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Main Salon Hatches Dee Doyle at 2:22am 05.02.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/889 When I purchased my boat a few years ago, the main salon hatch was cracked ... I found out that the
Owners Manual for '95 Johnson 9.9 Bill at 2:00am 05.02.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1221 Anyone have any ideas as to how to go about finding a owners manual for a '95 Johnson 9.9 outboard?
Re-cover interior Joel at 1:51am 05.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/990 I am interested in re-covering my interior... any suggestions on where to find factory coverings
Mainsail Reef Line Dimensions Mark at 1:47am 05.02.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/952 Does anyone know how many cringles (reef line attachment points) are on an Oday 25 mainsail? Would
Question for Catalina Owners Jim Rushing at 1:44am 05.02.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/862 Several of my Catalina 36 friends have a perplexing question. When they got their boats they found a
FYI - fully customized F235 David Walters at 11:59pm 05.01.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/848 Please excuse what sounds like a commercial post. I don't own this boat or know who does but the Fi
Trailering with Roller Furler Mike at 11:24pm 05.01.03 Smaller Boats 3/962 I have a Catalina 22 with a CDI roller furler. I am planning on doing some trailering to the bay th
Cappacino colored fuel Joe DiCianni at 11:02pm 05.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/886 I have just been notified from my marina that in changing my fuel filters before putting my C-30 in
Teak Rails-H27-1980 Glenn Harvey at 10:58pm 05.01.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/833 I need to re-bed the handrails mounted on the cabin top. Does anyone know if they are they fastened
Hull Number - H27-1980 Glenn Harvey at 10:53pm 05.01.03 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1264 Can someone decypher the hull number for me from the hull ID stamp. The embossed stamp reads 'HUN547
Isotherm Refrigeration Marc at 9:46pm 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 Has anyone installed Isotherm refrigeration? The directions look straight forward. I plan on gettin
Kayak - inflatable or rigid? Tom at 9:38pm 05.01.03 Ask All Sailors 5/832 I am looking at buying a kayak for paddling around on windless days, I like the Stearns inflatable b
Removing the travaler Dan Geltmacher at 5:29pm 05.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/891 Anyone ever removed the travaler track? Removed all the hardware already. With the exception of the
Hatch screens and latch interference Rod at 1:39pm 05.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/771 I recently purchased a 1993 35.5 legend with air conditioning and no hatch screens. Where can I fin
O'day 12 Mast Lou at 1:26pm 05.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1891 I am missing the top 1/3 of the mast for an O'Day 12 that i bought on EBay. can anyone help me fing
Steaming Light Wiring Ron P at 12:47pm 05.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/876 While trying to replace the steaming light on my 83 C30 I let the wiring go "into the hole" and down
35.5 engine control cables Pat Spino, "Flying Colors" at 12:04pm 05.01.03 Big Boats 2/1265 Throttle cable broke at the pedestal lever. Does anyone have the Edson or Morse replacement numbers
?Racing a Beneteau 311 Bob at 11:39am 05.01.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1752 I have a Beneteau 311 that I would like to race more competetively. The problem lies in the side sta
Lower rudder patern for C22 Mike at 10:24am 05.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/808 Does anyone have plans/paterns/dimensions for the lower half of the rudder for a C22? The bolts bro
Centerboard problem Bill Pritchard at 9:59am 05.01.03 Smaller Boats 1/971 My boat was recently on a hoist and when it was lifted from the trailer the centerboard came down ab

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1989 Catalina 30 Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 05.22.20 Tried the coconut oil today- Went on easy and looks good. Thanks Hayden. And it make the boat smel
APS is going out of business Meriachee at 2:34pm 05.22.20 Can you clarify that? It seems pretty easy to me. @Davidasailor26 Phil and co have always said t
1989 Catalina 30 Jac123 at 2:31pm 05.22.20 Tried the coconut oil today- Went on easy and looks good. Thanks Hayden.
1989 Catalina 30 Jac123 at 2:28pm 05.22.20 The C30's have an oil finished interior. Any teak oil will improve the looks but they are normally
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 BigEasy at 2:18pm 05.22.20 Yep, wind from south at 10 knots, under bridge becalmed then wicked north gusts at around 6-10 knot
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? (2) Hunter216 at 2:07pm 05.22.20 Latest posting on the status of the two ferries. Amazing that there is 90km of cables on the larger
Mast Plate Crazy Dave Condon at 2:06pm 05.22.20 Believe you have a Dwyer mast. If you need help, Caverun and I can help
Repairing Mast Foot 95 Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:03pm 05.22.20 Search the archives for Hunter 26/260. You should find it there. How far is the rivet hole from ed
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 1:59pm 05.22.20 Yep, wind from south at 10 knots, under bridge becalmed then wicked north gusts at around 6-10 knots
APS is going out of business dLj at 1:58pm 05.22.20 I think another model that is yet to come to maturity, especially in the "old parts" category, is th
Automatic Float switch wiring Hunter 29.5 Scott T-Bird at 1:56pm 05.22.20 My Rule float switch has been used and abused for well over a decade and never had a problem. It's
Automatic Float switch wiring Hunter 29.5 senang at 1:54pm 05.22.20 Have a look at Sure Bail switches. Mercury switching float.No contact surfaces in water.
Automatic Float switch wiring Hunter 29.5 kappykaplan at 1:42pm 05.22.20 The best switch is the Ultra Bilge Pumpswitch. Pricey, :plus::plus::plus:
1994 Hunter 29.5 railings markwbird at 1:41pm 05.22.20 A boatyard can make it. Probably for about the same cost.
Automatic Float switch wiring Hunter 29.5 dlochner at 1:35pm 05.22.20 Rule float switches are a POS. Attwoods aren't much better. The best switch is the Ultra Bilge Pump
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning Hunter216 at 1:15pm 05.22.20 Link to Catalina 22 downloads on SBO, includes owner manual https://catalina.sailboatowners.com/dl/
APS is going out of business bawlmer at 1:14pm 05.22.20
APS is going out of business Davidasailor26 at 1:04pm 05.22.20 As a consumer, you are led to believe Amazon is easy. Its really not. Can you clarify that? It se
Man Over Board... While Motoring! Richard19068 at 12:47pm 05.22.20 Actually there seems to be a lot of stories of people getting hit by props after bow riding. On Sa
Do all ODay 34/35s have the mast fittings to run a spinnaker? Richard19068 at 12:43pm 05.22.20 If the boat isn't currently setup for a spinnaker you should be able to look at the masthead (with b

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