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Prop noise dcollinge at 8:48am 12.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1553 Last year I replaced the standard 2-blade prop on my Hunter 33 with a 3-blade prop (purchased throug
Correct size for spinnaker sock Kermit at 8:06am 12.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/4379 I got a great quote on a spinnaker sock from www.chutescoop.com I ordered the spinnaker from FXSail
Advice on Boat Insurance? montanasailors at 7:54am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/3794 Hello, We've just bought a 1975 Balboa 20' with 5hp motor and trailer for $3000 and are shopping
weighted keel chp at 7:13am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3430 Just curious. Has anyone ever tried to add some weight to the bottom of the keel. I would think that
Looking to buy a Hunter cubanito1 at 7:05am 12.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2613 Hello All, First a little background on me. I am an ignorant new sailor, waiting to take the keelboa
End of season.... (1) Warren Milberg at 7:02am 12.03.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2188 Well, the fat lady sang. I ended my sailing season a few days ago by hauling down the sails, winteri
WiFi Access JMonda at 6:22am 12.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1984 Hi Folks, I was wondering if anyone has tried a product similar to those offered by Bitstorm (www.b
Hunter 450 Mast Step Leak Bob7387 at 5:01am 12.03.10 Big Boats 2/1536 Hunter 450 1998 Mast Leaks into main cabin when it rains . Mast is stepped to deck and waterti
I have written a new, non-sailing, article Brian D at 1:42am 12.03.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/3428 I have a new article out about the Stationary Low-power Reactor Number One, or SL-1. This reactor we
Shroud replacement nick_ander at 12:22am 12.03.10 Day Sailers 1/2018 I have a DS II with a broken shroud. I would like to replace it, but it looks like the rigging shops
How Can You Tell Sail Age? Windyway at 9:30pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5067 How does one tell if his / her sails are too old? I have the original sails for my boat with no rips
Looking for old tillers CaptJake at 9:26pm 12.02.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1560 This is gonna sound kinda weird but I'm trying to pull off an experiment without spending a fortune.
Aft Traveler Location on a Spirit 23 Windyway at 8:57pm 12.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/5141 Hi Don; I'm fairly new to sailing but I'm anxious to learn! I want to build a boom traveler on the
Insurance for the investment: Boat and Trailer (1) silvercharlio at 8:26pm 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1810 Good Health and Fair Winds to all Sailors. Please help me with your experience in your Boat and Trai
Fuel Tank Vent Trap (3) Witzend at 7:56pm 12.02.10 Catalina 310 4/2456 Speaking of cobbling up something from some of the many SS pipe fittings my dad collected from the D
Winch replacement Jonrod222 at 5:59pm 12.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1390 I am looking to replace my winches on my 222. I have the original barient #8 currently. I was lookin
Bayou Evening (1) kloudie1 at 4:30pm 12.02.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4307 Just back in from an overnight in a local bayou.. The weather has been really great for the last cou
Boom Vang jetboatn at 3:53pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 16/2481 Hello, I am new to this site and sailing also. I purchased a Hunter 23.5 as a first boat to learn sa
Nissan 5hp, no water at idle (1) C Jones at 1:41pm 12.02.10 Smaller Boats 11/4350 2002 Nissan 5hp 4stroke long shaft, I start the engine at least once a week, year round on my h23 Hu
What are you getting your Mac for Christmas? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2187 I am getting a Lewmar synchro block to improve my main handling. A couple 12v cabin fans, and enough

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AC (1) jssailem at 5:52pm 06.18.22 Welcome Sandbar. Seeing as your from Down Under and from our perspective (standing on your head) hav
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:30pm 06.18.22 I just replaced the isolator and now I'm seeing 13.95 volts at the batteries. It's time to do some
Epoxy questions dlochner at 5:00pm 06.18.22 Thanks, Dave. I ended up buying a gallon of 105 and the corresponding size of 206 slow hardener, pl
Epoxy questions ShawnL at 4:54pm 06.18.22 You can do what's called hot-coating -- while the epoxy is still tacky, you can apply another coat.
AC Don S/V ILLusion at 4:52pm 06.18.22 Where is the ac circuit breaker Which one? Most boats have two - one close to the shore connection
AC kappykaplan at 4:44pm 06.18.22 Do you have any photos of your circuit breaker panels?
Epoxy questions jaysweet at 4:18pm 06.18.22
Looking for tubing bender (1) dLj at 3:38pm 06.18.22 I have a totally different kind of tube bender. Mine has a hydraulic piston that pushes a mandrel fo
Knotmeter kappykaplan at 3:37pm 06.18.22 But the instantaneous speed is more accurate than just distance divided by time. :plus:
Knotmeter Davidasailor26 at 3:26pm 06.18.22 A GPS displaying speed that has not been artificially smoothed can display a speed while sitting on
Introduction-New Member to Forum hceajudah at 3:23pm 06.18.22 No, the centerboard is in the up position in the slip. Just signed today with a sailing club that h
Introduction-New Member to Forum bmorr at 3:21pm 06.18.22 is the center board down in the slip? If its the line, board should be down. To raise it if rope is
Selling a Boat Without a Broker Benny17441 at 2:36pm 06.18.22 It just depends how valuable is your own time; for an absentee owner it can be a no brainer.
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 2:27pm 06.18.22 Looks like you are making good progress toward your goal of underway for July 4.
Selling a Boat Without a Broker dlochner at 2:23pm 06.18.22 If a Broker can get more for the boat than you think it is worth, then the Broker is worth his/her
Knotmeter PlaneTom at 2:19pm 06.18.22 Good story anyway... :) The way to tell the difference between a fairy tale and a sea story; A fai
Pop top trouble rogerbalz at 2:16pm 06.18.22 Any pictures of where to clip on the mast?
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Crazy Dave Condon at 1:46pm 06.18.22 Over the years I have seen the rake too far back. I readjusted the tuning like @dsalvail suggested w
Looking for tubing bender jssailem at 1:37pm 06.18.22 I have not had any experience bending SS 316 steel. Found this UK Youtube showing their tube bender.
Looking for tubing bender MikeHoncho at 1:31pm 06.18.22 Interesting thread - I'm actually in the process of rebuilding my old tube bender - it's probably 5

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