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15 year Adler/B still in box DeWitt Kennard at 11:51pm 01.22.02 Other Sailboats 3/750 We have an A/B unit that is about 15 years old. It is still in the original box! If installed now,
Aire Sea Tiger? David at 1:34am 01.03.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1148 Does anybody know someone or have a used Aire Sea Tigre that they would like to get rid of? If so
Aqua Lift Muffler Steve Viviano at 11:37pm 01.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/5721 Has anyone ever replaced the aqua lift muffler with a non-Catalina one? The original fiberglass one
Battery charger/Inverter Bob Frye at 11:51pm 01.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/997 On my previous post Steve Dion mentioned not to leave batery charger on unless its "smart". My newly
Looking for Oday Javelin parts Roy Messing at 10:02pm 01.22.02 Day Sailers 1/2049 I'm looking for a new mast hinge for my 14' ODay Javelin. Any advice?
Travelers Adam at 10:45am 01.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1142 The main sheet of a 25 connects to a traveler.The traveler is consists of a mechanizm that "runs"a
The six foot syndrome. Chad MItchell at 10:59pm 01.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/934 We are thinking of trading our 1985 - 31' hunter in on a 1990 - 37.5 hunter. I guess it's a no brain
Lee canvas? Scott at 8:54am 01.22.02 Big Boats 3/942 I want to add lee canvas to our 410. I have not figured out the best way to attach the lines to the
C-22 Roller Furler (Reefer Madness) David at 12:45am 01.03.02 Smaller Boats 3/1090 I am a single-handed sailor, and it is very difficult to change to a smaller headsail if the wind co
Blisters Mark Major at 8:38am 01.22.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1243 For other than cosmetic reasons, what problems can blisters cause? My '86 H23 is kept trailered, bu
Asymetrical spinacker on a h26 Curt Mittelstedter at 2:42pm 01.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/896 I am thinking about buying an asymetrical spinnaker for my h26 but would like some input on a few th
Motor recommendation for C-22 Mark II John at 5:38am 01.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/901 I am buying a new C-22 Mark II and I was wondering what motor you C-22 owners would recommend.I've
Mast height Beverly at 5:10am 01.22.02 Big Boats 5/7799 I need to find out the height of my mast .I have a 36 1985 catalina with a 4ft 8 in draft and 11 ft
New Mainsail C-22 Jack O'B at 11:01am 01.09.02 Smaller Boats 4/978 I'm currently shopping for a new mainsail for my 1988 C-22.The time has come to replace the original
Searching for Bristol Sailstar 24 Eqipment Drew at 3:25am 01.22.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1244 searching for measurements for a 110-150% genoa for a correct fit for my 1966 bristol sailstar. also
Backfire Guest at 11:03pm 01.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1374 My Yanmar 1GM is hard to start this time of year afterbeing shut down for the night or longer. It c
Question For Ben Allen Brian Harrison at 2:46am 01.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/957 Ben, How wide are the rollers on your home built trailer set apart, port to starboard and bow to ste
Paul Palmer Lines aft on OD 25 David at 10:17am 01.09.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/887 Paul or anyone who can help,I am looking for the best way to lower and raise the mainsail without
Electrical Circuit Breakers Alan JAckson at 1:29am 01.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/973 We have just purchased a Hunter 27` of 1979 vintage. The boat had an ingress of water which has dri
Leaking chainplate causes rot Wanderer138 at 12:32am 01.22.02 Smaller Boats 5/1040 While recaulking the boat over the weekend, I found that the wooden bulkhead where the port chainpla

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What wood to use fred1diver at 2:52pm 06.24.20 so the boat is stick built, I started removing a bench seat for the dining table, and I'll definitel
Hunter 26 toilet kappykaplan at 2:46pm 06.24.20 This is a good question for @Peggie Hall HeadMistress
Launch 2020 is just plain weird. TomY at 2:28pm 06.24.20 I love rowing. I remember rowing our tender around the harbor, while visiting Rockport when I was
MMSI agent..... jviss at 2:20pm 06.24.20 What is a "FRN"? FCC Registration Number (FRN).
MMSI agent..... ggrizzard at 2:19pm 06.24.20 What is a "FRN"?
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jviss at 2:17pm 06.24.20 we're hoping to keep the SS bolts dry down where they enter the FG In the bilge. Right. And I'm
battery size for autohelm 1000 Lazy1 at 1:54pm 06.24.20 those specs are for a ST4000, not the 1000/2000. Am I missing something? The ST1000/2000 load is 40m
battery size for autohelm 1000 jviss at 1:46pm 06.24.20 I don't think so. Could be an ambiguity in the spec., but please note that Watts is an instantaneou
Excessive wiring jviss at 1:36pm 06.24.20 @Ralph Johnstone , good reply, thanks, you're a good sport. Note I did't say I'd use crappy wiring,
Excessive wiring jviss at 1:30pm 06.24.20 my favorite example of a boat not 'wired to engineered standards' was the guy nex
Excessive wiring Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 06.24.20 So, tell me, is anal-retentive hyphenated? Aw gawd, called to task :angry: Seriously, though, no
Replacing the Hatch lens jviss at 1:23pm 06.24.20 A word about replacing hatch lenses on Lewmar hatches. I did this last year on my Tartan, two Lewma
Excessive wiring MitchM at 1:13pm 06.24.20 my favorite example of a boat not 'wired to engineered standards' was the guy next
battery size for autohelm 1000 kloudie1 at 1:09pm 06.24.20 Yup.. that kind of a spec means an average draw of 10 watts IF the pilot is working at 25% duty cycl
Excessive wiring DougM at 12:55pm 06.24.20 Leave them! You never know when you'll need another wire or two from here to there. You will nev
Stuffing Box Adjustment Justin_NSA at 12:43pm 06.24.20 Sounds like you are doing okay. There's one suggestion that occures on here. A heat measuring gun. I
Traveler - 222? Benny17441 at 12:39pm 06.24.20 Considering the boat isn't designed to be a super performance boat anyway, or point super high,
battery size for autohelm 1000 Richard19068 at 12:34pm 06.24.20 First, typo: it's 18Ah, not 1.8Ah. Let's see. 10W is 0.8A at 12.5V. 18Ah can provide 0.8A for 2
1980 H27 Emergency Tiller System Benny17441 at 12:31pm 06.24.20 Looks like a PO has done some some work. The question, would be why, what is being hidden? I woul
Water in Bilge Area AndrewR at 12:27pm 06.24.20 Hi all, I used putty to close up the hole and am still getting water. Chalk trick didn't work becaus

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