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Battery Location on 240 Ron Baer at 9:59am 05.24.03 Smaller Boats 3/771 Can some 240 owners tell me where there battery is located ?
Portlight Rope Trim JERRY MITCHELL at 8:27am 05.24.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1129 I have a question that maybe a bit out of the ordinary but I'm sure that someone has run up on this
Light Winds and 322 Steve at 7:54am 05.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/753 I am interested in any comments on the sailing performance of the 322 in light winds. I am consider
26S Stay Tube Length Jimmie at 7:24am 05.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/990 I have a 91 Mac 26s that I purchased with a repaired mast. I purchased a new mast extrusion ' spread
boom hual Moebetta at 5:41am 05.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1097 Aloha Need to pull Atomic 4 out of my Catalina 27---is it ok to use the boon as a lift ?
Boat delivery questions-to tip or not to tip Bil Thomas at 3:08am 05.24.03 Ask All Sailors 12/2468 We recently sold our Hunter and bought a new boat which is being delivered from Durbin SA. The manu
New Batteries Installation John Lynch at 1:11am 05.24.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/665 I have decided to go with Gel batteries to replace my old deep cycle. Battery #1 holds its charge @1
new boat shine! christopher bayer at 12:07am 05.24.03 Big Boats 16/949 i am the proud owner of a new 426 aft. what is the best way to keep that new boat shine? both outsid
Installing a mast wiring tube Mike at 12:05am 05.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/971 I am stepping the mast to repair the leaking and while it is down I want to install a wiring tube.
O'Day Emblem Mark at 11:46pm 05.23.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1700 Hi,I'm very deep into the rehab of my 1972 O'Day 23' and I've noticed on some O'Day boats, they ha
Buying a Handheld GPS Bruce at 11:37pm 05.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/815 Hi AllI am looking to buy a handheld GPS. There are so many on the market it makes for a difficult
Explain Forereaching vs HeavingTo for Storm Tactic Joe Mullee at 11:15pm 05.23.03 Ask All Sailors 1/3868 I was reading an article from the SAILNET archives last night (can't remember who wrote it). In it t
Whats it worth? patrick coady at 10:17pm 05.23.03 Ask All Sailors 7/1095 My wife and I are considering purchasing a 1985 23'O'day the asking price is $ 5,500. Now living
Pumping the elusive bilge (1) Bill Pitz at 9:56pm 05.23.03 Smaller Boats 1/810 Every once in a while, I see a post here about locating a bilge pump in the swing keel 22s, and many
Tool kit Stuart at 9:28pm 05.23.03 Big Boats 1/906 anyone have suggestions on where to get a good tool kit to keep on board? What are the critical too
Any info on O'Day "Gold" edition 27 footer?? Jon Bromfield at 4:15pm 05.23.03 Bigger Boats 0/934 Does anyone have any information on the 1972 "Gold Edition" O'Day 27 ft? What is so special about t
WTB: Vision 36' vs. Vision 32' Andrew Reid at 4:00pm 05.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/770 Aside from size, any performace, reliability or specific design advantages that justify the $40k dif
C310 Specs in Catalina's brochures Sue at 1:57pm 05.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/3605 I am purchasing a new C310 and after getting feeback from this site decided on the Fin keel, for var
cleaning marine growth off knot meter wheel Debra B at 12:45pm 05.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1551 What is a good way to clean minor marine growth off the knot meter? It still spins freely, but it se
Wind Instrument Fade Out Mystery David at 10:25am 05.23.03 Big Boats 0/840 We have a STOWE Apparent Wind Speed and Wind Angle instrument (looks factory) on our 37 Legend.The

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LITTLE TO NO WIND srimes at 10:26am 08.16.20 Hope all you sailors are staying safe and Covid free. Years ago, during a cruise to Australia and
More heavy-air practice in my Mac26D Freedom77 at 10:19am 08.16.20 A SMOOTH SEA NEVER MADE A SKILLFUL SAILOR. Traveler and mid boom main sheet. YOU BET!! One of the be
What GPS unit fits this mount? kloudie1 at 10:14am 08.16.20 BINGO .. Calif Ted wins this one! Look at the cradle in this link; If the bottom suction cup were re
Cabin Cushion Snaps rgranger at 10:11am 08.16.20 You know.... command strips now make a velcro like strip. The are marketed for hanging pictures and
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 PaulK at 10:09am 08.16.20 The Victoria looks like an older design (1977) and the keel might make launching and retrieving a pr
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 10:08am 08.16.20 @DrJudyB I do not question your description of the proper I measurement, I do wonder why we use tha
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive (3) rgranger at 10:06am 08.16.20 Yes it did self level... and I've done this trick several times. Here is a gasket I made for a keel
Cruising RPM research (1) kloudie1 at 10:04am 08.16.20 quick thoughts.. Attached is the curve set for the Yanmar 3GMF .. Note that the continuous rating is
Cabin Cushion Snaps sail sfbay at 10:04am 08.16.20
Pre-purchase survey checklist Stu Jackson at 10:04am 08.16.20 This dude posted the same thing over on cf. I answered the same way Don did. :) and added this: Boa
Looking for a Boat near Los Angeles with a CDI furler for photoshoot Hunter216 at 10:01am 08.16.20 I wish I could help as a thank you for all of your supportive and knowledgeable posts! Unfortunatel
Hunter 38 a/c saloon vents (1) sail sfbay at 9:56am 08.16.20 I am planning an ac installation on my Hunter 46 without head liner vents. Might refer to the Hunte
Cruising RPM research smokey73 at 9:55am 08.16.20 @Rich Stidger That is very consistant with both the CAT white paper and the Marine Propulsion paper.
Legend Series Plastic Laminate rgranger at 9:50am 08.16.20 Are you referring to the final coating? That would be gel coat. There is a gel coat color chart
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone rgranger at 9:48am 08.16.20 There are some well reviewed water proof tablets and this is the direction I will probably go but fo
Pre-purchase survey checklist Don S/V ILLusion at 9:45am 08.16.20 There are big books written about how to inspect boats.
Cabin Cushion Snaps rgranger at 9:43am 08.16.20 Lub them and I have round Velcro disks that hold the cushions in place no snaps. Nick :plus:
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing capta at 9:42am 08.16.20 LOL- I solved that problem :) I glassed over EVERY hole below the waterline on Tehani . I have deck
Hunter 240 dry weigths rgranger at 9:41am 08.16.20 I recently did a long haul with my H26 and posted about some of the trailer problems I was having.
Cruising RPM research Rich Stidger at 9:39am 08.16.20 I have a 50hp Volvo diesel in my sailboat. I had an opportunity early on to have an engine trial wi

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