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Shroud Tension Tom Renard at 6:49am 02.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/944 I am working on an older (1978) O'Day 27. The upper and lower shrouds seem to be of different sizes
Bottom Paint Sam Leonard at 6:14am 02.09.04 Smaller Boats 4/799 Anyone in the Clearwater, Fl area know of a good place to have a boat (23 Hunter) hauled out and the
Kerosene tank Ken Harkins at 5:35am 02.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1043 Does anyone know where to get a pressurized kerosene or alchohol tank for a reasonable price?
Shower sump Ken Harkins at 5:29am 02.09.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/847 I've been showering more often on my C30 and suddenly it smells as if there is a decaying corpse in
The admiral, she wants a head Hugh at 4:45am 02.09.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/873 We bought our '77 H-30 with a Monomatic recirculating head that just gave out on us... it's out of t
Looking at Catalinas Paul E at 12:18pm 02.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 My wife and I are looking at getting into daysailing and overnight sailing trips. We live in southe
Macgregor 25 Venture Reefing Don Krause at 12:03pm 02.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1220 The reefing system on the Mac 25 is rolling boom type. I do not understand how to hook the reefing
Abeam cleats Terry at 10:31am 02.07.04 Big Boats 7/935 Our 1991 P42 did not come equipped with abeam cleats so I'm going to add them mainly as a docking ai
What are the spec's on the stock 4D Batteries? Richard Gottlieb at 9:42am 02.07.04 Big Boats 1/2316
Mast mate or ATN Top Climber nick naggio at 9:24am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 20/7864 I need to climb the mast to install things and wondering which way to go.I am thinking the mast mat
Routing of black water hose BJV at 8:11am 02.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1203 Rebuilding the head system and have a concept want to run up the flag pole.Looking at the outlet o
WC IMPERIAL MODEL 51 David at 5:23am 02.07.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1338 Peggy, I recently acquired two Imperial 51 heads. Both operable. I have disassembled both in order t
Lazy Jacks, how high? Brian R Clare at 5:00am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1153 The primary role of Lazy Jacks, as I understand, is to catch the "sail spill" over the sides of the
Catalina 350 or Hunter 36? Paul at 3:44am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 28/4683 I am considering the purchase of either a Catalina 350 or Hunter 36 (the 2004 version of the 356). I
Bilge Pump Fustration Matt Borders at 3:14am 02.07.04 Smaller Boats 6/865 I need some advice. I am trying to install a new bilge pump in my 1982 Hunter 22. What really star
Preparing the 30 for transport Bob Rose at 1:48am 02.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/769 We (professional) will be transporting a 30 footer from the coast inland and I plan on doing the dec
thruhull depth mark hoesman at 1:40am 02.07.04 C&C 5/1759 I would like to install a thruhull exiting the boat from the bilge. This is appproximately 3.5'belo
Raymarine HSB2 Tony at 12:31am 02.07.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1368 Hi I am looking at the 70CRC Radar/Chartplotter/GPSThe RL version has the HSB2 bus and the SL do
Best way to sell boat? Ed at 11:31pm 02.06.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/905 This is NOT a back door approach to sell this boat with out an add! I am considering selling my boa
Cushion Consultation John D at 10:30pm 02.06.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/842 I'm restoring a 1983 Oday 23 and need tips on recovering fore and aftcabin cushions. Probably OEM, t

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Am Makin Progress SycloneDriver at 7:07am 10.02.20 I'll stick with Chevy. I've had good luck with 2000e. I will use it again if I ever get the new bo
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting shemandr at 6:59am 10.02.20 Should I be ending my season early? No. It's only 4 weeks or so. And even if a bolt is failing
Am Makin Progress RockynHilda at 6:58am 10.02.20 Good to hear from you Sir, about the compatibility of Interlux and Totalboat Antifouling, ya reckon
Am Makin Progress RockynHilda at 6:55am 10.02.20 5 Ford trucks, by the way !
Am Makin Progress RockynHilda at 6:54am 10.02.20 Just a line spilled by all Mfg of all products, actually I am a Ford guy, been one all my life, we
Am Makin Progress rgranger at 6:49am 10.02.20 Dodge?:facepalm:
Posts that start with: "Son, ..." rgranger at 6:47am 10.02.20 Maybe this should go in the "sails call lounge" forum or the "site talk" forum and not in "ask all s
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 6:33am 10.02.20 A lot of that comes with use. It wasn't something I intentionally trained myself to do, but prior to
winterize water system Don S/V ILLusion at 6:31am 10.02.20 If you live in the north where you can get a freeze for a month straight, the water in your hoses,
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser jaysweet at 6:29am 10.02.20 Not necessarily. His boat needs the key on to excite the alternator. Agree with alternator output t
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Laid-back at 6:28am 10.02.20
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser (1) jaysweet at 6:26am 10.02.20 After mulling this over, I'm thinking the easy(ish) short-term fix would be to make a small, hinged
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser TimFromLI at 6:22am 10.02.20 Not necessarily. His boat needs the key on to excite the alternator. Agree with alternator output to
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting sailnoproblem at 6:22am 10.02.20 It's obvious that Catalina's supplier used in inferior grade of stainless.
winterize water system TimFromLI at 6:20am 10.02.20 I just drain all of the water out of the fresh water system. I also remove the mixing valve at the w
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser RoyS at 6:13am 10.02.20 Wire the alternator directly to the house (or start) and install an ACR and you won't have the prob
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? jaysweet at 6:06am 10.02.20 Well if you liked your Volt (RIP) you can today go buy a Honda Clarity PHEV 45 mile range, any nu
winterize water system RoyS at 6:05am 10.02.20 I just drain all of the water out of the fresh water system. I also remove the mixing valve at the w
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? jaysweet at 6:02am 10.02.20 I also have a Volt and love it. It's a fantastic car but fundamentally too expensive to build with
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice (1) Laid-back at 5:58am 10.02.20 Hi, 2 sorta unrelated questions on your install. I notice a tall stainless post on the port side of

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