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D-Star sullyj020 at 8:20am 05.31.10 SSB and Ham Operators 0/4523 anyone operating on D-star? I monitor 30C. running a Icom 880 in the mobile and in the shack. als
First Sail - Finally - Hunter 15 (1) esterhazyinoz at 7:36am 05.31.10 Day Sailers 16/6363 I launched my boat, Tallulah - a new Hunter 15, for the first time this weekend on the Swan River in
Halyard abuse? Jack at 7:33am 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1168 For those of us with in mast furling and roller furling head sails. Let's face it we all love the c
Can anyone verify DRAFT? luvitt at 6:10am 05.31.10 Big Boats 3/1503 I have a 1986 H40 on ebay, and i have caused a bunch of confusion in the listing, and may have hurt
Another electronic chart system problem Roger Long at 6:09am 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1809 From: First Coast Guard District LNM Notification mailto:first-cg-dlnm@cgls.uscg.mil Sent: Monda
Mega Sailing Yachts (4) cephius (Dave) at 5:16am 05.31.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1568 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/MirabellaV.JPG/473px-MirabellaV.JPG http://mir
Aft salt water leak 28.5 five gems at 2:00am 05.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1189 After this years bottom job, I motored back to the marina and noticed that a lot of sea water had co
Expected boat speed Shooter II at 10:53pm 05.30.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3054 The theoretical max hull speed for my H31 is 6.83. I've got a Yanmar 2GM20 - 2 blade I was out on th
How to power accessories? mikelong at 8:51pm 05.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1356 Hey everyone! I live in Sarasota, Fl and I just picked up a 1974 30' Hunter that I will be living
Sailing with an outboard and tiller... I could use some tips! damoses1 at 8:23pm 05.30.10 Trailer Sailors 21/16333 My o'day 22 has both an outboard and a tiller. My outboard is on the right side of the boat and swi
A Day for Heroes Weasel at 6:13pm 05.30.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1839 Tomorrow in between the hamburgers and hopefully great sailing, pause for a moment and say a prayer
I need some serious advice!! paiscool at 3:13pm 05.30.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4212 I bought a Catalina 320 1995.I replaced the toilet with a new Jabsco.The previous owner was terrible
need a pawl spring for a choey lee winch mjg at 2:46pm 05.30.10 Other Sailboats 3/1873 we were greasing the winch and lost the tiny spring that puts tension on the pawl...any idea who mad
Used Boat Websites? sigbear at 1:57pm 05.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3490 Can you recommend any other good used boat websites other than yachtworld.com? Sigbear
26X launch and recovery North Shuswap sailor at 11:30am 05.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3199 being new to the Macgregor style boat (all others have had at least some form of keel) after reading
Macgregor 26 trailers North Shuswap sailor at 11:18am 05.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1650 just purchased a 1997 26X and have some questions about the trailer. 1. I read that the factory ha
Mac 26D, can I switch motor placement on transom? Sabrina at 9:17am 05.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1869 My transom (like all of them, I believe) is cut away on the port side. When I bought my boat, the m
auto mac alternator control cpconway4@msn.com at 9:11am 05.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 4/4651 I have an "auto Mac alternator control" on 1989 cat 30 I recently bought. I read the instruction man
auto mac alternator control cpconway4@msn.com at 9:08am 05.30.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1230 I have an "Auto Mac Alternator Control" on my 1989 cat 30. I've read the instructions but fear that
H34 downwind issues mark_swart at 6:55am 05.30.10 Big Boats 23/4306 Skippers, I'll caveat this by saying that this is my first real season of racing, although I have be

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Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 6:42pm 04.27.22 I think I would also check the chainplates all the way to the hull..
Fuse or Breakers? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. Wha
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Johann at 6:34pm 04.27.22 OK, Since you mentioned Fit RV and the EKKO, I direct you to the Facebook forum, where a legion of
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? CaliBro860 at 6:29pm 04.27.22 @fred1diver Thank you sir. Enjoy getting yours in the water.
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) LooseScrews24 at 6:25pm 04.27.22 LooseScrew... No offense meant or taken in the exchange... It was just a big hole. I'm not sure it
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 6:03pm 04.27.22 Yes, I guess I misspoke, I meant stranded wire, that is nickle plated so that it does not rust. What
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? heritage at 6:02pm 04.27.22 Black locust. It's rot resistant and hard as nails. It was actually used in lieu of nails in old w
HELP! need an isomat NG105 spinaker ople car catena at 6:00pm 04.27.22 hi, do you still have the nga-50 available? i'm looking for one for my beneteau 321
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:55pm 04.27.22 I direct you to the Facebook forum What's the name of the forum?
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting jviss at 5:51pm 04.27.22 Leaving the hose hooked up is pure laziness Yes, it is. :) I don't think it's a good idea to lea
Precision 23 Trailer DAVA390 at 5:49pm 04.27.22 Be aware that power boat trailers have axles rearward,supporting the weight of the motors basically.
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:43pm 04.27.22 berner thanks for the response. How do you apply the 3M product to the hull? What type of pad do you
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 5:32pm 04.27.22 I used my Makita 9237CX3 orbital polisher with a wool compounding pad to apply 3M Marine Cleaner an
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 5:29pm 04.27.22 24 guage nickle plated twisted wires Is there such a thing as nickle plated twisted wire? I thin
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 04.27.22 This sounds like a real good reason not to use it. Wondering why you did. life's too short to use
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 4:52pm 04.27.22 Thanks to JamesG and rgranger - that is the kind of information I was hoping for. Tomorrow, based on
Hunter 216 Sailing performance shemandr at 4:42pm 04.27.22 I don't race my 216 so I just sail the fun points of sail. I don't have a spinnaker so downwind is
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch jhall82 at 4:34pm 04.27.22 I have one I might could be convinced to part with haha, where are you located at?
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 4:31pm 04.27.22 If I was going to place switches in the cockpit, I would install small toggle switches in the cockpi
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:16pm 04.27.22 Damn perfectionists! Greg

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