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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 10/3984 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 0/1589 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 4/7514 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
Smallest boat for trans Altantic or trans Pacific crossing... Brian D at 1:45am 01.28.08 Ask All Sailors 33/12164 OK... so, what is the smallest boat YOU* would sail in if YOU were to do either a trans Atlantic*
85' Hunter 23 or 77' Oday 25 chuckbaly at 3:17am 01.28.08 Trailer Sailors 17/5950 I am trying to choose between 2 boats I am considering. A 1985 Hunter 23 or 1977 Oday 25. Here are

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Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue John6212 at 10:52am 11.09.21 Thanks to shemandr and twalker H260 for the responses. The "standby" worked fine yesterday but after
Teak Cockpit Table H49 chip veres at 10:48am 11.09.21 You could simplify the table-edge fiddles by using the 90 degree rounded corners made by Sea Teak. C
New toilet and holding tank system KZW at 10:26am 11.09.21 Thank you! I got the Sani-flex hose from Defender. I usually start there as I'm a member (discount
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 10:24am 11.09.21 Rich A lot of good points. May I expand? Yes, putting in a longer pvc pipe through the deck is a go
Finally went for a sail hunter34austin at 10:12am 11.09.21 Might be a later add on - mine doesn't have the loop either. Same engine.
Hot Water tank JamesG161 at 10:09am 11.09.21 2) Tank does not need to be full when your engine is running. ok true, but NO Hot Water...:pimp:
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.09.21 order the referenced book. You might see a few of the people on SBO referenced in that Link too li
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue twalker H260 at 9:56am 11.09.21 Any chance you have a metallic object near the flux gate compass? Cog is likely being determined vi
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue shemandr at 9:54am 11.09.21 I'll take a wild guess. The COG is GPS derived on the C80. Could the Standby course be derived from
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home SuzaruID at 9:14am 11.09.21 She's now parked in the front yard. Gotta put the topside hardware on early tomorrow morning, repl
Teak Cockpit Table H49 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 11.09.21 Teak would compliment the cockpit sole nicely if finished similarly. As for the seams between pieces
Finally went for a sail Artey1 at 8:21am 11.09.21 Right - just wasn't sure maybe the why not part. I'm on an inland lake but tons of big big boats pu
Zinc anode life, use of hanging zinc? fullbore at 8:05am 11.09.21 Lot of great info! I took time out from reading thread referenced by Jim to order the referenced boo
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 7:50am 11.09.21 199991
Hot Water tank DeniseO30 at 7:50am 11.09.21 Something to think about how old is the boat and is it probably the original water heater and if you
Its funny Friday! SFS at 7:40am 11.09.21 Maybe it was correct as written :biggrin: My point exactly, but it was never written out, only see
Cradle Post Dimensions for 302 or 322 sail sfbay at 7:32am 11.09.21 Suggesting making a dimensional drawing of a 302 SailboatData.com - O'DAY 302 Sailboat and a 322 Sai
Hot Water tank Hayden Watson at 7:20am 11.09.21 Two ways you make Hot Water. 1) Switch Breaker in your Electric Panel 2) Your engine when running,
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina sail sfbay at 7:14am 11.09.21 Welcome to the forum!! I am so sorry to hear this. If you have not already done so, contact all the
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 (1) RoyS at 7:11am 11.09.21 You asked if you should run the engine or just crank it. If you have a water lift muffler you should

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