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356 fridge/freezer insulation Paul at 4:44am 12.08.02 Big Boats 24/1877 I just purchased new 356. While poking around I noticed the fridge/freezer doesn't appear to have a
You really have to strain your bilge pump pickup! (1) Pete Peterson at 4:25am 12.08.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1225 My bilge pump stopped pumping on the last day of the season - Jabsco Model 37202 diaphragm pump 4.5
Gennaker for 23.5 Charlie at 3:41am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 0/730 Am adding a "Lee brand" Gennaker to the sail inventory. Looking for ideas on rigging. Thought about
Hunter 25.5: Anyone with info on KEEL options? Kelly Holsten at 2:13am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 6/2577 In my loose research of the Hunter 25.5 I have seen reference to two keel options: The 4'6 and the 3
Doyle Stack Pack? Dick at 1:09am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 8/1268 Does anyone have any experience with this? Some kind of a combination of a sail, sail cover, and laz
Rudder Bolt Mark at 12:10am 12.08.02 Smaller Boats 1/1081 Can anyone tell me if the bolt upon which the rudder swings will come out. Mine is stuck and I have
In-mast furling systems, plus / minus? John Crawford at 12:04am 12.08.02 Ask All Sailors 7/2212 I am looking at getting a late model sailboat, Beneteau, Catalina, or similar in the 38-44 foot rang
Windlass Bob at 8:44pm 12.07.02 Big Boats 1/992 I am interested in installing a manual windlass on my 1986 H34. Any ideas on which windlass to use
Repositioning of speed & clutch levers Ron at 2:35pm 12.07.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1056 I'm in the process of moving the speed and clutch levers from the lower port cockpit wall, up onto t
For everyone who's wondered... Phil Herring at 11:33am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1103 "Can my 28-footer cross the Atlantic?" Click this link into the Photo Forum on CatalinaOwners.com a
Is solar panel shortening battery life? Steve at 9:39am 12.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/854 My starter battery needed to be topped off with distilled water at the end of the season, and I will
1974 23FT POP-TOP HELP LORI at 8:14am 12.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1000 I,M A NEW OWNER OF A 1974 23FT FIXED KEEL, THE HARDWARE FOR THE POP-TOP IS GONE. I NEED A MANUEL OR
Racing Handicap Systems? Dick of Sylvan at 8:11am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 5/929 Is there an internet site which gives approximate PHRF correction factors so that one can get a roug
caulk for cold weather ted at 7:46am 12.07.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1265 early hard winter here on barnegat bay, new jersey - 17 f last night!!boat just brought in yard fo
new oday owner doug currie at 6:18am 12.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1050 I have just purchased an oday mariner. This vessel is in a sad condition after having been left in
Leak at brass tube-keel cable hose Geoff A. at 5:44am 12.07.02 Smaller Boats 4/1015 I have a leak at the brass tube where the keel hose attatches. The boat went on the trailer wrong an
Noisy water pump Mike D. at 4:55am 12.07.02 Big Boats 11/2238 Has anyone modified their factory installed fresh water pump set-up in an attempt to reduce/eliminat
Radar and plotter?? Dennis at 4:13am 12.07.02 Big Boats 3/843 We are sailing (H356) from Rock Hall, MD to Maine next summer. I have been doing some research abou
Exterior teak refinish John Horton at 3:29am 12.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/898 I have read in the archives where Daly Seafin is an excellent product for cleaning and refinishing t
New O'Day 22 owner. Todd at 2:41am 12.07.02 Day Sailers 3/1723 Hello Again.Thank you for previous advice re: assessing a long-stored boat. Recently purchased tha

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Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 7:14pm 09.12.20
TS Sally (1) JamesG161 at 7:11pm 09.12.20 HIGH movement speed will determine how far East before TS Sally follows behind. No new HHunter flig
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? smokey73 at 7:02pm 09.12.20 T-9 is great stuff but a grease is better for this type of connection. Get a tube of NO-OX-ID A-Spe
Hunter 34, bilge questions (1) kloudie1 at 6:50pm 09.12.20 I agree The hollow grid beams have limber holes for drainage and pipes and a few wires.. Attached is
Inverter relay buzz SycloneDriver at 6:48pm 09.12.20
Hunter 34, bilge questions markwbird at 6:41pm 09.12.20 it will eventually dry. Put an electric heater in the boat to dry it out. The main issue is the dama
Drilling hole to run lines through cabintop mounted traveller Mr. Dave at 6:40pm 09.12.20 Whatever you do, by drilling small holes (or cutting a big tunnel hole) you will definitely weaken t
Traveler bar PaulK at 6:34pm 09.12.20 I would call the clamps stops. That's what they are - to stop the mainsheet from going any further.
Looking to buy c22 questions. Gene Neill at 6:30pm 09.12.20 Man, without pics that's impossible to answer. If you're planning on doing a complete keel restorati
Hunter 34, bilge questions acarter at 6:26pm 09.12.20
2001 Beneteau 331 salon table removal or newer model Weasel at 6:26pm 09.12.20
Hunter 34, bilge questions Tally Ho at 6:21pm 09.12.20
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? CarlN at 6:00pm 09.12.20 T-9 is great stuff but a grease is better for this type of connection. Get a tube of NO-OX-ID A-Spec
Inverter relay buzz NYSail at 5:54pm 09.12.20
Beneteau 423 Storage and organization Stu Jackson at 5:45pm 09.12.20 In all three of the boats we have owned, we have "discovered" our own personal choices for where thi
TS Sally BigEasy at 5:42pm 09.12.20 [QUOTE Looks like we are in for a bit of a mess. Yes! Here we go again. Not much prep for the bo
Traveler bar Scott T-Bird at 5:06pm 09.12.20 Can't tell from the picture where the traveler is mounted. Those clamps are so rudimentary they pro
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? Scott T-Bird at 4:56pm 09.12.20 I've noticed a black coating on all of the connections & buss bars in my battery compartment on my n
TS Sally kloudie1 at 4:50pm 09.12.20 Keep ya head down, Jim,. Looks like we are in for a bit of a mess.
The future is here: Spirit 111(feet), the most sustainable Super Yacht to date has launched. heritage at 4:49pm 09.12.20 QWgbM9DoA7A This is a good discussion of regen for sailboats.

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