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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 3/3896 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 9/1385 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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Sonar transducer in San Juan 23: chirping sonar? jssailem at 1:39pm 10.09.20 Ian. The transducer could be wires to a ITC5 unit from Raymarine. This unit provides power and tran
Brands SailingLoto at 1:27pm 10.09.20 I would hit Craigslist and FB marketplace... who cares what brand. Find a cheap starter boat on a
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Stu Jackson at 1:15pm 10.09.20 @Nichole340 may I humbly suggest you consider how you want to use your boat in making your decision
Bye Bye Birdie danm1 at 1:15pm 10.09.20 Okay, off topic, but this reminds me of a story I read years ago about some suburban dads who built
Bye Bye Birdie Stu Jackson at 1:06pm 10.09.20 Now if I just had the balls to shoot it... Chick-a-BOOM ! @Ron20324 Do you mean "...had the nerve
Leisure Furl by Forspare justsomeguy at 12:59pm 10.09.20 http://worldsailing.guru/articles/LeisureFurl.aspx
NY Winter Covering of 26d FuzzyBadger at 12:45pm 10.09.20 Yeah, it's not bad. It fits over the stanchions, and although they told me it would work with the m
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? Scottotheforest at 12:35pm 10.09.20
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Ed Caldwell at 12:20pm 10.09.20 I just can't keep quiet after @Stu Jackson 's comment on the Blue Seas DCP and will offer the OP a c
Safety on deck Jackdaw at 12:00pm 10.09.20 Agreed, that boat is terrible for that. Somehow the designers thought an extra 6 cubic feet of inter
Bye Bye Birdie dlochner at 11:50am 10.09.20 The farmers on the East End of LI use a canon sound to scare away birds. I believe they are propan
Winterizing the C310 engine? Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 10.09.20 Run engine to warm, shutdown, then drain engine oil, change oil filter and refill with new oil Do h
Bye Bye Birdie Ron20324 at 11:43am 10.09.20 The farmers on the East End of LI use a canon sound to scare away birds. I believe they are propan
Bye Bye Birdie shemandr at 11:37am 10.09.20 The farmers on the East End of LI use a canon sound to scare away birds. I believe they are propane
NY Winter Covering of 26d RustyVenture at 11:08am 10.09.20 Yeah, it's not bad. It fits over the stanchions, and although they told me it would work with the ma
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Hunter216 at 11:04am 10.09.20
TS Delta (1) JamesG161 at 11:00am 10.09.20 Latest Hurricane Hunter mission into H Delta. Yellow numbers are weather stations or buoy. Dammit Ji
Safety on deck srimes at 10:20am 10.09.20 Crawl/bottom scoot. Don't walk upright on deck. Kneepads? Jacklines + tethers if going over would b
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 10:11am 10.09.20 Before you even think about this, please read this: AGM Battery Issues and the Blue Seas Dual Circ
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Stu Jackson at 9:56am 10.09.20 If the 1-2 Both switch is replaced with a Blue Sea DCP switch as @Scott T-Bird suggests, then the h

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