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The right motor for 27 Catalina bookie at 2:22am 06.23.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1246 I am trying to buy my sister a new outboard motor for her Catalina 27 as a gift. The four stroke mo
Battery Equaliser Bob Carlton at 1:49am 06.23.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1242 I saw a blurb in the Product Report/ Maintenence section of the June 2004 Dockside Northwest magazin
Keel Trunk/Hull Cracks Dave S. at 12:58am 06.23.04 Smaller Boats 11/2133 I have a '76 C22. After sailing last weekend for the first time this year, I found some water in bi
Bow rail and furling King at 12:15am 06.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1026 I just purchased my first sailboat, an absolutely spotless '76 Oday 25. The boat does not have a bow
Topping lift on a 1986 Hunter 31 Andreas at 11:41pm 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1861 This may sound like a naive question but I have been looking high and low to find the halyard for th
New H38. Ed Schenck at 11:05pm 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/967 Anyone been aboard the new H38? CW has an ad on page 15, there is nothing on the Hunter website yet
Excessive Weather Helm John12048 at 10:36pm 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/955 My boat seems to have a bit to much weather helm. If I understand rig tunning correctly, should I c
Length of Forestay on a 356.......Strange deacm at 10:32pm 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/971 My Yacht Club's travel lift ran into my forestay and so I had to have it replaced. Here's the intere
neutral or in gear jim inFW at 9:34pm 06.22.04 Bigger Boats 4/1599 What is the best way to sail, I hear that neutral but stress on gear box etc but that in gear adds d
Owner Satisfaction LarryB at 1:53pm 06.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1097 What can you share about this First model? I am considering the purchase of a 32s5 and would like t
shroud sag? Captain Dave at 1:51pm 06.22.04 Big Boats 2/987 I notice this past weekend that the leeward side shroud sags when close reaching. I expected this on
Low RPM's. Not The Filter Or The Mixing Elbow Joe Mullee at 11:31am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1299 My Yanmar 3GMF (1983 Hunter 34) does not run above 2500-2600 RPM"s in neutral or in gear. The manual
River Sailing Ned4204 at 10:45am 06.22.04 Trailer Sailors 4/1687 I have recently acquired an RL 24 and a previous owner had "only sailed on the Mississippi River" bu
Blue Water Marine Paint--Has anyone used it? Robb Urie at 10:32am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1120 Just about done with my Hurricane Isabel repairs and been researching topside paints. Looked at Awlg
Holding tank monitor recommendations? Capt Andy at 10:23am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1331 I have a C-380 and am thinking of installing a holding tank monitor. Would appreciate any recommenda
Secure those dock lines imajazzman at 10:07am 06.22.04 Smaller Boats 9/1299 Don't let this happen to you! Use good dock lines and learn to secure them properly. The damage sh
SECURE THOSE DOCKLINES! imajazzman at 10:02am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/889 As sailors we are walking encyclopedias of everything you might want to know about sailing....Its pa
Performance VS Cruising Beneteau Paul8753 at 9:58am 06.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1222 Is there a difference in performance between a 42' - 47' Race/Cruise Beneteau VS a Cruise Beneteau?
Right or left prop seagull4 at 9:58am 06.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1399 In sailboats with a right-hand prop, it is easier to dock to port and back out to port. In sailboa
Small portable generator question??? Gary at 9:58am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1372 Oday 25Who out there has experience with small generators to power a window unit A/C on their boat?

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Looking for First 405 stanchion bases Justin_NSA at 5:51am 01.14.21 Duh , I guess that would help. Sorrytra bracing that comes with most bases to do the job they are i
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases CYQK at 5:42am 01.14.21 Available at Beneteau not to expensive
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 5:42am 01.14.21 If the batteries are 100% charged when I move to the mooring, is the 1-2 amp (25 or 50w) panel with
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 5:41am 01.14.21 Looks good and there isn't even snow on the ground i think that comes this weekend...
Raymarine ST7000 auto pilot- integration with Raymarine Axiom question artboas at 5:33am 01.14.21 i got a reply from Ray- i can see the auto piot on the Axiom, but have to use the ST7000 head/scree
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 kappykaplan at 5:28am 01.14.21 Hover your mouse over Crazy Dave's avatar, and you'll see Send a Private Message on the bottom of th
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Melstrom at 5:17am 01.14.21 Thank you for the offers and advice. I'm a little hesitant to put my number out there. How does on
12 volt charging at marina Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 01.14.21 To keep your batteries healthy, you'll need to have a charging capacity of at least 10% of capacity
Dyneema lifelines jssailem at 4:43am 01.14.21
12 volt charging at marina jssailem at 4:32am 01.14.21 Rick, @dlochner has given you good advice on solar in the PacificNW. Your 20 watt system barely is a
Mast Climbing Steps for a Vision 32 kappykaplan at 3:22am 01.14.21 :)
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? artboas at 2:54am 01.14.21 I have a tool that has a fork on one end, and a flat surface on the other end. Works great for the
Evaluating feathering Prop on 37 ft. Hunter artboas at 2:51am 01.14.21 Has anyone recently jumped up to a feathering prop? I have a standard 3 blade one connected to my
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Project_Mayhem at 11:52pm 01.13.21 Don't be afraid to call Dave. He's very knowledgeable and is guaranteed to give you a chuckle or at
12 volt charging at marina Project_Mayhem at 11:37pm 01.13.21 Yep, for times when there is a high probability of the tool being sacrificed to Neptune. Such as w
Mast Raising on a Capri 25 Project_Mayhem at 11:21pm 01.13.21 Lowering and raising a mast without a crutch or gin pole may be very stressful on either you or your
12 volt charging at marina (1) ricksoth at 11:06pm 01.13.21 Now I'm thoroughly confused. I don't need to run the cold-plate system. I don't need to run anyt
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 Project_Mayhem at 11:03pm 01.13.21 Looks good and there isn't even snow on the ground!
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Project_Mayhem at 10:52pm 01.13.21 I have a main power panel, but I added a remote distribution panel off of it in my stern locker. Th
Hunter 28.5--Trailer issue Project_Mayhem at 10:47pm 01.13.21 Pay the marina to hoist it out. Pads/bunks can be adjusted while the boat is supported by the slings

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