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Which Anti-Fouling Paint for West Florida carboman at 5:43am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 9/2008 So I have done a ton of reading and talked to the SeHawk rep in the Tampa area. He has a good story
Great Boat in This Movie GorillaToast at 5:17am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1392 I stumbled across an old movie on Netflix last night. It's called Crosswinds. Rather generic south
Mastervolt Generators RHUMB RUNNER at 11:18pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 1/1347 Does anyone have comments on the 8kw Mastervolt generator, good or bad and if you prefer the Fisher
macgregor 25 head enginerd at 10:10pm 03.19.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/9624 I love my 25 and it does almost everything I need. Its not that the boat is too small, the problem i
Who is liable? Sail R at 9:42pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3882 Ahoy Mates. I am hopefull that I can get a question answered on the subject of insurance liability.
Spreader bases. gr8_2_av8 at 8:17pm 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/754 I am wondering if anyone has ever replaced the welded on spreader bases on their mast. Just wonderi
When things go wrong CaptGregg at 8:08pm 03.19.12 Catalina 22 31/3295 I was on such a roll, two weekends ago, drove a friend's pickup to Gloucester, VA and bought a 22, s
Passageway curtain doors puflinger at 7:52pm 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 6/4741 I am interested how people with a Catalina 25 replaced the passage way curtain doors between the hea
Exhaust hose recommendation rhythmsurfer at 7:43pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1733 I just bought a new muffler (vernatone inline) for my Hunter 1981 36. I am astonished at what West M
racing prop for Ericson 35-2 Dennis Dudley at 7:41pm 03.19.12 Ericson 0/3393 I want to replace my 3 blade cruising prop with a 2 blade racing prop. I have a 28hp Yanmar Diesel e
Need BBQ advice for 25.5 Hunter Canonshooternb at 7:06pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1635 Hi Folks I am a newbie on this site and looking for any help from the mor experienced. With the
Compression post replacement for 1977 Pearson 30 machadojum at 6:56pm 03.19.12 Pearson 2/3384 I am looking to replace my compression post (made out of oak) for a pearson 30 1977. The post is f
Hunter 410 1998 model -Owner manual Tantor at 6:53pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 6/2839 This is a great site. I hope to close deal on this boat soon and I am searching for manual everywher
Javelin O'Day 1983 Sprucing Up, Some Questions (3) corc631 at 6:42pm 03.19.12 Day Sailers 13/16851 So I am prepping our newest member of the fleet for me and my junior sailors. Bought a Javelin with
Traior tire pressure DAVA390 at 6:15pm 03.19.12 Trailer Sailors 23/6220 P18 single axle trailor, 12-5.5 load "C" i belive. Tires say such and such weight at 80PSI, but el
It`s a small,dangerous world we inhabit DAVA390 at 6:09pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 30/5110 We had a family visit here testerday, my cousin from Salisbury (Md. Eastern Shore) brought her elder
Wires Up My Mast Squidd at 6:07pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1405 Got the mast rewired today... Wires were running up the backstay for VHF and Mast light when I g
Decision Roger Long at 4:23pm 03.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 12/3108 I suppose I could have made a post with this title every hour today but I'm pretty sure it's final.
Accessing wiring in masthead with mast up geoffschultz at 2:51pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1788 I'm in Guaymas, Mexico and am just about ready to head out cruising. I just checked the LED anchor
soft deck on 2000 Hunter 38 kfrosh at 2:48pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 6/1764 We have previously owned two Hunters, a 1986 31 and a 1992 Legend 35.5. In shopping for a newer "rep

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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..
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 11:54am 12.13.22 Looking good...... You might have established a side gig..:biggrin: It looks like the tip of the b
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 11:46am 12.13.22 GO France. I love a team that goes out and executes a good game plan. They have a great manager. Cre
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England AlastairLC at 11:40am 12.13.22
Just had to show these off MrTerpak at 11:32am 12.13.22 Thanks for your insights on the new sail plan. I placed the order last week.I will have the roller f
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 11:27am 12.13.22 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to switching to a typical bronze bushing?
Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 11:00am 12.13.22 I'm going to do a deep cleaning, inspection, hose replacement etc and attempt to elminate the smell
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise shemandr at 10:06am 12.13.22 I met the owner of JY at the New York Boat Show. He had just bought the business and I think he tol
Evergreen (1) rgranger at 9:53am 12.13.22 ...the last guy that did that got a big write-up ...
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Leeward Rail at 9:35am 12.13.22 In light of the fact that much of the UK is on strike this month, I am not surprised... Maybe the pl
Single handing shemandr at 9:25am 12.13.22 Yes! Or both. I'd say more or less evenly. Adjustable can be annoying because the tail hangs dow
Evergreen LloydB at 9:21am 12.13.22 Pedestirans... ??? Well yes just thought I'd throw that out as a data point since the last guy that
Where is the fuse? Calif. Ted at 9:20am 12.13.22 Most builders use a GFI outlet first on the circuit to provide GFI protection to all the outlets dow

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