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Hydraulic Steering DJW at 11:00am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2535 Looking to upgrade to a 50' Maple Leaf with Hydraulic Steering. We have never had a boat with Hydr
Working on my bottom bsavulis at 10:37am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1561 I am very close to being ready to apply the barrier coat to the hull of my H27. I plan on 4 coats of
Auohelm 6000 Computer needed captnfin at 10:28am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1482 I am looking for an Autohelm 6000 Autopilot Coarse Computer for a linear drive unit. If you have on
Down Haul thaeni at 8:10am 05.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1245 I was thinking about installing a down haul for my main sail so I don't need to send someone to the
AC Wiring on Beneteau Wakadui at 7:49am 05.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/8 Does anyone know how the AC outlets on Beneteaus are wired? Does it pull AC directly from shore pow
Garmin! Garmin! GARMIN! Roger Long at 7:27am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/1936 I just returned from a short and very satisfactory sea trial of Strider. Everything in functional a
Two boat dilemma Ken Honeycutt at 6:32am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3803 About 18 years ago (hard to believe) I bought a 74 Oday Mariiner for a good price..I repaired the d
boom vang elaine@me at 6:12am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1806 hi, been sailing my hunter 310 for many years and till this day i do not properly tweek my rod kicke
Gooseneck compressed Into Mast H36 lhodge at 5:06am 05.14.09 Big Boats 5/1535 I originally posted (6 weeks ago) to "ask the Expert" forum the following: I have a 2006 H36 that
H25 Tiller post service Rick Silverman at 4:26am 05.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1066 At the point that the tiller post extends up thru the cockpit there is a piece of wood than a plasti
Did some one supersize my font? Hermit Scott at 2:48am 05.14.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2654 'Cause some thing looks weird.
Gib Sheet and Main Traveler line sizes Soggy Paws at 10:05pm 05.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/3984 Anyone know the size of the Gib Sheet for a 2002 Catalina 270 (lenght and line size?) Time to replac
Bimini design on '85 Hunter 40 KandD at 9:49pm 05.13.09 Big Boats 5/1720 We are starting from scratch..... ideas? I need at least 6'4" clearance at the helm. I'm not reall
Battery Connections tcolton at 8:47pm 05.13.09 Bavaria 0/2060 I recently replaced the large 12 V batteries in our 37' Bavaria with 4 6V Golf Cart batteries and I
a/c question contagious at 8:09pm 05.13.09 Big Boats 3/1422 I am updating a/c and would like any info on mermaid marine a/c
Not as much fun sailling alone Armadillo at 7:11pm 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2895 Hello my name is Lonie I have Balboa 20. I live in northern WI and sail Lake superior about 4 to 6 t
Ready! Roger Long at 5:59pm 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1460 Strider became operational today although just a bit too late for a sea trial. Moving the launch da
boom problem cz reprieve at 5:46pm 05.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1167 My boom was cut by previous owner looking of a used one or how can I extend mine. I have a catalina
Hmm, SF to Seattle delivery aboard a C-42? CharlieCobra at 5:43pm 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 16/1897 I may be doing this pronto, as in this weekend, depending on what I hear from the owner tonight aboa
cb line replacement @$@#%#@$? boubou at 4:48pm 05.13.09 Smaller Boats 0/967 I know there is informatiuon about the cb line replacement! but today we spend 2 hours trying to put

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1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Richard19068 at 6:38pm 03.11.22 Congratulations. Looks clean. Have fun.
Decal Questions JRacer at 6:32pm 03.11.22 I always knew SIU had "stones". :laugh:
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Hayden Watson at 6:08pm 03.11.22 I wrote my account of the "fire" incident in post #4 from memory of a post read 6-months ago because
Decal Questions (1) brockangelo at 5:40pm 03.11.22
Decal Questions Gene Neill at 5:33pm 03.11.22 The important thing here is that you know the rules for renaming. You do understand it requires copi
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 4:49pm 03.11.22 I like the putty substitute. I'll give it a try when I go out to the boat next week (we are having
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... higgs at 4:32pm 03.11.22 Good for you that you are checking dockage. You don't want to be stuck with a boat and nowhere to d
Roller Furler - Prep higgs at 4:25pm 03.11.22 I would never leave a furled jib on any boat when stored on the hard outside. I have seen furled ji
Docking queries higgs at 4:16pm 03.11.22 Further thoughts-you asked about dock line length. When pulling to a dock with someone on the dock
Docking queries Terry Cox at 4:04pm 03.11.22 I have never been one for simply dropping the loop over a cleat as I have seen them come off even i
Docking queries higgs at 3:58pm 03.11.22 Unless your dock experiences rough water 1/2" is plenty. Be sure to check prices on pre spliced lin
Sailboat donation higgs at 3:43pm 03.11.22 Condition is everything. If the boat is dumpster ready nobody will want it. That said, check with
Great Lakes Charter wanted? higgs at 3:38pm 03.11.22 I would strongly recommend searching in the North Channel, which is north of Lake Huron but part of
Here's something you don't see every day higgs at 3:35pm 03.11.22 I would think the owner would not be liable unless negligence can be established. Boats are easy to
3m 4000 higgs at 3:29pm 03.11.22 I guess this is another reason to rely on proven products like Life Caulk.
3m 4000 higgs at 3:27pm 03.11.22 The problem seems to be related to moisture more than UV... so I would check on them. And use Sika
Decal Questions sail sfbay at 3:13pm 03.11.22 I am considering giving my new boat a name and I believe the trip I'm going on this summer will requ
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 3:01pm 03.11.22 If you must use LiFePO batts look at here... Inverter Charger \| Freedom XC PRO Marine Inverter/Charg
Decal Questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:57pm 03.11.22 I always tend to go for the name on the bow. If you are handy with computer graphics, you mught enj
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 03.11.22 What actually caused the fire was that his primary positive 4-O wire from the bank was up against t

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