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Report from a Shore Dweller Roger Long at 4:46pm 03.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2299 So strange to suddenly be a creature of the land again. Becky drives me down to the boat every day
Where is brand specific forum for this boat Shoaldrafter at 3:34pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1648 Where is brand specific forum for this boat? Enjoy a vicarious sail... http://www.youtube.com/wat
Need help with Maxwell Winch (1) Canonshooternb at 2:20pm 03.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2339 Help Needed I have recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and in the process of getting her ready
Trailer Lights CaptGregg at 1:39pm 03.30.12 Catalina 22 31/2759 Well, bit of luck today, went over to the local muffler service and the guy had those three torx bit
Ray Johnson gauges Piotr at 12:20pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1751 Can anyone tell me who manufactered Ray Johnson gauges? I cannot find any info on the net. I have a
Windex removal for trailering? Phyrexii at 11:44am 03.30.12 Trailer Sailors 25/7288 I just bought a Windex 15 for my trailer boat. My question is: How important is it to remove the Win
centerboard pendant oday 25 plainssailor at 10:00am 03.30.12 Day Sailers 3/2752 I have to replace the centerboard pendant because it is not pulling up the board, but what are the c
our cockpit mortyd at 9:44am 03.30.12 Catalina 30 10/1601 the new practical sailor has a story about sailboat cockpit design and how to chose among them.
Cracks in gel coat around the prop shaft strut Catch the Sun at 8:52am 03.30.12 C&C 3/2393 While inspecting the hull this spring I noticed some cracking in the gel coat around the prop shaft
AH2 tuner Don S/V ILLusion at 8:02am 03.30.12 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3436 I have an AH2 tuner surplus to my needs which has been sitting in my garage too long and wants a goo
Catalina 385 2012 Short tour at the Atlantic City Boat Show abk at 7:57am 03.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/64 I was at the Atlantic Boat Show in February and shot a quick tour of the Catalina 385. Since it was
Hunter 33, 2012 toured at the Atlantic City Boat Show abk at 7:43am 03.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/832 I was at the Atlantic Boat Show in February and shot a quick tour of the Hunter 33. It was an inside
Have Your Boat Phone Home... (2) Sumner at 7:29am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2006 Have any of you seen the Jan 2012 Good Old Boat article where you can build a device that will sense
Ordered my new mainsail C Jones at 7:29am 03.30.12 Smaller Boats 8/1518 Ordered my new main sail yesterday from FX sails. It will be a full top batten with 3 partial batten
Broach-sail plan-CB Quoddy at 6:37am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2151 When I find myself in a following sea with high wind, on the edge of motoring, how should I handle i
Installing a Halyard = C&C 32 Catch the Sun at 6:33am 03.30.12 C&C 3/2304 Last spring after I had raised the mast, one of the halyards was still lying on the deck. It had so
Assymetric spinnaker Piotr at 6:20am 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/848 Cannot find it anywhere, or rather I'm getting different answers. So, what is/are "proper": a) way t
Mercury 3.5hp Outboard Shift sailcapt340 at 3:31am 03.30.12 Big Boats 0/1148 I realize it's not a "Hunter" question, but it does get me to my boat. Has anyone ever removed the
Leakin portlight help Dantodd at 1:04am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2530 Leaking portlight help I have a ~4' long portlight that is leaking. It is glued directly to the fib
Engine / Fuel problems???? Weasel at 9:05pm 03.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1450 Last fall I moved my boat about five miles away to a new marina. It was a very blustery day and the

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Reuse shrink wrap? rgranger at 5:41am 03.31.22 That cover cost $1200 and lasted 11 years. Using @quadrille38 's data, it looks like a custom cove
Luck Be The Lady... Timm R Oday25 at 5:26am 03.31.22 Lucky indeed . I was cleaning out our barn over the weekend . I had to remove a wall plate to move a
Topping lift setup, ODay 40 njlarry at 5:16am 03.31.22 On my 34 most of the topping lift is a ss cable with an eye on each end. The bottom eye has a shackl
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 5:16am 03.31.22 As soon as the weather breaks,if it ever does, will have an attempt at this Thks Maine
Luck Be The Lady... jviss at 5:15am 03.31.22 I'm not clear on the timing of this. Did this fire occur before you bought the boat, and just no on
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor jviss at 4:57am 03.31.22 My guess is that the windlass is putting a big load on the alternator, and that's what's loading the
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:55am 03.31.22 Interesting you say that. As you're probably aware, the Hinckley Pilot is a fiberglass sailboat but
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Joe at 4:49am 03.31.22 You can reduce clutch wear on lines by not using the "clutch" feature. I know that sounds ridiculous
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:41am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not tal
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. dLj at 4:25am 03.31.22 @TomY there has always been something about wooden hulled boats that is just different. I'm not talk
Tiller question Joe at 4:21am 03.31.22 Thank you. I do not believe that the boat I just bought last fall came with an auto pilot. Just a
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, th
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (1) TomY at 4:04am 03.31.22 A friend of mine was looking for her second family (4) boat. In explaining what she was looking for,
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor NYSail at 3:15am 03.31.22 Pardon my ignorance here.... maybe I'm wrong / missing something but once the diesel is started, the
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Sefuller at 3:11am 03.31.22 Our boats have always used a rope clutch for the main halyard - only difference being ours is in the
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Sefuller at 3:07am 03.31.22 I am not familiar with the Yanmar engines, but it seems like the problem almost has to be electrical
Beneteau 473 Dripless shaft seal Davidasailor26 at 12:17am 03.31.22 Is it a Volvo dripless shaft seal? If so it looks (from Volvo Penta Shaft Seal ) like they only supp
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor Davidasailor26 at 12:08am 03.31.22
Engine stalls when raising or lowering anchor JamesG161 at 10:48pm 03.30.22 This is a guess... On my 1998 H430 1) The Start Battery supplies my Anchor Windlass power through a
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 9:16pm 03.30.22 Consider using a cam cleat instead of a clutch for this use. That's an interesting possibility. I'

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