. Any and all pictures or info would be appre
What is that? outdoorrecmann at 2:06pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1213 So I recently bought a 1974 Mariner that is my baby/ project boat. I have retored several boats in
24' Sailboat, Islander $300 sue sanchez at 4:15pm 10.25.07 Islander 0/4129 found on Ventura, CA Craigslist24' Sailboat, Islander fiberglass hull, new electrical - $300----
When the tough get going SailboatOwners.com at 10:17pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 29/2711 Given a choice, what are the toughest conditions you would consider sailing in? 15 knots with hig
Rigging replacement higgs at 9:49pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1801 Interesting discussion on this topic is starting on another thread so I thought I'd move it here.I
Multigrade oil harmful to transmission?? MoonSailer at 11:05pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1357 My volvo transmission and V-drive call for 30 weight oil. I've been using multigrade oil the same a
Need Sailmaker Ralph18414 at 11:13pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1595 The sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in North Alabama was awesome this weekend. There was plenty of wind
Sump jabcoMac21 at 12:06am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/738 Recent purchase of 75 Mac 21. The sump is just wired and below with the hose attached. I have only
Healing over Tom23400 at 12:34am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 19/7581 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o
Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1142 Did you ever have one of those weekends that is just a comedy of errors... we did. Here's my story..
Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1513 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1656 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/956 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/996 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch
Moving winches to the cabintop or poptop? Bobby McCullough at 1:57am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/1385 I want to move my winches to the cabintop or poptop of my 81 C22. Has anyone done this...how did yo
Need New Sails Summers Eve at 2:03am 10.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1101

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Single handing (1) Stu Jackson at 1:18pm 11.04.21 I would like to hear more about a Jib Downhaul. In addition to Joe's suggestion, here is something
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:17pm 11.04.21 After letting it drain, rather than applying air pressure, it would better to apply a vaccum - seal
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:13pm 11.04.21 It seems that exposing the inner structure to reveal critical corrosion, then re-attaching is beyond
Saturated rudder dlochner at 1:06pm 11.04.21
Saturated rudder Aarrrgh! at 1:04pm 11.04.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a
CE certificate for Hunter 466? twalker H260 at 1:03pm 11.04.21 From looking around for info on the CE certification process it looks like the certificate itself is
Saturated rudder dmax at 1:02pm 11.04.21 After letting it drain, rather than applying air pressure, it would better to apply a vaccum - seal
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 12:56pm 11.04.21 Even if you dry it out throughly, you are still left with either a rusted and rusting internal struc
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) Eleftherios G at 12:46pm 11.04.21 The CE certificate is only good for three years and the IMCI website only displays the current cert
Saturated rudder (7) Aarrrgh! at 12:44pm 11.04.21 Before I first bought this boat, the first thing that I noticed was that the rudder skin had blister
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve TimFromLI at 12:06pm 11.04.21 roundup?
Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 12:06pm 11.04.21 Thanks to everyone for the replies. I was hoping to just order all of the pieces I needed and then
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 11.04.21 Our sailboats are pressure powered by the Winds. How do you relieve the Wind Pressure on the Sails?
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 11.04.21 My tank and the tank on my previous boat used a 75# T&P valve, 3/4 in thread. Exactly. A correct
Any advice for Anacapa Island day trip? JackOlsen at 11:18am 11.04.21 Well, we had a great time. My son is studying tectonics and the 'rock cycle' in his science class,
Bilge drain plug Arrgh at 11:16am 11.04.21 Thanks everybody
Propane storage replacement JamesG161 at 11:08am 11.04.21 Many options... https://www.amazon.com/Vestil-CB-W-S-Wall-Mounted-Bracket-Cylinder/dp/B00208DY76/ref
Fuse in small solar setup walt at 11:04am 11.04.21 I think the 30 watt will overall be a good choice. Likely aready mentioned but try and avoid even a
hunter49 keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 11.04.21 I received the same chart (as per @Hello Below ) from Hunter many years ago. I would go with their
Single handing Justin_NSA at 10:36am 11.04.21 I think that would be wise. Especially at night.

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