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Winter Outside Storage Kevin M at 10:05pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/885 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 0/839 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 1/839 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 7/1351 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 10/1670 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 1/781 Good morning fellow hunter owners. I just checked out Hunter Marine's new website. it's terrific!I
oday 222 rigging rbel at 11:49pm 07.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1336 I was wondering if the rigging for a oday 22 is the same on the oday 222. I am specifically wonderin
Good News for Us Around Here Rick Webb at 12:15am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1004 Maybe not so great for others but I think we have earned a break.
Heaving to on main alone (1) Terry Arnold at 12:48am 07.24.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1549 About 4 am on Saturday, June 17th, 2006 Sarah and I went out at the Venice, Florida inlet aboard my
scupper drains to where? rcfpe5 at 1:08am 07.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1303 I have recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 22. There are 2 drains in the cockpit floor that are pipe
Jabsco head flush problem Bob La Salle at 1:14am 07.24.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1881 I have a 2 year old Jabsco 29090-2000 manual head. When flushing, the bowl empties but then "squirt
Return from rOnDAYvous 06! Bill Coxe at 1:27am 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/932
Conversion of alcohol stove Hugues at 1:20am 07.24.06 Catalina 30 5/1520 Does anyone know how and where to purchase conversion kits to convert alcohol stove on 1983 catalina
Leak (1) David ONeill at 1:31am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1038 I have a 1979 Oday 22. I have noticed after a day of sailing I take on water and it settles in the
Boat Insurance Abby Normal at 1:41am 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1378 Greetings all, I am in the process of buying a 1984 MacGregor 25. I am going to get a quote for ins
How big is a Mid-Size Boat? Jack at 11:15pm 07.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/768 The following is an observation in regards to the Catalina Owners part of the website.In the navig
Headsail Question Lee Y at 11:09pm 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/925 Is it better to sail with a reefed main alone in 20 knot winds or with only the jib? Does it put exc
Trailer rim size Randy Kaufhold at 2:46am 07.24.06 Trailer Sailors 2/1859 Any idea on what type of rim is used on a Macgregor 25 trailer. The trailer came with the boat new.I
Fuel tank access Gene at 2:59am 07.24.06 Big Boats 7/1470 I would like to know if anyone has added an access hole to the fuel tank on the Legend 35.5 (1995 mo
The payoff (1) GThorne at 3:06am 07.24.06 Big Boats 7/951 After spending hours scouring numerous forums on the web, talking with local marine supply stores an

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Help with diagnosing engine failing to start Terry Cox at 3:33pm 06.23.21 Sorry, but in this case you are incorrect. Uh, hold up. I made a distinction with the fuse, not th
Buying a Hunter 41 DS Valerio at 3:31pm 06.23.21 i manage to install 4 trojan lp 16 6 volts below the nav seat.
Buying a Hunter 41 DS Valerio at 3:30pm 06.23.21 It amazes me how close DAYDREAMER41 and myself we did almost the same changes to the sailboat. I am
Stern light Kings Gambit at 3:29pm 06.23.21 Details.:banghead:Just another example of why it takes much longer than it should to change or fix a
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? skunther at 3:20pm 06.23.21 Thanks @jeepbluetj, parts received and I now have a running Lehr! Draining the oil now. Not sure wha
H260 Model Year Differences? (1) caverun at 2:50pm 06.23.21 @caverun Can you confirm if your boat is one I sold. Yes, I think it was. Battery selector switch
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:42pm 06.23.21 Keep the fenders at the dock. Fun bit of trivia: they're fenders when on the boat. When attached t
Toilet seats Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:37pm 06.23.21 Bob, I'd take the seat and lid with you to the big box store cuz you'll need to match hinges locatio
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table sail sfbay at 2:25pm 06.23.21 Same subject came up on a recent thread: Cabin table for 1992 Beneteau moorings 405 \| Sailboat Owner
Boat leaning to port All U Get at 2:11pm 06.23.21 If you trust the water line on port and starboard sides, measure that to the water.
tachometer not accurate Hayden Watson at 2:11pm 06.23.21 Hayden, Continuing in my attempt at humor, :) you still have this backwards. Disregard for a mo
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start leo310 at 2:01pm 06.23.21 Had something like this and found that the ground wire was busted at the lug. made a new ground wire
Catalina 310 Cabin Top leo310 at 1:58pm 06.23.21 what you may want to do is drill a larger hole then fill it with epoxy then drill the hole size you
Stern light Crazy Dave Condon at 1:52pm 06.23.21 On many inland lakes, power boat drivers generally look straight forward , never upward. In other w
Windlass "Rode Management Module" does what exactly? Msweetnam at 1:46pm 06.23.21 ^^ This. Particularly helpful with rope rode, which may tend to float off the gypsy, since there is
Windlass "Rode Management Module" does what exactly? Msweetnam at 1:46pm 06.23.21 That bar, albeit plastic, is designed to keep the gypsy from reversing unintentionally. Ah i under
Where's all this water coming from? jksirius at 1:46pm 06.23.21 In my Sirius, under the forepeak there are closed compartments that are supposed to have foam for fl
315 PHRF rating Bill Russell at 1:35pm 06.23.21 Thanks. They say 165-168, though that's based on a 2-boat sample size.
Recommendations for holding the bottom line on a series of boat fenders out of the water. Wade Gizzy at 1:25pm 06.23.21 I can't stop thinking about your comment that 1.5m (5ft) waves aren't uncommon at the dock that you
Toilet seats Scott T-Bird at 1:15pm 06.23.21 My Raritan toilet uses Bemis seats. It should be easy to find.

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