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Dodged a bullet All U Get at 12:57am 10.08.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1998 Hi all, We've been busy getting ready to follow Roger Long along the coast of NH and Mass and have b
Vanguard 15 mast step misery markus291 at 8:56pm 10.07.11 Day Sailers 5/7295 Hello All: I'm having a miserable time trying to step the mast on a Vanguard 15 even with another pe
Vanguard 15 mast step misery markus291 at 8:46pm 10.07.11 Day Sailers 0/1401 Hello All: I'm having a miserable time trying to step the mast on a Vanguard 15 even with another p
1972 Pearson 390 Holding Tank valjim at 8:33pm 10.07.11 Pearson 0/1540 I have to replace an ancient metal holding tank. I'm not sure how to get it out but someone was sugg
New Outboard old guys sail at 7:43pm 10.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3241 So I am planning on doing some sailing on Chesapeake Bay and dont trust the old 1993 Johnson 8hp tha
Power anchor Oday 23 GeorgiaBII at 7:17pm 10.07.11 Day Sailers 3/1502 I'm working on setting up my boat for single handed sailing and one thing I'd like to add this winte
Flexofold 2 blade vs 3 blade? Blue Eyes at 7:06pm 10.07.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2995 Its boat show time and I will be looking at folding props to replace the shaft mounted fixed 2 blade
Mainsail Halyard/Downhaul Question O'Day 20 andybassman at 5:28pm 10.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3357 Hello Good People: I have an O'Day 20 with a roller furling jib that is easily controlled from t
Charter Companies in the Grenadines tkwhalen at 4:36pm 10.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2268 When I last sailed the Grenadines a few years ago I used Horizon out of Grenada and had a great expe
Macgregor mast raising system for an 8.0C chiefaponte at 3:45pm 10.07.11 S2 0/1329 Please give me your opinion regarding the use of a Macgregor style mast raising system on my S2 8.0C
custom covers sailor1950 at 3:01pm 10.07.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4089 We just left annapolis boat show. We keep a hunter 31 2008 at Kent Island, across the bay. There wer
Calculating True Wind Joe Mullee at 2:51pm 10.07.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2762 I've never had a wind instrument on board my boat but would like one. I also don't have a speed inst
New Wiring at Mast Step (1) Viesail at 2:26pm 10.07.11 Smaller Boats 3/1395 Hello all, looking to rewire the masthead light and add anchor light wire and vhf cable run up fr
Hot water redhead78 at 2:06pm 10.07.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1358 Sailors, I have a boat wf a newer Beta engine, what would I need for a water heater install. I think
Boat Moving Question brian3820 at 1:04pm 10.07.11 Big Boats 12/1853 Hello All. So here is the question, has anyone else brought their boat home to work on it? We have a
polycarbonate tailing & fabricator needed jtmccue at 12:19pm 10.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1055 I am replacing the mid-cabin hatch on my H28.5. The new Bomar Hi profile hatch which is slightly lar
4 Stroke Outboard 9.9hp or 15hp? TENACITY CS36T at 11:08am 10.07.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1339 For anyone who has first hand knowledge, I,m looking at installing a Garelick 71091 (15.5" of vertic
spare gas cans?? doehunter at 10:50am 10.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2079 I'm just wondering, those of you who don't have the big built in tanks. If you carry extra gas for
Raising mast by single person awol1958 at 9:13am 10.07.11 Other Sailboats 9/11819 Several years ago I saw an "A" frame used to raise the mast singled handled. Does anyone have plans
9.2 cradle dimensions/photo richard965 at 9:02am 10.07.11 S2 3/1498 Could someone please send me a photo of their 9.2a on the cradle and the dimensions for the cradle?

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Need larger hole in hatch jviss at 6:57am 02.20.22 One thing that's unfortunate about aftermarket additions like this is that "working" acrylic - cutti
mast raising MacBeane at 6:37am 02.20.22
Insurance DougM at 6:36am 02.20.22 Very easy to insure a 40 year old boat on Lake Michigan. I obtained three quotes prior to making a
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 6:30am 02.20.22 I had a Universal M25. I learned that one of the best ways of filling it with coolant was to pump i
Down windsails. shemandr at 6:29am 02.20.22 You can use a whisker pole with the 110 jib to help its performance on a reach - kinda like a Hoyt b
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation dlochner at 6:27am 02.20.22 The manufacturer of my steering mechanism is Whitlock but I have not been able to find a contact to
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:06am 02.20.22 Yes, it is the type1.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:05am 02.20.22
fore stay tension and new furler Shaw_2112 at 6:03am 02.20.22 You set the length of the forestay in acord with the design of the manufacture. Should be the same
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 6:03am 02.20.22 Maybe you should replace that bleeder valve! They are cheap.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 6:02am 02.20.22 Thanks, Len, I read that, too. Unfortunarely there is no room or exposed rudderstock. However, ther
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:51am 02.20.22 Thinking some more, there are LiFePo4 batteries designed for cars and motorcycles. I found one for
Galley Stove Gimbals jssailem at 5:50am 02.20.22 Very Clever and functional Gary.
A few Hunter 306 questions jssailem at 5:41am 02.20.22 That sounds like a good idea. Just remember to release the trim tension when you begin to furl the m
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:24am 02.20.22 Yes, thinking this over, you guys are right. The BMS will shut it down.
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? jnorten at 4:55am 02.20.22 I've used Spectrum to match my early 80's Catalina white. It's pretty good (nearly perfect, but not
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 4:10am 02.20.22 While the swept back fractional rig design on your 306 could accommodate a larger roach on your sai
Galley Stove Gimbals garymalmgren at 3:08am 02.20.22 Here is my gimbaled stove. A fun little winter project Gary 2aINE-67S5E
Down windsails. danstanford at 2:52am 02.20.22 As jssailem notes above, the apparent wind is roughly 90 degrees for wind speeds up to 12 or so. Thi
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 02.19.22 The article above looks like exactly what I need. Here's another resource: https://c34.org/wiki/i

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