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What size Air Con ?? Wedgie at 9:37pm 12.11.14 Big Boats 4/1176 We have a 2007 Hunter 45CC and wonder if any Hunter owners out there know what size Air Con (BTU's)
"Around the world" sailing with O'day 34 yves at 8:47pm 12.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 10/6043 Does anybody an experience sailing an O'day "around the World" ? Is it feasible ? What kind of "add
Origo stove...gimbal or drop in? kito at 3:46pm 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 28/15295 I decided to not even mess with running propane into the cabin to my new drop-in Atwood 3 burner pro
strut removal 39 oday yachtservice at 2:18pm 12.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/992 looking for direction to remove cracked propshaft strut on 1984 39 oday. unable to locate mounting h
odd mast configuration on my Venture 21 JoeSailer10 at 1:05pm 12.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3295 When raising the sail for the first time this summer (I bought the boat this year) after attaching t
Sailboat converted to . . . trawler? Clark at 11:56am 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 32/18089 Was daydreaming (about boats of course) at lunch and had a strange idea. Has anyone seen or actuall
Zinc basics 101 njlarry at 10:24am 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1188 After a search of all zinc topic posts I am still confused the proper way to find stray currents and
Boat sheds (1) walt at 9:55am 12.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3888 Azzarac posted a picture of a boat shed that I would really like to have... (I linked to Azzarac's p
Diesel Bill1565 at 8:34am 12.11.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1039 Been on the hard for a week. Boat ran fine coming here. Went to change racor filter before we go
Mast humming? Rick486 at 7:53am 12.11.14 Big Boats 16/6604 Hi all: I am getting some trouble from my boatyard saying my mast is humming (44DS - roller furling
Yachtworld...oops. IH82BL8 at 6:32am 12.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1679 http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1989/Hunter-Legend-40-2792309/Bay-of-Quinte/Canada#.VImqeU-A0dU Q
Batteries Doc_holiday at 12:25am 12.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2684 What do those of you that pull and winterized do with your batteries over the winter? Do you put a
2005 Hunter 260 (new cost-paint-passenger)) Pichin at 8:55pm 12.10.14 Smaller Boats 6/1784 I am a new user of a 2005 Hunter 260 and new sailor too..I have some questions. 1.- The boat has a
Hells Gate Casagf66 at 8:47pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 18/3997 Hey crew, I plan on sailing my 1976 C'C 30 from Northport Long Island to her new owner in New Jer
users manual for a Lancer 38/40 ? lancerboy at 8:38pm 12.10.14 Lancer 2/2251 hi - I just bought my first big boat a Lancer 40 - seems great inside , dry as a bone , no mould etc
Surprisingly Useful Cheap/Junky Stocking Stuffer For Boat rardiH36 at 7:46pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1364 I bought a rotary tool on a lark a way's back at Harbor Freight for something like $4.99. On sale
Malia rescue off Hawaii Joe Blizzard at 5:51pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3149 Why are all the news outlets reporting that "both his masts were broken" with an accompanying pictur
solar panel mmsailor at 5:44pm 12.10.14 Smaller Boats 21/4721 I am looking for a recommendation for a small solar panel to keep my battery charged on our 23.5 as
Mariner Found Near Molokai (5) rgranger at 5:06pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2378 Hey All This came across the wire yesterday but I got some pics to share in case you missed it HON
Outboard Remote Control Box bigpapaporsche at 5:00pm 12.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I am in the process of installing a Remote Control Box on our Capri 22, with a Honda 5Hp motor. I'll

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Macgregor 26 pungojim at 6:38am 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 6:30am 06.03.23 even air force bombing practice grounds. Only the Navy bombs water. ;) As Will points out, this
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing dlochner at 6:25am 06.03.23 Can you sit to one side of the wheel and reach the winch? Or perhaps add a cleat aft of the winch ne
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing davidwkenn at 6:17am 06.03.23 Really appreciate everyone's input. I solo sailed my Catalina 27 for years, but now am older and wo
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Will Gilmore at 6:06am 06.03.23 It is a great experience. Know your bridge clearances, and depths can change. There is steaming qu
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port (1) davidwkenn at 6:02am 06.03.23 This is the deck port - but of course it said Diesel, not Waste I am looking to buy another cap if
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? dlochner at 6:01am 06.03.23 There is no right answer to your question, although there are definitely some wrong answers. The th
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 5:38am 06.03.23 No. From the installation manual: Gotcha, thank you.
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 5:33am 06.03.23 A few quick comments. The house and start batteries need to be fuse within 7 inches of the battery.
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 5:13am 06.03.23 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW? Yes, we did it both ways, south and the
Recommendations for a new head RoyS at 5:11am 06.03.23 No experience with electric here, however, I do recommend a full size head instead of the compact si
New Alternator Regulator? dlochner at 5:11am 06.03.23 So, you can use the BT dongle with just the 618? No. From the installation manual: NOTE: The
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:52am 06.03.23 When I replaced the alternator with a 165a Balmar I went with the 618 regulator, Smart Shunt, BT co
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing dlochner at 3:58am 06.03.23 The one thing not mentioned is a plan. Before any maneuver it is important to think it through and k
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 3:45am 06.03.23 Fantastic job. ambitous project: Kudos
Furling Head Stay Tension Screen Saver at 12:59am 06.03.23 Yes I would say looking at it, it has too much bend. I also note that the halyard is not properly te
Tropical Depression 2 (1) JamesG161 at 12:13am 06.03.23 The First Flight was low level to inspect TS Arlene. ..
Furling Head Stay Tension Mclovin at 11:52pm 06.02.23 here the video... https://www.dropbox.com/s/pwmktujfoefasy6/20220909_122042.mp4?dl=0
New Cat 22 Owner (5) C_Level at 11:29pm 06.02.23 The swing keel is on my list of many tasks. Yep, all of the wood is gone except some of the upper t
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing PeterW - au at 10:05pm 06.02.23 Hi David, I sail our Catalina 320 singlehanded. I sail it as is, plus an autopilot. Joe is right abo

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