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Rudder Maintenance Mick143 at 3:06pm 03.03.12 Bigger Boats 3/1487 Greetings: Here's my problem. When I am on the mooring at night with the tiller locked in the midsh
Navionics for Android issues? sinnettc at 2:39pm 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2250 I downloaded the US ' Canada version of Navionics to my Droid X last night. So far I'm not very hap
First Faint Flutter Don Guillette at 1:00pm 03.03.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/7091 I was talking this morning with a Florida sailor (Fort Myers). He was telling me that when closehaul
Adjust Rigging flyalot at 12:42pm 03.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1947 My backstay and upper side stays seem to loose on a 90 Mac 26. What is the proper tension by feel. I
bow tow eye Paul T Davies at 12:40pm 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1331 I have a 72 19' O'day. The tow eye along with 2" of the bolt broke off. Looks like the easiest thi
centerboard pivot bolt replacement Paul T Davies at 12:28pm 03.03.12 Day Sailers 5/5847 I have a 72 19' O'day. Water is leaking from the seal on one side of the pivot bolt. I have purhch
Hunter 336 - New Sails Dmac336 at 12:15pm 03.03.12 Big Boats 7/3754 Going to need replacement sails over the next year or so and am thinking of changing layout. Curren
Movin On Up ken/seadreams at 12:13pm 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 4/1532 Will be moving on up from an 89 MacGregor 26D to a H260, can anyone tell me why Hunter discontinued
Anti Fouling help djplatt at 8:57am 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1317 Does anyone know of a hard anti-fouling paint suitable for use in the Great Lakes. I have previousl
vacation boat exchange; Newport RI for So CA phassel at 8:14am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1425 We'd like to do a vacation trade: our sailboat in Newport RI for a sailboat (or condo) in the Santa
Jib telltales Quoddy at 8:13am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4110
Source for Posting a Propeller from an MD7A Sitala at 7:59am 03.03.12 S2 2/1341 Wanting to advertise a propeller -we had to switch to right handed prop. Is there a good place for t
Serious Cavitation/Vibration Issues Sitala at 7:55am 03.03.12 S2 1/1229 We have been dealing with a severe vibration with our S2 since we re-powered from a Volvo MD7A to a
Cruising Again Roger Long at 7:36am 03.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/5312
Rigging Dimensions Database unbusted67 at 6:49am 03.03.12 Cal 0/2914 I am looking for info on rigging dimensions and lengths for my 1983 Cal 35 but have so far come up e
Carpet Removal - Cabin interior titlestdan at 5:43am 03.03.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1498 I need to replace the carpet above the V berth"s and inside Cabin on my 1982 Hunter . Does anyone
Air conditioning a 23.5 av8erdunn at 5:29am 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 6/2281 Has anyone put ac on a 23.5? I saw the one person who done it in the owner mods section but I want
Victron BMV 602 or 600? DinoKanuck at 4:53am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2446 Ahoy from Frosty Canada: The skinny... If we spend an extra $50 to buy a Victron BMV 602 over a
Estuarium? Shoaldrafter at 1:40am 03.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1588 Roger, So, you are checking out: http://www.pamlico.com/nce Lots of docking... lots of bugs in
rigging a topping lift abruzzi at 10:10pm 03.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/4529 just curious, if I rig up a real topping lift for the boom to replace the pig tail, is there any rea

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House battery recommendations Kings Gambit at 7:00am 12.06.22 Start with calculating the amount of energy that you will need to power your toys for as long as y
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic tkwhalen at 6:56am 12.06.22 @tkwhalen Kevin - Attached are some pics of how I mounted my solar panels to my H49 davits. I moun
H240 Bilge Pump Location Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 12.06.22 That will place the pump much higher vs where it is now. I was involved with the design. Your
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help (1) BroncoJohn at 6:42am 12.06.22 I believe everything is original to the boat. It is a 2002 Hunter 386 with less than 500 hours. I
Boat yard suggestion JRacer at 6:41am 12.06.22 My son lives in Charleston. Only one he knows of is City Boatyard. Hope that helps.
Boat yard suggestion smokey73 at 4:46am 12.06.22 I also recall there may be a boat yard in Charleston on the old Charleston Naval Shipyard. I went u
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions Mifeo at 4:43am 12.06.22 Now it's coming back to me why I considered it a pain to buy a boat in Spain back when I lived ther
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions dLj at 4:00am 12.06.22 The advantages I see are no periodic inspections, no licensing/certification requirements for the
It's never easy. Autopilot install. danstanford at 2:11am 12.06.22
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting artboas at 1:59am 12.06.22 Thank you Art and Zencra for the quick replies, I'm glad to see that the memory has not gone yet.
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 1:56am 12.06.22
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions Mifeo at 12:17am 12.06.22 They are probably pushing you to register the boat in your country of residence. UK registered boat
It's never easy. Autopilot install. jssailem at 9:38pm 12.05.22 do not believe you can put a wheel pilot drive on it I believe that to be true. The Raymarine Whee
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 8:44pm 12.05.22 Why would any sane person willingly go into weather conditions like that when we have places like H
Replace Lifelines mermike at 8:29pm 12.05.22 Good point about the learning curve. So many variables - material properties, corrosion, swaging...a
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (1) Tally Ho at 7:51pm 12.05.22
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) jssailem at 7:05pm 12.05.22 That is possible. It may also be that when the boat was launched the rigging was at the end of the b
Sarasota Bay Returning stickinthemud57 at 7:01pm 12.05.22 Now that is a lovely post! I think I would enjoy sailing the Gulf Coast in my 26S. We camp out on t
Buying an overseas vessel...Registration Questions dlochner at 6:47pm 12.05.22 If you really want to hear a lot of divergent opinions on this topic head over to CruisersForum.com.
House battery recommendations berner73 at 6:44pm 12.05.22 Dlocner's comments are all spot on. Curious - where do you keep the boat - meaning are you at a s

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