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Battery Location on 240 Ron Baer at 9:59am 05.24.03 Smaller Boats 3/802 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 1/1144 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 0/782 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 3/1046 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 1/1121 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 12/2671 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 0/683 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 16/1005 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 2/1011 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 5/1790 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 6/844 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 1/3951 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 7/1136 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 1/831 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 1/933 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 0/964 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 0/784 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 2/3660 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 2/1580 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 0/868 We have a STOWE Apparent Wind Speed and Wind Angle instrument (looks factory) on our 37 Legend.The

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Original sails dlochner at 7:04am 10.08.20 In areas where boats travel to regattas, old sails are often used as delivery sails with the new sai
Your 2 cents on main sail furlers rgranger at 6:51am 10.08.20
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 6:49am 10.08.20 Thanks for the 3 suggestions! As for the first 2, it was a long day and I was eager to start home.
Original sails cb32863 at 6:46am 10.08.20 Just buy new sails. Those old ones are not going to do you any favors. You are going to hate racing
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 6:35am 10.08.20 This is a quick drawing of my wiring diagram. It's how it was wired as this thread began.
Original sails shemandr at 6:21am 10.08.20 OK, you want to race. It usually takes a few seasons to get used to your boat and the local conditi
Starting Battery won't hold a charge (1) Nichole340 at 6:21am 10.08.20 This is a quick drawing of my wiring diagram. It's how it was wired as this thread began.
Original sails Kings Gambit at 6:19am 10.08.20 Bought a 1988 Hunter 26.5. All sails seem to be original to the boat: Main plus 100, 125, 150% p
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Maine Sail at 6:16am 10.08.20 A switch on the negative side seems a bit unusual. I beleive Beneteau does or has done this, howeve
Original sails JerryA at 6:07am 10.08.20 I suggest taking the sails to a loft to have them checked out. They can give you an opinion as to th
Original sails Justin_NSA at 5:47am 10.08.20 KBRS sailing? Keel Boat Racing Squadron. It's a Ninnescah Sailing Association thing. I need to me
Original sails tfox2069 at 5:27am 10.08.20 You haven't mentioned the physical condition of the 32-year-old sails. How is the stitching? UV de
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 5:25am 10.08.20 A switch on the negative side seems a bit unusual. I beleive Beneteau does or has done this, however
Starting Battery won't hold a charge SailingLoto at 5:24am 10.08.20 The one battery like has a dead cell. Immediately after charging the battery should read around 13.6
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 5:15am 10.08.20 Thank you! Yes, my Positive and Negative Cables, from the Switch, are directly attached to Battery 1
Smith Island, MD to Crisfield A6C5O7 at 5:01am 10.08.20 I proposed to my wife a few years ago on the island just to the north of Ewell and we stayed in Ewel
Starting Battery won't hold a charge dlochner at 4:31am 10.08.20 Aw C'mon, Dave, you, among many others, know (I try to) do that all the time. I was just answering
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Maine Sail at 4:31am 10.08.20 I charge using the Alternator with the engine during the season. (snip) I am on a mooring all se
When was my boat made? NickBeneker at 4:17am 10.08.20 Thank you for your post. I asked the question on the Catalina website. Someone was nice enough to l
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Nichole340 at 4:00am 10.08.20

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