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oh to travel by sail what a dream! rich18884 at 11:03am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1327 Has anyone sailed to the far away port of Dana point? I have yet to do a stayover night on My MAC26C
Whale Quick Connect Water Systems Paul (Affinity C320) at 10:45am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1045 One of my water tank shut-off valves has failed, the selector lever is loose and will not open the v
Hatch sizes david at 6:55am 07.06.07 Big Boats 2/896 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. Does anyone know the various hatch dimensions and/or is there a site for t
Removing Older Alder Barber Refrigeration? rardiH36 at 12:37pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1239 Dear Mariners:I wish to remove entirely from my 1980 Hunter 36 an older Alder Barber refrigeration
Panda 4200 Generator Problems MikeWilkinson at 2:25pm 07.06.07 Big Boats 1/1684 Has anyone had problems with their Fischer Panda 4200 Plus generator. I have had continuous problem
Outboard weight Jeff B at 2:33pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1330 I have a 2001 Johnson 6hp 2 stroke @ 58lbs on a Hunter 25. Im looking to buy a 2001 9.9hp Tohatsu 4
Depth Finders LeRoy Nooter at 2:32pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1684 I've been reading some not too favorable reviews. It seems the more affordable ones, $100-$150, don'
help for sprite owner Montana Jim at 12:38pm 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/863 need to contact sprite sailors present and past; ???????'s regarding rigging and parts[in need of a
Heave to Smitty at 10:13pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1868 My wife and I decided to practice heaving to in our Cal 28-2. We have a 150% roller furled Genny.
VHF question dale17781 at 10:05pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2229 We will be getting a new vhf radio for next year. We now have a handheld, but we need more range th
1 week to the 5th annual rOnDAYvous mike C16582 at 10:58pm 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1010 what a great weekend coming up......all the final details are being worked out and we should have th
Our Lovely Government At Work.....Again........ Dick Dixon at 11:51pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1183 Boat U.S. Magazine, Volume XII, July 2007, page 6, has an interesting article, "Congress Tackles Dis
keel wire Isnibs at 11:45pm 07.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1621 I have a Venture 25.The keel and winch are not 'in line'.Does anyone know what prevents the keel
Beneteau After Sales Support Claudius at 2:30am 07.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2658 (Opps! I placed the topic in the wrong spot before...)What is the general experience of owners rel
SOLAR VENTS? dpatrick at 1:40am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2035 Has anyone had success with solar vents? I am looking for a thru deck application that can also be
winter storage in the Chicago Area Tim B at 3:16am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1258 looking at East Chicago Marina for my winter storage. any opinions out there from Lake Michigan Sai
Rick, Whiskey Chaser , Et al dwain6805 at 5:41am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1233 how about meeting up for dinner/drinks at "The Harbor Reef" the week of August 20th? We are plannin
Lewmar gray port lights Elaine at 6:02am 07.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1172 I have a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 440 that has Lewmar hatches and port lights. The ports are gray molde
i want your opinion sand sailor at 6:47am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1203 on fiberglass repair products pos ' neg im looking to laminate teak to the foredeck and west system
Live aboards.... dave b. at 6:56am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2043 I want to live on a sailboat...any thoughts? What should I look for in general when searching for a

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Wiring new TV dmax at 7:12am 10.06.21 Keep it simple and more efficient and get a 12 volt TV - here's a previous conversation on this: ht
More on Maine Sail kloudie1 at 7:04am 10.06.21 Thanks for the update, Phil. Definitely hope that he continues to improve. Wondering if there is a
O'Day 23 rudder problem Wayne S at 7:03am 10.06.21 Thanks for the info. I'll try contacting Rudy at D&R. (I have bought some parts from him in the pas
What is this? Damnskippy at 6:40am 10.06.21 These racing dinghies are a blast. Mastering one will make you an excellent sailor. Hiking strap
Adding Webasto ST2000 to Hunter 376 duck21 at 6:15am 10.06.21 Hi @Head Sail These are all good points. I actually did purchase the pig tail for condensate, but
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive drewlamparello at 6:03am 10.06.21 How often do you change the Sail Drive Leg oil? Every few years or 250 hrs or what? Do you do in in
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:46am 10.06.21 @bzano Did you simply screw in the fasteners into the deck using wood screws, thru bolt or drill
What charger for 12v AGM 660 Amp hour bank? dlochner at 5:16am 10.06.21 Check with the battery manufacturer for optimal charging currents and voltage. Most AGMs can accept
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! RoyS at 4:53am 10.06.21 Scott, hard to tell how exactly your system is plumbed from the photograph. It appears that the two
Mods to our 35s5 Bluenose at 3:08am 10.06.21 Well done. I didn't know that sapelle looked as good as that when finished. The most important item
MODIFICATIONS TO MY B331 DUE TO HEALTH REASONS Bluenose at 2:57am 10.06.21 Good to hear!
Bayfield 29 cutlass bearing Acadian_53 at 1:48am 10.06.21 Thanks for the info Hunter 46, much appreciated.
What is this? Joe at 11:20pm 10.05.21 These racing dinghies are a blast. Mastering one will make you an excellent sailor. Hiking strap
Halyard Loss Joe at 11:02pm 10.05.21 That happened to me with a trailered boat, also. Embarrassing, but fortunately no one but my 12 yea
More on Maine Sail Joe at 10:24pm 10.05.21 Thank you for the real time update, Phil. Rod is such a treasure to this group.
What charger for 12v AGM 660 Amp hour bank? Head Sail at 10:00pm 10.05.21 Any suggestions? My Xantrex charger/inverter crapped out and I stupidly bought the next gen versio
What charger for 12v AGM 660 Amp hour bank? MikeHoncho at 9:08pm 10.05.21 I would check out the min charging amps outlined in your battery specs and start with that.
What charger for 12v AGM 660 Amp hour bank? BobH57 at 8:47pm 10.05.21 Sorry, that was Heart Freedom 20.....
What charger for 12v AGM 660 Amp hour bank? BobH57 at 8:46pm 10.05.21 My old Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger gave up the ghost last year and I replaced it with Xantre
More on Maine Sail Phil Herring at 8:09pm 10.05.21 No, he didn't say anything about that. I was listening for it, as I saw the discussion.

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