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Spreader Lights jwieneck at 12:15pm 01.21.14 Big Boats 5/1794 It looks like the mast must come down to get the Radar mounted and the cable run. While it is down
It's Official Tim R. at 11:51am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2191 The wife, dog and I will be throwing off the lines this May to go cruising for 12-15 months.:dance:
Davits for a 34' or 35' O'Day. Handsolo at 10:58am 01.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1197 I am going to purchase either the Martek 370 or the Garhauer DD6-1 davit set for my 35' O'Day and wo
Hunter 45cc & 49 Fuel Tank Location carefree at 8:53am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1084 Hi all. In my continuing search for a bigger boat, I have narrowed it to the 45CC and the 49. Questi
Isolation Transformer Head Sail at 8:02am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2802 My boat came equiped with an isolation transformer. While I have a general idea of what this does,
More expensive than gold? (1) Bill1565 at 7:59am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/783 Gonna put a track on my mast to store a whisker pole. Pole was $200,used, track $200 new, and this
Replacing Original Autohelm Tridata Insrument romley at 7:31am 01.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/3957 Before next launch (May 2014) I plan to replace the non-functioning Tridata instrument - Depth/Speed
Eureka! Oil pad under engine JonnyQuest at 6:54am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2121 I love seeing the photos of other boats with engine sumps clean enough to eat off of. Unfortunate mi
convert my alcohol stove to flamless 1dandy at 6:14am 01.21.14 Catalina 30 4/1433 I have an alcohol stove that when lighting it, almost burns the boat up. I have been told there is a
Replacing furling mast sail with lazy jacks jveatch at 8:10pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 14/4529 Is it possible, practical, or wise to replace the furling mast sail on our 2006 Hunter 36 with a laz
Happy Birthday Sail (2) Flamingo1 at 8:06pm 01.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2107 I took my daughter and her friend out for a birthday sail. She turned 23 today and it was a beautif
Changed oil and engine won't start??? Soaring eagle at 6:51pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2342 Okay what happened? Started engine after sitting for a couple of months with no problem. Shut it do
H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/995 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1632 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6093 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1293 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1869 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/8014 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1347 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1141 One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an

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Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything kappykaplan at 9:27am 07.05.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/168
2008 H36 microwave replacement BigEasy at 9:25am 07.05.23 Any microwave could due, measure the old one and go to an appliance store. Don't know why; howe
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? capta at 9:22am 07.05.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desi
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 9:13am 07.05.23 I use a pin.
Merit 22 owners Merit of the Bay at 9:09am 07.05.23 Thanks for the info! I have that same small swivel on the mast and a corresponding piece on the boom
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 9:04am 07.05.23 If you are bitten by a wood boat, this looks interesting. Built on a Danish design from 1956. She is
Broke KiwiPorp blade Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 07.05.23 found one of my KiwiProp blade broke in half. Ken, what is the composition of the blade ? It doe
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 9:01am 07.05.23 1. Mine has small swivel attached to the mast. 2. I use a topping lift for raising the boom and spin
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 07.05.23 then screw the small handle into whichever notch of the rod you want. This was the epitome of sim
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 8:56am 07.05.23 Here is the image address. 1588edfe140850e42f2cc5c2bea0ea7c.jpg Here is one of the sites I was res
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 8:56am 07.05.23 I have yet to hear of a incident that involves metal spikes causing a thermal run-away also. yet the
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 8:54am 07.05.23 I thought it just looked like a daysailer I would be interested in if I was looking. Found it on a S
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Don Guillette at 8:47am 07.05.23
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? PaulK at 8:41am 07.05.23 Looks like a Hereshoff 12 1/2; Doughdish. It would be a good candidate for handling some of the cond
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. Jason and Dina at 8:36am 07.05.23 thank you
LED Lights for 2007 Hunter 38 Cabin George Braun at 8:24am 07.05.23 Amazon.com these fit both at $1.90 each
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank George Braun at 8:22am 07.05.23 unless Hunter made fairly major changes between 04 and 08, it's rectangular. There are a number of
2008 H36 microwave replacement George Braun at 8:19am 07.05.23 our microwave gave up also, we are considering converting the space to storage instead. Take advanta
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. RitSim at 8:01am 07.05.23 My bearing seated fully. I seem to remember that there were two different lengths available, I wou
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement CABixler at 7:52am 07.05.23 Thanks BigEasy And Sven7. I did call Poly-Planar which is in Soumerville SC and talked to a very hel

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