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Replace Curtains navis at 5:02am 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1565 We need to replace our port curtains and are having a tough time finding someone to do the work (at
O'day 25 Center of Gravity Fred3886 at 5:01am 12.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1356 I'm trying to locate the center of gravity or balance point information for my newly purchased O'Day
H34 - Passing through Hudson River and Erie Canal Ted at 3:30am 12.18.07 Big Boats 2/1392 Has anybody passed through Hudson River - Erie Canal and Oswega Canal to Lake Ontario with a 6 feet
Gangway steps need replacing billbigdog at 2:38am 12.18.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1771 I have a 2004 466 and the vaneer on the gangway steps is wearing through. Any idea where I can get
Twin Head sails, Pro or con Stillraining at 7:11am 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2430 My new boat has deck and mast hardware for a second head sail ( Staysail ). I like the Idea of redun
Question for Canadian Sailors Dave K. at 9:15am 12.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1106 I'm in the process of planning a trip to Lake Huron's North Channel with some friends. We've been ad
Dream Cruise Dave C - pearsonowners.co at 9:06am 12.18.07 Pearson 2/1417 We're Pearson owners, so I know we don't race too much! Okay, the 30 is very sleek, but most Pearso
Last minute Christmas gift ideas Dave C - pearsonowners.co at 9:18am 12.18.07 Pearson 1/1416 So, it's the 11th hour and I just KNOW someone out there is going, 'oh crap!'Here's my list of fun
Why'd you buy a Pearson? Dave C - pearsonowners.co at 9:25am 12.18.07 Pearson 17/7831 Everyone has a story... what's yours? Why a Pearson, of all the boats out there?For me, it was st
free boat, act one, scene five sailormanbigd at 9:49am 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1441 First before anything...i know what happenned to act two and four? Just didn't label those posts. Th
Beneteau adjustable backstay? agaliha at 9:37am 12.18.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2033 Does anyone have any experience with rigging a system on a Beneteau with dual masthead backstays (li
Drive train alignment Jeff at 10:59am 12.18.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1044 After having the prop shaft replaced, I continued to notice vibration on short trips to and from the
Stuck Keel Bolt Rick Juneau at 10:58am 12.18.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2727 Hello everyone, I recently purchased a 1980 Magregor 25 that is currently being reconditioned for t
Loos gauge settings for O-34 MessingAbout at 10:50am 12.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1111 I need to tune the standing rigging on our o-34. What are the settings for the shrouds and stays?
Bangor Punta history website Napa Ed at 10:37am 12.18.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1108 Hadn't seen this website before. History of Bangor Punta and a good collection of Oday documents.
$399 quiet 2000W generator (1) Tim at 12:50pm 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 50/8651 Hi All,First, a confession. While Christmas shopping for the family, I played Santa to myself. A
42 Degrees in Florida Seadaddler at 8:18pm 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1117 42 degrees here this morning in Port Charlotte,I guess I will use my long pants and sweat shirt for
Need curriculum for Teaching Small Cat Sailing Gary at 9:48pm 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1411 Looking for curriculum for small catamaran sailing(like a 14 ft hobie cat), power point, workbooks,
Replacement parts for fuse panel Gary at 9:37pm 12.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1083 One of my toggle switches on my fuse panel, running lights, has broken inside. Are they replaceable
When is bigger badder? SailboatOwners.com at 10:08pm 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 56/4148 Plenty of owners are infected with 2-foot-itis. A little more room is always appealing and a bigger

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Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 (1) chriscampbell at 7:29am 09.20.21 Might check here: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com) and might have to remove the lens first. Can you
C80 to E80 (1) sail sfbay at 7:25am 09.20.21 Does the manual help? I had a E80 on my 2004 Hunter 386 at the helm and my Hunter 46 has a E120 at
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? Br3nt at 7:23am 09.20.21 I'd offer but Sail SFBay beat me to it! You might be interested in Island Yacht Club's Women's Sail
Accessing cabin light bulbs for replacement - H240 sail sfbay at 7:21am 09.20.21 Might check here: Hunter Parts (hunterowners.com) and might have to remove the lens first. Can you
Resource Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 09.20.21 The Boat Galley is a blog and podcast with excellent stories, information and how to's. The woman th
Asymm Spinnaker Davidasailor26 at 7:06am 09.20.21
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) DeniseO30 at 7:04am 09.20.21 This must be a taboo topic lol :banghead:
New to me needs some work (advice) Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 09.20.21 There's some outstanding advise in this thread. I will add the following We use baking soda, water
Can anyone id this boat? (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 09.20.21 If it has a hull identification number (HIN), usually on the upper starboard transom and often conce
Anyone Seen or made a hard top for the 25 / 26? instead of the canvas cover? (1) sail sfbay at 6:43am 09.20.21 Are you talking about a "pop top" as shown in the photo below? Some interesting discussion in this
170 Under Main Only sail sfbay at 6:39am 09.20.21 Using only the mainsail will reduce your speed, but it should make your boat easier to handle, tack
Steering drain through hull jonelli at 6:32am 09.20.21 The anchor locker has the same one. I know that one leaks a little. But it is far less often under w
Asymm Spinnaker (1) sail sfbay at 6:25am 09.20.21 Learn something new everyday...........is a blooper is flown to augment a spinnaker as shown below?
5200 or West Epoxy Project_Mayhem at 5:37am 09.20.21 Another tip -- If you hate the typical boat battery straps, replace it with a ratchet strap. So much
mast damage at attachment point rgranger at 5:24am 09.20.21 The more expensive option would be to see if the manufacturer of your mast sells a "sleve" that you
mast damage at attachment point (1) rgranger at 5:23am 09.20.21 The lease expensive option would be to cut off the bottom of the mast with a hack saw and then repla
Simple head question Project_Mayhem at 5:06am 09.20.21 Toilet. It's a portable that has pump out and a vent. We dumped a ton of the Campa Chem stuff in the
Steering drain through hull Tally Ho at 4:54am 09.20.21 It is a good idea to check all of the other similar thru hulls. They get brittle with age and are p
Wema Fresh Water Gauge - Sending Unit sailcapt340 at 4:08am 09.20.21 An update for others with replacement WEMA Senders on their boats, dating back about 5 years or so.
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing DougM at 4:06am 09.20.21 The trick to getting a single line reef to work smoothly is somewhat dependent on being sure that th

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