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Stability curve Diver960 at 12:16pm 10.11.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3213 G'day gents. I finally have a day to do whatever I want (Admiral being kind to me today), and I've
Hunter 29.5 Seafurl JHS at 9:34am 10.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/737 Does anyone know if the seafurl on a 1994 Hunter 29.5 is a 700,800,900SL? I dropped a part from the
size of battery bank original design eamaral at 7:52am 10.11.14 Big Boats 7/1235 I have a 2002 Hunter 340 my original batteries have been changed out to optima's my boat yard doesn'
My Boat's 15 Minutes of Fame, news at 11. (1) Anonymous 121765 at 7:05am 10.11.14 Ask All Sailors 30/3808 Two years ago this happened. Down here in the Tampa Bay area, a bizarre couple whose children th
Filling fuel tank - when is it full.... John_F at 6:47am 10.11.14 Ask All Sailors 29/8760 OK, really dumb question. I don't trust my fuel gauge so I keep track of my fuel usage. When I
Loose gudgeon ryegirl61 at 4:46am 10.11.14 Bigger Boats 1/697 We need to tighten up the bolts holding the gudgeon - can't access them because they are behind the
Replacing Roller Furling line ryegirl61 at 4:41am 10.11.14 Bigger Boats 2/2684 Can anyone advise as to how we can replace the frayed roller furling line? We've been told that the
Oceanis 41 - quarterberth vs. full size? cymeyer at 4:40am 10.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2359 Looked at 41 foot boats at the Annapolis Show. The Oceanis 41 is a beautiful boat but we were curio
Best GPS device? Barnacle_Bob at 10:33pm 10.10.14 Catalina 22 11/2497 It's finally sailing season! ... here in Arizona. The weather has cooled down enough to spend time
Marine Surveyor Recommendation Ted at 8:38pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1182 I have some interest in an out of state boat but unfortunately the broker handling the boat is not r
Oday 23 surprise rogjack2 at 6:40pm 10.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/851 With ideas from Francis and Scott on eagles wings I went to the boat I am considering buying to eval
Cost of owning a C-310 Sky Cruiser at 6:27pm 10.10.14 Catalina 310 26/4792 Hi, I'm hoping someone here is an accountant or maybe just really likes crunching numbers. I realiz
O'day Logo's (1) tcwaltz at 5:44pm 10.10.14 Bigger Boats 15/4876 Not sure if anyone has done this but I've recreated the O'day logo's in Adobe Illustrator (can port
does this look right? (1) SenecaDaze at 3:38pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/1863 haul out today and aft end of keel supporting boat, you can pass your hand under the front of keel s
Winter Storage Kent + Jane Overbeck at 2:31pm 10.10.14 Smaller Boats 2/1182 I have a C-22 that is now stored under a pole barn. It will not get wet except from blowing mist, f
H-34 Backsplash (2) kloudie1 at 2:12pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1022 Got my backsplash done. I wanted to protect the new cushions/upholstry. Found those neat holders . H
Sponsored Trailer Sailor Cruise Flordia Keys? HillbillyWanderer at 1:50pm 10.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/957 I am wanting to take my C22 down to the Keys this winter for a couple weeks this winter. I went to
Cleaning / CLearing Freshwater Lines 1983 H31 (1) pateco at 12:43pm 10.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1325 I have a 1983 Hunter 31, and the Jabsco freshwater pump was not functioning. It made noise, but did
Lightning protection CapnGrumpyBreeches at 11:46am 10.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1918 Im sure this topic has been brought up countless times. But What is the general feeling on lightnin
Max hp for Hunter 26 sailsmanship at 10:40am 10.10.14 Smaller Boats 5/2313 Hi all! I'm a new owner of a 1995 Hunter 26. I'm thinking about getting a newer motor for it and am

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Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 4:51pm 11.18.22
Dyneema for furler line Project_Mayhem at 4:31pm 11.18.22 Do you furl into the wind or off the wind? Try on a beam-broad reach with very light back tension o
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 4:26pm 11.18.22
Miss sailing Project_Mayhem at 4:17pm 11.18.22 I miss it because of this. When management admitted she wasn't feeling the love anymore, ( for sail
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. shemandr at 3:50pm 11.18.22 75 and just now diagnosed with hypertension! That's pretty good! I was diagnosed by age 25. I ag
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Tally Ho at 3:47pm 11.18.22 There are also some new winches where the motor is inside the winch body, requiring less room under
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. ShawnL at 3:09pm 11.18.22 There are also some new winches where the motor is inside the winch body, requiring less room undern
C22 Pop Top Assist ShawnL at 3:04pm 11.18.22 I installed mine with the mast up (CD Kit). I ended up doing it so that the pop-top just touched th
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Captain Larry-DH at 3:02pm 11.18.22 Thanks Rich. I would have thought the hardest task would be to furl the Genoa in strong winds. My
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Tally Ho at 2:50pm 11.18.22
Hunter 30T issues before buying? Tally Ho at 2:43pm 11.18.22 Hey all! I am looking at a 1991 Hunter 30T for possible purchase. My question to you guys is are th
CDI FF2 patbratton at 2:09pm 11.18.22 I used a topping lift and a downhaul for the pole. You can make out the black topping lift line in
Questions About Bottom Paint Parsons at 1:37pm 11.18.22 Wait you forgot this... k like this? Not knocking you, @fstbttms , but I don't think you'd look tha
CDI FF2 (1) CrispyCringle at 1:20pm 11.18.22 I used a topping lift and a downhaul for the pole. You can make out the black topping lift line in t
Hunter 280 mast Question rgranger at 1:14pm 11.18.22 A web search for "Mast Exit Blocks" will yield a plethora of exit block images from which to select
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 Nachismo at 12:17pm 11.18.22 Many thanks!
Dyneema for furler line (1) thinwater at 12:09pm 11.18.22 Watching those images in sequence, I agree with @dlochner observations. The spring block is not hel
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 jdrutten at 12:05pm 11.18.22 Is that a Seatech fitting? Looks like it could be. I ordered this exact part a couple weeks ago. It'
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Mark Maulden at 11:57am 11.18.22 Plain ole diesel..
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 9:51am 11.18.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer: Al

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