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Launching/retrieving 272 from trailer agprice22 at 6:35pm 10.28.15 Bigger Boats 8/1963 Has / does anyone launch a 272 themselves each season? I have been getting my 272 lifted and having
Furling jib recommendations MaryEllaRose at 4:45pm 10.28.15 Catalina 22 32/8609 This winter I'm planning to splurge on a CDI jib furler from Catalina Direct. However I need advice
Hatch hinge pin bent; can't remove Ilanortho at 4:05pm 10.28.15 Big Boats 5/1296 Hunter 34 '86 One of the hinge pins was bent by the previous owner; hatch still works but would like
Perfect day (1) sailaway78 at 3:45pm 10.28.15 Ask All Sailors 10/614 What an absolutely perfect day for sailing today. Wind about 10 knots, temp not too hot. Lake c
Cup boats (1) Warren Milberg at 1:56pm 10.28.15 Ask All Sailors 1/316 We were recently in Bermuda and saw these Cup boats. Really interesting and different kinds of boat
Rebedding sail tracks atrometer at 1:55pm 10.28.15 Catalina 22 6/551 On my '76 C22 I'm trying to re-bed the sail tracks. It seems they are bolted on, but the nuts don't
Winchbit vs the cranker ? PKFK at 1:47pm 10.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2993 I have the M28 right angle drill, and am going to add a the bit to allow me to use on the boat (H36
1994 hunter 29.5 steering wheel shaft has 1/2in play Gravydon at 12:22pm 10.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/617 Hello, I'm looking to see if anyone else has had this problem. I see the Edson rebuild kit online bu
Dismasted donelanc at 12:21pm 10.28.15 Bigger Boats 14/2066 Hi I was on my last sail of the season; 2 ft seas, 5 to 10 kts w/ little gusts. Was on a starboard
Balboa 20 vs ensenada 20 ?? RussC at 10:14am 10.28.15 Balboa 14/9619 In my quest for our perfect trailer sailer I just missed being able to purchase a Balboa 20, which g
Shore cradle position for hunter 36 (or 356) deacm at 8:46am 10.28.15 Big Boats 0/892 After ten years of owning my Hunter 36 you would think I'd have this figured out by now. But come ti
Best way to sand the sole. Ed Schenck at 8:09am 10.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1259 The one on the boat I mean. Have a bilge cover at home, sanded and varnished. But I started with m
Spongy deck repair WeiWei at 7:11am 10.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/886 Anyone have information or links on injecting epoxy between the deck sandwich construction for repai
Another adjustment question, re: split backstay. DougM at 6:34am 10.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1982 I didn't want to hijack the thread about the 311 backstay adjustment , but would like to determine a
Crystals forming in fresh water tank of hunter legend 40 lastlap at 6:30am 10.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2884 I have been having crystals forming in my fresh water tank and clogging up my filter. The tank is al
Gearbox: glaze cone? Ken13559 at 4:34am 10.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/488 Curiouly how does one cause his Kanzaki gearbox cone to glazed?
Turning ball for keel cable? mcginn m22 at 10:17pm 10.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1500 Hello all, new owner of a 1974 22' Macgregor. I dont have much history on the boat, but it has a bro
1990 hunter 30 chain plate rods (1) cruisingretired at 8:05pm 10.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2152 I looked at a 1990 Hunter 30 today and during my initial inspection I found some things that cause m
New sailboat launched Bob 04 H260 at 7:14pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 1/412 I just watched this on the news and thought it might interest some on here, http://atlantic.ctvnews.
13 minutes of sailing awesomeness cb32863 at 4:53pm 10.27.15 Ask All Sailors 2/473 One design C ' C 30's. Enjoy........ 5FxUDhhQQVo

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Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 02.26.23 At first blush more than a week of labor sounds like a lot to me too. But how much disassembly is ne
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel PaulK at 6:48pm 02.26.23 Or you can leave the spare where it is and use something like this: 1000 lb. Swing-Away Trailer Jack
Boat Speed and Pointing jon hansen at 6:45pm 02.26.23 bimini? dodger? solid prop? 10 year old sails? perfectly clean bottom? crew on the high side rail? c
Boat Speed and Pointing Davidasailor26 at 6:42pm 02.26.23 In the absence of published polars experience will probably be the best way to find this data for yo
Boat Speed and Pointing jssailem at 6:20pm 02.26.23 Dave. Your are looking at tacking angle as if that is the metric. You best metric is VMG, Velocity M
Wind generators, yay or nay? Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limit
Boat Speed and Pointing JoeWhite at 6:11pm 02.26.23 Typically shoal keels do not point to wind as high as fin keels. Your tack angle may be 90 degrees w
Replacing prop strut - typical # labor hours? JoeWhite at 6:07pm 02.26.23 Ask them how many will be working on the boat at the same time. Sometimes it requires 2 persons to m
advice on auto chart plotter Stu Jackson at 5:01pm 02.26.23 Interestingly enough, those who state, with conviction, that in their opinion paper charts are a "wa
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 4:53pm 02.26.23 Tacking angle is the angle between opposite tacks, another way to look at pointing. I know a beam or
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Orbweaver at 4:48pm 02.26.23 Hi and welcome! I had to google to figure out what that boat is. That's so light I can't imagine the
Boat Speed and Pointing Brian D at 4:42pm 02.26.23 What do you mean by 'tacking angle'? Are you referring to how well your boat points into the wind?
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 3:01pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? jon hansen at 2:15pm 02.26.23 nay
Wind generators, yay or nay? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:23pm 02.26.23
Wind generators, yay or nay? Crusty Ol Salt at 12:51pm 02.26.23 I do not own a wind generator. The guy that owns the catamaran on the next pier over does. Our boats
Wind generators, yay or nay? dLj at 12:17pm 02.26.23 It's been my understanding that it depends upon where you sail. Also that often when there is limite
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Ralph Johnstone at 11:02am 02.26.23 Not 100% sure; however, I believe that Beneteau used interlux to initially coat all of the steel ke
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust BigEasy at 10:43am 02.26.23 Damn, I have seen coal tar epoxy used in some gawd awful places and it just will not let go, ever.
Wind generators, yay or nay? rgranger at 10:01am 02.26.23 Seems to me you might consider both solar and wind.

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