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Mast Height dennis at 7:11pm 12.27.06 Big Boats 3/7122 Does anyone know the mast height for a 1986 Catalina 34. It is not listed in the specs on this site.
oday swift info Dan v at 6:41pm 12.27.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1171 Does anyone have information on the oday swift.Oday made about 1700 of them, i have hull number 1487
Rudder Packing Gland/stop Washer James at 2:13am 12.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1141 When we pulled our 336 a few days ago, I noticed what seemes to be a plastic gland ring on the top o
Transition from Sailboat to Trawler Bob at 4:24am 12.28.06 Ask All Sailors 26/4015 Fo most of my life I have been a sailor from crewing in my teens on a Rhodes 19 in Lake Michigan (Ch
what size towing vehicle for Hunter 26 joegeodesist at 12:20am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 11/2679 Has anyone weighed their Hunter 26?I'm a prospective H26 owner, looking to buy the smallest tow ve
Holding tank-repair or replace? PrincessoftheLake at 3:49am 12.28.06 Big Boats 5/860 We are considering replacing the holding tank on our 1995 Hunter 40.5. According to the PO there ha
Looking to buy a trailer for my Hunter 26 K.Daatland at 3:26am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 2/1061 Looking to buy a trailer for my Hunter 26. Any recommendations? Need a solid and safe trailer? There
Wiring Harness In Mast Pictou Sailor at 8:48am 12.28.06 Catalina 30 2/1493 Does anyone have any problem with wiring harness in mast. I have been told that I should change this
H240 Main sail 2nd reef and smaller Jib Flight Test Guy at 9:38am 12.28.06 Smaller Boats 4/954 Can anyone recommend a sail loft that could put a second reef in the mainsail for a H240.Any opini
DID YOU KNOW............ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 10:37am 12.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/773 Did you know that you dont have to be a Hunter owner to get listed in the OWNER DIRECTORY. Just look
Rudder project Dano18981 at 10:30am 12.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1008 Has anyone made there own rudder? I bought this C22 as a project boat but its missing the rudder. An
sail question this time Syversens at 11:18am 12.28.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1114 Hi all, we are still looking at replacing or fixing the genoa on our 361. I have quotes from a few s
I NEED COMPAC 16 SAILS! Brett Tintera at 4:27pm 12.28.06 Other Sailboats 4/3118 I have an 82 compac yacht 16' that I am rehabing back to life. I am in desperate need for some used
LIfe raft for a 44 Larry Jackel at 8:52pm 12.26.06 Big Boats 3/981 We currently have a 4 person coastal liferaft that we keep in a soft pack in the port settee of our
Sail Life Ken at 8:51pm 12.26.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1773 The UV cover on my roller furling Genoa is badly torn, otherwise the 5 year old sail looks to be in
Connecting VHF to GPS Hugh4753 at 9:22pm 12.26.06 Ask All Sailors 4/982 Wife gave me one of the West Marine DSC capable VHF's for Christmas and I was wondering how much tro
Mac 26M Captain's chair CaptMan at 9:57pm 12.26.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1417 Am I the only one who finds the 26M Captain's seat awkward? I owned a 26X that I replaced following
furler sail mike at 10:04pm 12.26.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1026 Have a 77, catalina 27. Considering a CDI furler but am uncertain of which headsail to use. I have a
Wet bilge Lauraine at 12:14am 12.27.06 Catalina 30 11/3669 We have a 1985 C30 and have owned her for 6 years now. And for 6 years, we have been trying to find
Thru Hulls steve rainey at 3:20am 12.27.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/918 I was wondering if anyone ever has had a need to hammer in a plug due to thru hull valves breaking l

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So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 4:12pm 05.27.21 :biggrin: Was watching your video as you replied. Necessity is the mother of invention. Look's like
Last straw JRacer at 4:09pm 05.27.21 I forgot this, but we used to have a "Guest Forum" that would open for discussions of a product-rel
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? JRacer at 4:04pm 05.27.21 I didn't say where I got my training for this.... :biggrin: Was watching your video as you replied
Its funny Friday! (1) Tally Ho at 4:00pm 05.27.21 Well, as long as the overall width does not exceed 8.5' - driver doesn't need an oversize permit to
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 3:59pm 05.27.21 In NC, don't they call that a "thump keg"? :laugh: I didn't say where I got my training for this..
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 3:58pm 05.27.21 Also.... the 3 1/2 inch to 2" reducer will have little webbed sort of pockets where you drill the ho
Last straw Tally Ho at 3:54pm 05.27.21 While that may be an effective way to segregate advertising, given how ubiquitous internet advertis
Last straw Phil Herring at 3:54pm 05.27.21 I forgot this, but we used to have a "Guest Forum" that would open for discussions of a product-rela
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? JRacer at 3:54pm 05.27.21 And the answer is super simple. a three and a half inch section of PVC pipe with 20 feet of coppe
Last straw jon hansen at 3:54pm 05.27.21 i think Clay is wonderful. i'm going to miss him. he always shared real knowledge of this wonderful
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 3:48pm 05.27.21 I have a question about your condenser. I can imagine how you sealed the PVC end caps and connect
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Calif. Ted at 3:43pm 05.27.21 When I first got mine (~450hrs) it smoked some on cold start, had a mechanic (long retired, unfortun
Behavior of marine batteries (3) Tally Ho at 3:35pm 05.27.21
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? garymalmgren at 3:34pm 05.27.21 Good job on the AC build, Portajon. You have pulled off a real winner. Your presentation could do w
Last straw DArcy at 3:09pm 05.27.21 Its a bad look. but not entirely unexpected. Sorry, I was never a fan of his brash and, at times,
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 3:08pm 05.27.21 I don't know a lot of folks who sail here who aren't up North now. Right now I'm content to sail on
Behavior of marine batteries dlochner at 3:00pm 05.27.21 Our SOP when we encounter an anchor alarm is to fire the engine, pull the rode in and then reset th
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? (4) portajon at 2:58pm 05.27.21 Photos
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? jon hansen at 2:57pm 05.27.21 not even taking on water
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? ggrizzard at 2:54pm 05.27.21 My water heater locale is different and, I don't have an engine access hatch in the cockpit floor.

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