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loose shrouds anyone? (1) kunundrum at 2:39am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1123 This is the kind of fun you too can have if your shrouds are nice and loose.
GPS JoeB at 2:00am 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1059 Just picked up a Garmin GPSMap 76What are my options for downloading maps? and who, or which ones w
What's your worst disaster? Kunundrum at 2:49am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/980 Thought it might be fun to open up this subject as we can probably all learn from others disasters,
Bimini Tops B737 at 3:17am 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2184 Anyone have any info to get a cheap Bimini for my H34, New or Used???
MacGregor 26 Atlantic Crossings? swk1029 at 4:33am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/21409 Hi, I am new to sailing but looking for a boat to learn on and eventually to port out of Horta in th
How to buy Radar? PrincessoftheLake at 5:11am 01.30.07 Big Boats 23/1593 I would like to add Radar to my 1995 Hunter 40.5. We sail and cruise on Lake Superior in the Apostl
The New kid on the block takes a beating! James R. Machin at 4:49am 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 53/2886 Dear Benny, Tom, ' some of the rest,Hello! I'm obviously the new kid on this block and am perfec
Holding tank suds22334 at 8:25am 01.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/834 This question is for owners of 30 ' 1990 catalinas only I think . I need to buy a holding tank from
Proper Response to "Starboard" Call Ranger Paul18580 at 8:54am 01.30.07 Smaller Boats 3/1010 During our last club race, I was crossing courses with a boat on the starboard tack and I knew I was
Trailor Help Rich4700 at 8:58am 01.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/796 I have just bought a 1982 oday 192 without a trailor, and I am having trouble finding a trailor that
Assymetrical, fractional or masthead Ron_S at 10:16am 01.30.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/908 I am adding an Assymetrical to the MAC 25. I see specs where some have designed these for a masthead
?on installing v-berth in H216 gary1000 at 10:20am 01.30.07 Smaller Boats 11/1097 A while back Jeff Prideaux posted details on installing a v-berth. Now that winteris here and the b
Purchase advice Mark M26D at 10:32am 01.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1183 My wife wants a lager boat and we have narrowed the search to a Catalina 30 Mark I, 1984-1986 type.
New O'day owner Aidan at 10:39am 01.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/925 I am a new O'day owner and have some questions. Please excuse my ignorance in this area, I did say I
What kind of TV fits on the 473 Duke at 11:38am 01.30.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1118 Yes, our first boat and it is a 47 Beneteau. Crazy, I know, but we love it. Want to know what kind
Mainsail furling essman at 12:00pm 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 30/6029 I am looking into a buying a Beneteau 361 which does NOT have a furling main. Does anyone know..1)
Univ. M 12 Grigs at 2:18pm 01.30.07 Ask All Sailors 8/983 Just wondering what the life of a Univ. M 12 engine ( Terms of Hours ) might be. Gets its PM and has
new owner w/questions dmc at 8:56pm 01.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/879 I am the proud owner of a new to me '78 Hunter 27'. Nice boat, new love of my life.I need to tweek
Sailing with Sails only DaveH20533 at 8:53pm 01.28.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1047 Was wondering if anyone had a link to a good site with an explanation of how you steer by sail only?
Phil...a tech question Don s/v Tellico at 10:47pm 01.28.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/894 On the Classifieds, Boats for Sale page (which I cruise way too much), once I search and look at a p

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How does the Hunter 240 sail? patbratton at 6:46am 08.10.21 I found this comparison of four different ballast types with equal hulls. True or false? https://www
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? Joe at 6:20am 08.10.21 Why in the heck does your bilge hose have a crazy connection that causes it to kink in the first pla
Touching up with polyurethane Joe at 6:13am 08.10.21 This is professional level paint... linear polyurethane... There a many YouTube videos on this type
Battery Gremlin Rodd at 6:12am 08.10.21 Blue Seas switch, about 5 years old. noise coming from VHF speaker
How does the Hunter 240 sail? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 08.10.21 @waterman30 The max heel of any water ballast sailboat is 12-14 degrees controlled by use of sails
Battery Gremlin Maine Sail at 6:03am 08.10.21 How old is the battery switch? Where is the noise emanating from?
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:55am 08.10.21 This is not a water ballast boat but a wing keel fixed boat. The first 10 boats was a swing keel wi
Beneteau courtesy light controller kodiak1120 at 5:55am 08.10.21 Why don't you put the the two wires on a voltmeter and confirm polarity and voltage? I can try ne
Touching up with polyurethane dlochner at 5:19am 08.10.21 The first thing to determine is whether the paint was a one part or two part polyurethane. Two part
Beneteau courtesy light controller DougM at 5:12am 08.10.21 12v DC yellow wires should be negative. That standard changed awhile ago from black so that the DC w
Will 3/8" Sta-Set X be a good replacement? Joe at 4:36am 08.10.21 3/8 is fine.... depending on your budget.... almost every chandlery online will have a strength char
Newish Beneteau 41.1 2017 owner with a few questions Davidasailor26 at 4:09am 08.10.21 For the solar panels and generator questions you should figure out what your energy budget will be a
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? (3) sailcapt340 at 3:45am 08.10.21 Can you get a washing machining hose plastic bend shaper in that area? They come with washing machi
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 3:39am 08.10.21
Rigging with Roller furler SVJourney at 3:36am 08.10.21 After looking through the manual again it seems that the instructions apply to boats that do not hav
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? Captain Larry-DH at 3:04am 08.10.21 Any suggestions on how to unkink or remove the collapse? Sorry, I know it's not what you want to h
O'DAY Widgeon Manual Sunbird22358 at 12:03am 08.10.21 There has been a long-running thread on this forum about Widgeon Manuals, https://forums.sailboato
What year is my Widgeon need someone with Widgeon experience Sunbird22358 at 12:00am 08.10.21 I used to have a 1969 (might have been a 1970?) Widgeon, do your boat looks familiar. I'd place the
O'DAY Widgeon Manual (3) Sunbird22358 at 11:39pm 08.09.21 I have created an expanded version of the WIDGEON Manual, based on the O'DAY supplied Rigging sheet.
Can I unkink this bilge pump hose? JamesG161 at 9:18pm 08.09.21 You could try straightening it then squish in the pooked out sides and very carefully apply some he

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