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All the Food is Frozen! Bob Bass at 12:44am 02.07.02 Big Boats 2/863 All box-type cold plate freezers seem to have a real problem freezing food high up in the box. The
Anyone want a Loran C NEIL WALTERS at 9:22am 02.06.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1235 If any one wants a Loran C I will give it to them if they will pay for the shipping. It is a SeaRang
260 Ballast Tank Bernie at 3:57am 02.06.02 Smaller Boats 7/1424 A couple of years ago, I took some pictures of a 260 being built at Hunter's Florida factory. I pos
Forward Hatch Gasket? Geoffrey Jackson at 10:55am 02.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1102 What material should be used for a gasket or seal for the forward hatch? Our boat has some holes dri
Universal 18 horse engines Mike Crawford at 1:04am 02.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1067 Any comments on the Universal 18 horse diesel? Has 1875 hours. Mounted in 1989 Catalina 27. Boat
Cabin Hatch Cover nick at 1:35am 02.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 On my '87 H34, I noticed that the top sliding hatch cover does not cover the top hatch board on each
RUB RAILS NORM at 8:39am 02.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1046 Has anyone installed a rub rail on a O'Day. I need about 50 feet to repair.I have a price list from
headsail reefing henry Weber at 9:55am 02.10.02 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1941 Most mainsails have 2 or at least one level of reefing built in to them. However, hank-on jibs - say
Mac25 Keel Condition Sean at 4:25am 02.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1254 I'm about to purchase a 1974 Macgregor 25 but am a little concerned about the condition of the keel.
Tool Chest Rich Campbell at 4:08am 02.07.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/940 Having fell victim a few times for never having the right tool on board when I seemed to need it mos
aero rigs bill lowrey at 11:41am 02.06.02 Smaller Boats 0/900 has anyone that has an aero rig tried to pull the boom to windward so that the angle between the boa
Stepping the Mast O'day 26' Glynn at 10:00pm 02.05.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1119 OK, a first is about to happen in my life as a "new" owner of an older boat. Need to step the mast,
Who Really Changes the Motor Mounts? Bruce at 9:03pm 02.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/907 I have an '80-H30 that I have done an extensive overhaul on these past 6 months. I bought her this p
# of Thru-hulls Mike at 1:15pm 02.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1085 New owner of 1986 catalina 27 tall rig. I'm heading to the boat next week to do some minor work on
I'm glad I sold my McGregor!! Chris Bylhouwer at 7:03pm 02.08.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1175 You read my heading right. I bought a 1993 model 19' in June 2001, after spending more time and mone
Peel Away Bottom Paint Stripper Jim at 2:12am 02.10.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1227 Has anyone used the peel away stripper? At $250 for a 5 gal. pail I would like to know how many lay
abandoned catalina 22 Lee at 7:04am 02.05.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/998 i have recently obtained a 1971 c22 that had been abandoned at dock in the water for almost 3 years.
Can you really stretch the main? Jeff at 11:53am 02.07.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/849 I am a new sailboat owner (Catalina 22). I was on the lake last weekend and a fellow sailor (one wit
Wheel brake for Merriman Yacht sys pedestal Sam Curry at 7:25am 02.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1347 I have a 1982 Hunter 30 with a Merriman Yacht system pedestal. It has a hole for the installation of
MR. MALDANO...I LOST YOUR ADDRESS mark seatvet at 10:16am 01.30.02 Smaller Boats 0/967 I HOPE I SPELLED THE NAME RIGHT, BUT I WAS GOING TO SEND YOU THE COST OF COPYING THE MANUAL FOR THE

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Just needs a little TLC kloudie1 at 7:30am 07.10.20
Replacing bulb on aqua signal bow light with led issue Ron20324 at 7:29am 07.10.20 LEDs have a different "white" frequency, and that will alter the visible light coming out of the red
Hunter 36 Bimini zipper lost Don S/V ILLusion at 7:18am 07.10.20 are you asking for a source other than anyone who makes dodgers and biminis?
LiFePO4 conversion IStream at 7:16am 07.10.20 Okay, if nobody else is going to jump in here, I might as well. First, as you mentioned, all your c
Running Rigging Aft...where to start (1) sail sfbay at 7:16am 07.10.20 Right!!........below a photo of the mast base plate and deck hardware that routes all the lines aft
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 7:08am 07.10.20 The O'Day 26 manual I found on line shows cleats on the mast for your halyards...........is this wh
Halyard Organizer/Mast Plate decktosser at 7:01am 07.10.20 Thanks for reaching out. What I finally did was to reorder the mast plate from Garhauer. I then dril
Electric harbors are coming. Capt jgw at 7:00am 07.10.20 Oh, and when whomever you is are out there designing the DeWalt outboard make it so after I get the
Running Rigging Aft...where to start shemandr at 6:57am 07.10.20 I don't know the O'Day 26 but another solution if you want to avoid the deck mounted hardware (A goo
Running Rigging Aft...where to start (1) sail sfbay at 6:55am 07.10.20 The O'Day 26 manual I found on line shows cleats on the mast for your halyards...........is this wha
A stand alone fridge system on a pocket cruiser... rgranger at 6:46am 07.10.20 ... I bought an Engel MT 45 in 2006 for extra refrigeration Whoa... those are not cheap. https://
Just needs a little TLC Ben4195 at 6:46am 07.10.20 Trailer looks decent.
Replacing bulb on aqua signal bow light with led issue jviss at 6:46am 07.10.20 So, let's assume it's a Series 41 Bicolor using a Bay15D bulb; this bulb has two contacts on the bot
New San Diego Sailor needs mentor! Ken Cross at 6:44am 07.10.20 Again I'm way too far north, but can you operate the boat on motor alone? That's how I learned to sa
Mainsheet traveler on H24.5 (1) rgranger at 6:42am 07.10.20 One other thing... If you want to get a sense of how much of a difference a traveler will make... y
Running Rigging Aft...where to start Justin_NSA at 6:39am 07.10.20 No math? Where's the fun in that?! I do usually like to do my own work, but this certainly makes
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 6:36am 07.10.20 In your last post appears you may need deck hardware for halyards. A rope clutch on the mast or th
Mainsheet traveler on H24.5 rgranger at 6:36am 07.10.20 I installed one. Here is the link to the thread describing the process https://forums.sailboatowne
Replacing bulb on aqua signal bow light with led issue CYQK at 6:31am 07.10.20 its a standard aqua signal grn/red bow light chassis is the metal base the bulb is mounted on
outboard tank fuel connector ID rgranger at 6:20am 07.10.20 They are not the same. I had a 3 gal tank for a Honda that I repurposed for my tohatsu. I had to b

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