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Rigging the 22' Hunter? Irene at 2:17am 02.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/980 I have a fixed keel 22' that I have just made a trailer for. It will be faster and simplier for me,
Engine RPM's Brian C. at 2:11am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1308 I need to calibrate my tachometer on my Yanmar 3JH3E.. What is the most inexpensive way to do this?
Travel time for ICW? Dennis at 1:52am 02.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/3898 What is the approximate sailing time from the Chesapeake Bay area via the ICW, stopping off nightly
Holding Tank Replacement Ray at 12:16am 02.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1580 How do you replace an aluminum holding tank (in 1992 Hunter 28) when the old tank is too big to fit
Water Heater Allen Schweitzer at 11:55pm 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1053 Hey Everyone,I'm thinking of installing a hot water heater ' some facuets to use as a shower in th
Bareboat Florida Bryan at 11:32pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 Looking for help planning a Florida (keys?) bareboat trip in June for a family of 4 (boys 13,14). W
Martec or MaxProp JerryM at 11:08pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1181 Still searching for either a 3 blade or folding prop for my Catalina 30 (Universal 23 hp. diesel).
Cradle for 40.5 Bob Willett at 10:51pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 3/915 Myself and a friend both own 40.5 hunters 1994-1993. We are planning to move the boats to the New Or
'Survivor' restoration (1) Jonathan Rhodes at 10:35pm 02.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/942 This is a cry for help from an ex Hobie 16 sailor (25 years) whose wife wants to swap trapeezing and
Suggested source and location for sail numbers Jack Kelly at 10:17pm 02.20.03 Smaller Boats 2/911 We sent our sails out for cleaning and reconditioning - our sails never had sail numbers and I'd lik
'Survivor' restoration Jonathan Rhodes at 9:38pm 02.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/916 This is a cry for help from an ex Hobie 16 sailor (25 years), who's wife wants to swap trapeezing an
Brass vs. Bronze? Brian at 9:22pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 9/1387 I recently replaced a sea-water hose for my A/C. Wow, I discovered that the barb (hose connector) fr
Catalina 30 tall rig, cutting off keel 9 inches, John Bruder at 8:42pm 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1315 This is a question we would like to ask since we are considering buying a Tall rig with a 5'3" draft
BOOM HEIGHT--BIMINI LARRY at 2:17pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 15/4492 I have been considering raising the boom, shortening the height of the sail by about one foot to all
Old Sheaves Peter Lund at 12:49pm 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 My boat is a 1990 vision 32. The deck sheaves are getting old and cracked. Should I use Delrin, or
Shower Doors on a 376 Russell Egge at 12:09pm 02.20.03 Big Boats 1/940 Saw folding shower doors on all the new boats at the boat show. Wondered if anyone had tried to fit
Gori 2-blade folding propeller Russell Egge at 12:07pm 02.20.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1500 Saw the Gori 2-blade folding propeller at the Boston Boat Show and wondered if anyone had any exper
GFO fiber dripless packing Tom Wingo at 11:41am 02.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/1075 I am thinking about installing the GFO fiberdripless packing on my boat. I was wondering if anyone
new 150 jib or new smaller jib and asymmetrical? Bob Hawkins at 11:18am 02.20.03 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1227 Help me out guys. I've done just enough reading in the archives to get me into trouble. I have a 1
cockpit sole delamination John at 9:42am 02.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1091 I have an area of soft cockpit sole about six inches forward of the steering pedestal. The water ca

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Charging system question Mechone at 5:28pm 10.09.20 Newer chargers are the way to go like Sterling or pronautic these charge the batteries go to float
Hunter 240 Furler SFS at 5:24pm 10.09.20 I'm confused. The thread title seems to suggest the hardware side of things (the furler itself), bu
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Daveinet at 5:23pm 10.09.20 Could have sworn I was looking at these: https://www.noveltytoyworld.co.uk/ekmps/shops/aef66f/images
Bye Bye Birdie Hayden Watson at 5:17pm 10.09.20 At our marina, we get invaded by Rock Terns every fall. The marina installed small electronic boxes
Bye Bye Birdie 31seahorse at 4:30pm 10.09.20 I'm making my own "cannon". Got the wheel rims and spokes done, will be working on the hubs and ca
Hunter 240 Furler Sailavie1 at 4:28pm 10.09.20 If you plan to purchase a new jib, consider one with vertical battens. Also, get the UV protection s
Charging system question Bill Ward at 3:56pm 10.09.20 The Charger (unknown brand) on my boat has a internal float. When I plug into shore power the charg
Looking to buy CNG tank JanM at 3:28pm 10.09.20 We have two CNG tanks that are in good condition. Empty now. Anyone can have them for free.. We ar
Catalina Galley Benny17441 at 3:05pm 10.09.20 Have you asked why most have thrown them away? Have the boats been repurposed for racing, the spa
Starting Battery won't hold a charge FastOlson at 2:56pm 10.09.20 Regarding the point about being able to easily isolate either bank, we do have a high-amperage break
Charging system question dlochner at 2:35pm 10.09.20 I would not feel comfortable leaving the charger on 24/7. I've heard to many charger failure stori
Charging system question Benny17441 at 2:26pm 10.09.20 You got a shore power inlet so you should have a 120V ac panel or at minimum a section in the panel
Did the U-Gotta Regatta kappykaplan at 2:19pm 10.09.20 so the OC will have to get clever to re-use them! I'm sure they will figure something out, Clay.
TS Delta kappykaplan at 2:16pm 10.09.20 ???? ??????, ????! This is going to cut into my sailing time this weekend. :beer:
Bye Bye Birdie Muttondressedaslamb at 2:02pm 10.09.20 Hmmm, I guess every mooring field should have a sacrificial boat, sort of take one for the team app
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 2:00pm 10.09.20 That's my anticipated near outcome. Very near term, the 5 boat units (about $5,000 Canadian) for a n
Looks Important Maybe Bill19233 at 1:50pm 10.09.20 My Prize: I want a ride with you on Sunspot Baby whenever I get to Houston again. Sure, there's n
Charging system question HandsOnTech at 1:48pm 10.09.20 My charger/inverter has been on shore power for two decades without an issue. Your results may vary.
Apollo Ball Valve Failure jssailem at 1:46pm 10.09.20 Bouchard, if you turned the valve and the thru hull turned in the hull, you have started a compromis
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Sailgunner at 1:41pm 10.09.20 I just replaced my mainsail on my 2000 410. Recommend replacing sails rather than repair on your 17

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