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Tanks Voyager5994 at 5:19am 05.09.07 Other Sailboats 3/925 Gill -The attached photo shows the area under my aft floor. The foto was taken from the entry way
Setting up to sail....how long? tegwilym at 7:51am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1777 I'm still new at this trailer sailing thing, and have only had my new (used) Catalina out sailing 3
Bosun Chair renom2 at 6:49am 05.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1259 I need to replace my windex. Is there any special considerations I should think of if I want to try
Install AC After market DaveH20533 at 6:37am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1006 I am looking at a Hunter 29.5 and was wondering if anyone has experience putting in AC after market.
headstay length redux Lenny Martin at 6:28am 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/943 Hey all. I've seen this topic posted before but with no real definitive answers. I'm trying to det
Prop Shaft 31seahorse at 10:12am 05.09.07 Bigger Boats 3/1460 Hello O'Day List Members,We are new owners of a 1984 O'Day 34. In the process of repairs for relau
Anodized Toe Rail Ron Lambert at 10:17am 05.09.07 Seidelmann 1/1667 Has anyone had any experience refinishing an anodized black toe rail? During the course of this past
installing Plasteak strips? Sherry at 12:06pm 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2446 I am preparing to install Plasteak strips to replace the old teak coach roof trim strips - about 13'
Whining noise Hunter 340 under power. KenHartfield at 12:09pm 05.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1233 I have a 1998 H340, it was moved by truck from San Francisco to Kelowna BC, CanadaThere is now a wh
Ok, what happened to the Home Depot post? Don s/v Tellico at 11:24am 05.09.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1194 Saw the posting with the joke this morning, now I can't find it. Is it gone? Did I imagine it?A
Weather Helm Don at 1:13pm 05.09.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2217 Don,I have a 1992 H 35.5 and would like to confirm I am taking all the right steps to reduce wether
opinion of....312 Robert Valentine at 2:56pm 05.09.07 Hallberg-Rassy 0/1752 I am considering buying a 312...but have no idea how folks rate this boat. Any imput would be apprec
Replace Teak? SteveInMD at 6:42pm 05.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1244 Can anyone offer advice on replacing the teak on the swim platform and cockpit seats? The teak has
Standing Rigging Richard Deep at 3:14pm 05.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 13/1432 As another sailing season starts up, I once again struggle with whether or not to replace the standi
questionable storm tactic (1) Peter at 8:17pm 05.07.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1123 As one could easily imagine with such a powerful storm forming so quickly, many crews were caught wi
Brightwork scratches Canvasback at 8:40pm 05.07.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1009 Any words of wisdom for removing scratches from a bow pulpit? Thanks in advance.
Volts on Voltmeter ? jrpla at 10:05pm 05.07.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1338 How many volts should I read on my voltmeter?My question is because I have read people said they r
When a spark plug makes a difference. ClownPilot at 11:04pm 05.07.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1664 Want to share this experience with all of you. Whenever your enthusiasm for sailing overides your fe
Quotes for Hull Peel (not my boat!!) Don s/v Tellico at 12:12am 05.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3443 Friend is looking at 42' boat that reportedly has significant blisters below the waterline. He's tr
Pre colored Gel coat ? Dick1505 at 1:14am 05.08.07 Smaller Boats 2/995 Does anyone make gel coat pre-colored patch for repairing nicks and scratches? I'm referring to some

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Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed RoyS at 5:02am 06.26.21 Next haul out adjust your maxprop pitch up one notch. Trial and error works for this setting. When y
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 4:59am 06.26.21 Was your battery charger on at the time of the false alarms? Battery off-gassing has been a reporte
Mast Corrosion Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 06.26.21
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Davidasailor26 at 4:45am 06.26.21 Was your battery charger on at the time of the false alarms? Battery off-gassing has been a reported
EV-100 auto helm issues RoyS at 4:36am 06.26.21 Probably the clutch needs adjustment would be my guess. You might want to have a new belt handy in c
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:34am 06.26.21 I realize that my wording is sounding like a newb, and also rambling about choices. I've read numero
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 4:34am 06.26.21 Thanks for your replies so far. Great review on the 272. Tender, healing, yet 6 knots close-hauled
UPS must hate sailors NotCook at 4:16am 06.26.21 I've always been pleased with USPS personnel, the leadership and politics about the USPS is a diffe
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 4:11am 06.26.21 I have there Propane detector. It was alarming when I ran the auxiliary engine. I replaced the snif
UPS must hate sailors NotCook at 4:03am 06.26.21
Mainsail slug replacement Fleet at 3:49am 06.26.21 Thanks for all the suggestions. New sails are not in the plans for this year. I'll look into getti
Coolant type used on 2009 43 DougM at 3:42am 06.26.21 Welcome to the forum, The refrigerant type used should be indicated on the compressor label, if ther
Never say never justsomeguy at 12:46am 06.26.21 Yow! What's the humidity? I think I feel cooler here in the Sonoran desert...
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement jssailem at 10:56pm 06.25.21 I have there Propane detector. It was alarming when I ran the auxiliary engine. I replaced the sniff
Reef line Routing dmax at 10:51pm 06.25.21 From the factory, the end caps are held on by 4 rivets each - the gooseneck fitting on yours has bol
Replacement for bose 321 (2) Nodak7 at 8:20pm 06.25.21 I just removed mine and replaced it with a DVD Player and a bigger TV. It was such old technology th
Diesel Heater install on H460/466 jssailem at 8:10pm 06.25.21 Let us know how the project turns out. Pictures are a great way of saying... Look what I did..:bigg
Leak on B332 arf145 at 7:58pm 06.25.21 My 331 was leaking water through the bulkhead at the aft end of the anchor locker. In my case, it wa
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 7:50pm 06.25.21 My plan was to go to Isthmus Cove from Marina del Rey, but after buying a nautical chart I found tha
Westerbeke 27, cooling loop to the Hot water heater night mission at 6:55pm 06.25.21 Getting fed up with the yards solution. Will take matters in my own hands. Only issues is if I screw

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