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US Aids to Navigation System LuzSD at 11:33am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1799 Happened upon this and thought it might be of interest to new and old sailors that might want a refr
Swing Keel Noise? Happy Dolphin at 11:31am 06.22.11 Day Sailers 12/3888 Just returned from a short day cruise on Lake Erie. While on reach (10 - 20 MPH wind with 2' to 3'
More Boat Names Freedom77 at 11:10am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 31/9306 Having been attached to a number of different clubs over the years, I recently found a couple of old
looking for some help speedy at 11:07am 06.22.11 Big Boats 2/1303 looking for a mast for my 39' Oday keel stepped 57' double streight spreader also double life line s
Ideal dinghy outboard size (1) soling42 at 11:06am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 17/11231 Our 100lb, 10'-4" Achilles dinghy with an aluminum rollup floor and inflatable V section crys out mo
Hunter 27 Advice aeronca at 10:34am 06.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3226 Hi all, new to the Hunter forums, new to sailing and about to be new to owning a boat. Looking very
Running rigging (3) jfrench at 10:07am 06.22.11 Catalina 22 9/8171 Could someone please post a few pictures showing proper rigging of the boom and of the jib sheets. I
OT: trailer sway? - too little tongue weight? MrBill_FLL at 9:57am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1161 towing a car, but pretty typical of the jacknife trailer. -re: moving the axle back on stock Mac tr
Battery Fuse Sizing - How? (7) Maine Sail at 9:37am 06.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 23/60342 Lately there have been a number of questions, on this and other forums, about battery bank fuse sizi
Replacement T Handle for engine kill switch Alvorada at 9:10am 06.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1811 Has anyone had to replace their T Handle on the egnine kill switch? The thing came loose and into t
fuel pump insamji1 at 8:40am 06.22.11 Catalina 310 4/2189 I have a Universal M-25XPB engine. Last year the wire for the oil pressure switch broke off. Not r
Hello new seacocks Jacques C at 7:41am 06.22.11 Big Boats 4/1805 I am finally getting ready to take out the old gate valves and thru hulls and install new thru hulls
Consigning sails theland39 at 7:23am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1983 I have recently cleaned out some sails from my garage, and thought I would make some money consignin
Add winches and tracks Oday 222 fly symmetrical spinnaker (2) Mich222 at 6:04am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4497 I want to add winches and tracks to my Oday 222 in order to fly a symmetrical spinnaker. The attach
What is best location for radios near companionway of 26S ?? (2) Cruiser1 at 3:30am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1894 I am in the process of relocating my VHF and AM/FM from above the galley to the starboard and port s
How to moor your boat paulj at 10:01pm 06.21.11 Catalina 310 1/2442 Left Cap Sante Anacortes,Wa for a few days of sailing. I took a lot of photos of things on the way
How sweet it is! Captain Gadget at 9:32pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2549 Well after many an embarrassing smell from my holding tank vent when the toilet was flushed knocking
Retractable keel problems ravencapt at 9:02pm 06.21.11 Pearson 1/1388 Does any one know how to repair or replace SS turning block for cable to retractable keel. This is
Long Beach area Mac 25 owners Kestle at 8:41pm 06.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1163 I am new to this forum, and would like to know if there are any Mac 25 sailors in the Long Beach/ Sa
reduction gear problem spraygun at 8:38pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1374 I have an 84 H34.I replaced prop shaft.So prop and shaft were removed.When I re-installed the new sh

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1 gallon paint can pour spouts rgranger at 8:40pm 10.08.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 8:37pm 10.08.22 I used to keep my boat ant a marina at lake Martin AL. There were a couple of old salts there who
Installing a Spinnaker jssailem at 8:31pm 10.08.22 Tedd. Lets distinguish between Asymmetrical and Spinnaker. Basics The Asymmetrical attaches the Ta
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? jssailem at 8:14pm 10.08.22 In the US when a US boat travels to foreign waters they need a licensed Boat station for their VHF t
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 8:13pm 10.08.22 So, as I understand it, when entering the U.S. a licensed boat from Canada needs to carry proof of
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:33pm 10.08.22 The licensed/unlicensed Transport Canada is referring to is for your VHF radio rather than the boat.
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 7:25pm 10.08.22 Yes, sorry, I assumed familiarity with the Canadian regs. So, the boat is licensed which, as the ter
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 7:23pm 10.08.22 Posting in PNW Cruisers on the assumption that there are greater proportion of Canadians on this fo
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 6:19pm 10.08.22 Hey all, following up on my micro-adventure here. Instead of replacing the wire I simply cut it wher
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:01pm 10.08.22 Well I'm late for that but we need an adrenaline check from Guy. You go thru the East river like "
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Richard19068 at 5:37pm 10.08.22 Should I apply for a Licensed or Not Licensed MMSI? Sorry for responding when I don't really have
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Mark Maulden at 5:15pm 10.08.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:44pm 10.08.22 I looked at after-market parts. Some are not quite a match and some are almost the same price.
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:40pm 10.08.22 the spinnaker halyard block is about a meter above the top of the forestay. That's a fair bit abov
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 4:34pm 10.08.22 How far above the forestay is your swiveling halyard block? This is critical. Just for clarificati
Installing a Spinnaker justsomeguy at 4:29pm 10.08.22 Is that because the block for the spinnaker halyard is so far above the forestay? How far above th
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery (1) Windpilot at 3:47pm 10.08.22 It looks like this on my 410, it's behind the wall under my nav table next to the windlass breaker.
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. kappykaplan at 2:37pm 10.08.22 Welcome to the forum! @rgranger and @Crazy Dave Condon can point you in the right direction.
Installing a Spinnaker PaulK at 1:59pm 10.08.22 never heard of such, why the need? Spin halyard can get wrapped up in the head of the jib if they'
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 flightlead404 at 1:34pm 10.08.22 I suspect the Hunter 356/36 and 38 aft cabin beds are similar to the Hunter 386. The bed was large,

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