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Position of prop Shaft on the hard AndyKro at 6:25am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1435 I've looked at several Hunters in my marina. While on the hard the prop shaft lies on the bottom o
Flew the spinnaker!!!!! (2) Kermit at 6:14am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2746 We finally did it. We finally flew our spinnaker yesterday at Wateree Lake. We figured the wind woul
Bedding padeye for spinnaker guy Smitty at 6:06am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2724 On the bow deck of my Cal 28-2 i have a padeye for a block that's used to turn the spinnaker foreguy
Bulkhead Replacement teacherspet at 5:28am 05.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 21/5404 Has anyone had experience in replacing the aft starboard Bulkhead on an Oday 25? The upper right cor
Replace cabin vent with a solar powered vent (2) luken7 at 4:51am 05.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2137 On the B361, there is a coachtop cabin vent. I'm wondering if anyone has replaced that with a solar
Cleaning cushions bowlinguy800 at 9:22pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 1/1339 I have my Cat 22 almost ready to put in the water for the first time. However I need to clean the cu
transporting new boat home thatguy at 9:06pm 05.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2367 need help/advice on gettin a 27 morgan from lake norman in nc to lake hartwell in SC
Hunter 410 modicifation Stevew123 at 8:37pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1253 Hi We are looking at converting our 410s two rear cabins into a master cabin, has any one done so
Bottom paint gary at 7:25pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 6/2201 Why do I have to paint the bottom of my boat at all? I live and sail on the upper coast of Maine wh
Need to Replace Cal 2-30 Stringer?? catshadowzoo at 7:18pm 05.22.11 Cal 0/2577 Need Help from any Cal 2-30 Owner or Cal 2-29 Owner. Getting ready on a hawaii crossing and need to
Twisted Turnbuckles jfrench at 7:00pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 2/1342 What causes turnbuckle ends and shackles to twist and distort? I just had occasion to inspect the st
Bimini Pattern Ken H at 6:54pm 05.22.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1300 Anyone got an idea of where or who I might contact to get a pattern for a bimini for my Hunter 320
Perko Surprise jfrench at 6:52pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 0/1094 Went to install a Perko 4-wire electrical connector for the mast lights as currently sold by Catalin
Electrical question? doehunter at 5:29pm 05.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1985 I just spent the whole weekend working inside my Mac, putting up shelving, and mostly installing my
Best glue for cabin roof/walls liner? isaksp00 at 5:20pm 05.22.11 Smaller Boats 3/1448 I had to unpeel the edge of the white fuzzy "carpet" that lines the interior of my H23 to remove and
My first passengers BMB61 at 4:51pm 05.22.11 Catalina 22 3/1482 This was third time out on my cat 22 . I took my sister and her husbend out on the lake, good wind b
Identifying the Model of a Head MLampner at 3:54pm 05.22.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3279 Is there somewhere a pictorial or other resource that will allow one to properly identify the model
Replacement covers for v-berth cushions gmpphotography at 2:52pm 05.22.11 Parts Search 2/5233 I own a Mirage 27. The covers of the v-birth cushions have deteriorated and need to be replaced. T
Rethinking Summer Plans Roger Long at 2:47pm 05.22.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5308 My instinct is to extend my cruising grounds sequentially as I like to feel the sweep of changing ge
Furlex roller furling rubbing BruceG at 2:28pm 05.22.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/2244 I own a 1982 Hunter 27 with a Furlex roller furling. I had the mast rewired this Spring and now my j

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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
Gooseneck Vision 32 teacherspet at 5:53pm 09.25.22 You might be able to buy a new endcap for the boom and gooseneck assembly and attach that to your b

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