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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
View from atop Tim Welsh at 1:16pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 4/890 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 0/953 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 1/908 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 14/1930 I have grown up around sailboats. My wife has never been around a sailboat before she met me. I so

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Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas DougM at 5:09am 12.23.20 Merry Christmas Charlie, and all on the Forum as well
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas (1) Justin_NSA at 5:04am 12.23.20 Have a Merry Christmas all!
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Maine Sail at 5:01am 12.23.20 One option that gets used a lot on RV's is the Li-Bim 225 which you put between the LFP bank and th
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas shemandr at 4:51am 12.23.20 Ditto.
Construction question on an O'Day 272 shemandr at 4:41am 12.23.20 Just to clarify a little, the liner is not part of the hull. It is essentially cabin furniture whic
37 year old Catalina comes to life... turboerik at 4:34am 12.23.20 looks incredible! Awesome how old boats can shine like new.
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (4) Thaniel at 4:26am 12.23.20 Thanks for the tips on sealing the companion way. I'll look at that. The boat came with a companio
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K Scott B at 4:11am 12.23.20 Well of course they have, I just connected all my 0183 and seatalk crap up to nmea 2000 to get it a
Construction question on an O'Day 272 Ward H at 3:39am 12.23.20
NMEA Releases OneNet Standard---Goodbye 0183 and N2K Joe at 1:04am 12.23.20 The Radio Shack 4" box speakers, definitely not marine grade, that came with the boat when I acquire
Construction question on an O'Day 272 ct272 at 9:42pm 12.22.20 Thanks jssailem
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? Terry Cox at 9:19pm 12.22.20 Hi, Can you fix the stuffing box in the water, in terms like add one or two extra layers if it is l
Construction question on an O'Day 272 jssailem at 8:53pm 12.22.20 This space between the liner and the hull is normal. The inner liner is a shell that contacts the hu
Can you repack the stuffing box in the water? jssailem at 8:36pm 12.22.20 It can be done. Make sure you have a functioning bilge pump. You can use rags or twine wrapped arou
Wishing all my friends on this forum a happy and safe Christmas Will Gilmore at 8:29pm 12.22.20 Merry Christmas and may you sail the p!$$ out of the new year, everyone. I have such high hopes for
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Hayden Watson at 8:25pm 12.22.20 Jon, If I had your boat there is no way I would want to get rid of your brass fixtures with real gla
I win! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23pm 12.22.20 Also now I have to order a new head. Mine wont pump. I have a raritan right now. Manual. But I will
Adventures in reefing (3) Tally Ho at 7:53pm 12.22.20 I had problems like you have...I did 2 things: 1) I mentioned this before, to clarify, I installed
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dleckenby at 7:30pm 12.22.20 I had the engine serviced by our local Yanmar dealer and asked him about the internal anode. He said
Sea Tow Refusal / Insurance question (1) CarlN at 7:23pm 12.22.20 The issue here is "salvage". It's a little known fact that both SeaTow and BoatUS make a lot of thei

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