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Freedom for trailor sailors? emergpa1 at 6:17pm 03.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3082 Trailerable sailboats are all about freedom. Freedom from slip fees. Freedom from yard fees. Freedom
1985 Catalina 27 sleeping for 4 adults? ptsbug at 5:56pm 03.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/11142 We are looking at an upgrade from our 23 foot trailerable and located a 27 that would require a week
Bottom Paint or Keel Cable?? Opinions please Captnkev25 at 4:22pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 25/4654 What is the detriment to not bottom painting for one season? I purchased my boat in August and was a
Kudos Bill1565 at 4:01pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1532 Phil, you have a guy named David in your store. I had a great discussion with him earlier today, an
Rigging tension in mast up storage PuckandTitania at 3:56pm 03.10.11 Trailer Sailors 7/3986 We have our boat on the trailer in a mast up storage and getting ready to step the mast for the upco
Pinching / Pointing Don Guillette at 2:35pm 03.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/16780 Sinnettc brings up an interesting point on the subject of pinching. A lot of sailors complain to me
What kind of hose for a cockpit drain manuga at 2:11pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3121 I'm replacing the cockpit drain hoses and sink hose. Any suggestion about what to get? Hoses cross
Garmin product redhead78 at 1:22pm 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1215 Hello all, anybody have a garmin GSD-21 sounder box, or know where to get one? Thanks ,Red :dance
solar panel mounting Don Lucas at 12:47pm 03.10.11 Big Boats 9/4720 I have a 2001 Hunter 410, but expect this question to apply to most of the mid size plus late model
Windows for a 28 garysisson at 11:55am 03.10.11 Bigger Boats 6/2571 My cabin windows are crazed and I would like to replace them sometime. The new ones from D'R are exp
RayMarine GPS Head Parts? Wayne Dengel at 11:34am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2194 Anyone have an old RayMarine GPS Head that does not work, that they would like to let me have? RayM
What's the best gen for a Hunter 380 ? StellaetRichard at 8:26am 03.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/9193 Hi Everybody ! Last time we posted sthing was in March of last year ... "From NY to Florida along
Yanmar transmission kair at 8:24am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 15/16439 I have difficulty in engaging my transmission. It is very stiff and I need to use both hands, somet
Boat Maintenance Bootcamp Bad Obsession at 8:20am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 30/5737 Wouldn't it be cool if a place put on a week long Boat Maintenance Bootcamp. It would be a week lon
Hull blistering "pimples" : Would you buy or run? TomatoDave at 7:36am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 27/13629 I'm considering buying a mid-80's Ericson 26' sailboat. The CO said there are "a few" small bliste
sagging cabin liner problem 90's era boat jeffaronald@gmail.com at 7:20am 03.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/6246
Whose Music Do You Listen To? Piratenorm at 6:19am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 89/15426 I started first listening to Jimmy Buffett (never met a sailor who didn't have at least one Buffett
Replacing Masthead Sheeves (3) JeffP at 4:58am 03.10.11 Islander 0/2437 OK, My first thread on this forum, but I really hope someone out here can give me some information
Plumbing a Thetford 135 Porta Potti jdratlif at 4:57am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2719 I have an O'day 25 and I need to install a better head then what I have now. I am going to go the ma
Another gelcoat question manuga at 12:12am 03.10.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2740 This is my first boat and first posting here. I found a library of information and great tips on thi

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Doyle H25 Sail Battens rgranger at 7:47am 07.05.22 :plus: on buying a piece of stock, bring a hack saw with you to the boat and cut your own. And als
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? jssailem at 7:45am 07.05.22 When you install a "compartment suction fan" you are evacuating the air from the space. Did you als
drop rudder...a bit. 1980 H33 jssailem at 7:38am 07.05.22 It may be simpler to alter the shape of the rudder, then to reconfigure the internal hardware. When
INVERTER SET UP rajhnsn at 7:17am 07.05.22 There is nothing like percolated coffee over a stove on a sailboat in the morning. Actually, I took
Music Problems - Help jssailem at 6:52am 07.05.22 Glad you found a radio. Fusion makes solid products, was bought by Garmin a couple of years ago.
knot ID sunlover at 6:45am 07.05.22 Just out of curiosity, what are the clasps used for? swim ladder for this one
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? rgranger at 6:18am 07.05.22 Nice find Barry :wow3: :plus: @BarryL These wireless devices are really changing the way we can
Clamcleat replacement for jib sheets Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24am 07.05.22 First there is an aluminum plate embedded in the fiberglass where the hardware is attached. Look for
Music Problems - Help RoyS at 5:19am 07.05.22 The Sony unit I am removing has multifunction buttons and vast menus and sub-menus. It is sold as a
Hunter 26 taking on water Crazy Dave Condon at 5:01am 07.05.22 @rgranger Tell them to run their hand up from the bilge area underneath the rear berth where the t
Music Problems - Help Ward H at 4:55am 07.05.22 Looks like a nice unit. Car stereos today are designed for our grandchildren who can easily figure
Broken topping lift Crazy Dave Condon at 4:53am 07.05.22 Attach a curved base turning block to the end of the boom. Run the topping lift thru the turning b
Music Problems - Help RoyS at 3:10am 07.05.22 Update: I think I found a suitable stereo for my boat. It only has features I might use and no usele
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? FastOlson at 11:27pm 07.04.22 I installed a compartment suction fan after installing an external alternator regulator. The alter
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 9:59pm 07.04.22
Beneteau 343 water heater temperature setting Alfa at 8:03pm 07.04.22 Hot water tanks on boats have similar design and safety requirements to our domestic hot water tanks
Music Problems - Help dlochner at 7:22pm 07.04.22 I feel your pain. I have to re-learn how use my boat stereo system every spring. And the VHF and
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Hans Baart at 7:13pm 07.04.22 I had the same problem turned out to be a loose banjo fitting at the hose to the lift pump. Just a s
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 7:11pm 07.04.22 I modeled them in Autodesk Revit which is where the renderings of my design come from. I then sent
Music Problems - Help Dalliance at 6:58pm 07.04.22 I feel your pain. I have to re-learn how use my boat stereo system every spring.

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