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Vertical battens John Van Wagoner at 10:26am 01.27.08 Big Boats 4/1304 I recently purchased a Hunter 38 with in-mast furling with vertical battens. There are three battens
302 mast step Tom Smith at 12:26pm 01.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1010 How is the mast stepped on a 302 (or 322)? Is it keep stepped or deck stepped?Thank-youError: Erro
Sail conversion for furler... abk at 12:40pm 01.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1185 I am going to buy a furler and I have a few ?'s.1. Alado Nautica... Seems like a good buy, any one
Appleman 26 Rebuild Shoaldrafter at 9:13pm 01.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/998 Appleman:Great job and great story. I had to replace all teak topside. I did not have one pair w
Icebox conversion cacsail at 7:37pm 01.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1578 We are looking to convert our icebox on 1985 Catalina 30 for refridgeration/freezer. Would like some
Insurance Banooma at 6:50pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1709 As a new owner, I'm wondering - what are your thoughts as to important considerations to put into in
It's show time SailboatOwners.com at 2:03pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1612 Winter time means boat show time for much of North America. Is attending shows an annual ritual..
Stuck Deadline at 9:24pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1107 Hunter must have used 3M 5200 to seal the ignition panel to the pedestal of the H320. Any ideas how
importance of jib vs. main walt at 10:04pm 01.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1309 Ive got the original sails which came with a 1990 26S. The jib sail looks likes it has OK shape -
Props All U Get at 10:56pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1160 Has anyone ever used two props on a single shaft? A while ago I had read about a shaft extension th
Backing down GJ 532 at 11:58pm 01.27.08 Big Boats 7/1275 We just purchased a New 2006 45cc, it has a 3 blade prop, my old 30' had a 2 blade and was a bear to
Narragansett Bay Cruising Guide Update bp at 12:09am 01.28.08 Trailer Sailors 1/1651 I asked about cruising guides to Narragansett Bay area a while back and got some recommendations. I
Adding another water tank Paul & Leiza at 12:55am 01.28.08 Ericson 0/1801 We've recently purchased an E-35-2 and want to increase our fresh water capacity.My first idea is t
Need some application/terminology help with a fitting. Clark at 12:01am 01.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/996 Went to the boat yesterday - a 1996 280 - and discovered the nut was missing from the exterior hull
Best small Marine AC??? Lee Scott at 1:18am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3985 Anybody got any recommendations on who's got the best small self-contained marine AC units? I've go
Locker under Bavaria 47 chart table? nigelmercier at 1:16am 01.28.08 Bavaria 0/1591 Has anyone got easy access to a Bavaria 47? I want to know the width of the port-side opening of the
Navico H8000 JohnB12831 at 2:20am 01.28.08 Morgan 0/2123 I have a Navico H8000 on my Morgan 415 ketch. The pump works by applying 12 volts direct but the sys
antifouling for bow thruster? Steve Feinsilver at 2:22am 01.28.08 Big Boats 4/7515 Have a bow thruster on our 2007 44DS (yes, I know its cheating but I like it). On hauling for the f
Prop effect butchrobbins at 1:24am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1266 If you use a 3 blade vs 2 blade prop, will this decrease your RPM considerably?I have a Universal 2
H460 air conditioner dave jones at 2:42am 01.28.08 Big Boats 3/885 I am installing air in my H460 and as they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Does anyone have

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Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting (1) sail sfbay at 2:34pm 11.09.21 Just applied 2 coats of Awlgip color-matched polyester urethane topcoat paint with converter and red
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 2:25pm 11.09.21 You should never generalize women. It's wrong to make broad assumptions. :badbad:
Finally went for a sail (2) DeniseO30 at 2:20pm 11.09.21 Since it was such a beautiful quiet day on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, I went for some
Wrapping topsides FastOlson at 2:14pm 11.09.21 Best start with the number of years you have to get out of a refinishing, without considering the pr
Adding a 115V outlet Hello Below at 2:13pm 11.09.21 There is a 40 minute one way trip from the marina to the bay. The batteries should fully charge eve
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Will Gilmore at 1:59pm 11.09.21 Is Daystar the name of your boat or is that an O'DAY designation? -Will
Old cedar lightning restoration dlochner at 1:49pm 11.09.21 Have you looked at the Lightning Class Association website? Restoring old Lightnings is a thing. Th
H25.5 deck painting (1) sail sfbay at 1:47pm 11.09.21 ..........I want do a "minimal level" paint job - my goal is to make it look better, not worried abo
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 1:46pm 11.09.21 Defender has SaniFlex in both 1.5" and 1"....and they sell it by the foot so you only have to buy t
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 1:41pm 11.09.21 200000 -Will
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Boomer2it at 1:38pm 11.09.21 I winterize my engine on the hard, I have a valve installed on engine side of water intake seacock,
Adding a 115V outlet Benny17441 at 1:36pm 11.09.21 You can either plug it in or hardwire it, it is just that the hardwiring makes for a better connecti
Wrapping topsides Barnacle Bill at 1:31pm 11.09.21 I have not personally done this, but i know others who have. You just have to be careful to not dam
Injector pump Benny17441 at 1:24pm 11.09.21 Check the obvious but I had an incident once where the injector pump in a boat that had been laid up
Running Rigging Line Type thinwater at 12:49pm 11.09.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyle
2003 Hunter 270 DIY Yard Time! sail sfbay at 12:46pm 11.09.21 ..........2. Wax / Polish top deck & sides. Recommend a specific material? What's best practice for
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 11:58am 11.09.21 NP. Bayport would most likely have put in a door in the shrinkwrap at the stern if you want to go
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:56am 11.09.21 Thanks Scott! NP. Bayport would most likely have put in a zipper door in the shrinkwrap at the s
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 11:50am 11.09.21 Most likely Navionics charts and you can go the Navionics site and either renew to update the chart
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 Scott B at 11:49am 11.09.21 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memor

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