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Short tacks or long tacks for best VMG? jviss at 3:54pm 08.02.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 30/13146 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 7/5185 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 2/1360 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 21/5259 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 7/2515 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 1/2974 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 2/1492 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 1/993 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 4/1568 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 6/1664 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 33/25076 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 6/1660 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 3/4717 Can I get some help with this? :)
Vinyl cleaner Dunham at 7:33am 08.02.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1195 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 8/2620 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 15/2928 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 19/4360 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 14/2248 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 2/1274 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 6/1451 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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Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement JoeWhite at 10:36am 02.20.23 Ken and seadadler, I mention where I bought it from in my post, it was from E-bay. These instruments
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 10:31am 02.20.23 I've converted a spare injector as adapter for Compression Tester. The plug on the side I use is st
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (3) Breezy1 at 10:14am 02.20.23 Weekend update: I was able to get the shaft coupling off as well as the prop so I can get everything
New England Boat Show 2023 Ralph Johnstone at 9:39am 02.20.23 If any of the current boat shows were selling these devices, I'd be all over them like a cheap suit.
ODay 34 chain locker drain Robert Strickland at 9:30am 02.20.23 The photo from Tally Ho looks like my older 30, 1979 O'Day 30. In repsonse to all the negative comm
Engine leaking diesel Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 02.20.23 I finally managed to replace the O-ring on top of the Fuel Injector Pump Great minds sometimes do
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 02.20.23 and what sensing mechanism it uses. The VDO Vision Series 333-163 will run off anything that's at
New England Boat Show 2023 william24424 at 9:13am 02.20.23 https://improvesailing.com/tips/reasons-why-sailing-is-better-than-powerboating I will send this ar
Summer dreaming Wyo George at 8:29am 02.20.23 I live on a small mountain in Wyoming and hate the winter. My hobbies are boats and motorcycles and
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Hayden Watson at 8:14am 02.20.23 "Failure" may be a little too strong a definition for what I am referencing. I'm not sure what the
New England Boat Show 2023 Mark Maulden at 8:11am 02.20.23
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement Calif. Ted at 7:55am 02.20.23 I've purchased new screens from a guy named Dan (?) on Ebay in Durango, CO. mtnsail970 on eBay
Summer dreaming (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 02.20.23 When I'm in Montana in the winter, I can't think of any reason why I would be thinking about sailing
deck latch Project_Mayhem at 7:43am 02.20.23 Chances are this is a generic boat part made by a third party manufacturer. Looking at pics online,
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain SV At Last at 7:42am 02.20.23 Great idea. I have unfortunately already gotten a thru hull that has the nut fitted from underneath
Reefing Sail Trim Morgan donor at 7:33am 02.20.23 Agreed that one is more likely to pull the undersized reefing blocks off the boom of a production bo
protecting deck and nonslip PJL at 7:22am 02.20.23 Some good information already stated. In your area you are not likely to notice this, but during su
Water system leak Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 02.20.23 I'm assuming your boat is in the water over the winter on Lake Texoma? If that's the case, I have a
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose Tally Ho at 6:54am 02.20.23
New England Boat Show 2023 dlochner at 6:49am 02.20.23 That's been the trend in regional boat shows for a while. There's no money in showing big sailboats

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