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Need a stanchion pole UnderDog at 4:14am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 2/1099 I need to purchase one stanchion pole for my '86 25.5. Is the best place to get this right here at
Halyards led aft on ODay 34 JIM22047 at 3:12am 06.08.04 Bigger Boats 6/1324 I am looking at purchasing an O'Day 34. Really like the cockpit ' cabin. I have not seen any with th
Battery charging and off-gassing Keel-N-Time at 3:11am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 3/1097 Hi Guys ' Gals,I have a new style (post '86) C22 with the battery compartment in the starboard coc
Halyards led aft on O30 JIM22047 at 3:10am 06.08.04 Bigger Boats 0/997 I am looking at purchasing an O'Day 34. Really like the cockpit ' cabin. I have not seen any with
Batteries in General Steve A. at 2:27am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 6/840 I assume a new Hunter H260 comes with one marine deep-cycle battery that is 'adequate' for short per
Changing Ballast Water Steve A. at 1:32am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 15/1865 I was reading in the archives where Ken posted something about changing the water in the H260 ballas
New archive feature: browse Phil Herring at 12:50am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1078 FYI, you can now browse archived threads. Just use the Archive link located on the forum menus, or
Missing slide connection Ed6925 at 12:36am 06.08.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/848 This weekend while sailing with my wife, I was checking out the main sail trim and noticed that both
A/C Condensor scaling FlyBri737 at 12:17am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1190 Does anybody know how to do an "acid flush" on an airconditioner?My boat a/c is not cooling and I
Mast antenna installation Tiga1 at 11:29pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 9/2040 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 2/969 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 2/927 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 1/949 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 0/849 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 1/751 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 1/992 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 5/1120 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 8/1209 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 1/1231 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 4/1044 Prineville resevoir can get nasty! Lost control of my 95 H26 on a run from a big cold front. She rou

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How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:27am 12.23.20 What if an unattended boat with motor running gets loose and hits another boat, person, etc as to wh
Battery Wiring nveater at 9:18am 12.23.20 Thanks this is probably what I will do- but I will review Stu's links first- I do have a charger hoo
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Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Tom J at 9:09am 12.23.20 Hi, Can you fix the stuffing box in the water, in terms like add one or two extra layers if it is l
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Sailm8 at 9:09am 12.23.20 I just did it last summer. I only added one wrap of stuffing material and did not try to clean out
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Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Justin_NSA at 8:39am 12.23.20 As tricky as this reads to do it all properly, e.g. inspecting hose and shaft wear, cleaning out old
LiFePO4 conversion Hayden Watson at 8:35am 12.23.20 He bought a cheap Chinese replacement alternator and one of the Li-Bim units thinking it was the g
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