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No Luck at Ronco (1) Ron at 8:39am 10.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1749 Does anyone know where I can get water tanks for a H37C... I've attached a picture of the monsters.
Stinky heads on caribbean charters susie at 8:32am 10.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/1579 We have chartered Beneteau's in the Caribbean a few times. These boats have no holding tanks, every
One sided blisters Clayton Salisbury at 7:44am 10.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/793 Hello, I recently purchased an oday 27, It's been in drydock for two years and needs bottom paint. I
Here She Comes! (1) Mickey McHugh at 6:55am 10.02.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1011 Lili is heading in with 135 MPH winds and gusts to 160. Notice the circular bands around the eye of
AwlGrip Scott at 5:55am 10.02.02 Other Sailboats 4/905 I recently purchased a C-27 with an awl-grip hull (painted in 1993) it is blue and is showing signs
Replacing external teakb Michael Kidwell at 5:26am 10.02.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1099 I'm boat shopping and have narrowed my choice down to several 30-footers from 70's and 80's (Pearso
ICW stephen depaola at 4:56am 10.02.02 Destinations 2/1412 Anyone traveling the ICW now?
Oday 22 performance Clay Wright at 4:49am 10.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2267 Does anyone care to comment on the overall performance of a well-tuned Oday 22 with similarly equipp
Replacement Radar Install for 35.5 Ronald Land at 4:32am 10.02.02 Big Boats 3/868 My 1990 35.5 had a mast mounted radar install prior to my purchase in 1995. The radar broke and can
O'Day parts source David Peabody at 4:19am 10.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/939 I found a company that will custom make or locate any part for an O'Day sailboat.They made a compl
Backstay adjuster for a 35.5 Bob Allen at 4:10am 10.02.02 Big Boats 4/861 As the 35.5 is a fractional rig, an adjustable backstay will influence mainsail shape only. Should h
Raising the Main Mickey Goodman at 3:52am 10.02.02 Ask All Sailors 18/1758 I have a Hunter Legend 37' with a mast length of about 55'. When raising the main the last 15 feet
OMC Zepher saildrive, water in bottom cylinder. Jim at 3:36am 10.02.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2486 The above engine is installed in an O'Day 28, which is on land in a cradle.I recently started the
HEAVING TO Yehudi at 3:13am 10.02.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1011 Would very much like to hear from other owners of 37 Cutters what configuration you use when hove to
CE certification Bruno von Beck at 2:30am 10.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1163 Who has ever certyfied a Hunter model 1995, Legend in Europe and could give me some tips or document
Water inside hull (bilge) Jim Petersen at 2:23am 10.02.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/973 I have just purchased a 1993 MacGregor 26 Water-ballasted boat and had some problem with water getti
Cockpit speakers Eric Anderson at 2:02am 10.02.02 Big Boats 2/1316 I would like to install cockpit speakers (size?,type?) but I'm not sure where the best place to moun
Awel-Grip Scott at 1:52am 10.02.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1152 I recently purchased a C-27 with an awel-grip hull (painted in 1993) it is blue and is showing signs
Microwave Ovens? Eric Anderson at 1:29am 10.02.02 Big Boats 4/1147 I just bought a beautiful 1989 Catalina 34. I want to install a microwave. Any ideas or information
weather faxes help Steve at 12:53am 10.02.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1139 where can i find info on how to read and interpret weather faxes? i wanted to know what the symbols

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Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ jviss at 7:43am 07.14.20 Wouldn't it make sense to have some kind of alarm system that would detect the hazard and sound an a
Battery Switch Help Scott T-Bird at 7:42am 07.14.20 And before you consider a DCP switch, read this: AGM Battery Issues and the Blue Seas Dual Circuit
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane Hayden Watson at 7:36am 07.14.20 I only have experience with my C30 with the AutoProp installed but this is what I find. I prefer to
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ jssailem at 7:33am 07.14.20 So the stuff I learned in school is true. Hard to believe. "Don't mix Electricity and water!". Sad
Any silverline dolphin owners out there? Krh142 at 7:22am 07.14.20 Thank you very much! I'm trying to gather as much info as possible. I found a link to an original us
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib jon hansen at 7:19am 07.14.20 the A sail is super easy to use. head dead down wind to put up or take down. the sail is then in t
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib Pagan Baby at 7:04am 07.14.20 Thanks for the insight Jon. Makes sense that the club footed jib is best used for beating. An asymme
proper functioning vented loop Claude L.-Auger at 6:41am 07.14.20 A vented loop has a dua function: to let air in when you're drawing from the tank (i.e. your water o
cyclical vibration under power walmsleyc at 6:41am 07.14.20 I've noticed a "cyclic" change in the "sound/feel" before. Usually seems related to going through
jssailem at 6:24am 07.14.20 My apologies. I saw your info on your avatar a 34 ODay. Confused the Old boat with your new to you b
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib jssailem at 6:21am 07.14.20 rig a line from the back of your boom down to the side of the deck somewhere and pull the boom down
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose jviss at 6:15am 07.14.20 By the way, I hate that stuff! My Catalina 36 used that kind of hose for the water system, and it w
LouisMK at 6:11am 07.14.20
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib jon hansen at 6:09am 07.14.20 so now you worked to weather all day and you come around a bluff and you want to reach 20 mile to th
Shields VAC XHD 148 hose odaydokay at 6:07am 07.14.20 Man, you guys are good. Many thanks! Last place I expected and 25' is fine. Much obliged!
cyclical vibration under power odaydokay at 6:00am 07.14.20 Motor mount broken or loose maybe???
Westerbeke 20B Two engine odaydokay at 5:59am 07.14.20 I can beat that. For a Universal M25 (owned my Westerbeke now), the NGK plug is $5.14 from clubplu
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib jon hansen at 5:58am 07.14.20 now, let's say you want to reach off for a bit to go over to a pretty cove you noticed 5 miles to th
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib jon hansen at 5:51am 07.14.20 back before sailing vessels had engines and you need to jog back and forth while the entire crew was
Life and times of Phreatophyte; adventures in a damn fine pocket cruiser jssailem at 5:46am 07.14.20 Congrats on your cruise and return to safe harbor. Sounds like you had a great time. Port Hadlock is

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