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Need batten source Jimongee at 7:50pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/960 We have a 2002 356. Don't ask me how but somewhere out on Lake Michigan the other day in 15 kts we
356 reeding questions Jimongee at 7:42pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1170 I have a 2002 356 with the in-boom reef system. We are currently sailing the Great Lakes. I am hav
Boom Vang Captn TJ at 6:56pm 07.23.13 Racing 3/4862 We have mid boom sheeting on our masthead rigged 42. Because of the location of the mainsheet travel
Swing Keel 1st Timer MacGreg at 6:30pm 07.23.13 Balboa 2/4898 I just got a 1969 Balboa 20 swing keel. She is my first swing keel and have zero idea how to operate
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:54pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2336 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:53pm 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1528 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:52pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/9943 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Sea Fever Roger Long at 5:27pm 07.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/5128 All you readers waiting for me to do something, anything; get out your John Mansfield and other roma
Catalina 30 lazarette size Lost Parent at 4:32pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1427 I live quite a ways away from my boat and need the size of the opening in the port cockpit locker of
Sailing Kona HI frimi_captain at 4:05pm 07.23.13 Destinations 0/1845 Renting a boat in Kona a 22 footer. Looking for crew for a couple of Day sails. Sailing August 15
catalina27 transfer to salt water rblack27 at 3:11pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1612 My '85 Catalina 27 (TallRig), with diesel inboard, has been berthed on a deep, rocky freshwater lak
Foul stench from vent after flush ????? Teakfreak at 2:59pm 07.23.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5080 A foul cloud of odor envelopes my boat from back cockpit to flybridge after every flush. Not only a
Sunday Sail.... Cayuga Lake Dan Hill at 2:48pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/919 Went for a day sail and the wind piped up some fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJwW81FQTU'fea
50mm2 capta at 1:03pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1509 I have just spent a huge amount of time on the internet trying to find the US electric cable gauge e
question about 3m 4200 newsailor72 at 11:36am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3879 I read that an opened tube will not last more than a couple days, is this true? and will storing it
Stupid Boom Vang Question BigEasy at 11:27am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1678 I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 10:40am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 0/959 boom drooping so low it lays on transome - javelin - any ideas - tks tom
pool noodles for mooring dlewis812 at 10:04am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3793 trying ways to prevent the mooring lines from getting tangled. many at the marina have the floats w
Autopilot/chartplotter hook-up wcletien at 9:45am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1300 I just installed a Raymarine SmartPilot X-5 and would like to connect my Garmin 492 Chartplotter to
What size ice chest fits in the galley? abk at 8:55am 07.23.13 Smaller Boats 2/1628 It's a 1996 H26 and there is no ice chest. I forgot to measure it and the boat is some distance awa

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Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 (1) Windpilot at 1:44pm 02.13.23 To the op, and others I did find this and on the 3rd page it explains how the swept back spreaders o
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice Scott T-Bird at 1:42pm 02.13.23 If you renew the documentation for 5 years you don't get these notices as often and for 5 years you
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice Crusty Ol Salt at 1:41pm 02.13.23 You are right ... it is neither fraudulent nor is it fake. It's a real service providing a real Co
Stale Forum shemandr at 1:31pm 02.13.23 ... We crossed the VTS lanes to Foulwesther Bluff just in time to see a nuclear sub heading our way
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:25pm 02.13.23 Sensor resistance must be matched to your existing read out for correct pressure reading. Available
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice dlochner at 1:11pm 02.13.23 If you renew the documentation for 5 years you don't get these notices as often and for 5 years you
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice Scott T-Bird at 1:03pm 02.13.23 This notice isn't necessarily fake or fraudulent, however. They will renew for the exorbitant fee
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice Roland5048 at 12:36pm 02.13.23 Just received mine in the mail 5 min. ago. Same address, same postmark. Get it every year at this
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Spades &. Quick Connect terminals kappykaplan at 12:18pm 02.13.23 For my bilge pump and switch wiring I use waterproof wire nuts. It's been said before on this site
Rear pulpit modification Terry Cox at 11:47am 02.13.23 Two Gemini split connectors and a length od ss tubing. My kinda guy. Looks aesthetically very nice
Universal M25 = Kubota ?? Stu Jackson at 11:29am 02.13.23 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Intern
1984 Hunter 31 Floor Board (5) jmce1587 at 11:28am 02.13.23 we have the same boat. a few years back i replaced the entire teak and holly cabin sole. Your best
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Spades &. Quick Connect terminals SailingCal21 at 10:51am 02.13.23 I try to avoid, but sometimes it just can't be helped. For my bilge pump and switch wiring I use wa
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 jssailem at 10:33am 02.13.23 hope I don't eat my words I think there is a medicine for that... "Just a spoon full of sugar hel
Why??? Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 02.13.23 We'd have given him a touque and a beer...eh :biggrin: But no Beavertail because of the flounder
Universal M25 = Kubota ?? Head Sail at 10:17am 02.13.23 D-850 used in the B7100 tractor.
302 Raw Water hose and seacock question (3) Richard19068 at 9:56am 02.13.23 My new engine raw water intake seacock is now a Groco IBV 750 with a proper backing plate. But th
Mast Height and Rigging Mark Froats at 9:46am 02.13.23 In a response to Letta, you said you have a photo copy version of the Sirius 21owners manual. I jus

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