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Keith, size question Shoaldrafter at 5:35am 09.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1400 Keith, What are the size of your winches, and make? Ed K quote from another sailing board: "Sail
Spinnaker 450 rds9533 at 5:11am 09.13.09 Big Boats 2/1849 Has anyone rigged a Passage 450 with a spinnaker? If so do you have pictures or any advice? Thank
Winter storage on a lift. Oldhokie64 at 4:54am 09.13.09 Bigger Boats 3/2536 I had asked this question before and got some good answers - thanks but now have additional input:
Pics of new Hatch (5) Phoebe 1 at 10:10pm 09.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2324 Here are some pictures of the hatch I had to have made for my 81' Mac25. The mold was taken off of
Nova Kool R2600 frige RiBurton at 9:16pm 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/6461 I am considering installing a Nova Kool R2600 frige. It is 2.4 c. ft and runs on both 12VDC and 110
replacement helmsman seat and dodger for 303 saildude60 at 9:07pm 09.12.09 Pearson 0/1630 We recently bought a 1983 Pearson 303 which does not have the original molded fiberglas helmsman sea
Packing Nut does not drip BUT also does not get hot... (1) Levin at 4:25pm 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2306 Hello all, So I'm having an issue on my Hunter 340 that has me a bit stumped. About a year ago I n
Mild Hose Smell Jehr at 3:52pm 09.12.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2047 Hi All, I put a new system (toilet, tank, etc) in my boat in the spring following Peggy's book. S
P30 Head Holding Tank timkb at 1:54pm 09.12.09 Pearson 2/3021 Would like to know the original location, volume and shape of the factory head holding tank on a Pea
Islander 44 Capstan/Windlass J Reese at 12:35pm 09.12.09 Islander 2/3330 I purchased an Islander 44 (Wind Raven last year and am in the process of refitting and upgrading he
Oday 222 Main Halyard back to the Cockpit KAC222 at 12:00pm 09.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 18/5026 Right now I am looking for new Z Spar sheaves to replace the split one at the mast top. When I do re
sea of cortez dennis23685 at 11:17am 09.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5116 I need some advise from all you experienced trailer sailers. I live in Colorado and am considering
helmsman seat replacement sailfreek at 7:52am 09.12.09 Pearson 0/1481 I recently purchased a 1983 Pearson 303 which does not have the original molded fiberglas helmsman s
Hunter Gear on eBay yoHunta at 7:15am 09.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2203 Some Hunter apparel / gear goodies on eBay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem'item=
26S motor issue pmitch at 6:59am 09.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1944 Have the boat (26S) equipt. with a 9.5 HP and reciently came across a 15 HP model that is the same s
H240 Mainsheet attachment to Boom SailMobile at 6:54am 09.12.09 Smaller Boats 0/1268 I have a 1998 H240 and have noticed that the normal mainsheet attachment point at the boom is missin
Anyone know what this is? (1) bobtigar at 6:54am 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2054 Approx 7" in dia-mfred from 3/16" ss rod. Bob
Cutta Hole in my boat-All Rebuilders (4) emergpa1 at 6:40am 09.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1345 Hi all oday rebuilders, I know off hand of Appleman, Rbone, and I think Shoaldrafter as Oday 26 or 2
Key Largo to Key West what a trip! dserrell at 4:37am 09.12.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4447 1 1
autohelm denny at 1:06am 09.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1435 can anyone advise me witch autohelm is recomended for a 26m wheel steer

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X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 6:16pm 04.21.22 those batteries are made by Enersys, the parent company of both Northstar and Odyssey. With firefly
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal (1) Ken13559 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 Ken, the parts book says it is a double lip nitrile, HTC 60829 oil seal. I think that is 60mm id, 8
Folding 3 blade prop Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 We have a Flex-o-fold 3 blade on our Beneteau 37 with 30 HP engine and love it for the same reasons
Fresh water flush Tally Ho at 6:02pm 04.21.22 You could do what I do (my lav sink drain is not below the waterline). After sailing, and using the
Folding 3 blade prop Mikem at 6:00pm 04.21.22 Mu daughter has a 1984 H 37C with the 30hp engine and a Campbell Sailor fixed three blade. She crui
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel capt.amory at 5:50pm 04.21.22 well done. forum
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Terry Cox at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Different model boat here, but ours came with a linear drive autopilot motor that is connected to a
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ken13559 at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Hey Ken, I'm really impressed with your diving into this project. How many hours do you have on y
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 5:42pm 04.21.22 It does seem small. The battery is located just aft of the bulkhead separating the saloon from the
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 5:27pm 04.21.22 There are some pretty decent low profile mounts and thin tvs now days. As far as the admiral is conc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:08pm 04.21.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Rjm st.petersburg at 5:06pm 04.21.22 I have a 41DS, the rudder reference is under a floor panel in the cockpit. The drive is behind a cei
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 5:06pm 04.21.22 I believe the linear drives are designed to be attached to the Radial Drive or Quadrant, not the rud
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Calif. Ted at 5:05pm 04.21.22 As Higgs points out, you want to attach to the Quadrant which I'd assume to be above the pictures, i
Folding 3 blade prop Rjm st.petersburg at 5:03pm 04.21.22 I have a Maxprop, definitely the most popular. Variprop is easier to adjust. Kiwiprop and Slipstream
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? higgs at 4:50pm 04.21.22 Your Hunter does not have a quadrant? My linear drive is attached to the quadrant.
Folding 3 blade prop kappykaplan at 4:49pm 04.21.22 I have a Maxiprop three blade. Feathering and a really nice prop. Another :plus: from me!
Folding 3 blade prop higgs at 4:46pm 04.21.22 I have a Maxiprop three blade. Feathering and a really nice prop.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice higgs at 4:44pm 04.21.22 Navionics for Android now has updated info on Olcott Harbor.
Fresh water flush Xstream at 4:34pm 04.21.22 You know, ten years ago that would have been a good idea, but now days, I'm lucky if I can remember

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