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Rode Size Confirmation Nodak7 at 7:42am 12.28.11 Big Boats 11/4457 Needless to say our boat is winterized and covered and it would be a pain to try and get into the An
2011 Sailing Photos Ducati at 6:36am 12.28.11 Ask All Sailors 54/8215 Season Greetings all. Time for my annual request for your best sailing photos of 2011. Cheers
alarm jpaull at 3:25am 12.28.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2380 hi, I have a hunter 27,2002, and my alarm which is situated at ignition point started sounding after
Draw Latches bob98008 at 9:35pm 12.27.11 Yamaha 15/4995 Eric and I have been working the parts problem--specifically the draw latch for the hatches in the c
Captain's Seat Capt Steve at 8:15pm 12.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1413 I'm trying to locate a source for a replacement captain's seat for my cockpit My boat is a 1996 Hun
Hunter 40.5 Legend Captains Seat (1) Capt Steve at 8:08pm 12.27.11 Big Boats 2/1083 I'm looking for a captains seat for my 1996 Hunter 40.5 Legend. Can anyone tell me a good source.
new valve? (1) redhead78 at 7:49pm 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2645 What do u think, I still have some time on this....I found this hiding in the galley couple years ag
Mast conections Tom J at 5:57pm 12.27.11 Catalina 310 5/2023 Just curious, when the time comes, will I find connections for the mast wiring when the mast is lift
P26 Steering with outboard???? Shep83 at 5:50pm 12.27.11 Pearson 1/1433 Hi again, One more P26 question. We are planning our big move and are concerned with steering. The
Pine Island-Moving my Pearson 26 Shep83 at 5:39pm 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 27/5305 Anyone out there know the waters around Pine Island ' Matlacha, Florida? I have to move my P26 fixer
Is there a trick to getting clevis pin under mast? cbourne200 at 4:53pm 12.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1876 We raised the mast on my O'Day 272 today, but we're having problems getting the 'clevis' pin on bott
Any 1973 vintage 30 foot C&Cs out there? tanders at 2:56pm 12.27.11 C&C 2/2374 I have a 1973 30 foot C'C and am just curious if anyone out there has a similar boat? I love my boa
Catalina 30 Roller Furling? stevenvidito at 2:09pm 12.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/7466 Hi everyone, I have a 86 Catalina 30 standard rig and am in debate as to which roller to buy. Can I
Resource for used Storm Jib 85/Mac/25 at 2:02pm 12.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1664 I am looking for a used storm jib, aprox size is Luff 14.7, Foot 7.6, Leech 11.4 area 43. I did get
bronze to stainless connection gettinthere at 1:25pm 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2302 I was quite surprised recently to find where the waterline is in the plumbing of my centerline galle
Removing The Arch from a 2006 Hunter 33 tbert at 1:11pm 12.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3806 We are in the process of buying a 2006 Hunter 33 that is located in Annapolis. Our home port is Port
Waters around Pine Island Florida Shep83 at 12:35pm 12.27.11 Pearson 1/1556 Anyone out thereknow the water around Pine Island Matlacha Florida? I have to move my P26 fixer uppe
Strictly Sail Chicago Phil V25 at 12:29pm 12.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1851 After getting the latest good news from my oncologist we decided to celebrate with a trip. At first
Anchor Chain Connecting Link (1) Nodak7 at 11:26am 12.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1401 I know this has been brought up before but..... anyway I would like to add an additional 10' or so o
Reefing Lines H37.5 rjarrell at 11:22am 12.27.11 Big Boats 1/1130 It's time to replace all the running rigging. The manual gives lengths and sizes for all but the ree

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Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:37pm 09.25.22 Once you install a rod vang, and get rid of the 'wandering' topping lift you will soon wish you had
Advice/question re: Hunter 36 standing rigging AndyL at 7:32pm 09.25.22 Just to close the loop... we had the marina do our rigging in August. It seems good - we've had thr
Hurricane prep in mast furling shemandr at 7:16pm 09.25.22 No doubt I take down the jib for any significant storm forecast. To me the main is a little differ
Boom kicker or topping lift? Will Gilmore at 7:09pm 09.25.22
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 6:56pm 09.25.22 If you go with a kicker, use the main halyard as a topping lift when you're not sailing. It is not a
Invest 98L shemandr at 6:50pm 09.25.22 I think you need to rig it up and troll it...
Hurricane prep in mast furling Davidasailor26 at 6:23pm 09.25.22 No doubt I take down the jib for any significant storm forecast. To me the main is a little differen
Boom kicker or topping lift? David in Sandusky at 6:11pm 09.25.22
Hurricane prep in mast furling shemandr at 6:02pm 09.25.22 When I lived on LI I would remove sails and canvas for any TS or hurricane that would pass to the We
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) sail sfbay at 5:59pm 09.25.22 Regular bottom cleaning in the water is a good plan.
Structural Foam teacherspet at 5:54pm 09.25.22 Nice job! It's your own personal Watergate, eh? :clap: Yeah but no LEAKS
Gooseneck Vision 32 teacherspet at 5:53pm 09.25.22 You might be able to buy a new endcap for the boom and gooseneck assembly and attach that to your b
Boom kicker or topping lift? DayDreamer41 at 5:50pm 09.25.22 If you go with a kicker then make it active (internal gas shock) and you will have to also add a boo
Boom kicker or topping lift? rgranger at 5:21pm 09.25.22
Gooseneck Vision 32 rgranger at 5:18pm 09.25.22 You might be able to buy a new endcap for the boom and gooseneck assembly and attach that to your bo
Gray Enterprises Portlight lens replacement H33C heritage at 5:17pm 09.25.22 A note on the pins.. Be extremely cautious removing and reinstalling the hinge pins. The little pos
Integral Fuel Tank leak rgranger at 5:15pm 09.25.22 Is it possible to put a bladder inside the existing tank?
Structural Foam jaysweet at 4:55pm 09.25.22 Nice job! It's your own personal Watergate, eh? :clap:
Boom kicker or topping lift? mermike at 4:55pm 09.25.22 I like my Boomkicker. Just don't try to swing from the end of the boom. It will go badly.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 4:50pm 09.25.22 I'm a follow the manual kind of guy. I never, ever assume that the "highly trained technicians" at t

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