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Smile confusion fox islander at 6:34am 07.31.12 Catalina 30 6/7010 OK so over in "Big Boats" there's a post on the "smile" and as I've heard before the smile is caused
Rigging Empress at 6:21am 07.31.12 Big Boats 2/1040 I am a new Hunter 45 Legend (1988) owner. I am having trouble with the sail rigging. Particularly re
Stern Wake over Exhaust Port Rag Doll at 6:13am 07.31.12 Bigger Boats 6/1999 Just a question on a 1986 O Day 28. When I am sailing or motoring and get over 4 knots the stern
H310 stock holding tank sending unit canyon at 6:02am 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1891 My H310 has a stock 50 gal. holding tank, with the needle stuck on 3/4 full. The level sensor is ori
The good, bad and ugly on a 1974 T23? joes new addiction at 5:56am 07.31.12 Columbia 0/2401 Fact finding mission for a friend. We had sailed Sun fishes when we were kids, but Jim had gone over
thoughts on a Columbia 23'?? joes new addiction at 5:36am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3023 Took a friend out on my boat last weekend and now he is HOOKED! He'd been on the fence for a while,
Holding Tank Idylle 11.5m djm297 at 4:31am 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1771 Hi All, I,m a first time forum user so please forgive awkwardness. I was wondering if anyone had i
Broken Yacht Specialties Helm Control Head (4) Allan12210 at 10:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4658 Well this part has raised its ugly head once again. Mine finally has completely broken. First the ta
H260: how much mast "wiggle" Sublime at 9:00pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1627 I had my forestay replaced. I went sailing and had a lot of mast pumping with the jib luffing so I
H27 jib sheet tracks jcalluaud at 8:40pm 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1235 I have a 2006 H27 (current model) that I purchased 2nd hand. It came with 2 sets of jib tracks one s
Ice Cube Trays Lee Hadjiosif at 8:23pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/864 I have a separate freezer and fridge units, so the freezer has a big round plate and did't come with
Max winds with 155 genoa on Mac 25? Piotr at 8:20pm 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5506 Gentlemen, I've just purchased (shhh... the Admiral doesn't know yet...) an equivalent of a 155% Gen
Genoa size gruizperez1 at 8:12pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1124 I own a Hunter 326, that has the standard genoa . With light Wind she is too slow..is it possible
Dazed and Confused RainyDaySailor at 8:02pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 12/3119 Hello All My girlfriend and I chartered a 34' Catalina on the Puget Sound a couple of years back and
Anchorages Lake Huron Fly4hire at 7:57pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 16/9100 Planning our first big trip from Lake St Clair up to Mackinaw next month. Plan to use public marinas
adler barber water cooled fridge or freezer (3) Navicula at 7:40pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 11/4264 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the fridge freezer unit ( I just started this unit for the first time
Companionway Plexiglass Stowage on B381 Lee Hadjiosif at 7:28pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1312 I'm a new owner of a 2001 B381 and I have a stupid (maybe) question. Where are the plexiglass compan
sony cd player Peter M at 7:25pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1161 I can't get the Sony cdx-ca705m cd player working on my Beneteau 373. I saw on another site that a
Sound insulation Ted at 7:00pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1203 Does anyone know if Glacier Bay, the manufacturer of Ultra db sound insulation is still in business.
Barlow winches jtallen2489 at 5:04pm 07.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1430 I am looking for the key that fits into the two holes to unscrew the top of my Barlow winches on my

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ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:07am 01.28.23 Have you considered the hunter 19 water ballast for easy trailering?
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion Leeward Rail at 8:49am 01.28.23 I assume that the transducer is a thru-hull design, so you want to avoid dealing with a hole in the
And this is? Zom-B-Land at 8:37am 01.28.23 Wow! Ok thats cool. Much thanks for the info. Hope it does work to at least some degree
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? jssailem at 8:21am 01.28.23 Of the fun of getting a new to you boat. Dress her up with lots of bling. Like a new girl friend.
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 jssailem at 8:15am 01.28.23 Your Hunter, do you have the topping lift terminated at the mast or is it run back to the cockpit?
Mantus 35lb too big for Hunter 34 in the Chesapeake? George Braun at 8:11am 01.28.23 now i have yet another thing on my list to check in the spring - new 2008 Hunter 36, no idea of the
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. jssailem at 8:00am 01.28.23 Shelter Bay looks like a good spot to be for Saturday's big winds. Hi OrcaBob. Welcome to the SBO
And this is? Davidasailor26 at 7:56am 01.28.23
And this is? kappykaplan at 7:50am 01.28.23 Perhaps to discourage birds from landing.
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products John Marrone at 7:37am 01.28.23 Thanks to all you fellow sailors.
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 7:35am 01.28.23 Thanks for the great feedback. I was also concerned about the keel winch on the Macgregor, it could
Rain water leaking in V berth jssailem at 7:34am 01.28.23 Hello @akabud Welcome to the forum. You are getting some torrential rainfall this year. One might a
Flexible Tank Search RoyS at 6:35am 01.28.23 I put one of those in an odd shaped compartment last year. The flexible tank conformed to the odd sh
Considering sonar RoyS at 6:22am 01.28.23 Last year the chart plotter showed me motoring along about 100 yards off shore, er actually inshore
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Sail22Capri22 at 6:03am 01.28.23 I had success cleaning teak with this stuff : https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Gene Neill at 6:00am 01.28.23 Yeah, if the washer PSI is too high (and/or the spray tip too narrow) it will tear up the surface of
Cleat backing plates? Gene Neill at 5:58am 01.28.23 I may, however put a single additional larger cleat centered in the bow, just far enough aft to acc
Fuel tank sending unit RoyS at 5:57am 01.28.23 If the top mount of your sender looks like a ring with about 5 fasteners then it is probably the sta
Fuel tank sending unit Davidasailor26 at 5:40am 01.28.23 OEM equipment on that era 28 was just a float with a built-in gauge mounted directly onto the top of
Considering sonar dlochner at 5:20am 01.28.23 It might depend on where you sail. But, all I can say is that I have been using Navionics charts f

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