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Help...need sun covers... Terry Cox at 9:51am 06.12.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1000 I'm trying to locate two Autohelm/Raymarine white sun covers for our helm instruments. Lost them in
Lowering the mast Steve1116 at 12:01pm 06.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/930 I recently purchased a '74 Hunter 25 in a slip without a trailer. I would like to lower the mast in
ceiling Carpet JustinG328 at 11:53am 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1033 I have been trying to remove the orignal ceiling carpet on my 1981 MacGregor 25. Does anyone know ho
Max Prop Self Feathering Propeller badfish488@yahoo.com at 11:46am 06.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2835 What do you guys think of this prop?
The old thunder jug Buck at 11:43am 06.12.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2412 Hi Peggie. The toilet on my 1975 Oday 25 needs rebuilding i think, it wont pump water into the jug.
Hunter 26 Outboard Transome Cheeky Monkey at 11:36am 06.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/1234 I am replacing the outboard and transome on my boat. The original transome as best I can tell was j
broken mast repair doug darcey at 10:47am 06.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3565 We broke our mast last year and have not the cash to replace!!Poor sailors, do tell,Anyway-- our p
Mooring Rental jaydog5000 at 10:44am 06.12.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1048 Anyone from East Boothbay that knows of a mooring rental from july 1st through the 15th?
27' Catalina vanz120 at 12:25pm 06.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1056 Can somebody give me an idea as to what a 27' Catlaina Sailboat is currently worth. The boat IM loo
Bringing a D model up to a new standard (1) oreana123 at 1:40pm 06.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1596 Monday, I started a big project to upgrade a 26D. I started with lining out some of the projects. Th
1973 27' Catalina vanz120 at 12:27pm 06.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1273 Can somebody give me an idea as to what a 27' Catlaina Sailboat is currently worth. The boat IM loo
Water in Battery Case Ron at 7:01pm 06.12.07 Big Boats 9/931 I noticed when I checked the batteries for water the battery case for both house batteries were fill
BEWARE OF CATALINA DIRECT ! mike masserant at 3:19pm 06.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/14528 Warning to all catalina owners; Catalina Direct Is Not A trustworthy supplier !Mistakes on orders,
Liberty Cup Hugh4753 at 10:09pm 06.10.07 Big Boats 13/1016 Alan, any update on the Liberty Cup DVD we were posting about a while back? Still would like to get
44 Galley faucet filter wallace shakun at 10:49pm 06.10.07 Big Boats 1/1027 Do u know where to get this specific faucetfilter or who makes the faucet.
Anchor Light Bulb AndrewB at 10:42pm 06.10.07 Big Boats 5/1330 I think our anchor light bulb has broken. Does anybody know what the replacement bulb is to save goi
twin keels Gussie11 at 11:04pm 06.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/994 I recently purchased a 1976 22' ODAY on eBay. I was told it has twin keels. I can't find any info a
water tank plugged Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24pm 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1324 Before taking compressor to the tank discharge (to back flush), I'd be interested in any other, mayb
O'Day 25 Centerboard info (1) sPk at 12:16am 06.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1505 I know this topic has been discussed at length in the achieves but I hadn't seen this problem mentio
Cleaning/Lubricating Roller Furling Michael B. Shapiro at 11:58pm 06.10.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1419 I have a 1990 Moorings 38. Lately my genoa furler has a significant amount of resistance. I change

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Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 12:39pm 08.31.21 Concerning 30c and hot...If it were 30c and 90 + % humidity, this northern raised guy would check in
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light blaser1234 at 12:27pm 08.31.21 Thank you for your relies. Very much appreciated.
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power (1) Jacktar at 12:26pm 08.31.21 Put a simple DYI awning over boom to keep shade over cockpit and allow air flow from a breeze if one
propeller selection, and shifting dlochner at 12:00pm 08.31.21 If you have the standard Edson Pedestal with the gear shift sitting athwartship and the throttle run
Saildrive Indicator Panel Light kloudie1 at 11:59am 08.31.21 It is a generic panel that includes a sail drive diaphragm warning. On a boat with sail drive it lig
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:59am 08.31.21 If rain and wind, your ventilation options will be very limited Fortunately our marina is very she
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:58am 08.31.21 80 percent of a/c or refrigeration problems are electrical. Before doing anything mechanical, all po
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:57am 08.31.21 PS. 30C is not hot :biggrin: That is what the "ish" is for. We hit 36 or 37 this summer. Likely
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power dlochner at 11:52am 08.31.21 To sum the many good suggestions, provide shade for the boat and don't block air flow. A boom tent w
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power sesmith at 11:51am 08.31.21 I got a set of Outland Hatch covers for our boat. They work great. Between that, lots of ventilati
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power kappykaplan at 11:50am 08.31.21 "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc :plus:
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power thinwater at 11:45am 08.31.21 At dock, box fans rule. One in the fore hatch works if you are in the cabin (also very useful on exa
pint blotches on radar screen dlochner at 11:43am 08.31.21 Can you get a screenshot of the blotches? Radar images are never sharp, they are just blotches. On m
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 11:42am 08.31.21 plan to go up mast and try everything . The Boom angle is the key... Jim...
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock tfox2069 at 11:41am 08.31.21 I also ran across a post from Jackdaw from a few years ago which answered the same question deep int
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Captain Larry-DH at 11:39am 08.31.21 Search the web for "hatch umbrella" "breeze booster" "wind scoop" "hatch scoop" etc. with the right
Single Handed Docking sesmith at 11:37am 08.31.21 Interesting devise. Would a typical boat hook work as well? Or was a boat hook modified to produce
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? JamesG161 at 11:36am 08.31.21 RD418D 4kW 18" digital radome That should work on SeaTalk already. What brand is your chart plott
Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 11:25am 08.31.21 Cover your ports and hatches wherever possible. Hmmm I can see how that is better than curtains in
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 11:16am 08.31.21 You'll have less than 20 minutes to clean the bottom before all the growth dries up. Most yards use

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