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CDI roller furler Denise at 12:52pm 10.19.05 Smaller Boats 4/817 If anyone has installed one. I'd like to know the job went. The chandlery is selling them for a gre
H146 turtles too, enquiring minds wanted to know! Tereza at 12:47pm 10.19.05 Day Sailers 6/1606 Sorry to admit, I have finally put to rest the age-old question - is the 146 less prone to turtling
Islander 32 engine conversion Steve Cartwright at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Islander 4/3580 I'm delighted to be sailing my uncle's 1964 Islander 32, but the original Atomic 4 gas engine is a d
1st time Charter Tony Litvak at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1204 Mates,I've been nominated by my family to get details on a bareboat charter in the Caribbean. W
Redoing counter and cabinets David ONeill at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2367 I was thinking about replacing the counter in the Oday 22 I just bought. The boat was in so so shap
Lake Lanier, GA Benny at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1834 We have a couple of boats ranging from an H-320 to a San Juan 21. One of our favorites is a Starwin
mast raising J. Barrett at 12:08pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1155 I know that the topic of mast raising kits brings comments from both sides. As I have a blown knee f
New England Sailers... What to do? Eric at 12:05pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/836 So what are people planning to do? The CT River is still flooded and strong currents and debris are
christmas lights Tony Thomas at 11:21am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/983 I want to put some Christmas lights on my boat. Has anyone used LED? Where can I find 12 volt Christ
Source to buy a gudgeons Rich L at 11:04am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/799 The 2 identical black plastic parts to which the the clevis pins of the rudder attach on a Hunter 26
looking for good diesel resource Ron at 10:39am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/996 After 2 months with the new C-30 its time to haul for the winter. looking for a good resource book
Hunter Construction Larry Long at 9:59am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/829 Check out page 56 of the November 2005 issue of SAIL Magazine. There is a 4-page spread on Hunter c
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:53am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 2/3946 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:52am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/935 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Keel reluctant to swing under weigh Jim parrott at 9:17am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1041 The keel on my 26X seems to function properly (up and down)while not in motion ie: at the slip etc.
170 upper deck and cock pit cracks Gerald Syster at 8:33am 10.19.05 Day Sailers 10/2395 Can someone give me advise about the multiple surface cracks that have appeared when I removed the b
Who doesn't want to go fast? Don Guillette at 8:05am 10.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3178 Every cruising sailor I know wants to go fast. Fast is a relative term in sailing. In other words, 6
6 Cylinder VW Diesels Pathfinder, Pirhana Chuck483 at 7:20am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1179 Does anyone have one of these engines in their vessel?
RUSTPROOF a MAC-X Trailer...anyone tried this YET Louis Holub at 7:10am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1625 I installed "spray in" bedliner in my NEW Ford PU. Friends have done the same with awesome success a
Buying an Ericson 29' 1970. Any experiences OKS at 6:35am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 16/8049 I am considering the purchase of an Ericson 29' Sloop, 1970 model year. A couple of questions are, d

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Keel Bolt Replacement FastOlson at 6:01pm 05.11.21 Where did you get the drawing? How certain are you of its accuracy? Most keel bolts are closer to
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Davidasailor26 at 5:59pm 05.11.21
Bent Stern Rail Update Timm R Oday25 at 5:58pm 05.11.21 In our neck of the woods ,we'd have taken them out sailing and offered a few cold ones . Great to he
Our 315 Arrived jon hansen at 5:51pm 05.11.21 great looking vessel. enjoy
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? JohnShannon at 5:50pm 05.11.21 So you have a Harken fuller, my 375 had Profurl as I recall, in any event not a Harken.
Bent Stern Rail Update jon hansen at 5:49pm 05.11.21 always nice when a project comes together
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:40pm 05.11.21
Using a trolling motor on small boat Orbweaver at 5:28pm 05.11.21 I used a 36lb thrust one summer on my SJ21, and it worked great. I would recommend an AGM battery ju
Do all Hunter 34s have a false bilge? swshogren at 5:21pm 05.11.21 I too have tried to make this modification and found what felt and looked like no gap, just sold mat
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails berner73 at 5:17pm 05.11.21 This business may deserve the negative posts but I really think that use of this forum to trash a b
Battery Charger for AGM batteries recommendation Sands Riddle at 5:17pm 05.11.21 I appreciate the information. The new batteries are 55 AH AGMs. The soon to be replaced charger is 1
Battery isolator issue leo310 at 5:10pm 05.11.21 https://www.pysystems.ca/site/assets/files/2532/pys_battery_isolator.pdf Take a look at this site. I
Battery isolator issue Bogart at 5:03pm 05.11.21 Many thanks for all your help. I obviously have some research, and work, to do if I am to have a mor
Battery Charger for AGM batteries recommendation Davidasailor26 at 4:58pm 05.11.21 What size AGM? For AGM you generally want a charger of at least 20% the total amp hour capacity of t
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. Harry Mathias at 4:54pm 05.11.21 I spent 2 days crawling around confined spaces on the boat. The instrument cable routing is from the
Beneteau First 285 Owners Manual alanfw at 4:51pm 05.11.21 I'm currently looking at buying a First 285 and came across your post in my research. How are you go
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Davidasailor26 at 4:46pm 05.11.21 It would be very unusual on a US built boat to have separate AC main breaker next to the shore powe
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails gn4478 at 4:38pm 05.11.21 This business may deserve the negative posts but I really think that use of this forum to trash a b
Our 315 Arrived asalotto at 4:29pm 05.11.21 Congrats, @senechals! I have 315 hull #74, the one before yours! I've had it in the waters off Mysti
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails shemandr at 4:29pm 05.11.21 This business may deserve the negative posts but I really think that use of this forum to trash a bu

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