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Tuning Rig Mike Casucci at 10:36am 05.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/922 How critical is it to tune the rig? I do not race. I had it done last year and the rigger was on the
Painting CB and Rudder Sharon at 10:40am 05.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/916 Another newbie question. Need to re-glass the leading edge of the CB and bottom of rudder. Not bei
Battery chargers Brian D at 9:04am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1231 I think I am in need of a new one. How do I determine the current rating requirements for a new char
Carrick-on-Shannon IRE Eric at 8:45am 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1028 A co-worker and I are going to Ireland the last two weeks of May. We are chartering a 29 ft cabin c
Real-time weather mapping from NOAA Harry at 12:20pm 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 0/935 I just read about the NOAA real-time mapping service in the BoatUS monthly magazine. It's at http:/
lightning protection in drydock Bob Grimm at 12:44pm 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2181 How does the boat yard or anyone else for that matter, protect thier sailboat from lightning strikes
Stern Pulpit for 26S Bill at 6:43pm 05.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1115 I just purchased a 1991 M26S. Interest in adding a stern pulpit and swim ladder. Any recommendations
Corrosion iin cabin Kerry13709 at 7:04pm 05.04.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1099 I seem to have a lot of corrosion on metal part in the cabin of my boat. It is a 1992 oceanis 405. I
Roller Furling halyard restrainer on H23 Bill Leathen at 2:22pm 05.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/1122 Has anyone put a halyard restrainer on the mast of a H23 with roller furling? Where did you locate
Marina Hemingway Cuba dangerous channel Phiggins at 11:19pm 05.02.06 Ask All Sailors 17/2793 Just got back from Cuba and felt I should warn anyone who plans to go there about the dangers (apart
Wooden Traveller Risers Sean at 10:59pm 05.02.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/959 I am trying to run the lines aft to the cockpit, but my plan runs the lines right through the wooden
H216 Finish Jacktar at 10:38pm 05.02.06 Smaller Boats 7/977 Hi Gang!Ok, don't want to belabor this, but am still not sure of the best way to keep this ACP fini
Editing problem? Ken Palmer at 9:58pm 05.02.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/958 Phil, I posted a message yesterday with a new topic. After posting, I discovered a typo. When I look
navigation light lens replacement bobdilk1 at 12:32am 05.03.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1105 My 1981 Hunter 25 has the position lights mounted on the sides of the bow. the color in the lens for
C-27 LAZY JACKS tejodi at 1:26am 05.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/2568 Does any one have measurments for lazy jacks for a 27. Specificially at what point on the mast do
Deck Organizer Removal Larry Stewart at 2:12am 05.03.06 Big Boats 3/1392 I need to replace one of the rollers on my deck organizer under the sea hood of my 1998 376. The sc
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002 patrick at 2:54am 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1127 Just FYI:TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWSISSUED AT 1631Z 03
Bottom paint questions wayne williams at 4:17am 05.03.06 Ask All Sailors 4/985 I bought a freshwater boat that is finally making it home. It has VC17 bottom paint. The only comp
Outboard motor mount for H 340 ARETE at 4:37am 05.03.06 Big Boats 2/892 Any suggestions on how to mount an outboard motor on a H 340? The stern seats and curved rails seem
Spreader Inserts Michael Frieszell at 5:32am 05.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/911 I need to replace the spreaders on my Mac 25. I was wondering where I can purchase the inserts that

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BELT DUST twodzusfittings at 5:13am 06.13.21 The belt dust has increased lately after I put a little more tension on the belt. The V shape became
Relay for always on MC-614 WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 5:03am 06.13.21
Raymarine ST4000+ Seatalk Fail message Ward H at 5:03am 06.13.21 Could be something as simple as there is a second breaker/switch that needs to be turned? Auto Helm
Considering a Hunter 240 John Marrone at 4:57am 06.13.21 Appreciate the input, regardless stepping on or off this boat from anywhere other than the cockpit b
Relay for always on MC-614 Ward H at 4:57am 06.13.21
Whisker pole for an O'Day 28 - which one Joe at 4:55am 06.13.21 I'm not that keen on spending the big bucks unless I'm absolutely sure I needed the high end adjust
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 shemandr at 4:53am 06.13.21 What was it like before it was restored?
reefing blocks for oday 322 kappykaplan at 4:50am 06.13.21 The reef line is intended to pull the back of the sail down, and back at the same time. :plus:
AP not holding heading Joe at 4:49am 06.13.21 Besides calibrating, you might look through the configuration data to make sure the controller is us
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 frfaris at 1:43am 06.13.21 Thank you all this was very helpful. looking forward to the beer and learning more from previous po
Cleaning heat exchanger Brahmany at 11:50pm 06.12.21 Add same amount of clean water to the 6% vinegar. Wait ........you get 3% :) Point ?
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (4) skunther at 11:29pm 06.12.21 I found a worm drive motor and gearbox combo from a V2 for a decent price. Could I swap the motor an
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker (5) skunther at 11:19pm 06.12.21 I removed the windlass, and it appears pretty abused and neglected. The positive wire is fairly corr
Any 1" rail mount speakers for stern rail? MikeHoncho at 9:55pm 06.12.21
ST50+ might not be working Team118 at 8:35pm 06.12.21 Thank you. I was told by Raymarine that using a D244 to connect the 2 ST50+ control heads together a
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 DArcy at 8:22pm 06.12.21 That is a lot of crud. I would think a fire would have other indicators, like burnt floors and damag
Any 1" rail mount speakers for stern rail? patrickkidd at 8:19pm 06.12.21
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 MikeHoncho at 8:17pm 06.12.21 My wakeboard boat looks like that. Sits on a boat lift all summer then stores during the winter. Thi
Should I be Worried Terry Cox at 8:06pm 06.12.21 Hi Easy, similar situation here. It appears from your original pictures that the keel stub joint has
Relay for always on MC-614 WadeBoggsCarpetWorld at 7:52pm 06.12.21 My MC-614 will not turn on without the ignition key on. If I turn the ignition off while the engin

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