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Spinnaker Rigging on Hunter 34 lr172 at 4:34pm 03.25.13 Big Boats 9/4339 I am building an Asymmetrical Spinnaker for my H34 this Spring and have a couple of questions about
Bimini catalina 250 jmerritt at 2:06pm 03.25.13 Smaller Boats 1/4478 Does anyone know of a canvas shop that has the measurements and some ideas for a Bimini for a 250?
290 anchor windlass/winch puppet at 1:11pm 03.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3659 Hunter's no help... Has anyone put an anchor windlass/winch into a H 290? Would appreciate help. How
Frailty, thy name is Cruiser. Roger Long at 12:47pm 03.25.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 23/8845 It was just a year ago today that I sailed into Oxford and discovered on going ashore that I was in
Simple Security Addition For 40.5 etc. (2) Rick D at 12:31pm 03.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2855 This is so simple, I'm embarrassed to say how much time I spent pondering options and how little tim
Hunter 410, 44 or 46?? Fully Detached at 11:06am 03.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2156 Help!! We are currently looking for our sailing trip boat and can't decide between the 410, 44 and n
3m 4200 cure & temperature py26129 at 10:29am 03.25.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/15968 Mainesail As part of the work scheduled this spring, I will be changing our a couple of thru hull
Sail Slugs/slides jenquay at 10:22am 03.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4137 Is there A rule of thumb in how to determine what diameter sail slug/slide should be used on a Ventu
Location of chartplotter captcoho at 9:11am 03.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3790 Installing a new gps chartplotter. Other then concerns about the need for an outside antenna. I'm co
Painting a trailer novotnyp at 9:07am 03.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/822 I have a 1995 H-26 trailer that I would like to paint. Is there any problem doing so since it has th
To remove or not remove,tis the question/teak lestermaddox@embarqmail.c at 9:05am 03.25.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1583 About to refinish the small amount of brightwork on my capri 26. Connects through cabin roof so it's
2001 311 Swing Keel bbyer at 8:46am 03.25.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/6573 Hi folks, I am new to this forum and would appreciate some information. I am presently looking for
Great Find for C310 Owners near CT JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:10am 03.25.13 Catalina 310 1/1323 I went to the Defender annual sale this weekend for the first time. What a great place. Tons of stuf
The ultimate lightweight sailing dinghy? Sailin Dog at 7:49am 03.25.13 Ask All Sailors 19/16481 Hello All, I just purchased my Lancer 29 (sailboat number 6 for me), It has a sweet davit arch crane
How to life compac 16 off trailer to paint Chimera at 7:45am 03.25.13 Com-Pac 0/4852 Need to paint the bottom and was wondering if any suggestions out there for lifting it off the trail
Batteries - dual wiring connection novotnyp at 6:58am 03.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/997 Looking for a sketch for wiring two batteries to a selector switch and a Quest battery charger.
1989 Hunter 30 advise (2) North Channel sailor at 5:47am 03.25.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2381 Just joined the forum after being an active reader. We have an offer to purchase a 1989 Hunter 30,
low height starter battery mr_f at 10:55pm 03.24.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2425 I am hoping to add a dedicated starter battery to my Pearson 33-2 so I can use my two group 31s comb
Blue Water or Coastal sailing possibilities? Islescape at 10:04pm 03.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1646 While I've sailed the Caribbean and the Pacific NW alot I dream of doing the PAC, Puddle Jump, Baha
35s5 Fixed Port Lights onetraveller at 8:39pm 03.24.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/756 Hi all, I'm looking at a 1991 35s5 as a possible purchase. In general the boat looks very good and

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Marina Advice quadrille38 at 5:54pm 12.20.22 It's early inthe winter season I realize . I've already been looking at a longterm "retirement " bo
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (1) SV Maverick at 5:50pm 12.20.22 Like others have pointed out you have to improve the geometry of the feedback arm (rudder position i
Height of boat on trailer DocMB at 5:06pm 12.20.22 Thanks! That is very helpful.
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Captain Larry-DH at 4:52pm 12.20.22 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress I found this post on Cruisers Forum, and it appears that you are OK with t
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 4:50pm 12.20.22 1. We admit we are addicted to sailing. 2. The only thing that can restore our sanity is sailing. 3
Miss sailing stickinthemud57 at 4:46pm 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, i
keel resting on bottom All U Get at 4:16pm 12.20.22 That story will be worth a beer in a bar someday.
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Tally Ho at 3:52pm 12.20.22 Here you go! Dont let the $900,000 price tag scare you :) https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/20
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE JRacer at 3:51pm 12.20.22 So, that's why it's going to be so damn cold here. :laugh:
Marina Advice (1) JRacer at 3:49pm 12.20.22 Could always lash diesel jugs on deck. This is what we looked like when we delivered this boat from
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller artboas at 3:26pm 12.20.22 I purchased a 2002 Hunter 456 recently and spending the next few seasons getting to know her. This
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions smokey73 at 3:23pm 12.20.22 You might want to check with Ezell Industries in Perry Florida. In all likelyhood they built your t
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Captain Larry-DH at 3:06pm 12.20.22 Although it can be done, "coverting' any sea water toilet to use the boat's fresh water is a bad id
Marina Advice Scott T-Bird at 2:43pm 12.20.22 @duck21 did a similar trip but in reverse direction. You can read about his experience and he might
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions dkinzer at 2:00pm 12.20.22 I also realized a problem that I have had with the rudder sensor is the way it is aligned I wonder
Oysters!! Parsons at 1:58pm 12.20.22 Well, Ted is still around (84) but apparently suffers from dementia. Looked up his article in Wiki
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:52pm 12.20.22 @Davidasailor26 sail has straightened me out re the "F" for the time being. Of moderate expense ($5
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 1:51pm 12.20.22 Yes. It is all starts with a careful "Inspection". A nice bright flashlight. A tool to measure the
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 1:44pm 12.20.22 Ok thanks John so what you are saying is the steel rails that are there may only be bolted down to
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Davidasailor26 at 1:43pm 12.20.22 Please refresh my memory, is the 2GMF antifreeze cooled or sea water cooled ? The F stands for Fre

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