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O'Day 28 Rig tension settings Pete G at 9:00am 07.31.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1527 Does anyone have any information on the rig setup for an O'day 28? I am looking for rig tension sett
Harken mast traveller cars Gerry Knight at 8:13am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1021 I recently purchased a 1994 29.5 with the Harken mast traveller system. It feels like the ball beari
Head Sail problem Dennis Stone at 7:29am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/915 Just bought the boat in May and finding out how much I dont know. Went sailing this past week end an
How do I reply to a post? BR Cyr at 6:13am 07.31.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/951 I am new to this forum and don't know how to reply to a posting. Can anyone out there help me?BR
Survey or not? Harry at 5:50am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1271 I've made an offer that's been accepted on an '87 C'C. The insurance company (BoatUS) isn't requirin
Need Assistance in Little Compton, RI Rick M. at 5:24am 07.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 New to sailing. Purchased 1995, 23.5 in the spring. Had it stepped ' launched by boatyard because pr
batt charging Brad at 5:11am 07.31.03 Smaller Boats 8/896 I just put a stereo and VHF on my '03 260 and I would like to be able to use an electric cooler, and
A Genset or not a Genset? Chris Hamilton at 4:47am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1619 In planning our full time cruising (liveaboard) my wife and I have problems in deciding the right ap
Nav light flaky Sea Gypsy at 4:26am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/927 On a '83 30 ft Catalina, the bow nav light does not work. The stern nav light is working fine. I r
Outboard on 1979 27 Greg Garner at 4:15am 07.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/811 I have to replace the Renault RC8D. Has anyone replaced with an outboard? If so, what size? Was it b
Outboard on 1979 27 Greg Garner at 4:05am 07.31.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1201 I have to replace the Renault RC8D. Has anyone replaced with an outboard? If so, what size? Was i
Dry(er) bilge. Frank Arndorfer at 2:02am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1040 I have a 2003 Hunter 426DS. It seems to be a dry boat. The only water that seems to accumilate in th
where can I escape the spring break crowds? Tom Monroe at 2:02am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 3/940 I work for a college, so I get spring break off, and my wife and I want to drive our motorhome down
Ever Bleed a Motor Underway? Ned Strain at 1:45am 07.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 Check out this story..... (and you thought you could handle anything!)Ned and Tani Strains/v Fam
Locker Hatch Covers Rick Webb at 1:39am 07.31.03 Smaller Boats 3/954 I was wondering if anyone had tried to replace any of the Formica covered pieces of plywood that ser
Cabin floor John at 1:22am 07.31.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1065 My 83, Catalina 30 has a light tan colored non skid cabin floor and I have cleaned it, but it gets s
Kayaks on a 356 Deac Manross at 10:15pm 07.30.03 Big Boats 6/1767 Instead of traditional dinghy's what luck have any of you had with a kayak? 1.Can you get on and
Removing water tank Mark Gibson Hunter22 "DillyDally" at 9:41pm 07.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/849 I am thinking of replacing the original water tank on my '84 Hunter22.Could someone give me instruc
Engine exhaust may contain a little bit of oil warren feldstein at 9:23pm 07.30.03 Big Boats 2/864 I wonder if there is a little bit of oil in the exhaust as the surface to the water seems to have th
Hood roller furling George Wilson at 5:07pm 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1593 I have the factory installed Hood roller furling on our 33.5, I am getting tired of having to winch

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Small surveillance cameras Project_Mayhem at 8:26pm 11.09.20 I installed a pinhole camera in a friends garage. The camera was inside and peeked through a very sm
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta jssailem at 8:15pm 11.09.20 Before long Saba will sail the seven seas again.
Radar Head Elevation On Mast jssailem at 8:10pm 11.09.20 Great stuff Mike. Now I suggest you use it when it is sunny and visibility is excellent so you learn
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Hello Below at 7:53pm 11.09.20 Wondering if any one has had a problem with draining their holding tank. This is a passive drain s
Hot restarts Project_Mayhem at 7:49pm 11.09.20 make sure you have power going in and out of the relay :plus: I'd have the starter tested at a s
Radar Head Elevation On Mast (3) MikeHoncho at 7:45pm 11.09.20 Radar installed just below the spreader at about 18ft above the deck. Thank god for mast steps. Whoe
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 7:43pm 11.09.20 Happy to hear that y'all are hauled out. Damned, it can sometimes be stressful owning a boat; you d
Can't Remove Screw in Mast Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 11.09.20
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Mike Curtin at 7:30pm 11.09.20 I'm guessing that by "passive drain system" you have a gravity drain tank. If the thru-hull stays
Chock Screws Backing Out Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 11.09.20 Through bolt them with nylock nut or if that's not an option use some locktite
Chock Screws Backing Out Justin_NSA at 7:23pm 11.09.20 Do those sheaves spin? If the screw is rusted to the sheave, it's possible that a dock line might b
Chock Screws Backing Out stephen_i_w at 7:13pm 11.09.20 I think the chocks are factory installed, but not totally certain.
Chock Screws Backing Out (2) stephen_i_w at 7:12pm 11.09.20 187056187057
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Hello Below at 6:52pm 11.09.20 +1 Mike, this will be either a mechanical fix or chemical fix. Peggie has addressed the mechanical o
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 6:52pm 11.09.20
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:38pm 11.09.20 I'm 99% certain I've identified the problem...I'm still working on finding the cure for a totally im
Found a 2003 C310 Ward H at 6:33pm 11.09.20 Did you get some good practice this summer on putting in your reefs? I did! I got very good at it
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:32pm 11.09.20 A good thing you didn't, 'cuz while metal is a good choice for a fuel tank and an ok choice for a wa
Can't Remove Screw in Mast danooxnard at 6:30pm 11.09.20 The trick is to use heat and beeswax. Beeswax can be bought at hardware and marine stores and has th
Hot restarts dlochner at 6:29pm 11.09.20 How old are the batteries?

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