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C.D.I. Furling Ulises at 12:36pm 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 10/921 From what I read and what I see,most of you use the C.D.I. Furling systems and I guess it is the rig
Cleaning Interior fabric Warren at 12:17pm 06.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/981 Any advice on how to best clean the interior cushions on a 1989 Catalina 30. They are not in bad sha
Keel bolt holes Bill Ramsey at 12:08pm 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/1168 Looked under the boat today and found that the swing keel is about to fall off. One of the left side
Do I need a FCC license for VHF radio? Jack at 12:00pm 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1640 After some reading at the FCC website, I am confused. Do I need a FCC license to have and operate m
I need parts!! Natalie Reed at 11:45am 06.17.03 Day Sailers 2/1000 I have a 15 foot daysailor and I need parts for it. Where would the best place to get them? Thanks
THANK YOU JOE JOHN MCDERMOTT at 11:12am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 0/846 THANKS JOE FOR YOUR HELP.JOHN
Annual maintenance Stuart at 11:05am 06.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1238 Hi Peggy, Some time ago, you mentioned changing some of the parts for the head on an annual basis.
Where's the contact for interior halogen lights? Stuart at 11:01am 06.17.03 Big Boats 0/835 Took off an interior halogen light fixture (we have several that have stopped working). A prior pos
170 Boat Cover George H260 at 10:58am 06.17.03 Day Sailers 4/1396 Any ideas on boat covers out there? I don't have a garage or shed I can put my 170 in and I plan o
Got the fuel tank out of my '82 27', and now . . . Tom Hrkach at 10:45am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/928 I'm in a quandry about what to do next. I've looked a little at prefab poly deisel tanks but not eve
Oday History George at 10:43am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 2/1045 I've been searching the web for the history of Oday sailboats but haven't been able to find anything
Garmin GPSMAP 76 Jerry Raznov at 10:36am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/940 I just purchased a new Garmin GPSMAP 76. I downloading and installed GARMIN GPSMAP76 Software Upgrad
Found some bronze deadlights! Olivier Ruhlmann at 10:13am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 1/2372 Francois,I finally found some deadlights for the V-berth. They are made by A'B Industry. That we
Steaming Light on the mast Matt Wolf at 8:26am 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 I believe (hope) that I need to replace my steaming light. It's about 3/4 the way up the mast. Doe
Boat Speeds Richard Cain at 7:48am 06.17.03 Big Boats 10/1020 Since the Hunter 356 is a relatively new design, it's difficult finding other owners locally. Can an
Prop shaft strut (1) Brian at 7:40am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/946 I just had a line wrap around my prop shaft the other day, ripping the strut out of the bottom of th
Stuffing Box repacked John at 7:28am 06.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1182 I was wondering how often do you think the stuffing box on a Catalina 27 needs to be repacked? I've
Swinging at Anchor - 240 is wild!! R. Thompson at 7:23am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 14/1065 When at anchor my 240 swings (surfs) as much as 90 degrees - other boats are pointing nicely into th
Keel Damage - what now? R. Thompson at 7:17am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/651 During the first weekend trip of the season I hit my first Reef!Luckily the keel was raised and we
Replacing Marine Air conditioning compressor Jim Logan at 7:10am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 16/10147 I've decided the compressor in my 16kBTU Marine Air Systems air conditioning system is dead - I was

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Windlass on a Catalina 350 sail sfbay at 1:54pm 08.23.20 Welcome to the forum!! Its hard to begin to tell you where to start without knowing what you hear,
Motor dies and lacks its normal luster performance-wise Benny17441 at 1:46pm 08.23.20 90% of engine problems are fuel related. Condensation can put a significant amount of water in the
Lost My Raw Water Intake odaydokay at 1:24pm 08.23.20 That is truly goofy, but.........this is where a "South Bay Strainer" pays off big time. Holes are s
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] (1) JamesG161 at 1:19pm 08.23.20 Marco just announced as hurricane on last update from NHC. Oh my gosh! @kloudie1 screamed at Hurri
GFCI Needed? dlochner at 1:19pm 08.23.20 GFCI protect against current leakage from the hot to the ground (green in boats, bare copper in hous
New Sails sail sfbay at 1:11pm 08.23.20 Suggest contacting your local lofts, like Jon suggested, and obtain discuss sail material, battens o
GFCI Needed? Benny17441 at 12:58pm 08.23.20 I go back to a time when boats did not have GFCI receptacles and never had a problem. Perhaps it is
New Sails Gary Ryan at 12:44pm 08.23.20 I like the idea of using someone local. I have sent a shout out to Doyle Sails in Detroit. Thanks
Crimped lead to raymarine st60 speed transducer Hello Below at 12:43pm 08.23.20 Sorry, but it takes two to spin the wheel and watch the readout. Not necessarily. The use of a vi
New Sails jssailem at 12:29pm 08.23.20 Gary, my discovery having sailed these waters in the last 18 months, there are two basic paths. You
Beneteau 361 Looking for battery space (1) luken7 at 12:28pm 08.23.20 BTW, does anyone here have a 4D house battery under the companionway in front of the engine? I curre
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ (1) Phil Herring at 12:24pm 08.23.20 Here's the toe rail profile it fits.
electri/butane stove Benny17441 at 12:21pm 08.23.20 Butane canisters come in different but limited sizes for portable stoves, hiker camping stoves, chef
GFCI Needed? Justin_NSA at 12:14pm 08.23.20 Maybe use exterior grade receptacle too.
electri/butane stove kloudie1 at 12:07pm 08.23.20 Looking at the stove picture, I think it would use one of these little 8 oz canisters: https://www.w
New Sails jon hansen at 12:06pm 08.23.20 https://www.doylesails.com/doyle-sails-detroit al declercq has built all my sails over the last 35 y
Mackinac Island (and Hessel) jon hansen at 11:52am 08.23.20 ferry waves, ferry waves, ferry waves. some of the lumpiest water on the great lakes. a fun stop
Noisy sailboat Benny17441 at 11:38am 08.23.20 It is basic dock courtesy to dampen boat noises as much as practically possible. It is quite ok if
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Brian D at 11:31am 08.23.20 Everyone be nice. If you've nothing to "add", then just move along.
Lost My Raw Water Intake Dr. D at 11:30am 08.23.20 That happened to me a few months ago! Except I didn't notice the dry exhaust quick enough and needed

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