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306 cabin step Richard at 10:13am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/951 The step on the engin compartment is supported by a wood trim 2x1. It is not strong enough to suppo
My First Race Carl at 8:34am 06.21.02 Smaller Boats 2/811 We sailed in our first race with our 240 Wendsday night.Winds were 15 to 20 with gusts near 30.The c
Should I assume??? Ron at 6:39am 06.21.02 Other Sailboats 2/778 I'm going for a degree in Refrigeration/AC and am about to attack my AB refrigerator DCM-12 as a fir
Bow Sprit Add-On - Good idea? Allen at 5:58am 06.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1046 I've got a 1977 C-30 Standard Rig w/o the bow sprit. I see that Catalina Direct has an add-on kit.
Base plate for pole supporting table Jim caine at 5:49am 06.21.02 Big Boats 3/926 Has anyone had to buy a new support plate that attaches to the sole and into which fits the supporti
Fresh water system Gregg at 5:48am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/952 I'm a new owner of a 2000 290. The 'fresh' water in my boat has a funky smell/taste. What's the safe
documentation-290 nick at 4:00am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1185 Has anyone documented 290 or similar boat and where did you put the numbers in side of boat.
DIESEL REPOWER George OC at 3:36am 06.21.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1621 I am going to repower my Atomic 4 with a new diesel engine. HELP! Does the Yanmar fit right in? A
Do lazy jacks suck, or what? Paul at 1:23am 06.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 13/2510 Since I got such a great result from my last rant about single-line reefing systems, I'm going back
Keel confused Ed Mollencupp at 12:54am 06.21.02 Smaller Boats 3/987 We have a 75 22 and are new to sailing My question is we are starting in a small lake and shallow do
Cheap solution to Bird woes..... Greg Sampson at 12:53am 06.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/994 after my last post on "bird woes" (they were hanging out on my spreaders) and seeing the prices of t
depth transducer placement Mike Colucci at 12:17am 06.21.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1390 Is it possible to place a transom mounted transducer inside my bilge area to shoot through the hull?
Juryrig temporary fuel tank Jane at 11:29pm 06.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1009 I have ordered a new fuel tank to replace my 'too dirty too clean' tank but it will take 4 weeks to
changing to jiffy reefing -- anyone done it? Paul at 10:49pm 06.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1117 I've had it with the single-line reefing system on my '95 336. Most of the time, I can't get a reef
Thanks a million... or two SailboatOwners.com at 10:39pm 06.20.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1043 On the 20th, at 3:29am Pacific time, Rich Kelley clicked a bookmark and promptly became the 2,000,00
Oday 16' rigging vince at 10:03pm 06.20.02 Day Sailers 1/1796 I am new to this and need some help in knowing how the Main sheet is rigged on a 1964 16ft. I have a
compression post on 81 H30 coleman brydon at 9:27pm 06.20.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/952 I noticed the rusting of the compression post as noted in archives. My fix is going to be to remove
Beneteau winches Julian at 7:08pm 06.20.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1137 I have recently purchased a Clipper 311 and have the option of upgrading the genoa sheet winches to
Catalina 38 - Advice needed Rene Roberts at 4:12pm 06.20.02 Big Boats 3/1220 Recently purchased a Catalina 38 with a completely rebuilt engine. My first experience with a 38 foo
Hull speedsail boatunder sail harold at 2:00pm 06.20.02 Big Boats 6/848 can some one give me the method of hull speed with a 38 ft. water line -14 ft. beam.i live here in t

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What GPS unit fits this mount? SailingIsGood at 6:41am 08.16.20 Even if you could determine what it fit... it's obsolete. Why would you even want to mess with, m
Wiring Mast to Interior Don Tatarelli at 6:30am 08.16.20
Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 6:12am 08.16.20 Don't know yet. Rarely use the motor and don't fuel it until I do. Will report when i do.
Installing an Electric Bilge Pump odaydokay at 6:10am 08.16.20 Separate discharge for sure is best. I set up the electric to pump relatively high reaching an inst
Full Batten Main Sail. Joe at 6:06am 08.16.20 The top batten is too tight. It's trapping the curve in the sail, even though you're releasing shee
Cabin Cushion Snaps seadaddler at 6:06am 08.16.20 Lub them and I have round Velcro disks that hold the cushions in place no snaps. Nick
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 5:59am 08.16.20 One thing that I still don't know is whether loading an engine at 80% of output at a particular RP
Thru Hull Fittings dlochner at 5:56am 08.16.20 Depends on what the seller believes is high quality. If the valves are off the shelf valves from a b
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone dlochner at 5:27am 08.16.20 iPads have their uses, but as a primary navigation device, I think 2 limitations work against it. Fi
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone Davidasailor26 at 5:25am 08.16.20
Rod jssailem at 5:11am 08.16.20
Cruising RPM. jviss at 5:11am 08.16.20 Most of the time if I have to charge the batteries I use my Nextgen 5.5KW generator and run my AC p
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Sailgunner at 2:49am 08.16.20 I would not recommend it. Not of enough fuel to motor so you are dependent on the wind. That time of
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:24pm 08.15.20 You are supposed to carry wooden plugs sized for all the holes you have in your boat. Depth sounde
Hunter 240 dry weigths twalker H260 at 10:02pm 08.15.20 Looks like I included link to wrong vessel! Heres link to 240 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-co
Hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 9:27pm 08.15.20 The most forward starboard cabinet in the main cabin has a small panel on the forward side that can
Hunter 240 dry weigths Benny17441 at 9:25pm 08.15.20 In the UK the 2019 ( could not find 2020) Volvo XC60 2.0L T-5 is rated to tow braked/ 2,400 Kilogram
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:40pm 08.15.20
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:31pm 08.15.20 Genoa sheets with a length of LOA plus 3-4 feet might be too short on many boats, particularly if it
Cabin Cushion Snaps Ron20324 at 8:26pm 08.15.20 Velcro or magnets.

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