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heavy weather jib furling techniques Scotty C-M at 9:37am 12.19.13 Big Boats 6/5845 I'm curious to know how you furl your jib in heavy (20 Knots +) wind. Sometimes I'm a little late f
Battery info for a technosaur 2sticks at 9:11am 12.19.13 Bigger Boats 4/1227 I have waded through many posts regarding charging systems (solar, wind, dockside etc.)and have ques
Winter Mr Mac at 8:53am 12.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2092 Sucks. Since we've put her on the cradle we haven't done a thing even remotely sailing related. Ha
Holland, MI Tulip Festival Worldwalker88 at 8:13am 12.19.13 Destinations 5/5411 Crossing L. Michigan from Wisconsin early May. Any marina or anchorage suggestions? Also, has anyon
add topping lift to S2 7.3? enoon at 7:47am 12.19.13 S2 7/2500 Our S2 7.3 does not have a topping lift, which makes reefing difficult We have to clip the boom to t
Inverter thoughts, plans, schemes, maybe a plot.. Chris Patterson at 7:24am 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1766 Greetings again from the lunatic fringe. To start, I am SO glad I'm not moored close to Maine Sail,
charging (1) Rusty south at 6:27am 12.19.13 Big Boats 7/1653 Okay the vessel is mine a 1996 Hunter 40.5, I am Excited and scared at the same time. This maybe a
Catalina 36 Models FredB at 6:24am 12.19.13 Big Boats 4/2614 I'm a Catalina 30 owner, but, I have a friend getting his first boat, wants something larger and is
HOW store seadaddler at 4:41am 12.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/796 Hey guys just want to thank the people at the store on this forum for all the great help ordering a
How to prevent rust/corrosion on chrome (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2871 I've a shelf above the wash basin. Under this shelf I mounted a chrome plate Wine Glass rail rack to
Hunter 42 Owner's Manual - Electrical SailbadTheSinner at 8:47pm 12.18.13 Big Boats 28/8185 The Owner's Manual for my Hunter 42 Passage Centre Cockpit is incomplete. Of all the things "missing
Renault RC8D engine maygosalin at 4:13pm 12.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1385 I recently purchased a Hunter 27 which has a Renault RC8D engine. I understand parts are difficult
Motor mount? slowdog at 3:58pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1032 I got my motor mount rebuilt with new bushings and new bolts do you mount it so the cavitation plate
25.5 bulkhead replacement SV Wayword at 3:46pm 12.18.13 Smaller Boats 2/1724 Hello everyone, Both of the bulkheads on my '85 25.5 have some areas where water incursion has ca
saildrive prop hotrodderjim at 3:08pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 My O'day has a yanmar engine with a saildrive unit, its a 14" 2 bladed prop.I would like to replace
prop paint hotrodderjim at 3:05pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1078 After my boat was hauled out for the winter in noticed the prop had some barnacles on it.I painted i
Sealing hoses as they pass into anchor locker patjam at 10:50am 12.18.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3957 I've got the standard sailboat holding tank under the vberth installation and am getting ready to re
Pirate Map (1) rgranger at 9:36am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1383 Found this map today.... http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/riskiest-areas-to-ship-wh
Lightning Capital: World Map (1) rgranger at 9:34am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2146 Hey All I've seen it stated here on this site that Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S.
aground in my slip rufus1138 at 6:31am 12.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1569 anyone else ever dealt with this for any length of time, our winter low tides are here and my recent

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Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 8:19am 07.11.23 I have been around for a long time and have seen all the questions that can be and have been asked.
Coolant Recommendation? SycloneDriver at 8:17am 07.11.23 Diesel engines often require an additive that prevents cavitation pitting of the cylinder sleeves.
Winch handle safe use jssailem at 8:08am 07.11.23 I am not seeing the downside to inserting it immediately before executing a tack. Some boat owners
Winch handle safe use Don S/V ILLusion at 8:04am 07.11.23 How much time does it take to insert the handle in a winch? A winch handle can interfere with quick
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? (1) AndyL at 7:54am 07.11.23 I'll try to get pictures but not sure when our next sail will be. Here is a diagram that shows wha
Rigging information (2) jssailem at 7:50am 07.11.23 217739 There are 95 images of the boat here. https://moreboats.com/boats-for-sale/bristol/19-corinth
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:43am 07.11.23 The top of the tank lid is laid onto marine putty with the exterior edges fiberglassed in using the
Winch handle safe use BigEasy at 7:41am 07.11.23 I am wondering if there is any reason to not go ahead and insert the handle in what will become the
Catalina Metal Plaque Jacktar at 7:33am 07.11.23 It is not a HUll ID #, only a model designator and note of hull serial number (which repeats in oth
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Scott T-Bird at 6:54am 07.11.23 Thanks for all the kind thoughts and advise! I'll be letting the dust settle for a while, but there
Coolant Recommendation? jviss at 6:54am 07.11.23 Shell Rotella Ultra ELC has become virtually unobtainable. I'm thinking it's out of production. NA
Rigging information NTLESQ at 6:46am 07.11.23 Thanks for your response. I've never seen the boat with the mast and sails on her. I've just had her
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 07.11.23 It was not clearly stated where the dye was seen. I was trying to find out if it was around the air
Found On Deck rgranger at 6:00am 07.11.23 Ask around and See if someone has a drone they can fly up there and get some video of your mast head
Electrical Gremlins kloudie1 at 5:43am 07.11.23 I dunno, 50 amperes at 120V is 6000 watts which is 500 amps at 12 V way more than a charger would be
Perkins 20 Engine Elissatoo at 5:37am 07.11.23 Thanks for your advice.
What is this material? jssailem at 5:31am 07.11.23 It is not something I recognize. Twenty questions to get more information. Is it solid surface or
What is this material? dlochner at 5:31am 07.11.23 Looks like some kind of chip board that might be used for house sheathing. Sand off some finish on t
Rigging information jssailem at 5:20am 07.11.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything jviss at 4:53am 07.11.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. nd sleek design which just about kills you when y

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