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Steering quadrant Hunter 376-96 (1) StellaBlue at 9:59pm 09.10.11 Big Boats 4/3210 During our retro fit of electronic and auto pilot it was discovered that our steering quadrant has a
new sailplan for 36" catamaran tom hennessy at 9:22pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/997 anyone had any experience with raked mast, double headsail rigs on a 36' catamaran? possible boom f
Height of genoa cwkemp at 7:47pm 09.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/9320 A question for Don and his posse of experts, With the tack of my 150 genoa shackled directly to the
Bilge Pump littlescoop at 6:28pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1703 I just purchase a C22 and was wondering does any one know where they put the biilge pumps and if so
How much should I ask for my C22 chrispeck at 5:55pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1631 I think I am going to sell my catalina, But I am not sure what to ask for it right now. It is a 1978
Attaching a Harken self furler for jib sail to the mast navyblue71 at 5:42pm 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1895 We recently purchased a Harken self-furling jib from a nice guy in Canada. It came with the base dr
MS Coast sail afternoon (2) JonnyQuest at 4:49pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1736 Out for a sunset sail with excellent weather. Here are some shots.
Boat Cover atwhite2 at 4:18pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2496 Hello All, Sadly, as summer draws to a close, the thoughts of winterizing start to creep into my
Going to the East Coast & Hurricane Irene Tom Hoffman at 3:28pm 09.10.11 Trailer Sailors 14/4285 I have a boat to deliver to New Jersey. Probably this next week. After we get the boat delivered.
Stuffing Box Flax betzhunter at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3497 Could someone tell me the correct size Flax I need for my boat. Its a Hunter 34 1984 model. Thanks
Custom sound cover for A/C unit? (1) luken7 at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2089 We have a Cruisair SX16 on our B361 which I think is loud. Was on a friends boat last weekend who ha
Bilge pump Lost Parent at 1:45pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3744 When my bilge pump come on it works fine but when it turns off water rushes back in from the hose ..
2 clevis pins overboard...there's got to be something easier hero4theday at 1:07pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/5642 I starting to see a pattern developing that I am not happy with. My fat fingers vs that tiny clevis
Furling Line Turns Forreshore at 11:51am 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1988 Before I slide my headsail up the foil, how many turns of furling line should I have around my rolle
Mac gelcoat Capchas at 11:44am 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3186 Picking up my "new" 1993 26s tomorrow. Wondering if anyone here has ordered gelcoat from Mac and i
Sink drain thruhull Timo42 at 10:39am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3438 SWMBO wants a sink, I am planning on having it drain overboard, maybe get a holding tank later, my q
Replacing upper shrouds in the water Hermit Scott at 10:31am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2132 When I replaced the forestay/headstay (whatever the technical term for it is) on my boat, I used a h
Rudder vibrates while sailing. rhythmsurfer at 9:47am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3493 My 1981 Hunter 36 just received a new rudder from Foss Foam. We bought the boat without sailing it a
Drifter rblevens at 8:25am 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 37/4152 I just got my 1980 37C on Wednesday. It took me a few days to find you folks and I wanted to just sa
Small Craft Advisory revisited rognvald at 8:18am 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3613 In certain sailing circles, the size and pedigree of a vessel has major import. Another school of th

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05 H36 Non-technical question on B&R rig artboas at 5:39am 09.24.22
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H34 Companionway Doors artboas at 4:52am 09.24.22
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 4:47am 09.24.22 Here is a link to a very long thread that has a full discussion of the problems and fixes that I wen
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean dlochner at 4:45am 09.24.22 There's a big difference between going to the Bahamas, a long day sail from Florida or to the Caribb
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 4:17am 09.24.22 I upgraded all four on my Mk2 C30 to those thru-hulls a year ago and am very happy with them. One t
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Davidasailor26 at 4:05am 09.24.22
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean kappykaplan at 3:28am 09.24.22 What electronics do you currently have? Is the deck rigged for jacklines? Is the main rigged for r
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 12:05am 09.24.22 Lots of you are raising good points. It is tough to decide on a boat when on the one hand I want to
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! Kings Gambit at 11:23pm 09.23.22 Just tonight returned from two weeks at Santa Cruz Island; 10 hr of motoring to get back here. Our p
Two Holder/Hobie 12s HenryHester at 10:38pm 09.23.22
Traveling alongside The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:37pm 09.23.22 Wouldn't that be like watching sausage being made? LOL
Two Holder/Hobie 12s (4) HenryHester at 10:33pm 09.23.22 209531
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 09.23.22 My VOMeter and shore power system showed 13.2v on the batteries which ad been on shore power for a
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Stu Jackson at 8:34pm 09.23.22 as I do them in series Just do one at a time. Chainplate Rebedding 101 - with Bed It with Butyl f
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 09.23.22 Does anyone know where I should shoot an IR temp gun on the engine to check actual operating temp?
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? HMT2 at 8:15pm 09.23.22
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:13pm 09.23.22 1/ what's the most unlikely obscure reason a brand new engine will crank but not start ???? HAVE
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? jon hansen at 6:14pm 09.23.22 i do not know your engine. i have an old perkins 107. on my engine, iwould now bleed the fuel line

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