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Shore Power Cord Gunk John T1594 at 12:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1771 This happenes every year about the middle of the summer. My shore power cord becomes covered with so
O'Day 25 opening port replacement dicknatta at 12:08am 07.09.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1708 The opening ports on my O'Day 25 have been gradually falling apart -- it was time to replace them.
surge brakes Vrs, salt water Malcolm & Darlene at 12:35am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2473 I just bought a trailer with surge brakes that aren't working,,I would like to rebuild them, However
Refrigerator problems Melody at 12:22am 07.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1476 Hi all! I have a 1989 Beneteau 390 and am having problems with the refrigerator. It is a drop-in m
Cool sailing......... Glenn17427 at 12:40am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1299 Hi all,Dawn and I arrived at Ventura Marina Sunday morning around 10:00 am, after about 30 minute
Motoring Speed Gerry Bogert at 12:57am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1813 I have a Hunter 31 (1984) with the Yanmar 2GMF engine and a 3 blade prop (not sure of size). What s
How to cut Tempur Type Memory Foam pimerese at 1:29am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1674 The admiral has determined that the 3" thick Tempur memory foam mattress topper we purchased at a lo
3GM30F operating temperature follow-up John T1594 at 1:51am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5985 I wrote a week or so ago asking what was the normal engine operating temperature for the Yanmar 3GM3
gooseneck replacement Gerry Bogert at 2:49am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/911 Anyone know where to get a replacement part for an older 36?Currently getting prices from machine
Atomic 4 transmission behavior sailingdude at 3:05am 07.09.07 Catalina 30 3/3204 I just finished moving the shift and throttle controls on my 1980 C-30 up onto the steering pedestal
Restoring Exterior Teak Kevin Twine at 3:14am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 12/3525 We just bought a 1985 Pearson 303. We are new to sailing a boat of this size. The previous owner c
foul weather sailing Yvan Brouillard at 3:17am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2455 I hit my first foul weather ever two weeks ago ! Sudden storm, high winds, lightning etc. The ligh
Rust Stains Shep10699 at 3:25am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/4421 Looking for recommendations on how to remove rust stains from my new Achilles.
Alarm Panal..Buzzer Scott at 4:06am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2389 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 9/2961 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 5/1076 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 4/3068 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

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Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? 31seahorse at 7:13pm 10.21.21 My wife was right......as often happens! She told me to ask " the group on Sailboatowners" about th
Transferring from Blaine to Everett SoSound at 6:26pm 10.21.21
Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? MikeHoncho at 6:18pm 10.21.21 I would think a cat at that size( or any) would have at least a 1000 watt inverter. I run two Cpaps,
Transferring from Blaine to Everett SoSound at 6:16pm 10.21.21 I thoughting so. ;)
Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? jssailem at 6:12pm 10.21.21 @GerdtheBird, we chartered a Catamaran from Moorings in Belize. One of us has a CPAP. 12VDC. We ran
Anyone use a CPAP when they anchor or moor out? GerdtheBird at 6:07pm 10.21.21 Anyone who uses a C-pap have experience with chartering a boat in the Caribbean ?? Will be charterin
Outhaul tension (2) Ward H at 6:03pm 10.21.21 The C30 comes with an internal multiple purchase system but when mine fouled I went with an external
1994 Hunter 40.5 price new jssailem at 5:54pm 10.21.21 I would use a SWAG from the numbers provided. I would add any known extras that you have on the bo
gel coat on textured areas (3) jssailem at 5:42pm 10.21.21 channel your inner Michaelangelo and carve out the texture methodically. This is truly a "Renaissa
Outhaul tension jssailem at 5:37pm 10.21.21 You have a bigger boat... Custom is always special. I was thinking about the OP and the 30plus foot
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 5:35pm 10.21.21 We are think alike.
Transferring from Blaine to Everett (1) SoSound at 5:29pm 10.21.21 SoSound... Isn't that Cornet Bay? Cornet Bay is where Deception Pass State Park is located. I was
Outhaul tension DayDreamer41 at 5:24pm 10.21.21 The boom on our 41DS (E=19'-6") main sail area of 470 or so sqft, custom built mainsail. The boom is
Outhaul tension ScottFreeRick at 4:54pm 10.21.21 Thanks for the replies. I will have to check the boom, to see if there are blocks on the outhaul.
1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure jssailem at 4:48pm 10.21.21 Rod was selling the Bed-It Butyl Tape through a marine supply I think in Maine. He told me the outfi
Outhaul tension jssailem at 4:37pm 10.21.21 Granted the H41has 443 sqft of mainsail area and a 18.25 foot boom, compared to my 35 ft boat with a
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 4:25pm 10.21.21 I just restitched several seams on my winter cover with my Speedi-stitcher. And on my old boat, th
Transferring from Blaine to Everett (1) jssailem at 4:12pm 10.21.21 I plan to get OpenCPN up and running on my phone as well. OpenCPN is a busy app with a lot of data
Transferring from Blaine to Everett jssailem at 3:43pm 10.21.21 Deception Pass State Park SoSound... Isn't that Cornet Bay?
Sail cover repair question jssailem at 3:41pm 10.21.21 I used one of those awls before. It was one hideous repair job. Often happens with the first go. B

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