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Boom Rollers for ISOMAT boom and mast Joel at 10:50pm 10.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1223 Can someone direct me to a suppler for the rollers at the ends of the boom and for the masthead? I a
Rudder Balance Joe1455 at 9:55pm 10.24.05 Day Sailers 5/1577 This is an interesting article...written pre-170 but looks relevant. Haven't tried it but answers so
Yet another bottom paint discussion: Euclid at 5:26pm 10.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/882 As many of you know, I've recently purchased an H23. It's been sitting in the water for literally 8
Redoing sail fabric conditioners and oils/rosins. Ray Bowles at 4:54pm 10.24.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1527 Don, I've seen ads for having sails cleaned and repaired as necessary. I plan to do that this year.
Engine Specs on a 340 Levin at 4:01pm 10.24.05 Big Boats 7/1639 Hello everyone... I'm about to do some engine work but before I start I need to find the right pa
Oday 28 owners...Talk to me dennis at 12:55pm 10.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/3292 Just received final approval (wife) to move up next year. Current boat is a O'Day 25 which I've had
Upwind with the Hunter Rig nick cameron at 12:51pm 10.24.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/2398 Hi Don,I have been doing some racing with Sweet Mango my new H33 (fin keel, full sail) and while sh
Christmas Gift ideas for new sailor Lynnette at 12:42pm 10.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2171 Ok, all you sailors! I need a gift idea for my father. He just purchased a 14' O'Day Javelin and h
Lost rudder Steve at 12:25pm 10.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/917 My buddy lost the rudder to his O'Day 30 as a result of his dock breaking loose in a storm. Does an
Refrigerator Sealant Catalina111 at 12:07pm 10.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1016 Anyone know of a place to pick up some foam refrigerator tape lining for the inner edges of the top
Adding Lead to Centerboard of H170 ? Sav'h Steve at 11:45am 10.24.05 Day Sailers 3/1545 Many of you have talked about the CB not having enough ballast.Some have ordered newer than 2002 Ce
Lewmar portlights Will Patten at 11:32am 10.24.05 Other Sailboats 2/894 the portlights on my Ericson are crazed from the sun. Anyone know if I can buy just the replacement
Hunter 466 Capt. Ron at 11:28am 10.24.05 Big Boats 5/4416 I'm currently looking into purchasing a 2002 Hunter 466,( currently have 1993 Legend 37.5 ) which I
Mac 25 Outhaul Replacement Bob at 11:26am 10.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1054 The outhaul on my 1984 Mac 25 needs to be replaced. I assume the bolt on the aft end of the boom mu
Beneteau 361 Air Conditioning Randall at 9:44am 10.24.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2288 I'm considering installing AC on my B361. Would appreciate any comments about location of the unit,
Holding Tank Hygeine Nick hawley at 9:23am 10.24.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1166 Never had a holding tank before. Bought a Yamaha with one this summer. Used the holding tank pumped
Another Badery (bad battery) question Andy at 8:49am 10.24.05 Big Boats 21/2137 I am having battery problems on a N2U Hunter 340 (New to Us). Volt meter tells me that the charger i
putting poly on stowaway covers paphman at 8:34am 10.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/939 I purchased a cat. 22 this fall and I have been cleaning her up for next spring. I noticed that the
Getting inside panels for wiring VHF mrmetaluk at 8:22am 10.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 I would like to put the aeriel cable from the mast (deck gland) through aft to the starboard side (u
Hurrican Katrina victim Tim O. at 7:36am 10.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 7/1053 Hurricane Katrina may well total my 28.5 of only 7 months. The adjuster will look at her on Wednesd

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Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Scott T-Bird at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. My hope was to stay vis
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. (1) Jops at 7:28pm 05.12.21 Slowly fixing issues and learning a lot. Thanks for all the imparted knowledge. One issue that was
Freshwater Plumbing System kloudie1 at 7:14pm 05.12.21
Jerk dlochner at 7:10pm 05.12.21 Here's hoping the police call you soon to return your outboard. Depending on how long it has been
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dlochner at 7:08pm 05.12.21 not to get into Gieck's engineering formulas in detail, but : the engineering formulas f
Raw Water Inlet Hose Stu Jackson at 6:40pm 05.12.21 Winterizing an Engine on the Hard (Thanks to Maine Sail) - NEVER connect a hose to your raw water pu
Sealing cabin top seams Stu Jackson at 6:35pm 05.12.21 If it goes on top of something asnd doesn't ever move: BUTYL TAPE from Maine Sail Bed-it-with-but
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:31pm 05.12.21
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Stu Jackson at 6:24pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. So 40 gallons, at 0.5
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom WasabiRush at 6:16pm 05.12.21 Thanks everyone for the responses. Great info and helpful.
Freshwater Plumbing System MFD at 6:16pm 05.12.21 From the sticky thread on this site - check here first. https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/exp
Freshwater Plumbing System Stu Jackson at 6:15pm 05.12.21 Probably not much different than this: https://www.westmarine.com/WestAdvisor/Pressurized-Freshwate
What boat is this? FastOlson at 6:04pm 05.12.21 FWIW that E-38 will pass up a herd of more "modern" performance cruisers. Like others I have always
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question Ralph Johnstone at 5:58pm 05.12.21 What if ... Aye, and there lies the question :rolleyes: . Is it better to have epoxied and never
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question shemandr at 5:49pm 05.12.21 What if ...
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jssailem at 5:42pm 05.12.21 Sounds like your thinking about the issue. That is a good start. Note if you bring helpers (which I
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:41pm 05.12.21
Catalina 310 dinghy davits KZW at 5:36pm 05.12.21 The davits on my boat are capable of swinging out of the way and did so every winter except this la
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? fullbore at 5:34pm 05.12.21
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 5:29pm 05.12.21 Tank is 20 Gallons and I was gonna bring two extra portable so an extra 10. My hope was to stay visi

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