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AutoPilot Recommendations painman at 10:17pm 01.21.07 Other Sailboats 2/977 Looking for recommendations for Wheel Auto PilotCurrently looking at: Simrad WP32 and Raymarine S1
prime on AC/Heat unit (356) john at 10:04pm 01.21.07 Big Boats 14/1093 I have lost the prime on my ac/heat unit on my 356, any advise on how to re prime the unit. thnaks i
Spinaker Pole Mast Slide Charlie at 11:05pm 01.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1015 I am looking for a slide for the mast on my O'Day 272 to fasten a spinaker pole or wisker pole. The
ATN Top Climber gpd955 at 12:03am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 21/3584 Anyone have any experience with the ATN Top Climber?? I have been looking at buying one and tried it
Pressure relief valve on hot water heater Chuck15558 at 12:03am 01.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1849 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361 with the standard 6 gallon hot water heater under the starboard settee.
any structural engineers? Leviosa at 2:03am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1124 I am in the process of installing Air Conditioning to our boat. Have the spot chosen narrowed down a
Hunter 22 Keel refitting Joe Turner at 2:12am 01.22.07 Smaller Boats 14/1776 On a previous post I believe someone mentioned "ball bearings" in the keel/axle assembly. Did the o
sitting at anchor reasons at 2:20am 01.22.07 Bigger Boats 4/1247 My resently purchased 1979 O'day 30 wants to ride abeam to the wind at anchor in light air (less tha
Problems in reverse reasons at 2:12am 01.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/872 Boat goes forward under power fine. It won't move in reverse. I checked and shaft is turning. I spok
Still Seeking South Florida Marina Joyce at 2:39am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/860 Thanks for your suggestion of Indiantown Marina, Cam. Does anyone else know of any marinas in south
Southwest Florida Local Knowledge Joyce at 2:47am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1519 Could any locals please describe the conditions in SW Florida, from Naples south? I'd like to know
Folding Boat Concept (1) T J Furstenau at 2:56am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 1/956 What do you think? Would you try it?T Jps - Fixed the link
1987 Hunter 450 engine Chuck Cohen at 3:30am 01.22.07 Big Boats 0/934 Hello,I am going to be doing some cruising with a friend who has a 1987 Hunter 45, I believe 450.
Roller Furling Scott On Eagles Wings at 3:33am 01.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1302 I am about to purchase CDI FF2 roller furling for my 1980 Oday 23. I have checked the archives and
V-Berth moisture phil degaa at 3:36am 01.22.07 Big Boats 3/1505 I have an 88 Legend 37.5 and have had a problem with moisture in the v-birth for a long time. I noti
Charging a Mac 25 caguy at 4:33am 01.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/801 I have a Mac 35 that has a perko plug for the outobard to plug into. Has anyone ever used this plug
Free classifieds on this site! Jack at 4:05am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/988 A few weeks ago the wife decided that I needed to clean the garage and do something with the stuff t
Froli bed update (1) william at 4:02am 01.22.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1236 Bought this Froli sleep system from Nickle Atlantic company last week, these springs snap together a
Sail Control & Travellers Abby Normal at 6:31am 01.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1357 Hey YY, here's the new thread.Kunundrum, thanks for the tip on Garhauer. They make it a lot easie
Rudder Repair (1) Steve at 7:44am 01.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1633 I had a great sail from Boothbay, ME to Newburyport, MA this fall. When I hauled my boat, I noticed

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Need winless advice (1) sail sfbay at 8:09am 08.22.21 ..........only issue then is opening the anchor locker as it swings open from the starboard side wit
Need winless advice bauerjj10 at 8:08am 08.22.21 This 1980 Catalina 38 S&S 1980 Catalina S S 38 Sloop for sale - YachtWorld has a deck-mounted horiz
A few 260 upgrades RolfSail at 8:07am 08.22.21 Curious about the cooler. How long can you run it just using the boat battery? we go out for 5 plus
Need winless advice (1) sail sfbay at 8:01am 08.22.21 This 1980 Catalina 38 S&S 1980 Catalina S S 38 Sloop for sale - YachtWorld has a deck-mounted horizo
Oday 272 LE Bulkhead and bilge water StanleyJ at 7:46am 08.22.21 I also have a 1988 272LE. I strengthened my chain plate bulkhead attachment with plates of 1/4" G-1
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Udi at 7:45am 08.22.21 I watched at least 3 coastal cruisers wrestle with outboards that wouldn't start after 3 weeks on t
Need winless advice bauerjj10 at 7:43am 08.22.21 Thanks for the quick reply. I was considering mounting aft of the anchor locker as there appears to
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? SandyFrank at 7:39am 08.22.21 Thanks, some good points I hadn't considered. FWIW I'm looking to make life on the hook more comfo
Need winless advice (2) sail sfbay at 7:31am 08.22.21 Great advise to mount the windlass aft of the anchor locker. I will add you could install a deck-m
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 sailermania at 7:06am 08.22.21 Rabe, Thanks for the suggestion......I thought the same thing. Seems so many boat manufacturers year
HELP Current on ground wire when on Generator JamesG161 at 7:06am 08.22.21 What type of Inverter/Charger do you have? On my boat the ICG come into play on the Green Wire. Jim.
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? flightlead404 at 7:06am 08.22.21 I inherited one so all I can say is they do get in the way of proper sailing. Make the cockpit noti
Reconfigurable storage and hangers dmax at 7:03am 08.22.21 I like these hooks from defender, pretty strong and unobtrusive: https://www.defender.com/product.js
Midship cleat on toe rail? Terry Cox at 6:49am 08.22.21 Different model boat here, but this is what I did to solve our docking issues: Hunter 42 Owner Modif
South and middle Puget Sound Terry Cox at 6:45am 08.22.21 Hi Ken, liked your report and pictures. Thank you. Just got back with our granddaughter for a few d
Reconfigurable storage and hangers (1) sail sfbay at 6:41am 08.22.21 These adhesive hooks carry 22 lbs each for hangers, towels, etc. $13 for a 12-pack: Amazon.com: GLUI
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? SandyFrank at 6:12am 08.22.21 Has anyone gone down this road? Any recommendations, lessons learned? What did it cost? I inherite
Need winless advice sailme88 at 6:05am 08.22.21 We are lucky to have a retired Sabre boatwright who does lots of projects for our clubmates. He ju
Going ashore john6206 at 6:02am 08.22.21 Tides are all about gravity. The reason we always see the same surface of the moon is because of the
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ TomY at 5:54am 08.22.21 Hi ! Why should I move to an electric outboard? Or Why I Shouldn't ? Thanksss. Sorry I didn't me*

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