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re-bedding gary at 11:22pm 09.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1001 Last weekend was our first time upon Ambrosia (1986 Catalina 27) which we bought a week earlier. It
Above Deck Fuel Tanks Dan McGuire at 9:43pm 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1224
clueless kevin at 12:59pm 09.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/926 heres how it is i just bought a javelin its in good shape, but theres a slight probem. The last time
Brightwork Connie at 12:31pm 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1247 Has anyone used Cape Ann Teak Care products and if so with what result?
Air Cond/Heat Exchanger Tony Wilcox at 11:38am 09.04.03 Big Boats 7/908 Anyone installed air/heat unit on one of these boats. Ihave been told a 16500 BTU unit is the one I
The Anchorage Squeeze Paul at 10:43am 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1051 Last weekend we anchored for a couple of nights in Little Narragansett Bay, right next to the little
Auto Pilot Keith Milestone at 9:44am 09.04.03 Big Boats 8/946 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 with Edson wheel steering and have purchased a Raymarine ST4000 plus auto p
Sailing Characteristics Jack at 9:28am 09.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/925 I have an O'Day 17' with center board. I'm use to larger boats with full keel. I far over can she
Edison steering Gary at 8:43am 09.04.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/925 Is there a easy way to adjust my cable on my 1981 H-36 Edison steering to take up the slopon the ca
Autopilot Problems Gary Wyngarden at 8:18am 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1310 Earlier this year, I installed a Simrad WP30 autopilot on my Hunter 335. It really makes life easier
Head Lubricant Gary Wyngarden at 8:03am 09.04.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2023 Hi Peggie,I just finished overhauling my head using a Jabsco kit and replacing joker valve, o-ring
Has anyone ever added a wheel to a Hunter 240 Don at 7:33am 09.04.03 Smaller Boats 7/1174 I know, I know no one has probably done it ,and it seesm crazt to put that much money in a smallboat
Cabin Side Trim Art Femenella at 6:16am 09.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/925 Anyone have a source for replacement of the 1/2" - 5/8" half round teak trim that runs along the upp
Looking for rig hardware for O'Day 20 Robert McCreary at 6:07am 09.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1131 Help! I am trying to find the tiny little shackles that are attached to the base of the turnbuckles
Propellor Shaft Packing Gland Paul at 5:34am 09.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/894 What size flax packing do use to replace in the stuffing box? Can this be done while the boat is in
Datamarine Wind Direction/Speed Calibration Jim at 5:24am 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2076 I just rebuilt the Datamarine LX360Q wind direction/speed masthead unit with the rebuild kit from DM
Port coverings for a 1979 Catalina 30 Paul at 5:20am 09.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1093 Do you know any way to install shades or blinds or curtains to the light ports of a Catalina 30?
C310 swim ladder Ed at 4:53am 09.04.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/913 The Admiral likes to walk on board, instead of climbing over the side (typical Admiral), so I always
Low Tide (1) Mike B at 2:21am 09.04.03 Smaller Boats 6/784 I moored my H 23.5 "Moonchaser" all summer 100 yards off shore, in Cape Cod Bay. The tide goes out a
Anyone have experience with electric engine? Debra B at 2:10am 09.04.03 Ask All Sailors 37/1939 Practical Sailor had a write up a few years ago on Solomon Technologies electric engine for the mari

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Overpowered prop? Dave Alexander at 1:05pm 10.12.20 jssailem What a fascinating story. I'm sure the hull of that boat was very efficient, but the speed
Which boat? Based Only On Specs. Justin_NSA at 1:04pm 10.12.20 Does draft figure in at all?
Adding halyard rollers up the mast head Justin_NSA at 1:02pm 10.12.20 Does it need to be internal? You could use a bail or tang if you want to run an external halyard
Relay.... auto pilot help dlochner at 12:55pm 10.12.20 It would also help to know the kind of auto pilot you have.
NY Winter Covering of 26d mtwolf13 at 12:50pm 10.12.20 I have never heard of shrink wrap causing blisters. It will cause mold if it is not vented. Whatever
Cutlass bearing specs S/Y Obelix at 12:48pm 10.12.20 Update: bearing sourced and delivered, boat back in the water with new prop as well
Relay.... auto pilot help Stu Jackson at 12:48pm 10.12.20 NYS, photos of wires without a wiring diagram make it danged near impossible to help us to help you
Looking for Simba dlochner at 12:44pm 10.12.20 Simba is a surprisingly popular name for boats. This might be her. She was last seen on Lake Superi
Cockpit floor replacement '84....? Hardhead at 12:32pm 10.12.20 ....and how many man-hours approx.... Careful with that question - don't anger the gods of boat r
Beneteau 351/352 chain plates. Mechone at 12:26pm 10.12.20 Just have a machine shop make it for you out of 316 stainless or make it yourself . . Is it badly ru
40.5 Wiring For Forward Electric Head Question edguy3 at 12:06pm 10.12.20 Rick, Which model head did you get? Any issues with installing? Thanks /ed
Battery Brands FastOlson at 12:00pm 10.12.20 If you want to spend the $ to be near the cutting edge of battery technology, more power to you (lit
Battery Brands CarlN at 11:47am 10.12.20 Ten years? Just replace with the same - a good deep cycle flooded battery and be all set for anothe
Battery Brands Ron20324 at 11:44am 10.12.20 ... Since you aren't tough on your batteries, your local Sam's Club can probably scratch that itch:
Block and tackle mast climb (2) Hunter216 at 11:41am 10.12.20
Good day, Sailors. Charter question about berths David in Sandusky at 11:39am 10.12.20 We chartered on a Moorings 45 20 years ago And we sleep in the v-berth of our h27. If the bunk is c
porta pottie type msd (1) cb32863 at 11:27am 10.12.20 Perfect timing as I just converted my Thetford 550P MSD from a Porta Pottie to having pump-out. It c
Block and tackle mast climb AlanRothenbush at 11:26am 10.12.20 How much line would it take on a 3:1 block and tackle system to get to the top of a 30ft mast? He
Good day, Sailors. Charter question about berths Ron20324 at 11:25am 10.12.20 Reminds me of somewhere I read the origin of the word Forecastle or Foc'sel: Short for that cabin in
Block and tackle mast climb sailme88 at 11:23am 10.12.20 So you are basically free to swing around and slam into the mast or out around a shroud, because bo

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