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Wilcox Crittenden bawgy at 10:48pm 07.19.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2174 Are parts still available for these heads . I just purchased a Venture 24 with one in it and when I
Throttle and shift cable failure lross83 at 10:57pm 07.19.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1473 Though it seems the shifter has always been on the stiff side, this year it became more and more dif
Hot Weather Poptop John S at 10:59pm 07.19.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 I have been getting ready for summer sailing in extremely hot weather. I wanted a poptop cover that
atachment to asymetrical spinnaker for Hunter 340 rami at 12:00am 07.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1236 I like to add an asymetrical spinnaker to my hunter 340and need to add a bow sprit of some kind.can
Stern Rail Mounting of Tender Outboard Bruce Cutcliffe at 12:21am 07.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1217 I would like to mount my recently purchased 4-hp Yamaha outboard on the stern rail of my O'Day 26.
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 2/2620 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 4/3025 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 10/1267 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 4/911 My 2004 H36 has the speed log on the starboard side UNDER THE SEAT CUSHION and the depth sounder tra

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Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues Stu Jackson at 1:39pm 07.15.21 @Ken_Cat30 In addition to Maine Sail's excellent website, this collection may be of use to you, to
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress DayDreamer41 at 1:39pm 07.15.21 There are Youtube vids of persons who have purchased standard mattresses, took them apart shaped the
Dark Days Captain Larry-DH at 1:31pm 07.15.21 My wife recently told me she would like us to get jet skis. This will only lead to less sailing.
Dark Days DayDreamer41 at 1:31pm 07.15.21 Ah a PWC, fun, fun, fun and then you can't move for (3) days following all that fun, I found muscles
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress shemandr at 1:16pm 07.15.21 We had the Froli system on my Hunter. I liked it. And it did allow ventilation under the mattress.
Reverse Steering Characteristics Sailfanatic at 1:15pm 07.15.21 I assume you mean, in reverse, the stern does not go to starboard...An engine in reverse creates pro
Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues Ken_Cat30 at 1:14pm 07.15.21 Thanks for info Maine Sail. I went to your website and it is (after just scratching the surface) aw
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress Deleted member 117556 at 1:10pm 07.15.21 Big $$$...We added a 2" mattress topper instead.
Reverse Steering Characteristics DayDreamer41 at 1:09pm 07.15.21 2 blade? We have a 3 blade on our Sapphire and yes it does walk to port in reverse, this is where sh
Dark Days Roland5048 at 1:06pm 07.15.21 Been on a jet ski, or more accurately a PWC, twice in my life. First time, riding as passenger, I w
Sailboat as 'investment"??? JRacer at 12:51pm 07.15.21 Yes, just like Congress makes an "investment".
Retractible Keel Line Replacement SkookumZac at 12:47pm 07.15.21 I'm also in Charleston, and would be happy to help. Would be nice to meet some other owners in the
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:47pm 07.15.21 Huzzah. Yes my petty rant was to illuminate that folks use "invest" inapproproately. As for beer, w
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 shemandr at 12:47pm 07.15.21 The picture in post #8 shows the Javelin with the spinnaker flying from upper mid mast. So I presum
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder stickinthemud57 at 12:46pm 07.15.21 Small world. I just added one of those a few days ago. Hopefully no more broken cables when I go to
Sailboat as 'investment"??? dlochner at 12:27pm 07.15.21 There was a time in the good old days high sky high inflation, stagnant wages, and long lines at the
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress shemandr at 12:18pm 07.15.21 I think there are some custom mattress fabricators. If that's where you sleep and you sleep there o
Sailboat as 'investment"??? shemandr at 12:15pm 07.15.21 Boat ownership has never been a good investment for me. Wise use of money? Maybe. We'll see if I d
Sailboat as 'investment"??? jssailem at 12:01pm 07.15.21 I look at boat ownership as a hobby. The expenditure of time and money is rewarded by the joy of exp
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress sail sfbay at 11:59am 07.15.21 Replace the foam with foam of your choice, like memory foam mattress cut to fit.

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