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Bilge Blower Wiring Question Dan H at 10:39am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2648 I am rewiring my boat completely and I have a question. This boat will have two separate electrical
Bow Roller Advice needed..... Gary at 9:49am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/942 84 H31Wondering if anyone could tell me if the anchor roller designed for a danforth/fortress in th
interior cushions alex19889 at 9:41am 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/957 I'm thinking of replacing all the interior cushions of my Catalina 30 and wondering if anyone out th
Furling the main and roller furling Henry Carsberg at 9:36am 12.31.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2064 At what wind speed should the sails be furled so to have the most efficent heel? Should the roller
Best boat for offshore or long cruise Richard McBride at 8:49am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1892 Hi allI am planning a very long cruise - down the west coast, through the canal, up the east coast
E32 Cockpit Drain Thru Hulls Kirby13889 at 8:14am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 2/1082 The starboard cockpit drains (two) plus the sink drain terminate in a 1.5" diameter brass pipe which
Repowr E32 Kirby13889 at 8:04am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 4/1407 The Yanmar 2QM20H in my E32 is ready for retirement. I would appreciate feedback from other E32 own
Ventura 21 Tim Cook at 7:57am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1530 My friend is considering buying a 1972 Ventura 21 as a first boat. Any opinions and advice will be
Happy New Year r.w.landau at 7:54am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/968 Well, time (as always) is in process now and midnight or morning, is moving around the time zones th
finding a 25' ericson centerboard David Egleston at 6:42am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 0/1071 need,centerboard for ericson 25'sailboat
islander mayflower floorplan Bob McMurray at 6:33am 12.31.05 Islander 0/1967 My wife and I were recently preshopping for our future cruiser. We came across an Islander Mayflower
What to do with old sails? sl22andre at 5:11am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1612 Anyone have ideas or suggestions on what to do with old sails? Can you have it made into something
halyards, best place to buy? Denise, hunter 23 at 5:10am 12.31.05 Smaller Boats 11/2320 hope everyone had happy holidays! The mast from my boat is on the ground! yay! I was looking to ge
Portable power ken at 5:01am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1481 Has anyone used a device similiar to this for power while underway??
Trailer for Oday 272LE David at 4:28am 12.31.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1010 I am looking to purchase a used trailer for my 272 LE.Please advise if you have one or know where
Poly Glow Removal Tom Heiting at 2:44am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/11916 Anyone with suggestions on how to remove old Poly Glow? I've tried Poly Prep and Acetone with no luc
spinaker poles chaos at 2:23am 12.31.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/922 What length spinaker pole should my newly acquired Hunter 26.5 have? Thanks, Chaos
Making toast onboard, or at least warm bread JC on Bainbridge at 1:59am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 10/2125 We are real good with making coffee onboard, but how about toast, or buns?For toast, we have a wir
How does the Bahama 24 handle in rough seas? Dave Gallus at 1:23am 12.31.05 Islander 4/4383 I aquired a 24 ft. Bahama Islander and have been readying him for the water-this spring. But I am wo
cables Buck at 9:52pm 12.30.05 Bigger Boats 2/1158 Anybody: The throttle/transmission cable on my 272 needs replaceing. Where can I get one?The

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Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip michigansailor at 8:34am 06.07.21 Well, it looks like LAO only includes the Hull, and looking at the Catalina brochures, the bow pulpi
Replace Wind Transducer Jeff652 at 8:33am 06.07.21 Thanks for the reply. Looking at the instructions for the R28170, it looks like you need a cable re
Odd Discharge JRT at 8:32am 06.07.21 Sure, do you have the owners, operating and maintenance manuals that are specific to your motor?
Exhaust hose replacement JRT at 8:30am 06.07.21 Oh man that would freak me out to do that on the water
Electrical components rlongfield at 8:30am 06.07.21 I'm a linux / unix person (in my day-job) so, I actually liked building it on an OS I was already q
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe DianaOfBurlington at 8:29am 06.07.21 I will probably, eventually, have a traditional shoe made with the through bolts. For now I am fabr
Catalina 30 exact dimensions for boat slip michigansailor at 8:27am 06.07.21 Michigan Sailor asking a question like this can fail. Even if the boat was designed to meet these e
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe DianaOfBurlington at 8:17am 06.07.21 There are not many Raiders out there.There were actually 30 of the Raiders made, I bought #30 from
Electrical components ShawnL at 8:15am 06.07.21 I'm a linux / unix person (in my day-job) so, I actually liked building it on an OS I was already qu
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe DianaOfBurlington at 8:13am 06.07.21 It certainly looks like the 'shoe' on my H30C from 1979. It is the same one. Raider bought them f
New gypsy for old maxwell Pshad at 8:09am 06.07.21 Thanks for the help folks!
Water pump sucking air? Nodak7 at 8:08am 06.07.21 Tim, I had the same issue with our 41DS. It only happened with the Port water Tank. It would running
Reverse Cycle difficulties Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 06.07.21 Since you felt the pump getting hot you know it was trying to run, so I think that eliminates any el
Packing size (1) sail sfbay at 7:58am 06.07.21 Refer to page 56 of your owner's manual Hunter_340_68030594.pdf (sailboatowners.com) . Suggest cont
28.5 Side windows nveater at 7:57am 06.07.21 The SBO store sells ports- if you shop by model, you will see the ports available (yes, I looked for
Reverse Cycle difficulties Rich Stidger at 7:54am 06.07.21 Scott, Here is what I think: Since the pump is running but not moving water, there is nothing wron
Looking at hunter 30 John T1594 at 7:47am 06.07.21 Many years ago I bought a 1980 H30 with a dealer installed upgrade engine that was a 2QM15 - 15 HP.
replacing my halyard Sailfanatic at 7:46am 06.07.21 Ditto 1/2 much too large, 5/16" should be good but get a low stretch line, For halyard advice see P
1973 C&C 30 with leaky water tank. pmdarrow at 7:45am 06.07.21 I just experienced this exact same problem with the starboard side water tank on my newly purchased
ISO Hill range alcohol stove model 2101 manual dlochner at 7:45am 06.07.21 All fuels have their issues. Pressure alcohol often burns with a hard to see flame and the stove may

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