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Lovetown USA Roger Long at 7:23am 02.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/4599 I was going to get out of town for the big Lovetown USA rally. However, I just anchored right behi
This Good Old Boat Squidd at 7:21am 02.11.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3171 Been seeing lots of references to an "Old Boat" magizine with lots of "restoration" articles mention
The Oday 22, general info.. (1) Chris Patterson at 5:26am 02.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2375 Hello Oday folks. Thought I'd ask some people that knows a heck of a lot about these particular boat
Am i getting the Shaft?!?! BillyK at 3:16am 02.11.12 Ask All Sailors 28/4762 Pulled the shaft out of our C30 yesterday.. a total of 2 hours of bolt twisting fun.. i got up br
Odorlos / Raritan Whiteoaks7 at 2:42am 02.11.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/13317 Hi Peggie, It now seems impossible to get Raritan KO in the UK or Greece. The other product you m
Will this sink? (1) Viesail at 12:12am 02.11.12 Smaller Boats 8/1853 Here's my PO Seacock. How to reinforce?
Close call... 06HARLEYULTRA at 9:17pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1314 High winds, broken mast, 9 year old boy, capsized by rescue ship....The makings of a heck of a story
Use of a wheel lock/brake for single handing jmce1587 at 7:24pm 02.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6322 My H31 has a wheel lock/brake and I have not owned a boat rigged with one so I'm not sure exactly ho
Bow ring onetake at 5:12pm 02.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2985 The bow ring on my Mac 21 is loose. How can I tighten it? There is no access to the nuts holding it
Cruising and Fitness (1) Ed Schenck at 2:34pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3345
Asymmetrcial spinnaker tell tales? Kermit at 1:52pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/5019 Asymmetrical spinnaker tell tales? I was surfing around the net looking at articles and videos on a
Just bought a 1978 30'r cbreezenva at 12:55pm 02.10.12 Pearson 1/1368 I know nothing abouth this vessel, where the tanks are, is she safe offshore, plumbing/electrical la
iphone app maxxx at 12:30pm 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1267 The app for my iphone 3gs has stopped working after an update. Has anyone else had this problem? Any
Often Missed Maintenance Item - Fuel Pump Filter (13) Maine Sail at 11:26am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4314 Changing The Internal Filter in A Facet Interrupter/Gold-Flo Fuel Pump This is a Facet "Interrupter
Aral Sea (1) Jimm at 11:08am 02.10.12 Destinations 2/3706 Not that many would head for this destination in the USSR - interesting that a sea that large could
Keel Walking FourPoints at 10:45am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1678 This is impressive, looks fun! http://youtu.be/B2PQfJ2SAg4
One Design Start Tiki Jeff at 10:41am 02.10.12 Smaller Boats 10/2100 Hey Guys, We only need 3 boats to have our own start in this regatta in Charlotte Harbor, FL. I
Weather Forecast Roger Long at 10:17am 02.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2518 It looks like the weather should be a little more to my liking come Sunday:) http://sphotos.xx.fbcd
200-Year-Old Wreck Off Watch Hill, RI Soundbounder at 9:15am 02.10.12 Sails Call Lounge 0/3796 For 2 centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boater
Tillerlock Squidd at 9:11am 02.10.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3848 Without going to the expence of a full blown "Autopilot"... Does anyone use a "Tillerlock" or spec

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Replacing Battery in RayStar 125 GPS Unit kappykaplan at 4:56pm 11.28.22 What would be a good sealant to use when re-seating it to the deck? 4200 or 795 get my vote in thi
Winterizing SailDrive in water Dr. D at 4:47pm 11.28.22 Staying in the water this season. On the hard next winter.
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke NYSail at 4:27pm 11.28.22 Looks like great finger piers... why not find a guy with a 50 foot ladder and prop it up and go up.
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke JoeWhite at 4:23pm 11.28.22 Yes, you can replace the old line by tying to the new line. Pull about 6" of the core out and cut it
New crew Leeward Rail at 4:15pm 11.28.22 The Admiral is displeased that the dog gets my attention before she does in the morning. :biggrin:
New crew Leeward Rail at 4:14pm 11.28.22 ushions in the v berth on a C22 !
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke RKMCCORKLE at 3:46pm 11.28.22 I've replaced all the rigging with new and the line didn't break,the messenger line broke But I ma
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke RKMCCORKLE at 3:45pm 11.28.22 Or you could simply lower mast like a TRAILERABLE sailboat is designed for. Why spend money and t
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke RKMCCORKLE at 3:42pm 11.28.22 S I was able to snag the halyard line and broken messenger line today with the Docu hook and 20ft po
Watermaker Hollyberry at 3:40pm 11.28.22 A couple of years ago we did a month long cruise with friends (on their GB 42) to the remote central
Miracle Rescue of MOB BigEasy at 3:38pm 11.28.22 Will be interesting to see the full account of this incident. In any event, he had to be in excell
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... stickinthemud57 at 3:30pm 11.28.22 I have a couple of comments. I've found the most vexing problems associated with my inside-the-boo
Watermaker dLj at 3:28pm 11.28.22 Six months of water supply would be tough w/o a watermaker.:doh: If you are looking for that kind
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 3:23pm 11.28.22 I used to have a Tohatsu 6 sailpro. Wonderful little kicker. The charger was "semi-smart" in th
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... (1) Kingjim91 at 3:12pm 11.28.22
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 11.28.22 I have a couple of comments. I've found the most vexing problems associated with my inside-the-boom
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... (1) stickinthemud57 at 2:42pm 11.28.22 I have mocked up my 4:1 in-boom outhaul adjuster (see attached photo). My plan is to install it when
Side Stay Tension rgranger at 2:26pm 11.28.22 The owners manual can be found here and stay rigging is discussed on P. 37 https://hunter.sailboato
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard rgranger at 2:19pm 11.28.22 The tohatsu 6 hp and sailpro has a rectifier as stated by the original post. I used to have a Toha
Should I climb the mast or step it.Messenger line broke Leeward Rail at 1:43pm 11.28.22 Why not try to go up the mast halfway and use a 10' pvc pipe Set a ladder on deck, you cab easily

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