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28 sabre broken steering cable M&K soulmates at 3:20pm 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1202 Hey guys. I'm new to the whole sailing world basicly I was sailing from home NY to NJ. Ran into AL
81 Hunter 33 strut and shaft log hardware size shelled at 10:47am 10.07.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1303 Hello, dotting i's and crossing t's for haul out plans. I would like to replace the hardware for th
Privacy Curtain Alansails at 10:12am 10.07.19 Catalina 310 12/2384 We have put our boat up for the winter :( and we have brought home the privacy curtain, has anyone c
STS Melissa <--Invest 93L + Invest 92L + Non-Tropical FL JamesG161 at 7:52am 10.07.19 Weather and Forecasting 24/3219 NOAA is watching a LOW area off Florida East Coast. It appears to have been hatched by a Passing HIG
Super Typhoon Hagibis JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.07.19 Weather and Forecasting 4/925 This West Pacific Storm is passing north of Guam and targeting Japan. New term of Category 5+ as Sup
Looking at a First 375 Jeffrey Menzies at 7:20am 10.07.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/5187 am new to this forum, my wife and I have been sailing together for a year or so on a starter boat I
Bronze Prop treatment Ron20324 at 7:06am 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 28/5527 What are the suggestions to treat my brand new bronze prop other than regular bottom paints. A seala
Chain plates tom cooper at 6:30am 10.07.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1368 has anyone replaced the chain plates on a Irwin Mark III, any knowledge is welcome
Lift from Asymmetrical? danstanford at 6:26am 10.07.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/7134 Not having used an assym before, and hopefully moving into one this spring, I have been watching tri
Keel Bilge/Garboard Plug hinmo1 at 12:07am 10.07.19 Smaller Boats 3/1060 Rec'd my 2003 Cat18 last nite. Noticed she had a keel bilge (presuming cuz she has a built in hand o
Oval Portlight 88 Legend (1) IvanRBS at 9:04pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 1/398 Looking for replacement oval portlights found in head n aft cabin for 88 Hunter Legend 35. Part numb
Two Honda 2000 paralleled in place of shire power? Tim francis at 8:08pm 10.06.19 Big Boats 19/4160
Starboard bulk head aft berthing Hunter 306 tom.p.brown at 5:56pm 10.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/571 I have a 2004 Hunter 306. I was replacing the cockpit shower and had removed the aft bulk head to ge
Pots and pans (1) BillyK at 5:45pm 10.06.19 Catalina 310 12/3174 Anyone come up with creative solutions for how or where to stow pots and pans?
Happy Birthday to John Shepard JamesG161 at 4:45pm 10.06.19 Sails Call Lounge 53/6342 Join me in wishing a great day for, John @jssailem . John is a great contributor to Sail Boat Owners
Tuning shrouds on Capri 18 PugetSounder at 3:37pm 10.06.19 Smaller Boats 2/1900 Hello all, I am not happy with how few threads I have exposed on my fore-stay turnbuckle, so I am i
Help with a Simpson Lawrence Windlass spadaforaj at 2:28pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/449 I have one of these Sprint Atlantis units that were standard on Hunter boats around 2004. Can thes
Just What I need, Another mast! (1) BrianRobin at 2:02pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/818 Picked this up today, a 61' mast, furler and rigging, supposedly from a 41' C ' C. Our club had this
Help ID (5) Subotter84 at 12:59pm 10.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/622 So i traded a kayak for this sweet looking little 13 ft day sailor. I am having trouble finding anyt
Another wiring issue for Hunter 26.5 vidalia at 10:17am 10.06.19 Smaller Boats 16/1743 The anchor light (360 degree white light at the very top of the mast) and the steaming light (225 de

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Mast rake and stem to stern level DArcy at 1:42pm 01.06.25 The correct mast rake won't change due to the stern squatting. Rake moves the center of effort of th
King Cnut the Great DaveJ at 1:16pm 01.06.25 I had Cnut once, cream cleared it up! :) Cheers
Mast rake and stem to stern level dlochner at 1:09pm 01.06.25 The easiest way to measure rake is to suspend a plumb bob (or heavy wrench) from the mast head with
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dLj at 12:59pm 01.06.25 A few years ago there was a thread on the North Channel. You might find some useful information in i
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 12:25pm 01.06.25 @Tally Ho and our end point is right about where your #6 is.
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 12:23pm 01.06.25 @Tally Ho Your map is essentially correct. The boat is in Lions Head ON - just a bit south of Tober
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? JBP-PA at 12:01pm 01.06.25 The Great Lakes can be very unfriendly if a blow from the far side of the lake builds over a few da
Chesapeake and Central Atlantic coast kappykaplan at 11:58am 01.06.25 Sorry to share the bad news. We have had a mild winter up until now. Ours was mild until this stor
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? kappykaplan at 11:53am 01.06.25 What kind of boat are you considering? The boat in question is a custom Gilbert 30+
Chesapeake and Central Atlantic coast jssailem at 11:50am 01.06.25 Sorry to share the bad news. We have had a mild winter up until now. It's kind of a late White Chris
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw Terry Cox at 11:49am 01.06.25 Had another incident a few years ago where the Genset would start but shut down due to no sea water
Chesapeake and Central Atlantic coast kappykaplan at 11:48am 01.06.25 Prepare your boat and your home for chilly conditions. Winter is here. Tks for the note, John. Bo
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation Tally Ho at 11:23am 01.06.25 suspect they might have added this to it somehow since i never had an issue before with the install
Rust inhibitor JBP-PA at 11:20am 01.06.25 That's a pretty reasonable approach for touch up spots. I do something similar on my cast iron keel
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? (1) Tally Ho at 11:15am 01.06.25
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw Terry Cox at 10:56am 01.06.25 Hi Jason. Different Genset, but here was our first incident: Hunter 42 Owner Modifications and Upgra
Bluetooth Radar (1) DannyS at 10:52am 01.06.25 I think I'm overthinking this, I've never had a deck stepped mast before so making the connections w
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 10:11am 01.06.25 Hey Thanks @dmdiehl64 I see you are in Tawas, are you in the state harbor or the TBYC (or somewher
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:43am 01.06.25 May I guess? 2 tires installed on 2 rims under $400.00. 2 axcle bearing at $40.00 each. Installati
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? dmdiehl64 at 9:43am 01.06.25 We purchased our Beneteau 321 under very similar circumstances to you, many people do. No experience

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