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ProFurl John J at 2:51am 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 0/796 Has anyone installed a ProFurl Boom Furler. If you have, did you have to use the solid vang sold wi
Replace Skylight with Hatch Steve at 2:50am 02.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1091 Has anyone replaced the fixed "sky light" in the Hunter 28 (or other models) with an opening hatch?
old boats fredt at 2:45am 02.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/748 I hope that this will be read by peggy Iam an x sailor(too beat up to move) i recently purchased
Lightening protection opa8589 at 2:34am 02.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/946 I would like to install a lightening protection system on my 1987 31' Hunter. Does anyone know the b
Mast raising on a C-18, for Russ Dave M at 2:17am 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 2/1225 Russ, I apologize, somehow your last response slipped by me. Measurements for the baby stays and gin
Battery Location Dan Johnson at 2:06am 02.04.05 Big Boats 23/2125 Has anyone come up with better battery locations on H-34's than at the bottom of the starboard cockp
Adding Refridgeration Merrythought at 12:58am 02.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1186 I have a 2003 Catalina 28 and want to add refridgeration. Anyone out there who has done this? It i
Hunter 22, 1981 Luff dimension Jim W23131 at 12:16am 02.04.05 Smaller Boats 2/1149 Does anyone know what the max luff (P) dimension is for a hunter 22, 1981 sail boat. I can't get to
forward hatch replacement 1980 27ft hunter TOM R. EVANS-KENNEDY at 10:48pm 02.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1192 I HAVE A 1980 hunter 27 and the original forward hatch cover gave up the ghostlast fall both arms a
Solar Power Steve at 10:03pm 02.03.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/952 I will be keeping my 1992 Hunter 28 on a mooring in Maine. I would like to add a solar panel to kee
Options Timm R at 4:07pm 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1006 Due to an auto accident my summer was cut very short.My sailing instructor just left a meesage on my
Experience with a 14.2 keel or Capri-16.5 keel? Steve Podell at 12:48pm 02.03.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1681 I am thinking about buying a new or used Catalina Capri 14.2 keel or 16.5 keel foruse in Lake Tahoe
mast tiedown kingprawn at 12:35pm 02.03.05 Trailer Sailors 11/2193 How do you secure your mast to the bow pulpit while towing? The reason I ask is that I used a bunge
Hey John S vwjon at 11:56am 02.03.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/831 I checked the lake and she's still froze over eh? No sailing here this weekend. I've never been to
Adjustable Motor mount Jay at 11:28am 02.03.05 Smaller Boats 3/897 Have a 5hp Honda 4-stroke. Thinking about the Garlick Non-offshore model that can be adjusted to th
Frozen Pink Antifreeze John at 10:13am 02.03.05 Ask All Sailors 36/5810 My -50 Pink Antifreeze is frozen solid. So are the other boats in the yard.I have used it for years
toilet install ken at 9:04am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1150 Just bought a 1979 O'day 25 and want to replace the porti-potti with a regular marine toilet w/holdi
shol keel spec's ken at 9:01am 02.03.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1218 Just bought a O'day 25 with centerboard. I need to modify (raise) the bunkboards on my trailer that
Any Flotillas Around? Brad18297 at 8:34am 02.03.05 Destinations 0/1330 Is anyone aware of flotillas from West Palm to Miami heading for the Bahamas. Have never made a tri
Going to Aruba for the Hurricane season Brad18297 at 8:27am 02.03.05 Destinations 5/2512 I don't want to spend another hurricane season in Florida. Does anyone have information about anchor

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BELT DUST jssailem at 8:24am 12.24.20 Merry Christmas. Belt dust can be caused by several suspects. Too loose belt Too tight belt Poor qu
Yanmar 2gm throttle resistance, can't get RPMS below 1500 (1) kloudie1 at 8:20am 12.24.20 Check that the speed control lever is going all the way to the mechanical stop. If the throttle cabl
Surveyor in Mobile al Time Off at 8:12am 12.24.20 Thank you sfbay
Help Choosing markwbird at 8:11am 12.24.20 Look at catamarans as well. Lots of folks will tell you they are not good ocean going vessels but t
Help Choosing Kings Gambit at 7:41am 12.24.20 Good Morning & Welcome! As mentioned above, skippers with questions similar to yours appear in SBO f
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Meriachee at 7:26am 12.24.20 There seems to be a distinct lack of joviality these days.
Help Choosing dmax at 7:14am 12.24.20 Go to a boat show and look at as many boats as possible to get an idea of what is available and what
Vison 32 water tank sail sfbay at 6:59am 12.24.20 50 gallon capacity (see page 2) and site and water tank is under the v-berth (see page 47) so you mi
Water tank for Hunter Vision 32 sail sfbay at 6:58am 12.24.20 50 gallon capacity (see page 2) and site and water tank is under the v-berth (see page 47) so you mi
Surveyor in Mobile al (1) sail sfbay at 6:47am 12.24.20 If you do an internet search on "Mobile, Alabama marine surveyors" you find many.
Autopilot install on O'Day 40 LouisMK at 6:00am 12.24.20
Help Choosing dlochner at 5:57am 12.24.20 Welcome to the forum. Your question in various forms comes up in sailing and cruising forums almost
Help Choosing shemandr at 5:45am 12.24.20 40' to 50' boat in condition to sail across an ocean for much under 200K is going to be hard to find
Beneteau Oceanis 461 year 2000 QUADRANT WANTED! RitSim at 5:44am 12.24.20 On our 411 (1999), the rudder and quadrant were supplied by Tides Marine 'customerservice@tidesmar
Opinion on Keel Crack GregL564 at 5:43am 12.24.20 I think the key question about the keel joint is whether or not the 3M5200 bond is intact, as others
Reindeer on my roof. (1) jon hansen at 5:40am 12.24.20 188480 well, at least his list of 'nice kids' has stayed traditional. and toy sailboats are still
Reindeer on my roof. (1) TomY at 5:26am 12.24.20 i'm sure that tree will help santa navigate. holding his paper charts in the sleigh most be tough.
Reindeer on my roof. jon hansen at 5:13am 12.24.20 i'm sure that tree will help santa navigate. holding his paper charts in the sleigh most be tough.
Incandescent Nav. Bulb Watts (or 12V amps)? Maine Sail at 5:09am 12.24.20 I love this stuff. I love sailboats and sailing. You guys are a lot of fun. Here, attached, is my a
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) TomY at 5:05am 12.24.20 Maybe you need to rip slightly thinner strips. I think the bend for my dinghy was more severe. I us

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