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Widgeon Manual Michael15867 at 1:08pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2153 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 3/1214 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 0/4132 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 29/2718 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 15/1803 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 6/1367 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 8/1601 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 0/739 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 19/7590 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 2/1143 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 7/1517 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 12/1678 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 0/998 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 3/1102
Atomic 4 replacement....? AJ at 2:36am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3768 I'm thinking about taking out my Atomic 4 30hp. gas motor and putting a 4 stroke 9.9hp motor on a br
outboard size on 26m Trevor watkins at 2:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1646 Have just bought a new 26m from the factory to be shipped to Mauritius. Need some advice on the outb
Repaired link George at 3:04am 10.22.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1244 Hi Peggie,As you requested, I reported the bad link to Phil Herring, and got a response from him t
Building a hard dodger Passrider at 3:46am 10.22.07 Catalina 30 6/3901 Has anyone built a hard dodger for their C-30? I'm interested in what materials and processes were

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Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 flightlead404 at 12:20pm 11.08.21 There are plenty of tubes in my boat and some of them had pull strings already. However entry to th
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 11.08.21 No hole in the hull, unless you're using it wrong. If you're using it wrong, does that mean it WI
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! JoeWhite at 11:53am 11.08.21 After the fluid has dripped into a plastic container below, it is impossible to remove this flexible
Replace windows questions Trick at 11:47am 11.08.21 I work in a cabinet shop, and we use that method a lot works great Was planning on using those.
Replace windows questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 11.08.21 Note the little locator blocks that I hot glued to thhe cabin. How tightly did the locator blocks
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 Hamish_s at 11:41am 11.08.21 Thank you sfbay, flightlead and Ralph - I see in the owner's manual there is alleged to be an option
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 11.08.21 fishing #1/0 wire through some uncomfortable and narrow areas of the boat? Kind of heavy cable fo
Catalina 250 water ballast swing keel Stu Jackson at 11:30am 11.08.21 Here is where to ask: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4
331 Oceanis wiring diagram arf145 at 11:28am 11.08.21 My French made 331 did not come with any devices to separate batteries--beyond switches. I've since
CE certificate for Hunter 466? (1) twalker H260 at 10:51am 11.08.21 What you are looking for is a plate that will be attached directly to the boat somewhere and looks l
Freaky voltage reading Roland5048 at 10:40am 11.08.21 Just had this same issue with my Blue Sea panel. Volt meter for both house and start would start ac
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 11.08.21
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! MIGuy at 9:47am 11.08.21 I have used a gallon plastic jug cut out with a razor knife so I could slowly work it under the oil
Single handing Justin_NSA at 9:23am 11.08.21 I am looking at installing a depth gauge. One that does not require putting a hole in the hull. Are
NEED EYEBROW FOR FONTAINE PAJOT ORANA 44 sail sfbay at 9:20am 11.08.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you cannot find then suggest sourcing them from a company that fabricates
Running Rigging Line Type Phil Herring at 9:10am 11.08.21 Hunter used Samson XLS (now XLS3) for the sheets and MLX (now MLX3) for furling sail halyards. At ti
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:06am 11.08.21 https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-1-missing-comma-just-cost-this-company-5-million-but-did-make-its
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 flightlead404 at 9:03am 11.08.21 @Hamish_s I was just fishing around in that area for my solar installation. On my boat ('07 38) the
Running Rigging Line Type (1) sail sfbay at 8:50am 11.08.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! My Hunter 386 manual showed the same line type which also co
Wiring for electric winch - 2002 386 sail sfbay at 8:39am 11.08.21 I had a 2004 Hunter 386 and thought about installing an electric winch for the main sheet as I now h

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