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compass refinish jason L at 2:00pm 11.19.03 Bigger Boats 3/1255 Hi all, have two questions for you. First, the compass on my newly aquired O28 has so much glazing
How does new Mac 26 M sail? Steve at 11:54am 11.19.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/994 MacGregor says the new 26M easily outsails the now old 26X. Anyone have experience to verify this cl
Sewing sailor MaryM at 11:04am 11.19.03 Big Boats 4/1094 Does any Catalina 350 owner know the real matress dimensions for both cabins?We're getting our bo
Boat Pricing Steve at 11:04am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1122 I am currently in the market for a new sailboat, looking primarily at Beneteau's and Catalina's in t
Lifeline Stancheon Post Mike at 5:00am 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 3/1050 Quite a boring article I suppose, but here goes. While messing around on my boat in the boat yard
Foulweather gear, tis the season scott wilson at 4:57am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1033 Any recommendations on brands and fabrics? Does the "beathable" stuff really work and what do you do
Trying to overcome inner resistance... Mark at 4:45am 11.19.03 Bigger Boats 5/1071 ...to the way a 272 looks, i.e. the slant-front cabin windows, unhandsome transom, and so forth. *
Butyl tape Mike Casucci at 4:25am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 5/2115 I would like to try butyl tape to reseal my port lights, but can't find a place to buy it in Norther
I am alive Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18am 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 14/875 In the past few months, My company has grown and we have been very busy and in fact gotten good at i
Orion Steering System Tom Heiting at 3:22am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2454 The Orion cable steering on my Morgan 32 is extremely stiff. Lubricating the chain has had no effec
Towing the H26 Steve at 3:17am 11.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/783 Im considering using the H26 as a dry sailor weekends and daysails say 10 times a year. I love the s
new mattress and diesel in the aft cabin Janet Silver at 2:52am 11.19.03 Big Boats 12/1131 We had a glorious 5 days in Avalon, well , except for after my sweet hubby topping off the fuel tank
Honda generator EU2000i John S. at 12:42am 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 19/2784 From what I heard on other forums the Honda EU2000i generator is very quiet,light weight, small enou
Adding a third battery L and W at 11:47pm 11.18.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1105 I have purchased a new 800 Amp cranking sealed battery to replace an older 600A one. The old one is
running light bow pulpit wiring Roger at 11:28pm 11.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1791 I need to rewire the running lights wiring on my Hunter31. As installed, it is through the bow pulpi
PDA Software Gerard at 11:14pm 11.18.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1097 What are the marine software running on Windows CE (on an iPAQ) ? For example Tide, Astro, Navigatio
Compass Problems Paul H at 9:12pm 11.18.03 Smaller Boats 8/1249 When we purchased our 95 H26 it came with two compasses. They are mounted one on each side of the bu
Whisker pole. Ron at 6:36am 11.14.03 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1322 Just bought a Forespar 15-27 whisker pole to use with my 150% Genoa and my asymetrical Spinnaker. Do
frequency of application of antifouling paint ted brown at 5:25am 11.14.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1408 27' hunter. hull stripped four years ago and has had well applied pettit standard antifouling paint
Beached & Totaled a 326 at Channel Islands Ari Mattson at 5:16am 11.14.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/902 My friends father beached and totaled his 2002 Hunter 326, 2 weeks coming in at Channel Islands Harb

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Swinomish channel Terry Cox at 1:39pm 11.27.20 A pretty resilient and independent bunch that live there. Mostly Norwegian and Scandinavian.
Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 jwerkjr at 1:38pm 11.27.20 Believe it or not, all I needed to do was power off the MFD and power it back on. Then all my data w
deck prep dlochner at 1:29pm 11.27.20 remove the non skid paint I would start with the least aggressive method and work down (up?). If
do you sail in the fog? WayneH at 1:27pm 11.27.20 Went sailing one fine morning in my AMF Sunbird. Weekday and out of the traffic areas. I had to look
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter BarryL at 1:21pm 11.27.20 Hello, I have both a Raymarine ST60 depth, and a sonar transducer connected to my B&G Vulcan 7FS pl
Replacing shrouds and stays Capt Robbie at 1:11pm 11.27.20 did my h34 few years ago, used sea coast south in Forida, I found them to be the most reasonable an
H26 Reef configuration Crazy Dave Condon at 12:18pm 11.27.20 I was the one who was involved from day one.. The rigging configuration is the same as the 26 and
Converting H27 to Portapotty Johnb at 12:12pm 11.27.20 FWIW we installed the equivalent of the Dometic 711-M28 in 2000 and have been living aboard with it
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:09pm 11.27.20 I was involved with the design of this boat and is not really set up for a windlass unless you want
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 Castrilper55 at 12:00pm 11.27.20 I did a repair job on a rotted chain plate as I didn't have the nerve to yank the bulkhead all the w
Swinomish channel jssailem at 11:54am 11.27.20 My stops in La Conner have been fun experiences. The history of the city is a hoot. The locals bar
Replacing shrouds and stays mmlspace at 11:44am 11.27.20 Thank you everyone. I appreciate the help.
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 Ralph Johnstone at 11:29am 11.27.20 My next boat had an anchor locker and a windlass. Ahhhhhhhhhhh The feeling of absolute luxury whe
s2 9.2 questions SailingLoto at 11:22am 11.27.20 Well.... Turns out the boat is really a 1982 s2 8.0, in very sad condition... chain plates and por
Replacing shrouds and stays Project_Mayhem at 11:15am 11.27.20 Estimated cost for an O'Day 25 is about $600. SBO can give you a quote by measuring without shipping
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 11.27.20 In the past I've taken the cushions out for winter storage. I took on a boat partner this year and h
Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 LeslieTroyer at 11:02am 11.27.20
Garmin Bluechart update Stu Jackson at 11:02am 11.27.20 with my Garmin GPSmap 176C. s it possible to update those old cards or it is better to buy a new bl
Creature Comfort Enhancements on O'Day 26 Castrilper55 at 11:00am 11.27.20 I stained a bulkhead when I replaced it as well as the wooden storage covers under the cushions. Th
OK, I'm mean chasfrank at 10:53am 11.27.20 time.....he passed, and I've been trying to keep it going................Miss ya Bill.

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