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C.D.I. Furling Ulises at 12:36pm 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 10/948 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 1/993 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 4/1188 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 7/1675 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 2/1019 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 0/857 THANKS JOE FOR YOUR HELP.JOHN
Annual maintenance Stuart at 11:05am 06.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1256 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 0/839 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 4/1447 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 4/947 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 2/1061 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 1/961 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 1/2387 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 1/925 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 10/1057 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 6/981 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 2/1208 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 14/1098 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 4/667 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 16/10558 I've decided the compressor in my 16kBTU Marine Air Systems air conditioning system is dead - I was

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Roll that beautiful blue furler! Justin_NSA at 7:04am 09.25.20 I think someone got it right when they mentioned the stretchiness without the core. My guess is it w
Adding a new battery HandsOnTech at 7:00am 09.25.20
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Meriachee at 6:53am 09.25.20 The slightly larger line is easier to grip. So is 1/2", and 5/8" is easier yet, but they won't fi
Adding a new battery HandsOnTech at 6:52am 09.25.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Help RoyS at 6:52am 09.25.20 Zip tie found a concern? You are in a different universe than I am. I keep a small container below t
Adding a new battery HandsOnTech at 6:50am 09.25.20 If you have the room, you may want to consider replacing the house battery with a pair of GC2 golf c
West Wight Potter P19 rgranger at 6:36am 09.25.20 It is a nice pocket cruiser with a loyal following. I've looked at them myself.
NEED a new Auto Pilot? jssailem at 6:35am 09.25.20 It could be a newer model. Or they could be preparing for the normal production shipment. The past f
H26 electric control panel rgranger at 6:29am 09.25.20 ... and here is a link to just the switches https://shop.sailboatowners.com/search.php
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice Daze at 6:27am 09.25.20 Thanks for the reply. I am getting the boat ready to be a liveaboard which will include the geograp
Traveler Car Mainsheet ShotgunSlim at 6:13am 09.25.20 The sheaves on my '86 were completely gone when I got the boat. I considered trying to find/fabrica
110% Jib messes up jib sheet angle on my Hunter 26 David in Sandusky at 6:11am 09.25.20 A barber hauler would work. Rig a line with a block (pulley) on one end. Run the sheet through the
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? dmdiehl64 at 6:06am 09.25.20 Great insight, thanks!
H23 Cabin Access shemandr at 6:05am 09.25.20 I call them hatch boards.
H26 electric control panel (1) kappykaplan at 5:57am 09.25.20 Here's a screenshot of the page . . .
Sailboat outboard 4 hp hanger Bemer (1) Seaswood at 5:54am 09.25.20 Round head with a keeper cast into the head of bolt. the frame is held by two bolts on each side thr
She's creaking at 40 Ward H at 5:52am 09.25.20 I'm starting to get a bit of delamination in a couple of high traffic areas. Would adding a teak st
Synthetic Oil ? Ward H at 5:43am 09.25.20 Weigh the cost of the oil you bought and the cost of an engine repair. Odds seem pretty low that yo
H26 electric control panel Chiriqui at 5:40am 09.25.20 How about here... https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cat.php?8124 I don't see a panel listed or if poss
She's creaking at 40 SailingLoto at 5:39am 09.25.20 I found an advertisement where Bangor Punta was boasting that they used the latest and greatest sea

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