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More on wrinkles Don Guillette at 5:26am 09.28.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1452 You might have thought we were done with wrinkles but we're not. Once you've eliminated the wrinkles
Shrink wrap yes or no Tony at 5:25am 09.28.05 Big Boats 4/832 Want to solicit opinions on this subjectHad an O'Day 240 on moutain lake and always didHave 340 no
Teak Trim Tom Bernard at 5:13am 09.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/741 I am looking for a supply source for replacing the teak trim that runs along the outside of the cabi
VHF aeriel mounting mrmetaluk at 4:47am 09.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1016 Hi everyone,Back again with another question, what is the best type and where is the best place to
Roller furling for 272 Brad Bledsoe at 4:33am 09.28.05 Bigger Boats 3/1140 I am purchasing a 1986 O'day 272 and I'm very much looking forward to sailing a bigger boat again (u
Electric Winch tripping breaker. Bob F at 3:54am 09.28.05 Big Boats 2/808 The last few times hoisting the mainsail, the electric winch (lewmar) on my H376 trips about 3/4 of
Hauling out at a boatyard kobimaru at 3:36am 09.28.05 Big Boats 5/1017 I need to have the bottom paint redone on my 1999 Hunter 340. One yard told me Hunters must be lift
How Much Water? Brian at 3:18am 09.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/813 Hi All, Say I'm wondering on the Mac 26S, how much or how deep does the water at the landing need t
Head Replacement Lance J. at 2:36am 09.28.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1117 The front head (Jabsco) on our '95 Hunter Legend 40.5 no longer functions properly. Previous forum t
Compass Selection Jim 5757 at 2:23am 09.28.05 Morgan 3/1802 Hey folks...I'm looking for some opinions on compasses for the Merry Bee. We currently have a bulkhe
Raymarine competition?? Smitty at 1:56am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1018 My Cal 28 has Signet instruments (speed, depth, apparent wind) and an AutoHelm ST4000+. I am consid
Texas sailing Geoffrey Kloster at 1:40am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1925 I live in Wisconsin, will be retiring in 2 years, hope to have a live aboard boat for 2 months winte
one-man loading of a sailboat to a roof rack???? sunray at 1:28am 09.28.05 Trailer Sailors 3/6771 Hello,I am doing some research on what type of system to use, to enable me to load/unload a 130 lb
Cockpit winterizing Frank at 1:24am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 4/900 Keeping rain and snow out of the cockpit and the cockpit drains from freezing has been a problem in
Crewless Sherry at 1:04am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1488 In the Get Crewed discussion, many have mentioned that finding good, reliable crew is difficult to i
Katrina Boat Parts Steve at 12:57am 09.28.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1159 I feel really bad trying to take advantage of such an awful situation but I can't help but think abo
NADA Albert at 12:50am 09.28.05 Big Boats 2/736 How reliable is NADA? It appears that NADA is well below almost all list prices. Thoughts?
Need info on light Bulb Paul Aubrecht at 12:35am 09.28.05 Big Boats 2/884 I have moved my boat to Maryland but I have not moved yet.I want to replace both of the light bulbs
Handicaps Revisited Mr.Ernie at 12:09am 09.28.05 Smaller Boats 5/1412 As many of you know, the Portsmouth Handicap for the 216 is currently 92.0. (Equivalent to a PHRF of
alado roller furling mary at 11:43pm 09.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1161 Is anyone familiar with the alado roller furling system? It looks intriguing and it's within my budg

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Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Stu Jackson at 1:12pm 11.05.20 Thank you, that is extremely helpful You're very welcome. I've found that reading more than one b
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Garbonzo at 1:10pm 11.05.20 Was there something you didn't understand about the reply from Mailsail? seem pretty definitive to
New to sailing. lots of questions Jacktar at 1:04pm 11.05.20 Always sit on the high side , that way your looking down at the water and your above all worries abo
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 12:43pm 11.05.20 There is an entire lengthy thread on www.cruisersforum.com about these. https://www.cruisersforum
My Favorite Job of the Year dlochner at 12:41pm 11.05.20 Having had a couple of root canals with sedation and having rebuilt and lubricated a couple of head
My Favorite Job of the Year BillyK at 12:39pm 11.05.20 I liked the Jabesco for ease of maintenance when i had it.. but clearly the Raritan PHll is a soli
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 12:34pm 11.05.20 Maine Sail, Thanks for clarifying that one last item for me. I'll order the parts and start on t
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Stu Jackson at 12:18pm 11.05.20 Anyone with any experience with them? There is an entire lengthy thread on www.cruisersforum.com a
My Favorite Job of the Year Alan Gomes at 12:18pm 11.05.20 Makes me thankful for my Thetford 550P MSD porta-potty. Functionally equivalent to a regular head wi
My Favorite Job of the Year Scott T-Bird at 12:17pm 11.05.20 Nice! I installed that pump in Thunderbird just last Spring before I sold her. Never had the chanc
Chipped varnish (1) dlochner at 12:13pm 11.05.20 The varnish is the result of many, many, coats of varnish. Many more than the usual 3 or 4 coats mos
Chipped varnish Scott T-Bird at 12:02pm 11.05.20
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 ggrizzard at 11:44am 11.05.20 On a follow up note... Be aware, some Yanmar engines have different size engine mounts front and ba
End of the Season Scott T-Bird at 11:20am 11.05.20 @cb32863 you made a great blog about your trip north from Florida. Any thoughts about reversing tha
Chipped varnish sailnoproblem at 11:17am 11.05.20
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries stephen_i_w at 11:13am 11.05.20 Anyway, my question is about Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries. Anyone with any experience with the
Trailer Jack Raiting twalker H260 at 10:58am 11.05.20 if the tongue still floats up when you climb up the stern you likely still need to shift significant
Purchasing a 2005 Hunter 27, recommendations for replacing toilet? Richard19068 at 10:43am 11.05.20 You might look into this: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/prod.php?52006/Raritan+LBA+Upgrade+for
Oday 34/35 shower sump eherlihy at 10:43am 11.05.20 Anyone have experience with accessing the shower sump pump on an Oday 34 or 35? Mine has been clogg
O'Day 28 Standing Headroom? Richard19068 at 10:38am 11.05.20 ...I'd be curious to hear from 28 and 30 owners about which engine their boats have and whether or

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