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wood trim bill rau at 11:38pm 06.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/873 I am refinishing the wood trim and between the side panels and the deck is a long strip of rubber-li
Phil Merrill - Suicide. Don s/v Tellico at 10:42pm 06.20.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1416 After all the dicsussion here about the merits of lifejackets, falling overboard, etc., and the hour
replacement engine/outboard-- reposted steve L5538 at 10:36pm 06.20.06 Bigger Boats 1/929 This is a repost of my previous message because I realized I'd neglected to put that it was specific
Dinghy Davit for HR 53 Janne at 10:35pm 06.20.06 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2074 Hello,Anyone have any experience in mounting a Dinghy Davit on a Hallberg Rassy 53?Where can I fi
GPS receiver, where? Smitty at 10:55pm 06.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/942 I am installing a Raymarine E80 with GPS, Radar and fishfinder. My old Radar was mounted on a Quest
Adjust roller furling colin hunter 335 at 2:27am 06.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1487 The back stays on my h335 (1989) are bottomed out and I am still a little slack on my rigging. How
Time for an upgrade Dave19333 at 12:44am 06.21.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1051 I have been sailing on the Chesapeake Bay with my H23. We have a great time but the boat is too ligh
Head sail size mike at 12:37am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1128 I am new to sailing and wanting to learn as much as possible. One question I have is about head sail
Any 36 80-82 Owners out there?? (1) Ross Anderson at 12:36am 06.21.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1058 I'm looking to talk to any 80-82 36 Hunter owners.This John Cherubini designed Hunter is famous for
Best brand(s) of autopilots? tadd5181 at 12:34am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1073 The B'G autopilot on my Hunter 420 fell out of commissioning and won't accept a new commissioning (w
Hunter 23 Sheet and Halyards Karl at 11:53pm 06.20.06 Smaller Boats 5/3988 Can anyone tell me the diameter and length of rope needed for the main sheet, main halyard, and jib
outboard throttle control Chuck at 11:42pm 06.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1473 I have an older Envinrude ouboard, and the throttle does not stay in position, requiring you to keep
CONNECTING ST4000 TO GARMIN 76? AXEL at 4:18am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1372 Has anyone here done this? From what I can gather, all I should have to do is connect the brown wire
Solar panel draining my battery? KennyH at 5:02am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 8/10116 My battery has a switch to disconnect all connections while at the dock and not being used. Only th
Bilge pump thru hull location (Legend 35) walmsleyc at 5:37am 06.21.06 Big Boats 3/926 I've just purchased a Hunter Legend 35. The bilge pump thru hull exits from the port side storage c
Vehicle hitch question HueyDr at 5:47am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 10/1107 I have been actively looking for a 25' Catalina for about 3 months now and, like an idiot, only yest
Owners manual alymar at 6:00am 06.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/903 I just purchased my boat and it came unrigged. I've had sail boats before but would like to see a of
Broken Throttle Lever rvh3 at 6:12am 06.21.06 Catalina 30 2/1500 I'm a brand new owner of a 1986 Catalina 30 that unfortunately has a broken throttle lever. I've tr
traveler installation Mike at 6:12am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1126 I am installing a deck traveller on my O'day 28 this weekend. It is a Garhauer unit complete with ri
Origo 5100 NautiDuck at 6:19am 06.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1780 In the archives there are quite a few posts about the Origo alcohol stoves but not about the portabl

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sail cover: Clips vs twist lock fasteners Mark Maulden at 11:27am 12.30.20 I use twist locks on straps to leave the bottom open. The twist locks are unlocking themselves over
Reefing dlochner at 11:27am 12.30.20 More options in sail trim are generally better than fewer. You are more likely to be conditions in w
How to prime house water pump Berkeley 30 at 11:26am 12.30.20 How long do you expect the pump to run before you have full pressure? Also, while the pump is runn
How to prime house water pump Berkeley 30 at 11:23am 12.30.20 All potable water pumps that I am aware of are self priming. Most are diaphragm and if they do not
How to prime house water pump Berkeley 30 at 11:21am 12.30.20 You don't mention what sort of water pump,you have, but I think you just need to run the pump until
Enlarging hole in hull? dlochner at 11:12am 12.30.20 There are a couple of ways as @sesmith mentioned. The tool to use is a hole saw. If the hull is thin
Enlarging hole in hull? Allan12210 at 11:08am 12.30.20 Here is a link to my post when I enlarged my raw water intake through hull. I used two hole saws; on
320 wireless wind sensor Hunter216 at 11:07am 12.30.20
Motor mount PDW at 11:05am 12.30.20 Was looking at owners manual. 5-8 hp recomended for a 240. Need to find what that means in weight.
Winterizing diesel fuel on boat Guan at 11:05am 12.30.20 tks to all very fast info as usual..... will do.
Winterizing diesel fuel on boat Guan at 11:03am 12.30.20 Good to hear from you @Guan. Hope you are doing well. Happy New Year. hey Jss a very immobile year o
Battery bank PDW at 11:01am 12.30.20 Gas fumes and electrical together in that fuel locker is a fire and explosion waiting to happen I
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... seanmadian at 10:56am 12.30.20 Oh my... you could be in for a treat is you are not vegan.. Imagine if you will a long difficult s
Enlarging hole in hull? sesmith at 10:55am 12.30.20 Cut a plug for the hole the right size with your hole saw from a piece of wood. Glue it into the hu
Oil change... Make it a double jssailem at 10:47am 12.30.20 Go for it... Someone in need can use the recycled oil.
Dogs as crew (1) Allan12210 at 10:39am 12.30.20 Intruders beware!
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... (1) jssailem at 10:39am 12.30.20 Oh my... you could be in for a treat is you are not vegan.. Imagine if you will a long difficult sa
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) Leeward Rail at 10:38am 12.30.20 No official gifts this year. That said, my amazing wife: - makes me perfectly prepared Cappuccinos
sail cover: Clips vs twist lock fasteners Roland5048 at 10:35am 12.30.20 The buckle+straps are nice and quick, plus allow leaving them loose if needed, to give better venti
sail cover: Clips vs twist lock fasteners dlochner at 10:34am 12.30.20 I've always used twist lock, aka common sense, fasteners on the bottom of the cover. Don't see a nee

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