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Thru-Hull fitting King at 9:45pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/839 Prompted by several recent postings I am trying to remove and replace a leaking thru-hull fitting un
Ideal gaps for chain plate openings Jim Madden at 4:16pm 06.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/952 I'm planning on rebedding my chain plates, but have noticed that the holes in the deck have exposted
Sailboat Financing Tai Chi Sailor at 3:42pm 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1299 I am a novice but am thinking about buying a 45' sailboat to live on board. I have just started to r
Window Coverings Cary at 2:54pm 06.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1095 Does anyone out there know a source for window coverings for our Catalina 27? Boat idn't have any u
Gallons per hour Tip at 2:09pm 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/1063 Can anyone give me a ball park of how much gas a merc 9.9 outboard uses at 3/4 throttle. I am goin
Twist Don Guillette at 1:42pm 06.14.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 33/2760 I just returned from a vacation week in San Diego. We stayed at Chula Vista RV Resort, which is righ
Truth about OMC Saildrives Dennis Varley at 1:12pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/7785 Seems clear to me that from many posting, OMC Saildrives are not very popular. But what characteris
35.5 head replacement Honeyman at 12:46pm 06.14.05 Big Boats 4/927 Asked part of this over on Peggie's forum, sorry for the duplication. I'm really confused after look
Locking Winches Handle??? Rich G at 12:27pm 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1409 I moved up this year from a '81 Hunter 30 to an '85 Hunter 34' and love it so far. We do some club
Standing rigging Alan Porter at 12:18pm 06.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1426 My boat is 29 years old and the standing rigging has never been replaced. The boat is never sailed
Confession and advice BillP. at 12:06pm 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 8/825 Bought a used 260 last year and after some great help from a fellow 260 owner, we finally got her in
35.5 plumbing Honeyman at 11:30am 06.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1257 If you are not familiar with 35.5 specifically, maybe another owner will join in. Pulled out old sto
Manufacturer of Radiant Pedestal for 1987 First Patty T. at 11:15am 06.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1117 Trying to find out if an Enguard Pedestal was installed in the 1987 375 First series. We have locate
Rub rail repair symmes1 at 11:06am 06.14.05 Smaller Boats 3/1068 During last Hurricane season my rub rail was broken. I have a 2 foot area that needs to be replaced
Help selling the baby! TomCoyner at 10:06am 06.14.05 Sabre Sailboats 15/2109 Hi All:I am ready to sell my first boar. I have a 1995 362 and need some suggestions to find a br
Fresh Water in the Bilge Dean Strong at 9:55am 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1627 Fresh water keeps finding its way into the bilge of my '90 H30. I thought it was rainwater leakage,
Adler Barbour Spill Over Refrigeration Bryce Custer at 9:32am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1240 I am having trouble with my spill over refrigeration. The freezer side has a tremendous amount of i
Position of inlet David W at 9:32am 06.14.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1207 Hi Peggy, firstly want to thank you for your contributions to this forum. I have learned a great dea
Can you identify this weird winch? bly at 8:49am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1053 I recently purchased a Cal 20. Nice boat.But the winches are strange. They're small - about 1 7/8"
Why lee helm? Stephen OBrien at 8:43am 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 12/3004 I was out today in my 1981 Hunter 27 in winds of 20-25 knots. I had only mainsail reefed at the fir

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Bye Bye Birdie Will Gilmore at 6:40pm 10.09.20 I'd suggest all the club members contribute a little money to the owner of the sacrificial boat in a
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 6:17pm 10.09.20
Hunter 240 Furler Sailavie1 at 6:02pm 10.09.20 your correct. I have the factory hank-on jib... want to go to a Furler... any strong recommendation
Hunter 240 Furler sspan at 5:58pm 10.09.20 I'm confused. The thread title seems to suggest the hardware side of things (the furler itself), b
looking for marina Don S/V ILLusion at 5:45pm 10.09.20 You were doing great, right up to the floating dock part of your search.
Charging system question Mechone at 5:28pm 10.09.20 Newer chargers are the way to go like Sterling or pronautic these charge the batteries go to float
Hunter 240 Furler SFS at 5:24pm 10.09.20 I'm confused. The thread title seems to suggest the hardware side of things (the furler itself), bu
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Daveinet at 5:23pm 10.09.20 Could have sworn I was looking at these: https://www.noveltytoyworld.co.uk/ekmps/shops/aef66f/images
Bye Bye Birdie Hayden Watson at 5:17pm 10.09.20 At our marina, we get invaded by Rock Terns every fall. The marina installed small electronic boxes
Bye Bye Birdie 31seahorse at 4:30pm 10.09.20 I'm making my own "cannon". Got the wheel rims and spokes done, will be working on the hubs and ca
Hunter 240 Furler Sailavie1 at 4:28pm 10.09.20 If you plan to purchase a new jib, consider one with vertical battens. Also, get the UV protection s
Charging system question Bill Ward at 3:56pm 10.09.20 The Charger (unknown brand) on my boat has a internal float. When I plug into shore power the charg
Looking to buy CNG tank JanM at 3:28pm 10.09.20 We have two CNG tanks that are in good condition. Empty now. Anyone can have them for free.. We ar
Catalina Galley Benny17441 at 3:05pm 10.09.20 Have you asked why most have thrown them away? Have the boats been repurposed for racing, the spa
Starting Battery won't hold a charge FastOlson at 2:56pm 10.09.20 Regarding the point about being able to easily isolate either bank, we do have a high-amperage break
Charging system question dlochner at 2:35pm 10.09.20 I would not feel comfortable leaving the charger on 24/7. I've heard to many charger failure stori
Charging system question Benny17441 at 2:26pm 10.09.20 You got a shore power inlet so you should have a 120V ac panel or at minimum a section in the panel
Did the U-Gotta Regatta kappykaplan at 2:19pm 10.09.20 so the OC will have to get clever to re-use them! I'm sure they will figure something out, Clay.
TS Delta kappykaplan at 2:16pm 10.09.20 ???? ??????, ????! This is going to cut into my sailing time this weekend. :beer:
Bye Bye Birdie Muttondressedaslamb at 2:02pm 10.09.20 Hmmm, I guess every mooring field should have a sacrificial boat, sort of take one for the team app

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