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Slow motoring? Todd at 7:55pm 08.14.06 Racing 2/1721 This past weekend I sailed in a long distance race which had little to no wind. ALL boats in my clas
1981 hunter 25 hull material glenn at 9:32pm 08.14.06 Smaller Boats 9/2105 i am looking at a used 1981 hunter 25 that is in use and in the water. before making any decisions i
Reefed main - unfurled jib David at 10:42pm 08.14.06 Day Sailers 5/1504 Beautiful day for sailing this weekend. Went out initially with my wife, my brother and his wife.
What is the Catalina 30 "Boat class" chief14326 at 10:36pm 08.14.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/841 Having never raced before I am in the middle of filling out the regatta application. I know this is
My 4 foot-itis has kicked in (1) muised at 12:30am 08.15.06 Ask All Sailors 37/2134 I am the current owner of an O'Day 25. On a recent coastal trip we ran into some big waves and wind
Dropping RPMs Tony at 1:14am 08.15.06 Big Boats 6/873 Spent a few days in AnnapolisWent thurs into big southerly and waves 2-4 feet at Bay BridgeStayed
Switcn' chemical Mark Juetten at 1:44am 08.15.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1330 I am going to switch chemicals from the blue chem to the green odorless chemical at the end of the s
34 - Stanchion Replacement tom at 2:20am 08.15.06 Bigger Boats 0/968
Topping lift question for sailboats with Dutchman Judy Griffiths at 2:20am 08.15.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1320 Hi all,The directions for our Dutchman sail flaking system say to raise and lower the sail as anyo
Wind Speed J. Barrett at 2:27am 08.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1275 Just curious, what ranges of wind speed do most of us sail in. My wife, son, and I took our 25 out l
Portlight Replacement Paul at 2:45am 08.15.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/852 I am looking for information relevant to replacing the long fixed portlights on my 1992 30T. The ac
Bottom Paint (A never ending question) Bob at 2:41am 08.15.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1131 I had the boat Yard Paint the bottom this year, mostly because they wouldn't let me do it. They use
Plastic gas tank info for pbud and others - 222 RobG at 2:59am 08.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1099 I finally got to look at the make and model of the gas tank that fits perfectly snug in the fuel loc
Handheld GPS Recommendations? pbleic at 3:35am 08.15.06 Day Sailers 3/1051 Looking for recommendations for a handheld GPS. I am about to get my Hunter 170 and will be sailing
serial number Thomas M. Turner at 4:30am 08.15.06 Bigger Boats 1/1129 where is the serial number on a 25 ft. O'Day located. Thanks
Cockpit shade Keith at 4:36am 08.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1230 Has anyone found an easy to deploy sun shade for use while anchoring and at the dock? I'm intereste
Diesel fuel consumption? jviss at 4:36am 08.15.06 Ask All Sailors 31/8992 Does anyone watch their fuel consumption carefully? I noted that I burnt 0.44 gallons per hour whil
gear setting while sailing Otis at 5:53am 08.15.06 Other Sailboats 1/806 While under sail, should I have the gear in neutral,forward or reverse? Otis
H260 Knowledge Base George at 6:48am 08.15.06 Trailer Sailors 2/1736 I've offered to moderate the H260 Knowledge base but can't figure out the how, what, where and when
1976 Venture 25 ..........HELP!!!!! Popeye18296 at 6:56am 08.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3344 Just recently aquired Venture 25, circa1976.She has been unprotected for the past 10 years.Have begu

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12 volt charging at marina Terry Cox at 10:10am 01.12.21 Our boat has two AGM house bank batteries (500 amps) and a Freedom 25 charger/inverter. We've had th
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 10:07am 01.12.21 Nice find!
Time for new AC. Cat 310 #1 in GA at 10:07am 01.12.21 New Dometic units are much more compact and efficient. I also had a SmartStart installed on mine so
ACP COMPOSTION kloudie1 at 10:06am 01.12.21 Hey, Dave.. This from a discussion on this site a coupla years back : These boats are made from BASF
ACP COMPOSTION Allan12210 at 10:03am 01.12.21 After a brief Google search, I am going to venture a guess that it is none of the above. More likely
ACP COMPOSTION justsomeguy at 10:02am 01.12.21 Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate (ASA) Plastic Luran by BASF?
Wire Size to Bus Bar? Zinger88 at 9:46am 01.12.21 Appreciate all the reply's. Unfortunately I'm going to have to swing by the marina and take a look a
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 9:29am 01.12.21 189043
Bimini Wind Effect rgranger at 9:23am 01.12.21 I have a much smaller boat and I still don't really notice much windage on my bimi. I suspect you w
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Crazy Dave Condon at 9:15am 01.12.21 He was truly an admirable professional caring man whom I knew all these years. This industry will ce
Beneteau 373 Single Handing Sailfanatic at 9:10am 01.12.21 If you already have ready access to the mainsheet and also want similar access to the traveler, that
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:04am 01.12.21 Thank you for help @caverun @Melstrom Send me a private message with name phone number and locati
Bimini Wind Effect capta at 9:04am 01.12.21 We are a big, heavy boat, but since I've not sailed a single day without my bimini up, I can't say f
Military Sail Boat? DArcy at 9:02am 01.12.21 Lightning struck his boat and blew a hole through one of the amas. Another trimaran in a slip one y
Military Sail Boat? JamesG161 at 8:59am 01.12.21 . Lightning struck his boat and blew a hole through one of the amas. I have always said, it you ha
Bimini Wind Effect JamesG161 at 8:54am 01.12.21 Yep, mostly I sail with the center panel rolled up and the side panels stored below. Same here, bu
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Melstrom at 8:53am 01.12.21 Thank you very much for your suggestions. The issue was, as you mentioned, the mast crutch was in i
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover finding41 at 8:48am 01.12.21 I got the screen from the hardware store. (Get the smallest mesh!) Make sure you get enough for your
H260 keel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 01.12.21 Just to be sure, there are a couple of questions. 1. Is the centerboard (not keel) made of plasti
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 8:44am 01.12.21 AGM batteries should not be left at a partial state of charge for very long, so keeping the charger

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