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Javelin Information Request Jon at 3:41am 11.24.03 Day Sailers 1/967 I'm the proud owner of an Oday Javelin daysailor. I have two questions (so far). I've heard that m
Clear Lake-Galvestom Bay info Dave Noack at 3:02am 11.24.03 Smaller Boats 5/797 I'm planning a trip down to the Clear Lake/Galveston Bay area in either March or April as we have Fa
Anybody still have a tiller? Nanci at 2:18am 11.24.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1415 need advice. Please leave your email.
Honda 2000 generator started my 16.5k BTU A/C bzz Tom S. at 2:04am 11.24.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1317 5...I just received my Honda generator last week. (After all the power outages and misc, I figure
Question for Mike Inmon Concerning 26M Motor Trials JonBill at 1:55am 11.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/904 Mike,I read with interest your response to a question submitted on the "Mac Site Talk" board regard
Mobile bay to Panama City Florida tom at 12:14am 11.24.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1468 We have our boat at Dog River on Mobile bay. Mobile Bay is great!!! It gets pretty rough but we can
MD11C volvo oil filter tom at 12:04am 11.24.03 Ask All Sailors 0/1516 I need a oil filter and saw that a Fram PH3614 will work with the MD11C volvo. Anyone out there that
Holy Port Holes Jamie Gartland at 12:04am 11.24.03 Big Boats 1/779 Hey everyone, well... if Thrifty mariner no longer exists.... does anyone know of another place t
Rudder slack or loose Marc Villemaire at 11:35pm 11.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 I recently purchased a hunter 27 1979, still the boat is in very good shape, i notice that when we p
Cherubini interiors. (1) Ed Schenck at 11:14pm 11.23.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1024 Does anyone know, were the differences in Cherubini interiors from the factory or due to owner chang
genset for a 356 john dorsett at 11:14pm 11.23.03 Big Boats 11/726 I was needing some info for a genset for a 356, did anyone order a genset for their 356? what brand
Stainless Keel Bolts michael at 11:09pm 11.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/875 What year did Catalina introduce stainless steel keel bolts? I believe it was some time in the 80's.
JUST BOUGHT A 1981 HUNTER 27 - NEED SOME INFO Chris J. at 10:48pm 11.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/5458 I am a moderately experienced sailor who just bought his first 'big boat'. I sailed on 50 foot offs
Cleaning Mold off Woodwork Mark at 10:35pm 11.23.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1136 Anybody have a suggestion for cleaning mold off woodwork. I am tempted to usa a little bit of bleach
Is it worth fixin? - Revisited dan cervenka at 1:22pm 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 6/852 I went to look at the aforemeantioned Hunter 22 for $700.00. Yep, it is rough. According to the guy
sail inventory Ivan Edwards at 12:44pm 11.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/934 I have a 1990 Beneteau First 285, that I use for recreational sailing on the Pamlico Sound.I seem
MAST STEPPING SOLO IKE ENRIQUEZ at 12:39pm 11.17.03 Trailer Sailors 8/1396 DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR PROVEN METHOD TO RAISE AND LOWER THE MAST BY ONE PERSON.
Fouled Prop Update (1) John at 12:28pm 11.17.03 Big Boats 2/952 We are having a problem with the MARTEC prop that came with our H-356 #116. We sail on Lake Ontario
To wax or not to wax jerry at 11:32am 11.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/847 My 1984 Oday 28 is in fresh water and the bottom has never been painted. I have never waxed it abov
Sailing the Apostle Islands with Bears Rox at 11:29am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1002 Have you ever seen a bear at the Apostle Islands while anchoring out in the bay?If so, how hungry t

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battery size for autohelm 1000 jviss at 11:22am 06.24.20 First, typo: it's 18Ah, not 1.8Ah. Let's see. 10W is 0.8A at 12.5V. 18Ah can provide 0.8A for 2
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel Hayden Watson at 11:22am 06.24.20 I'm going with a CPT for the above reasons. I can't really see a reason to have it integrated int
Cover for steering assembly / cables? marchem at 11:19am 06.24.20 I believe so. The engine control is mounted on the pedestal. What are those big wires running to?
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Kings Gambit at 11:17am 06.24.20
Tankage BillyK at 11:14am 06.24.20 Doesnt it feel good to be done with that? i know i was walking with a little more of a skip in my s
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? Justin_NSA at 11:11am 06.24.20 You say it has been in the water, so you haven't lost the keel yet! What's holding up a few thousand
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Ron20324 at 11:11am 06.24.20 Beneteau 323.... I think 5/16 is too small for a 40-foot + boat. During a troubled time we put 1/2
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 11:09am 06.24.20 Thanks guys. I always take just enough to stop the drip when not turning. Have done this most seas
battery size for autohelm 1000 steve fd at 11:08am 06.24.20 Thanks! I can't wait till you guys get this figured out.
Brian S at 11:08am 06.24.20 About your teak finish. There's a cycle of finishing: varnish, Cetol, teak oil, natural silvered. Th
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 06.24.20 That just doesn't look right. If it were mine, I would clean and dry the area around each bolt head
battery size for autohelm 1000 Richard19068 at 11:04am 06.24.20 So that means it's drawing about 1A when it's steering. Assuming it's steering 1/4 of the time, i.
Traveler - 222? Brian S at 10:56am 06.24.20 You could* do it with a raised bridge traveler across the transom. However, bolting it down would b*
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode JoeWhite at 10:55am 06.24.20 To measure length, use a screw driver and gently move up until it stops. There is nothing that can g
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel MikeHoncho at 10:53am 06.24.20 I'm going with a CPT for the above reasons. I can't really see a reason to have it integrated into
Excessive wiring jviss at 10:51am 06.24.20 24 is XXIV. Or didn't you have Roman Numerals in school in those BC years? Good one!
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel jviss at 10:50am 06.24.20 key component is not Simrad, Simrad resells the Octopus as the SD10.
Excessive wiring MikeHoncho at 10:47am 06.24.20 I disagree. He didn't even define what "XX" years means. This statement is so vague as to be mean
Excessive wiring Ron20324 at 10:43am 06.24.20 ... My boat is 24 years old. (Is that "XX years old?") 24 is XXIV. Or didn't you have Roman Nu
Recommend Auto Pilot for a 1989 30 Catalina tall rig with wing keel (1) Hayden Watson at 10:39am 06.24.20 There might just be a way. Take a look at the Simrad SD10 drive unit. Here are a couple of articl

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