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Gel Battery Charging Sea Biscuit at 5:05am 03.21.07 Smaller Boats 8/1101 Can I use an automotive charger to charge gel batteries or do I need to use something special.
222 bilge ignorance 48dodge at 3:04am 03.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1396 Well, I've had my 222 for a few months and have just started working on getting it cleaned up and re
Boom clearance on cabin top on a Mac 25 caguy at 3:36am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1005 I've noticed that the roof doesn't clear when raised while under sail all of the time. Sometimes it
replacement stove for 1980 C27 Jed Hartings at 5:06am 03.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1142 Does anyone know where I can buy a 2-burner stove to replace the original Princess Optimus stove on
3/8" anchor chain...is it big enough for Cal 34??? JB at 6:48am 03.21.07 Cal 5/577 I've only been sailing for a couple of years and have never anchored, always gone back to a slip. I'
Gas or Electric feejer at 7:35am 03.21.07 Day Sailers 4/1138 Looking at a Hunter 170. I'm on the fence about a 2hp 4 stroke Honda or some type of 12 volt trollin
slide-out sink Keith Jones at 7:46am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1299 I just bought a 1984 MacGregor 25. Missing from the inventory is the slide-out sink and an owner's m
battery compartment jimforest at 8:23am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1004 I have just bought a MacGregor26D, 1990 and I am learning about it. First question: the battery is
8.0 knot suds22334 at 8:38am 03.21.07 Catalina 30 1/1409 I finaley up to 8.0 the wind was out of the East at 15. I set the coarse and then trimmed the sail
Going to Kentucky Lake jib at 8:36am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/896 Anyone know of any nice slips down there? Have never been there before. We are planning on going d
Corrosion on my Keel AndyK at 10:23am 03.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 11/2065 I am having significant corrosion issues with my 2004 Hunter 33 keel (see the attached link). I am c
Looking for new backstay Clair at 10:33am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/853 I have a 77 Venture 22. I have replaced the 4 sidestays and keel cable. I purchased them from Havenc
Sailing Today John S at 7:20am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/860 There was wind today! Forecast for Boise area was winds 10-20 with gusts to 30MPH. I put the boat in
Geniker for H386 Mike16444 at 9:48am 03.21.07 Big Boats 10/1434 I have a 2004 386 that I am considering rigging with a geniker sail and using a "Rollgen" furling sy
Marine Air parts Capn D at 10:43am 03.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1236 Does anyone have a source for Marine Air A/C parts? Seems that everyone wants to install them, but n
Where are the Fans? KenHartfield at 10:49am 03.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1024 I recently purchased a 1998 Hunter 340I noticed on the DC side of the electrical panel a breaker fo
Need help!! Rich at 11:38am 03.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/958 I am trying to locate an auto-release clamcleat (spelling's correct), similar to the link below. I h
Chop , Cut ,Sail Jacques LeBlanc at 11:45am 03.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/937 Just bought a Mac 25 I am so excited to try it out. But need a rudder and tiller. I found a lathe so
Odor elininator NautiDuck at 1:06pm 03.21.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1381 This is our first boat with a seperate head. I have installed a Thetford MSD with pumpout and vent.
inverter update Syversens at 1:05pm 03.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1309 Hi All, not sure if anyone remembers but I wanted to get an inverter installed on my boat. After num

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Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. sail sfbay at 10:29am 06.14.21 ....... So what units do you have and do you have a thru hull transducer and what else. do I need ha
New Headsail shemandr at 10:23am 06.14.21 Which keel do you have? It is a fractional rig but like 7/8 and has a backstay. So the main isn't
H310 heeling Will Gilmore at 9:45am 06.14.21 If the guage says zero when at rest on a calm day and gives 30 degrees of heel on both tacks, it isn
Steering Cable Fell Off cagreen75 at 9:38am 06.14.21 I do know where my emergency tiller is and I have looked at it and figured out how it works. I have
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 9:34am 06.14.21 I had a Vega for 15 years... Excellent pro/con discussion. Sounds like you had many fond memories
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? BOSSailor at 9:21am 06.14.21
Solar Sailors-I need help... cagreen75 at 9:20am 06.14.21 The following link will bring you to two excellent sites that should answer all your questions. Unde
New Headsail Sailfanatic at 9:10am 06.14.21 Unless you sail in an unusually light air venue, get a 135% premium dacron tri-radial cut. If you a
New Headsail sail sfbay at 9:00am 06.14.21 Here is a link to Beneteau 285 owners BeneteauOwners.com Owner Directory (sailboatowners.com) who yo
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 sail sfbay at 8:54am 06.14.21 It is noteworthy that there is only one other Catalina advertised for sale in the San Francisco Bay
Traveler seanmadian at 8:52am 06.14.21 Hello Don -- SO, I actually did this in reverse. I found the charts some time ago and have been work
New Headsail BaC at 8:47am 06.14.21 Thanks for the reply, We do have a local maker. But it would be great to hear from those who have an
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. LakeOntario270 at 8:45am 06.14.21 I went to the Annapolis Boat show and talked to all the chart plotter vendors and tried them all out
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 jssailem at 8:44am 06.14.21 If you want to be sailing this summer, then I would seek a boat that is in a more Ready to sail cond
New Headsail sail sfbay at 8:41am 06.14.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new Beneteau!! You will get plenty of advise on wh
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 phobucket at 8:40am 06.14.21 First off, thank you, everyone! I really appreciate the helpful feedback on this thread and I note
Venture 222 interior painting jssailem at 8:39am 06.14.21 @Davidasailor26 is spot on about the heat gun... It will loosen the bond stuff has. It can also loos
Is tuning the rigging necessary? Tedd at 8:19am 06.14.21 Since you do not need to loosen the shrouds to lower the mast, you do not need to tune every time.
Got a new sailing dinghy jssailem at 8:18am 06.14.21 It floats and it Sails. Wahoo!
Mast Support in Cabin '87 H32 salemsailor at 8:17am 06.14.21 If it's buckling I doubt there's a steel support. The woodwork is just trim. I would prop it up bef

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