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Anyone using wireless instruments? S.E.T. SAIL at 5:02am 04.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/953 Hello,Anyone using wireless instruments? I found some by TACKTICK that sure look good but it's alw
Estimating Bottom Square Footage Steve at 4:40am 04.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/11016 Does anyone have a general formula that estimates how many square feet of hull you have that needs b
rigging and spinnakers Stevie at 4:36am 04.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/754 I purchased a 1993 23.5 recently and I am looking for rigging instructions and spinnaker rigging ins
Finding Level Don-MT at 4:35am 04.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1028 I recenty purchased an O'day 23. I would like to step the mast with the boat on the trailer to chec
Stern Tube Stan at 4:35am 04.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/967 For the past year I have been searching a smallwater leak around my dripless shaft seal. I finally
Need new interior cushions Roy Udwin at 4:00am 04.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/827 I am looking for a good (inexpensive) place to supply me with replacement cushions for v-berth, salo
Stuffing Box Assembly Steve at 2:15am 04.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 12/994 Does anyone know the correct assembly of a plastic Stuffing Box? I bought a 1992 H28 last fall and
Bob - details please John at 2:04am 04.14.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/840 Bob, you're making me sick : ) You've accomplished more in 2 months than I have in 2 years......
painting-waxing SGP at 1:25am 04.14.05 Smaller Boats 0/764 i am going to paint and wax my C25 this week. should i wax over the hull paint?
Lake Shasta Dennis at 1:22am 04.14.05 Destinations 1/1787 Has anyone ever sailed on Lake Shasta?I am thinking of pulling my Mac 26 down there for a week in J
Anchor size on Beneteau 323 J-P at 1:14am 04.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2437 I just bought a Beneteau 323 and she comes with a 10Kg (22 lbs)Bruce anchor. It doesn't seem much fo
Battery location Andre K. 1991 Hunter 30 at 12:37am 04.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/902 Every boat is different, and we all like them perfectly leveled - for many reasons.Here is my dilem
Good Place to Anchor St Joe Bay p323ms at 12:35am 04.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1278 We are taking off friday and the wind looks good to sail to Port Saint Joe. Winds out of the northea
Swing keel on Cal 20 Roger1250 at 12:24am 04.14.05 Cal 2/1045 Did the Cal 20, especially the older bulkhead model, ever come in a swing keel configuration?
Catalina 28 MK II differences Craig8518 at 11:42pm 04.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/5046 I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 28 (I've owned a 22 and a 30 in the past) and would like to
Squeeky Rudder Greg Crout at 11:02pm 04.13.05 Bigger Boats 2/1030 I have an Oday 30 1981. When putting the rudder hard over, either to port or starboard, I get a so
process or result David11038 at 10:03pm 04.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1152 In the 5 or so years I have been into sailing, I have noticed there are two types of sailors, those
Rigging the H33.5 Ken Palmer at 9:56pm 04.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/792 This will be my first year to tune the mast after it is re-stepped by the marina next month. As you
batteries Jack2438 at 8:46pm 04.13.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1094 Thanks for the info on the differant battery types, here's some new questions, Where should I look f
Batteries Kerry at 6:33pm 04.13.05 Ask All Sailors 1/827 I am new to sailboats and recently purchased one needing batteries. I had the Gel Cell type because

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Below Deck Autopilot JRT at 7:21am 01.14.21 Welcome and congratulations! I bet there is room as this is a common enough change to 310, but does
Hunter 28.5--Trailer issue LeeandRick at 7:18am 01.14.21 I would post an idea but the OP hasn't checked back since the original post.
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. RoyS at 7:11am 01.14.21 If the bottom paint at the keel to hull joint does not display a crack you are probably just fine.
Bimini Wind Effect Justin_NSA at 7:08am 01.14.21 You can have the bimini designed to cover the entire cockpit so you, dog AND your wife can be cover
Wire Size to Bus Bar? RoyS at 7:04am 01.14.21 Suggest you buy a distribution panel that uses auto type, two prong fuses and not glass cylindrical
Re-Torqueing keel bolts. Jake N Eggs at 6:52am 01.14.21 consider that most torque charts are for clean and lubricated threads Clean threads, yes. Lubricat
P42 Electrolysis issue... where to start? RoyS at 6:48am 01.14.21 This will not solve your problem but may be helpful in preserving you prop zinc. Paint a stripe on t
Bimini Wind Effect (1) rgranger at 6:37am 01.14.21 My poor wife will have to move about to stay in the shade ... If you have a stanchion conveniently
Bimini Wind Effect (1) sail sfbay at 6:36am 01.14.21 .........................The dog and I are excited about the shade. My poor wife will have to move a
Bimini Wind Effect RoyS at 6:24am 01.14.21 Thank you all for your inputs. You have answered my question. The dog and I are excited about the sh
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases Justin_NSA at 5:51am 01.14.21 Duh , I guess that would help. Sorrytra bracing that comes with most bases to do the job they are i
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases CYQK at 5:42am 01.14.21 Available at Beneteau not to expensive
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 5:42am 01.14.21 If the batteries are 100% charged when I move to the mooring, is the 1-2 amp (25 or 50w) panel with
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 5:41am 01.14.21 Looks good and there isn't even snow on the ground i think that comes this weekend...
Raymarine ST7000 auto pilot- integration with Raymarine Axiom question artboas at 5:33am 01.14.21 i got a reply from Ray- i can see the auto piot on the Axiom, but have to use the ST7000 head/scree
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 kappykaplan at 5:28am 01.14.21 Hover your mouse over Crazy Dave's avatar, and you'll see Send a Private Message on the bottom of th
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Melstrom at 5:17am 01.14.21 Thank you for the offers and advice. I'm a little hesitant to put my number out there. How does on
12 volt charging at marina Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 01.14.21 To keep your batteries healthy, you'll need to have a charging capacity of at least 10% of capacity
Dyneema lifelines jssailem at 4:43am 01.14.21
12 volt charging at marina jssailem at 4:32am 01.14.21 Rick, @dlochner has given you good advice on solar in the PacificNW. Your 20 watt system barely is a

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