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Which GPS for PC Rob Schmehl at 12:27am 02.02.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1228 I am trying figue out which GPS unit is best for use with a laptop PC. The PC is a p450 and i have M
Ice in the Box D. Ebert at 11:41pm 02.01.01 Ask All Sailors 17/1982 My new H290 came with a ice box with a shelf. My wife wants to put the food in the bottom and put b
WONT DRAIN gene at 10:22pm 02.01.01 Big Boats 5/992 my 1993 p42 wont drain the de-frost water out of ref.section.i have tried high pressure,long wire.no
Town of Norwalk "accidentally" dumps into harbor Tom at 2:07pm 02.01.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1667 I hate to rehash a subject we have probably beaten to death. But I was driving home this evening an
Storing the anchor rode D. Doyle at 12:58pm 02.01.01 Smaller Boats 2/1244 I was reading a posting and the responses from a January 25th article regarding anchor rode. Seems t
Bilge pump mounting Rick at 10:50am 02.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1321 Hello,I'm going to mount an electric Bilge pump w/ a automatic float switch in the bilge of my O'da
Tiller Tamer Help GailForce at 10:49am 02.01.01 Smaller Boats 7/1063 Has anyone installed a tiller tamer on this boat. The tiller profile is round. Can this device be
pig tails ? Tim Nichols at 9:47am 02.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2987 I am interested in finding out about a device that will secure the boom to the aft stay,which will h
Thanks Scott at 8:44am 02.01.01 Big Boats 0/991 Thanks for the great replies... We are probably going to head that way in June after school lets out
Who made This? Stirling Hasen at 7:54am 02.01.01 Big Boats 3/963 On our Hunter 54, I've been refinishing the Boom. I'm looking for a cam cleat that was on the end ca
Exhaust Flap Tim Dranttel at 6:40am 02.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1307 Anyone know where I can find a replacement for the flap over the exhaust exit that prevents water fr
Compression Post for O'Day 20 Bull Weber at 6:11am 02.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1461 My O'Day 20 had no compression post when I bought it, nor did it have a bulkhead in place to take th
Refinishing Cabin Top Handholds Chris Tadych at 6:00am 02.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1050 My deck handholds on my 1980 H27 need some refinshing. I do not want to strip them down to bare woo
Tender Mike Kelly at 5:33am 02.01.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/885 I'm looking to buy a used dingy or inflatable for my Catalina 30. Can any East Coast owners suggest
Volvo or Yanmar Rick Kirby at 5:20am 02.01.01 Big Boats 6/3082 I am looking to buy a Hunter 420 or 450. Any comments on pros and cons of a Volvo vs Yanmar diesel?
line drive wisker-pole ss at 4:52am 02.01.01 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1092 I've asked this questions a while back and got zero responses, I'll give it another try. I have an
Right size propeller for 78 Hunter 27 Ciriaco at 4:47am 02.01.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1009 In the recent issue of Sail, Dave Gerr has an article on sailing screws. After using his formulas,
Sling Points R.W.Landau at 4:26am 02.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1006 I was discussing sling points with someone and wondered where they are on the ODay 25 and 272LE.Cou
Signet Instrument Problem John at 4:25am 02.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1246 My Signet Smartpak depth sounder has a problem that was reported (by "Jim" with a Cat 30) and kicked
Gulf Coast All-Catalina Cruise-In July 20-July22 Bob Miller at 4:13am 02.01.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1223 REVISED DATE FOR ALL-CATALINA CRUISE-INCome one, Come all, and join in on a terrific Weekend of Fu

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Engineering problem CatNap3 at 12:57pm 03.30.20 As per diagram For T equals the tension in the cable, ang A equals the angle between stay and mast
SS U-Mixing Elbow jssailem at 12:55pm 03.30.20 if such an elbow was planned there must be quite a lot of reason. What do you think? Can I mount it
Transom support Milton.Audas at 12:52pm 03.30.20 Thanks guys. Good advice. I am sure that the transom was initially designed to withstand the rigours
What the heck is: Loran 797 jssailem at 12:46pm 03.30.20 enhanced GPS For clarity sake, GPS is a satellite system. A GPS navigation device, GPS receiver,
Water in cabin JRT at 12:41pm 03.30.20 So I checked both areas that @Tom J and @S/V Tenacious and everything was dry and dusty with no wate
What the heck is: Loran 797 Tom J at 12:40pm 03.30.20 Interesting that Loran used shore based towers, and enhanced GPS I believe now uses shore based towe
What the heck is: Loran 797 jssailem at 12:38pm 03.30.20 You could have been a poet! Perhaps a poet and don't know it.. I have trouble with meter and rhyme
Hunter 23 reefing hook (1) DrKGB at 12:35pm 03.30.20 My boat is an 87 and the part I got is the hook in the picture below. Unfortunately, upon closer ins
Northern Lights Generator on 2000 Hunter 410 jssailem at 12:34pm 03.30.20 Does anyone know what model would have come on my boat? John Congrats on the acquisition of your n
Found a 2003 C310 (1) JRT at 12:32pm 03.30.20 Friendly fishing boat cruised up to us this Sunday and snap my first pic of us under sail and I gave
What the heck is: Loran 797 BigEasy at 12:30pm 03.30.20 Congratulations @Fidgit on joining the forum and getting your first sail boat. May Poseidon treat
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 03.30.20
What the heck is: Loran 797 ifmdalvey at 12:28pm 03.30.20 I used to use Loran C when i flew. Our set had a built in osciliscope, where you would identify the
Transom support (3) pclarksurf at 12:24pm 03.30.20 On the plywood front: relatively easy to work up a 3/4 marine ply backer-- coated in epoxy and bond
New Spin Halyard dlochner at 12:20pm 03.30.20 My first question: Will the external halyard invite problems? Mostly no. There will be 2 easily d
Canvas winter cover dlochner at 12:11pm 03.30.20 [QUOTE="Rich Stidger, post: Regarding the 3 piece cover, I have thought about cutting it and adding
Engineering problem Apex at 12:08pm 03.30.20 ahhh, MATH problems! Fun for some, and frustrating at times. Cable tension provides the same load
Canvas winter cover lehighsail at 11:57am 03.30.20 [QUOTE="Rich Stidger, post: Regarding the 3 piece cover, I have thought about cutting it and adding
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat Apex at 11:56am 03.30.20 on a run from sturgeon bay to chicago for a mac race, i put into algoma wis to run the kids. after
GPS connection to new VHF jssailem at 11:54am 03.30.20 Good Luck Tony. Let us know how it turns out.

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