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internal halyards seth at 11:07am 10.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1071 Has anyone attemped converting to internal halyards? I will be stepping the mast this winter and I t
Dumb question JohnF261 at 10:45am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1893 What is a macerator?
mixing elbow hose Rick at 11:15am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/962 This weekend I noticed a small hole in the mixing elbow rubber hose. My question is will an auto par
Exhaust LIne 79 Cat30 at 11:52am 10.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1188 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 5/1609 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 3/938 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 20/1839 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 4/1013 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 12/1250 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 1/1108 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 1/966 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 8/3850 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 11/1175 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 0/1052 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 2/1071 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 6/3106 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 5/1874 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 6/1362 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 3/1134 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 3/1216 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat

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Has anyone used short vertical battens on a Doyle Sail on a Hunter with an in mast furling main? sail sfbay at 12:23pm 11.03.21 I installed a UK partial vertical battened in-mast furling mainsail on my Hunter 386. Be sure to fur
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site Tedd at 11:54am 11.03.21 I don't understand why that's necessary. Ever see The Flight of the Phoenix? Actually, dimensional
Flushing Outboard at Salt Water Slip (1) jeepbluetj at 11:40am 11.03.21 I use a bag too, as the 4hp I've got on my dinghy doesn't fit muffs well. (Dunno where the bag reall
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve dkinzer at 11:18am 11.03.21 It may be that the pressure relief valve is to protect the tank, not the system. I checked our RV wa
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve jssailem at 11:03am 11.03.21 KUUMA reports that the valve for their Hot water heater "All Systems" is: 10473 Water Heater Tempera
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site justsomeguy at 10:54am 11.03.21 ...you have to make some allowances for scale! I don't understand why that's necessary. Ever see T
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Stu Jackson at 10:44am 11.03.21 What causes concern is the exposed belt and gears driving the wheel in the cockpit. There are alrea
Electric head on 340 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:35am 11.03.21 Good choice! Don't just toss the PHII pump ..someone will want it 'cuz it's consistently been the
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair Head Sail at 10:35am 11.03.21 I've had the EV-100 for maybe 6 years. The unit is intended for recreational not commercial use so
Water Heater T&P Relief Valve kloudie1 at 10:29am 11.03.21 I don't have the requirements here, but I suspect that the requirement is for the T&P is that it be
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 10:29am 11.03.21 It would be interesting to see if a more robust motor and wheel control system could be developed e
Col Thorne's Radio Sailing Web Site jssailem at 10:28am 11.03.21 An interesting site. I will need to spend more time on it come the winter rains.
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jssailem at 10:10am 11.03.21 I look at the CPT and agree with the simplicity and the engineering. What causes concern is the expo
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue dkinzer at 10:03am 11.03.21 Thanks for the Watts instructions. A clogged screen there seems like a good possibility because I fo
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 9:59am 11.03.21 What do you recommend for disconnects instead of MC4s? Trailer light connectors. They came on/wit
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 9:52am 11.03.21 So many options for "Measurephobia" challenged owners. The use of Geometry to identify a height pla
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue (1) Jake N Eggs at 9:46am 11.03.21 I have a Watts mixing valve and there is a plastic mesh screen at the union fitting where the hot wa
Tall Rig or Standard Parsons at 9:21am 11.03.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E d
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (2) rgranger at 9:19am 11.03.21 Also... if you opt to mount it on your mast crutch pole and run the line in the pole, I recommend ge
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) rgranger at 9:15am 11.03.21

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