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Short tacks or long tacks for best VMG? jviss at 3:54pm 08.02.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/12983 Hey Don, I have a route - Westport Harbor (MA) to Block Island - 27 nm. bearing 255 magnetic. Wi
Strut Repair (2) Roger Long at 2:45pm 08.02.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5146 As I said in the previous post, I don't recommend that you try this at home. I'm experimenting a bi
S2 Decals texasprinter at 1:22pm 08.02.12 S2 2/1339 I finally made some S2 decals for my boat. If anyone is interested in a set. I have both white and b
Results of our hunt so far... swampcreek at 1:06pm 08.02.12 Catalina 310 21/5149 This thread is a graduation from considering a 310 to actually shopping for one so it's sort of a sp
Ikea Shoe Rack = Additional Onboard Storage? (1) FourPoints at 12:45pm 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2496 Thinking about ways to add some inexpensive compact storage to the boat, and had the idea to mount a
Marlow completes acquisition of Hunter Marine (1) Phil Herring at 11:26am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2965 This just in from Hunter; pdf file attached. I also heard that David Marlow has signed a lease exte
2000 420 Passage Owners manual Barny192 at 10:51am 08.02.12 Big Boats 2/1476 Hi Guys, please forgive me for this posting as I am sure the answer is on here somewhere but being
Cutting the side stays on a Hunter 36 or 356 deacm at 10:24am 08.02.12 Big Boats 1/981 Does anyone know how LARGE a pair of cutters you'd need to include in your 'emergency kit'. Also, th
Furuno wind transducer to autohelm wind display Mdpassmo at 10:13am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1547 Anyone ever done this? I've heard its possible but he said ill need a wiring diagram for the furuno
Potential deal on nice yacht Tim R. at 9:45am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1659 Looks like someone could get a nice boat for about half the cost. Of course someone who has 2 milli
Sealing weeping keel bolts. jviss at 9:23am 08.02.12 Musings With Maine Sail 33/24752 I know this is a well-worn topic, and that I will get a flurry of links from Stu Jackson, :) but I h
hot water Ron.Korpan at 8:44am 08.02.12 Big Boats 6/1619 I have a 92 36 ft hunter vision, just bought it, can't get hot water, from what I understand, it has
Rigging- javelin (2) KB4pres17 at 7:57am 08.02.12 Day Sailers 3/4675 Can I get some help with this? :)
Vinyl cleaner Dunham at 7:33am 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1178 Hello, can anyone suggest a good vinyl cleaner that removes fine scratches (to be used on dodger and
Rudder Tension 1980 H37C mjmercer19248 at 6:31am 08.02.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2594 I have the pedestal off for refurbishment and the cables are disconnected. The rudder moves by hand
New Sea Pollutant kloudie1 at 6:24am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2912 saw this and wondered if they were going to ban coffee as was proposed for copper?? Researchers fi
Air Conditioner Guidelines (1) Paul and Judy at 6:15am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 19/4291 I found the attached article and wanted to share it with the group. Enjoy Paul
Flush (2) All U Get at 5:54am 08.02.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2233 Hi all, When does a Flush beat a Full House? When you finally get the new head working. It took many
Pics for Long Story (5) gpd955 at 5:52am 08.02.12 Catalina 310 2/1248 Sorry guys....I couldn't attach any pics of my water separator/fuel pump to my PM to Long Story via
Moving up to the 30's from a 26' swampcreek at 5:22am 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1430 We currently sail a 1993 Mac on the mid Chesapeake, we love it but need more boat. We're looking at

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Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 9:24am 01.24.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:08am 01.24.23 My Hunter 19 is motored by an outboard. I am looking at installing a propeller cage. Has anyone who
45' mast for Buchan 37 jssailem at 9:06am 01.24.23 We had a factory mast on one of our boats with an obvious riveted splice half way up. It is not al
Salinity tester Parsons at 9:00am 01.24.23 I would think this would be more accurate than strips, and you could use it for a variety of things,
45' mast for Buchan 37 Hollyberry at 8:57am 01.24.23 Hurricane belts are probably a good place to look for masts without viable boats attached anymore...
HOISTING a 275 from the Keel Hollyberry at 8:51am 01.24.23 We routinely hoisted a 2500 lb Martin 242 by the keelbolts (at times with a manual crane!). Amazingl
End Boom Sheeting (1) Kopite at 8:40am 01.24.23 Joe, Thank you very much for the guidance - it all makes perfect sense and addresses the issu
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? dlochner at 8:37am 01.24.23 In reading some of Maine Sail's more recent postings, it seems that he recommends that there is no
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 01.24.23 In short @MitchM , it seems that purchasing high-quality AGM batteries may not be the best option.
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Scott T-Bird at 8:14am 01.24.23 I also steered away from Renogy for an AGM battery that I bought last year based on reputation. I w
Bermuda Caboteur at 8:11am 01.24.23 The Schengen clock starts when you enter the Azores and would stop if you entered another territory.
Salinity tester jssailem at 8:05am 01.24.23 Had them on my boat for the past 5 years. Believe @JamesG161 clued me into them.
Bermuda dLj at 7:49am 01.24.23 May should be great for weather: winter storms are finished and tornadoes are a few months away! Yo
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 patbratton at 7:40am 01.24.23 My father told me once to never spend $4,000 to try and make a $2,000 sports car perform like a $3,0
45' mast for Buchan 37 jssailem at 7:36am 01.24.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum It is a challenge finding replacement spars for boats. Problem is matching
End Boom Sheeting Kopite at 7:20am 01.24.23 Stu, Thanks for the comment. I have looked at improving the cabin top, such a s a flat traveler, bet
Bermuda Caboteur at 7:16am 01.24.23 May should be great for weather: winter storms are finished and tornadoes are a few months away! You
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 7:07am 01.24.23 Thanks for the advice, Ralph. Pro-Tech was my first-in-line contact to talk with. Sent them an email
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (2) Sethic at 6:50am 01.24.23
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement bmadan at 6:40am 01.24.23 Yes, my shower faucet has a cover. It's a verticle door that opens out. It covers the faucet and spr

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