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Battery charge. polo07 at 4:02pm 07.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/870 My hunter 23 has no charging means from the outboard for its single battery. The solar charger did n
ODay 37 - ice box dimensions Steve at 10:11pm 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/756
Raising the mast on a 272 CAPPEP at 9:45pm 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/787 I have recently constucted a system to raise the mast on my 272 using a "A Frame". Using the spinake
Main and Head Clay at 9:36pm 07.03.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/896 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 1975 oDay 25 (without) sails, if you can believe it. So I find my
1974 Essex 26? (1) Robert at 9:13pm 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1847 I'm trying to find info on 1974 Essex 26, I've owned the boat for two years and can't seem to find o
Dingy Davit from Hunter Captain Rob at 10:54pm 07.03.06 Big Boats 3/1144 Recently I saw a new 41 in our marina with a cool looking Dingy davit system bolted on to the travel
Working with Plastic Shackles/Sail Slides Chris7463 at 12:32am 07.04.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3776 I was out in heavy air on the weekend and a number of sail slides broke.I am going to replace all
Topping Lift or Main Halyard? Swee Pea at 12:04am 07.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1432 Setting up my '82 Mac 25 for the first time. Mast went up easier than expected. Going through the "o
1987 MAC 25 Spinnaker setup hutera at 11:45pm 07.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1251 Hello, I was wondering if anyone knows how to rig the spinnaker on a 1987 mac 25. It appears th
Pully/cable hooked to cleat on transom Chris at 11:34pm 07.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/819 There is a pully on a cable loop thru a cleat on the transom. does anyone know what it is for? I sai
Glow Plugs installation pres18308 at 11:31pm 07.03.06 Ask All Sailors 13/2397 I have a 1982 27'Catalina with a Universal 5411 Diesel engine. Currently, the engine won't start.
nice seating for cockpit matthew cosmas at 2:02am 07.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/743 I would like to get nice seating for the cockpit, similar to what you would see on a power boat. I h
Soundproofing help & idea Bob F at 2:09am 07.04.06 Big Boats 1/683 In my quest more quieter motoring, I was inspecting the engine hatch cover on my H376 and noticed ga
Rethinking Hull Speed Gary Wyngarden at 1:24am 07.04.06 Ask All Sailors 25/3540 As the theory goes, hull speed for a displacement-hull sailboat is approximately 1.32 times the squa
WINCHES ROB at 2:34am 07.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/841 I OWN A 1994 HUNTER 33.5, AND THE OTHER DAY I WAS CLEANING MY PORT SIDE GENOA WINCH AND NOTICED THAT
272 chain plates scott fraser at 2:28am 07.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/912 i have some rot in the bulk head from leaking shain plates. has anyone encountered this and what was
Phil Alan at 2:55am 07.04.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1080 Someone had suggested so I figured it was worth asking. Would the Fuel Whistle be the kind of thing
Outhaul rigging on early 70's Mac22 Dusan Maletic at 3:48am 07.04.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1522 Newbie question... How to properly attach outhaul rigging to the mainsail/boom on early 70's (not su
Mark Plastics Siprelle at 3:10am 07.04.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/2189 I've seen numerous references in the Archives to Mark Plastics in Corona CA as a source for replacem
Francestar Mast for a 23? pkstinn at 6:17am 07.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/876 Our mast has a decal that says Francestar...is this the mast manufacturer? I cannot google any such

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Mast Line Size Sailboat.Sequoyah at 2:39pm 04.22.21 Appreciate that good info, sail sfbay.
Diesel shutoff question Tom J at 2:37pm 04.22.21 Yeah ..................... I figure about two hours on the tools for every hour on the water is a
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing (1) jon hansen at 2:32pm 04.22.21 193055 baie fine, fjord
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing (2) jon hansen at 2:31pm 04.22.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/20161022_165706-jpg.193054/?hash=887df31b6ad52d374b5fa
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 2:29pm 04.22.21 Chemists know that alcohol IS a solution. What was the question? It has been a long time since I'v
Beneteau 311 Traveller Line - What Works for You? (1) sail sfbay at 2:26pm 04.22.21 I use XLS Extra or XLS Extra-T (maybe replaced with XLS3) for control lines because of their high br
Looking at buying a boat, concerned about deck moisture levels nikki4296 at 2:20pm 04.22.21 :plus: @Don S/V ILLusion !. Is this boat in Ontario Canada? If my memory serves, you guys have rea
Beneteau Spare Parts Website CapitalistSailor at 1:58pm 04.22.21 I tried to log on today and last night. Last night and today I could log on in "incognito mode" in C
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. Doobs at 1:44pm 04.22.21 Thanks, I have the SailboatData info. The Manuals Library is a hack. I don't want to change my searc
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing jon hansen at 1:38pm 04.22.21 fred, you are in the heart of the best sailing on the globe. every couple of miles is something new
Diesel shutoff question Ralph Johnstone at 1:26pm 04.22.21 I told her that at my age I would be contracting much more of that, but my fingers were crossed.
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) Wm. Gill at 1:25pm 04.22.21 The Genoa sheets use snatch blocks, not cars. I was curious about that, especially for trimming, bu
Mast Line Size (1) sail sfbay at 1:12pm 04.22.21 Owner's Manual page 46 specifies a 3/8" Samson XLS line for a spinnaker halyard, same diameter as ji
Dock Tying Alternatives Wm. Gill at 1:03pm 04.22.21 I would discourage you from using a snap shackle on your mooring lines. Besides the abrasion of m
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together EmmanuelC at 1:01pm 04.22.21 CapitalistSailor Thank you for your detailed explanation although because of the change in design I
Leaving motor on dinghy while sailing sailme88 at 12:37pm 04.22.21 I leave my outboard on the tender transom all the time. I would suggest that you use an outboard mo
Beneteau Spare Parts Website fullbore at 12:37pm 04.22.21
'77 S2 9.2C - Looking for owner's manual - previous links are now a random spam referral or any S2 Boat that is similar. sail sfbay at 12:32pm 04.22.21 Welcome to the forum!! My internet search only came up with this link to an S2 8.0 S2 YACHTS 8.0 B
Motorized ball valves sailme88 at 12:31pm 04.22.21 Another reason I love my C-34... The valve is under the head sink. The ignition key hangs just abov
Replacing old thru-hull transducers, hole size difference. Jerdavis77 at 12:27pm 04.22.21 I got this response from Airmar support. nvestigate further this weekend when I do some work on the

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