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Installing an X-5 Drive Wheel on a dished wheel Dave602 at 8:03am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1478 I just purchased a Lewmar folding wheel and need to switch over my X-5 autopilot wheel. Two things
East-side of Lake Marion SC? RobertLangdirect at 7:54am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1829 Does any sailor have experience with the east-side of Lake Marion SC? I have a P-31 and draw 5.5 f
Just Purchased 1980 Sovereign 23 (1) rickboat at 7:50am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/7825 This boat is in phenomenal condition for the price I picked it up for. This builder went out of busi
On the hard or on the water - Comp.Post Dubo at 7:36am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1182 I'd like to take the weight off the compression post so I can snake a wire up the mast. After I loos
Wet slip or on trailer storage kito at 7:04am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 33/10587 I would like thoughts from trailer sailors who have wet slipped your sailboat, trailor stored it at
Suunto compass leaking oil adirondacktom at 5:59am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 5/8609 Suunto disappointing - here's my latest (and last) communication with them: (to customer service):
Cat 36- How much wind can she take? BayMan at 4:54am 12.03.12 Big Boats 5/2792 Been boat shopping for awhile now. Been looking at some heavier boats with SA/Disp in the high 200s.
Horizon express motor jumbyway at 4:31am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3851 I'm looking for a spare motor for my Simpson Lawrence Horizon Express windlass. Before leaving the
Motor Recomendation for 26d / 26S Kokani at 10:51pm 12.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3247 Hi everyone I reacently lost my ob motor I forgot to secure it with bolts or a cable and with high w
...interesting boat name (1) fox islander at 7:17pm 12.02.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4771 I thought I'd just about seen every boat name there was...until this...and on a sailboat no less.
Hunter 34 Boathook at 5:42pm 12.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2478 I have a 1984 hunter 34. Can any one tell me what the purpose of the small compartment that is betwe
Transmission sticking in reverse svapolagia at 5:36pm 12.02.12 Big Boats 0/1071 I have a problem with the transmission on my 1989 Hunter Legend 37 occasionally sticking in reverse.
Mast Height rtmccue at 5:33pm 12.02.12 Big Boats 5/2248 Did any Hunters going south have any bridge problems going down the ICW this year .
Help Postings Lost Parent at 5:13pm 12.02.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1126 Please everyone when posting a new thread for help on a particular boat please supply boat make and
First race - Damage report Jared1048 at 3:30pm 12.02.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3506 We raced around Vashon island (30 miles) in 20-30 knot winds and 2-4 ft waves. Some boats registered
I Have Arrived (2) Roger Long at 3:25pm 12.02.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/6577 OK, enough traveling. I'm putting down roots in the form of a two anchor Bahamian moor and I'm goin
Oday 25 deck core? ebsail at 3:24pm 12.02.12 Day Sailers 1/1314 Is there a core in the deck of an Oday 25? Or is it just an outer and inner shell with nothing in b
Friend looking for a 310 to buy SBinNSB at 1:23pm 12.02.12 Catalina 310 10/3987 The couple in the slip next to us is looking to move up from a C30 to the 310 If you are thinking
Battery acid on the teak. (2) Ed Schenck at 1:16pm 12.02.12 Ask All Sailors 21/9381 This is more of a warning than a question. While my boat was "away", it in Florida and me in Ohio,
New York to Sandusky via erie canal nesscapade at 1:15pm 12.02.12 Destinations 5/3804 I just bought a Hylas 54 (70' mast, 6'3 draft) in Newport RI and want to bring it to detroit. My pl

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Davits for a 1999 Hunter 380 (1) DSqr at 1:10pm 03.29.23 I got the davits for my H376 (virtually the same boat) from Kato Marine. I was amazed by their cust
Furling Main Dave Groshong at 1:05pm 03.29.23 I'm not sure about bend, but halyard tension is a major issue, peak up the halyard tension and upg
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks jssailem at 12:54pm 03.29.23 I have heard of boats with "built-in" tanks. Usually they are water. I would think fuel would be a b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:50pm 03.29.23 It was an anomaly... The specialist suggested the units may have sat around for too long. They were
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 12:46pm 03.29.23 John, Sorry that you're having so many problems with the rebuild. It will all come together at s
Halman 27 jssailem at 12:20pm 03.29.23 OPINION> Coastal Cruiser. Sailboat data helps to identify metrics. These can be used to compare diff
Morgan 34 Centerboard Paul Koestner at 12:04pm 03.29.23 Thank you very much, John, for your detailed answers. I really appreciate it. The boatyard has offer
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:01pm 03.29.23 Thanks Tom... I thought the process/experience might be helpful for others who choose to address the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't arf145 at 11:58am 03.29.23 I've been following your account and certainly I'm sending all the positive energy I can your way! I
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail jssailem at 11:57am 03.29.23 Sailboat Data shows the foot of the MainSail as 7ft. E: 7.00 ft / 2.13 m The Luff as 20ft P: 20 ft /
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 11:55am 03.29.23 ... and ask them if they have a loose foot option.
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (1) rgranger at 11:52am 03.29.23 I went to Bacon Sails to see if they had a used sail that would fit (they did not) but they did have
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? DSqr at 11:52am 03.29.23 I got back into sailing when I bought my Hunter 33.5 at age 62 as my "you can't afford to retire" bi
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 11:44am 03.29.23 How do they see where they are going? Windows facing forward similar to a conventional pilothous
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate Ralph Johnstone at 11:38am 03.29.23 My first concern would be what caused the problem which required welding ? Those plates are well V'd
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:35am 03.29.23 Windy offers not just surface, but elevation weather data. You can display a comparison of differen
Weather/Navigation Tune-up Captain Larry-DH at 11:22am 03.29.23 What tools do you use to find your way safely? AquaMap has surpassed Navionics as my go-to nav app
Airmar DST 800 vs DST 810 DSqr at 11:16am 03.29.23 The attitude that they are talking about is heel angle and trim. I just installed an 810 on my H376
Hunter 466 Deck Rigging Plate justsomeguy at 11:09am 03.29.23 That looks like it was repaired. Does your portside plate have the same type of weld?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 11:06am 03.29.23 Sooo close yet so far away!

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