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battery life Dave at 12:33am 10.02.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1099 Hi All,Can anyone tell me how long I can reasonably expect a battery to last? I have 2 OEM batt
Running lights John5961 at 1:18am 10.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/956 My port and starboard running lights are acting up They go off and come back on intermittantly. In e
How to raise mast niteflyer at 12:56am 10.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/865 I am a new owner of a Hunter 290, because of the short season in Jackso Hole for sailing, combined w
New 170 LSU Kid at 10:17pm 10.01.06 Day Sailers 5/935 I picked up my new 170 yesterday. Planning on getting it wet for the first time this afternoon. I
Catalina or Jaguar? (1) Anna Bonthron at 11:57pm 10.01.06 Smaller Boats 8/3709 I'm wondering if my boat is a Catalina 22 or a Jaguar 22. I live in Gothenburg on the swedish west
Trim? (1) Ken Juul at 10:56pm 10.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1772 I am assuming the reason the mains are so far out is the boats are way overpowered. Is this correct
Y-valves Alan at 1:50am 10.02.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1426 I am replacing the piping to the head on my Morgan 38 we bought last year and want to make sure I do
Empty Pockets Gear Tom H at 3:12am 10.02.06 Smaller Boats 0/859 Hey Brian n Steph,Brian was listing "must have" gear in a past article and he mentioned a vacuum he
Diesel additives. (1) Bob at 3:11am 10.02.06 Ask All Sailors 10/892 Fellow sailors,As the season closes here and we winterize our boats I am going to use an additive
single handed rigging Gerry Ramelow at 3:08am 10.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 Does anyone have pictures or diagrams of how to rig the Cat 22 properly for single handed sailing?
Installing a dodger on an Islander 28? Donald L. Hendrix at 7:02am 10.02.06 Islander 1/2517 I would love to add a dodger to my Islander 28 but it looks like this would not be possible (or the
Depth Gauge transducer mike16498 at 6:52am 10.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3532 This sailboat is relatively new to me. I purchased it July 17, 2006 and when the marina was checking
Replacing windows on a 1976 O'Day 25 Bill McManus at 6:43am 10.02.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2565 Has anyone out there done any window replacements on an O'Day 25 or other model around the 1976 era?
Keyboard short cut for hart scale in Sea Clear II Jim Dort at 6:34am 10.02.06 Big Boats 0/813 Can anyone tell me the keyboard shortcut in Sea Clear II for a list of available scales on the curre
Keyboard short cut for hart scale in Sea Clear II Jim Dort at 6:32am 10.02.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1109 Can anyone tell me the keyboard shortcut in Sea Clear II for a list of available scales on the curre
Favorite wind generator? tdolby2001 at 6:21am 10.02.06 Ask All Sailors 5/984 Anyone have good things to say about a particular brand of wind generator? This is for a Macgregor 2
Primary Fuel Filter Hunter 306 Andrew R. DAngelo at 6:18am 10.02.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1008 I am having trouble getting to the primary on my 306.Need some advice on getting to it without disas
Adler Barbour 12V refrigerator Hugh4753 at 6:05am 10.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2557 I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 with the Adler Barbour refrigerator and was wondering about leaving it on
Electrical Questions Brian at 5:43am 10.02.06 Catalina 30 1/1176 I have an 1985 30 that we just purchased a month ago. In the last week the lights on the starboard
Hey Alan, fuel whistle question? Honeyman at 5:40am 10.02.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/829 Any hints on installation other than what's in the packaging? Close to tank is best? Can it be horiz

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Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 6:05pm 01.21.21
Boom Bolt? Ron20324 at 6:05pm 01.21.21 Is the bolt actually loose or are you just not able to seat it tightly to the boom cap? The bolt
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 6:03pm 01.21.21 I had to DuckDuckGo to find out but it looks like the 5411 is sea water cooled so no HX. I would
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 Tally Ho at 6:02pm 01.21.21 Sounds like she will be a good boat when you get her ready to sail. Greg
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Capt jgw at 5:58pm 01.21.21 The 5411 has a weird cooling system. Raw water cooled and the way it's plumbed almost no water is ex
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Noodat Lady at 5:57pm 01.21.21 Furler foil: Google furling jib. You'll find plenty to inform you. That's a very desirable $2000 upg
Odd requirement in boat insurance Capt jgw at 5:47pm 01.21.21 I have a deck stepped mast with a furling main, so rain can enter through the slot and is supposed
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need JT Burkard at 5:47pm 01.21.21
Blisters on 1991 Beneteay 41s5 jssailem at 5:15pm 01.21.21 Money well spent. Looks like you put your Covid relief money to a good purchase.
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 5:12pm 01.21.21 Greg, she is an 87. Bought it Aug of last year and been working away learning as I restore her. have
Boom Bolt? jssailem at 5:12pm 01.21.21 @BigDogg11 I have a Cal so not exactly the same but here is what I suspect. The bolt is an inexpensi
RAM mic cable rewire? Project_Mayhem at 5:01pm 01.21.21 There is coiled cat5 cables available but they of course cost more. If possible, go with stranded wi
New O'Day 20 owner with no sailing experience and a project boat I didn't need Sunbird22358 at 4:50pm 01.21.21 The "KEEL" does not go up and down on this boat it is fixed in place (or should be as it is molded a
RAM mic cable rewire? JoeWhite at 4:43pm 01.21.21 Here is what I would do. Buy a 5' patch cord, as in used in networking. Cut one end of it and solder
Boom Bolt? twalker H260 at 4:31pm 01.21.21 How loose? It looks like the metal strap there connects down to the main sheet? If so you likel
Boom Bolt? JoeWhite at 4:28pm 01.21.21 I believe it is supposed to be loose do that it can swing when the boom goes port or starboard.
Boom Bolt? heritage at 4:27pm 01.21.21 Is the bolt actually loose or are you just not able to seat it tightly to the boom cap? The bolt i
Boom Bolt? Tally Ho at 4:20pm 01.21.21 My boom isnt attached like that, but I believe you probably need to remove the end cap (drill out th
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 Tally Ho at 4:11pm 01.21.21 I thought that the keel stub or what you are calling the keelson, is solid glass. I have a 1988 O
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 4:08pm 01.21.21 Here is a pic showing the keelson. Blue is the lead keel, white section droppong from the hull to th

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