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Can Chain Alone Anchor Your Boat??? Maine Sail at 11:08am 07.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/9232 Hi All, So over the years I have read many a diatribe by those professing that; "The anchor is not
Reefing the mainsail - Hunter 216 Steve Huber at 10:48am 07.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1509 Any suggestions on the best way to reef the mainsail on a Hunter 216 and the best way to store the r
Gelcoat Colour 1990 Hunter 30 Ray1156 at 10:33am 07.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1226 I'm repairing some deck delamination and would like to match the grey nonskid colouring. I'm having
Sizing the prop for a 1990 H-33.5 w/ 2GM20F navigator97 at 10:07am 07.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1285 Can anyone give me guidance to determine the correct prop size for my H-33.5 with a Yanmar 2GM20F en
A "Single Hander"? Coastie at 8:06am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 51/8033 Have gotten a bit older, but still love sailing. Am going to buy a boat, but want one I can "single
Help Sailing scuttlebutt at 7:32am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3570 Hi well I have a Catalina 30 from 1988 I need to get her out and sail. I live in BocaRaton fl and
Who is Responsable for Damage mcrow33 at 7:12am 07.14.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4782 Hi, A week ago a micro-burst thunder storm rage though our area. Winds topped 40-50+. The other da
'74 Ericson 27 For Sale -- Excellent condition BobBBalt at 6:30am 07.14.11 Ericson 1/7119 Hi all, Sad to say, but life has forced me to sell "Mariposa", my beautiful 1974 Erics
Convert freshwater bottom paint to salt water protection? Beautiful Day at 9:22pm 07.13.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2845 I am considering the purchase of a 44 foot Catalina. However, she has been sailed on fresh water and
jib furling trouble Dutchess at 9:05pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 5/2499 does anyone know what furling system was standard for a 1990 hunter legend 35.5. my problem is as fo
Catalina 25 stanchion Ted Thompson at 8:05pm 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 4/4218 I have a 1986 Catalina 25 with a bent stanchion at the cabin entrance. It is bent at the base only,
Mystery part Rick C at 7:18pm 07.13.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/3027 I recently bought a 2007 Catalina 309 and found a white plastic part in the starboard lazarette that
PuraSan system:Hunter 29.5 healeyman at 7:03pm 07.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1699 Please any advise on adding a PuraSan head system to Hunter 29.5 .... Is there enough room? Any
Freeport Maine dscribner at 6:05pm 07.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2147 Casco Bay Brethren and Sisteren, Anybody know of a good spot in the Freeport area to drop the hoo
hard shifting fiestaMojo at 4:53pm 07.13.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/6261 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F with a Kanzaki transmission. . . the shifting is real hard, I've determined i
Hunter 235 owner's manual Carlos Cabezon at 3:48pm 07.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1420 I just bought a Hunter 235 year 1993 (re starting sailing after some - a lot - years) I need a owner
sticking rudder smilingbobby at 3:02pm 07.13.11 Cal 0/2252 I have a cal-29. It has been sitting for 6 Years.The rudder wheel is hard to turn. How do I grease
Yanmar Parts sailaway78 at 1:18pm 07.13.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2271 There currently is a 40HP Yanmar take out engine on ebay. Complete with transmission and panel. St
Catalina38 windlass Frenzy38 at 12:40pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 2/2248 Anyone have any info regarding installing a windlass on a Catalina38? I'm looking at a Maxwell RC881
Instrument Panel Dead? PrincessoftheLake at 12:22pm 07.13.11 Big Boats 5/1617 My 1995 Hunter 40.5 has a new issue. I noticed the other day that the instrument panel exhibits the

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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
Through holes and prop Davidasailor26 at 3:25am 10.07.22 Seems unlikely that somebody would go that effort and expense for a 27-foot production sailboat. Su
Issues Sailing Upwind danstanford at 2:52am 10.07.22 You might be surprised at how much more effective your keel is at preventing that crabbing if you ge
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail JamesG161 at 11:45pm 10.06.22 First hand experience please, not opinions! I have a luff adjust with tiny cleat on the sail. I us
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail capta at 9:52pm 10.06.22 Wow, I didn't think there would be so many against battens in IMRF. My first thought was don't do it
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level BigEasy at 8:31pm 10.06.22
Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 7:57pm 10.06.22 I got a toilet wax ring and melted the wax, poured it into a small dish and let it cool into a nice
Transducer question ShotgunSlim at 7:47pm 10.06.22 I got a toilet wax ring and melted the wax, poured it into a small dish and let it cool into a nice
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 7:34pm 10.06.22 Simple, ugly, but it works. Thanks! That's more or less how my wife describes me, so it should be go
Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 7:27pm 10.06.22 What type of transducer are you planning to install? Depth and speed transducers are generally inst
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps ShotgunSlim at 7:27pm 10.06.22 I had the same problem on my C-22 and I simply took an old tube sock, wrapped it around the strap se
Through holes and prop FastOlson at 7:25pm 10.06.22 Count to ten, then everyone take a deep breath. Count to ten, again. There really is not enough info
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Will Gilmore at 7:23pm 10.06.22 This is one of my all time favorite movies. My kids still refer to the ocean as "the big blue wet t
Issues Sailing Upwind mermike at 7:21pm 10.06.22 Not trying to be a wise guy, but you DO have the keel lowered, right?
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 7:18pm 10.06.22 Not sure what you are saying here. Are you saying the gap between the prop hub and the strut is not
Happy Birthday to John Shepard mermike at 7:18pm 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. We're all sailing for adventure with you like missing out on a good birthday p
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Michael Atkinson at 7:15pm 10.06.22 Thanks Guys ,,,,,,, The PDF supplied in the keel bolt thread was perfect. many thanks !!
Transducer question sail sfbay at 7:13pm 10.06.22 What type of transducer are you planning to install? Depth and speed transducers are generally insta

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