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Mast antenna installation Tiga1 at 11:29pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 9/1745 I just received the mast antenna installation kit from Catalina Direct for my C22. It looks like at
Curtains for 29.5,another way Lorenzo14605 at 9:55pm 06.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/904 Finally after 3 years we finally installed the best window covering's simple and they can be made re
H23 reefing (AGAIN!) InvictusSkipper at 9:26pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 2/889 Hi All,So, I am really close to being able to reef my 1987 H23 (Z-Spar). I ran a line through the
Keel cable separation Larry 3553 at 3:07pm 06.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/894 The keel fractured at the point where the lift cable is attached, I was hoping that the cable had sn
This is a GREAT website, AND.... Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 06.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/806 For all of you who are new to this sport and this 'site, I also urge you to ask any boat specific qu
stepping & raising the mast on '82 H25 seagills at 2:16pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 1/721 Does anyone have a method of raising ' stepping the mast manually on my H25?
Single hand halyards Jeremy21483 at 1:53pm 06.07.04 Ask All Sailors 1/959 I sail my H19 single handed at our local lake with no problems except one, leaving the tiller to cli
Reefing for 25knot wind gusting to 33 Jim Oursler at 1:52pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 5/1029 I was racing with one novice crew member and got beat up. How would you set the sails? I had the 1
battery life with refrigerator marcomondo at 1:39pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 8/1077 I am keeping my Hunter 356 on a mooring and wondering if I can keep my refrigerator running (on 2 gr
Universal 5416 Rch at 1:24pm 06.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1189 I recently purchased a 1982 Oday 30. I have the owners manual but the engine manual is missing. Does
Blownout main, how do I reinstall my H26 halyard? Pete17840 at 1:21pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 4/996 Prineville resevoir can get nasty! Lost control of my 95 H26 on a run from a big cold front. She rou
View from atop Tim Welsh at 1:16pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 4/850 After a nearly flawless launch, my friend Johnny has to go atop to install the topping lift that was
install honda controls o4 mac Bill Earnhardt at 1:11pm 06.07.04 Ask All Sailors 0/913 Help, Honda dealer said honda controls won't fit I need some instructions soon Thanks
Problem with reverse cycle A/C KenK13625 at 12:36pm 06.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/853 Has anyone had a problem with the heat cycle on a 16,000 BTU Cruisair self contained unit? The the
Sailing Book for my wife Bad Obsession at 11:37am 06.07.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1498 I have grown up around sailboats. My wife has never been around a sailboat before she met me. I so
Lifeline stancion replacement Jonathan Cushing at 11:37am 06.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/881 My lifeline stanchion snapped at the base on my O 23 (1983), I have tried to remove the bolts to rep
Curtains for 29.5 Lorenzo14605 at 10:55am 06.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/793 If interested please E-mail me They look and came out great easy We have been looking for 3 years no
Outboard Problem?? Bad Obsession at 10:54am 06.07.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1184 I have noticed that my outboard appears to be leaking lower unit fluid. I am posting pictures of th
new mainsail shape David 22613 at 10:48am 06.07.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/1598 Just a quick question, not technically about sail trim.We have a 1989 Hunter Legend 37. Our current
yanmar 4 CYL # JHE 44HP Jay20635 at 10:29am 06.07.04 Big Boats 2/933 Engine smokes at 2200RPM, has anyone else had this problem?Jay

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Another battery charger question (1) Doug Thrift at 2:45pm 08.04.20 Finally got an answer from the Protech folks and they confirmed that I should replace the OEM batter
Invest 92L shemandr at 2:31pm 08.04.20
Inspecting the hull/ballast tank and looking for a trailer for a Hunter 23.5. Dfed at 2:25pm 08.04.20 I had a thought, late last night. If the axle is undamaged on your trailer, I'm replacing our trai
First Sail on 23.5 Tackdan235 at 2:22pm 08.04.20 Nope, too busy sailing!!! outhaul, still one to one, and the foot is in the boom. I tied a bowline a
Raymarine EV100 Rudder Reference install (1) joker460 at 2:02pm 08.04.20 Maybe I'm missing something but this is a simple geometry solution. The documentation with the senso
Insurance in Canada? Sailavie1 at 2:02pm 08.04.20
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 1:51pm 08.04.20 Where is the energy coming from? See below. And the strong part was offshore till NJ. Not terri
Invest 92L (1) Captain Larry-DH at 1:49pm 08.04.20 I lost a tree at my house, too. Fortunately no damage to anything else, but I'm a bit heartbroken to
B323: Adding a house battery Ron20324 at 1:35pm 08.04.20 I recommend that you also replace the two (or one?) nylon screws that act as set screws to hold the
Insurance in Canada? BrianRobin at 1:31pm 08.04.20 Fairway Insurance,. They have offices in BC and the Atlantic Prov., have had them several years now,
New Sirius owner dsims at 1:28pm 08.04.20 I've never seen the owners manual before, I inherited my 1981 Sirius from my father. Some useful in
Cockpit drain valve and replacement sheets for main and jib dsims at 1:27pm 08.04.20 Yes, the cockpit drains are self draining with no shut off needed. The Sirius 21 has a foam filled
Winch rebuild parts kloudie1 at 1:26pm 08.04.20 Some good Maxwell info on the site. Go tp "Owner Resources" then click on "General Downloads" then s
Motor Size? dsims at 1:26pm 08.04.20 We have a Johnson 9.9 two stroke. Probably over kill, but the boat was my fathers and he had been c
Winch rebuild parts kloudie1 at 1:19pm 08.04.20 There was a guy in Australia who had a few parts. His website was referenced on this forum a few yea
Invest 92L (1) shemandr at 1:16pm 08.04.20 Well, it looks like Isaias is an unusual storm. It wasn't that much here in Jensen Beach. It made
On or Off Don Lucas at 12:51pm 08.04.20 My question, which I am sure will generate opinions: do you turn all off/unplug shore power when
Bow thruster hunter capta at 12:50pm 08.04.20
Hull numbers.... again pclarksurf at 12:48pm 08.04.20 Who couldn't use another sailboat? Multiply everything by 10x :)
Chirping alarm sound while engine running DNRJR at 12:39pm 08.04.20 Hello all, question to you all regarding weird alarm. I purchased a 2001 Beneteau 331 with westerb

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