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Alarm Panal..Buzzer Scott at 4:06am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2388 2002 34 MK II with an M35B with 300 hr's....While returning from a trip this weekend with the engin
240 starboard list woody at 4:29am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1058 my oday 240 is equipped with a honda 9.9 extra longshaft and electric start. It list to starboard e
Peggy...I still have a slight odour... Paul H at 5:18am 07.09.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2949 After several cleanings of my holding tank...I did the "sniff tests" on all of my connection hoses,
Replaced your cabin bulbs with L.E.D? Jeffrey at 5:32am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1074 There was a young man selling the small L.E.D. replacement bulbs at a marine swap meet here a few we
Rebedding teak toe rails Capt Jim24025 at 5:47am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/3061 I pulled all my toe rails. They had been rebedded with a variety of different products by POs.I wa
Let us redesign the O30 Head Denise at 5:38am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/849 Mine is vintage 80's with the (ugh) brown fiberglass sink that is molded out of fiberglass. That as
Basic battery care Ben16737 at 6:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1075 I finally had to replace the battery on my Capri 22. It had a fairly standard combination deep cycl
sailing with dogs update.... Paul H at 5:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1608 I am pleased to say that my golden retriever did amazingly well on our 10 day trip...there were time
Where to find interior trim? Curt4327 at 6:43am 07.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1041 When I took the interior trim down to re-wire our O'Day 22 I broke some of the trim and now need to
Forward hatch Popeye18296 at 7:01am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1022 Ahoy Mates, As usual there is another question i have that i'm sure you experienced sailors will
Solar Power Capt. Strap Foot at 7:16am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1578 Ok, guys. What is the skinny on solar cells. All I need is one that will power my Garmin Gps 498 a
O'day Daysailer restoration needed Robert H. Wilson at 7:49am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 0/1974 I own a 1962 O'Day Daysailer and I am looking for someone in Massachusetts who is interested in doin
Mainsail Arthur Stock at 8:11am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/1141 I just blew my mainsail yesterday on my 1987 Ericson 34. It was an older but still very serviceable
Trailer hitch repair Jack at 8:06am 07.09.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1633 The clamp on my trailer hitch needs repair. Should I just replace the clamp or the entire unit? the
Propane tank Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:10am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1475 Who knows where to order one of those little propane tanks that come with the new Hunters? Part num
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1612 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
Stuffing box tube specs John at 9:52am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/940 I have a 1977 C 30. I think that in the near future I will need to replace the hose that connects th
lost battens David Wilson at 10:48am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1239 We've watched our battens fly out of the pockets into the water! There doesn't seem to be any built-
Great sail Saturday...finally had a camera RobG at 10:58am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1054 So I thought I'd share:)Great steady wind at 8-10.
torqeedo John R. at 11:10am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 30/2753 I am planning to buy a small dinghy and a motor for the dinghy. I've read a little about and seen th

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More on Maine Sail Leeward Rail at 3:16pm 10.14.21 I kind of like that analogy. The mind is a great thing to use. And Rod has a great mind for this ki
Interior Cushions 29.5 Crusty Ol Salt at 3:09pm 10.14.21 The only cushions we replace on our 29.5 was the aft berth. We bought a double bed size 8 inch mem
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure (1) jonelli at 3:04pm 10.14.21 CD sent me the non-web-listed replacement bolt that is part of their upgrade kit. other than being
Hunter 280 named Prometheus Crusty Ol Salt at 3:00pm 10.14.21 Thx gentlemen. Looking forward to many a beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
2004 Hunter 41 Seldon Rodkicker fix tfox2069 at 2:07pm 10.14.21 May I ask which spring you ordered with yours? I've been wanting to add one to our 356 conventional
asymmetrical spinnaker sock DArcy at 1:37pm 10.14.21 Check with ATN for a sock size. For solo sailing consider a top down furler operated from the cockp
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 1:12pm 10.14.21 I have a Hunter 18.5, 1988 vintage and I ran both the main and jib halyards from blocks (sheeves) o
2004 Hunter 41 Seldon Rodkicker fix karellen at 12:48pm 10.14.21 Added a Rodkicker 10 to my 2009 H36 and like it a lot. I can use my topping lift for all sorts of
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Parsons at 12:19pm 10.14.21 My great fear in just blowing the sheet and letting things fly around in front is the dreaded forest
Please, when can I come back? jssailem at 12:10pm 10.14.21 Other than the wild wind that seemed to blow on my bow as I turned every corner winding through the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 bzano at 12:09pm 10.14.21 For the main halyard, I used machine screws and nuts with sealer On the jib/genoa side used woodsc
asymmetrical spinnaker sock jssailem at 11:59am 10.14.21 if in light winds and I am going to be sailing for a while, it is worth pulling it out. I think th
New Airmar Technology jssailem at 11:50am 10.14.21 a new transducer... that did not use a paddlewheel for "WATER" speed, but it was outrageously expen
recharge freezer/ fridge Justin_NSA at 11:25am 10.14.21 I had a HVAC tech come out to the boat to work on my fridge. He located and soldered the leaking lin
recharge freezer/ fridge DeniseO30 at 11:22am 10.14.21 Nothing is simple on miniature systems. But, service the costs are just as high as they would be th
recharge freezer/ fridge Rich Stidger at 11:09am 10.14.21 the right way is to charge with an electronic scale that reads in fractions of an ounce. Is this
More on Maine Sail Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 10.14.21 Looking forward to the GoFundMe page. Would it be going too to far to ask @Phil Herring to set up
Raw water strainer Suri at 10:50am 10.14.21 AndreNJ11, thank you for those very clear pictures. You are an inspiration to keep the engine clean
More on Maine Sail jssailem at 10:37am 10.14.21 a sailing Stephen Hawking I kind of like that analogy. The mind is a great thing to use. And Rod h
recharge freezer/ fridge DeniseO30 at 10:04am 10.14.21 I've been in the HVAC business my whole life what you have there best that I can tell is a BD compre

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