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Diesel advice needed Harry at 5:53am 09.10.03 Trailer Sailors 16/1797 Thanks to all the excellent advice I received here, I did a pre-purchase survey, liked what I saw, a
Which Boat? Barry Lenoble at 4:52am 09.10.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1044 Hello,I currently have a Catalina 22 which I am very happy with.The boat is great for day sailing
Weakest link in the chain? Dale I at 4:20am 09.10.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1116 I received from West a pre-spliced spin halyard with wichard shackle that was 'custom' length as it
Consumer Marine Dave Johndrow at 4:05am 09.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/748 I also have a 33. I ended up replacing all the instruments with new Nexus stuff and had to patch the
Replacing in-mast furling Jim Floyd at 2:45am 09.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/999 We have in-mast furling, but want to add a mainsail for racing. Does anyone have any experience doi
Norcold Ice box conversion problems Rick J at 2:43am 09.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1677 My 'refrigerator' in my '87 H31 has stopped refrigerating. Actually, it is a Norcold Icebox convers
PHRF Ric at 2:32am 09.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/962 Is there a site to see the PHRF ratings on the Oday fleet? I have a 25CB and may race it next year.
Garboard plug location on a H34......... Marcus at 2:31am 09.10.03 Big Boats 7/959 Anyone ever install a garboard plug in the bilge of a H34? What specific location did you choose wi
Question: Aluminum Sheaves Mike B at 2:12am 09.10.03 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1286 I have a Hunter 33 with a Kenyon spar. At the masthead there are 4 aluminum sheaves. They are very c
26M Performance Steve Shenkel at 1:01am 09.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1020 As the M has been out for nearly a year now, have there been any qualified evaluations of the 26M's
Catalina 42 Cutter Rig Ed Hoefle at 12:26am 09.10.03 Big Boats 1/1770 I have seen, in pictures, at least two Catalina 42's with cutter rigs. I am wondering if anyone can
Question re: boat not turning sometimes Randy at 11:30pm 09.09.03 Smaller Boats 9/974 Well last weekend has to be the best sailing I've had yet. I've only had the boat out 4 weekends and
Steering problem Stewart at 11:25pm 09.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/933 Recently, I re-read the 26x manual and it says to raisr the rudders and centerboard when powering ov
Darn! Cockpit speaker covers no longer available Steve at 11:19pm 09.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/909 I just called Hunter parts dept. and they said that the speaker covers for the cockpit speakers for
Lake Norman NC. Art at 10:51pm 09.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/1170 Any sailors on lake NOrman out there. I aill be moving to North Carolina next month and want to get
ST30 Speed Transducer Paul Hitchcox at 10:33pm 09.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1353 I have Autohelm speed and depth instruments on my 290. Recently the plastic speed transducer litera
SAFETY Ideas? Gord May at 10:28pm 09.09.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1191
Boatpix.com Pricing? Quality? Jim at 4:10pm 09.09.03 Ask All Sailors 10/2594 Was photographed this weekend sailing off of Oyster Bay, Long Island by the Boatpix.com chopper. Gre
Internet SCAM. Be aware.......... Doug Rodrigues at 11:32am 09.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/973 olumide johnson Hello , since it's excalty what i am looking for i will wan
Depth Sounder Going Erratic Lou Phillippi at 10:53am 09.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/1848 My depth sounder on my '85 28.5 worked fine until recently. It works for a time, then just flashes t

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Is the C25 capable of traveling from Fort Myers FL, to the Bahamas. Alansails at 5:57am 09.10.20 let us know your choices, on our 25 we could store, had a stove, marine head, safety equipment, vhf
180W Constant Current Electronic Load 200V/20A Battery Tester Discharge Capacity Maine Sail at 5:57am 09.10.20 Is this cutoff setpoint the same for Gel Cells, or should it be something different? Paging Maine
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn kappykaplan at 5:41am 09.10.20 As a former midshipman and retired Navy @JamesG161 , I appreciate you posting all the words. Tks. :
Unknown Sailboat Type 31seahorse at 5:29am 09.10.20 Hello tosudbury and welcome to SBO forums, No one will say, "I think it is a XYZ". There are so ma
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn JamesG161 at 5:21am 09.10.20 Almighty Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocea
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 5:10am 09.10.20 a lot of it was shot in Alabama from what I was told. I am not a TV person.... I watched most of
sailing Lake of the Ozarks TomY at 4:55am 09.10.20 you know it! I'm a fan of the Netfliks series (what a cliff hanger the last episode,...). Some
Battery charging question Maine Sail at 4:46am 09.10.20
sailing Lake of the Ozarks (2) SailingLoto at 4:05am 09.10.20 The Lake of the Ozarks looks beautiful, but treacherous. https://www.oldwoodsigns.com/images/product
sailing Lake of the Ozarks SailingLoto at 4:02am 09.10.20 Do you hand out bibles while doing it?(Ozark mini-series joke) you know it!
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn rpludwig at 3:14am 09.10.20 :plus:
Is the C25 capable of traveling from Fort Myers FL, to the Bahamas. Rick Webb at 3:07am 09.10.20 That boat in decent condition would be fine on most days. The question is would you be up to the tri
Well I think they are cool Jackdaw at 11:26pm 09.09.20 I've sailed a Sense 43. Love it, love the whole concept.
Well I think they are cool markwbird at 9:26pm 09.09.20 No
Anchor bow roller ShawneH at 9:07pm 09.09.20
Anchor bow roller ShawneH at 9:04pm 09.09.20 Glad to hear the good news on the install. Any chance you can send pics of in progress and/or comp
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang JRacer at 8:34pm 09.09.20 Agree, the casting where it is attached to the boom looks a lot like the current Selden Rodkickers.
Battery Planning Time dlochner at 8:10pm 09.09.20 Your questions are fairly common and are well covered in many threads in the "Musing With MaineSail"
sailing Lake of the Ozarks (2) Will Gilmore at 8:07pm 09.09.20 The Lake of the Ozarks looks beautiful, but treacherous. https://www.oldwoodsigns.com/images/product
How long can I run 15HP outboard continuously? Benny17441 at 8:07pm 09.09.20 Before you fill the boat with spare parts, get Tow Insurance coverage. A sailboat is an almost per

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