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222 vs a 25 mccadamsoday at 5:12pm 11.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/762 Can anyone tell me the galley/cabin height of a 25 compared to a 222. My 222 is around 4 feet. Wond
hunter 23 / Jib sheet cam cleat size drewsyntax at 4:26pm 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/360 Hi All I am looking to replace the original 2 cam cleats on my h23 - I didn't see a set available i
How much distance from forestay to asymmetrical tack? danstanford at 11:56am 11.27.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/2448 Currently my boat does not have any rigging for a Code 0 sail and I am trying to get ready for event
Screws into deck pulled out... Allowishish at 10:27am 11.27.17 Ask All Sailors 44/4959 The dodger on my catalina 27 was screwed into the deck (fiberglass only and not very thick) and has
Super Cheap Yachting fritz3000g at 10:05am 11.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/4414 I've been reading lots of articles on affordable cruising which seem to suggest that $15,000 is an "
Which deck organizer for B361 Ben4195 at 8:12am 11.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1301 Hello folks, does anyone happen to know what a good option for a three-line deck organizer would be
Companionway skylight Hunter 29.5 Odyssey lll at 6:37am 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/325 would appreciate any recommendation on how I can clean the skylight above the companionway way. Ther
Removing Standing Rigging from the Mast (1) SawyerCurt at 5:07am 11.27.17 Catalina 310 1/545 So the current cover I have for my C310 is a mast-down cover (hopefully this is the last year I'll b
Testing The Waters Scallywagger at 5:00am 11.27.17 Ask All Sailors 15/736 Hello everyone. My daughter is at the George Washington University DC and both my wife and I would l
Telescoping whisker pole verses spinnaker pole Ninsar at 3:38am 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/7182 Can sailors that have used both whisker pole and spinnaker pole please give some pros ' cons for eac
Heaving to BobbyFunn at 8:09pm 11.26.17 Day Sailers 22/2765 It was a calm day on the water 8mph with gust to 15mph, a perfect day to try out new things. Today
Sad day for a 222 (3) AWalker at 6:16pm 11.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/904 143992 Went out to the lake today for a sail on my 23. This was in the boat yard. Looks like the bun
Cushion Covers Waandderer at 5:44pm 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2546 Hello everyone, I am redoing a 38 ft Citation and would like to hear from as many people as will pos
Main sheet length? Lisa at 5:38pm 11.26.17 Catalina 310 26/3040 Can anyone tell me the length and diameter of the main sheet? We have in the mast furling if that ma
another Reverse Polarity light question Charlie98117 at 4:34pm 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1570 I recently replaced the burned out 110V indicator light on my panel and after doing that the Reverse
Cleaning aluminum mast jmce1587 at 2:29pm 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 20/12013 have mast down and want to clean up and remove black marks, etc. Any recommendations on products an
What's under H34 Starboard Cockpit Locker Shelf? danm1 at 2:06pm 11.26.17 Big Boats 20/2481 Got stuck head down in the starboard locker reaching for a battery yesterday on my new to me Hunter
Leaks in my little 'ol Mac 25 arknoah at 1:46pm 11.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2774 Hi, Got some problems with leaks in my 1984 Mac 15, or more specifically with water in the bilge an
Winterize with city hookup njlarry at 11:21am 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1564 Searched but no luck on this. Helping a friend winterize his power boat for the first time. (Searay)
Drawer slides (3) marchem at 11:15am 11.26.17 Catalina 310 4/657 I read a write up in an old MainSheet magazine about replacing the slides on the drawers under the b

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H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (1) jssailem at 8:45pm 06.28.23
Spring lines jssailem at 8:40pm 06.28.23 There are several designs for the folding cleat. Here is one I recently discovered. https://e-riggi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:27pm 06.28.23
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:25pm 06.28.23 If only there was a groan emoji. :facepalm:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:22pm 06.28.23 Thanks guys. We had a side step today. With batteries that have not been charged, siting idle, they
Its funny Friday! High Current at 7:32pm 06.28.23
Spring lines (1) Sailfanatic at 7:30pm 06.28.23 Made my own 6 years ago no issues. Fold in when not in use FWIW you should tape up those split rin
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 06.28.23 We have an '83 Hunter 34. Depends entirely on how your anchor locker looks. A better idea would
Shooting some video in the harbor DArcy at 7:15pm 06.28.23 Very nice Tom, you have a wonderful setting.
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount Joe at 7:11pm 06.28.23 Even if there were such a rule requiring a fixed mount compass, which I find unlikely, you don't cer
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount Tally Ho at 6:52pm 06.28.23 You could get a bulkhead mount compass. https://www.westmarine.com/ritchie-navigation-bulkhead-moun
Shooting some video in the harbor dLj at 6:28pm 06.28.23 I like the video, but you asked for a critique... Images had too much water, too much dinghy. I'd h
In-mast furling Mechone at 6:27pm 06.28.23 On my boat its 8mm or 5/16 same size
P42 Strut replacement JoeWhite at 6:05pm 06.28.23 I am not an expert, what of you filled the front 2 holes with fiberglass, then install the strut an
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 6:02pm 06.28.23 good grief, I'm subscribed to this thread and never got a notice that anything had happened - and th
P42 Strut replacement Jim_H42 at 5:58pm 06.28.23 I'm curious what was the symptom of needing to replace the strut and where did you get the replaceme
ST4000 auto pilot rpwillia at 5:37pm 06.28.23 Lou, What most of these guys did not answer was that the install manual tells you generally where to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 5:28pm 06.28.23
Shooting some video in the harbor shemandr at 5:20pm 06.28.23 Yeah, pretty place. The rotation is a little fast for the eye. I didn't mind the dingy gunnel in
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:54pm 06.28.23 First determine what is holding those screw before doing anything. You may not be able to move or

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