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should I replace a kinked shroud? Bill Leathen at 6:03am 09.05.03 Smaller Boats 2/2153 My crew is back in shool, and I can't believe I am planing winter lay up projects. This spring when
Stepping the mast from the bow Charlie at 5:51am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1886 I own a '85 Mac25, the manual I have says to step the mast from the cockpit. On my boat the mast ste
rig tuning Temple at 5:05am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1164 I need some help finding the tension setting to re-tune my rigging--it's a second hand (1977) and Ca
H27 - Repowering Mike Andersen at 4:54am 09.05.03 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1212 Hi All,I'm at the point of researching the details of repowering a 1980 H27.I'd like to put in a
Laughter, the Best Medicine Bob Lendvay--Sloop Winter's Dream at 4:03am 09.05.03 Other Sailboats 2/865 While waiting in a doctor's office, I tore out a few jokes from Reader's Digest.Dead ahead, throu
Satellite Images of Gulfstream? Don s/v Tellico at 2:17am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1217 Can anyone point me to a web site that shows satellite/thermal images of the current location of the
Batt charger upgrade Carl Reitz at 2:17am 09.05.03 Big Boats 2/800 We're replacing the old battery charger (5 amps max per battery) on our 1987 h40 with a new 20 amp m
Water heater hose Carl Reitz at 2:11am 09.05.03 Big Boats 3/1247 Hoses from the engine to the water heater of our 1987 Hunter 40 literally fell apart. Has anyone re
New LI Sound Data Buoys Paul M at 1:38am 09.05.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 The National Data Buoy Center has just put three new data buoys on line in Long Island Sound. This i
Port Lazerette Modification Hugh Franklin at 1:28am 09.05.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/980 Just bought my '77 Hunter 30 and am learning it. The previous owner modified with a new port lazere
Shore power? Needed? Cost? Paul S at 12:59am 09.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2377 Got another question (lots more where that came from..trying to pace myself)...never having a need f
C28 upgrades Dave Slepoy at 12:56am 09.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/997 I posted several photos of sone upgrades I have done to my Catalina 28 # 139Hopefully some of you w
re-bedding gary at 11:22pm 09.04.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1027 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 5/1259
clueless kevin at 12:59pm 09.04.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/961 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 2/1266 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 7/957 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 11/1095 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 8/1026 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 2/958 I have an O'Day 17' with center board. I'm use to larger boats with full keel. I far over can she

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Irwin Citation 34 Furler replacement SFS at 12:51pm 11.16.20 Will you do the install yourself, or pay a pro to do it?
Installing an ACR with a Freedom inverter/charger Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 11.16.20 You don't need an acr, you already have one in the ec. Because it is a Link 2000, I have one, the h
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle LloydB at 12:50pm 11.16.20 I=E/R I have found record keeping is superior to memory and experience has proven it's never too la
First Sailboat SFS at 12:48pm 11.16.20 Lots to think about. I will simply echo two previous thoughts, as they are both important. 1) Go lo
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 12:43pm 11.16.20 If you want to save on epoxy you could put a piece of wood in the middle. You still want something
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 12:42pm 11.16.20 Thanks to both of you. Since the cover is already on, I will wait till spring, Dremmel out the core
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 dmax at 12:41pm 11.16.20 "@dmax that's a large amount of epoxy. Why not make a form, slightly smaller then the existing hole
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Project_Mayhem at 12:39pm 11.16.20 If you want to save on epoxy you could put a piece of wood in the middle. You still want something i
Deck fitting installation problem - O-Day 28 Fredct at 12:21pm 11.16.20 @dmax that's a large amount of epoxy. Why not make a form, slightly smaller then the existing hole a
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? JamesG161 at 12:11pm 11.16.20 Having similar intermittent switch issues. I had problems once in a while. Lack of use! Trying mu
Salt Water in Bilge Project_Mayhem at 11:58am 11.16.20 Check your keel bolts, you could have seepage through your keel joint when underway with the keel s
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? VisionPNW at 11:57am 11.16.20 I just did a google search for "Mini Toggle Switches SPDT" and found a bunch of possibilities, but I
Cockpit length on Catalina 22 and 25? Stu Jackson at 11:56am 11.16.20 I've heard that the cockpit for the Catalina 22 is smaller than the 25, but does anybody have the a
Alternator Won't Charge at Idle Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 11.16.20 I've had a couple of automotive alternators on their way out only give a charge above a certain RPM.
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why ajrwell24 at 11:51am 11.16.20 Wow, I'm very impressed by the amount of support and information provided here. Thank you all for ta
LED Anchor Light RF Interference Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 11.16.20 The long cable runs inside the mast make it much easier to pickup EMI. I've picked up radio stations
Halloween cruise SoSound at 11:44am 11.16.20 @forbin, yes the roller is offset, the large 'loop' is welded to the side of the roller. We had the
Christmas... kappykaplan at 11:44am 11.16.20 We just got 2 new black kittens. Bet they'll make great boat cats! :thumbup:
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Paleolithic at 11:42am 11.16.20 I have an 85 O'day 28 and can measure next time I'm there if you care. I'm curious if the discrepa
Christmas... Justin_NSA at 11:41am 11.16.20 We just got 2 new black kittens. Boris and Natasha. Not enough meat on them though :frown:

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