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Memory Foam V-Berth Cusion - H34 Dan Belcher at 6:31am 04.10.04 Big Boats 1/1489 In case anyone is interested, I made a 4" thick, memory foam matress pad for the V-Berth of my 85 H3
Trimaran? George Smith at 5:23am 04.10.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1654 I am a long time powerboater who wants to get into sailing. I like the looks and features of the Cor
Where do I get a Porta-potti for a 1987 Hunter 23? Dennis B at 4:56am 04.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1580 I need a Porta-Potti for a Hunter 23 (1987). Where can I get one. I live in the Tampa, Fla. area.
Crazy Dave : Mast Base / Compression Post Connect T J Furstenau at 4:13am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 7/1112 Dave -I truly respect your knowledge of these boats, and your willingness to share that knowledge
Center Board Problem Wally at 4:01am 04.10.04 Day Sailers 1/1052 I am having a problem getting my center board to come all the way up and move freely in a newly pur
Window replacements? Larry D. at 2:54am 04.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1188 I am replacing the windows in my 1976 ODay 25. Does anyone know what the replacement material should
Failed Rudder Jim McClung at 2:51am 04.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1013 On Wednesday, April 8, 2004, while 2 miles off Rooker Bar Island near the Anclote River and Tarpon S
Spinnaker 23.5 Mike B. at 2:16am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 10/1101 I want to install a spinnaker on my 23.5 The mast does not have a spinnaker block installed. Ca
Backup for Forestay Tim Peoples at 1:41am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 15/1563 I just got a new 260. My previous boat was a Catalina 25. The new boat is great, but I do have a c
Help Troubleshooting a depth sounder PLEASE Dave at 12:54am 04.10.04 Ask All Sailors 11/2611 I need a little help here. I have a Cat 30 with a Standard Horizon 45 series Depth Sounder. I was
boat maintenance software John3127 at 12:39am 04.10.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1616 Looking for comments/feedback from anyone who has been using any of the popular "boat Maintenance" s
Dwyer masts on 240, 260 and 270 Crazy Dave at 12:24am 04.10.04 Smaller Boats 1/1076 On those boats with Dwyer masts, there is something I would like for you to look at. The mast will
Curious About The A.T.N. Top Climber Joe Mullee at 11:50pm 04.09.04 Big Boats 8/1185 For those of you who know something about the system can you tell me what you think? Basically I nee
Buying tips for 1977 O'day Mariner Doug Bloom at 11:44pm 04.09.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1490 Looking at a 1997 Mariner with 4hp motor and trailer (~$1800). First boat purchase. Have reviewed
Boat Soap or??? Andy at 9:37pm 04.09.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1245 When we bought Baroque (82 H27) there was a bottle of WM Boat Soap in the locker. We just stayed wit
Who made the spar and rigging for a 1981 Hunter 27 Richard Marble at 8:10pm 04.09.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1173 This is a follow up from yesterdays question about a luff slide retainer. I now have a list of manu
Who's sailing this weekend (1) Tim Welsh at 3:02pm 04.09.04 Big Boats 1/766 Well I'm headed out tommorrow to do a bit of sailing. May have to crank up one of the heaters at ni
Air Cond on a 23.5? Jo at 2:09pm 04.09.04 Smaller Boats 2/850 I've heard alot about mermaid M5 installations on H26s and H260s, but has anyone thought about putti
Catalina/Capri 16.5 info/owners? KayakerLes at 1:49pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1378 Hello fellow sailors ~I recently bought a 200l Catalina 16.5 and was wondering if there IS a 16.5 a
Biodiesel ! Alain at 12:51pm 04.09.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1148 Any body has ever use Biodiesel on an Universal Engine or Force 10 heater and stove??Thanks*

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A blue water C22? Justin_NSA at 10:20am 01.05.21 Nice, well thought out mods but no replacement for LWL. It will be slow going for extended cruises
AIS Receive Problem Identification Parsons at 10:08am 01.05.21 To clarify, your black-and-white display on the VHF showed AIS targets, but they were not mirrored o
in board sheeting? (1) DArcy at 10:03am 01.05.21 Your setup is similar to the C&C115 I race on. The track is on the side deck, inboard the shrouds, b
New Tender (3) william24424 at 9:52am 01.05.21 Fatty Knees, rows nicely, it worked well for the Pardey's, I've rowed/towed/sailed mine like Shaklet
Cal 22 jssailem at 9:23am 01.05.21 @ricksoth You posted some nice images on the CAL facebook pages.
Cal 22 jssailem at 9:22am 01.05.21 Welcome EBSail. As a fellow CAL owner I hope you enjoy the forum here. Sometimes you may find good a
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm chris@svtronics.com at 9:04am 01.05.21 Thanks, I will give that a shot.
How to Service Furlex jib furler? (1) sail sfbay at 9:01am 01.05.21 I recently purchased a Hunter 29.5 (1996 model) with a Furlex fuller............ How do I lower the
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? dlochner at 8:57am 01.05.21 Lots of great info and thanks to everyone who responded. I was concerned about downsizing and scre
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains Mark Lauer at 8:50am 01.05.21 Hey there Mark - I saw this thread on the forum and showed it to my wife without saying anything.
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? David Walsh at 8:46am 01.05.21 Lots of great info and thanks to everyone who responded. I was concerned about downsizing and screw
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains Mark Lauer at 8:44am 01.05.21 The flooring laminate is probably Lonseal. I put it in my boat. The manufacturer recommends a speci
1980 Hunter 33 sail replacement and jib trim suggestions/advice??? Sailfanatic at 8:33am 01.05.21 My Cherubini era 33' is due for new sails. Bought the boat last year, and have been living/sailing
How to Service Furlex jib furler? Sailfanatic at 8:19am 01.05.21 I recently purchased a Hunter 29.5 (1996 model) with a Furlex fuller. Prior owners apparently didn
Diesel valve adjustment cagreen75 at 8:06am 01.05.21 I have been working on engines professionally for over 40 years and have adjusted many valves just l
1991 Hunter 37.5 window coverings sail sfbay at 7:47am 01.05.21 The thread below addresses your question. Once you determine the material consult with a cleaning c
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! rgranger at 7:35am 01.05.21 I worked 5 1/2 days a week in the public, managed to stay covid free so far and sailed 42 days in 2
New Owner O'Day 23 sreidvt at 7:34am 01.05.21 It does take a long time. A helper is invaluable so that one person can turn the nuts below while th
1991 Hunter 37.5 window coverings Oceanwanderer at 7:34am 01.05.21 The window coverings are the origional as far as I can tell. I think it is manmade but before I try
How to Service Furlex jib furler? rgranger at 7:18am 01.05.21 I just now typed "furlex furler maintenance" into google and got a bunch of YouTube vids. Note the

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