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Leopard Catamaran Owners jaysandy at 10:06am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3397 We need to have a catamaran or even further Forums for brand specific cats like we do for monohull
Painting Foss Foam rudder Warren Milberg at 8:27am 02.07.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3089 My '86 H28.5 has a Foss Foam rudder. The tech/info sheet that came with states it should be painted
Broken Forestay hunter240 at 8:23am 02.07.11 Smaller Boats 5/2464 The day before I pulled my boat out my forestay broke and mast came crashing down. It broke where t
Lewmar winch upgrade Rag Bagger at 8:21am 02.07.11 Catalina 30 8/4227 I purchased my 1984 Catalina 30 summer of 2010 and have a laundry list of projects I want to do. As
36-2 Alternator NYSail at 8:10am 02.07.11 Pearson 4/1970 Hello all... I have a 1986 P36-2 with a 3HM35F engine... and the original alternator. Would love to
the new guy damianparsons at 8:01am 02.07.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1326 Hi all, New to sailing, trying to buy a 26, preferably M (?) to have some fun with family (wife and
TV jwieneck at 7:45am 02.07.11 Big Boats 4/1822 I have two questions. I am looking to add a mast head TV antenna. I have heard that the Shakespeare
Polypropylene diesel tank miramarsailing at 6:47am 02.07.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1631 Hi all Does anyone have any info on sourcing a custom made tank to replace the stainless steel tank
Check your boat cover Mike G. at 6:16am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1886 This has been a tough January here in Connecticut. We are not used to the excessive snow of recent
Hunter 37 armandogrg at 5:34am 02.07.11 Big Boats 1/1337 Need full, specs to rebuild a 1979 Hunter. Any nideas nwhere?
Carbon rigs Followinc at 5:17am 02.07.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2073 When considering investing in a carbon rig what criteria do you use to select the supplier? I know t
Spinnaker Pole Height Question Ducati at 4:42am 02.07.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5931 Can you tell me why and when we raise or lower the spinnaker pole? Thanks
differences Delta Don at 2:31am 02.07.11 Day Sailers 2/1684 I was wondering if anybody knew what upgrades or fixes hunter made to the 18. Would these be retrof
Kudos to Peggie (1) Phil Herring at 9:16pm 02.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3981 Practical Sailor, in their February issue, has a comparison of electric heads. Of special note to
Cherubini brass Emblem (1) SMACGW at 9:09pm 02.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3451 Fellow Sailors- Anyone know where I can obtain the brass angles emblems that went on the stern of s
PaulJ's Spinnaker Furler rpwillia at 8:38pm 02.06.11 Catalina 310 8/2648 PaulJ, A guy in my yacht club lost the mast on his Hunter33 last year, and is in the process of havi
Electric head with macerator GingerP at 7:57pm 02.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/8434 We just spent the first night on our new 386 with Jabsco electric head. It has a switch with one si
Pearson 323bow sprit diameter MoonSailer at 5:30pm 02.06.11 Pearson 0/1290 I lost my notes and forgot the diameter of the tubeing used on the bowsprit. I think it is about 1
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Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? flightlead404 at 7:36am 07.29.22 Thanks for the detail. When I'm tacking I don't "simply release the sheet" either. I always leave
Bimini/dodger Hollyberry at 7:27am 07.29.22 In warm climes the dodger might be a detriment.. staying in the breeze will keep you cooler. We're i
Bimini/dodger Don S/V ILLusion at 7:24am 07.29.22
Bimini/dodger shemandr at 7:10am 07.29.22 In cooler weather you might want the Sun.
How tall? Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 07.29.22 As a reference, my O'Day 25 with a shoal keel is about 10.5' tall on it's trailer. You can let air o
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 6:59am 07.29.22 Very nice, Mike! :beer:
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 6:49am 07.29.22 Not a big update, but I did 3D print another part for the boat last night. These are going to the fo
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? Joe at 6:42am 07.29.22 *Install an adjustable tack line. It's easy to do and will make your downwind life much simpler, a
I have a Hood LD 810 furler. One side of the Halyard Swivel Insert popped out. dlochner at 6:32am 07.29.22 Use a halyard as a temporary forestay. Then remove the forestay, fix the fuller and reattach. Using
New Bedford, MA - 60+ Year Old Documentary kappykaplan at 6:19am 07.29.22 Very nice, @jviss ! :beer:
Chainplates for Drogue thinwater at 5:52am 07.29.22 In my opinion, you'd be wasting your money setting up for a drogue. When I left California in 1970,
hypalon vs pvc RoyS at 4:34am 07.29.22 Are your seems welded or glued? Unknown. It was made by Mercury. No issues with seams.
Surveyor- Kemah Tx Stephan at 3:42am 07.29.22 Anyone have a good experience with a surveyor in Kemah Tx? I used Nick Maudlin, Newberry Associat
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 2:50am 07.29.22 You could try slippery tape, it is UHMW https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/supplies/adhesiv
Stopping engine Paulam at 10:29pm 07.28.22 that was easy JS debits were always on the window side
Bimini/dodger SoSound at 10:12pm 07.28.22 If your original question is regarding the timing, I had the dodger built first, and then waited a c
Does this look normal to you? SoSound at 10:06pm 07.28.22 It is curious. Rather than guessing, it feels like a good time to call support and ask the question
Does this look normal to you? SoSound at 9:54pm 07.28.22
Stopping engine jssailem at 9:50pm 07.28.22 Really no more difficult than remembering which side of the line a debit or a credit are placed. It
Bimini/dodger MikeHoncho at 9:44pm 07.28.22 My traveler sits just aft of the companionway requiring a separate dodger and Bimini while sailing.

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