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Mast Grounding? Rusty at 9:27am 09.12.06 Smaller Boats 1/1280 It appears that my mast is grounded to the centerboard mount. Is this Hunter's method of grounding
bicycle Howard9071 at 11:19am 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1282 I would like to take my bikes on trips. we have nice bikes now and dont want to buy folding bikes. t
Boy do I feel silly rkbowdin at 12:05pm 09.12.06 Smaller Boats 3/1115 I bought a 1973 coronado 15 and managed to capsize 1 hour after I put it in the water. We managed to
C-25 Trailer Recommendation Ed at 12:37pm 09.12.06 Smaller Boats 2/1100 I am looking for a trailer for a C-25 swing keel. Does anyone have a recommendation of a particular
Securing cabin sole plates Stan at 10:40am 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3016 What's the best way to secure cabin sole plates. I need regularaccess so simple screws are not the
376/380/386 owners Jeff Bacon at 10:29am 09.12.06 Big Boats 4/809 Hi all:I was curious if anyone has tried to utilize the currently unsable space in the aft statero
Satellite Radio at sea Robert at 12:36pm 09.12.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1236 As a birthday gift I was given a Sirius satellite radio set up.In collecting the cabkes and stuff I
wingnut for rudder Carmen Yannelli at 12:33pm 09.12.06 Smaller Boats 2/1152 It's a long story, but the wing nut that was used to secure my rudder in the up or down position is
Interested in a Hans Christian 33 Matt Crunk at 2:12pm 09.12.06 Other Sailboats 0/1198 I'm interested in (someday)purchasing a Hans Christian 33.At 40 years of age I've been sailing now
Where does this line go? (JIffy Reefing) mrscott at 4:49pm 09.12.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/882 Another newbie to sailing here, but having fun learning!!!I bought a 76 O'day a month ago and have
Help for a friend in need (1) Angela20177 at 6:49pm 09.12.06 Ask All Sailors 0/706 Hello sailors,I have a very special request to anyone who can help me. I'm looking for someone to
1977 Sun 27 Mark Casteel at 3:09am 09.10.06 Ask All Sailors 1/2609 information about manufacturer and specs?
bow sprit Chaos at 3:58am 09.10.06 Racing 12/4975 Hi everyone. How about some discussion on bow sprits? Pros and cons and benefits. I run an asymetric
Stern rail seats for a Mac 26M stndcommt at 4:44am 09.10.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1054 Looking for stern rails seats to fit a 26M. Does anyone know a good place to purchase them? I've d
Ok Alex's question reversed---LOOSE RIGGING ? Chuck R at 6:19am 09.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/926 CAN THE RIGGING BE TOO LOOSE ? Is it possible to hurt anything? My 222 is 7/8ths fractional and alt
Mainsail Tracks/StackPack Jerry White at 12:52am 09.10.06 Catalina 30 5/2891 I'm thinking of adding a mainsail track along with a Doyle StackPack to my Catalina 30 MkIII in orde
How do you tie down a tiller for a storm Steve A5532 at 11:10pm 09.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/1716 Hello,I had been tieing down my tiller with line (rope) off the side cleats. During Ernesto the te
170 heading into the wind feejer at 10:27pm 09.09.06 Day Sailers 6/1367 I've looking to purchase a 170. I had the chance to rent one while on vacation. Is their a trick to
What is the weight of Catalina 400 mast? Mark at 9:25am 09.10.06 Catalina 310 1/1657 I just purchased a 1996 Catalina and I am going to take the mast down for the winter. I need to kno
Wiring diagram Buck 100 at 11:39am 09.10.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1346 I just bought a Oday 25 and need to do some wiring. Does anybody have a wiring diagram for a 1975 Od

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LED Anchor Light Ward H at 4:48pm 07.03.21 Www.Marinebeam.com has a few options for LED bulbs and complete fixtures.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:24pm 07.03.21 loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate Has that shown to be a truly big factor when the
Outboard Motor conundrum. twistedskipper at 4:23pm 07.03.21 There are Catalina forums on this site where you might get more answers from those who know. https:
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 4:22pm 07.03.21 When a gust hits and the forestay sags, the jib becomes more full and more powerful just when you d
Too much mast rake shemandr at 4:16pm 07.03.21 I agree that too many sail trim guides go too far with the theory side. Once the vectors come out -
New guy with second boat Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 07.03.21 @Gutshot just in case you don't already know, D and R marine is an excellent source for O'Day parts
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:05pm 07.03.21 That only works on the volatile components, a small fraction of the residual hydrocarbon mass. As
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 4:05pm 07.03.21 It also says the loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate. I tried explaining that before
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 07.03.21 It says that 95% of the copper contributed by anti fouling paints occurs during passive leaching, n
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 3:53pm 07.03.21 In the end this is the issue, where in the water does the copper end up. An ablative paint will rel
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:52pm 07.03.21 Learning to sail your boat rather than reacting to your boat is the adventure. When you are ready
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:48pm 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the t
LED Anchor Light KZW at 3:48pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steami
origo 2000 knobs ggrizzard at 3:28pm 07.03.21 Here's a longshot, but possible... You might try your local ACE Hardware or similar. I have seen ass
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Tedd at 3:18pm 07.03.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter dlochner at 3:12pm 07.03.21 I dont think it matters though. it will end up in the water anyhow, even if cleaning is done on lan
Portable solar panels??? jssailem at 3:06pm 07.03.21 You can buy beer next time.:laugh:
Running DC circuits while charging battery? marchem at 2:58pm 07.03.21
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 2:55pm 07.03.21 PS: We have a bet on which Model wins on Saturday I lost since GFS won the tracking model. I forg
LED Anchor Light marchem at 2:53pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steamin

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