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Right of way question gettinthere at 8:31am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 156/11676 2 boats under sail Both boats sailing on starboard tack Boat A is sailing 160 degrees downwind Boat
Rolling Furling Question Capt Strapfoots at 8:18am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 7/909 I have a rolling furling system on my new sailboat (30ft Allied sea wind ketch ) and the wire/rope i
Last Chance Marc14857 at 7:20am 06.12.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1135 I have not received any replies in the merchandise section so I thought that I would post this one m
Cabin soles made from Starboard SFS at 5:55am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1618 I'm about to begin putting new soles in my 1983 H31. I am seriously considering Starboard rather th
Steering Pedestal HALE QUIGLEY at 5:48am 06.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1305 How do you remove the head of the steering pedestal to access the throttle and gear shift lever on a
Acryllic Hot Knife lehighsail at 4:48am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3875 I was looking for a hot knife for cutting Sunbrella. Has anyone tried to use a knife like "Hand-Hel
Quick question for Catalina 30 owners LakeMurraySailor at 2:31am 06.12.16 Catalina 30 2/709 Question: Can anyone tell me the correct size for the "capstay" turnbuckles on a 1978 Catalina 30? I
Whitlock Cobra 5R post assembly binding SousLeVent at 11:38pm 06.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/926 Howdy Gang, Recently purchased a 1990 32s5 and, with no history, am going through all the systems on
Wind speed to reach hull speed Franklin at 11:00pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/876 Just curious: At what apparent wind speed would you say it takes at 80 awa to reach hull speed on yo
Batteries, Isolators, Charging jmkinsfbay at 7:44pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3455 I have two House batteries, different sizes, capacities, and ages. They are both being charged from
Dropping rudder yamaha 33 rekkabell at 7:25pm 06.11.16 Yamaha 3/1988 Anyone here try to drop the rudder on a yamaha 33? If so id like to know what your experience was wi
What is this? (2) Robr0924 at 7:22pm 06.11.16 Catalina 22 16/1378 What is this? I think it's the release for the keel. The button is stuck, assuming it is a button.
Calling electrical gurus! Help! (4) Tim22 at 5:37pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1134 Hi all I have recently experienced the demise of my batteries at the hands of an unruly charger. As
Message for 31SEAHORSE (2) shumphries at 5:01pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 6/702 Dear Sir/Madam, It is my understanding that you have had luck with the sailing of the Celebrity 20ft
Fresh water pressure issues FriscoRon at 4:36pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 53/7643 I have a 1999 Hunter 376 Sailboat I bought in January 2016. I have one 75 gallon fresh water tank. I
Loos Gauge measurements for Hunter 29.5 standing rigging windsongsail at 1:06pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 I have recently replaced the standing rigging and stepped the mast (Isomat) on my 1995 Hunter 29.5 a
Hunter 34 '86 Transmission woes Yanmar 3GM30 Ilanortho at 12:43pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1691 After spending every single weekend this winter refitting her I took her out for a first run on an a
Battery condition..... NYSail at 12:42pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 13/635 what does this mean. Green good?
How do I remove the furling genoa? Jwhy at 12:24pm 06.11.16 Catalina 30 10/7426 Blew out the very old headsail and need to replace it. How do I get it off the furler?
Lead keel Echo at 12:17pm 06.11.16 Sirius 21/22 5/2908 Hello all, We have been sailing our Sirius 22 for a few years and it seems a bit tender, especial

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Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:46pm 04.01.24
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 9:41pm 04.01.24 Hi Dan, I am a little late in the chat but thought I would pass on some information anyways. I hav
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:34pm 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wi
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:23pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:12pm 04.01.24 I posted this on another thread. It may help. https://www.boatingmag.com/how-to-make-rope-to-chain-
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:10pm 04.01.24 How would I get a thimble and shackle past the gypsy and into the anchor locker? Simple answer, yo
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:08pm 04.01.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:07pm 04.01.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.c
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) jssailem at 4:07pm 04.01.24 Check out the Mantus Swivel. It goes between your anchor and your chain. It helps to flip the anchor
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain jssailem at 4:05pm 04.01.24 Well that depends. Do you want to continue to use the windlass to draw the rode (the rope portion)

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