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Sail Care Mike at 1:34am 03.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/985 Hi,Bought a new roller furling sail last year and when I took her down to store, I noticed a littl
Neutral while sailing? Guest at 1:34am 03.18.02 Big Boats 5/964 A rooky question... while under sail, should I keep the shifter in neutral? Or in gear?
Spare Keys? Tim at 1:16am 03.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1180 Ahoy -I am looking to make some duplicate copies of my lone surviving ignition key (all the rest we
Transmission Fluid ALL in the Bilge John Mavrovich at 10:54pm 03.17.02 Other Sailboats 2/1008 I discovered transmission fluid in the bilge a week ago. I removed the drain plug (wasn't loose) an
Hatch Cover and Boomvang Recommendation.. Jack Kelly at 9:31pm 03.17.02 Smaller Boats 1/1046 Just made our reservation for a slip for the season - Our "23" is new to us- have learned a hatch co
Bits and bytes on board SailboatOwners.com at 12:26pm 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 42/2923 Do you have a computer on board your boat? If so what do you use it for?Are you into navigation wi
Props - 2 blade vs. 3 blade Bob F at 11:31am 03.17.02 Big Boats 5/964 What are the advantages and disadvantages of a 3 blade prop over a 2 blade? The prevaling north/nort
Force Ten Help Ron at 11:06am 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1270 I've had a Force Ten 3 burner w/oven and broiler stove for about five years. The electronic sparker
Battery charging for a 285 Bob at 10:40am 03.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1070 I have a Hunter 1987 28.5 with two batteries. We just bought the boat late last year and were lucky
OK, What is Best: Island Girl or Dolphinite? Rich Stidger at 9:58am 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1187 I know that Island Girl is sold on this site and I am happy to support them when there is a product
Hard Dodger, homemade or by whom? Howie at 9:35am 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1537 Hello Fellow Sailors, Just looking into constructing or having built a hard dodger for my O'Day 37
What's a Laguna Gclarke at 8:35am 03.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1822 Who has heard of Lagua Yachts?? are they an offshoot of columbia, or Lancer, are they made By Frank
Rudder Replacement Dave Winiker at 6:48am 03.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1007 Sorry for the confusion gents. I just reposted the photos in the correct forum. (I hope). The entire
Need info on backstay for Mariner Jim Knivel at 5:44am 03.17.02 Day Sailers 2/1290 I have been cleaning up a 1966 Mariner that I bought in January. About ready for the water. There is
electrical info needed RichJ at 5:29am 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1204 I own a 27' O'Day, I have been thinking of adding shore power (30A) to her, and have a couple of que
Best products I have found John Cohen at 5:04am 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 0/978 These are the best products of their kind I have foundInstead of varnish, use Armada. Two coats l
New Vent? Bob Camarena at 3:26am 03.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1391 I've read a lot on this site about the inadequacy and problems with Catalina's practice of venting t
super furl john nasipak at 2:02am 03.17.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1365 has anybody tried super furl out of california for a headsail roller furnling. i am in the process
New Anchor Nick Caiazza at 1:25am 03.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/951 When I bought our 1996 Catalina 28 last year, it came with a 14 pound danforth type anchor, which do
Trailer question Gary at 12:59am 03.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/935 I have a 1991 Performance trailer for my Hunter 20. I may have the opportunity to trade up to an Od

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Hunter 260 Faucet Replacement MySong at 9:34am 07.30.20 I am also looking for faucets. Did you find anything that worked?
Real chance of capsizing? dlochner at 9:34am 07.30.20 The concept of vanishing point/angle of stability cannot be directly applied to predict or explain
Shifting issues Beneteau 373 at 9:34am 07.30.20 Sorry, the gear wont's engage.
Hot water coming through cold lines Will Gilmore at 9:30am 07.30.20 mostly motoring, Do your water lines pass through the engine compartment? Insulation issue but wh
Hot water coming through cold lines jviss at 9:22am 07.30.20 My guess is that there's no check valve at the input to the water heater, and the hot is backing up
Shifting issues Justin_NSA at 9:15am 07.30.20 You mean the lever won't move, or the gear won't engage? Describe "will not shift".
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Terry Cox at 9:15am 07.30.20 Our original anchor and system remain and works well. The Danforth anchor is kept mounted on the bow
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 Calif. Ted at 8:50am 07.30.20 Not sure what the 3 prong vs. 5 prong valve is? I think he's referring to the OPD valve knobs havi
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 8:49am 07.30.20 No changes here.. I usually anchor in 8-10 feet of water with a max of about 25.. such is the Gulf C
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug jmce1587 at 8:43am 07.30.20 Online survey is new. Just popped up in my inbox yesterday.
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 markwbird at 8:41am 07.30.20 markwbird...I think you have missed the point of my question which cones from someone who has spent
Used sails from other boats? DrJudyB at 8:33am 07.30.20 So to clarify - in light of the fact that it is scientifically provable that the physical weight of
Real chance of capsizing? DrJudyB at 8:18am 07.30.20 . One way boats capsize is surfing down a large wave, the bow buries in the trough which stops the
H42 Anodes question Terry Cox at 8:17am 07.30.20 Ever since owning our boat (2002), two heavy zincs on the shaft only. These last twelve months. H42
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 sail sfbay at 8:17am 07.30.20 The trick is to purchase a tank that fits your propane locker. Made the mistake of purchasing a Tri
kappykaplan at 8:09am 07.30.20 Here's the link to the ad that he posted. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear.php?task=showad&
Kells 23 mast tabernacle Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05am 07.30.20 Can you take a picture so I can see better what you are talking about. Former dealer
How deep to launch LakeShark at 8:04am 07.30.20 You're extrapolating from one fairly extreme case to the general case. I've personally gone off the
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:59am 07.30.20 https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/medical-doctor-patient-clean_bill_of_health-health_
Replacement Propane tank for Catalina 310 leo310 at 7:56am 07.30.20 Before you disposed the tank did you look at getting it re-certified as all it is a new safety valve

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