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ST 60 Wind Instrument stock in VMG mode Velero49 at 8:54pm 03.29.05 Smaller Boats 0/876 I pushed the VMG button and now I can not get it to go back to true/app. Any sugestions?John K.
Replacing the mainsail Vin23970 at 1:13pm 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/825 I have a '76 Oday 25 that recently blew out the mainsail in heavy gust on a Southern lake. The main
Adding a 2nd Battery/Changing Battery Location R.A. Lueck at 1:11pm 03.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/940 I'm considering adding a second battery and would like some ideas on other locations for mounting th
;D restoration web log updated Donald6441 at 11:59am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 2/948 My restoration is progressing nicely, for those who want to read about it i have been writing a web
Brightwork- if you could do it all again... william3045 at 11:51am 03.29.05 Smaller Boats 7/1535 i know this is a loaded subject that has been kicked around before but i am going to ask from a diff
Hunter 23 Tall Rig measurements G Brake at 10:54am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/844 I just bought a Hunter 23, 1986, and measured the mast to be 29' 6" and the boom 10'+. Is this the t
H31 Pedestal shifter casing broken John Blakely at 10:14am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 I have a l985 H31 with the Yachting Specialties Pedestal. Having read the Archives, I see that seve
Changing the antifreeze chief14326 at 10:10am 03.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/778 I want to change the antifreeze on an 89 Catalina 30 with a Universal M25XP engine. According to the
Rudder Straightening Claude at 9:45am 03.29.05 Bigger Boats 2/1022 The post on my rudder spade is bent approximately 5 deg and I would like to straighten it. Has anyo
Disposable Race Sails Jason at 9:35am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1300 Ok, so I get this price for some good quality race sails from a so called reputable manufacturer. Lo
Passage 42 battery bank . . grant544 at 9:34am 03.29.05 Big Boats 7/1168 I'm hoping to upgrade the 2- 8D batteries (470 amp hrs) aboard my Passage 42 to more like 800 - 1000
260 polars Ed Childres at 6:51am 03.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/698 Has Hunter published the polars for this model? If not what have you fellow owners determined to be
Center Board question King at 6:15am 03.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1059 I have a '76 O'day 25 with a center board. Recently, while moving the boat off of its trailer in the
Handheld GPS Steve at 6:08am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 24/1517 For a smaller sailboat. What would people think about handheld GPS. Specifically the Magellen. They
What Do You Think About An HP Hunter? Rick D at 6:03am 03.29.05 Racing 1/1664 I once suggested to Hunter that they consider a limited-production light one-design race-oriented mo
Ammeter - Is it Wired Correctly? Phiggins at 5:46am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 19/2150 The Ammeter in my cockpit hasn't ever seemed to work properly. Theneedle barely moves off zero in
Dodger Replacement PrincessoftheLake at 5:27am 03.29.05 Big Boats 3/894 I want to replace the dodger on my 1984 Hunter 34. Since I don't want to spend an arm and a leg and
heater Ben at 5:10am 03.29.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1017 I spotted one of those diesel heaters on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI
Brand New Boat What to anticipate? Tim McCarty at 4:59am 03.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 17/1289 Just purchased my first (brand)new boat. A Catalina 310. It will be launched in about 3 weeks. Ju
holding tank replacement richard at 4:43am 03.29.05 Big Boats 1/741 It looks like I may need to replace the holding tank in my 1987 Hunter Legend 37. Has any one been

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Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 5:05pm 10.01.20 A month ago we ordered a 40hp Yamaha from our local dealer, it'll be December before we see it. We
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 4:47pm 10.01.20 gary - Company Info : Yamaha Outboards For Sale,Suzuki Boat Motors,Honda Marine Engines
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser NYSail at 4:45pm 10.01.20 Key off
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser Mr Fox at 4:41pm 10.01.20
Lazy jacks diameter Jackdaw at 4:38pm 10.01.20 Looks like they're attached to the spreaders? Seems like that would help keep them out of the way.
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? Rick Webb at 4:35pm 10.01.20 A month ago we ordered a 40hp Yamaha from our local dealer, it'll be December before we see it. We d
From Just Outta the Water after 10 yrs, No Maintenance Reefing at 4:35pm 10.01.20 Nice job!!!
Minor disaster averted / brain teaser smokey73 at 4:26pm 10.01.20 You had the key in the off position. The diesel will still run but with the key in the off position
Why, Beneteau, why? SoSound at 4:24pm 10.01.20 Thanks, maybe I'm just completely confused about what I have on my boat. It wouldn't be the first t
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? garymalmgren at 4:11pm 10.01.20 Hi Planoron. When you , say overseas, where do you mean? Do you have a link to the (sales) site? In
Lazy jacks diameter Captain Larry-DH at 4:11pm 10.01.20
Mac 25 Deck core and chainplates Project_Mayhem at 4:11pm 10.01.20 It's pretty amazing that three little rivets can hold up an entire rig
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 4:01pm 10.01.20 It's never excessive if it makes you feel good. :) I change my keel bolts annually, which might be c
Lazy jacks diameter srimes at 4:01pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Need Catalina 30 MK11 trailer Sanfelice at 3:26pm 10.01.20 The problem you may run into is this time of the year is boats are already being scheduled for pulli
O'Day 20 Spreader Bracket Mast Holes shemandr at 3:10pm 10.01.20 You could have them welded. Logistic problems there. Aluminum rivets? You need to use high qualit
Lazy jacks diameter (1) Jackdaw at 3:05pm 10.01.20 On BlueJ (First 260) we use 4mm dyneema and some small low friction rings spliced on. The whole set
Yet another holding tank vent question... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 10.01.20 Yep, you have a blocked--or at least partially blocked--tank vent. The two most common locations fo
Has anybody purchased a new outboard online from overseas? planoron at 2:59pm 10.01.20 JRT - NOTHING IN STOCK
Yet another holding tank vent question... Don S/V ILLusion at 2:44pm 10.01.20

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