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Hanging Pictures Peter Roach at 11:25pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 9/8032 Does anyone have a good method for hanging pictures in a boat? I am currently thinking about two scr
Re: Fresh Water Maintenance Mike Linstrom at 10:51pm 05.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1961 Is running the sink faucets the proper way to drain the system?While you are shocking the system wi
Is the Link field inop? Ken Palmer at 9:53pm 05.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/942 Hi Phil,Just posted a message and find that the link field did not work.Thanks,Ken Palmer, S/V L
Phil, I have a question about boat reviews Tom Ehmke at 9:44pm 05.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/802 Please read my article dated 05/18 at 12:08PM. You must have missed it earlier.Thanks,Tom Ehmke
Fluxgate Compass Location Brent Headberg at 9:33pm 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/976 Finally...My Hunter 335 was equipped with Autohelm ST4000+ and I have swung the compass several ti
Trick for rehanging the centerboard on H 26. Ray Bowles at 4:17pm 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 3/1062 This also will work for any other CB boat using this design of mounting plate for the CB.I just dro
HOW CAN YOU LOCK THE ANCHOR AND SEAT LOCKERS? VIC at 2:25pm 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1374 I am interested in knowing if any boat owners have found a means to lock the Anchor locker and seat
Thruhull for drain. Bronze, nylon or plastic. Dave at 2:13pm 05.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1048 I am attempting to buy a 1976 O'day 25. I had it surveyed and the only negative in the note to insur
Mast Head Bird Deterrent Ron at 2:04pm 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/5573 I remember seeing a bird deterrent that looked like a bunch of fine stainless wires protruding from
Inverter life span??? Richard Owen at 1:11pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 7/2415 Our boat is beginning it's 4th season. It's equipped with a Heart inverter (2500) and has the 120 vo
Bahama flotilla Jim Owen at 1:07pm 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1203 We are beginning to prepare for a crossing to the Bahamas sometime in the winter / spring of '93. W
Outboard Storage Richard Britton at 1:02pm 05.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/917 I have a 8 HP outboard I want to store on my 2000 340 Hunter. What type of pad will work on the ster
Blister nightmare Jim Owen at 12:59pm 05.22.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1076 Took our 30' in for a bottom job and the marina called us back and said they found 30 blisters....th
Transom Slap Silencer? Marty at 12:24pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 13/3126 Can anyone offer any opinions on this product? There were a couple of nights last season that I tho
TV Installation Marty at 12:20pm 05.22.02 Big Boats 3/1004 I recently installed a TV on my boat, but am uncertain on how to wire it. The TV has 12V DC input a
How to fix rub-rail? Eoin Heaney at 12:18pm 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1512 The Catalina 310 has a rub-rail that consists of a rubber 'bumper' which is held in place by an alum
boat drink, good music, and good company Carol at 12:15pm 05.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1087 In no certain order, if you have all three of these, you wouldn't need anything else. Well the moon
Stupid water faucet check valve/hose adapter! Alan at 11:23am 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 10/1568 Whatever it is called, broke the thing on the pump for the sink where the water hose attaches. I wa
C-22 Pop Top for sale Don Bodemann at 10:59am 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 1/1076 I have a pop top for sale (cheap) in good condition.contact me if interested at sailbode@gis.net
Sleeping quarters for a big guy Dwight and Nancy Herman at 10:02am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1065 Interested in buying a Catalina 30 (1984). Dwight is 6'4" and we are concerned about being able to

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Help me with mainsail please! capta at 8:57am 08.10.20 I would highly recommend a great little book called Royce's Sailing Illustrated, a fun yet very comp
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? capta at 8:55am 08.10.20 Well, yeah, that too - right after we converted to out SeaFrost 12V refrigeration. We have finally
Top it up and hope???? srimes at 8:33am 08.10.20 No, not under water at all fortunately, just almost inverted foe some days. I see your logic, assu
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 8:31am 08.10.20 Thanks for the input. Took the chain off the shaft and the wheel spins freely. So for my case that's
how can I keep my frig door ajar when off the boat markwbird at 8:29am 08.10.20 Shoe.
Top it up and hope???? kappykaplan at 8:29am 08.10.20 flush out any water lurking in passages. OP said the engine didn't get dunked in post #4. :beer:
Top it up and hope???? Revv up at 8:27am 08.10.20
Harness tether came unclipped sail sfbay at 8:24am 08.10.20 Ditto thinwater..............will my tether connection next time I am on my sailboat.
Beneteau 361 stiff steering lordgeoff at 8:18am 08.10.20 This fixed my VERY stiff steering. If you take off your steering wheel at the helm. Take the alloy c
110VAC Outlets marchem at 8:12am 08.10.20 That's an interesting analogy, but not literally (electrically) correct. But useful. If you instal
Harness tether came unclipped thinwater at 8:10am 08.10.20 Look at the looped lanyard on that tether. Easy to pull as a quick release, and easy to snag on some
What conditions can a water ballast boat sail in? Bdeller at 8:09am 08.10.20 thanks for the reply, rgranger. I appreciate your personal account and experience. I have heard abou
Top it up and hope???? odaydokay at 8:09am 08.10.20 Was it under water? It should be fine but to be thorough (and it wasn't submerged) you could top i
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Juice6576 at 8:09am 08.10.20 This mod went absolutely perfect. The boat was already pre-wired for an electric head. The power fee
Foamy Water marchem at 8:07am 08.10.20 Any ideas as to why the water in my 2002 Catalina 310s Head is foamy? Thanks! if the foam goes aw
BENT PROP SHAFT NYSail at 8:04am 08.10.20 Just make sure you have no leaks where the strut bolts on..... that's a lot of force. Good Luck! G
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Juice6576 at 7:59am 08.10.20 Well, I've got a pretty extensive update. After three tries, I decided to have Manitowoc Marina go a
Harness tether came unclipped JamesG161 at 7:51am 08.10.20 No, but I have not been heavy seas yet. It would have been informative if they found the the harnes
Anyone have any idea what this is? Justin_NSA at 7:51am 08.10.20 His wife probably told him he couldn't go sailing until he did his exercises.
Help! Fresh water system sucking air? Stephentrapani at 7:49am 08.10.20 Did everything work well prior to the pump change? Other than change the pump what other hose or pi

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