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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
Universal M25 Oil Consumption Rate Rayheath at 11:15am 12.27.11 Catalina 30 7/2710 Hello, I have just purchased a 1985 C30 with the M25 engine. We powered about 175 miles from the pr
Ice Sailing (6) Mich222 at 10:21am 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1489 Low Snowfall and Freezing Temperatures result in clear lake ice and good conditions for happy Ice Sa
DSC, MMSI and Me kpgraci at 8:01am 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2462 I've had an DSC capable VHF since I got the boat, but I just connected my laptop based GPS to the VH
Lazy bag replacement wrbeglin at 7:50am 12.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2408 The original lazy bag on my 2004 Beneteau 323 is shot. It was made of the light weight material inst
I did it, I read them all!!!!!!!!! stevenorkathy at 7:10am 12.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1496 I just finished reading every post in this section.....I learned a lot, but there when I wondered if
Holding tank repairs in situ pshelley at 6:21am 12.27.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3195 I have a crack in my holding tank on top and around one of the outlet ports. Has anyone successfully
Butane stoves Doc Nixon at 6:00am 12.27.11 Catalina 22 11/4311 I am considering buying a single burner butane stove for my galley. Has anyone used one of these? Wh
2011 Cruise Track Roger Long at 5:46am 12.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2846 My 2011 cruise tracks recorded by the GPS and with alternate days shown in red and blue. I'm jumpi
Red Sky in Morning .... Scott T-Bird at 4:57am 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1804 Driving in to work today the sky was about as red before sunrise as I have ever seen it. It's very
GPS Handheld ?? Squidd at 1:01am 12.27.11 Ask All Sailors 28/4852 Looking at Garmin GPSMAP 76 series handhelds.. Getting confused with features on Gpsmap 76C, 76Cx
Hunter 39 galley grabpole sailbleu at 11:30pm 12.26.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1788 Good day gentlemen , ladies as a non-owner of a Hunter sailboat I have a question about the galley
Water in Bilge, where did it come from catawbarod at 8:46pm 12.26.11 Big Boats 17/4995 I bought a 2007 hunter 38 in almost perfect condition in May of this year. Before I bought it, I wa
Newbie Introduction On Porpoise at 8:42pm 12.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2006 Just a note to say hello. First off, admire the forum! Great info and seems to be full of great p
Cat 22 sized tarp? jfrench at 6:17pm 12.26.11 Catalina 22 8/4110 Anyone got a favorite source for a Catalina 22 sized tarp?
check valve for sink darkaegisagain at 5:33pm 12.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1213 I did a search for a fix for this to no avail... I have a Beneteau 373, when I run the shower pump t
How did Santa do for ya'll shanker at 5:20pm 12.26.11 Smaller Boats 21/3909 Lets see if you were naughty or nice this year. I got a used Mason Supreme anchor and an anchor s
Purchasing a new jib. 85 Hunter 31 Emerald Lady II at 2:56pm 12.26.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2138 Hello Everyone I have an 85 Hunter 31 and I am thinking about purchasing a new headsail. I sail on a
Dinghy Seat Storage Bag (2) med2463 at 9:52am 12.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2594 We bought a new smaller dinghy since we put davits on our narrow transom. The old dinghy was about s

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Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean David in Sandusky at 3:35am 09.26.22 While I have chartered in the British Virgins, I have not transmitted a boat there from Florida. But
halyard wrap sailme88 at 3:29am 09.26.22 ....and in the future take the boat out onto the water and into the wind. The Genoa will come down
halyard wrap Ward H at 1:46am 09.26.22 Been there, done that. First time dropping my Genoa on my then first boat with a furler. Sandy was
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 10:47pm 09.25.22 Thank sail sfbay for your suggested reading! I decided to just pull it and see what I found... Fo
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption Hayden Watson at 10:43pm 09.25.22 I messed around with my Honda generators yesterday. I was pumping out my hot tub at the time so I p
halyard wrap higgs at 9:49pm 09.25.22 Once you get jib down you may want to install a halyard restrainer.
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean higgs at 9:18pm 09.25.22 Add a windlass, a roll up inflatable. and a small outboard.
Boom kicker or topping lift? Hollyberry at 9:17pm 09.25.22 I'm with those who suggest a rigid/supporting vang of some sort and storing the main halyard at the
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:14pm 09.25.22 I'll hazard a guess here. The shop when deciding to install the motor moutns thought it would be a
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

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