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Boom Tent Tom Patrolia at 10:02pm 08.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1296 We've been enjoying our 1982 O'Day 19 on daysails around Salem
Outboard motor vibration Gino at 8:47pm 08.25.01 Smaller Boats 1/1209 The five horse single cylinder Tohatsu on my h 19 caused the whole boat to vibrate at any speed abov
Non-skid Larry at 2:29am 08.20.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1094 Dan; I need a product that will seal and protect the non-skid of my 94 Beneteau but that will not ma
410/420 batteries? Scott at 4:53pm 08.25.01 Big Boats 7/928 I know that the 410/420 come with 2 4d's but can someone tell me the type ie wet cell or gel or AGM?
port screens Nate Jackson at 2:00pm 08.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/924 I need to replace the screens on the opening ports of my 270. I have none of the frames or parts.
Seacocks Gene at 1:52am 08.20.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 Having problems finding a 3/4" brass seacock. Any ideas??
1985 O'day192 /LoRide Trailer Ron Anderson at 1:28pm 08.25.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1436 I bought my 192 last year
Is it the right yacht for me? Kel at 1:04pm 08.25.01 Smaller Boats 2/1020 I am a novice sailor (no experience at all) and looking at purchasing a Catalina 250 with the fixed
Oil Change Robin at 1:43am 08.20.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/982 We are having a yanmar mechanic do our oil change before our big cruise and would like to know what
Questions re: mooring a 170 Nick Penniman (npenniman@pulitzer.net) at 10:53am 08.25.01 Smaller Boats 3/826 I have a 170 moored in Lake Champlain - subject to heavy winds and 2' - 4' seas while on the mooring
Furling Jib Problem Lynn at 10:26am 08.25.01 Smaller Boats 6/1156 Altho I have sailed before, I have never used a furling jib. When we bought our boat this summer som
Overflow question Roger at 1:06am 08.20.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1406 Peggie,I have leaned a great deal in my novice year as a C 27 owner, and much of it on this forum.
Transmission Slipping Howard at 5:42am 08.25.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1049 I have a 1978 8 HP SVE motor in my Hunter 1978 H-27. This last week I've lost power in forward. The
Deck Painting? Bill at 1:28am 08.25.01 Smaller Boats 2/987 Just bought a 30 year old boat with a lot of flakingpaint on deck and in cock pit. Can anyone sug
Is your engine cool? SailboatOwners.com at 12:25am 08.20.01 Ask All Sailors 30/2382 Do you let your engine cool down after motoring to your mooring?If so, how long do you let it idle
keel lock is stuck lee at 11:50pm 08.24.01 Smaller Boats 2/1103 74 catalinanever had boat outset up in bay for two yearskeel has been moved up and down in hauli
Has anyone installed an Autopilot... Al Sandrik at 9:46pm 08.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1095 to a Hunter 28 or other similar sized boat? If so what was involved. I'm thinking of picking up a SI
Bird CleanUp Ted W. at 11:20pm 08.19.01 Other Sailboats 2/913 Fairly pourous gelcoat on decks, ready for the IG treatment... but nearer term, need to get some bi
Spinniker set up Hunter 30 Jeff Wright at 1:42pm 08.24.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1151 I am looking to set up my 81 Hunter 30 with a spinniker. I am unfamiliar with spiniker set ups , esp
Auto Cruising Question Roger Magill at 11:31am 08.24.01 Destinations 3/1513 We are heading out on a 6 month cruise from our old home (Pennsylvania) to our new home (Florida), w

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West Wight Potter P19 David Van Ess at 4:04am 06.18.20 Hi folks, I finally got the keel to drop!!! Perseverance, Sawzall, Free All, and beating on it with
Brown stuff no rotary device yet. east coaster at 4:01am 06.18.20 Have contacted catalina regarding this matter and the only response has been "picture is worth a tho
Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:43am 06.18.20 We were able to make another race. Lots of Coast Guard action on the bay and in the sky. Sadly, a U
Fat head main on frac rig danstanford at 3:07am 06.18.20 Would it conflict with the backstay?
Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S George_NJ at 2:46am 06.18.20 Our 26S had a 5hp Nissan when we bought her used. It was fine but the Admiral wanted more power sho
Tohatsu Sailpro 6 on a Mac 26S George_NJ at 2:45am 06.18.20 I have the same O.B. and LOVE it. It also has a 6 Amp alternator, starts on the first pull and i
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington azsailing at 10:15pm 06.17.20 thanks guys!
Fitting jacklines with a pop top srimes at 10:10pm 06.17.20 No - to fully open the front hatch, we remove the soft shackle attaching the jacklines to that pad
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Rich Stidger at 9:58pm 06.17.20 Try a trick I saw a auto glass technician use. He cut the old adhesive holding the windshield with
Reefing a Widgeon sail cliff02138 at 9:12pm 06.17.20 Might be interested in this thread on reefing a widgeon mainsil. Below is an excerpt from the attac
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Ken D C at 8:43pm 06.17.20 Thanks, Rich. To diagnose I too overfilled the tank. Water seeped out of the seam around the tank in
Questions about Radar on smaller boats? John Nantz at 8:40pm 06.17.20 Very interesting post about what Dana wrote in "Two Years Before the Mast". Locally (well sort of),
Anchor Locker 1979 Catalina 27 27 Cat at 8:32pm 06.17.20 Any luck with your anchor locker Jim? I have a 75 Cat 27 and would also like to install a locker.
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 SoSound at 8:13pm 06.17.20 I ended up ordering this kit from eMarine Systems in Florida. It's two SunPower 110W panels, a Vict
Bedding for Beneteau 37 Oceanis JasonFromJersey at 8:11pm 06.17.20 Does any make replacement sheets, based on the boat? It surprises me they all seem to be custom made
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:03pm 06.17.20 181108
Where can I find one of these? Justin_NSA at 6:51pm 06.17.20 Wow, that's way sexier than my solution, but about a bottle of Eagle Rare more expensive. :biggrin:
Where can I find one of these? SFS at 6:34pm 06.17.20 Latest status: Garhauer is shipping me 6 of them at $6 each plus shipping. My neighbor with a Hunte
Solar Panel Recommendations - Summer 2020 dlochner at 6:25pm 06.17.20 My read is that flex panels mounted right on top of bimini cloth is not a good idea because of heat
yacht specialties steering ggrizzard at 6:23pm 06.17.20 Got it. Sounds like a plan.

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