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Mystery Potential Jim Ewing at 6:21am 04.30.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1116 I just put in a new 12 volt outlet so while I was working on the wiring I disconnected all the batte
Has anyone tried a Doyle UPS on a 240 Joe R at 5:52am 04.30.01 Smaller Boats 1/890 If so, how do you like it. What wind speed is too high. What hardware did you have to add and wher
Boat Review Catalina/Capri 16 J. Colvin at 5:34am 04.30.01 Smaller Boats 0/3564 Ahoy!We are preparing to review the Catalina/Capri 16 in an upcoming issue Small Craft Advisor.I
Raytheon Auto Pilot Rob Mitchell at 5:32am 04.30.01 Big Boats 6/1184 I want to install a Raytheon ST 7000 Auto Pilot on a 1995 Hunter Legend 430. Has anyone done this an
Javelin mast step A. C. at 5:30am 04.30.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1395 Just acquired a Javelin, in fairly good condition but with an unusual mast knee/step. Looks like som
Porti-potti Attacks family of four... Worried sailer at 5:12am 04.30.01 Other Sailboats 2/792 When we purchased our "new" boat this winter, I tested out everything before we got to the lake. Ev
Bimini for the 22? Butch at 5:03am 04.30.01 Smaller Boats 0/1036 Can anyone give me the specifics for a bimini top forthe 22's. The wife won't go out this summer wit
Hunter 31 Fuel Tank Joe Dickson at 4:57am 04.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1021 I recently purchased an '84 Hunter 31. Has anyone found a retrofit guage for the fuel tank? If not
Telltales on a furling main Richard Britton at 4:42am 04.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1034 Has anyone put telltales on their furling main and where did you place them............
ATOMIC 4 WATER PUMP karen at 4:37am 04.30.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/954 I NEED TO KNOW IF I CREATE PROBLEMS BY DISMOUNTING THE ENTIRE WATER PUMP FROM MY RAW WATER COOL
My Universal M-18 is too Loud!!! Harry at 4:28am 04.30.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1081 Sounds like the African Queen!!! Is there anything I can do. Is it the Universal????Those hunte
Waste holding tank location? Steve Jones at 4:10am 04.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/993 I am adding a waste holding system for my 79' Hunter 27 and wanted to know where other Hunter owners
Jerry, re Catalina smile & keel stub removal Steve Franklin at 3:48am 04.30.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1284 If you are the Jerry who responded to "looking at a c30 1980" with "Check the bilge too!", please e-
Island Girl Pink? Mark Johnson at 2:53am 04.30.01 Other Sailboats 1/816 I see from your web site that IG Pink full strength will take off cured 5200. Sounds like it's pret
water yvan lajeunesse at 2:50am 04.30.01 Catalina 22 1/1395 what to do with those leakie ports what type of rebedding compound to use to get rid of them once an
Delamination tips Joe McGinnis at 2:10am 04.30.01 Bigger Boats 4/1277 I have a '77 O'Day center cockpit. The previous owner installed two Beckwith vents through the deck
adhesive for treadmaster matt at 1:41am 04.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1274 I have a sheet of (non-self-adhesive) treadmaster that I want to apply both on the deck of the boat
Ken Pfaff, you left your electric cord at the dock Jack at 1:20am 04.30.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1308 Ken, I am the fellow witht the Beneteau 370, that is up on the hard, behind where your boat was dock
Sail Slugs attachments breaking Jim Seamans at 12:52am 04.30.01 Smaller Boats 3/1154 Need the collective wisdom of the group.This weekend while we were out surfing the Chesapeake, a c
Trailered Home H-33 Porter Claytor at 12:34am 04.30.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/847 Just FYI for all that were wondering If I could get it done. Well, Friday 4/27 was the day. all in t

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Sailor Rescued 200 Miles off Jersey Coast heritage at 4:27pm 04.15.20 Capta, a coast guard rescue helicopter picked the sailor up while the tanker stood by.
Removal of oil filter on Beneteau First 38 (1) TimFromLI at 4:19pm 04.15.20 I use a filter wrench like this for years, never had a problem with access. :
Sailor Rescued 200 Miles off Jersey Coast capta at 4:13pm 04.15.20 Wow, what a nightmare for the tanker's crew, re; quarantine. I guess they have to isolate him in a c
Aftermarket Rudder System Help ScourgeOfTheHudson at 4:01pm 04.15.20 Sorry I can't help, but that bracket looks homemade. What is the make of the boat? it's a 89 MacGreg
Shower (pump). Who uses them? Justin_NSA at 3:53pm 04.15.20 Thanks everyone. It doesn't sound like mounting it vertically on the bulkhead will cause any problem
modifications to allow sail slugs to go lower in the mast track. Hunter216 at 3:46pm 04.15.20 I have a 2009 Beneteau 31, and I would like to modify the method that the slugs are stopped at the
A little baffled by sailboat performance numbers... DArcy at 3:39pm 04.15.20 i found the definition of S#. S# = 3.972 x 10^ DLR in the formula is Displacement-Length Ratio and
Shower (pump). Who uses them? SG at 3:37pm 04.15.20 That looks like a positive displacement pump to me. It has a filter on it to keep hair out of it, w
Sliding hatch runner material? Johnb at 3:34pm 04.15.20 A wee squirt of McLube and it will slide beautifully.
Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 3:28pm 04.15.20 I agree with you and wasnt trying to imply that it was. My thoughts are just that going into gear
Boatless Summer? Daveinet at 3:27pm 04.15.20 I've recently inherreted 10 acres. We have been planning on selling it, but I have to say the more t
Motor for Capri 18 john6206 at 3:21pm 04.15.20 I seem To have dropped this question in the wrong forum. I thought I was on the Catalina side of th
Sliding hatch runner material? dmax at 3:17pm 04.15.20 A number of options are discussed here: Companionway Screeching New stocked Available HDPE strips pr
Wiring a GFCI outlet (or protector) SG at 3:11pm 04.15.20 On the question of the blower: I think the surveyor meant: The conventional approach, one wants
Sliding hatch runner material? dlochner at 3:11pm 04.15.20 If you use a plastic, make certain it is UV stabilized. Another option is stainless steel. Easy to
Winter In the Water shemandr at 3:08pm 04.15.20 I have one friend who leaves his Seafarer in the water year 'round. He doesn't even use bubblers or
Winter In the Water Don S/V ILLusion at 3:00pm 04.15.20 Lots of people stay in during winter for various reasons, however, using a boat which is winterized
Shower (pump). Who uses them? Davidasailor26 at 2:58pm 04.15.20 I found the closest thing I have to pictures of the pump. This is looking down thru the hatch in th
Wiring a GFCI outlet (or protector) Richard19068 at 2:52pm 04.15.20 Can't see the size or actual shape of the back of your outlet but might this fit, or be made to fit
Aftermarket Rudder System Help Sailnobroblem at 2:43pm 04.15.20 Sorry I can't help, but that bracket looks homemade. What is the make of the boat?

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