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airlines and inflatable life jackets mjb at 8:10am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1417 We're traveling to Guadeloupe next week for a one week sailing charter. We'd like to bring our infl
Rebedding sail track Seekswind at 8:58am 02.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1004 I am currently planning to rebed my sail tracks this spring. Does anyone have any advice on product
Full Length Battens for Mainsail - Doyle Zenith Ray R. at 9:13am 02.11.07 Big Boats 13/3046 I am considering purchasing the Doyle Zenith full batten roller furling mainsail. I heard some pros
Fixing the holding tank gauge Rich Stidger at 9:29am 02.11.07 Big Boats 4/1619 You did good, Ed Caldwell. The WEMA sender with the holes is very prone to plugging and the result
Cabin floor replacement Gordon Huwa at 9:29am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2359 I have a Cal 32 and want to replace the cabin floor. The old floor is about 1/8th inch veneer. It is
Oday 25 Center Board downey1210 at 9:58am 02.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/916 I have a 1975 ODAY 25 CB, the cable comes up through a 3ft pipe in the center of the cabin floor. Do
size of genoa jib on an O'Day 22 David A. cobb at 10:19am 02.11.07 Day Sailers 3/1455 I am having trouble setting the jib. It is supposed to go on the Schaefer Snap-furl, but it seems t
37.5 upgrades for bluewater? Bob15962 at 10:20am 02.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1241 I am slowly getting my 37.5 ready for off shore sailing... I have been working slowly on the basics.
need a reasonable source for stay fittings sand sailor at 10:21am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1295 west marine has some nice ones but they are anything but reasonablewhat is the diff in characterist
Gray Portlights - Replacing Knobs Debra B at 5:36am 02.11.07 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2002 The Gray/Pomponette web site sells replacement knobs, but I can't see how to get the damn things off
Snap, crackle, crash SailboatOwners.com at 11:52am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2445 You and your family have been sailing for a week or so on your boat in coastal waters. You are on yo
Catalina 22 roller furler installation info Ed Piotroski at 11:31am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2399 I have recently begun sailing with the purchase of a Catalina 22. I know nothing about how to insta
Hunter Legend 45 OR 45 - Seaworthiness Kristoria at 4:47pm 02.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2421 Hi,Does any body have any experience or history as to the seaworthiness of the 1986 Series of Hunt
Single line Reefing systems for the Mainsail oceansail0 at 9:27pm 02.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1545 I have just bought a h31. The forums are great. It appears that I will be doing alot of reefing of t
Autohelm ST 50 windspeed transducer needed Patrick at 10:20pm 02.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/960 I am looking for a replacement ST50 masthead wind vane with the wind direction feather and the speed
H33.5 alternator upgrade, whats works ? Patrick at 11:54pm 02.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1116 I have a H 33.5 with a Yanmar 3gm30 that has a stock 80amp Hitachi alternator.I have 4 golf carts
rudder deeper draft than keel bsheehan at 6:02am 02.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1833 I ran aground at speed (not paying attention and depth was broken)and bent the rudder shaft which co
Planning a Cruise sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:04am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1183 Well, Im back from 'Blue Water Rehab' for the week and am now beginning to plan our fall cruise. We
What to look for on a boat with a saltwater past jpeac2 at 7:00am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1023 Hello all!As I stated in a previous thread I am currently looking at purchasing a used mid-90's bo
Keel replacement (I want to know how-to) Marc Robic at 6:54am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/998 I want to know how to remove the existing keel and replace it with a newer shoal draft keel (with bu

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Some will hate this!!! Tedd at 6:09pm 06.06.21 Don't ice boats do that? No, an ice boat does essentially the same thing as a sailboat, just with
Water pump sucking air? Pshad at 6:09pm 06.06.21 did you ever figure out your air leak problem?
Furling main quadrille38 at 6:08pm 06.06.21
Reverse Cycle difficulties Scott T-Bird at 6:04pm 06.06.21 A "reversing valve" is part of the refrigerant system, not the water system. Think of it this way,
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip Stu Jackson at 6:03pm 06.06.21 All those dire warnings may be true. But, if you want to know what the original design was, go to w
Reverse Cycle difficulties (1) Rich Stidger at 6:02pm 06.06.21 So you don't have to open the window when you turn it around, and drop the unit down on your mailma
Marinebeam Ward H at 6:01pm 06.06.21 I'd give them a little more time. With boat sales through the roof, they could be overwhelmed with
Dometic porta potty leaking Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:58pm 06.06.21 First I've EVER heard of that happening. I suggest you give Dometic a call. It may be out of warra
Reverse Cycle difficulties Stu Jackson at 5:55pm 06.06.21 A "reversing valve" is part of the refrigerant system, not the water system. Think of it this way,
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:54pm 06.06.21 Why would you go with the Smart Flush panel instead of the Momentary Control if you had it to do ove
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:52pm 06.06.21 The water in Lake Erie is a LOT cleaner now than it was in 1980, Mitch...do you think you'd still ne
New Toilet Advise - Want to Get it Right Ward H at 5:50pm 06.06.21 I installed the Raritan Sea Era QC fresh water version with the #2 Multifunction Control. 3 years ag
Reverse Cycle difficulties Scott T-Bird at 5:41pm 06.06.21 It doesn't seem that the pump is the issue for now. Friday it was hot in the afternoon so I turned
Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel Drive - Ball Bearing Size? Tally Ho at 5:37pm 06.06.21
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip Ward H at 5:33pm 06.06.21 Based on what @Tally Ho just posted from sailboat data.com the length over all of 29.92', which is l
Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel Drive - Ball Bearing Size? Tpoo at 5:31pm 06.06.21 Thank you, Tally Ho. Therein lies the problem...but I've heard from someone else that they're 8 mm,
Marinebeam brazenarticle at 5:30pm 06.06.21 I once ordered a pizza with 20 minute delivery guarantee. They were late. Nobody died.
Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel Drive - Ball Bearing Size? Tally Ho at 5:28pm 06.06.21
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip (1) Tally Ho at 5:19pm 06.06.21
Some will hate this!!! Daveinet at 4:57pm 06.06.21 Actually once he explained that the prop is propelled, then it makes a lot of sense. All you are doi

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