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O'Day 26 trailer solution impulse II at 12:25pm 08.18.09 Day Sailers 22/14578 Hello all, I am posting a solution for my O'Day 26 purchased this Spring. This is in hopes someone c
Hunter 38 owner feedback judymolly at 11:30am 08.18.09 Big Boats 19/8068 Hello: I am currently looking at a new 38' Hunter. Asking for feedback about this boat please.
Missing parts on Furlex Furler question (1) Ken Honeycutt at 11:22am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/2133 Had a problem this weekend coming back from a cruising vacation. We were in some variable winds and
Problems... BruceK at 10:24am 08.18.09 Mid-Size Boats 11/2233 Battlling the dealer and, to some degree, Hunter...boat is an '08 built late '07..commissioned May '
Hatch Covers gfrazzle at 10:16am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1428 Does Hunter have hatch covers available? If not, are they available elsewhere? I want to cover the
jib halyard and mainsail track peconicbay at 9:46am 08.18.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1682 I have noticed that my jib halyard is partly blocking the top of the main sail track on the mast. T
Southern Lake Champlain TOMV at 9:34am 08.18.09 Destinations 1/3282 Working On My New (1983) Macgregor Would Like To See Same Boat In Good Shape To Set Goals And Wint
West Marine VHF 550 Radio Rosasco at 9:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6206 I recently boat a Catalina 22 which has installed a West Marine VHF 550 radio, but got no owners man
H23' w/CDI furler - Raising a jib sock? joelledupont at 9:08am 08.18.09 Smaller Boats 9/3439 I've spent some time trying to find my answer in the archives but haven't been successful in locatin
Replacing C309 stanchion DRThiessen at 8:46am 08.18.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2797 Due to a "perfect storm" of 5 coincidences and the incompetence of the skipper (ME) in trusting neop
Main VS Genoa Preformance thaeni at 7:15am 08.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1404 I have a '84 27' Hunter and have been sailing with just the main and then just the Genoa to get a fe
May science cruise story out Roger Long at 7:14am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1238 The "Points East" issue with the story of our May science cruise is now out at marinas and marine st
O'Day 192 docbutch at 6:20am 08.18.09 Day Sailers 1/2834 Is there a genoa jib for the O'Day 192?
water heater hookup richk at 5:36am 08.18.09 Big Boats 5/1297 I need to reconnect a water heater after repairs on my 3GM30F. How do I make sure there's no air in
Mast step replacement Paul In Boston at 5:27am 08.18.09 Catalina 22 1/2438 My friend dropped hist mast and broke his mast step and ripped the ss pin out of the mast bottom (th
scottncoffee gel coat scottncoffee at 4:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1291 I have a 21 foot Macgregor that has cracks on the gel coat and I don't know what to do to fix it.
CDI Flexible furler opinions hobbit at 3:23am 08.18.09 Ask All Sailors 35/19668 We have a Pearson 28 with a 36.5 luff. Thinking about installing a CDI flexible furler. Can you give
Heat exchanger RAD88 at 9:30pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2464 Has anyone figured out how to hook up a heat exchanger to a Yanmar YSB12 raw water cooled engine. I
winter storage, what to do??? montaydan at 8:58pm 08.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2043 I have a 2007 Beneteau 373, I dock at Sandusky Ohio. Last winter I stored inside, which was costly
Shorter turbuckles Mougly at 8:22pm 08.17.09 Ask All Sailors 27/4796 Hello all I am wondering if there are any short turnbuckles out there foe 1/8" stays, my turnbuck

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Isomat reefing line length Richard19068 at 12:07pm 03.16.22 Thanks for the quick reply. I see the schematic for the reefing but not the length of the lines. Th
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 11:56am 03.16.22 Yup, best to not fix what isn't broken.. I helped a friend replace the lower bearing (bushing/sleeve
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 11:11am 03.16.22 Have you let them rest and used a hydrometer? They are resting now. :) I will check them with a
Forever to Charge - What's This? Stu Jackson at 11:09am 03.16.22 Any ideas, suggestions Have you let them rest and used a hydrometer?
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 bman at 11:07am 03.16.22 Thanx Kloudie.... It apears to me that the 'bearing' is just a cylindrical sleeve that is attached
Sailboat Cradle dlochner at 11:06am 03.16.22 Facebook Market.
Sailboat Cradle kappykaplan at 10:56am 03.16.22 Try here: Used gear for sale But you may not get to post for a while since you just joined the for
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning Parsons at 10:55am 03.16.22 The absolute best advice was from our own MaineSail, and there is a long following post where other
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:54am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 10:51am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if t
Swim Platform Lockers Justin_NSA at 10:38am 03.16.22 Well that's a new one on me. My swim platform lockers have metal hasps. Also have lines and cleats
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:38am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better
Forever to Charge - What's This? Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better t
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:18am 03.16.22 Oh, well. So, if you have $500 to spend and want 120Ah useable capacity, what would you get? FWI
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:14am 03.16.22 Out of curiosity, is there any temperature rise in the battery casing ? Sounds like your charging
Depth finder in bilge Calif. Ted at 10:04am 03.16.22 Your speed transducer is laying on the keel bolt and appears to have a blanking plug in the thru hul
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:03am 03.16.22 Forgot.... Of course, Sailrite has a video for everything, Tenara thread is no exception: HSxXDuNbz
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:01am 03.16.22 As Hayden says, it is significantly more difficult to use than polyester. I'll use poly on hidden se
Swim Platform Lockers Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 03.16.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 9:56am 03.16.22 I had the same thing happen to me when I launched my 1st sailboat for a 1-week vacation at a lake 10

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