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Beautiful Boats... Maine Sail at 4:28am 04.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2015 Great video of Maine built boats ' sailing.... 6vJDHHrexIc
How long will standing rigging last? c130king at 2:46am 04.29.12 Catalina 310 7/3106 Gettting close to putting a bid in on a 310. 2002 with original standing rigging. Saw manual says
Hunter 376 Owners Hoomalie at 12:29am 04.29.12 Big Boats 0/951 Further to my previous post regarding loss of steering due to a steering chain failure, after removi
3 dead, 1 missing in accident during Newport-Ensenada race. caguy at 11:23pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 69/13666 http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/29/11453097-3-dead-1-missing-in-accident-during-newport-en
Prop walk to port Bigjer40 at 9:34pm 04.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3980 1984 Hunter 27 and I have horrible prop walk to port in reverse. I have a double slip which I am on
shore power no battery 430 Navicula at 8:20pm 04.28.12 Big Boats 5/1312 is there any problem with hooking up shore power to my boat without having ANY batteries hooked up..
Handrails AirborneSF at 5:11pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3176 OK, here we go, how is the BEST way to remove cabin top handrail plugs? The handrails on my C'C are
Island Packet thread Blackdoug at 5:04pm 04.28.12 Other Sailboats 1/3658 Just curious how many other IP owners are on this forum, especially any on the Chesapeake Bay.
First Sail of the Season Deadhead at 4:48pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1485 Yesterday, after a cold trip down the Delaware River from Riverside, NJ, we set the genny upon comin
water in the trans shadowthecat at 4:39pm 04.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1760 I bought a 1977 27 ft hunter last winter that had been sitting for 3 years. During that time the cab
Heat Exchanger rhythmsurfer at 3:43pm 04.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1545 Hey Ed, On your heat exchanger does it have an outlet (aka burp tube) at the top where the fill cap
Battery Charger Question John Burns at 2:31pm 04.28.12 Big Boats 5/1936 I recently (3 weeks ago), had the marina install 2 new 4D batteries. I used the boat once, and left
catalina 27 lifelines mortyd at 2:25pm 04.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2045 hope this isn't a dupe. anybody know why catalina 27 lifelines angle into the deck and leave a big
1976 Johnson 15 telltale... ChiTownSail at 1:59pm 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2144 Curious to know if anyone knows on a 1976 Johnson 15, if there is a telltale for the water pump. I
Shaft Coupling betzhunter at 1:58pm 04.28.12 Big Boats 6/2281 After installing my new strut and replacing my 4 motor mounts on our hunter 34 it appears that my sh
Here is the " Custom" PITA H19 fixed keel (5) tampastockman at 12:18pm 04.28.12 Smaller Boats 15/2256 First off, many thanks to all who have taken time to respond to my earlier posts. Your advice is gre
Shaft Packing Material John T1594 at 11:30am 04.28.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3011 I went to order some new packing material for my stuffing box and there are some new developments si
Mainsheet 'blocks' davetv at 10:18am 04.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1270 I need to replace the mainsheet blocks on my 1984 M21. The block that attaches to the boom contains
catalina 27 lifelines mortyd at 9:19am 04.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1078 why do catalina 27's lifelines angle down toward the deck near the bow when catalina 30's lifelines
Hunter 326 Spinaker prange at 8:40am 04.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1759 Is anyone currently flying a spinaker on a Hunter 326? This is my third season with this boat and I

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Leach Telltales on the Jib (1) thinwater at 4:54pm 12.13.22 ... I have gone, on the racing boats, to marking the sheets for different wind speeds and tack posi
Where is the fuse? kappykaplan at 4:33pm 12.13.22 some boats may have gfi's for each circuit i.e., port outlets and another for the starboard ones :
Where is the fuse? leo310 at 3:59pm 12.13.22 some boats may a gfi's for each circuit ie port outlets and another for the starboard ones
Bed-It Tape is back! Phil Herring at 3:51pm 12.13.22 We'll have it available as soon as the manufacturer can make it. Right now there's no estimate on wh
Bed-It Tape is back! Rjm st.petersburg at 3:42pm 12.13.22 Is there any time frame when we will be able to order this?
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin (1) fero at 3:18pm 12.13.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some w
Leach Telltales on the Jib shemandr at 2:25pm 12.13.22 I once saw a video (Probably linked from this forum), that showed airplane wing or tail wing with re
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 2:16pm 12.13.22 Probably not other than the SS ball bearing sheaves will last forever. The typical bronze or alumin
Single handing patbratton at 1:26pm 12.13.22 My Hunter 240 has the out haul, reefing line, and topping lift all in the boom. The topping lift com
Clearing the track dLj at 1:24pm 12.13.22 @garymalmgren Nice work! Enjoyed watching. dj
Leach Telltales on the Jib jssailem at 1:19pm 12.13.22 It is an interesting query. I have not had or raced boats with tell tails on the leach of the Jib. T
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 1:18pm 12.13.22 Thanks to everyone! This was an awesome experience for my first time on the forum!! It was a grat
Where is the fuse? Dr. D at 1:14pm 12.13.22 Most builders use a GFI outlet first on the circuit to provide GFI protection to all the outlets do
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle FastOlson at 1:09pm 12.13.22 Regarding a concern about the line slipping thru the knot, we have used the "halyard hitch" for abou
Leach Telltales on the Jib FastOlson at 1:04pm 12.13.22 My most resent jib is the first one I have used these on. They seem helpfull, but I also like a lot
Just had to show these off (1) Justin_NSA at 12:51pm 12.13.22 You'll appreciate the new rudder. I bought one when they were still Idasailor. Do you have some sort
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 12:03pm 12.13.22 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to switching to a typical bronze bushing? Probably not oth
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 12.13.22 Yup I told hunter
Boat Smells! Capt Robbie at 11:54am 12.13.22 Brezzy; Try using about five bags of plain old charcoal from the hardware store. Same as you would
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort (2) jssailem at 11:54am 12.13.22 You tend to anchor in tiny coves, 211639 If wind or shipping traffic is from the wrong direction..

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