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H260 speed Quoddy at 4:46am 01.21.11 Smaller Boats 9/2511
Cruising Big Bend FL med2463 at 11:25pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/5331 We plan to cruise the Big Bend FL. Did a search on the forum and didn't see anything about it. If
catalina 22 full keel trailer barnmule at 9:20pm 01.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2054 Looking for a trailer for 22' catalina with full keel. Thanks
Diesel replacement dilemma ddines at 8:36pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3087 I have an interesting situation. I have a 1973 Cal 2-29 with a Farymann 1 cyl diesel that is acting
Is 19hp on Hunter 33 (2005) too small? Tomek23582 at 8:18pm 01.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2625 I am considering to buy a Hunter possibly 33-36, 2000+. In the adds I found that some 33s have only
Advisory - GPS 'anomalies' for SE US coast Jan-Feb (1) RichH at 7:19pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2506 DoD will be testing 'alterations' to the accuracy of GPS affecting the SE US coast, including the Ba
New Combination Steaming Deck light (5) Blitz at 6:47pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 23/15273 I'm hoping for some advice and recommendations on a combination steaming (or masthead) / deck light.
UniTraQ UD-731 USB 2.0 44-Channel GPS Receiver (1) RECESS at 6:30pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3199 I was thinking of getting one of these for my laptop. Anyone have experience with it? Any thoughts?
stearing issue brett at 6:18pm 01.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1452 When i turn my mac26x wheel full port or starbird (we will say port for exapmle) my right rudder, up
Diesel odors Mac at 5:28pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8302 Is it comon to have diesel odors on sailboats that run a diesel engine? The few sailboat that I hav
Convert cooler to refregirator FastBreak at 3:32pm 01.20.11 Catalina 30 13/4677 Hello, I have a Catalina 30 1983 with a cooler. I want to convert it as a 12 volt refrigerator coole
Manual vinco30 at 2:32pm 01.20.11 Bristol 3/3314 I have a bristol 30 (1976).I an looking for a owners manual.Also some advise on where to get bottom
How to loosen a bimini bolt? RECESS at 2:24pm 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3104 I have an aluminum bimini and I want to remove it to take off the sunbrella material to resew it. Th
Luff tension? Quoddy at 1:14pm 01.20.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/8224
New owner, H22 1982 model drumbeater at 1:00pm 01.20.11 Smaller Boats 4/1437 Just picked it up yesterday in Beaufort SC. Mostly fresh water boat, nice hull, no blisters. Electri
temperature guage olddude at 11:50am 01.20.11 Big Boats 8/1845 Would like to install a temperature guage to suppliment the warning light on my 83 hunter 34 with a
VHF 'Standard Horizon Eclipse DSC' c_witch at 11:37am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2653 Hiee, I'm looking at this radio for our boat, although I actually prefer a Cobra due to power swi
H22 Cockpit Table Dimensions Sethic at 11:28am 01.20.11 Smaller Boats 5/1642 Anyone know the dimensions on the stock teak cockpit table for the Hunter 22? Mine came to me mis
Goodbye staysail med2463 at 11:15am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1830 Removed staysail and all hardware. Amazing how much hardware/winch was necessary for that itty bitt
Surveyor in Norfolk area Sandy Stone at 11:07am 01.20.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1296 Unfortunately our boat-search trip to Texas was a bust. We are now looking at another possibility in

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Shroud and forestry tension Davidasailor26 at 3:44pm 08.11.22 Generally you tension rigging to a percentage of the breaking strength of the wire. 15% is pretty ty
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:27pm 08.11.22 It's probably no better or no worse than the other manufacturers ... With all the patches, yours ob
Is this dinghy salvageable? colb218 at 3:25pm 08.11.22 With a dog even if you could fix it you are doomed. You need a dink with a hard floor like wood, f
Stain on sails - How to remove ? dmax at 3:17pm 08.11.22 Practical sailor also did an article on painting sails, seems like a good solution for spot covering
Hot water tank use when at anchor Stu Jackson at 3:12pm 08.11.22 Can you estimate how much time your Honda needs to warm up the tank and what's the power of your Ho
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( pclarksurf at 3:04pm 08.11.22 Ha-- we all got scammed by our own initiative. We actually spent money on 40+ year old boats made o
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks rgranger at 2:21pm 08.11.22 thank you rgranger for your ideas, but I`m trying to use something more like the push button pin sy
Which Sealant to Use for Bedding Stanchion rgranger at 2:20pm 08.11.22 Listen to Dave. He knows Hunters very well. My boat has through bolted stanchions Yep Hunters hav
Stain on sails - How to remove ? rgranger at 2:16pm 08.11.22 What about a white paint pen for small stains that cleaners wont remove? If that works, please pos
Cabin water leak Tomusa at 2:15pm 08.11.22 The shower sump / refer drain y valve is not connected to the fresh water.
Going bigger? rgranger at 2:08pm 08.11.22 When I had my H26 in a slip... I would overnight about once a week... sometimes mid-week... shower a
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 2:01pm 08.11.22 ugh:
Shroud and forestry tension dmax at 1:58pm 08.11.22 I don't know the tension but you can edit your post to fix the spelling if you'd like.
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 1:53pm 08.11.22 Please forgive my spelling error.
Is this dinghy salvageable? Scott T-Bird at 1:49pm 08.11.22 It's probably no better or no worse than the other manufacturers ... With all the patches, yours obv
roller troubles LloydB at 1:46pm 08.11.22 My Mac trailer did not come with rollers but only side bunks and I float it off and on. To load the
Hot water tank use when at anchor Leeward Rail at 1:42pm 08.11.22 First thing I did on our "new" boat was to remove the 6 gallon hot water tank. :yikes: It impeded e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 1:36pm 08.11.22 Hi John, I didn't realize that your engine has crapped out! I hope you find something positive whe
Fuel gauge sender Benny17441 at 1:28pm 08.11.22 Calculate your average burn rate (Gallons per Hour), find out your tank size in gallons and deduct 2
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 1:23pm 08.11.22 Well Invest 97L died fast. :clap: Good news it pulled some Stored Solar Energy from the Atlantic

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