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Who's better Poli Glow or Island Girl Ozana Halik at 5:09am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 14/3847 Has anybody used them?How easy to apply?How long does it last?etc.Thanks
Keel Retro Rich at 5:04am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/998 I have a 1972 Catalina swing keel.I have been battling the worn keel syndrome for a number of year
Dog on board Jeremy at 4:52am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1145 My wife and I are taking a 3-4 week cruise to the Abacos this summer on our Catalina 400. We have a
Autohelm 4000 Settings for C-30 Allen at 4:48am 05.28.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/886 I just installed an AH4000+ on my C-30 standard rig, fin keel. There were a number of user-defined
Window frame on Hunter 28.5 Chris at 4:36am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1120 I have an 85 Hunter 28.5. I stepped on the long slider (though it doesn't slide)window channel and
Fuel Gauge Bob at 4:34am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/926 When we went to pick up our boat from storage (which we left with a full tank of fuel), we noticed t
Traveler car for O'day 40 Chris Coutu at 4:15am 05.28.02 Bigger Boats 2/1108 I have a 1986 O'day 40 and need a new traveler car.Its a very large track and I have no Idea who ma
Worry about purchasing a HUNTER LEGEND 376 96 MOWBUK at 3:53am 05.28.02 Big Boats 10/2979 I am about to purchase a Legend 376 but here in the U.K. there seems to be some feeling that they ar
1985 Hunter 40 WINS Swifter..Cape Flattery Race Tony Re at 3:35am 05.28.02 Racing 10/2083 I ...with an outstandinh crew of 11 ..Just won the Swiftsure ..Cape Flattery Race!! Huners are one
Downwind Sail Trim Mike W at 3:31am 05.28.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3406 I see a lot of information on sailing the boat upwind, but not much about the downwind leg. What is
Can't see the forest for the trees... Joe Dickson at 3:24am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/854 We had work done on our boat recently that involved pulling the stick, rebuilding the cross-member a
Excessive oil consumption? John Harper at 2:54am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2225 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97
Charging the batteries Doug T. at 2:51am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1100 While installing shore power on our boat, I also added a three-stage, two-bank battery charger. I a
H260 Topping Lift Frank Sears at 2:38am 05.28.02 Smaller Boats 2/915 A word for the wise. We've had our boat in the water for a month now and have sailed her at least a
77 Hunter 27 replacement windows Randy Sandell at 2:32am 05.28.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1266 The windows need replacing in my 77 hunter 27 and I need some info on where to look for them. I als
Excessive oil usage? John Harper at 2:31am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1064 During a recent 3 week cruise of 533 NMs from New Bern to Charleston and back via the ICW, I put 97
holding tank tom walsh at 2:17am 05.28.02 Ask All Sailors 7/1177 Someone put a paper towel down the head. The holding tank is clogged. I cannot empty the tank. I
A Three Blade For Me Bob at 1:33am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/957 Switched out my two blade for a three blade on my 320 (2001)What a difference it makes. Less vibr
motor mount + wedge Claudia at 1:26am 05.28.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/980 We a replacing the motor mount on our O'Day 23. I ordered a new replacement mount from D ' R which m
29.5 Single-handing question Rich Campbell at 12:52am 05.28.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1224 I have a 1996 29.5 and would like to make it easier to single hand. I have read mention in the po

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322 Keel Material Tally Ho at 5:13am 07.16.20
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 jviss at 5:10am 07.16.20 On the insurance front, who's fault was this? Not sure it matters, just wondering. Were you sailin
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 5:09am 07.16.20 When I was working on the old DTU it took me a week to get through to a tech at Dometic. I finally
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ (1) jviss at 5:01am 07.16.20 There are very strict specifications for how a boat should be wired, to ABYC standards, however the
Broken Mast on my San Juan 7.7 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59am 07.16.20 As a former sailboat dealer working with many mast manufacturers, the answer to sleeping, you will
Whitlock engine control bracket (volvo) OWI at 4:59am 07.16.20 Found this source for one: Lewmar Engine Control Mech he "U" and it works.
More than 12 HP on my ODay 30? jviss at 4:54am 07.16.20 Our 1978 30' O'Day weighs 12,000 lbs Is this an actual crane weight measurement? I ask because it
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ (1) Maine Sail at 4:54am 07.16.20 "...the electrical inspector with the City of Peoria and an electrical engineer who specializes in
Dry Ice.... jviss at 4:48am 07.16.20 I put a couple of blocks of ice in the bottom of my boat fridge and turn on the 'fridge. After two
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ jviss at 4:43am 07.16.20 "...the electrical inspector with the City of Peoria and an electrical engineer who specializes in t
Dry Ice.... NYSail at 4:42am 07.16.20 The boat frig and ice box is large and functions well...... and usually fine. With my batteries I ca
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ Maine Sail at 4:34am 07.16.20 Problem is the ABYC standards are voluntary and too many DIY's, & supposed "Pro's", that don't actu
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ RoyS at 4:34am 07.16.20 Later news reports blame boat wiring modifications and clear dock wiring. Boat was owned by man who
322 Keel Material GregL564 at 4:27am 07.16.20 Mars Metals? I believe that is where O'Day sourced its lead keels.
Hunter 260 steering issue jviss at 4:15am 07.16.20 You mean that crack where the light is coming in, in the right? Wow. Curious to hear how this reso
Dry Ice.... jviss at 4:09am 07.16.20 For three weeks of coldness I don't think a cooler deployed outside will do it, regardless of whethe
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues jviss at 4:00am 07.16.20 I know you're only considering buying this boat, so no need to start buying a rebuild kit and tools
Stainless or aloominum rivets? jviss at 3:47am 07.16.20 For many applications aluminum rivets will not be strong enough and stainless are required; for exam
Catalina 30 Universal Model 25 Engine Starting Issues RitSim at 3:18am 07.16.20 Compression test is easy to do. You need a large metric socket- don't remember the sizes. Harbor F
110 electric system not working weekendrken at 11:39pm 07.15.20 Did you check the boat end of the shore power cable? some C-30s had a disconnect either in the sail

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