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Rudy Nickerson... Bob at 7:42pm 09.16.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1550 ...will be starting up a website. I spoke to him during the Newport boat show this weekend and he sh
FIBERGLASS REPAIR J Olson at 1:28pm 09.16.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/857 MY C30 HAD SOME REPAIRS DONE AFTER SOME STANTION DAMAGE. NOW THE DECH HAS DRIED INSIDE AND I HAVE CR
water ballast concern/ companionway deck sag Tom at 10:40am 09.16.01 Smaller Boats 2/924 2 issues I'm interested in1.) is there a way to 'treat' the interior of the ballast tank to prevent
spinnaker slider Del Wiese at 9:52pm 09.15.01 Big Boats 4/1262 I was about to order a piece of track and fasten it to the front of the mast for a spinnaker slider
Peggy - help! Julian Sandford at 4:19am 09.15.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1175 To cut a long story short I have a 1999 310 with a poly ( I think ) bow freshwater tank. Original se
Centerboard Winch Charlie at 1:21pm 09.14.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1277 Just bought a Mac 23. The centeroard winch looks very rusty. Can somebody tell me where I can buy a
Rigging Wire Kevin at 6:10am 09.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/852 I have an 86 28.5 with the original standing rigging. The entire system "appears" in good shape, wi
Launching with a truck winch Randy at 12:09am 09.14.01 Smaller Boats 0/923 To Vicki and others interested in launching your boat with a winch mounted on the rear of your truck
Fresh water - odd smell Gary C at 2:44pm 09.13.01 Ask All Sailors 12/1155 We moved up from a Capri 22' to a Catalina 30' a few weeks ago. When using the fresh water from the
Depth Sounder John Young at 11:02am 09.13.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1205 I've got a Standard Horizon DS-1 depth finder that sometimes gives correct readings but most of the
Engine shut off control David Alves at 2:08am 09.13.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1053 Has anyone moved the engine shut down control to the cockpit area? Mine is located in the companion
Repowering O'Day 322 Mike Young at 6:40pm 09.12.01 Bigger Boats 0/1191 I am considering repowering my 1988 O'Day 322 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. This is possible with reasonably
Loose Mast Baseplate Josh at 5:22am 09.12.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1101 I was looking at the mast during lunch today and noticed that the base plate was a bit loose. It's j
God Bless America Dave Laing s/v WindSong at 9:32pm 09.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/822 Our hearts go out to the victims and their families of the terrorist attacks in New York and washing
Battery Charger for C30? BW at 10:42pm 09.10.01 Mid-Size Boats 7/802 Does anyone know if you can purchase and permanently install a battery charging unit that runs off o
Oscillating at anchor Dennis at 5:22am 09.11.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1559 Spent my 1st night "on the hook" in my 340 in about 6 ft of water. Laid out about 30 ft of rode (wi
1985 Hunter 40 - a question Daniel at 2:43pm 09.10.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1135 It is time to replace the cutlass bearing for the shaft, and I am wondering if anyone knows if it is
Safe-T QC Cable Bob Jordfan at 9:18am 09.10.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/956 While under sail, my rudder became fouled in a line. I have wheel steerage. Not knowing the rudder w
How to contact Catalina on the web. Rhet Tignor at 6:44am 09.10.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/857 I need a new window in the main salon for my 1988 Cat30. I went out to the Catalina web site, sent t
Heat exchanger exchange John V. at 5:33am 09.10.01 Ask All Sailors 3/976 I found my Universal M-25 in my C-36 to be too hot running at anyhting more than about 2000 RPM, and

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Electrical Panel Manufacturer Sailgunner at 3:57am 02.18.20 Did you check the site store for the indicator lights? https://shop.sailboatowners.com/search.php?
Bbq differences between brands Apex at 2:50am 02.18.20 just make sure the corn or hot dogs are positioned athwartship, otherwise when you open the lid some
Low Power/RPM Universal M25XP senang at 2:09am 02.18.20
Help with my refrigerator latch screws Ron20324 at 11:05pm 02.17.20 Ya' big dummy! You shoulda ask the guy in the next slip- the one with the green canvas. Id'a said ge
Bbq differences between brands nightowle at 10:29pm 02.17.20 We have a Magma kettle. It's the second one I've had. The current one came w/ the boat. I'd never
Bbq differences between brands AaronD at 9:58pm 02.17.20 ... As for cooking while underway, I don't know anyone who does that. We occasionally heat up som
Keel Attachment Question pclarksurf at 9:48pm 02.17.20
Forestay tensioning on a 423 Will Gilmore at 9:06pm 02.17.20 The 423 is a masthead sloop? Regardless, tension is controlled with the backstay(s). The forestay
Spinnaker Sock. wanted ChillyWillie at 9:04pm 02.17.20 When I say shorthanded, I meant my partner who has some sailing experience. I do have an autopilot b
Mystery wire on alternator NYSail at 8:59pm 02.17.20
Forestay tensioning on a 423 NYSail at 8:55pm 02.17.20 Masthead hook?? Do you mean pre-bend? With a mast with an in mast main filter you want to leave the
2006 Hunter 33 Steering Maintenance twalker H260 at 8:35pm 02.17.20 Is it a Whitlock cobra system? https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Vendor-Manuals/Whitl
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 7:43pm 02.17.20 Michael has that map hanging in his home. When we visited last February we had the chance to examine
Camera Lens Scratched? JamesG161 at 7:32pm 02.17.20 It is a few meteors, that are kinda of random tiny streaks with tapered tails. The rest are... Sate
Oday 39 Air Conditioning TimFromLI at 7:14pm 02.17.20 I run my 16K dometic turbo on a honda eu2000
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise (1) Michael Davis at 7:10pm 02.17.20 Sun Gypsy Vancouver Island trip April 30 to Oct. 14 2018
Peace and freedom Killyourguitar at 6:46pm 02.17.20 Can't relax for nothing! It's either cops or something overpriced. Hate it!
Bbq differences between brands Rich Stidger at 6:42pm 02.17.20 I have one of the Magmas with the wire attached lid. I find it is OK but will blow out easily if th
Cable sizing and voltage drop (1) mermike at 6:40pm 02.17.20 1)Your DC load max seems really high, I hope you are not using fuse/circuit breaker sizes for load.
Mystery wire on alternator Jeffinjax at 6:40pm 02.17.20 Further investigation reveals that the mystery wire leads to a relay for the windlass. Said relay i

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