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hour meter jfp737 at 12:12am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1095 I have a 1987 Catalina30 with an tachometer that has an hour meter. The tach works fine, but the ho
Anybody gone up the mast on a new 25' TCA at 12:00am 10.26.06 Smaller Boats 12/1196 Last week i collided with a powerboat in the marina and sheered off one of the inner shrouds. I gav
Owners Manual for OD 22 - Same as 192? Garth at 11:53pm 10.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1125 Hello - I've just downloaded the owners manual for the 22. Can anyone tell me if the rigging instru
Mast boot Seekswind at 1:08am 10.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1028 I unstepped my mast for the first time. After pulling all of the tape off the bottom from the previ
RVG steering a C26 Mk II louie at 1:18am 10.26.06 Columbia 2/1797 I am about to test an RVG steering unit on Bicuit, my C26 MkII.......Any input from users of this k
Typical Cost of Cruising sailortonyb Allied Mis at 2:15am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2827 What is the typical cost of cruising for most of you. This is a common question. I'm not looking at
Electric Head spasheswater out greg17991 at 3:26am 10.26.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1417 I have a Raritan electric toilet with macerator and recently when I push the button to flush, the pu
Peggie, which method is better Ron at 3:18am 10.26.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1306 When winterizing the plumbing system, the previous owner used to blow the lines clear of water. I h
water muffler volume ? Ron at 3:11am 10.26.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1094 Up here in the frozen north, I am winterizing my C320. Last year when I opened the valve to drain t
Sail cleaning Tim2853 at 2:56am 10.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1015 Greetings,I'm looking for a good/reliable/reasonable place to send my sails for cleaning. No repa
sink drain assembly 1" for a cal 27 Gary Emrick at 2:36am 10.26.06 Cal 2/504 This should have been simple. But now it's a quest. I have a stainless steel sink on board with a
Does anyone know what sailboat this is? Twincept at 4:49am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 1/984 Look at the pictures that are located at this link:http://baatplassen.no/i/index.php?showtopic=2551
Mainsail Dale at 3:55am 10.26.06 Day Sailers 3/1063 Can someone tell me how many slugs they have on their mainsail? Slugs are the thing that slide up in
Cushion Storage "repost" jaydog5000 at 7:04am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/989 I will be storing my sailboat outside with a Tarp covering. I don't have a place to store all the c
Width of Oday 322 wing? mikenovit at 7:02am 10.26.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/849 Anyone know the specific width of the wing on the keel of an Oday 322? I need this info to see if b
Kenyon Kerosene Stove/Oven Mike at 7:23am 10.26.06 The Cherubini Hunters 11/7818 Our galley is equipped with the original Kenyon stove/oven that uses kerosene to feed the two stove
NICE and EASY,,,where u be? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 7:34am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 2/936 Havent heard from you on here in a few days. Just wondering where you was. I trust you and Lois are
sailing lessons and certification Tim2853 at 8:33am 10.26.06 Smaller Boats 6/1165 Greetings,I have been sailing my own boat (Hunter 260) for three years. Now I'm ready to take les
GARMIN GPSMAP 178 Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:10am 10.26.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1175 We just got a garmin GPSMAP 178, with the ext. antenna (30 ft cable), ' transom mounted transducer (
Lifting a 22 with davits... gkretsch at 10:46am 10.26.06 Smaller Boats 3/1123 I have a set of davits that are rated at 8k lifting. I want to lift my Hunter 22 to clean the botto

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Introducing Myself (1) Catalina 22 at 8:54am 07.14.21 Hi Tedd, how is the water depth at the south end of the lake? Navionics Chart shows very shallow. My
Shore Power Light Bulb jeepbluetj at 8:54am 07.14.21 I'll bet a dozen doughnuts the voltage is 115, as it's in a 115v panel and there's likely nowhere fo
Dinghy Security jssailem at 8:46am 07.14.21 In Belize, we saw brand new outboards painted like a used car. Splotches of various colors and cover
Gelcoat jssailem at 8:45am 07.14.21 Gelcoat color matching is an art form... Here is one persons ideas into this mystery. MxzCZ-5lMxY
Gel coat big ouch jssailem at 8:43am 07.14.21 Here are some links to the art form known as "GelCoat Repair". gIK7jmYDYt8 MxzCZ-5lMxY It would be
Autopilot control upgrade jssailem at 8:33am 07.14.21 The concept is sound. But I would contact the Raymarine Technical support with the serial number and
Buying a used Hunter 21 jssailem at 8:28am 07.14.21 My thinking is I would not be afraid of buying a composite built boat, as the core materials are lig
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning AndyVS at 8:05am 07.14.21 On my 26s, I recently needed to replace an end cap on a spreader. After replacing, I tightened shrou
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? (1) jssailem at 8:05am 07.14.21 We have the nut on the wheel loose. Wheels are held on to the gear system with a Nut. There, usual
Buying a used Hunter 21 PHarmon1 at 7:55am 07.14.21
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 7:40am 07.14.21 Hey, thanks a bunch, the snug but not captured advice sounds good to me & I'm thinking that I can re
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning justsomeguy at 7:32am 07.14.21 I think you're overthinking it. The shrouds should be fixed just tight enough so that they won't mov
Autohelm MikeHoncho at 7:31am 07.14.21 I really liked the simplicity of my 3000 but it was not capable of keeping course under adverse cond
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 7:28am 07.14.21 Nice information, but it does not tell us what type of AP you have installed. A wheel Pilot our s
Guest Galvanic Isolators RitSim at 7:27am 07.14.21 I have two (30 Amp) shore power connections that are bonded together at the AC panel. Can I use one
Boom Vang placement on an O'day mariner sail sfbay at 7:08am 07.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! For you size sailboat you could ins
Boat ID please kloudie1 at 6:57am 07.14.21 May be able to identify from the cove stripe ends, but I can't find the reference stuff..
Boat ID please Roadking Larry at 6:29am 07.14.21 Joe, the pics I posted are pretty much all that can be seen of it. I suspect it will be a while (if
Gel coat big ouch JamesG161 at 6:27am 07.14.21 Read this link for a near perfect match... Gel coat Small cans. Jim...
1987 Hunter 23 mast. sail sfbay at 6:24am 07.14.21 Test question? As I understand FranceSpar was, at one time, one of Europe's largest Spar Builders, a

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