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Electrical Wiring Update John Eastin at 3:41pm 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/977 Hello All,Have a 1972 Catalina (outboard). Recently noticed (during the dark of night) that my bo
biggest motor for a hunter 23 fletchdoggie at 3:02pm 06.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1506 Help! I bought back my old boatand the owner bought a tohatsu 15 4stroke. It almost pulled the brack
Mainsheet Question Phil Benge at 2:08pm 06.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1089 I'm almost ready to get my 82 Mac fixer-upper in the water. I set up the mast and boom today and ri
Worst sailing web site? John Visser at 11:20am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1076 Anyone else get this funky behaviour from www.ussailing.com?I can't select and of the items from t
Newport Bermuda Race starts today John Visser at 11:18am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1002 Folow it on-line at (link):
Gel Coat Crazing Joe Spadaro at 10:04am 06.14.02 Bigger Boats 1/1419 My 1987 222 has hair-line cracks (crazing) in several areas on the cabin top near the hatch slides.
Oh oh, better get Maaco Dick at 9:56am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 5/1243 Took my boat out for about the eighth time this season. Put it on the trailer as I've done in the pa
loosening/tightening side stays david cohen at 9:31am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1048 New boat owner needs to loosen a side stay in order to straighten out a spreader. The fitting on dec
Transom Cutout and Motor Mount Richard McBrid at 8:54am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1830 Hi all. I have a '78 Catalina 27 with the transom cutout for the outboard. I don't care for this a
Rudder & Back Stay 25 Ric Shultz at 8:44am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/929 Question: 1After 1000 hours of work I am almost ready to launch. I have a Oday 25 CB. The boat is l
Alternator Problems John at 7:42am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1069 I finally got my 85 Catalina 27 back in the water only to find the alternator for my model 18 Univer
Jersey City to Cape May Bob Chapin at 6:47am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/914 I generally sail in the area between Sandy Hook and the George Washington Bridge and occasionally go
Main sail & Rigging Dan Marks at 5:52am 06.14.02 Day Sailers 1/1034 I have a 1977 O'Day 20 on a small lake in S Western PaI would like to fined a new main that is inex
1988 33.5 w/1998 16hp Yanmar Pete at 5:38am 06.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2749 A sailing buddy is considering buying a 1988 33.5 Hunter with a 1998 16 hp Yanmar. Sounds underpower
Places to Anchor in Newport? Allen at 5:34am 06.14.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1788 My brother is getting married in Newport this 4th of July ' I'm thinking of taking the boat to get t
Catalina 27 Outboard - taking on water William C. at 5:28am 06.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1810 I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with a through the transom Evenrude 9.9 long shaft. The engine performs f
Hunter 356 Leading lines aft Mike Hopton at 4:54am 06.14.02 Big Boats 13/1830 Has anyone with a Hunter 356 modified the mainor fore sail sheets so they are led aft to be reache
Dodger vs Bimini for O'day 23 John at 3:33am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1937 Does anyone have experience with a dodger or bimini on an O'day 23 (1984). I'm about to install eit
Destin/ft walton Fla (1) dave at 3:18am 06.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/928 I just moved here and I'minteresed in knowing if anyone sails the Bay and what they can tell me abou
Dome Lights Bob Zanowicz at 3:12am 06.14.02 Smaller Boats 4/938 I have the '87 Wing Keel model. My factory dome lights (fore ' aft) keep going out. I replace the

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H-34 Manual Fuel Check markwbird at 8:41am 08.12.20 It sounds like you are trying to get pretty close to empty before refueling. That is probably not a
BULB REPLACEMENT Steve760 at 8:41am 08.12.20 jssailem. I cannot identify the manufacturer but it looks like the original one that came with the b
Harness tether came unclipped Kings Gambit at 8:38am 08.12.20 Now how do you deal with an emergency release? I am going with these on all of my PDF's... the teth
Beneteau 331 galley storage above fridge compressor arf145 at 8:36am 08.12.20 I think the vent under the nav desk is for air intake for the fan. It looks to me like they meant th
Do more zincs last longer? jviss at 8:33am 08.12.20 You can test each of your metal systems with the "electrode" to identify (if) you have an electrica
BULB REPLACEMENT jssailem at 8:29am 08.12.20 Sure. Can you identify the name of the light fixture manufacturer? Did the previous owner put in a L
Widgeon - another replacement question - buoyancy foam replacement tdol87 at 8:29am 08.12.20 Decided on going with the pool noodles - ~3" diameter along the port and starboard sides up past the
BULB REPLACEMENT JamesG161 at 8:29am 08.12.20 Call the SBO store on this site. Jim... PS: I know my 430 1998 size.
Help available at no cost srimes at 8:28am 08.12.20 Very cool, wish you were closer I'd take you up on that. I'd recommend editing your post to remove
Starboard hanging locker in forward berth KZW at 8:23am 08.12.20 My air conditioner blower is in the top of this locker and I keep a small vacuum under that. I don't
Do more zincs last longer? jssailem at 8:22am 08.12.20 You can test each of your metal systems with the "electrode" to identify (if) you have an electrical
Harness tether came unclipped (2) jssailem at 8:17am 08.12.20 In all my solo sailing, I have not been thrown off the boat, yet. :eek: I fear the day it comes and
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! rgranger at 8:03am 08.12.20 Not true. Saying "I'm glad my boat is easier to launch than a boat with a 1 foot deeper draft" is n
Do more zincs last longer? (1) jviss at 8:00am 08.12.20 I have a problem on my boat, too. My Max-Prop tailcone zinc disappears in one season, along with mo
Window/portlight replacement FastOlson at 7:54am 08.12.20 thank you for your input! I will look up LifeSeal and see if it still available. I lake sail in
Help available at no cost Revv up at 7:54am 08.12.20 Nice! I hope some new sailors take you up on that generous offer.
Window/portlight replacement nveater at 7:44am 08.12.20 I replaced a fixed portlight on my Hunter this summer (got the port light at this website) and used
Harness tether came unclipped Kings Gambit at 7:43am 08.12.20 Should tether clips be releaseable? This has not been settled by the standards organizations. Person
Hunter 290 with no arch sail sfbay at 7:38am 08.12.20 Welcome to the forum!! The arch was apparently standard but not provided on some, possible by the
Harness tether came unclipped Kings Gambit at 7:33am 08.12.20 The Wichard tether with a SS carbine hook on each end will not open accidentally. I personally would

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