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H22 Bimini Curran at 1:24am 03.18.06 Smaller Boats 4/927 Anybody know why the store has a premade bimini for a H23 but not a H22? I'm trying to stay out of t
Automatic Fire Extinguisher Scott A. at 1:24am 03.18.06 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1090 I am unable to access our boat to measure the engine compartment and I need to purchase an automatic
Chartplotter at Helm Tsehum Pete at 2:24am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1073 My current navigation setup on Tula my 39 foot Beneteau is:1. Dell D505 Laptop at the nav station
Mast Noise Larry at 2:25am 03.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1180 While on the mooring or at anchor, the wires inside the Oday 23 mast slap around making alot of nois
garmin 76CSx Handheld GPS Jeff Prideaux at 8:39am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1679 I'm about ready to buy a handheld GPS for my daysailor and am researching the Garmin product line.
Seattle to San Francisco.....what stops do you rec abe at 10:06am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1527 for a pleasant trip during the summer. Stay close to shore or far away? Stop every other day at a
Correct outboard engine setup for 33 ft Hunter? Neil at 6:24am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2875 I've seen several larger sailboats with outboards on the stern. Is this effective? Can it be removed
Bottom Sealer VC Tar Captain Dave at 5:54am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1174 I have a VC TAR Bottom Seal on my Boat and its topped off with VC17 every season. This year,after li
Installing davits on a sugar scoop stern rvanparys at 5:53am 03.18.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1726 I have just purchased a Beneteau 36 cc and was thinking of installing davits for a tender. I have be
Reply to Hunter 23 mast rake Richard Ellers at 5:16am 03.18.06 Smaller Boats 0/951 I wondered about mast rake and bend when we bought our Hunter 10 years ago and could not get an answ
battery charger circuit breaker Rick at 4:44am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 6/5085 I have installed a new battery charger but I am not able to find what size circuit breaker to protec
Scantlings Al - s/v Persephone at 3:45am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1370 I recently heard a supposed rule-of-thumb for FRP hull scantlings that said 0.01 inch of thickness a
Cutlass Bearing Replacement gpd955 at 3:44am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 10/6072 Hello All,I am getting ready to replace the cutlass bearing on my Catalina 30. The current bearin
What is best to fill a hole in the mast? Blue Eyes at 7:44am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1411 After removing an old radar cable that I'm not replacing, I have a hole that is about 1/2" in diamet
Drip Rate on driveshaft Traumaguard at 7:38am 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 11/4037 I was just curious to here what you guys think about drip rates on driveshafts. I was told to set it
Rudder Reference on C270 Calif. Ted at 7:01am 03.18.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1096 After measuring and eyeballing I think I can fit the Raymarine Rotary Rudder Reference Transducer to
Cruisin' in a 25.5, part 5... Steph and Brian at 10:48am 03.18.06 Smaller Boats 10/1523 Hey Everybody! I know there is some confusion about the sequence of the "Cruisin in a 25.5" article
Windlass installation 38-200 stephen beagle at 10:25am 03.18.06 Other Sailboats 3/1376 I want to install a windlass to my 38-200 and there doesn't seem to be an obvious way to do this bel
How to clean a boat that has been submerged hcllake at 12:01pm 03.18.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1495 I am heir to a sailboat that spent the last 12 months submerged in a fresh water lake. I hope someon
Tall Rig or No Craig at 12:59pm 03.18.06 Big Boats 5/1172 We are looking at a couple of Catalina 36's and will likely be buying soon. I am interested in how

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Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Billy_Pilgrim at 11:23am 06.02.21 The Shurflo fresh water pump that I recently replaced, after 14 years, does not use an accumulator.
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump BigEasy at 11:14am 06.02.21 are you saying that the pumps being released these days have been designed so as to negate the need
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Justin_NSA at 11:01am 06.02.21 are you saying that the pumps being released these days have been designed so as to negate the need
Cleats Ripped out of Fiberglass Timm R Oday25 at 10:57am 06.02.21 As on owner of an ODay 25 myself ,I'd say there is most definitely a way . Our bow cleats are screwe
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Billy_Pilgrim at 10:57am 06.02.21 Sounds like my pump/accumulator system is a thing of the past. If mine ever goes, I'll be updating
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Justin_NSA at 10:52am 06.02.21 Sounds like my pump/accumulator system is a thing of the past. If mine ever goes, I'll be updating t
Maiden voyage BL_Sailor at 10:50am 06.02.21 When my wife and I started sailing our C310 we realized that making docking as easy as possible was
Tricks to prevent topping lift snags Sailfanatic at 10:42am 06.02.21 Our solution to topping lift issues is to sister a 3 foot length of shock cord to the lower end of t
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) Justin_NSA at 10:38am 06.02.21 for a little levity. A fun movie BTW. 'Summer Rental' jKmLOxe-tYU
Beneteau 361 (and other models) Mast Howling in the Wind -- Problem discovered and need help solving... Harry Mathias at 10:32am 06.02.21 Thank you Chris Excellent and very useful information. I really appreciate this. Harry
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump odaydokay at 10:31am 06.02.21 Shurflo makes great pumps, though you may be able to get seals and parts for the one you have, it ma
best way to clean a water tank? odaydokay at 10:23am 06.02.21 I have that type filter/strainer screwed onto my Shurflo fresh water pump. I keep an identical spar
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) shemandr at 10:15am 06.02.21 Just because you can protest doesn't mean you have to. Every fleet has its tolerance level for mino
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? Alansails at 10:14am 06.02.21 This is who we have used for our shirts with our boat name on it. He also does other boats. He is fa
Yanmar 2GM20F strong exhaust odor ManicFarmer at 10:13am 06.02.21 You might even be able to detect the leak by running your hands wherever there's a possibility of o
Another Electrical Question (speakers) DayDreamer41 at 9:59am 06.02.21 Not looking at wattage output, we have a pair of Sony SRS-XB43 blue tooth speakers which work very n
Yanmar 2GM20F strong exhaust odor Justin_NSA at 9:54am 06.02.21 You might even be able to detect the leak by running your hands wherever there's a possibility of on
What do you use for fire extingushers?? (1) sail sfbay at 9:53am 06.02.21 CYQK ...........besides USCG-approved fire extinguishers you might consider an automatic heat releas
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) LakeShark at 9:51am 06.02.21 Seeing as you did not protest there is nothing that can be done except you and the boat owner worki
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) sail sfbay at 9:40am 06.02.21 Sorry to hear about the contact. Had a "near" collision one a race in the San Francisco Bay a few ye

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