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65 Owner needs urgent help - water heater Marie Abrahams at 4:48am 03.31.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1048 Pressure pump only stops momentarily and has emptied fresh water into bilge. Have pulled all head ca
lighter adaptor for gps? alan at 6:26am 03.31.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/887 hi i just got my garmin 492 today. im wondering if i can use the lighter above sink? does it have th
Furuno 7 or 10 inch display - bright and clear? Taylor at 5:52am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1237 Quick question - I'm internet shopping for a new networked GPS/ff/radar system. The Raymarine E80 I
How far have you ventured? White Sails at 5:29am 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 6/1109 Curious to know how far anyone has gone in their "small" cruisers. Distance from your home port cru
Oday 22 questions Bian at 6:41am 03.31.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/987 I am looking at purchasing a 1985 Oday 22 and have some questions. This boat has a swing keel. Does
Trailering a H22 with outboard attached Mike at 6:48am 03.31.06 Trailer Sailors 10/1631 I'm leaning toward the side that tells me to take the outboard off before i trailer my hunter 22. Is
In mast furling on Catalina 28mkii Rob at 7:36am 03.31.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1316 I just ordered a Catalina 28 mkii with in mast roller furling. Should get it just in time for the sp
Broken Alternator Adj. Bolt on Universal Diesel CZ Brat at 8:02am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 3/993 This past fall when I was prepairing for winter storage I noticed my alternator ajusting bolt which
Keel-up sailing Mike Davis at 8:57am 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 5/989 I need some viewpoints regarding the sailing/motoring characteristics of the 260 with the keel up.
Apelco Loran-See DXL 6800 Larry Wilson at 9:23am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2818 I just picked up a used Apelco (see topic) and need an antenna. Apelco has 86'd this unit from serv
Changing the impeller NYSail at 9:19am 03.31.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1564 Pardon my ignorance.......When changing the impeller on the sea water pump, what type of gasket seal
batons deduct53 at 10:21am 03.31.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1035 My batons break lose in heavy weather any suggestionsI have none left can someone give me the deme
Motor for 146 (not electric), & can it get dunked? Tereza at 12:53pm 03.31.06 Day Sailers 5/2013 Spring is here and the lake beckons. At the risk of boring you with this question again...What mot
Battery weight Andy at 1:08pm 03.31.06 Big Boats 6/933 I added a third battery to our 340, and in replacing the battery with a bad cell upgraded to Group 3
ATLANTES A5-12 HEAD. Capt'n Bob at 3:07pm 03.31.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1280 To the loyal readers, someone may be able to help.When I bought this electric head from West Martin
Hatchholder Per Albinsson at 3:33pm 03.31.06 Smaller Boats 1/808 Where do you keep the three hatches when sailing? I put three pics of our hatchholder on the photo f
O'day 39 interior cushion fabrics Alma III at 7:37pm 03.22.06 Bigger Boats 0/1015 Does anybody know where to get original interior cushion fabrics?The colour is dark blue with yello
mooring question maineman at 10:21pm 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1045 Is there a general rule of thumb about boat size/weight and mooring block weight? Would a 400 lb. g
Trailer info for Catalina 22' swing keel fyrman1 at 10:39pm 03.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/892 I have a power boat trailer and a company that can supply new brackets to convert it to a sailboat t
B.C. Ferry Sinks Gary Wyngarden at 11:08pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1485 A large B.C. Ferry sank very early Wednesday morning in the waters of the inside passage between Pri

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H23.5 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:42am 05.09.21 Have been investigating the FAA as they approved a wind mill turbines farm with towers 600 feet plus
PSS replacement job jonelli at 9:41am 05.09.21
H260 Forestay reefing removal? (1) twalker H260 at 9:33am 05.09.21 <p>
Passage 42- Electrical Panel A/C light indictors - wires - burnt Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 05.09.21 other then find an electrician (which I am doing) In all seriousness, thank you. You've just red
H23.5 1993 isaksp00 at 9:17am 05.09.21 I had to fix the rivets connecting my mast to the fitting because it twisted off while trying to ste
3YM30 AE Temp Gauge joker460 at 8:57am 05.09.21 I did this back in 2011 Engine Monitor
Detroit River transport stephen_i_w at 8:51am 05.09.21 I measure about 36 NM on the chart. But, it it is slow going against the Detroit River. I would al
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Noodat Lady at 8:05am 05.09.21 I would clarify "hand tight": I have known farmers whose "hand tight" is up in the 50 lb-ft range.
The Dinghy Diaries Terry Cox at 7:55am 05.09.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cite
Outboard Motor Mount on Stern Pushpit - 2005 Huter 36 drm1 at 7:49am 05.09.21
The Dinghy Diaries jaysweet at 6:31am 05.09.21 We have one of the Westmarine watertender 9.4 rigid plastic dinghies (it's the wide one, with almost
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? dLj at 6:31am 05.09.21 Sounds reasonable but i wonder how may boats are soda blasted at high cost every ten to twenty year
Stepping Mast Singlehanded (1) Sunbird22358 at 6:28am 05.09.21 O'DAY 23 Original Manual/Rigging guide says this (pretty much same for all O'DAYs under 27'): "Afte
Flags jssailem at 6:05am 05.09.21 They still list me as a member. Someday, they'll update that. I wonder, could you comeback and vot
PSS replacement job barnstormer at 6:01am 05.09.21 Oh yeah, went through that this spring. The old bellows I took off was thinner at the stern log tube
Detroit River transport Sailor Sue at 5:48am 05.09.21 I don't know the distance off hand, but we routinely make the trip from NCYC/TBM (by Monroe, MI) to
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? njlarry at 5:37am 05.09.21 Sounds reasonable but i wonder how may boats are soda blasted at high cost every ten to twenty years
H23.5 1993 CrispyCringle at 5:36am 05.09.21 Re-rivet the foot. I did this a few years ago to my 23.5. Drill out the old ones. You may need to "d
O'Day 34 cabin top going soft njlarry at 5:29am 05.09.21 Before you start, some here posted a much simpler technique. They drilled some small holes, used ha
PSS replacement job smokey73 at 5:04am 05.09.21 pictures?

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