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The last of the interior mods.... (7) Sumner at 5:05pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3301 ...well at least the last for now as we are home and the boat is in FL. Not much to these mods but
fuel flow shadowthecat at 3:36pm 09.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1174 I have a 1977 27ft hunter that was sitting for three years before I bought it and I just recently go
Weather Helm tom flatley at 3:32pm 09.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1332 Have a 14 ft Javelin- have a wather helm- tried giving the mast some rake- sit father forward- but s
High thrust propellers Mikem at 3:18pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1079 Is there any advantage in swapping out the existing three blade prop on our Mariner 9.9 hp two strok
Fiberglass Trilogy Bill Roughton at 2:57pm 09.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1231 How do I find the link to Jim Willis's Fiberglass Trilogy?
zincs iwindance at 2:45pm 09.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1561 I am going through my prop zinc in 60 days at my own dock, and believe it is my boat. The other boa
sailboat rescues Bob 04 H260 at 1:59pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1685
Rig a 26X for single handed sailing Doc Fred at 1:16pm 09.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1019 Can anyone cite a source for rigging a Mac 26X for single handed sailing to a senior with 200 hours
Bebeteau First 310 normanm at 12:37pm 09.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/9581 I am looking at at First 310, 1993, can anyone give me their comments on this boat please?
Jib Reefing on Hunter 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 11:29am 09.10.12 Big Boats 4/975 Just wondering if there is a way to get the Jib furling line on to a winch for reefing of the sail i
anyone have supersailmaker sails Hollyweirdos at 11:23am 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1103 Looking at getting new sails from super sailmakers in fort Lauderdale. Anybody have experience wit
Racing Hunter 23.5 against a Prec 23 and others -wb- at 10:56am 09.10.12 Smaller Boats 0/1544 We have been racing a Hunter 23.5 on Lake Monroe here in Sanford for the past few weeks and I though
Isaac aftermath kpgraci at 10:39am 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1998 Short version: 3 feet of water in house, everyone OK. Long version: On Wednesday, Aug 29 Isaac w
fridge problem RICHARD BURCHELL at 10:34am 09.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2356 I Have Just Purchased A Benneteau 38. However I Am Having Problems With The Fridge. Fridge Intermitt
Javelin Centerboard cable snapped... joshpearson at 10:32am 09.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2158 My Javelin is from about 1982... I am just curious how to even access the centerboard from the co
New 33 owner RuddyDuck at 9:44am 09.10.12 Mid-Size Boats 20/3473 Hello. My wife ' I just ordered a new 33 yay! We take delivery next spring(2013). The dealer is very
Shore Power Problems cww51188 at 9:30am 09.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1112 I have a 1983 Hunter 27. the power from the dock is OK my power cord is OK however, when I
M25 Boom support (1) voltzwgn at 9:28am 09.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1332 We took our M25 out yesterday for it's first sail all went great, winds were light but we at least w
Wireless Ref Monitoring seadaddler at 8:34am 09.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1365 Anyone have good source for wireless temperture monitoring that can be used in boat ref/Freezer,I th
Wooden Plug Thingy twodzusfittings at 7:13am 09.10.12 Smaller Boats 2/964 As an FYI. One of the items on the safety equipment list I believe mandatory is a set of wooden plug

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My Malware protection is blocking SBO Dave at 6:27am 03.11.23 After a series of late (for me) night emails and texts the issue was resolved. The security certific
To lead lines aft or not? stickinthemud57 at 6:19am 03.11.23 I dislike clutter in the cockpit and since all the control lines lead there, I made organizers, por
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Tally Ho at 5:54am 03.11.23 Back to DefCon 4
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Sail22Capri22 at 4:05am 03.11.23 I thought about just using rope as well but figured there was a reason for the wire since cat direct
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? jssailem at 3:34am 03.11.23 there can be an issue with the halyard riding up over the edge of the sheave and getting jammed. S
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters spadaforaj at 3:27am 03.11.23 Hi - I have the same setup. The fire extinguisher has never been engaged, but this spring we could
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Joe at 3:07am 03.11.23 The spinnaker halyard block should be "swiveling", and attached to the top of the mast so the sail w
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? Joe at 2:53am 03.11.23 All you need is regular 1/4" dacron rope. You don't need coated wire, or dyneema, just the rope and
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? shemandr at 2:52am 03.11.23 I can't recall having anything but rope topping lifts. This isn't a place to spend extra money on h
Galley fiddle touch up Davidasailor26 at 2:29am 03.11.23
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 03.11.23 Which is strange... I don't have an antivirus on my phone that I use to access the site, or on my i
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 03.10.23 If you're in fresh water you can use Unistrut washers as backing plates. Very thick, heavy anti corr
Cleats?????? C_Level at 9:54pm 03.10.23 Nylon will snap (eventually) and aluminum (short of catastrophe :)) will not: Schaeffer Marine-- n
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? Crusty Ol Salt at 9:30pm 03.10.23 It is my understanding that some H260s and some H26s do have them. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Cleats?????? C_Level at 9:11pm 03.10.23 Timely question! I have an '84, in a slip year round, no moon tide but occasionally a significant
Dyneema for Boom Topping Lift, Thoughts? rgranger at 9:09pm 03.10.23 I had a rope topping on my H26
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? rgranger at 9:00pm 03.10.23 I had an H 26 for years and did not have that access hole. I was going to suggest the same thing a
To lead lines aft or not? Dalliance at 8:56pm 03.10.23 I have all lines led back to the cockpit. Most of the pros and cons described above are valid. I s
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Leeward Rail at 8:54pm 03.10.23 There was no breach, no Russians, and no Chinese balloons involved. As you were, gentlemen. Appare
My Malware protection is blocking SBO Leeward Rail at 8:39pm 03.10.23 Sounds like you have AVG antivirus on your computer or somewhere on your network. Some antiviruses

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