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mattress protection - Diane at 8:09pm 10.03.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1329 We are putting our boat up for winter soon - any suggestions for protecting the mattress over the w
CAPRI 18 CAL/HAWAII CROSSING BERNARLAS VEGASD at 6:41pm 10.03.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/988 CROSSING BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII ON A CAPRI 18.I AM LOOKING FOR ARTICLES ABOUT THAT CROSSING.
Front hatch for Catalina 22 Bob Finley at 7:43pm 10.03.01 Smaller Boats 4/4030 I have a 76 model Catalina 22 with no front deck hatch. I would like to install one for extra venti
Peek-A-Boo Portlight Shutters/Blinds Rob at 1:54pm 10.03.01 Ask All Sailors 1/2448 Anyone have any experiences to report with Peek-a-Boo blinds? I just saw them at the Houston Boat Sh
Electrical panel on 1974 H25 Chris Phillips at 12:54pm 10.03.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/997 Anyone out there have a old H25 with the originalelectrical panel? I have identified the runningli
mariner 2 2 side stay spreader J STUART at 11:44am 10.03.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1379 Are the side stay spreaders really necessary on a O'Day mariner? I recently broke a spreader while l
Opening port leaks J. Holly at 11:25am 10.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1061 We are in the process of repairing leaks in several opening ports for our '93 Cat 30. Have ordered
Need a traveller set up Larry at 11:06am 10.03.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/959 I own a H310 with the fibre glass arch, when I bought the boat it did not come with a traveller set
3 hp gamefisher Lee at 8:16am 10.03.01 Smaller Boats 1/1991 does anyone know of a web site to obtain an owners manual and or a repair manual for a 3 hp sears ga
On-Board Diesel Polishing System JoeO at 6:27am 10.03.01 Big Boats 2/1113 If you are having recurring problems with algae in your fuel tank...check out the attached link. I'
Need a better bilge pump David at 6:02am 10.03.01 Ask All Sailors 4/936 I need some opinions on bilge pump brands. I have had 4 rule electric pumps go out on me in 2 1/2 y
glow plugs larry at 4:42am 10.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1051 I just replaced the glow plug switch on my boat in july. The other day I went down to the boat and n
genoarails Wiebe at 9:26pm 10.02.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1101 I'm preparing to mount genoarails to the new deck of my Oday 22. Before I start drilling holes thoug
Rigging tension Steven Sisak at 11:32am 10.02.01 Bigger Boats 0/1012 Ahoy fellow oday owners! Can someone out there help me with the proper tension in lbs for my riggin
hunter or catalina nick at 9:15am 10.02.01 Ask All Sailors 29/2288 Iam new to sailing I own a 18 hobie cat want to buy 25 catalina or 26 hunter both for trailering, wh
LEGEND 45 PROP CHARLES at 5:42am 10.02.01 Big Boats 1/1092 I HAVE A LEGEND 45 AND AM INTERESTED IN CHANGING THE TWO-BLADED PROP TO A THREE-BLADED PROP. DOES AN
H23 Main Reefing Ernie Rogers at 5:29am 10.02.01 Smaller Boats 6/1252 When you buy a used boat from an individual, you're never REALLY sure that the way some things are r
Keel for 34/36XL Ralph at 3:06am 10.02.01 Catalina 22 0/1065 In 1996 C
How does everyone lower their sails? Josh at 2:14am 10.02.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/978 I'm curious, I was looking for ways to lower my sails, other then climbing up on the deck and pullin
Mast internal wiring Jack Krasney at 1:51am 10.02.01 Smaller Boats 1/1002 I have a Huner 26.5. In working on the mast light, the internal wires were accidentally pulled into

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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
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Kings Gambit at 12:21pm 06.24.20
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? Ralph Johnstone at 12:03pm 06.24.20 That could actually make it worse. It could, but we're hoping to keep the SS bolts dry down where
Question on anchor chain size for SL Windlass on my Hunter 45 cc Z83 at 12:01pm 06.24.20 I also felt that 5/16 was a little small, but after doing a bunch of research it does look like that
battery size for autohelm 1000 steve fd at 12:00pm 06.24.20 I can do that. Thanks for the ideas.
battery size for autohelm 1000 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:58am 06.24.20 Thanks! I can't wait till you guys get this figured out. Not a lot of heavy lifting herein for you
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 ivieto at 11:54am 06.24.20 No worries..thks, I will wait.
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jviss at 11:53am 06.24.20 This sealant will remove the worry of corrosion around the bolt threads. That could actually make
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? Capt jgw at 11:51am 06.24.20 In wood boatbuilding we have a technique called "bonded bolts" where the bolts or screws are glued i
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail bob_pattison at 11:47am 06.24.20 I recently purchased a 2005 Beneteau 323 with a furling mainsail and a US Spars Z400E mast. The sa
Genoa Dimensions bob_pattison at 11:34am 06.24.20 Good morning everybody. I am looking to buy a Genoa for my Beneteau First 40.7. I am thinking about

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