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ST 60 wind vane GP at 12:31pm 10.22.06 Bavaria 3/1888 Has anyone ever had a problem with their mast head wind vane? I think the vane part(directional stab
Navionic Chartplotter Software Bob V at 1:46am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1075 Has anyone else noticed that the tidal information on the Navionic Compact Flash card that is used i
PARTS SEARCH FOR A 1988 22' CATALINA harmoney at 2:22am 10.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/1076 I just purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and I was looking for the best and most cost effective way to se
Oil differences?, Diesel and Gas Motors Jack at 4:07am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1864 OK, I received all the info I need on the "Oil suction device" and I could really feel the love in a
Backstay on a Oday25 Alain Pascal at 4:04am 10.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/855 Good day all,The O'day 25 project will be taking us into replacing running rigging, sails etc.The
Adding accessory battery to Yamaha 25II dcholley at 4:54am 10.21.06 Yamaha 4/2058 Has anyone added an accessory battery to their 25II?
Squeeking at 1900 RPM Jeff Barrett at 9:45am 10.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/919 I'm new to inboard diesels and have been noticing thatthere are "sweet spots" in the RPM band and r
Water Leak under fuel tank Rick Green at 9:01am 10.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1230 I tracked down a water leak and found it was coming from underneath the fuel tank of my 1982 Catalin
Boom removal Seekswind at 5:28am 10.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/971 First year sailing. I have an 85 O'Day 28 and I was trying to take the boom off before I unstep the
Contest 38 footer looking for others Captain Hugh Smith at 5:27am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 1/974 G-Day All, I have a Contest 38 and would like to get info on same. I will be at sea for a while but
Rigging Tension for Cal 2 27 (1) SteveM1378 at 11:33am 10.21.06 Cal 8/2608 This winter I intend to drop the mast on my 76 Cal 2 27. Need to replace the VHF antenna and coax.
Rubrail / Deck joining question PrivateerTradin at 11:20am 10.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/774 This might be a "stoopid" question....But I am ignorant, so bear with me...The older McGregors use
Jib (Gyb) or Tack-what is the difference ? WillC at 11:53am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 37/14818 From a new boat owner/sailor - what is the difference between a jib(gyb) and a tack ?
Need to replace my 26s trailer in California Chris Baker at 10:37am 10.21.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/990 I live close to Berkeley California and the original trailer on my 1994 Macgregor 26S is rusted beyo
OEM prop size David at 7:23pm 10.19.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/927 Any O'Day 30 owners (mine is an 1984, Universal M-20, 2cyl, 16hp.powered)happen to know the OEM pr
swim platform Jack at 8:56pm 10.19.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/984 I was looking for ideas to make my boat { 1986 Catalina 27} better. I found another 1986 27 foot on
H340 Companionway leak John T1594 at 11:39pm 10.19.06 Big Boats 1/1069 I have a puzzling and persistent leak around the companionway of my 2000 H340. After a heavy rain, I
Rigid Vang? Hugh4753 at 11:35pm 10.19.06 Big Boats 4/920 What's the advantage of a rigid vang, if any?
3GM30F Operating Temperature John T1594 at 11:52pm 10.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4842 I just installed an engine temperature gauge to replace one of the idiot lights on my Yanmar 3GM30F.
O/B Spitting Oil Drew at 11:55pm 10.19.06 Ask All Sailors 7/972 I've a 2 1/2 year old Tohatsu 8HP 4-stroke that is running a little rough. It's got 100 or so hours

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How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) Calif. Ted at 10:34am 05.17.21 After replacing a few, this time it struck me that the vinyl cove stripe really didn't do anything f
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? DArcy at 10:33am 05.17.21 I second Goo Gone. It does a good job on tape adhesives and is reasonably environmentally friendly.
Square sail .. Big Blue flies! DArcy at 10:30am 05.17.21 wanted to see if it could be done That's about as good a reason as any. I hope you have the approp
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Jan11 at 10:28am 05.17.21 A windlass is not to be wired through the DC panel..... The windlass should be a direct connection
New Hunter being launched (1) DArcy at 10:20am 05.17.21 That's how we launch our boats. Up until about 10 years ago all boats at our club were launched with
Keel Line Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 05.17.21 No but that sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Covid-19 Vaccination (1) jssailem at 10:07am 05.17.21 Innovation continues... My grand kids came over and started me watching (again) the Star Wars Saga o
Hunter 34 swshogren at 10:02am 05.17.21 I am looking at needing to do the same job this week to replace 35+-year-old hoses that look like wi
Covid-19 Vaccination TomY at 9:57am 05.17.21 For some 16 months we have endured a constant stream of fright reported to our TV's, internet news
New Hunter being launched CrispyCringle at 9:39am 05.17.21 Cool pic. Heck of a way to have to launch.
New Hunter being launched Crazy Dave Condon at 9:25am 05.17.21 15 years or there about. It was kept at Steel Creek Marina on Kerr lake
New Hunter being launched ggrizzard at 9:21am 05.17.21 Dave, how long ago was that launch?
cleaning a marine head fred1diver at 9:20am 05.17.21
Streaks on bottom paint Tom J at 9:13am 05.17.21 The streaks are typical of what you will see when the boat is on the hard. Probably oxidation from
Covid-19 Vaccination Don S/V ILLusion at 9:13am 05.17.21 Hang on to them. It seems every time I turn around there's another World problem made worse by Glo
Streaks on bottom paint Justin_NSA at 9:12am 05.17.21 I don't see them in the picture. Regardless, once you splash her no one will see them. If you have o
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home SuzaruID at 9:10am 05.17.21 Oh wow! What a transformation. She's looking great!
Covid-19 Vaccination Will Gilmore at 9:08am 05.17.21 Hang on to them. It seems every time I turn around there's another World problem made worse by Glob
2004 420 Passage Salon Table JamesG161 at 9:06am 05.17.21 I need some help from any 420 Passage owners. I have one for the H430 but you can get the dimens
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 8:53am 05.17.21 You will probably never need the decompression control cable. For now, just ignore it. The return

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