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Scupper Thru Hulls Stan Taylor at 10:45am 09.18.02 Smaller Boats 2/983 I just bought my first Catalina 22, a '75, and she's a peach. I'm a nubee to this, so I'm sorry if t
Air Conditioning for Oday 322 David Bishop at 10:33am 09.18.02 Bigger Boats 0/1126 My '87 Oday 322 has an air conditioner installed by the previous owner in the cockpit locker. The c
Flooded anchor locker Scott Blahnik at 9:42am 09.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/869 and the lines are rotting. I tried jamming one of those devices similar to a snake used on clogged t
Fuel usage, 56 Hp and Panda 8Kw Ed at 8:49am 09.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/820 Anyone out there with a 56 Hp Yanmar and/or a Panda 8Kw gen set have a feel for how much fuel either
Four Elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 8:12am 09.18.02 Ask All Sailors 33/2200 Mates; Not much going on over at the Sail Trim Forum I host for Sailboatowners.com so I though I'd c
Mounting a gps on a tiller steer boat Carl Lebo at 7:55am 09.18.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2305 Am wondering where's the best place to mount a gps on a smaller (22'), tiller steering sailboat?
Looking to buy Catalina 22 Dave Girardot at 7:32am 09.18.02 Smaller Boats 3/923 Looking at an 83' Catalina 22. VERY clean. Very good shape. Asking $5-6,000. What do you think.
Roller furling Takedown (Hurricane Prep) Dave Freeman at 7:27am 09.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1062 Any guidance on how to get my harken Roller Furling Jib down? Tropical storm Hannah bjust about rip
H 26 Racing Roberto at 7:26am 09.18.02 Racing 2/1288 El Kingston un Hunter 26, termino en segundo puesto en el circuito canario de vela cuatro puertos, e
Tacking Solo Descriptions Please Duncan at 6:54am 09.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1803 The question may seem lame but as a prospective novice 26Xer this is something I would really apprec
Leaving the prop free to spin while sailing. William Fraser at 6:50am 09.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1224 My Beneteau 432 has a leviathan three bladed prop capable of pushingher along at 8 + knots no probl
Sail with the pop-up top up? Guest at 5:53am 09.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1125 I'm a begginer sailer and just bought a 1993 Macgregor 26C ... can anyone tell me if it is possible/
Thru Hull.....Open or Closed? Guest at 4:36am 09.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 14/9565 This may be a dumb question, but my previous boat had no thru hulls below the water line. Is it a g
Reefing Gear Problems Steve Carpman at 4:22am 09.18.02 Big Boats 11/1488 On our 1991 37.5 Legend we have a single line reefing system that permits reefing from the cockpit.
Cleaning Cushions? Kelli O'Shaughnessy at 4:01am 09.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1109 I was planning on renting a steam cleaner from Home Depot or Lowes and cleaning our cabin cushions.
Need Help-Please Pat Crawford at 3:57am 09.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/917 We acquired a 40 foot Hunter legend about 7 years ago, no information was aboard-ie information on t
Mariner / Rhodes 19 Sails, Covers, etc. Dan Marques at 3:03am 09.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3362 Hi. I have a '67 Mariner. I was wondering how the sail plan / rigging differed from the Rhodes 19,
Filling a Thru Hull Ron at 2:24am 09.18.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1143 I'm in the process of replacing my holding tank and want to move the thru hull to the other side of
H34 spreaders Mark F. Arena at 1:48am 09.18.02 Big Boats 5/870 I recently purchased a nice 1984 H34. I have moved up to 15-20 knot winds, and notice that I can't
Televisions On-Board!?!? Nittany Lion 2002 at 12:47am 09.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1129 Does anyone have any suggestions for a quality boat televison? I am thinking of a 9" Panansonic or s

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NPS threads question jssailem at 10:20pm 07.11.20 I agree. Never disagreed. The question is how do you seal the NPS thread thru hull? No gasket or O
Introduction and first question Salty Cracker at 10:07pm 07.11.20 I see your point. I'll keep that in mind.
A stand alone fridge system on a pocket cruiser... MikeHoncho at 10:05pm 07.11.20
Lifeline Stanchions for Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) John Nantz at 9:54pm 07.11.20 One thought, looking forward to installing a pair of solar panels, would be to have two stanchions m
Introduction and first question jssailem at 9:51pm 07.11.20 I'm not sure yet if I'm even gonna take them up on the offer. It might be a good idea to experienc
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Rich Stidger at 9:49pm 07.11.20 It looks like there is a Gulf station in Downey, CA that has E0. About 20 km (12 miles) from Long B
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? Rich Stidger at 9:42pm 07.11.20 @jonelli OK, maybe you dodged a bullet. If it continues to run OK, switch to E0 gas to keep it tha
Introduction and first question Salty Cracker at 9:40pm 07.11.20 What an awesome welcome and bunch of good info! Thanks everyone. I think we'll BOTH get more out of
Introduction and first question Kings Gambit at 9:24pm 07.11.20 :banghead: I disagree with every point except the masthead/vane one. The type of beam ideal for th
Mercury 3.3 2-stroke Carb issue? jonelli at 9:24pm 07.11.20 Poor acceleration (including dying) from idle is a symptom of the idle mixture being too lean. yep
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install (2) Tim Mills at 9:01pm 07.11.20 182237182238
Hunter 41 - 41DS air conditioning install (2) Tim Mills at 8:58pm 07.11.20 The AC install went well. We were able to install 19 vents into the factory ducts in every space. We
Pantaenius America CarlN at 8:48pm 07.11.20
Time to update your Coastal Pilot SoSound at 8:41pm 07.11.20 Of the areas that I frequent, this is my favorite entry; "The Keyport Naval Undersea Warfare Center
Lncer holding tank repair HauntedYards at 8:32pm 07.11.20 However, I think I'd sand and paint, or even re FG the inside of the holding tank too--after you've
Lncer holding tank repair Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:29pm 07.11.20 I can't think of any...but then I'm the one who recommended it, so I may be biased. However, I thi
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:09pm 07.11.20 182233
Question about PHRF Calculation Jackdaw at 7:50pm 07.11.20 I didn't realize I was wading into a sectarian dispute! So, to return to my original question, how
Question about PHRF Calculation Tedd at 7:33pm 07.11.20 I didn't realize I was wading into a sectarian dispute! So, to return to my original question, how
Question about PHRF Calculation Jackdaw at 7:24pm 07.11.20 Like Jackdaw says. Unlike IRC or ORC, PHRF takes typical local conditions into account. A heavy

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