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Full boat cover RACarvalho at 12:39pm 07.12.12 Smaller Boats 3/1111 Hello, My name is Ricardo and I'm now the new owner of Cool Change, a 1997 Hunter 26. The previous (
Oh, NO! Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4207 Just when you thought it was safe to go out. http://marketinginfo.garmin.com/u/gm.php?UID=T7t87R5i2
New winches; should I keep the old ones? Jared1048 at 11:42am 07.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1015 So I broke a tooth off one of my rachet gears on my maxwell 23's and decided to buy new Harken winch
What's in a Name? rblevens at 11:29am 07.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1082 Time to order my boat name graphics... Folks- what is normal ( I know this is subjective :naughty:
Hunter 410 transom Tantor at 10:50am 07.12.12 Big Boats 7/1868 Question for 410 owners. When motoring transom submerge 6" deep in full speed, in 2knts is flat as
porta-bote & torqeedo out board, Dream team? paul1938 at 10:40am 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 0/2862 Finally got my new Portabote and Torqeedo in the water on cruise to Cat Harbor. towed the Bote 30 nm
Masthead (Anchor) Light Replacement goodintheory at 10:37am 07.12.12 Pearson 1/1504 Does anyone know the model/size/type of bulb required to replace a masthead (anchor) light on my 198
C22 boom for sale craigslist providence $90 hubbardbilly at 9:42am 07.12.12 Catalina 22 0/2068 Saw this today. A steal if you need one! http://providence.craigslist.org/boa/3132298482.html
Old hull paint (1) StanFM at 9:29am 07.12.12 Catalina 22 15/3424 Here's a pic of our boat just before we bought it. http://i677.photobucket.com/albums/vv139/stanfm
Problem with output voltage at vehicle connector Freeblowing at 9:26am 07.12.12 Trailer Sailors 3/2152 My trailor lights stopped working. The lights are mounted on a removable board that clamps on to the
S2 8.5 Review in Practical Sailor robwalten at 8:18am 07.12.12 S2 6/14300 Practical Sailor reviewed the 8.5 sometime back...if anyone has access to this review I would apprec
Mooring liability Quoddy at 7:27am 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2259
Where to install a Rudder Snap Open Cleat on my mac 25(1984) abk at 6:57am 07.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1151 I have wheel steering so I can't put it on a non existent tiller. I have a snap open cleat that I t
Removal of Sole (3) Styx at 6:50am 07.12.12 S2 2/1302 I have finished re-coring my entire deck and started to remove the sole on my s2 8.0c. I was amazed
Catalina 36 1985 cowlings ju at 6:47am 07.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1065 lost one cowling and can't figure out type to order, is it a "Jerry"?
My Batteries Are Dead? Really? (4) Maine Sail at 6:28am 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2357 So goes a day in the life of me... Over the weekend I get a call from a customer, whom I have recomm
Electric windlass rebuild question Sailor Sue at 5:56am 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2056 I'm rebuilding an older Simpson Lawrence 900. The needle roller bearing at the end of the motor sha
See! You read and get info and now I got setup problems! joes new addiction at 5:16am 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1671 I've been reading, "The Sail Trim User Guide" by Don Gillette. Great book, it's like sail tuning for
Hunter 170 repairs Bill Wright at 5:11am 07.12.12 Day Sailers 1/3382 I have a crack in the floor of the cockpit on my Hunter 170. Is there anything I shoud use to make a
Cleaning / lubricating rudder shaft Philip_Oceanis 361 at 5:10am 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2898 My rudder (Beneteau 361) sometimes gets "sticky" to turn (in general, not while sailing) and I am su

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Replacing My Own Standing Rigging shemandr at 2:17pm 10.13.22 . Measure once cut 2-3 times... I think that is the mantra... Ready ... Shoot ...Aim!
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 2:17pm 10.13.22 Did you make them out of plastic or aluminum? Yea, getting that pin out could be an exercise too! I
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement shemandr at 1:45pm 10.13.22 I expect there are a lot of damaged boats out there. Maybe one sank and the rig is OK. A long shot
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Hollyberry at 1:37pm 10.13.22 At our ages we need to work smarter - not harder.. Looks like your boat is a masthead rig, that simp
Hunter 240 wind indicator (1) kloudie1 at 1:27pm 10.13.22 Coupla ways to do it. If the threads are done with a good anti corrode like permatex for aluminum or
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 1:03pm 10.13.22 Our boat came with a shoal draft keel with wings. Odd sort of thing, I suppose one could cut them o
Wind angle SPCSail at 1:01pm 10.13.22 My boat has a Simrad 20 wind indicator. I was out sailing yesterday and the instrument is showing w
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rick D at 12:43pm 10.13.22 Thanks Dan. A personal experience could be very helpful. Regarding the SBO store chocks and spare
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Terry Cox at 12:42pm 10.13.22 The only question would be why? Dave has a sage question. Why on earth would someone want to remov
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement Hollyberry at 11:53am 10.13.22 Check the recent storm-damaged areas that felt the effects of Fiona and Ian... even parts of Nova Sc
Catalina 18 transducer placement sail sfbay at 11:50am 10.13.22 This should get you started: In general, depth transducers should be mounted in an area where the w
Winter Cover Scott B at 11:39am 10.13.22 Not so much the snow, but the freeze / thaw cycle. Get a slight thaw / mild weather that quick free
Cabin Woodwork in I36 jssailem at 11:31am 10.13.22 On a boat like the Islander, the fit and finish is a pride of the builder. No indication about the b
Tongue Extensions (1) Parsons at 11:30am 10.13.22 Disappointed ... I thought that this was going to be a KISS discussion
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging kappykaplan at 11:27am 10.13.22 Measure once cut 2-3 times... I think that is the mantra... :huh::facepalm::cowbell:
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement DLLawrence at 11:25am 10.13.22 Thanks, guys. The boat is insured; I was thinking it probably could be re-rigged (new furler, stand
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? dlochner at 11:12am 10.13.22
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 11:04am 10.13.22 So I finally got so frustrated I decided to walk the five blocks to the chandlery when....
Small fin ahead of rudder? Baby skeg? Richard19068 at 11:02am 10.13.22
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement jssailem at 10:44am 10.13.22 scout around for a hull-damaged 355 that has an intact rig. :plus: I like that idea

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