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Looking for opinions on a South Coast 26 sail_MN at 12:31pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2226 I am considering buying a South Coast 26. I would like to hear from anyone who has owned or sailed
O'Day Upwind Sailing DannyO at 11:34am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3700 I just purchased an O'Day 25. I noticed that when I try to point it upwind I can't get much past a b
Anchors Away... (1) Squidd at 11:20am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1593 First anchor out... Apostle Islands/Stockton Isl/Quarry Bay http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2
23 ODAY 1979 center board stuck up joeyd29676 at 11:02am 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1106 New to sailing this ODAY 23. On recent sail I anchored in cove with plenty of water below at low ti
Bowsprint/windless slowhandsailor at 10:56am 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/950 I own a H27 1979 and I would like to put a Bowsprint and windless on my boat . Has anyone done th
ST50 VMG Calibrating George-Flux at 10:39am 07.10.12 Parts Search 3/5591 From my windset Autohelm ST50, the VMG display is not telling me the correct wind-angle. Does somebo
Seaward F1150 Water Heater Leak Passagemaker at 10:22am 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1741 I have a 2010 (built in '09) Hunter 50 CC with a water leak coming from inside my Seaward F-1150 Wat
Guidelines for selling our H22 Squadron at 9:41am 07.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1536 Hey guys, I'm looking for a little guidance on listing our H22 for sale. Unfortunately, my wife g
Replacing the inverter/charger - advice? KandD at 8:41am 07.10.12 Big Boats 6/1114 Our old ('96) freedom 20 is 'on the bench' at a local electronics shop to get tested, but I fear tha
spinnaker for 373 Peter M at 8:31am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4131 In the process of purchasing a 2005 beneteau 373. I would like to add a crusing spinnaker to the boa
Mike Pae mike pace at 8:21am 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1418 Do to the mistake of assuming that the person that replaced the centerboard pendent on my ODAY 25 ha
K-50 Happy Talk blitz restore day 15 update... (4) CharlieCobra at 8:17am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2032 Here are some shots of Happy Talk, our Kettenburg 50 project on day 15 of the blitzrestore. We've do
Heavy cruiser comes into the shop... (4) CharlieCobra at 8:04am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2732 A Fisher 46, one of twelve made for work in the North Sea and a boat that typifies the term Old Shoe
Is This What We've Been Waiting For? robertsapp at 7:44am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1785 Google Nexus 7. A seven inch Android tablet with WiFi and Bluetooth. Includes GPS, accelerometer, g
Oc 351 Prop shaft taper?? sailrj at 7:03am 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/978 I know that the shaft for an Oc 351 is 25 mm, does anyone know what the taper is and will a 1" prop
Acapulco to Puntarenas Costa Rica captain neo at 5:58am 07.10.12 Destinations 3/2076 I have been Looking to buy a sailboat in Costa Rica, Pacific Coast, I have found nothing, but i have
Sinking feeling rblevens at 5:41am 07.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 1/858 Last fall, after I made repairs to the bottom- I went ahead and bottom coating the whole bottom.
Automatic wet-cell battery break-in? jviss at 5:24am 07.10.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2430 Sorry if this is covered in another thread; I searched and couldn't find anything. Is there avail
Contact in San Diego Kordie at 5:20am 07.10.12 Destinations 1/1609 We are planning on doing the Baja HaHa this Oct. planning from Australia is tricky. I wonder if th
Cabin stereo speaker system jibes138 at 2:51am 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2289 The speakers in my cabin, a set of Bose 101 outdoor speakers that are now about 25 years old, sound

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Autopilot drive interface Den D at 7:32am 05.01.22 Benmar S Drive units have been the best electrical mechanical drive unit for many years.... refer to
Wetnesses under compression post Avi at 7:27am 05.01.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? dLj at 7:23am 05.01.22
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater jssailem at 7:13am 05.01.22 As @sailme88 points out, over heating happens in the engine circuit not away from the engine. Cuttin
Access to manual bilge pump on 2004 Hunter 36? AndyL at 7:13am 05.01.22 I have not been able to find access. It's possible that it could come out through the front after r
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? MikeHoncho at 6:42am 05.01.22 I guess he meant "things get a little hinky," as in precarious or unreliable. When things get hank
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint jssailem at 6:36am 05.01.22 Sure. To address the image you posted, if doing just the lower white stripe, you will need to tape o
How do I get to this bolt? ShawnL at 6:28am 05.01.22 I was thinking 1/4" drive wobbly bit with a long extension -- reach in from the back where the camer
How do I get to this bolt? Rick Webb at 6:09am 05.01.22 I am liking the idea of grinding down a cheap wrench or socket to fit. A "cheap" one may not get y
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint shank at 5:55am 05.01.22 But do I use topside paint this close to the bottom?
How do I get to this bolt? rpwillia at 5:43am 05.01.22 I am liking the idea of grinding down a cheap wrench or socket to fit.
How do I get to this bolt? Rick Webb at 5:28am 05.01.22 Somthing like this: Sunex 9935 SAE Half Moon Wrench Set, 5/16 x 3/8-Inch - 13/16 x 7/8-Inch, Fully
How do I get to this bolt? Ward H at 5:26am 05.01.22 Short socket from 1/4" drive socket set and short swivel extension, then 1/4" to 3/8" adapter and 3/
Removing Old "Sling" Decals sailcapt340 at 5:25am 05.01.22
How do I get to this bolt? RoyS at 5:14am 05.01.22 Looks to me like a short socket wrench with an extension should fit. As Tater mentions, you can modi
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 5:13am 05.01.22 For those of you that have an aft cockpit like mine, did any of you install a bimini? Given that th
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? kappykaplan at 5:01am 05.01.22 I guess he meant "things get a little hinky," as in precarious or unreliable. Yes.
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 4:48am 05.01.22 things, I think. I guess he meant "things get a little hinky," as in precarious or unreliable.
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater sailme88 at 4:48am 05.01.22 It is all about flow....restrictions are the usual culprits.. The exhaust elbow is a prime location
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? kappykaplan at 4:45am 05.01.22 ? things, I think.

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