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out haul bobandpeg at 10:25am 08.06.11 Big Boats 4/7182 Replacing the out haul line on my hunter 35.5 and now the line is jamed inside the boom. I have a
New (to me) Com-pac 16 (1) stevelandress at 8:17am 08.06.11 Com-Pac 1/4801 Bought a 1982 CP 16 that needs work, starting with the tiller that broke the first time I put her in
What hunter to take? CBIsailor at 7:57am 08.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2110 Me and a couple of friends want to take a hunter out to marthas vineyard from Boston harbor. What si
Frig design help needed.... (3) Sumner at 7:44am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2757 I'm in the process of designing a new frig/freezer for our Endeavour. It had an .... http://purple
Wait A Minute!! Don Guillette at 7:42am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 32/11312 Yesterday, I was talking to a Phoenix, AZ sailor who was complaining that when he made a sail trim a
New Post From Roger-Shelburn to Luneburg Strider Reports at 7:04am 08.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2710 My second morning in Shelburn, I called a friend who bought a Tanzer in the same town near Detroit w
Where to place Genoa cars chp at 5:54am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/10893 I would like to add a set of Genoa cars to my Mac 26C. I have a 150% Genoa and was wondering how you
Another Project Completed (2) joker460 at 7:48pm 08.05.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1375 I don't think I've posted this modification to the traveler but I could be wrong.:snooty: I didn't
stepping a mast.... NYSail at 6:10pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1983 Hello all.... Have a pearson P36-2 Keel stepped mast double spreaders furling jib. What is the orde
Pulling down the Mast on 27ps Shellback at 5:26pm 08.05.11 Lancer 4/2752 I have a Lancer Yacht 27 powersailor and I need to thread my main halyard back into the mast. To do
Help me identify this tall ship (2) Chilidog at 4:48pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2340 This picture was taken by my dad in early 1976 while on Vacation in Spain. From the figurehead, I
Raider 33 Frank Sails at 4:35pm 08.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1711 I am trying to find the pictures of a Raider 33 posted by Sam Lust. I am looking for more info and p
HDPE Question Shoaldrafter at 3:51pm 08.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4082 Folks, I received the following question via back channel and I am posting original question and
29.9 owners manual Skipper at 2:41pm 08.05.11 Bristol 3/5420 Anyone have a Bristol 29.9 owners manual they can scanupload? Thanks
winterizing RWD at 2:22pm 08.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 8/2892 I've moved my well seasoned C-27 to an alpine lake - Lake Tahoe, CA. I have an old Yanmar diesel inb
VSR battery switch jphud at 2:07pm 08.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4294 I am installing new batteries and charger on my 1980 Hunter 30. One house battery and one starting b
Fresh water odor SailArkansas at 2:03pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2670 My boat was purchased in Keema on the Texas Gulf and transported to fresh water in Arkansas. Since I
Removing Paint matt6669 at 1:48pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 19/5545 I just recently bought a Rebel 16 that has a horrendous paint job and I'm in the process of removing
Any outboard mechanics? jviss at 1:42pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2554 I'm trying to remove the bearing carrier from a Mercury 15HP lower unit. I made the bearing carrier
Things to do in Charleston SC FourPoints at 1:42pm 08.05.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2233 Getting ready to fly out and spend the weekend in Charleston to visit an old friend, schedules got r

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Bad spider cracks ? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:14am 10.07.22
Hoisting the Headsail JBP-PA at 7:13am 10.07.22 Lots of things could cause the problem. Clean and lube the track as above. Check the feed angle and
Random photo from our first regatta (4) rgranger at 7:12am 10.07.22 No, I don't have a traveler. It's a pretty simplistic setup on our little boat. Thanks for the tips
Lewmar port light seal , replacing Ridesurfsail at 7:05am 10.07.22 Chris - thx for posting that. I spent 5 hours today trying to replace a gasket on one of my Lewmar
Painting or removing headliner? dmax at 7:02am 10.07.22 You can use spray paint designed for plastics to cover vinyl, though doing it in place would be diff
Transducer question JBP-PA at 6:53am 10.07.22 Lots of things will work in addition to toilet wax, including electricians putty (less messy than wa
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 6:52am 10.07.22 If you dont know how to assess the problem, get a competent surveyor. Trying to find one...
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 6:51am 10.07.22 D looks like something heavy dropped there or the core is weak.How solid does it feel? soft and s
Issues Sailing Upwind JBP-PA at 6:46am 10.07.22 Waves also make a tremendous difference, even moderate waves will push a light boat backwards with e
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 10.07.22 Call Foss Foam or New Rudder and talk with the owner, Bob. His company built your rudder
How well does a C-270 trailer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34am 10.07.22 Can you provide a photo of the trailer and manufacturer? Use to be a Catalina dealer
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Crazy Dave Condon at 6:31am 10.07.22 @ShotgunSlim Have you thought of old piece of fire hose but the hard part is finding some
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 6:15am 10.07.22 Chris: Thank you because I never know how some skipper are going to accept suggestions. There are
Bad spider cracks ? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:09am 10.07.22
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 5:59am 10.07.22 Will do. Thank you!
Bad spider cracks ? dlochner at 5:51am 10.07.22 Photos A and D are interesting. D looks like something heavy dropped there or the core is weak. Coul
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 5:46am 10.07.22 Did the blind guy really wish John happy birthday in the bar? How did he know it was John in the b
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 5:42am 10.07.22 This is one of my all time favorite movies. My kids still refer to the ocean as "the big blue wet t
Through holes and prop dlochner at 4:44am 10.07.22 From the listing I posted earlier: with an OMC Gas Sail Drive. See this old listing. Given what we
Issues Sailing Upwind Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.07.22 Headway makes a huge difference. Also, how is she trimmed in the water? 22' is a small boat, easil

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