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Fixed Boom on C-30 Jeffg at 1:22am 07.20.06 Catalina 30 4/1786 Hi,I would like to mount a solid boom vang to my Catalina 30 and need to keep the boom from rotati
WAAS in Canada ? Ron at 1:30am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 I was reading about WAAS for the GPS system. My old Magellan unit does not have it, and I was consi
Shafer 310 roller furler J. Southern at 2:47am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/961 No manual for this shafer furler, but the turnbuckle is inside the aluminum tube above the furler dr
Day sailing from Central NJ Canfield at 3:31am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1061 Just buying a Mariner 19 intending to trailer for day sailing. I have sailed Barnegate and upper Ch
Quick C36 spec question please jviss at 3:43am 07.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 I wonder if soemone can tell me, off the top of their head:1. Length of mooring cleats at stern qu
How to rig a 2-line single reef? Clark at 3:49am 07.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/850 I have an H280 equipped with 2 lines; one for the first reef and one for the second. My sail does no
Should we? tj at 3:53am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1113 I have been boating for over 35 years now on Lake Erie, all power boating. My wife and I have been
VSCs Dennis at 4:08am 07.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1185 while i have never gotten one so far, I have been thinking about a Vessel safety check. Are they y
MD7A tachometer problems Donald L. Hendrix at 7:30am 07.20.06 Islander 2/2618 The tachometer for the MD7A diesel on my Islander 28 is misbehaving. It does not work when the engi
Booze!! Jack2438 at 7:58am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2212 I know I am leaving myself open for a joke or two but I really don't know the answer. While entert
Davits for Beneteau 361 Bob Hechlinski at 5:46am 07.20.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3017 To all Beneteau 361 (or similar) owners:We are on the verge of taking our 361 on a series of cruis
Cal 35 Pilothouse (1) Kyle6998 at 8:36am 07.20.06 Cal 2/649 Just fishing .... I have not been able to find any information regarding my Cal Jensen Pilothouse.
Reverse Jerry at 8:34am 07.20.06 Ask All Sailors 2/963 321 OceanisWhen sailing I put the prop in reverse does this have any damage effect?Thanks
moving genoa tracks on a 222 pbud at 8:57am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1266 I was wondering if anyone has evermoved their genoa tracks down to the deck from the cabin top like
Speed log location Robert at 3:03pm 07.20.06 Big Boats 4/909 My 2004 H36 has the speed log on the starboard side UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION and the depth sounder tra
VHF antenna wiring in cabin David - Fireball II at 11:17am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/970 I have a Hunter 260, '04 but acquired nearly new last year. Have added fixed VHF near the companion
'05 Beneteau bulkhead mounted tanks backflow Robert Buker at 12:41pm 07.20.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1711 '05 Beneteau 393 has holding tanks mounted on bulkhead ABOVE toilets. Have tried several different
boat hit by lightning in fresh water lightning 460 at 7:34pm 07.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1623 Hi all,Bad news. Our boat was hit by lightning last week.All electronics damaged, 3 holes in sid
central air conditioner mik e mills at 12:35am 07.19.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1114 my air con is not blowing cold i have tried recharging to no avail,any body know the procedure to ch
Spreaders Kelly J Odom at 12:34am 07.19.06 Other Sailboats 7/1422 I own a 1964 Alberg 35, and the spreaders have seen better days. Does anyone know what the original

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Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA Monterey385 at 5:24pm 07.14.21
Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed ggrizzard at 5:18pm 07.14.21 I trying to envision how Hunter made the insert originally. My 79H30C was made the way you did your
UPS must hate sailors (1) SoSound at 5:14pm 07.14.21 Shappens... sometimes things get damaged in shipping. We received a shipment the other day, a 92#
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? shemandr at 4:58pm 07.14.21 I haven't read this very carefully but if you hit something and the steering is stiff I think the ru
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 4:35pm 07.14.21 Block Island doesn't really get going until the 4th. June is pretty quiet. When the Off Soundings
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:33pm 07.14.21 Need more info; like how long have you been using the 15a outlet?
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:32pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder p
GFCI trouble shooting captcoho at 4:30pm 07.14.21 Do you have a galvanic isolator onboard?
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 4:29pm 07.14.21 I assume you mean the Lexan part of the hatch is crazing. I took my hatches to a local glass compan
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:28pm 07.14.21 We did hit a partially sunken log or stump (I think?) on the ICW in Virginia. We were in autopilot
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Rick486 at 4:22pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder po
GFCI trouble shooting sloughsailer at 4:19pm 07.14.21 This was a common problem when GFCI's were new. Current inrush would cause the GFCI to trip. Later m
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line Valerio at 3:41pm 07.14.21 3/8 or 10 mm dynema , the lenght mast be= twice the boom, plus the lengh on the deck (another boom l
Autopilot control upgrade Claude L.-Auger at 3:04pm 07.14.21 Ditto for me Dan repaired my ST-60 Windmeter a few years back and it has been working flawlessly sin
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line ice breaker at 2:49pm 07.14.21 Perfect the chart is exactly what I am looking for 3/8 or 10 m @ 82 feet and I fully agree 1% stre
Shore Power Light Bulb JoeWhite at 2:39pm 07.14.21 That is a good choice, Scott. You will not have to replace it again. You may consider replacing rema
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) Scott T-Bird at 2:34pm 07.14.21 Cuttyhunk and Block Island were decidedly quiet last year the weekend before July 4th!
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 2:32pm 07.14.21 We in the great white North have to haul our boats every fall and launch in the spring. In fact we o
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 2:24pm 07.14.21 Greenport bar owners think too many boaters drink on their boats... I'd have to nominate Paynes (Bes
Dark Days jssailem at 2:23pm 07.14.21 That looks like something from Star Trek or one of the many SiFi movies.

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