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Marine CD Player Mark at 10:58am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1233 Has anyone tried to fix their cd player. Mine won't read the disc. I wonder if the salt air clouds t
Poor performance under power Warren at 10:58am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/921 As we near a dreadful sailing season here in the northeast I have a nagging problem with my boat und
Vinyl seats Ulises at 10:18am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 2/872
auto pilot jw at 9:49am 09.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/933 I have a 2001 380 with Raytheon 60 auto pilot. Recently the boat wanders more than normal. I have
Is there a "Blue water Hunter Model"? Peter Moran at 9:42am 09.02.03 Other Sailboats 5/5386 I have been contemplating purchasing a larger boat to do some offshore/ bluewater sailing. I present
Question re: zinc anode for h29.5 Tim McCarty at 8:58am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/958 I have a '94 Hunter 29.5. Always wondered how to get a zinc on the shaft. Unfortunately, the strut
How in the world does this thing work ? Dave at 8:50am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1962 New to sailing (very new).... trying to learn!I posted a question about raising a new jib (roller-
Disconnected Centerboard Uphaul Jeff Huling at 8:32am 09.02.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1009 Is there any items on the list of "things not to do" when repairing a disconnected centerboard uphau
OdayOwners.com announces a new site moderator Bly Berken, SailboatOwners.com at 8:27am 09.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1391 We have a new member of the OdayOwners.com family: Trevor MacLachlan starts today as the forum moder
Appreciable drive shaft anode erosion Frank at 8:19am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 2/2054 is it due to the exposure to a lead keel and/or exposed steel in a damaged rudder post?Or is it pos
RPM Gauge Bob at 7:56am 09.02.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/934 Should the RPM gauge read 0 (zero) when the engine is off? Ours stays right around 1 RPM. Do I nee
Capsizing a 170 Rusty at 7:09am 09.02.03 Day Sailers 11/2048 I have read the current and past posts concerning Hobie mast floats. I do not have one and hope tha
Another diesel in holding tank incident Bob Allen at 6:57am 09.02.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1192 Peggy- This topic references your reply to an article on 10/29/2001 regarding diesel in the holding
Who's going to the Newport Boat Show next week? Peggie Hall/HeadMistress at 5:44am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1248 Newport RI, that is. I will be there for the whole show, in the Defender booth, signing copies of
Yanmar Diesel 50 hp losing rpms MaySail at 5:18am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1894 Under power, about 2200 rpm, from Block Island to Duck Island Roads,CT (45 mi.+/-), our 3 yr.old 50
Walker Bay 10 foot RID Brian Marks at 5:17am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1121 Hello,Has anyone had an experience with the new Rigid Inflatable Dinghys from Walker Bay?/ The loo
house battery dan at 5:08am 09.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1138 I recently purchased my 88 C30. the po told me that the house batteries were seprate from the batter
what do you think of your 350 Leif rasmussen at 5:03am 09.02.03 Big Boats 16/1520 Just starting to shop for a Catalina. what do you think about your 350's construction and sailing ch
Capri 22 Review J. Colvin at 4:56am 09.02.03 Smaller Boats 1/2154 Hello,Our magazine is working on a review of the Catalina Capri 22. If you own, or have owned, thi
X-Yacht 3/4 ton Spiros at 4:46am 09.02.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1750 HI...I was wondering if anyone has sailed on an x-yacht 3/4 ton, and what they think of the boat. Y

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Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 twistedskipper at 1:37pm 11.22.20
Deck step repair junkydave at 1:33pm 11.22.20 Cool.
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project (3) michaelapk at 1:28pm 11.22.20 Appreciate the advice thus far. Spent 3 hrs this AM doing demolition. Used an oscillating tool to cu
Sending Unit Leaking RitSim at 1:28pm 11.22.20 We had a Catalina 30 and the tank and sender were supplied by RDS in GA.
Beneteau 361 stiff steering Mechone at 1:28pm 11.22.20 I never noticed the lower thrust bearing missing (compensation washer) with that gone your rudder is
How to replace eyes on pulpits (1) RitSim at 1:26pm 11.22.20 From the corrosion, looks to be aluminum. Perhaps it has a threaded stud on the internal face. If
2020 haul out. (2) TomY at 1:04pm 11.22.20 187497
Anti-fouling wax All U Get at 12:51pm 11.22.20
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 jon hansen at 12:40pm 11.22.20 oh yeah, i own motorboats too. guess that makes me the clown;)
Beneteau 361 stiff steering joker460 at 12:38pm 11.22.20 The picture showing the lower bushing looks interesting. Was this fixed previous or is that from the
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 jon hansen at 12:38pm 11.22.20 the warping head is for line, the wildcat or gypsy is for chain.
Sending Unit Leaking Tom J at 12:37pm 11.22.20 Thanks for the feedback everyone - I'm hoping to attach the manual pump directly to the fuel line n
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 jon hansen at 12:30pm 11.22.20 a windlass is horizontal, a captstan is vertical, both are winches.
Ground height of a 380 for trucking purposes. Mr. Dave at 12:27pm 11.22.20 Since you have to drop the mast either way, if my choices were to spend 6k to truck my boat -vs- mot
Sending Unit Leaking Deleted member 117556 at 12:26pm 11.22.20 Been there, done that. My fuel tank sprang a leak during our cruise last March. Lots of diesel in th
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Richard19068 at 12:18pm 11.22.20 I may not be using the terminology correctly. By anchor winch I'm referring to the drum style winch
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? twodzusfittings at 12:16pm 11.22.20 @ Allan12210 Very nice and makes perfect sense.
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch Rick Webb at 12:15pm 11.22.20 Thought of these guys too https://www.gemlux.com They were friendly and mostly helpful when I was
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini jssailem at 12:15pm 11.22.20
Anti-fouling wax dlochner at 12:08pm 11.22.20 Yeah... you are probably correct. People have reported good results with painting their props wit

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