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New Batteries Nichole at 10:15pm 02.27.06 Big Boats 5/889 I would like some input on which battery is better. I currently have 3-Gr27 (2 house - 1 start). T
Leaking fiberglass water tank! Dana at 11:23pm 02.27.06 Ask All Sailors 13/7664 I have a fiberglass freshwater tank under the port setee that is leaking. Is there any way to fix it
Stanchions and how to maintain Traumaguard at 12:46am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1925 I was just curious as to how other people maintain their stanchions. I clean mine with brasso or som
GPS gpd955 at 3:03am 02.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/999 In the market for a decent, versaitle GPS to put on the boat. Any suggestions on a brand or type??
Port lights? steve at 3:07am 02.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/717 I want to replace two items on my 1973 O'Day. I'm not even sure what they are called sooo, I could
delamination dave at 1:56am 02.28.06 Catalina 30 2/1439 My marina neighbor has a Cat 30 for sale at what seems to be a bargain price. The problem is the for
Preparing tiller for summer John at 1:50am 02.28.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/902 This will be my second season with my '84 C22. Last year I just wanted to get her on the water, but
Handheld GPS MerSea at 1:31am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1252 I've been looking to buy a color screen handheld GPS under $400.00,could any sailors owning a Magell
Proper thru hull for outboard electrical cables... uploadjoe at 1:10am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1536 I have a Hunter 25.5 and the electrical cables for starting the our board just come through the tran
Venture 21' Outboard size JaneWright at 4:09am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 13/3116 I'm in the beginning stage of restoring a 21' Venture. My father has two engines, a 75 hp and a Sea
SCUBA gear and boat cleaning... Brian D at 4:28am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 50/4322 The Diver Down flag brought up another question. I am not a certified diver, nor do I want to spend
Blue Water Marine Mainfurl and Jibfurl? Chip at 4:26am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1296 I am trying to find information about the proper way to rig the roller furlers made by Blue Water Ma
buying a Passage 420 Clint at 7:08am 02.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1056 I have friends who live in Colorado. Over the past 5 or 6 years or so my wife and I have introduced
VHF/ DSC waldo emerson at 7:04am 02.28.06 Big Boats 5/954 Have ICOM M402. Do u need a gps interface to send out lat/long in an emergency or is it built into t
The Sea Toilet ian winbush at 7:04am 02.28.06 Other Sailboats 3/1083 Does anyone have a toilet fitted in the original place. I have recently purchased a sandpiper but o
Bow Roller Pin Robert Garrett at 6:53am 02.28.06 Big Boats 3/1092 The anchor bow roller on my Hunter 35.5 Legend needs replacement. The pin is flush mounted on both
Marine instrumentation Ross Shropshire at 6:10am 02.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 I recently purchased a 79/37' cutter. She's a great vessel. The instrumentation doesn't seem to resp
Stability Index "SI" sl22andre at 5:38am 02.28.06 Ask All Sailors 4/3639
YANMAR tom 23540 at 4:31am 02.28.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1049 hI ,I have a H37C/1984Question Was the Yanmar model 4JHE a standard model engine for that year, or
Paint my Mariner callnab at 7:48am 02.28.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1083 I have a 1970 Mariner which has always been in Freshwater. It is in great shape but could use some f

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I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26 X, and looking for help on how to rig the boat. sail sfbay at 4:14pm 06.11.21 Welcome to the forum!! Oh the fun of owning a new sailboat is to figure out how to rig it!! Where
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 4:03pm 06.11.21 Here is a diagram I made when planning my boats instrument system. I believe you can connect yo
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:00pm 06.11.21 If my preliminary and simplistic calculations are correct then tipping the boat by 7 degrees should
Whisker pole for an O'Day 28 - which one (1) sail sfbay at 3:43pm 06.11.21 I see Forespar specifies a HD 7-15 #407101 for your O'Day 28 with a 12.08' J dimension Whisker Pole
Keeping the bugs out. rgranger at 3:39pm 06.11.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat scottstef at 3:25pm 06.11.21 New to the site, still a sailing newbie relatively as well, this is exactly the conversation I was
reefing blocks for oday 322 AlastairLC at 3:18pm 06.11.21 Theoretically it brings the tack and the clew down at the same time. Theoretically.
2 battery switches? sail sfbay at 3:12pm 06.11.21 Agree with Mike!!.........you need to perform a functionality test to confirm what each switch oper
Mast Raising Crazy Dave Condon at 2:32pm 06.11.21 You noted the location of the placement of the bridles. Generally many do not and the wires tension
H260 Rudder pivot hole not straight Crazy Dave Condon at 2:29pm 06.11.21 Private message coming your way but it should be straight thru. There is another thread under hunt
Whisker pole for an O'Day 28 - which one shemandr at 1:51pm 06.11.21 Uhhhmmm. So, we'll call light - medium winds under 18 Kts. That includes a typical sea breeze whic
Non-working Adler Barbour Cold Box Unit Tally Ho at 1:44pm 06.11.21 Got an air conditioner laying around ;-) 93F in Chicago today. cheers, Greg
reefing blocks for oday 322 Tally Ho at 1:42pm 06.11.21 This is the setup on my 322, except the end of the tack line comes back down from the cringle to th
12v Fridge/Freezer Tedd at 1:33pm 06.11.21 @ronhanson01 , Did you mean 1 A-h per hour? Amps per hour would be units of charge/time^2, or rate
reefing blocks for oday 322 (1) AlastairLC at 1:11pm 06.11.21 This is the setup on my 322, except the end of the tack line comes back down from the cringle to the
12v Fridge/Freezer seadaddler at 12:49pm 06.11.21 Costway/ edge star/ whynter are ones I have and almost as good as Engel but been happy and have Eng
12v Fridge/Freezer seadaddler at 12:38pm 06.11.21 There are many of these made by different names and Engel is the best but most $$$$$ I have one Enge
12v Fridge/Freezer ronhanson01 at 12:31pm 06.11.21 1amp per hr/avg
Genoa for a 1976 Hunter 25 DianaOfBurlington at 12:21pm 06.11.21 Best online resource I know of is sailwarehouse.com - they list your boat (and mine!) with all sail
reefing blocks for oday 322 Tally Ho at 12:21pm 06.11.21 Dave and Greg thank you for you responses. Greg I have watched a lot of your youtube videos. They

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