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O'Day 27...Bay friendly? Tim22924 at 9:25am 05.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/973 I'm considering an O'Day 27 that will be used for sailing in the San Francisco Bay. Anyone out ther
Adler Barbour in the Reefer Tim Welsh at 9:17am 05.08.06 Big Boats 4/1397 I'm fixing to put a Adler Barbour refrigeration system in my 1986 Hunter 34 and would like some inpu
Electronic Navigation: Capn Mosaic/ Maptech Paul P. at 11:06am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 1/999 Is anyone out there using The Cap'n Mosaic 8.0? I own the sotware, and I understand that the develo
New Hunter 49 Rick D at 11:08am 05.08.06 Big Boats 6/794 Guess I missed a meeting. I didn't know this new model was out there. For those of you who also miss
Lazy jacks Randy Church at 11:45am 05.08.06 Big Boats 7/884 Looking for suggestions for a lazy jack system for my 1984 Hunter 34. Also, can anyone tell me what
Navigation-Fire Island Inlet hightower at 11:23am 05.08.06 Big Boats 3/970 I'm getting delivery of my H34 in The Great South Bay, LI,NY. Does anyone know where I can get relia
Catalina 36 mast tuning cory parker at 12:24pm 05.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/5995 I am a new Catalina 36 owner (1985 model year, hull number 466) and I have two questions. One relate
Stay Sail Attachment Jason Durham at 1:09pm 05.08.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1866 I purchased my Ranger last spring and spent the spring,summer,and early fall with the boat on the ha
Bottom prep stevec22206 at 1:14pm 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1215 Thought I'd throw this out to everyone. Am in the process of having the bottom paint remove down to
Your Mission, Mr. Phelps, should you choose... (1) Brian D at 1:21pm 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1015 to accept it.Attached is an image of my steaming light on my mast. It is not working and I have pl
BONDO-NO BONDO Al at 3:07pm 05.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1155 Hey there.Want to patch fastener holes from old hardware on my Mac-22 (1978)Someone told me that B
Prop treatment rad2285 at 2:31pm 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 3/993 I know there are many posts in the archives. BUT I am looking for some updated info on treating y
lead keels for a Hunter 34' sail boat vs. iron j graves at 2:17pm 05.08.06 Big Boats 14/4495 I like the sail plan and the design of the Hunter 34 but I do not want a boat with an iron keel.Wha
New Owners in search of diesel mechanic Liz and Ron at 3:31pm 05.08.06 Catalina 30 1/1278 Just bought a Catalina 30, engine is reported to be a yanmar 12. Looking to have someone check it ou
Gore-tex Packing Material Melody Miller at 10:23pm 05.06.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1246 Hello All:The ace mechanic at the marina advised that I replace the flax material in the packing n
Raymarine 320 waldo emerson at 12:11am 05.07.06 Big Boats 2/905 Any actual experience with a Raymarine 320 would be appreciated.
Furler Pinning Problems Barry14722 at 12:47am 05.07.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1098 I bought my first boat, a 2005 Hunter 25 with a Hood "Sea Flex" furler.The boat is still on the tra
hitting rudder with propeller Al at 2:04am 05.07.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1483 I just got my boat and not sure if rudder blade must always be up for operating outboard engine. Ca
Edson steering system conduit end cap replacement. Terry Cox at 5:02am 05.07.06 Big Boats 0/1062 Sometime after we purchased Belle-Vie four years ago I noticed that two conduit end cap fittings wer
Oday 23 luff length for Lazy Jacks Mark at 7:40am 05.07.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/988 Hi all,Hey I've purchased a Harken Lazy Jack system for my 1972 Oday 23' pop top model. The instruc

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There is a Magnetometer on your phone (who knew!) (1) Hayden Watson at 10:55pm 06.13.21 I got my EV-1 installed behind the drawers in my C30. I checked the location with the app and it sh
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue Georgedoyle at 10:47pm 06.13.21 Just got around to checking mine. All was fine. I did end up tightening the negative cable lugs for
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 10:30pm 06.13.21 We wintered at Port of Poulsbo. Living aboard this summer with no port of call other than the next a
Mystery Electrical Fire on 320 TheLouie at 10:03pm 06.13.21 So after a long day of working on the issue I found the source to definitely be that the main ground
Do you BELIEVE... in Rogue Waves? Kings Gambit at 9:36pm 06.13.21 The recount of Miles Smeeton, in his tale "Once is Enough" they were doing ok running down wind and
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 9:35pm 06.13.21
Summer in the Salish Sea (1) MikeHoncho at 9:28pm 06.13.21 Tonight behind Blake Island
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 9:24pm 06.13.21 Here are some folks opinions... http://www.theadventuresoftarka.com/tarkaforsale http://www.america
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 9:22pm 06.13.21 Thank you for the replies to the query. This forum is a wealth of knowledge and cooperation amongs
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 9:17pm 06.13.21 1973 with a trailer, diesel engine, etc. Albin Vega 27' - boats - by owner - marine sale (craigsli
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated Heisenberg at 9:12pm 06.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Might look at thes links: The Albin Vega 27 Sailboat : Bluewaterboats.org a
What are these threaded metal inserts in the side of my boat? Tedd at 8:24pm 06.13.21 They look like the kind of rivet nuts that are designed for plastics and composites. I've never seen
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 8:22pm 06.13.21 Hi Peter, so Poulsbo was your previous homeport? Pouslbo is a very nice marina and cordial yacht clu
Summer in the Salish Sea DinghySailor at 7:51pm 06.13.21 Sirius has been in the Sound waiting for us to get our act together. Sailed up from Poulsbo last wee
Waste System - How does it actually work? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 06.13.21 You'd know if you had my book...it's full of info you prob'ly have no idea you don't know, but shoul
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. FastOlson at 7:16pm 06.13.21 We have used a Lowrance combo plotter/radar unit at the helm for several years. Also have a shoot-th
Hunter 34 - Weeping Hull splax at 6:49pm 06.13.21 i have water leaks from the starboard side ports...
Gate Stanchions on "88 Hunter Legend 37.5 jssailem at 6:22pm 06.13.21 Congrats on installing dyneema life lines. The possibility of chafe is a real issue. Can you modify
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... KnuckleheadFred at 6:00pm 06.13.21 The previous owner had replaced the cable too. I assumed the 3/16" cable he used was correct. What
Waste System - How does it actually work? justsomeguy at 5:55pm 06.13.21 And that's not the joker valve's only function, that's its LEAST important function in a manual toi

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