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Lighning protection Bill O'Donovan at 12:10am 04.14.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/960 There was a post here last week about the dangers of lightning. I found the email of the company tha
Engine Temp Scott at 11:52pm 04.13.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1005 I just purchased a 1988 Catalina 27 with a Universal 18. With her out of the water and using fresh,c
Peggy, Congrats - Good looking cover for book Jim Seamans at 10:56pm 04.13.03 Ask All Sailors 0/984 Got mine ordered and will see you at the rendezvous!!JimS/V Java
Maximum Speed K.B. at 10:43pm 04.13.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1103 Had a wornderful weekend on the Lake... it was 80 degrees, sunny, and the wind was at 20-25 knots. I
Water heating Peter Middlebrook at 3:35pm 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1027 Can any Catalina 310 owner advise on how to heat water when I don't use shore power and the motor is
Hold down for new septic holding tank Dan Rumrill at 3:07pm 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/3799 Have removed the old aluminum tank and am struggling with the best way to anchor the new ronco plast
easy step mast/ larry seib at 3:02pm 04.13.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1102 Have a 27 1979 with what looks a easy stepping mast. does anyone have a close up of a 27 cabin top?
AUTOHELM FOR HUNTER 37 John E. Benz at 1:51pm 04.13.03 Big Boats 7/1034 Has anyone installed an auto helm on a Hunter Legend 37? I have a 1987 model and I am planing to in
Birds be gone robert at 12:47pm 04.13.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/857 Plastic wire ties cut to size on the spreaders will force the birds to rest elsewhere.Thanks to all
Spreader attachments Ed White at 12:16pm 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1068 I have recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 27 and have started getting her ready for the water. The pr
rubber baby boarding ladder bumpers m la torre at 12:12pm 04.13.03 Smaller Boats 3/953 where do they come from and where can I get more? my 1995 h26 boarding ladder that is built int the
Super Swift Matt Griffith at 12:07pm 04.13.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1522 I just purchased an older Super Swift and could use any information regading rigging the boat and in
Has anyone ordered a Dodger for a 386 2003? Anthony at 11:57am 04.13.03 Big Boats 0/923 I am purchasing a new Hunter 386. Has anyone had a Dodger built for this model or purchased one rom
April skills quiz: How did you do? Phil Herring at 11:46am 04.13.03 Ask All Sailors 24/1727 How did you do on this month's sailing skills quiz?Did you run the table and ace them all? Or were
HOW DO I ADD AN AC OUTLET JERRY MITCHELL at 11:35am 04.13.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1201 I need to add an additional ac outlet to my sailboat...what size wire should i use and can the recep
3 Blade Prop Nomenclature Marc P at 11:23am 04.13.03 Big Boats 10/1715 Our Hunter 356 was ordered with a 3 blade prop which the dealer is getting ready to install. I was l
Mooring chain Art Femenella at 11:17am 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/934 I have a 1988 MkII Cat 30 TR w/factory bowsprit. Local laws require a mooring with all chain right o
Compass Leak (Stearing Pedastal) Kenneth at 11:15am 04.13.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1082 I have a Gemini Compass mounted on my stearing pedastal and found it nearly out of fluid this weeken
Vinyl strip removal Travis at 11:10am 04.13.03 Smaller Boats 10/891 I am trying to remove the light blue and dark blue vinal strips that run below the freeboard of my H
Rudder Transport Joseph Washburn at 10:37am 04.13.03 Smaller Boats 4/1005 What is the best way to transport the rudder on a Catalina 22 when trailering? I have a mast suppor

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Looks Important Maybe BrianH at 9:07am 10.07.20 Paint em. This goes back to my career when a jokester dropped a red bolt under our fire truck.
TS Delta jssailem at 9:05am 10.07.20 So what are you saying James? That heat is the engine of tropical storms. That heat is what fuels th
TS Delta (2) JamesG161 at 8:58am 10.07.20 This is the real key to strengthening. HEAT and not Surface temperatures. Also how DEEP the HEAT i
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Fredct at 8:57am 10.07.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress You are scaring me! I have a black rubber hose from deck fitting to head
Lightning Protection walt at 8:56am 10.07.20 My .02 on that.. Some electric field must trigger a bolt of lighting to start traveling in the clou
Whisker pole (3) Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 10.07.20
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:41am 10.07.20 I did not see how i can attach the pump out hose to the deck fitting. I assume that the fitting has
Hunter 26 toilet Ajp at 8:39am 10.07.20 I put this in my h26 mid 2000's; Dometic SaniPottie 965 Toilet with MSD Fittings. I configured it
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 8:33am 10.07.20
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:29am 10.07.20 If air does not get into the tank, the pump creates a vacuum above the water as the level goes down.
TS Delta Benny17441 at 8:28am 10.07.20 Florida should be clear, actually the storm will suck out the humid air and it being replaced with n
Lightning Protection JohnShannon at 8:26am 10.07.20 How much electric field do you need to get a lighting bolt going? 1000 meter long 3 billion volts?
leave h260 in the water over winter twalker H260 at 8:25am 10.07.20
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? Ajp at 8:24am 10.07.20 Another thought, make sure your rudder is not cut short and is ALL the way down. alan
CB UpHaul Line H26 Chiriqui at 8:23am 10.07.20 yes I stuck to the 7/16 ordered yesterday from the sailstore. a very stromg line material amell? Now
Lightning Protection JamesG161 at 8:22am 10.07.20 It would seem that hardening your boat to withstand the strike without blowing up or sinking is the
Beaching a H260... Ajp at 8:18am 10.07.20 Only by accident with the 26 at Kismet. Would not do because of water tank and centerboard. Call m
CB UpHaul Line H26 Benny17441 at 8:18am 10.07.20 Don't know if the forum store ships to Panama? Chiriqui, the longevity of the line will rest more
What to do if you lose your rig. Hunter216 at 8:17am 10.07.20
Fresh water tank vent - geometrical problem - vent to bilge an option? Ron20324 at 8:14am 10.07.20 Air vents should run uphill, never below horizontal.

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