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Parts from Hurricane damaged boats ? Ron at 10:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1008 Where would I look on the web for a company that bought hurricane damaged boats for parts ? Is ther
Cleaning 216 Bill Montague at 9:48am 07.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 HelloCurious as to what products everyone uses to clean their boats? I have my boat moored and ha
Propellor Strut Craig Warren at 11:24am 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/899 Would anyone know where to find an aftermarket propeller shaft and strut for an Oday 27, 1974 model?
sailboat hardware drdeb at 11:52am 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/826 Can anyone help me find used guardrails/pulpit for a 21' MacGregor.?/thanks.
vacation in chesapeake bay usae at 11:55am 07.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1154 I am new @ boating and this area upper/mid chesapeake bay, I am planning to take vacation in two wee
Replacing windows on a 26D lstyles at 12:38pm 07.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1284 I am thinking of buying a 26D and wonder how hard it is to replace the windows on either side of the
How tall can a spinnaker be for the 222 ? Chuck R at 12:01pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/922 I have found a Spinnaker from a 24' Neptune it is 27' tall. Since they are a billowing out type sail
BOW PULPIT CRACKS heather marie at 2:12pm 07.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/897 I HAVE A 97 30' CATALINA AND ABOUT 1999 I STARTED TO NOTICE CRACKS IN THE BOW PULPIT. HAS ANY ONE WI
Square-rigger question Bob at 1:42pm 07.25.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1981 This one is a little out of the ordinary, but things are a little slow here lately anyway, so here g
Yamaha 9.9 4 stroke outboard troubleshooting ecoughlin at 1:59pm 07.25.06 Ask All Sailors 5/11421 There are lots of skilled people on this site...I have a 1997 Yamaha 4 stroke that runs like a cha
New sheets for spinnaker Seekswind at 10:18pm 07.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/930 Looking to replace the sheets on my spinnaker. Any suggestions or recommendations on what to go wit
Newbi and Spinnaker newbi Seekswind at 8:58pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/928 I was reading the spinnaker remarks last week. I am a newbie to sailing and defenitely a newbie to
Outboard popping up in reverse Rich L at 9:30pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 5/7171 I just changed out my prop to a 4-blade 5-pitch prop. Stock prop is a 3-blade, 7.1 pitch. It's on a
Year of manufacture Roger Moncrief at 9:57pm 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/981 I am looking at a 19' Macgregor that the owner claims to be a 1987 model. The pictures provided appe
Winter Outside Storage Kevin M at 10:05pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/876 Is there any value, advantages or disadvantages to shrinkwrapping your boat for outdoor winter stora
AC Circuit Breaker on 33.5 Ken Palmer at 10:08pm 07.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/836 There is one marina on Lake Ontario that uses Ground Interrupter circuit breakers on their main brea
liner air ted at 10:14pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/825 As I understand this, the Hunter is built using an inner liner that creates a space between the hull
Waterproofing External Speakers Bob at 10:40pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1320 I am going to install flush mounted cockpit speakers and have noted that the size and type available
Requirements to captain a boat pres18308 at 10:35pm 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1620 I am interested in taking folks out on my 27' Catalina for a fee. i.e. 4-hour sunset cruise. Has an
MYSTERY H2O LOSS Christopher Bayer at 11:20pm 07.23.06 Big Boats 1/764 Good morning fellow hunter owners. I just checked out Hunter Marine's new website. it's terrific!I

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What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Terry Cox at 6:50pm 06.03.21 Anything else? Mid ship cleat most important with a boarding step to help in boat docking.
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? Tally Ho at 6:48pm 06.03.21 Autopilot Lazy jacks/ sail bag (MackPack) ST winches Jib furling line run to cabintop rope clutch (t
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JimP at 6:34pm 06.03.21 I replace the whole fixture with this one on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0838RWH7Y Onl
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? JimP at 6:21pm 06.03.21 Make sure your autopilot is networked to your wind indicator. This allows you to set the sails for a
Keep fuel tank full? TimFromLI at 6:20pm 06.03.21 Topics never to be discussed: politics religion and condensation in fuel tanks. Some say it's imposs
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 6:18pm 06.03.21
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 Tally Ho at 6:13pm 06.03.21 Some of the newer refrigeration units come with the compressor unit, the cold plate, and the hose se
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 5:50pm 06.03.21 Hi Andrew, I researched U-Haul and they longest trailers they have are 12'. A 6' x 12' Utility trai
Dead Simple way to attach light objects to cabin interior nightowle at 5:48pm 06.03.21 Much like Sail SFBay, we've used 3M command strip hooks that have worked great. The admiral's handb
H326 HIN Ed Caldwell at 5:41pm 06.03.21 HUN
28.5 Side windows kloudie1 at 5:31pm 06.03.21 Measure carefully and go on line to Tapp Plastics. They can custom cut smoke tinted cast acrylic for
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please shemandr at 5:27pm 06.03.21 I don't know anything about Seattle but you might be best served by renting a U haul or similar trai
Keep fuel tank full? NYSail at 5:21pm 06.03.21 Sort of like the anchor question. I keep my tanks as empty as possible until I am going on a trip...
Keep fuel tank full? sail sfbay at 5:15pm 06.03.21 Don.......good recommendation but unlike my diesel truck and skiboat turing over my boats diesel tan
Mast sheave box - Compatible Ronstan part? Sailor Sue at 5:11pm 06.03.21 If I understand what you're saying, your existing opening is an eight (1/8") of an inch too narrow.
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 5:06pm 06.03.21 RitSim - I am somewhat handy. Being a boat owner again proficiency is improving. Thanks for the quic
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 RitSim at 5:00pm 06.03.21 How handy are you? You can buy a new compressor for $250-300 and a new controller for approx $150 ma
H326 HIN stuendan at 4:58pm 06.03.21 Thanks guys, I'll have another look! - the problem is the number I have from documentation begins wi
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 4:57pm 06.03.21 According to the electronics distributor that I talked to, the backbone and drops on the N2K system
What do you use for fire extingushers?? Mr Fox at 4:57pm 06.03.21 I like the potassium jets. A,B,C, E and F rated, zero thrust (so no spread of flammable liquids), no

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