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$399 quiet 2000W generator (1) Tim at 12:50pm 12.18.07 Ask All Sailors 50/8659 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
Baltimore based sailboat Brokers Hayden out of OC MD at 10:34pm 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1383 I'm going to be in Baltimore MD tomorrow and have about 5 hours to kill. I'm looking for my next (a
"Deep Water" in DVD format FrankR3878 at 2:15am 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1241 A while back on this forum (I think it was this one) some were looking to find the movie "Deep Water
Burgee design (1) Phil Herring at 2:22am 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 47/3335 Disregard colors... we're only looking at design. Comments? Preference?
Why oriental rugs onboard?? FrankR3878 at 2:23am 12.17.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1470 When we got our C36 two years ago it had oriental style rugs in the Saloon. I have noticed other boa
Replacements for fixed ports Mickey84H34 at 7:43am 12.17.07 Big Boats 7/1185 We're doing a total overhaul of the exterior of our 1984 H-34 and have already purchased powdercoate
Model Years of ODay 22 - Fixed Keel? Anthony Ganz at 8:19am 12.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/6208 What were the model years when the ODay 22 with fixed keel ( Mast 24 ft, draft 1 ft 11 in, No CB, ma
Keel Bolts gr8_2_av8 at 5:32am 12.17.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 I can't get to the boat right now and was wondering if someone could jog my memory. 1984 Hunter 31
repower 1980 Y33 noah17030 at 11:31am 12.17.07 Yamaha 11/2547 I have owned my Y33 for two years and continue to be impressed by it. Next fall I am planning to ta
Minor (Cosmetic) hull repairs Ray at 11:18am 12.17.07 Catalina 310 10/2080 Hi, I pulled my boat for the winter and found two minor issues - hull overall looked great. In the t
Do you really need it? Chuck L at 8:58pm 12.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1097 Quick topic to throw out there...With winter here and sailing activities limited to reading sailin
trailer mast support john at 9:54pm 12.15.07 Day Sailers 2/3562 The very first time I tried to trailer my new (used) 170, the plastic mast support snapped. We we
Alternator question jaysweet at 11:07pm 12.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 11/1964 Quick question: we have a 3 year-old Yanmar 2GMF. The alternator belt seems to loosen up regularly,
Sail Plan Bob Gump at 10:42pm 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1107 Does anyone have a standard sail plan for a Mac 25? Looking for a matrix for what sails to use when
varnish / sealer (1) Chuck Creel at 10:42pm 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1278 just finishing redoing the teak and holly sole in my hunter and have to finsh the wood. I have some
water ballast leak asher at 11:32pm 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3544 I am posting this for a friend who has a 1996 Mac 26. I do not know the model number. He has a leak

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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
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) Apex at 3:23am 09.20.21 @BigEasy glad that worked. The splice really looked nice, so surprised it would not feed. i suspect
Steering drain through hull (1) jonelli at 11:12pm 09.19.21

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