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VHF transceiver testing Roy Udwin at 7:55am 07.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2351 I had a situation this past weekend where I needed to call for assistance using my handheld VHF. I c
Battery confusion M Burd at 7:19am 07.05.11 Bavaria 5/2454 I have a 2004 Bavaria 32 Cruiser, it appears that I am getting a draw on only one battery. Both are
Arch mounted speakers TonyPaul at 7:14am 07.05.11 Big Boats 2/1481 Does anyone have a recomendation for replacement speakers on a '98 Hunter 340. These are the exterio
South Coast 22' sailboat no boom trucker22233 at 6:03am 07.05.11 Trailer Sailors 7/7446 Hi Well where to start? This is my 1st sailboat. no Boom, rudder or sails. 1st question is I have a
In need of a 1975 Ranger 28 manual Bigkidneys at 5:54am 07.05.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2610 Anyone have a copy of this laying around? Really in need of one. Thanks. Jason
YSE8 furdui at 4:51am 07.05.11 Yamaha 6/3701 YSE8 Manual Start Hi,happy Yamaha 25 Mk2 owners,in particular happy Yamaha 25 Mk2 with YSE8 motor o
Window Gaskets for a 1973 Pearson 33 Archis at 4:47am 07.05.11 Pearson 2/1551 Hi, I want to replace my two large ports on my boat. I've heard that the Catalina gasksets will w
Mast Rake for 240 hunter240 at 4:46am 07.05.11 Smaller Boats 10/3837 I would like to take some of the rake out my 240's mast. It was rigged by the co. I bought it from
used jib for 1980 27' Hunter bdaylewis at 4:16am 07.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1234 Hi Folks, As the title says, I am looking for a used jib for a 1980 27' Hunter. Nothing fancy, bu
thinkign about buying a used mac 26x 1998 kevinnem at 11:15pm 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2806 thinking about buying a used mac 26x 1998 Hello again everyone. I am thinking about buying a mac
Mast raising system for Macgregor jrale at 10:31pm 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/17593 Dear Macgregor Owners, Does anyone have detailed photos of a mast raising system for a 1982 macgrego
Trailer axle/spindle connection justsomeguy at 9:32pm 07.04.11 Trailer Sailors 16/6215 I've lived too long in ignorance. My trailer's left wheel is listing terribly to port. I suspect tha
Motor Hour Meter Question Ray Bowles at 8:15pm 07.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1889 How are the motor hours that are recorded by the hour meter calculated? Is it simply by total hours
Anyone have info on Super Snark Mach 5? (1) AnderCranster at 7:43pm 07.04.11 Smaller Boats 0/1862 I have not been able to find any information or photos online of this sailboat. We bought one on Cr
Looking for a mast ccbdiver at 7:34pm 07.04.11 Catalina 22 1/1179 I had an old aluminum mast bend in half and was hoping to find out where to get another one. Does an
First sail of O'day 23! (1) GeorgiaBII at 7:25pm 07.04.11 Day Sailers 3/1814 Today was the first sail of my 74 O'day 23. I bought this boat for 800 bucks off of craigslist abo
Information about Banner Bay FinDelta Anchor Sail falkows2 at 7:07pm 07.04.11 Big Boats 2/1981 We are looking at anchor sails for our 1990 Hunter Legend 37. Does anyone have experience with the
Yet Another Battery and Alternator Question Marc14857 at 6:32pm 07.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1933 As I indicated in earlier posts, I replaced my (2) 4D batteries this year with (4) 6 volt Crown batt
new boat bad_com_pany at 5:35pm 07.04.11 Smaller Boats 4/1557 Ok sorry to say I bought another boat. Now my problem is I need some input on what my old one may be
Sailing into Your Slip -- Ready or Not arknoah at 5:14pm 07.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2202

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Hypalon vs pvc dmax at 7:32am 06.26.22 As a point of reference, I have had my hypalon inflatable (made by Zeppelin) for 28 years, still loo
little egg inlet nj Dil at 7:12am 06.26.22 we came in the little egg Saturday and are staying at beach haven we had no issues coming in, howeve
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings (1) PlaneTom at 6:50am 06.26.22 I received the new drum from Schaefer and finally found time to do the swap. Easier than I expected,
Good exercise of older boaters Leeward Rail at 6:50am 06.26.22 Man... you guys know how to kill a joke. That is SOOOOOOO Depressing. I might just get a potato lau
Hunter 376 Anchor Rode to Locker Routing (1) duck21 at 6:43am 06.26.22 Attached is a picture of how the line currently drops through the deck on my boat. Here is one of t
Alberg Daystar 22' Epic1969 at 6:35am 06.26.22 Good list of boats there. Right now I have a Precision 18 and a fixer upper Montgomery 17 to satisf
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 6:30am 06.26.22 That's very interesting, Stephen. My clutches on the starboard side are rigged with the vang and th
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries dlochner at 6:28am 06.26.22 The more complicated you make the system the more points of failure you introduce and the more diffi
Hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 6:21am 06.26.22 Hard to say. Ask AB? Mine is an Aria model. I think this was their idea of a budget model and used t
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Marmalade at 5:59am 06.26.22 Chainsaw might do better than the "sawszall" in a de-masting situation.... unless you have a wood
Hypalon vs pvc jviss at 5:58am 06.26.22 My AB with the 215 is toast after 7 years. Leaking like a sieve. Yikes! I have an AB 9VL with Or
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 5:36am 06.26.22 I'm going to start a new thread on backing up the house bank (or maybe not), as that's where this on
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Ward H at 5:18am 06.26.22 I've had my Rigid Compact 18v Drill & Impact Driver for about 10 years now, bought them specifically
H34 mid ship cleats location Sefuller at 4:58am 06.26.22 @DeniseO30 if this is for a Hunter 34 with slotted toe-rails you can use a Dyneema soft shackle on t
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem robertcropdust at 4:55am 06.26.22 Thanks for the reply. Looking through the the logs the inverter was installed by a certified marine
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Sefuller at 4:47am 06.26.22 Milwaukee M12 is the way to go - they have an almost unlimited number of tools available. I keep on
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect Ward H at 4:46am 06.26.22 Sounds like several issues posted here. Last year my issue was after an update the SG200 screen woul
Window saga continues Sefuller at 4:42am 06.26.22 We had that happen on our last O'day, the originals were fixed to the cabin top with adhesive and sc
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem dlochner at 3:52am 06.26.22 To expand a bit on what @mermike said. When the boat is plugged into shore power the inverter should
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Kings Gambit at 11:02pm 06.25.22

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