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New owner needs advice jGo at 11:25am 07.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1607 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1973 C27 and as part of the deal I negotiated to have new lags sis
Yep...Not Doing This Again... (1) ChockFullOnuts222 at 11:14am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2711 Looked funny, so I snapped a picture of it. I towed my M25 15 miles to the marina yesterday with my
H 37c Salon Table mod (1) guidera48 at 11:07am 07.05.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1790 I am modifying the main cabin table so it can be removable. After working on the boat for 2 years an
Hunter 23.5 Running Rigging (2) Rasemans at 10:46am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/5009 Fellow Sailors, I am happy with my recent purchase of a H23.5. However I have found that the both th
Help with fouling jib sheets (4) DARSheGoes at 10:44am 07.05.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2267 I have Lewmar 54 winches for my Jibs and they foul on me evertime no matter how fast / careful I am
Bimini & Weather Helm egodsey at 10:18am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/1718 I sail my Hunter 25.5 on Lake Travis in Austin, TX. It can get brutally hot here in the simmer, so r
Wind storm damage shanker at 10:03am 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 7/1852 A powerful wind storm came through a couple days ago and my Hunter suffered some damage. The wind go
proper outboard size seabrooksailor at 9:45am 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3747 I have a 1980 v222 I just finished restoring and I was hoping for some input from the pros on what s
Wanted Used Propeller 15 " PGUTIERREZ at 9:34am 07.05.12 Parts Search 0/1397 Wanted spare prop for Catalina 36, right hand rotation. Two blade 15 X 10 X 1 or Three blade 15 X 9
New Flooring curtcarie at 9:07am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1662 I've been working on my '67 Mariner 19. I've decided to put flooring back in but with no original f
my Hunter 32 smells bad! seanymph at 8:53am 07.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1476 We just bought a Hunter 32 foot year 2000 and it smells. can anyone tell me if i need to replace tan
Dodger Pattern, Seafarer 30 Seafarer Don at 8:05am 07.05.12 Seafarer 1/3059 Hi all, I have recently purchased a Seafarer 30 (1984) and am looking to add a dodger. I've contacte
Sloppy Bulkhead Bilge Pump odaydokay at 7:08am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/879 Here is an issue I had and how I solved it. About a year ago my O'Day 28's Swedish made original eq
Anchoring off Scussett Beach Sowwanin II at 5:23am 07.05.12 Destinations 5/3281 Traveling from Nantucket to North Shore, MA. Plan is to transit the canal and avoid the crowds by d
O'Day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates Davidasailor26 at 4:52am 07.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1926 Hi Everyone, My parents recently decided to move their 1985 O'Day 28 closer to where I live, so I'l
Overhead Lighting Issue PERCHER at 11:45pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 2/1236 We have a 2006 45CC. Yesterday the overhead salon lights started to flicker. My wife is on the boa
Mast light wiring under deck NeverTooRuff at 8:08pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/879 '94 Hunter 26. Wires from electrical panel to deck plug are now cut down flush with deck thru-hole a
So, After a few years, I sold my boat..... 1977oday22 at 6:55pm 07.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3267 As much as I hate to do it, I sold the "Starlyte". Always a great girl, I enjoyed the Cr##p out of t
Dismasted! (3) Brian Schwerdt at 6:45pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 64/15054 It seems I went out in a little more wind than my '76 O'Day 22 could handle, and ended up dismasted.
white smoke mellis18 at 6:11pm 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1323 I got some white smoke coming from the exhaust today while participating in the 4th parade. :cry: I

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Protecting your face and skin from the wind jviss at 4:52am 04.29.22 Give them a shout who knows they may send you a sample. Harken is a great company, and Harkenderm
Spin vs whisker pole All U Get at 4:51am 04.29.22 I thought the spinaker pole attached to the tack and the whisker pole to the clew, hence the whisker
Line Bags All U Get at 4:46am 04.29.22 My wife made some with Phifertex.
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) sailme88 at 4:41am 04.29.22 It sounds like the PO did not use it. lack of exercise caused it to gaul.. The decision to make is w
Line Bags Terry Cox at 4:36am 04.29.22 Wrote an article awhile ago about how I store our sheets/lines in the cockpit. Easy to make, very ef
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Maine Sail at 3:57am 04.29.22
Problem untensioning adjustable backstay (backstay jack) anastas at 11:40pm 04.28.22 UPDATE: thank you all for the comments. The rigger came and spent quite some time on the adjuster. E
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 04.28.22
Desperate leakinhg (1) Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 04.28.22 <p>
Line Bags Stu Jackson at 8:52pm 04.28.22 I always like the appearance of a neatly tied wrap rather than lines stuffed in bags Yes. Why not
Spin vs whisker pole Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 04.28.22 In addition, the end fittings may be different. Have you considered looking at websites of manufact
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 8:43pm 04.28.22 You can see a sizable square of wet, delaminated wood in the first shot. Can you take another sho
Desperate leakinhg Davidasailor26 at 8:33pm 04.28.22
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 8:24pm 04.28.22 Mark Sent photo to your email, would you forward to forum while I try to learn how Tnx Hal You ca
install a mast from a hunter 340 on a hunter 376 Benny17441 at 8:16pm 04.28.22 Only if you have to go under a low bridge and are tired of waiting for low tides.
Protecting your face and skin from the wind Benny17441 at 8:11pm 04.28.22 It depends on where you sail, down in the Gulf Coast the ambient humidity keeps the skin moist and t
Desperate leakinhg Halvern at 8:06pm 04.28.22 Mark Sent photo to your email, would you forward to forum while I try to learn how Tnx Hal
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 7:52pm 04.28.22
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) jdrutten at 7:50pm 04.28.22 Here are a few shots from the aft lip/wall of my anchor locker. You can see a sizable square of wet
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? Kings Gambit at 7:30pm 04.28.22 A bean bag comfortable enough to lay or sit on will be in the way. The problem with a small boat wit

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