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Plexiglass for Islander 26 Adaptive Sailing at 8:22pm 10.13.09 Islander 1/2731 I was in contact with the original supplier of the hatch and windows somewhere in CA but lost the co
Water Ballast Freezing scooters6 at 7:10pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 5/3849 I recently purchased a 260 with water ballast. Plan to store the boat in slip on Wheeler Lake off th
Where's the ground? emergpa1 at 7:02pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2098 I am trying to repair and replace wiring on my boat. I ran across a question I couldn't find the ans
midship cleat Don Crowther at 6:25pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3759 Has anyone installed a cleat midships on a Hunter 31 83-87? Did you attach it to the toe rail? Wha
Raise the boom? Chuck OConnor at 6:15pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1573 Greetings Sailors: I purchased a used 13' Escape Rumba last spring and sailed it this summer. Lot
New to Sailboats. Just bought an Irwin 3/4T PotomacSouth at 5:34pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2981 Hello everyone, So like I said I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T which needs a little help, nothing
July 4th Photos (2) Mike G. at 5:21pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1591 I was reviewing this summer's sailing photos and thought that I would share these photos taken at Sa
travaler shim Pop at 5:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1079 Im looking for a cabin top teak travaler shim for an 88 model 27 , catalina direct doesnt have them
Plasteak feedback... Wayne Gibson at 4:38pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1736 Ahoy! Has anyone used the Plasteak sole covering or similar vinyl to do the floor of their cabin?
sail repair dlewis812 at 4:17pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1485 clearly something sharp on the spreader.. attached can see bad tear which I unsuccessfully tried to
Mystery Leak Don3098 at 4:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 4/1413 For the past 3 yrs. I have been chasing a mysterious leak that emerges along the starboard hull/deck
Do I Have To Plog It (1) 7 SEAS at 4:04pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1582 I'M A NOVICE SAILOR AND I JUST GOT THIS 1978 O DAY ll 16.9 DAY SAILER. AFTER CLEANING AN WAXING LOOK
2 Blade Props Roger Long at 3:57pm 10.13.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2136 Two blade props don't get much respect so I'd like to put in two cents for them in response to Mains
Irwin 3/4T Competition Info Please... PotomacSouth at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Irwin 0/1805 Hello, I'm new to the forum. I just purchased an Irwin 3/4T. There is very little info on the w
O"Day 25 tall rig questions stx203 at 3:24pm 10.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4265 I'm considering buying a '79 25 Tall rig/fin keel which has a westerbeke inboard. With that age boat
H26 floor replacement Sanford H. at 2:51pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2264 I know this has been covered time and again, but I am tired of having a "Spongy" floor in my H26. ev
haul out with mast on jhundert at 2:20pm 10.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1701 I have a new Beneteau 40 in lake Ontario and have just gone through its haul out. In hauling out, t
Hunter 23.5 Life Lines strobeone at 2:11pm 10.13.09 Smaller Boats 1/1313 Well, I had two life lines break last weekend. Had a little rust and I ignored it....should have add
depowering sail vrs reducing sail Franklin at 1:47pm 10.13.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/9201 Something I've been wondering about for a few days and thought I'd ask the expert before I play with
jib size Tom Rechtin at 1:24pm 10.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2053 I have a Hunter 260. In conjunction with switching to a roller furling jib, I would like to increas

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Pedestal Compass, True North? Davidasailor26 at 1:34pm 05.05.22 Anyone WITHOUT paper charts know what this is and what it means on a paper chart ?
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 1:33pm 05.05.22 Anyone WITHOUT paper charts know what this is and what it means on a paper chart ? https://forums.
Mariner 2=2 Will Gilmore at 1:28pm 05.05.22 Key Biscayne Bay and the keys I thought the water in your avatar picture looked like it was South
Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 05.05.22
2004 Hunter 240 Mast Rick Webb at 1:21pm 05.05.22 The cheapest one is going to be to replace it with the brand you have and reuse all the attachments
Webasto fuse location. JamesG161 at 1:11pm 05.05.22 Sounds like a Compressor issue that exceeded its Lock Rotor Amps. My 16kBTU, LRA= 40 Amps. Sympto
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button JamesG161 at 1:05pm 05.05.22 says it is not for salt water. The reason why is the RO cartridge will die quickly, but we are tal
Webasto fuse location. Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 05.05.22 Go to your A/C unit and check for 120V and go from there.
Pedestal Compass, True North? Ralph Johnstone at 1:03pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 1:00pm 05.05.22 Or invest in a few paper CHS charts to see what's going on. These are almost unheard of in our mar
Pedestal Compass, True North? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:59pm 05.05.22 I suggest that the OP crack a copy of Chapman's to avoid anyone having spend any time typing a repl
Pedestal Compass, True North? Parsons at 12:58pm 05.05.22 ... but as soon as you travel a few miles laterally, the variation between true North and magnetic
Cracked hull (5) SailorHunter at 12:44pm 05.05.22 Thanks for the replies and welcome. I am attaching a few pictures as suggested by Dave. As I menti
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:33pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? FastOlson at 12:29pm 05.05.22 Stu, time to switch to decaf. Decaf might help some, but I find myself mysteriously drawn to his l
Mariner 2=2 El Pinguino at 12:07pm 05.05.22
Pedestal Compass, True North? dlochner at 11:36am 05.05.22 Just take care when at the NE end of Puget Sound, GPS should be OK because it calculates true north
Pedestal Compass, True North? Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.05.22 Quite often, questions asked on boating forums become useful to others because they raise "granular"
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 11:00am 05.05.22 Opps... i hit the "Amazon ad" versus the right one This one works to remove Salts https://www.ama
Add Renogy 200Amp Hour batteries to my cart and then... tfox2069 at 10:47am 05.05.22 Good question. Ocean Planet Energy was the US distributor until last summer. They stopped because t

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