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NE Boat Show Thorp Thomas at 12:11am 02.25.00 Big Boats 1/1044 With a friend I attended the New England boat show this week. It was an eye opener to say the least.
Holding Tank Jim Stocks at 11:28pm 02.24.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1642 I have a 1977 Cat 27 dinette layout that came originally with a pump out head. Previous owners remov
Sailing Dallas? Brad Elbein at 11:21pm 02.24.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1182 I need to know about sailing Dallas. I know there are a few good lakes around, but how are they for
Rudder Bearing Woes Kenny Logsdon at 11:03pm 02.24.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1302 I have a Hunter 28.5 and the rudder has excessive lateral play. Since the boat is out of the water,
Switch Extension Rick Webb at 9:53pm 02.24.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1266 Just thought of something the other day that I will find vert useful on my boat. When it is dark I
foresail to deck? rick at 2:04pm 02.24.00 Smaller Boats 4/1373 I am a new Cat22 owner.When my genoa 150 is shackled to the bow, there is still a good bit of space
Outside Shower Todd at 9:39am 02.24.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1306 I am curious to know how hard it is to install an outside shower head in the cockpit. The head of a
PUtting On New Cabin Cushion Covers Mickey Goodman at 9:35am 02.24.00 Big Boats 6/1641 I will be receiving in about 3 weeks new covers for the cabin cushions. I remember when I was able
circumnavigation martin ansbro at 8:24am 02.24.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1709 i have an oceanis 381 which at present i sail around the med.I am packing "it" all in next year(my j
Fitting a 3 blade feathering Max-Prob C. W. Price at 7:32am 02.24.00 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1279 I understand the three bladed feathering Max-Prop is best to reduce drag under sail and to improve p
H33 gate valves Steve Kratchman at 7:27am 02.24.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/1239 On the h33 1980 I have 2 gate valves working beautifully. However, all the talk about the unreliabil
Rudder post packing Steve Kratchman at 7:17am 02.24.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/1172 1-What size should be used to repack the rudder post nut to eliminate water seepage? Can a Teflon be
What years for H22 ? Mikey at 6:37am 02.24.00 Smaller Boats 1/1048 Seems like I was just at the H22 list of owners (H22) and many had dates of after the web site says
Refrigeration Ken Brown at 6:36am 02.24.00 Other Sailboats 3/857 How do I find out how much current a refrigeration unite will consume,and how long will the battery
Exhaust pipe Alan at 6:01am 02.24.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1193 I am considering purchasing an 84 Catalina 27 with a universal diesel. The exhaust appears to be wr
CO2 cartridges on airplanes dave young at 5:54am 02.24.00 Other Sailboats 0/1098 I've never had to fly to my boat before so I never had a problem taking my inflatable PFDs. Yesterd
Hunter 310 Ken Brown at 5:48am 02.24.00 Mid-Size Boats 8/1637 Has anyone bought the new 2000 hunter 310.If so how do you like.What are the pluses and minus,s
New print/save option Phil Herring at 5:07am 02.24.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1075 Thanks to a suggestion from Marc Syme, you will now find a link called "Print/Save Thread" in the na
Tacking Singlehanded in C30 Brad Elbein at 4:13am 02.24.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4880 I have a question for all of you who sail larger boats singlehanded. How do you tack? So far, in a
Raytheon ST4000 no good? Bruce at 4:09am 02.24.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1758 I am planning installation of an autopilot, and naturally assumed Raytheon. My electronics man says

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my throttle cable bracket is missing from the pedestal! without the bracket the steering is sloppy. who can help? Benny17441 at 8:57pm 01.28.20 Try a Nylon Cable Tie to secure the cable to a suitable place in the pedestal.
New flooring suggestions Will Gilmore at 8:43pm 01.28.20 Joiners these days They still use that term? Huh! I don't disagree with you. You have to do the
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Will Gilmore at 8:31pm 01.28.20 They use diesel locomotives to control torque more precisely without the need for any complex geari
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy DArcy at 8:29pm 01.28.20 The "magic" photo identifier on my phone suggests that the boat is a Mirage Kirby 30. I don't know
1991 P42 Bow Rollers Ron20324 at 8:26pm 01.28.20 . Hunter built it this way and that is what it is. No dual anchors, but a spare sits in it's own tro
1980 Wilcox Headmate head Hayden Watson at 8:18pm 01.28.20 Go for it! The Raritan Fresh Head FRESH_HEAD Promo Sheet is the only MANUAL toilet designed to us
New flooring suggestions Noodat Lady at 8:13pm 01.28.20 Not I. I'd use the garage floor to build a couple of saw horses, then do the work standing up. B
New flooring suggestions Will Gilmore at 7:57pm 01.28.20 BTW Scott, I would use my garage floor for that job in any case. Not I. I'd use the garage floor
Exhaust mixing elbow extension on Yanmar 3GMF (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:30pm 01.28.20 Apparently, the exhaust outlet WAS above the waterline and had a small riser right there, but now i
Rusty Keel Bolt TimFromLI at 7:26pm 01.28.20 Well the bolt head is 56MM and on the advice of another beneteau owner, I was thinking of replacing
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy Jim26m at 7:26pm 01.28.20 The "magic" photo identifier on my phone suggests that the boat is a Mirage Kirby 30. Looks like
1980 Wilcox Headmate head StanleyJ at 7:15pm 01.28.20 Thank you Peggie! I will follow your advice.
my throttle cable bracket is missing from the pedestal! without the bracket the steering is sloppy. who can help? Terry Cox at 7:07pm 01.28.20 Who can help? What brand, Merriman, Edson? On our boat the throttle cable is secured to the Edson
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Noodat Lady at 7:04pm 01.28.20 I have two nephews who are climate monks. They wear dark hairy cassocks, carry heavy model wind turb
1980 Wilcox Headmate head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:03pm 01.28.20 Go for it! The Raritan Fresh Head FRESH_HEAD Promo Sheet is the only MANUAL toilet designed to use
Looking for what new (used) boat to buy Woreign at 6:56pm 01.28.20 The "magic" photo identifier on my phone suggests that the boat is a Mirage Kirby 30.
Exhaust mixing elbow extension on Yanmar 3GMF Garbonzo at 6:38pm 01.28.20 Yep, like I said exhaust run was not well designed, and in the middle of the ICW We are trying to fi
Electric Ferries Coming to Maine? Hunter216 at 6:31pm 01.28.20 So where does the power to charge the batteries come from? Coal or NG fired power plants and do the
my throttle cable bracket is missing from the pedestal! without the bracket the steering is sloppy. who can help? capta at 6:09pm 01.28.20 Any parts for cabling in your pedestal should be available from a Morse controls and cabling retaile
1991 P42 Bow Rollers (1) SG at 6:07pm 01.28.20

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