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Boom Tent - got one - but how do you put it up ? Bob Anderson at 1:18pm 06.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1023 I purchase my '74 Catalina two years ago. It came with a new boom tent, which the previous owner ne
Marina GFI outlet tripping Michel Sanscartier at 1:14pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1621 I bought a hunter 34 with shore power. Our Marina has GFI outlets. When connecting shore power, the
Head Leak Stephen Dawes at 1:13pm 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2118 Okay folks, I need a little advise here. Last weekend, on a family sailing trip we managed to prod
Replacement furling drum Kurt Syer at 1:13pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1380 I broke my furling drum on my Isomat furling sytem. Does anyone know where I might find a replaceme
Hatch cover for Mac19 Nancy Cochran at 12:56pm 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/993 Hello All,I'm looking for a new or used hatch for a Mac 19. We had an upper shroud part on us and
Refrigeration Spill-over Fan Pete Loewenstein at 12:44pm 06.05.02 Other Sailboats 1/883 I have factory installed refridgeration on our new H356, and think there is a problem with the spill
Over-Stuffed Cushions Pete Loewenstein at 12:31pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/981 One of the few things I have to complain about with our new 356 is the excessive amount of stuffing
Max Prop Damage Mike DiMario at 12:12pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1193 I have recently heard that the feathering type props can cause a large slip and torque if one would
Request... R.W.Landau at 12:10pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/966 It is summer. I sure think it is a great time to fill the photo forum.r.w.landau
Wet side rail 'shelf' in V-berth & main salon Bob at 12:01pm 06.05.02 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1140 I am looking for some information on where a leak may be, and any short cuts on how to verify ifthe
How do I rig in 15 min.? Michael Shomate at 11:09am 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1214 I am a new 26x owner. One of the deciding factors in the purchase was the 10-15 min. time to raise
How do I get 20 mph? Michael Shomate at 11:06am 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1221 I just took delivery on my new Mac26x a couple of weeks ago. I have broken-in my Suzuki 50 HP motor
Outboard Recharge of Battery Randy Kolb at 10:44am 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/921 I have a Honda 9.9 horse 4 stroke that can charge a battery. I'n need to purchase a plug and make u
starter Tom I at 10:25am 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1165 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 but my question is of a general nature. My three cylinder Universal starts
Sanibel 18 Bob Carlton at 9:03am 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2628 Anyone have any information about this boat? Thanks.
frozen winch Mike at 8:29am 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 9/1128 I have a jibsheet winch on my H23 that won't turn. I tried lubricating it from the top but no luck.
I found the right place Paul K at 7:57am 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1172 Sailing always seemed like such an easy way to spend some time on the water. What a mistake in judgm
Keel grinding particulars Jay at 7:34am 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 11/2773 I've read lots of postings from the archives about how to refinish a rusty iron keel, and have gathe
BlueBouy Sail Boat Info needed for Del Ray 24 Bob Tharp at 7:07am 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1067 I am looking for Information regarding the Del Ray Sail Boat, It was built by BlueBouy in 1966. I ne
28.5 Marine Air Don at 6:37am 06.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/970 I am planning on installing a mermaid air conditioner on my 85 28.5. Was wondering if anyone has don

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Roller furler Sailfanatic at 7:09pm 06.21.20 ... I think I would need to pull it tighter maybe with the winch. Be real careful putting the furli
Roller furling problem Sailfanatic at 7:07pm 06.21.20 Furlexes do call for periodic lubrication, if you haven't done that annually, address it. Probably
Locking the CB Rennsail at 7:07pm 06.21.20 You can lock the keel?
Hunter 376 salon string lights behind teak strips in salon? ggrizzard at 6:25pm 06.21.20 Don't know about bulbs. but I installed two new LED strings on my boat in the same place that you de
Life lines and padding NYSail at 6:15pm 06.21.20 On my last boat.... a 1986 Pearson 36-2 I had cushions on the top and middle in the cockpit and also
sonichub 2 will not power on JasonFromJersey at 6:10pm 06.21.20 I was looking at the new SonicHub 2 wiring diagram. It looks like the yellow wire is intended as som
just bought 2014 Beneteau, and head reeks (2) JasonFromJersey at 6:03pm 06.21.20 Jason can confirm for his boat, but I double checked ours today (same make, model, and year) and th
Outboard motor Johnb at 6:01pm 06.21.20 My experience from my Clipper Marine days is that you can't get that propeller too deep. The real pr
Raymarine radar / Chart plotter removal NYSail at 5:58pm 06.21.20
In honor of Paul Kresge Jackdaw at 5:52pm 06.21.20 Yeah maybe not a hotbed of excitement but with a little development maybe. A weekly question perha
Outboard motor Timm R Oday25 at 5:36pm 06.21.20 With the type of motor mount you have (one that lowers ) you might get by with a 15" . The outboard
Fathers day jon hansen at 5:18pm 06.21.20 back at you, yawl :)
In honor of Paul Kresge jon hansen at 5:16pm 06.21.20 clay, i always love learning new stuff.
Acrylic slider over companionway decktosser at 4:58pm 06.21.20 Good advice from all....thanks...I think maybe Starboard might be the way to go...
just saved 90$ Ron20324 at 4:36pm 06.21.20 ...a 30 amp plug, wow those suckers are expensive, or are we the suckers for paying that much? T
Roller furler Jrtauber at 4:11pm 06.21.20 Thanks. Will try that.
just saved 90$ fred1diver at 3:56pm 06.21.20 the way there PO wired the boat it's amazing it's still intact, but that is for another story ;) I'
just saved 90$ dlochner at 3:53pm 06.21.20 I started shopping for a 30 amp plug, wow those suckers are expensive, or are we the suckers for pa
Life lines and padding dlochner at 3:48pm 06.21.20 For some of the reasons @jssailem mentioned I would not put cushions on the lifelines, especially th
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter dlochner at 3:42pm 06.21.20 Depth transducers work by sending out high frequency sound waves. When mounted in a hull, they must

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