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Halyards led aft on ODay 34 JIM22047 at 3:12am 06.08.04 Bigger Boats 6/1373 I am looking at purchasing an O'Day 34. Really like the cockpit ' cabin. I have not seen any with th
Battery charging and off-gassing Keel-N-Time at 3:11am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 3/1125 Hi Guys ' Gals,I have a new style (post '86) C22 with the battery compartment in the starboard coc
Halyards led aft on O30 JIM22047 at 3:10am 06.08.04 Bigger Boats 0/1021 I am looking at purchasing an O'Day 34. Really like the cockpit ' cabin. I have not seen any with
Batteries in General Steve A. at 2:27am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 6/845 I assume a new Hunter H260 comes with one marine deep-cycle battery that is 'adequate' for short per
Changing Ballast Water Steve A. at 1:32am 06.08.04 Smaller Boats 15/1900 I was reading in the archives where Ken posted something about changing the water in the H260 ballas
New archive feature: browse Phil Herring at 12:50am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1083 FYI, you can now browse archived threads. Just use the Archive link located on the forum menus, or
Missing slide connection Ed6925 at 12:36am 06.08.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/854 This weekend while sailing with my wife, I was checking out the main sail trim and noticed that both
A/C Condensor scaling FlyBri737 at 12:17am 06.08.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1199 Does anybody know how to do an "acid flush" on an airconditioner?My boat a/c is not cooling and I
Mast antenna installation Tiga1 at 11:29pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 9/2082 I just received the mast antenna installation kit from Catalina Direct for my C22. It looks like at
Curtains for 29.5,another way Lorenzo14605 at 9:55pm 06.07.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/976 Finally after 3 years we finally installed the best window covering's simple and they can be made re
H23 reefing (AGAIN!) InvictusSkipper at 9:26pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 2/935 Hi All,So, I am really close to being able to reef my 1987 H23 (Z-Spar). I ran a line through the
Keel cable separation Larry 3553 at 3:07pm 06.07.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/964 The keel fractured at the point where the lift cable is attached, I was hoping that the cable had sn
This is a GREAT website, AND.... Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 06.07.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/857 For all of you who are new to this sport and this 'site, I also urge you to ask any boat specific qu
stepping & raising the mast on '82 H25 seagills at 2:16pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 1/760 Does anyone have a method of raising ' stepping the mast manually on my H25?
Single hand halyards Jeremy21483 at 1:53pm 06.07.04 Ask All Sailors 1/997 I sail my H19 single handed at our local lake with no problems except one, leaving the tiller to cli
Reefing for 25knot wind gusting to 33 Jim Oursler at 1:52pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 5/1148 I was racing with one novice crew member and got beat up. How would you set the sails? I had the 1
battery life with refrigerator marcomondo at 1:39pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 8/1253 I am keeping my Hunter 356 on a mooring and wondering if I can keep my refrigerator running (on 2 gr
Universal 5416 Rch at 1:24pm 06.07.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1240 I recently purchased a 1982 Oday 30. I have the owners manual but the engine manual is missing. Does
Blownout main, how do I reinstall my H26 halyard? Pete17840 at 1:21pm 06.07.04 Smaller Boats 4/1050 Prineville resevoir can get nasty! Lost control of my 95 H26 on a run from a big cold front. She rou
View from atop Tim Welsh at 1:16pm 06.07.04 Big Boats 4/904 After a nearly flawless launch, my friend Johnny has to go atop to install the topping lift that was

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Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 9:29am 01.12.21 189043
Bimini Wind Effect rgranger at 9:23am 01.12.21 I have a much smaller boat and I still don't really notice much windage on my bimi. I suspect you w
Sad News at Garhauer Marine Crazy Dave Condon at 9:15am 01.12.21 He was truly an admirable professional caring man whom I knew all these years. This industry will ce
Beneteau 373 Single Handing Sailfanatic at 9:10am 01.12.21 If you already have ready access to the mainsheet and also want similar access to the traveler, that
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 9:04am 01.12.21 Thank you for help @caverun @Melstrom Send me a private message with name phone number and locati
Bimini Wind Effect capta at 9:04am 01.12.21 We are a big, heavy boat, but since I've not sailed a single day without my bimini up, I can't say f
Military Sail Boat? DArcy at 9:02am 01.12.21 Lightning struck his boat and blew a hole through one of the amas. Another trimaran in a slip one y
Military Sail Boat? JamesG161 at 8:59am 01.12.21 . Lightning struck his boat and blew a hole through one of the amas. I have always said, it you ha
Bimini Wind Effect JamesG161 at 8:54am 01.12.21 Yep, mostly I sail with the center panel rolled up and the side panels stored below. Same here, bu
Problems with Stepping the mast on my 1998 Hunter 240 Melstrom at 8:53am 01.12.21 Thank you very much for your suggestions. The issue was, as you mentioned, the mast crutch was in i
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover finding41 at 8:48am 01.12.21 I got the screen from the hardware store. (Get the smallest mesh!) Make sure you get enough for your
H260 keel Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 01.12.21 Just to be sure, there are a couple of questions. 1. Is the centerboard (not keel) made of plasti
12 volt charging at marina dlochner at 8:44am 01.12.21 AGM batteries should not be left at a partial state of charge for very long, so keeping the charger
Sad News at Garhauer Marine DrJudyB at 8:34am 01.12.21 Guido Passed Away He was a gem of a man.
12 volt charging at marina justsomeguy at 8:29am 01.12.21 Suggestions? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/agm-batteries-making-the-choice.124973
Cracks in keel dlochner at 7:59am 01.12.21 Just reading about encapsulated keels, I don't really get what would be the reason for fairing comp
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 7:56am 01.12.21 I'm not sure of your concern regarding the stacking, Not concerned at all. I was only pointing to
Military Sail Boat? Justin_NSA at 7:56am 01.12.21 One of our members has a trimaran on a mooring ball in the cove. Lightning struck his boat and blew
Beneteau 373 Single Handing (1) JRacer at 7:55am 01.12.21 Depends on how your traveler is rigged, cleated. On my 310, I have exposed cam cleats and just have
Bimini Wind Effect dlochner at 7:54am 01.12.21 We just had a cover made for our bimini last Fall. When retracted there's a lot of "sail" area stil

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