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Icebox woes Jim Wasko Jr. at 2:57am 04.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/1344 My 79' H27 icebox has no insulation around it and shares the same space with the engine compartment
Bimini Top Information Mac 19 Richard at 2:42am 04.01.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1693 I have a 1994 Macgregor 19 Powersailor. I am interested in finding out what would be a good size for
O'Day 25 Running Rigging Chris at 2:29am 04.01.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2282 I need to replace the sheets (main ' 150 genoa) and two halyards on my recently purchased ODay 25 (c
Good solution for dirty rub rails Dave at 2:09am 04.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/920 I found a good way to clean dirty rub rails this weekend that is MUCH easier than putting in new one
Secrets of Torlon Mark Burrows at 2:01am 04.01.04 Racing 2/1641 Ever wonder how the little beads are made? Here's your answer. See the link below.Markdb
Electrical... Mark Crociati at 1:58am 04.01.04 Ask All Sailors 9/1247 Any brethren out there have some knowledge of electrical systems in sailboats. My bilge pump works
Help On Bleeding Fuel Line? Dave at 1:11am 04.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1320 AS a recent owner of a 1985 Cataline 30, I'm about to change the fuel filter for the first time on a
Switching batteries while the instruments are on? BOB at 1:02am 04.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/915 Had a conversation with a couple of young sailors about switching batteries while all the instrument
Mast raising bridle length for 94 23.5 arturo devitalis at 12:53am 04.01.04 Smaller Boats 3/951 Seems like when I bought this boat used from a dealer he inadvertently gave me a bridle which is muc
Anyone added radar to a 320? Larry Schroeder at 12:45am 04.01.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/817 Have purchased a JRC1800 radar system. Does anyone have any advice on the installation? Should a p
East Coast Catalina Rendevous Marshall at 12:39am 04.01.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/873 The rendevous June 25-27 in Baltimore, MD, will be my first. How many of you will be attending?
informal poll would you buy? Pete at 12:36am 04.01.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1372 A boat that has a cored hull ? More directly a boat that has a cored hull BELOW the water line? I ha
non skid deck repaint jbaker at 11:53pm 03.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1068 Hi all would like to repaint the light blue non skid/slip part of the deck it has a lotof black spo
Sails Luffing Matt at 11:32pm 03.31.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/2519 When we are sailing close hauled, we trim in the sails and the top of both leeches, Main and Genoa,
A new face, voice, and fingers joins our team Phil Herring at 11:11pm 03.31.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1260 Sara Johnson, an accomplished cruiser and frequent forum user, has joined our customer service team
Cabin Lights Wayne Kelly at 11:03pm 03.31.04 Smaller Boats 1/807 On my 1979 Hunter 25 the two lights that are mounted side by side in the middle of the cabin near th
Beta forum update Phil Herring at 10:44pm 03.31.04 Ask All Sailors 12/995 I've installed some new code this morning that will keep you from bouncing out of the new forums whe
Upgrade Rigging John Radcliff at 10:39pm 03.31.04 Day Sailers 3/1269 Has any one tried to upgrade from the Hunter shroud adjusters to a screw type? I was thinking of do
Hatch leak bob at 10:16pm 03.31.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/852 Slider hatch entering the berth takes in water when not closed and pushed to extreme right.Looks lik
Vision 32 - Racing = contradiction in terms Richard Stanley at 9:37pm 03.31.04 Racing 11/2208 I am a new Vision 32.Did my first race and wow !! I was dead lastIs racing a Vision 32 a cntradict

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Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? Ken13559 at 9:31pm 10.12.20 Check your exhaust elbows for fouling?
Refrigeration System - Always on power or battery switched power? FastOlson at 9:27pm 10.12.20 House bank is switched on, year around, and fridge is running 8 or 9 months and a major DC breaker i
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. JohnShannon at 9:21pm 10.12.20 I suspect the answer isn't in any of those numbers.
Refrigeration System - Always on power or battery switched power? arf145 at 8:59pm 10.12.20 I leave mine on to keep the fridge on too. I recently added a low voltage cutout so if shore power i
Overpowered prop? Mikem at 8:39pm 10.12.20 jssailem What a fascinating story. I'm sure the hull of that boat was very efficient, but the speed
Overpowered prop? jssailem at 8:34pm 10.12.20 Thanks. I can understand that. It would appear that the blades are progressively pitched and designe
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 10.12.20 Is the engine consuming oil? ................. and what about coolant levels which can cause what
Refrigeration System - Always on power or battery switched power? Terry Cox at 8:11pm 10.12.20 I keep our refrigeration on 24/7 and the battery selector switch is always kept on All/Both. Never b
Cockpit floor replacement '84....? Gene Neill at 8:08pm 10.12.20 Gene, thx for all this, the pics are very helpful (and intimidating LOL)....tell me about the proce
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. jssailem at 7:53pm 10.12.20 Boat A has a higher Comfort Ratio and would naturally have a higher hull speed. I do not believe t
Overpowered prop? Dave Alexander at 7:51pm 10.12.20 jssailem Is what's called a "high aspect ratio" airfoil, like on a sailplane, or the U-2. Less drag
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? TimFromLI at 7:46pm 10.12.20 Pistons usually have at least two sets of rings one for the oil and one for compression. If a compre
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Scott T-Bird at 7:35pm 10.12.20 I purchase my boat this year with some older flexible solar panels mounted on the bimini. The previ
Question about traveller on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 7:30pm 10.12.20 Our traveller is also Harken and and I'm pretty sure the pin goes through the shaft on the block dir
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. dlochner at 7:29pm 10.12.20 Do not put a lot of faith in PHRF numbers as they are driven by who is sailing the boat and where th
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 7:24pm 10.12.20 Your right, that battery had to be on its way out and not charging it just helped it along. From wh
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 chuckwayne at 7:23pm 10.12.20 great boat! We've owned Escape since new and she's been fun to sail, roomy, seaworthy and fast. We'v
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? TimFromLI at 7:15pm 10.12.20 I'm no diesel mechanic but I have worked on a number of gasoline engines. Another source of exhaust
235 gudgeon removal (1) mmhamer at 6:58pm 10.12.20 Dave, The reason I'd like to remove the gudgeons is I had a mishap a month ago where the boat slide
Need 2nd opinion: Cracked piston ring in a Y2GM20F? matts997 at 6:33pm 10.12.20

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