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Roller Furler Ken Starnes at 3:00pm 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/916 Hi I'm in the market for a Roller Furler system and want to hear from you which system you think is
Brighter Moments John Dodge at 12:51pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1239 My wife and I just signed the paperwork for our new to us 1996 Catalina 36 tonight.we take off on S
Bottom paint allan at 12:41pm 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1725 How often should you paint your bottom? I understand that boats in warmer temperatures need paingin
h40.5 owners- any topping lift line fraying issues Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1018 My 1997 h40.5 has frayed the topping lift within a couple feet of the end of the line and the beginn
Changing back to roller reefing jib on Hunter 25 Chris Lydle at 11:26am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1476 I recently bought a 3-rd hand 1981 Hunter 25. Apparently a previous owner was an avid race, because
Boom Brakes Bob F at 9:24am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 I've been thinking about one of those boom brakes on my H376 (like Dutchman) that use friction to sl
3GM30 photos? R at 8:39am 05.26.04 Big Boats 15/1630 Anyone have some photos?or maybe even a dimensioned drawing of a 3GM30 or / and an exploded view.
Crew and Boat Exchanges jerrlaw at 8:05am 05.26.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1312 I own an exceptionally nice 1996 Oceanis 44 that is kept in the Caribbean. I have sailed from Trin
Changing the coolant on a Yanmar 2GM Kevin13713 at 7:23am 05.26.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2243 I own a H320 and am changing the coolant for the first time. The existing coolant has about 100 hou
Water leak S. Hockey at 7:15am 05.26.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1121 I have a 1991 Cat30. Above the stove (port side) there is a light fixture and from one of the scre
Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30 Battery Charger opener at 6:37am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 0/4044 I have a Galvanix Batt Cat 3-30, 3 bank on board charger. I am having some problems and unfortunatel
storm sails ? Morrie at 5:18am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2076 Does anyone have measurements for a storm trisail and a storm jib (for the inner forestay) for the 3
installing a am/fm cd player w/speakers bernie at 3:03am 05.26.04 Smaller Boats 16/2239 dear friends, i want to install a am/fm cd player with two speakers on my catalina 22 and was wonder
Need to rent tow vehicle Dennis at 2:44am 05.26.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/891 Sold my Explorer and figured I could rent a truck when I needed to tow my X. Quickly discovered tha
PAR ProtoTank 12 Recirculating Holding Tank S/Y Gryphon at 2:00am 05.26.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2911 Does anyone have any information about the PAR Proto Tank (12gal) recirculating holding tank. I hav
Gate valve replacement Dan Dawson at 1:14am 05.26.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1103 I want to replace my existing gate valves on my H27. I know Seacocks are best, but a lot of extra wo
Saint Joseph Peninsula and Bay (florida) p323ms at 12:24am 05.26.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 Anyone with experience in this area??? We are thinking about sailing there and anchoring for a coupl
Rusty Keel Questions Dave at 12:11am 05.26.04 Smaller Boats 3/1126 The C-22 I just purchased has a lot of rust on the keel. I'd like to do a quick fix with this now a
Catalina Sail in Hunter 260 Water Ballasted Boat Gary Verburg at 11:34pm 05.25.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1159 I am contemplating trailering my boat to Southern California from Phoenix and to sail it to Catalina
North Sails Gennaker Bill22177 at 11:18pm 05.25.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 Has anyone used a North Sails Gennaker on their C-30 TR? I would like to know about your experience

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Conditioning new batteries. heritage at 4:21pm 01.12.21 Couldn't you parallel the two batteries for a few days and let them settle to the same voltages. Th
Beneteau 373 Single Handing Tally Ho at 4:14pm 01.12.21 Like @JRacer,I have long leads on my traveller lines, so I can stretch them out on the cockpit seats
Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 3:27pm 01.12.21 ProCharge Ultra is a 12V charger not 6V... You'll need a 6V charger or a bench top power supply wit
Conditioning new batteries. Maine Sail at 3:20pm 01.12.21 ProCharge Ultra is a 12V charger not 6V... You'll need a 6V charger or a bench top power supply with
Victron Smart Battery Shunt Maine Sail at 3:13pm 01.12.21 Thank you. Has Balmar resolved the data issue regarding the SG200 that plagued them when first on t
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? Rick486 at 3:10pm 01.12.21 Sorry guys- i was misunderstood- i want a tool that will help me pull the female onto the male post
Conditioning new batteries. BAD ORCA at 3:09pm 01.12.21 Very interesting...thank you. One of the batteries is resting at 6.32 and the other at 6.37 volts r
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 3:04pm 01.12.21 By the way, does your outhaul go to the mast and then all the way back to the cockpit? My outhaul
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum Ralph Johnstone at 2:48pm 01.12.21 I am also wondering what else I need to improve before I set off on a 1200 NM cruise from Cosshaven
Conditioning new batteries. Maine Sail at 2:38pm 01.12.21 What is more critical is to make sure both batteries are at the same SoC before wiring them in serie
Does anyone know of a tool sold to help re attaching "lift the dot" fittings on my dodger? kenvail at 2:29pm 01.12.21 Sorry guys- i was misunderstood- i want a tool that will help me pull the female onto the male post
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum Parsons at 2:17pm 01.12.21 Congratulations, and welcome. You have a very pretty new toy! Sounds like you have a great deal of
ACP COMPOSTION Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 01.12.21 Thank you all for responding. I really appreciate this. Now for a response from petit paints what
New Owner O'Day 23 sreidvt at 2:11pm 01.12.21
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum MarcinS at 2:03pm 01.12.21 Sounds good. Do you have crew for the trip? Completing, I have a few good sailors with whom I hav
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum kappykaplan at 2:00pm 01.12.21 Sounds good. Do you have crew for the trip?
Hunter 38 goes to Poland - new happy owner on the forum MarcinS at 1:58pm 01.12.21 Welcome aboard, @MarcinS ! What sort of personal flotation gear is on the boat? You may wish to co
Sad News at Garhauer Marine rpwillia at 1:47pm 01.12.21 He custom make me a mod to my traveler that is awesome. Nice guy to talk to, even sought him out at
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration CaptainRan at 1:45pm 01.12.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/h260-single-line-reefing.195743/post-1545509 Thanks for
Battery location H31' (83-87) sail sfbay at 1:43pm 01.12.21 ............Do most people with an H31 or H34 of this vintage have 1 or two house batteries?........

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