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barlow winch pawl springs TOM RAYSON at 5:35am 06.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2851 I HAVE A 1984 ODAY 222 WITH BARLOW AUSTRALIA WINCHES. THESE ARE SIMPLE WINCHES WITH A DIAMETE OF AOU
Cetol inside the boat Dennis at 5:19am 06.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/3102 In the post entitled "Cabin Sole Refinish" the consensus of opinion is not to use Cetol inside of th
Sewage Treatments Lee at 4:57am 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1238 Peggie,I have read your "US Marine Sanitation Laws" article in the Library and I still have some qu
Fuse Caps Jamie Taylor at 3:19am 06.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1060 I have a 1984 Cat 30 with the original fuse units on the control panel. My problems is that the fuse
Motor advice for a 21' Venture Bob at 3:16am 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1380 I need to buy an outboard motor for my 1977 21' Venture. I've been told a powerful electric would do
Macerator pump cleaning Full Sail at 3:11am 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2478 I have recently purchased a boat where the previous owner used a macerator to pump overboard. I wil
Single Line Mainsail Reef Kits They call me Bruce at 2:57am 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1690 I have a 27' Hunter with reef points in the main but no reefing system. After a difficult time last
Outboard hoist ideas Padozary at 2:39am 06.05.02 Big Boats 9/1722 I am looking for ideas on mounting an engine hoist on our 1999 340. I have a 55lb engine that's too
Thanks for autopilot help Dick at 2:03am 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/841 I got mine installed with the help of you folks on line. I was a little concerned about having it in
One, Two or All Position fred miller at 1:30am 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/846 I have a three battery system on my 35.5. What position should the battery position switch be on whi
Retaining bolt(s) at foot of mast Tom Boles at 1:29am 06.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1078 Hi everyone-Our Vision 32 "Running on Empty" should arrive in San Francisco tomorrow afternoon by
hunter 26.5 trailer jim rogers at 1:18am 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2466 I am looking for information concerning trailering a 26.5, I have just aquired. Does anyone have d
Trying to rebuild the fleet Bob Hunkins at 1:00am 06.05.02 Day Sailers 2/1224 I'm trying to find Day Sailers that are for sale in near Houston, TX. I'd like to put the sellers in
HEAD ODOR Tim Leighton at 12:31am 06.05.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1365 Peggy: I'm the owner of a new 2002 Catalina 400 and took delivery only a month ago. Having le
Reading the NavSounder depth gauge Robert Wenhold at 12:29am 06.05.02 Big Boats 2/989 I'm having trouble reading the NAVSOUNDER depth instrument on my Hunter 37.5 (1987 vintage). I just
O'Day 25 Window Screens Collin Harty at 12:01am 06.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1110 In a behavior we all want to encourage, a friend of mine's wife is trying to track down a pair of wi
Head Questions from a Neophyte Michael at 11:47pm 06.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/931 Where to start, okay background. I just bought a Catalina 30 1983. It is my first cruising sailboa
Looking for yard near Outer Banks do maintenance bill at 11:38pm 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/935 Does anyone recommend a yard in area from Matneo norht to Norfolk and including Elizabeth City NC to
Tiller "tamers" Mike at 11:27pm 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1535 Does anyone have any experience with those devices that hold the tiller for short periods of self-st
Oversize Permits ??? Clayton at 11:23pm 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 4/942 With our falling water levels here in Colorado, I am now forced to trailer my 26.5 in search of wate

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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.
Hunter 26.5 Dave Groshong at 7:50pm 08.15.20 Halyards should be 5/16=8mm, sheets should be 3/8=10mm, that's my recommendation, but it's hard t
Hunter 240 dry weigths sail sfbay at 7:39pm 08.15.20 Ouch!!.......you can check with a moisture meter.
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 7:32pm 08.15.20 So you don't cruise unless you get a slip and plug in? We are on a mooring and anchor out when we
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 (1) SoSound at 7:29pm 08.15.20 On my system, there are options in Waypoints to display name and icon for each individual waypoint (
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys MarkSails21 at 7:28pm 08.15.20 As was previously mentioned the distance is more like 450 miles which translates to 5 days at sea. T
Cabin Cushion Snaps Revv up at 7:00pm 08.15.20 Try some lip balm or bees wax on both side of the snaps to lubricate them, there is a commercial pro
Cruising RPM. jviss at 6:59pm 08.15.20 I've never run the diesel just to charge the batteries. So you don't cruise unless you get a slip
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 6:52pm 08.15.20 Charging batteries, in neutral. :facepalm: got me! Certainly the only way - I should have thought
Cruising RPM. jviss at 6:44pm 08.15.20 how can you be at 80% RPM and "no or low power output?" Charging batteries, in neutral.
Full Batten Main Sail. Dave Groshong at 6:38pm 08.15.20 Don Guillete is the expert, him and JackDaw, we offer Don's knowledge here, and he does have a sp
Propeller for a Hunter 41DS (2005) with engine Yanmar 3JH4E quadrille38 at 6:35pm 08.15.20 I think if you do a search in the archives you will find that there are as many favorite props as th
Hunter 240 dry weigths (1) Caption James T at 6:34pm 08.15.20 Doubt water in the fiberglass. Would this still apply if there was damage below the water line o
Rod Don S/V ILLusion at 6:32pm 08.15.20 Our boat came from the builder with rod rigging except for the forestry. Never gave it a second thou
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing JohnShannon at 6:27pm 08.15.20 You are supposed to carry wooden plugs sized for all the holes you have in your boat. Depth sounder
Hunter 240 dry weigths Caption James T at 6:26pm 08.15.20 One other quick thought how level was the trailer when hooked up to the car? That can have a profou
Hunter 240 dry weigths Rick Webb at 6:15pm 08.15.20 First step is to add another axle. I have a 23.5 (essentially the same boat) I added a second axle
Cockpit drain valve and replacement sheets for main and jib Kevin&Karen at 6:00pm 08.15.20 For some reason, it is saying that the file is too large to upload. Look on the previous posts unde
Cockpit drain valve and replacement sheets for main and jib johnCartelli at 5:54pm 08.15.20 John, If you want, I can send you a copy of the owners manual that was so graciously provided to

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