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Boat manufactures ID code picklefreek at 1:51am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1224 Does anyone know what code NPT stands for (first 3 letters of the HIN....Trying to figure out a manu
Hunter 28.5? good or bad robert gallagher at 3:04am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1766 My 1st mate and I currently sail a Cat22 in a Texas lake. We decideded to super-size and have been l
greece sail roger marshutz at 3:06am 07.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/899 We are planning to cruise the greek islands next May or June for 10 days. Have any of you cruised th
Porta toilet for 1979 25' Hunter Ann St Peter at 3:11am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1008 Looking for porta toilet replacement parts for 1979 25' Hunter. The flush plunger has broken. Can
Hunter 28.5? good or bad robert gallagher at 3:14am 07.05.06 Destinations 9/19153 My 1st mate and I currently sail a 1981 Cat22 swing keel in a Texas lake. We decideded to super-size
Interesting Fuel Information bob fliegel at 2:31am 07.05.06 Smaller Boats 6/989 Back in Noverber 2005, while I was motoring my H260 to the boat ramp for winter storage, my brand ne
Has anybody had their cockpit screened in? Ctskip at 2:54am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1051 I've got a bimini that covers most all the cockpit on my sailboat. Along the rear section it has a s
ODay Widgeon Sails Joseph E. Mickel at 3:41am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1811 Does anyone know the Luff,Foot and Leech dimmensions for the Widgeon Mainsail and Jib? My sails were
shipping sailboats by land Bob at 4:15am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/793 I will be buying a Catalina 22 to 27 foot sailboat in Texas and need to have it commercially transpo
New mainsail Roger at 4:41am 07.05.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/994 It's time to replace the main on my 84 Catalina 30. Any suggestions? Used or new and where do you r
tuning a oday 222 Jeff S at 4:44am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1669 basic tension for stays ?
Bottom Paint Residue on Deck Bruce Cutcliffe at 4:48am 07.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/944 Has anyone experienced this problem? After using random orbital sander to prepare bottom of my O'Da
The halyard-slap symphony Pete at 5:00am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 18/7228 Here's a quickie survey:You're on your boat, either at a marina or in an anchorage. Do you find th
Battery switch catalina 42 George at 5:02am 07.05.06 Big Boats 1/1768 I have a catalina 42 1991 two cabin. With the battery selector switch to 1, is this the engine start
how far are you willing to go??? John Kivel at 3:57am 07.05.06 Day Sailers 3/844 Hi guys, While I am seeking advice, I thought I would throw this one out to the group. How far
novaform for v-berth? Lunasea at 6:31am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/851 I'm trying to make my '83 Hunter 34 more livable, so I got a king size novaform mattress pad at cost
Safe for bosun's chair? Cactus Jack at 5:57am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 22/4500 I have a 1980 Catalina 25, standard rig with 29' mast. Thinking about going aloft in a bosun's chai
Voyage to the Edge Cap'n Ron at 5:37am 07.05.06 Ask All Sailors 0/906 A one hour recap ot the 05-06 Volvo ocean race round the world, will air on ESPN2 on Thursday, July
Follow up - poor customer service from Catalina Don at 5:34am 07.05.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1459 A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned lack of responsiveness from Catalina to my repreated phone calls
main halyard length derek Mosher at 5:27am 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/925 I need to replace my main halyard on my 1983 Hunter 34. Does anyone know how long this line should

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Which Transducer Hole? StanleyJ at 4:57am 01.02.21 Do both of these through hulls point down, or is one of them canted more sideways? You want the mo
Which Transducer Hole? sailme88 at 4:55am 01.02.21 If the holes are of different diameter, there is an easy solution to properly center and saw out a l
Which Transducer Hole? StanleyJ at 4:53am 01.02.21 Your transducer may be different, but the one I have (and a number of ones I have looked at) basica
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... jssailem at 4:51am 01.02.21 That is good stuff Hayden. What you do and why you of it. :biggrin:
Which Transducer Hole? jssailem at 4:47am 01.02.21 I have an old transducer in place on one side forward of the keel with a plywood backer inside the
Which Transducer Hole? justsomeguy at 4:35am 01.02.21 Which hole would you re-drill? Do both of these through hulls point down, or is one of them canted
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter jssailem at 4:34am 01.02.21
Which Transducer Hole? dave_and_dd at 4:22am 01.02.21 Your transducer may be different, but the one I have (and a number of ones I have looked at) basical
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains dave_and_dd at 4:02am 01.02.21 Hey there Mark - I saw this thread on the forum and showed it to my wife without saying anything.
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter dave_and_dd at 3:51am 01.02.21 So...thanks to all above for your insights on this. I ended up buying a garmin gt15M in-hull transd
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Rickeypilot at 1:23am 01.02.21 Thanks as a retired person I do appreciate all your advice. Hopefully around April or May is my maid
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:47am 01.02.21 The boat is specially a Catalina 25 swing keel which will either sit on bunk boards or pads with the
Reefing Hull 26 at 12:25am 01.02.21 HI I'm new to this forum but I will say I sail single and double handed most of the time, racing,day
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Hayden Watson at 11:51pm 01.01.21 Docking.. I experienced a fellow sailor show up at the Customs dock. He was smoothly arriving an
Eye Splice double-braid Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 01.01.21 Do NOT try to learn how to splice double braid with anything other than brand new line. That that h
Eye Splice double-braid ricksoth at 10:09pm 01.01.21 The rope I have practiced with could be old or not suitable. I don't know it's lineage. I have s
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Benny17441 at 9:47pm 01.01.21 Yes you have to have a plan for anything you do, but you also need a plan "B" and perhaps a plan "C"
Electric Cooler Wiring Benny17441 at 9:43pm 01.01.21 I have heard reports from RVers that if the 12V outlet is not wired with properly sized wiring for t
Battery Switches Benny17441 at 9:27pm 01.01.21 It is a matter of redundancy. Conserving emergency power to start the engine. Batteries can and wi
Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Benny17441 at 9:17pm 01.01.21 A tiller definitely. I'm pretty certain there is not a wheel option for that boat due to lack of sp

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