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Catamarans Vs. Monohulls Ozana at 7:00am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2364 Does anybody have an opinion on catamarans vs. monohulls?My wife likes sailing but not the healing,
pedestal Bruce Shierloh at 6:52am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/892 We have a 1994 26s with tiller and would like to install a pedestal with engine controls and binnacl
lifeline cushions for 240 with sternrail seats.... Gary Smith at 6:46am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 1/898 Does anyone know the size of lifeline cushions required for a 2002 240 with stern rail seats? I am w
D & R Marine Robert Davis at 6:38am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1226 Everybody keeps talking about D'R marine, but I could not get in touch with him. I know somebody is
WATER IN BILDGE RICH MARRONE at 6:16am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 1/798 My 240 was strust by lightening,blew out masthead and bow lights,fried the fuses and one fuse holder
Not a Head, BUT ..................... Gordon Myers at 5:46am 07.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1109 The Air Conditioners ' Ref./Freezer on our h450 use a condensing system using sea water. The sea wa
radio and gps for the ocean Daniel Youngblood at 5:10am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 2/1026 We will be going to the Gulf and I will be installing GPS and vhs radio. I need some ideas on where
Small leak around keel bolts R. Marble at 4:53am 07.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1145 I just got my boat in after repowering with a vetus 16HP diesel. I also did a whole list of other s
Keel Pivot Slop Benjamin Freds at 4:51am 07.29.03 Smaller Boats 13/1317 Is there an acceptable range of slop in the keel pivot bolt? When raised, my keel will slop back an
Boom vang for Oday 20? Ben Legett at 4:31am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1685 When I purchased my 1975 Oday 20, there was no boom vang. Since this would really help performance
Catalina 28 Association neil brand at 3:40am 07.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1263 We still need a few more C-28 sailors who can donate some time to theNational Association. I would
Trailer Options Chis at 3:25am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 4/984 I currently own a fixed keel Oday Mariner which spends its winters in a wood cradle at a boatyard.
Battery/switch systems upgrade Scott at 2:44am 07.29.03 Big Boats 4/825 I posted this in the general area a couple of days ago. Since some people go directly to the Big Boa
A Tale of a Twisting Spinaker Sock John J Frank at 2:36am 07.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1190 While attempting to hoist an ATN Spinaker Sock on my 1989 Hunter 30, it keeps twisting as it is bein
Keeping A Tender On Board Peter Perez at 2:15am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/902 I've been combing the Mac links in search of a mod that will allow a small tender (7 to 8 feet) to b
The new baby Carlos at 1:36am 07.29.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/999 Hello all,It it my pleasure to tell you all that as of 8:34 PM last night, I am the proud and very
Built In Speakers-Cabin & Cockpit Cyndi at 1:28am 07.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1013 We own a 1996 Hunter 376. We have Seaworthy brand speakers in the cabin and cockpit. The speakers
Maptech chartkits Tom at 12:33am 07.29.03 Ask All Sailors 13/1566 I just purchased a Chartkit for New Orleans to Panama City Florida. When I was looking at the data i
likeing a foot to getting sail to top of mast JAck T Greer at 12:17am 07.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1021 Hi.I need some a vice I can't seem to be able raise the mainsail to the top of the mast. It hangs
must have option Paul at 11:40pm 07.28.03 Big Boats 32/2015 We are planning on buying a 356 at the fall show. Interested on which options you could not live wit

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which winch cable to use johnCartelli at 1:52am 11.04.20 Most likely 7x7 SS cable, it is very flexible. thanks...
which winch cable to use johnCartelli at 1:51am 11.04.20 Well I joined SO forum 2 weeks ago and forgot my password on the 3rd post reply. My computer cleane
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 MikeHoncho at 10:08pm 11.03.20 I used two bottle jacks and 2x4 cribbing and columns. Most challenging is dispersing the weight in t
Autopilot for 30T MikeHoncho at 9:42pm 11.03.20 If you're a bit of a geek, the cheapest route would be Raspberry Pi with Pypilot. Check for videos
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:17pm 11.03.20
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:11pm 11.03.20 I did the same fix on my H34. Removed the mast a reworked the sheaves and rigging attachments at top
Sailmakers surfstud31 at 8:59pm 11.03.20
main flow issue DinghySailor at 8:45pm 11.03.20 Ha! Very likely, Judy. I wasn't paying attention to the precise angle into the wind, so yeah, 30 deg
Propeller shaft key material fstbttms at 8:33pm 11.03.20 1.- In my 26 years experience as a hull cleaner, I have seen only a few overidden keys and not a sin
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 8:00pm 11.03.20 So it sounds like yearly maintenance for feathering props. How often do you guys w/F'oF's need to d
Fold or flex? Jackdaw at 7:56pm 11.03.20 Not even a barnacle? ;) If we sailed less we might get a zebra mussel or two, but thats filed un
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 7:54pm 11.03.20 Max Prop IMHO is not maintenance intensive. The only difficulty is initially finding the proper pit
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:58pm 11.03.20
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 11.03.20 Don't tighten the bolts more, tighten the belts more. Are they slipping? Are you getting belt dust
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 6:26pm 11.03.20 The footprint of the YSM 12 on the H30C is slightly wider than that of the 2GM20 that I repowered w
Mast raising/gin pole CrispyCringle at 6:23pm 11.03.20 You could not use the boom, but you could make a raising pole easily, if you had the specs. Nothing
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:22pm 11.03.20 We were doing about 7 in 4.5 kts of wind and pointing about 30 degrees. Tried uploading the brief v
Chipped varnish Captain W at 6:14pm 11.03.20
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 5:48pm 11.03.20 There are a couple articles of engine mods on your boat here at SBO. One sailor rebuilt his origina
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 5:44pm 11.03.20 Swapped out the old YSB12 with a new 3YM20 12 years ago. Pricey, but in my mind I was planning on

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