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Source for sheets/bedding Harry G at 10:51am 07.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/736 Can anyone recommend a good source for sheets and bedding for our 456?Harry
How much bottom paint is too much? David at 10:23am 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1702 Ok,Here's a different type of bottom question for your thoughts. Recently, I had a bottom job don
Standard French electric wire color codes Pat at 10:17am 07.30.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3292 I have a 1996 Beneteau 440 that I am "getting aquainted" with and trying to figure out the wiring co
Launching a Gennaker Carl Madzey at 9:17am 07.30.03 Racing 1/1723 I just purchased a 26.5 Hunter and would like to fly a down-wind gennaker, I use to race a 22-j and
O'Day 25 swing keel position Bob Demming at 9:16am 07.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2023 Does anyone know the proper depth to position the swing keel? On the advice of the previous owner,
Motor mounts jim at 8:52am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/813 Does anyone know how to check your motor mounts to see the they are ok? I have a Catalina 30 with a
H466 Headsail Upgrade Lyle Erickson at 8:08am 07.30.03 Big Boats 8/1145 Has anyone done a headsail upgade for their 460/466. It looks like a 120% jib may work. In lieu of
Uncomfortable seating fix for 380 John H380 1999 at 7:56am 07.30.03 Big Boats 0/735 Our 1999 380 has those oversize lower back cushions that some have removed, some talked of cutting b
Cleaning out the vent Warren at 7:15am 07.30.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1253 Peggy; not sure if you can answer this one, but here goes. I am not sure if my vent line is clogged.
Need new Genny NOW! Mike Andersen at 7:03am 07.30.03 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1108 Hi All,Well bought my new boat two weeks ago (Hunter 27' 1980). When I bought her I saw that the
Portable or Fixed VHF Randy at 5:37am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 20/1550 I am in the market for a VHF radio for my C22. I sail in a lake mostly but may take the boat up to
mast mount for VHF antenna Brad at 5:31am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 4/745 I am having the VHF radio's antenna mastmounted('03 260). as a gift my father bought me a 8ft shak
1989 33.5 Jib Track Removal Pat Taylor at 4:19am 07.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/801 I just purchased a 1989 Hunter 33.5. The surveyor suggested that I rebed the port jib track. Has an
Symmetrical spinnaker in a sock... Dale I at 3:49am 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 9/2977 The archives have little information regarding symmetrical spinnaker usage in a sock and I am wonder
Cruising Spinnaker R. Young at 3:35am 07.30.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/1412 An article on the NeilPryde web site on Cruising Spinnaker, shows the usable sailing angles for a cr
Older Hull Number? Rod at 3:19am 07.30.03 Day Sailers 1/1101 I have an older Javelin and don't know what the hull number tells me. I have looked at all of the w
240 Boom Lines Nathan Schaan at 3:02am 07.30.03 Smaller Boats 2/791 Anyone tried to re route the lines coming out of the boom (topping lift, outhaul, and reefing) to th
u dinette conversion Darren Chilton at 2:54am 07.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1026 I am currently in the process of buying a cat 30 and want to change the dinette to u shape i recentl
Tar Removing from the deck Jim A at 2:27am 07.30.03 Ask All Sailors 8/5553 Anyone have a solution for getting tar off a fiberglass non-skid deck. The wife drops the dock line
Reefing the Main Jacque at 2:24am 07.30.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/959 My husband and I hit some stiff gusts of wind this past weekend. We are new to sailing, only 1 1/2

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Marine Batteries jviss at 12:19pm 06.09.20
Marine Batteries jviss at 12:18pm 06.09.20 Not all marine batteries are equal, for wet cell I have been using Insterstate who makes a serious
Insurance question (yawn) ... Ken Cross at 12:11pm 06.09.20 The quote indicates that the survey will be required before coverage is effective and I should al
Marine Batteries Plymouth Sailor at 12:10pm 06.09.20 You should be fine if you go to Walmart and buy a Group 27 "Deep Cycle" battery. But you will need
Marine Batteries Kings Gambit at 12:04pm 06.09.20 A Group 27 battery "Marine Deep Cycle" which isn't really all that much of a deep cycle, purchased
Insurance question (yawn) ... dlochner at 12:04pm 06.09.20 Yes, and the cost is almost 2% of agreed value. That's why I was surprised. After last year's hu
3rd Reef on a 22 ? Hardhead at 12:04pm 06.09.20
Marine Batteries Ken Cross at 12:02pm 06.09.20 When we had our Mac 26D I used a cheap float charger when on the trailer. This worked well and never
Marine Batteries dlochner at 12:00pm 06.09.20 A Group 27 battery "Marine Deep Cycle" which isn't really all that much of a deep cycle, purchased a
Marine Batteries Sailfanatic at 12:00pm 06.09.20 Not all marine batteries are equal, for wet cell I have been using Insterstate who makes a serious d
Marine Batteries rgranger at 11:59am 06.09.20 Yep... a simple trolling motor battery will do but you will want a decent charger or it won't last l
Is it Trisail or Trysail? rgranger at 11:58am 06.09.20 the most common published usage ends up becoming correct written English. That is the evolution of
Insurance question (yawn) ... Scott T-Bird at 11:56am 06.09.20 The racing question is usually targeted at motor boats. That's pretty much the way I interpreted t
Marine Batteries odaydokay at 11:55am 06.09.20 Costco used to have Gp 27 Marine Batteries also....great prices. Not sure if they still do.
Insurance question (yawn) ... walmsleyc at 11:54am 06.09.20 The racing question is usually targeted at motor boats.
H26 and H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? rgranger at 11:54am 06.09.20 I have to clean mine out after every trip because everything gets thrown in there That is my enti
Marine Batteries Scott T-Bird at 11:53am 06.09.20 You should be fine if you go to Walmart and buy a Group 27 "Deep Cycle" battery. But you will need
Holding Tank ryansk at 11:51am 06.09.20 Im getting water (not water) in the bilge and under the aft berth. Access isn't a problem. I'm not s
Is it Trisail or Trysail? thinwater at 11:27am 06.09.20 My usual method is to check the style guide I get from sailing magazine editors: Trysail Cutless I
H26 and H260: what do you keep in your cockpit lockers? Jimmy at 11:24am 06.09.20 I have to clean mine out after every trip because everything gets thrown in there

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