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Transducer stickman at 12:34pm 05.23.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1137 I've got a new, standard-issue, low-dollar fish finder/depth finder with a through-hull transducer,
Forward deck hatch -- the dreaded soggy wood tegwilym at 3:27pm 05.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1773 I've been working on my new (used) Catalina 22 that I bought in February. I've been chasing down 3
Weight in the ends Alan at 10:25pm 05.21.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2314 After sailing back from Key West in gale force winds and seas running 10 to 12 feet our skipper rema
Water in Propane tank Fred7825 at 11:48pm 05.21.07 Big Boats 8/1083 Anyone have anything further on the water problem in propane tanks?
Calibrate the Fuel Gage john meyer at 12:26am 05.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1244 Anyone ever calibrate their fuel gage? Unlike past gages I've owned, this one seems to be working b
teak work wrenchs wench at 12:33am 05.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1353 last yr i re did all my topside teak, handrails etc and used the 3 step process sold at most marine
Electrical system buzzzsaw at 12:38am 05.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1044 Had to do a little work to get the electrical system to work, but seems ok now. The battery is locat
Genoa Track Positioning (1) JoshGray at 1:04am 05.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1077 I am getting close to reinstalling the deck hardware on my OD22. My 22 has been outfitted with genoa
3M 4200 Sailoff at 3:23am 05.22.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1648 We did some work with this but didn't realize that you have to use it all within 48 hours or it hard
Oouch - bow trauma... John6017 at 3:34am 05.22.07 Smaller Boats 9/1594 I found my Hunter 240 at the marina with the bow riding on the front of the dock! Needless to say I
Catalina 27 max RPMs Universal M-18 Tim Haibach at 3:58am 05.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/6013 I'm not sure my throttle cable is set properly. I am able to reach hull speed at 2500-2600 rpms on c
Doesn't point...... Patrick at 4:00am 05.22.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 24/5270 Just did the Hospice Regatta here in FLL, and once again the boat wont sail high, it just wont point
Hunter 30 '88-94' trailerable? Mark at 3:58am 05.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/994 Does anyone have any experience highway trailering a Hunter 30 (1988-94)? I'm wondering if it's do-a
Repacement folding table H28.5 robhawk at 4:04am 05.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/734 I need a replacement for a missing sette folding table. The one that mounts to mast pole. Does any
Finally - wet, happy and home (1) Dave C20469 at 3:49am 05.22.07 Other Sailboats 2/962 As I mentioned last fall, I'm the proud owner of a Pearson 303 - Wind Dreamer II (my avatar is a pic
Full Enclosure on H40 same as AP at 3:46am 05.22.07 Big Boats 8/1072 Thinking of paying for extending my Bimini and Dodger but dont have a good solution for the travelle
Remove nut holding shift/throttle lever assembly sailingdude at 3:10am 05.22.07 Catalina 30 1/1747 I am in the process of moving the shift and throttle controls on my 1980 C-30 (original Atomic 4 eng
Questions from a new owner? Calvin Dockery at 3:04am 05.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/879 I bought a Macgregor 25 this weekend and came with what I view as a very small owners manual. The gu
Leak into cabin Rob at 2:58am 05.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1193 Hi.I have a leak on the starboard side of our 79 C27. Water(brown) drips on to the shelf in the qua
routing ignition/throttle wires for outboard mike C16582 at 2:37am 05.22.07 Bigger Boats 0/949 So I broke down last year and removed my Saildrive. I just bought a new 15hp outboard that has elec

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Funny Friday!!! (5) dmax at 8:33am 08.23.21 197572197573197574197575
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? fstbttms at 8:29am 08.23.21 Now I hear the Bay Conservation and Development Commission is trying to ban in water bottom cleanin
Henri jssailem at 8:26am 08.23.21 Jim knows Storm Surge. Zeta forecasted to be 6-8 feet, he planned for 10-12, got 14 plus. Mother N
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? sloughsailer at 8:25am 08.23.21 You clearly need regular in-water hull cleaning. Why not hire a diver to do it at your marina? Thi
Balmar SG200 battery monitor Maine Sail at 8:23am 08.23.21 Because the shunt is only attached to the house bank negative side it only measures amps going into
South and middle Puget Sound jssailem at 8:20am 08.23.21 Gig Harbor does have a nice Marine Museum.
Wooden rgranger at 8:14am 08.23.21 I made a strip plank canoe with my daughter once. We ripped douglas fir 2x4's to make the stips.
Wooden rgranger at 8:05am 08.23.21 I think we are in agrement!
Hatch Question rgranger at 8:00am 08.23.21 sail magazine published a good article on this topic https://www.sailmagazine.com/diy/replacing-fix
Wooden jssailem at 7:59am 08.23.21 While the "No Child Left Behind" program may have contributed to the demise of shop classes in schoo
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 7:52am 08.23.21 When I purchased my H26, it had a Honda 9.9 standard shaft. It was heavy and the prop kept coming
Engine size sail boat. Help please. rgranger at 7:49am 08.23.21 . I don't think the s is one of them. You are correct
Portlight and hatches for Benetau first 42S7 ? (1) nicolo at 7:48am 08.23.21 I have the same boat, equally proud :-), and I have the same problem. The portlights seem to have v
Engine size sail boat. Help please. AndyVS at 7:42am 08.23.21 I have 9.9hp on my 26s and it will push the boat at hull speed at 2/3 throttle in swells on the Gre
Hunter 2004 420 replace oil pressure gauge. BLIGHT at 7:41am 08.23.21 I am trying to replace the oil pressure gauge and it looks like the panel needs to be pulled out.
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 7:24am 08.23.21 We're heading south on the 28th and will be at Gig Harbor for the first night. Will definitely mak
TS Henri JamesG161 at 7:00am 08.23.21 Since Hurricane Henri has passed, we would like to know about experiences or see Pictures from SBO s
Henri JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.23.21 It would be nice to have SBO sailors post their experiences here... https://forums.sailboatowners.co
I just bought a C30 yesterday!! dmax at 6:53am 08.23.21 Thanks dmax! I clicked on the link some of the website didn't seem to pop up correctly on my comput
Xantrex trucharge2 40 amp charger problem dlochner at 6:41am 08.23.21 The answer is on page 29 and 30 of the manual. If the charger is set to 2 stage charging once the ba

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