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anchor swivels redhead78 at 1:55pm 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4941 Hi all, I ended up getting a lewmar delta 35lb galv anchor, after all your input I think this will w
Remove 5200 Geoff K at 1:37pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 9/8631 Several years ago there was a lot of advertising about a new solvent to remove 5200 adhesive without
rudder repair bill beyler at 1:22pm 05.22.13 Smaller Boats 5/1588 My rudder tipped over in storage and a piece on the back edge broke off. Its in an area that had a c
Irwin 27 (1970 model) drop keel marc9889 at 1:18pm 05.22.13 Irwin 2/8306 All, This is my first sailboat, which means that if you are reading this, you know more about it tha
USCG Nav Light Alert Mikem at 12:56pm 05.22.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 13/8520 I forward this alert from the USCG United States Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorat
Here's one for Maine Sail Through VS In Hull Transducers caguy at 12:44pm 05.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2704 I have Googled and searched the internet for some empirical information on how much is lost with an
Rigging question flyingiles at 11:27am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1120 Hi all, New to this forum but have a question about rigging. I bought and restored a 39ft one desig
25" shaft, is it possible Mar se at 10:57am 05.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/997 I have a 1972 Catalina 27 that I bought from a man who owned it for 30 years. The outboard on it run
oday 19'ers in SE WI? avenger79 at 10:51am 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1958 Are there any O'day 19 or similar owners in southeast WI who may be willing to show me how their boa
Looking for Peggie Hall melssca at 10:05am 05.22.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3278 Can anyone tell me how to get a hold of Peggie Hall. She was one of the experts on this page and SS
Transducer Fun - How would you handle this ? (5) SailMaster at 9:11am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1891 Hi guys, We are continuing our refit of Thalassa. She is a 1973 Nordcantieri Koala 38. I know you
oceanis 40 cc water heater jmoir at 8:58am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1224 water heater not working on 110v . anyone know where the reset button is ,or if there is a secret qu
oceanis 40 cc rig diagram jmoir at 8:56am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1393 I just bought a 2002 40 centre cockpit. The mast was delivered disassembled and wrapped in plastic w
H 356 Windlass Brand Selection Jimongee at 8:32am 05.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/650 Hello folks, The help I get on these forums is totally awesome-so thanks! We have a 2002 -356. La
Teak & Holly finish was damaged - how to proceed? RonRelyea at 7:57am 05.22.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1500 Toward the end of last season, a guest saw fit to bring aboard their own bottle of Windex with ammon
Hunter 28.5 vs Hunter 28 Chris14630 at 7:44am 05.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4285 I'm looking at a 1987 Hunter 28.5 and a 1989 Hunter 28. How do these boats compare to one another? I
removing fuel injector pump Ken13559 at 7:21am 05.22.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/3459 Working on plan to remove the Timing cover to replace leaking gasket on my Yanmar 2GM20F engine. Que
Water tank vent Boomvang at 7:15am 05.22.13 Bigger Boats 11/1965 My 1984 34' O'Day does not have a vent on either of the two 25 gallon water tanks. When I turn on t
Monitoring batteries jwieneck at 7:10am 05.22.13 Big Boats 13/2067 I have a Hunter 376 1998. I decided I need to monitor the house bank now that we are anchoring out.
Ideas for dock guard? (1) caprice at 6:35am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1856 Any ideas to pad this corner of my dock?

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Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? LakeShark at 6:48am 04.27.23 @jdrutten agreed but man I gotta give it to Simon Curwen. He definitely deserves credit for stopping
How close is too close to shore? (1) bonkle at 6:40am 04.27.23 Too many variables to give a good answer. Is the wind offshore or onshore? How well is the anchor s
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? jdrutten at 6:38am 04.27.23 Looks like Kirsten Neuschafer is on track to win in the next few hours. https://goldengloberace.com
How close is too close to shore? (1) Tally Ho at 6:22am 04.27.23 I think you need to understand the tidal changes first. I am on an inland ocean (Lake Michigan), s
How close is too close to shore? dlochner at 6:12am 04.27.23 Too many variables to give a good answer. Is the wind offshore or onshore? How well is the anchor se
De-winterization jdrutten at 6:10am 04.27.23 And slightly further down the list, if you didn't get around to changing the oil last fall, now's a
De-winterization Tally Ho at 6:06am 04.27.23 De-winterization: First time getting my 1980 Cat 27 into the water after having been winterized (Mu
De-winterization sailcapt340 at 5:53am 04.27.23 Grease all your seacocks while out of the water and make certain they are working properly. Change
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 5:51am 04.27.23 We finally got On Board Rigging here in Marathon to come by. The inverter had blown and it screwed u
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? (1) kloudie1 at 5:47am 04.27.23 Not much more to add. Attached is an old list of anchorages that may be useful. My caution is that t
De-winterization High Current at 5:36am 04.27.23 Now would also be a good time to inspect the zincs in your engine (heat exchanger) and on your prop
WINCH DRUM jviss at 5:09am 04.27.23 Barlow non self tailing. They are on the mast, both sides. Ah, so those are halyard winches, no?
De-winterization Claude L.-Auger at 5:07am 04.27.23 Peggie has great notes on recommissioning the fresh water system after winter. As for the diesel eng
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? Rick Webb at 5:03am 04.27.23 Check before you go east of Choctawhatchee Bay. Right now places are still rebuilding from Hurrican
WINCH DRUM twodzusfittings at 4:19am 04.27.23 Barlow non self tailing. They are on the mast, both sides.
De-winterization dlochner at 4:04am 04.27.23 Make certain the battery is charged and the fuel valve is open. Open the seacock so the cooling wate
Hunter 295 1996 model sailaketch at 3:52am 04.27.23 Thanks but I know all of that what I need is to see a toggle so I can get the right one. Several lo
Keel material mhbelser at 3:38am 04.27.23 The 25.5 keel is cast iron made by Mars Metals out of Canada. Former Hunter dealer I still own my
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips bonkle at 3:31am 04.27.23
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips rgranger at 3:29am 04.27.23 His dashboard tile says it is a Hunter 31

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