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De-registering gr8_2_av8 at 5:46am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1570 Hi I am from Canada and purchased my Boat from a brokerage in the USA. I have a few questions.When
Tell Tails on the luff Otis j. Scarborough at 5:06am 08.08.06 Other Sailboats 2/916 Where do you place the tell tails on the luff part of the sail? How far from the mask on what part o
Adding a wheel Ksarna at 4:42am 08.08.06 Smaller Boats 4/955 I would like to add a wheel to my 86 Hunter 25.5 Dont know if its possible. Maybe someone else might
Picking up a new 146 Keith1654 at 4:37am 08.08.06 Day Sailers 4/1318 Picking up a new (2004) 146 this Friday but won't be able to put into water for 3 weeks as I will be
1984 O'day 39 Owners Manuel, need a copy asap! (1) r2lseegan@att.net (Ron Seegan) at 4:15am 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1043 I am in the process or refurbing my recently purchased O'day 39, 1984 model year.My vessel has the
Engine Alarm Popeye at 4:02am 08.08.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/823 Last week, the alarm that beeps and the engine is started and turned off stopped working. The red l
Spinnaker for Venture 21 CharlieCobra at 3:42am 08.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1335 Has anyone done this? What all do I need? Mast work, extra fitting etc.
water pooling on cockpit seat Tammy at 3:24am 08.08.06 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1638 I understand this is a common problem with these boats. I've been thinking about installing small s
Garhauer line clutches Lyle at 3:08am 08.08.06 Big Boats 5/1406 My 1995 Legend 35.5 comes with 2 sets of triple garhauer line clutches - one set mounted on each si
swim platform for 1985 Catalina 30 Tall rig Belle at 2:56am 08.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1789 We are interested in putting a swim platform on our 1985 Catalina 30 . Any ideas?
Has anyone replaced their own stringers Daydreams at 2:39am 08.08.06 Seidelmann 2/1617 My 299,s subfloor is wet and rotted and I,m finding that the wood inside the stringers is black and
Stepping the mast - 12 volt electric winch Lamar Sumerlin at 2:32am 08.08.06 Smaller Boats 2/1033 Hi SteveS of LA, CA, You posted a description of a 12 volt electric winch system that you instal
Maual ODay 23 John (no boat yet) at 1:52am 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/993 I found a website with a manual for a 1980 O Day 23.John
Ladder for 19' Daysailor lgeokayak at 1:50am 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1115 I would like to know what folks use for a ladder for this type boat. Bought a rope ladder and it fu
Looking For New Sails stephenH26 at 1:37am 08.08.06 Smaller Boats 1/887 I'm considering replacing my original Main and Jib (roller-furling) sails on my 1996 Hunter H26, as
Keel on 376 Franklin at 1:10am 08.08.06 Big Boats 1/857 My 376 has a wing keel. The bilge goes down about 2'+ The wing blub bolts on down at the bottom of
Trailererable Boats pmeyers at 1:09am 08.08.06 Ask All Sailors 30/3840 I am currently learning to sail on a Venture 21, and I am really loving it. I am already considering
NON-SKID PAINT Rick Ellis at 12:45am 08.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1039 HEY GUYS WHERE CAN I FIND SOME NON SKID THAT MATCHES WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE DECK? I HAVE AN O-AY 25/
Toilet on H36 jveatch at 12:12am 08.08.06 Big Boats 6/1279 Our 2006 Hunter 36 came with the bottom-end of toilets, the Head-Mate. Yesterday we had it swapped
Flexible Furler (FF) - Maybe/Maybe Not Bob Kanzler at 11:47pm 08.07.06 Bigger Boats 2/986

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Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 12:15pm 07.01.21 Culprit found! Carefully examined each wire and connection. Found the 8AWG from Line #1 breaker to
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 11:05am 07.01.21 Fiddle blocks are easier to reave correctly and are less prone to twisting and fouling the wraps. T
Added a second battery and solar panel. Davidasailor26 at 10:58am 07.01.21
Diesel shutoff question dLj at 10:57am 07.01.21 but it was never a test of the forum, but of my understanding and following of the established for
Replacement for bose 321 flightlead404 at 10:52am 07.01.21 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
1980 O day 30 hull problems dcstrng at 10:37am 07.01.21 . And is this a structural problem or more of a cosmetic one thank you for any info Looks like yo
jib downhaul (1) Stu Jackson at 10:19am 07.01.21 In my case, I found it unnecessary to thread the downhaul line into any of the hanks. Simply not ne
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Captain Larry-DH at 10:16am 07.01.21 I'd go with that 35% forecast, with the plan for staying in a safe harbor if needed. (60% is probabl
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 10:08am 07.01.21 I was thinking there may be some in Toronto because they tried to start one design racing there in 2
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? shemandr at 9:56am 07.01.21 If you're looking a an old main and are convincing yourself that it is pretty flat, go look at it fr
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... sail sfbay at 9:45am 07.01.21 That is one reason I stopped working at an ammonium nitrate (can explode on its own if its temperatu
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? sail sfbay at 9:34am 07.01.21 When we lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania the saying goes..........if its raining it must be the
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... jssailem at 9:27am 07.01.21 Yes that was bad.... 1944 the Port Chicago, California incident was another event. Seems explosives
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working (1) jssailem at 9:22am 07.01.21 The typical check valve that I have seen is often of brass. uld be nice if the install put the valve
Cushion modification kloudie1 at 9:20am 07.01.21 My hunch is that the CNG tank size/weight for equivalent BTUs and the extreme lack of infrastructure
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... kloudie1 at 9:15am 07.01.21 Cascade of wrong decisions.. kinda typical of disasters.. usually one or two bad decisions can be to
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:15am 07.01.21 I think the sink is useful. You can probably fit a removable cover for it that provides both a coun
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:08am 07.01.21 I am always an advocate for making any modification that you want. That said, I think that there ar
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Doug J at 9:05am 07.01.21 Cannot remember bull fiddle sticks. There were over a thousand of each model made but exactly how
Just can't get no release! dlochner at 9:02am 07.01.21 I can't really think of any use where a fiddle block is superior to a double block. I think the onl

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