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Max-Prop 3 blade Settings for a 340 Hunter Richard Britton at 9:33pm 04.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/976 What are the proper settings that should be used for the 340 Hunter? I don't want to put the boat
Low cost Roller furling Joe Gunning at 8:29pm 04.18.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1205 Hi Im looking for a roller furling system to adapt to my 1974 Hunter 25 it is the low profile hull.
Catalina 25 Motor Mount Mac at 1:56pm 04.18.02 Smaller Boats 1/1195 The top two bolts on the motor mount have loosened, the bottom two seem to be tight, at least the mo
Which GPS? George Coats at 1:05pm 04.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1271 I need to replace my old, handheld GPS because it will not feed location signals to my VHF. Looking
Looking for Swim Ladder Nicki at 12:51pm 04.18.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1062 Live on a calm inland lake and would like to be able to take the kids swimming. Any suggestions on w
sail rigging Tom P. at 12:50pm 04.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1309 I recently purchased a Grumman Flyer 16' aluminum hull racing sailboat. I am looking for info on sai
Looking for a C25 Trailer Matt at 12:19pm 04.18.02 Smaller Boats 0/916 I was wondering if anyone knew of a place that I may be able to rent, or even better just borrow a t
Shroud problems RJB at 12:01pm 04.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/924 Last year a friend and I purchased a 1976 ODAY 27. The boat was not maintained very well. The bigges
Need history of C25 swing keel models Frank Gloss at 11:03am 04.18.02 Smaller Boats 1/1014 Hi Folks,I currently have a Catalina 22 swing keel model. I would like to move up to a 25 swing k
Refridge/Freezer Fans - Advice Bob F at 9:41am 04.18.02 Big Boats 4/1002 I see where people have added insulation and I see where people have added small fans to improve eff
INSANE PROPANE Dennis Cherone at 6:54am 04.18.02 Big Boats 10/1016 I TURN ON THE PROPANE SWITCH, LIGHT THE STOVE AND ALL IS WELL FOR 5-10 MINS. THEN THE FLAME STARTS T
A/C steve rainey at 6:05am 04.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1006 HelloI would like to know what the best marine A/C unit is? I want a portable type I can plug int
Swing at mooring or hook Bill at 4:49am 04.18.02 Smaller Boats 7/885
replace flexible shaft coupling William Hankins at 4:22am 04.18.02 Day Sailers 1/1373 I need to replace the flexible shaft coupling on my ODay 27. It was built in 76 and is equipped with
Cleaning a fiberglass hull Keith K. at 3:43am 04.18.02 Smaller Boats 2/1041 I'll be putting my Cat22 in the water soon, but I'd like to make the hull shinier and cleaner. What
Slipping Reef line Jim Oursler at 3:34am 04.18.02 Big Boats 4/973 I got beaten up this weekend, the 34 has in boom cleats that don't hold worth a darn. Any suggestion
nest building in boom Jean wagner at 3:29am 04.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1229 the end of our boom is open which makes it ideal for birds building nests. We have tried stuffing t
h26 Jib Problem David R. King at 1:44am 04.18.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1193
Thru-hull Bonding Doug T. at 12:54am 04.18.02 Ask All Sailors 5/2604 I know, I know -- this has been discussed before. Still, the thru-hulls in our boat are currently b
Furlers Nathan Love at 12:36am 04.18.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1087 I've been recently toddler-proofing my O'Day 26. One of the safety projects that I've decided to tac

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First Sail on 23.5 DayDreamer41 at 6:40pm 08.03.20 stanchions = shrouds? I fixed it
Daysailer III, centerboard lines stuck (5) Sunbird22358 at 6:39pm 08.03.20 Yes, the actual CB trunk is part of the hull, and the part you see in the cockpit is part of the dec
Ah, the joys of beta-testing shemandr at 6:33pm 08.03.20 its like spinal tap, it goes to 11 hW008FcKr3Q Classic!
Ah, the joys of beta-testing duality at 6:30pm 08.03.20 its like spinal tap, it goes to 11 hW008FcKr3Q
Ah, the joys of beta-testing WayneH at 6:14pm 08.03.20 Yeah, bad math. Like the Ford Focus in Italy clocked by a speed camera at 437mph.
Invest 92L (2) JamesG161 at 6:12pm 08.03.20 Here is an active camera from Buoy 41013 at Frying Pan Shoals, NC NDBC - Station 41013 Recent Dat
Ah, the joys of beta-testing Jackdaw at 6:10pm 08.03.20
Packing nuts question jaysweet at 6:10pm 08.03.20 If memory serves me right, the packing nut is 1-1/4" while the lock nut is 1-1/8". That can't be
Saw the Comet last evening. WayneH at 6:10pm 08.03.20
Adding a Marine Head sesmith at 6:09pm 08.03.20 One other option is a composting head. I replaced the Jabsco manual marine head with a C-head on ou
Ah, the joys of beta-testing Jackdaw at 6:05pm 08.03.20 TWA seems - "Just a bit outside." yea... not even a 360 wrap around problem. Just bad math.
Invest 92L (3) JamesG161 at 6:04pm 08.03.20 Although Isaias is still struggling in and out of the magic 70 mph Hurricane status, we will continu
Daysailer III, centerboard lines stuck John G. Davis at 5:59pm 08.03.20 Thank you for the help Sunbird! You lost me on the trunk discription about water getting into the bi
Packing nuts question Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 08.03.20 And is discussed in my article linked in Reply #15. Please don't waste your money on one. "IF" an
Ah, the joys of beta-testing shemandr at 5:56pm 08.03.20 TWA seems - "Just a bit outside."
Hull numbers.... again JohnCamp at 5:50pm 08.03.20 We actually own a 1972 Catalina 22. There should be a small metal plaque screwed to the aft cockpit
Simpson Laurence SL00605167 Windlass Rich Stidger at 5:45pm 08.03.20 Here is a source of parts for S-L windlass's. Although I had a bad experience with them, they are t
Packing nuts question Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 08.03.20 But I found the least expensive way to deal with this is to find out what fits, and then go buy a B
New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 5:43pm 08.03.20 :plus: I'm a trailer sailor and I have gone down the bigger-boat-itis rabbit hole once. If you
New Boat shemandr at 5:41pm 08.03.20 If you've reached the decision to not try to marry an ocean voyaging vessel with a trailer sailer th

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