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another main sail question woodzy at 7:29am 03.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/966 Sailing this weekend at Havasu was fun. Not much wind, but being rookies it was probably good for ou
Question about sails that came with my boat davidmhull at 6:49am 03.16.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1858 My boat happens to be an Oday 22 but I think this would possibly pertain to any boat. I have been wo
Bottom Paint Redsky376 at 6:26am 03.16.15 Big Boats 25/3574 Has anyone had any experience with CopperCoat - supposed to be a ten year paint?
Crazy Dave's views from new home (4) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 03.16.15 Ask All Sailors 23/2973 As some of you know, I moved back home to the mountains of Virginia. Every morning aside from the d
Shorthanded 40.7 First yachtsman at 4:06am 03.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1898 Anyone have advice on racing 40.7 First shorthanded. Two people. Furling head sail??
keel is back on, spacers? piedpiperIII at 4:04am 03.16.15 Catalina 22 11/1429 Well yesterday I lifted my keel back into the boat but before I took measurements of the keel pocket
The Dogs of SBO: Steve (3) Phil Herring at 6:45pm 03.15.15 Sails Call Lounge 0/1951 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Oceanis 400 cockpit light (1) rbenyoung at 5:30pm 03.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1447 I am looking for a cockpit light for a 1996 oceanis 400. Any ideas?
Keel hold pin Joe308 at 4:58pm 03.15.15 Catalina 22 1/814 Hello again while cleaning the boat and going through the inside checking everything out I noticed t
Hunter 23.5 Bimini garypolumsky at 4:43pm 03.15.15 Smaller Boats 8/4457 Has anyone installed a Bimini on their 23.5. Do you have model numbers and any pictures? Can it be u
Bimini Larry D Calander at 4:28pm 03.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/1086 Hey all Have big Bimini that need to be taken down when under sail.first mate thinks She can sew a
Grey Non-skid Fix? (2) Bill19233 at 3:09pm 03.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4152 When I bought my 340, I thought the few white streaks I saw in the grey non-skid was old wax or some
Leaking windows pagin2 at 2:55pm 03.15.15 Ask All Sailors 16/5280 What is the best product for stopping leaks on windows. Have a catalina 30. Really don't want to ha
Final Easy (Yeah Right) Step in my rewiring of my H34. (4) PGIJon at 2:52pm 03.15.15 Big Boats 8/1654 I was finally down to the last step of my rebuilding my H34 12v power. It was a simple task. I wan
Alternator, I Think It Finally Works! NICK1951 at 2:29pm 03.15.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3731 This has been a long journey. We keep a 1995 Benetau Oceanis 400 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and sail th
striping tape sailor5017 at 2:22pm 03.15.15 Big Boats 4/992 looking for the 5.25 inch white striping tape for my 41Ds. damaged by a fender rubbing on it. need a
Great App rfrye1 at 2:07pm 03.15.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1685 First off I have no connection to this App or anything to do with it. I saw it in Sail Mag. Check ou
Sunbrella Fabric Color shanker at 12:40pm 03.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1030 I'm curious if Sunbrella fabric sold here on the Hunter store is the same as that sold from Sailrite
Cockpit cushions Don Lucas at 12:32pm 03.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1671 I need new cushions and am Looking for the pros/cons of the Bottomsiders verse the Sunsure type cush
Through hull fitting miniwheat at 12:23pm 03.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/538 I have a 1975 hunter 30 and the through hull fitting that the cable goes through for the centre boar

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Just a little bit more... Every year! Project_Mayhem at 12:12pm 08.24.23 Thanks for the bump @shemandr. I'm wondering if there's a way to do a vacuum test on the crank cases
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help jssailem at 12:07pm 08.24.23 Bold is to get a good wind and sail through the passage. I would have the engine running as a back u
Just a little bit more... Every year! shemandr at 12:04pm 08.24.23 Compression? Fairly easily tested with a compression meter. I don't know much about engines but yo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 12:03pm 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerou
Impact driver on window screws? (1) jssailem at 12:02pm 08.24.23 Any thoughts on whether the impact driver will do damage? If so, any thoughts on how to get the scr
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Johann at 12:01pm 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located
Advice for a Solo Sailor? shemandr at 11:58am 08.24.23 ... My problem was that the sensor is located about 9" from the low point.. So you have reserve ca
Deception Pass. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 08.24.23 Deception Passage is one of the many tidal passages that control the waters of the Salish Sea. Goo
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help shemandr at 11:53am 08.24.23 Having the topping lift rigged like the pig tail attached to the boom while sailing can be dangerous
Deception Pass. jssailem at 11:50am 08.24.23 Deception Passage is one of the many tidal passages that control the waters of the Salish Sea. Good
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 11:28am 08.24.23 You could try measuring the resistance as you move the sender through its range and see if it chang
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 11:20am 08.24.23 Thanks all for the feedback. Here are a few key takeaways that (for me) seemed to extend beyond the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 11:15am 08.24.23 I installed this type of sensor, and it works very well. My problem was that the sensor is located a
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help rgranger at 11:10am 08.24.23 It is rarely if ever, used while the sails are hoisted as the sail keeps the boom from falling dow
Exhaust for Cat 34 Stu Jackson at 11:01am 08.24.23 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Intern
Exhaust for Cat 34 Steve_Catalina at 10:22am 08.24.23 Check out c34.org
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 10:18am 08.24.23 Interesting. Mine is pretty flat, rectangular in every respect, no wedge shape, etc. I think it's
Do you use bumper boards? Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 08.24.23 and rope...;) Eh ? Ya gonna plug in the electric hose ? That just has no use anywhere :facepalm
Surveyor - Bad experience JoeWhite at 9:50am 08.24.23 You do not have to send his report to your insurance Co. Move to an other surveyor.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 9:18am 08.24.23

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