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Musical sail (1) Deadline at 7:32am 08.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/840 A surprise birthday sail for Gene Yoder led to a 20-mile run along the York River in brisk winds. Hi
Snakebit so far this season BobM at 6:09am 08.18.13 S2 9/1721 I won't go into details, but although I got the boat in at its usual time...mid June...it took a mon
New boat owners question pilots lady at 4:59am 08.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1596 We just bought a Beneteau 311 / 2000 We have been cleaning she and making her beautiful. I was c
Gooseneck/Boom Connection - Early 80s H31 (4) jmce1587 at 1:54am 08.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/939 I recently removed the boom from my mast for the first time. the type of connection used on the ear
How to stop swing on mooring hdhr289 at 12:26am 08.18.13 Ask All Sailors 30/23738 When overnighting on a mooring, our boat gently oscillates over the course of 2 to 3 minutes from on
This accursed bimini top zpeteman at 8:01pm 08.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/7007 Bought an 84 Mac 25 about a month ago and just got it in the water this weekend. Love the boat. One
If mcgregor had built a catamaran...or did he? (1) DAVA390 at 7:02pm 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2090 Anyone know about this catamaran?
What do you do? trainmanjess at 6:52pm 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2313 Hello all. I was out sailing on the lake today... my son and friend and I were having a wonderfu
New Companionway doors (3) Florida sail at 5:22pm 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 15/6322 Just finished the new companionway doors. Decided to make my own when I saw how much the commercial
Install Holding Tank With Great Stuff Foam? (4) Cool Beans at 4:35pm 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3736 Long time, no post! Been living on the boat, no internet out there :doh: This is question is about
What boat is this? GeorgiaBII at 3:42pm 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/923 I'm looking at buying a hunter sailboat tomorrow. The water line measurement is 21ft 2 inches from b
Leaking Cabin MemphisRon at 2:56pm 08.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1395 I am considering buying a 1984 MacGregor 25 but I have an issue. The boat has not been sailed for a
H36 Interior Light Fixture (1) HernandoBeacher at 1:09pm 08.17.13 Big Boats 2/1093 I have have a loose electrical connection inside the swiveling halogen fixture on my 2009 H36. I ha
Windlass troubles on a 1995 Catalina 320 paiscool at 12:51pm 08.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1655 I discovered a my battery was draining on my 320 and after further investigation I discovered it was
Track End-Stop John Murphy at 11:12am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/873 Please, Can anyone tell me where to get a traveler, track-end stop ( Hunter # HW 0331; Harken # 632
Current Battery Costs Birtwistle at 10:27am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2067 Could some explain to me why battery prices seem to have soared, at least since I last bought which
Cabin sole water stains John Murphy at 10:20am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1212 Please, My restepped mast leaked water over time onto my cabin sole floor. Resulting in a discolorat
Cabin Light bulb replacement?? John Murphy at 10:17am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1304 Please, The "cabin light" style at the forward base of my helm doesn't come on. Is there a bulb rep
Am I the only one fred1diver at 9:41am 08.17.13 Ask All Sailors 1/941 Am I the only one who sails an Olympic Dolphin 23 on the site? I'd like to get to know your experie
Overheatng Charge Controller Blane at 9:10am 08.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1006 I have a MPPT Blue Sky charge contollor hooked up to a 250 watt panel and it gets so hot I can hardl

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Mast raising ideas... tailboom at 6:26am 05.26.23 Appreciate the insights. I'll look more closely today at my set-up - but great winds forecasted, so
RF Ground (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 6:24am 05.26.23 I am finishing the installing of a new depth finder. The power cable has a red, black, and a non shi
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind patbratton at 6:09am 05.26.23 I would not be surprised to find that the boat is leaking at the shear line every time the rail goes
Seacock Mystery George Braun at 6:06am 05.26.23 as an alternate to wood bungs, hardish foam variable bungs are available online and WM, one of them
Seacock Mystery Scott T-Bird at 6:03am 05.26.23 If it was deleted, it must have been good. Let's see it again from what you remember. Never mind,
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:59am 05.26.23 @Crusty Ol Salt is talking about his boat and, if the RF ground has a current load. My answer is y
RF Ground Don S/V ILLusion at 5:53am 05.26.23 People often conflate ground with counterpoise, the latter being essential to effective RF antenna b
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank (1) JamesG161 at 5:51am 05.26.23 Check item L for the Level sender. the shop drawings for your Hunter Fuel tank. I forget where, so
RF Ground Davidasailor26 at 5:50am 05.26.23
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:35am 05.26.23 I don't think VHF radios need a ground plane like HF radios do Sorry Dave, All RF's need a ground
RF Ground JamesG161 at 5:32am 05.26.23 If RF = Radio Frequency then check here SSB and Ham Operators Grounding does close a current loop.
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank AndyL at 5:30am 05.26.23 We do monitor gph between fuel top-ups. But I still want to know the level in the tank.
RF Ground dlochner at 5:29am 05.26.23 I don't think VHF radios need a ground plane like HF radios do. If they did, handheld VHF radios wou
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 5:23am 05.26.23 For more understanding about ENSO and its effects on the USA. The ENSO Climate affect on our Weathe
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 5:14am 05.26.23 Thank you for your help. Sounds like refurbishing the interior is definitely doable but will require
It followed me home (2) SailingLoto at 5:01am 05.26.23 Here it is after a pressure wash. Looks to be complete
Sidewall fabric upgrade LouisMK at 4:56am 05.26.23 On my Hunter the sidewall fabric was a dingy gray carpet that over the years got wet, held mold an
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 4:49am 05.26.23 ACE was developed at Colorado State University. Their forecast came out in April. I think they do
Mast raising ideas... LakeShark at 4:43am 05.26.23 The forestay is generally in the furler drum On most systems. Lower the sail using the small halyar
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 4:38am 05.26.23 Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index

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