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Poems of the Sail Stormsailor at 2:32am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1579 I wanted to share my original poem with you all, and I was hoping you might have one to share too. H
222 Rigging tension olsalt at 1:52am 06.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2799 The 222 is working out pretty well for the old sailor - she has stood up in 30+ knots and brought us
Winchrite Magic nick at 1:41am 06.18.10 Ask All Sailors 3/6554 I started a thread a few months ago about the new Winchrite electric winch handle. Basically I was t
Hunter 170 Mast Float... BlueRunner at 12:12am 06.18.10 Day Sailers 4/3363 I was "tooling" around the "net" and found the following link. For $110, it seems like a good deal
Sailing to Greenport Salty at 10:06pm 06.17.10 Destinations 6/4744 I cancelled my previously scheduled cruise to Manhattan and decided to sail to Greenport instead. I
One more "MINOR" problem found sailaway78 at 9:30pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 25/4369 Thought I had all the problems found, and all the fixes figured out. This morning installed a new c
PSS Bellow sailaway78 at 8:58pm 06.17.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1453 I am going to end up with a PSS dripless bellow that I will have no need for. As best I can tell it
Self Bailer CTC42 at 8:09pm 06.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2056 I am new to this forum and still figuring it out. I am a new owner of a 1986 Javelin Sailboat, and s
Ran my outboard OUT of the water on accident... bulboushead at 7:50pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 13/14143 Just as it seems, I made a big fat dumb mistake. After a successful sail, my wife and I were puttin
26M Daggerboard noise while on mooring or anchor Porpoise - Mac 26M at 7:41pm 06.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1833 Hi, I'm new to the forum and I own a 2004 26M. My question is this: How do you deal with the noise
cannot throttle up in reverse (1) captnlar at 6:59pm 06.17.10 Day Sailers 7/6844 1985 26 oday with yanmar 1gm10. Foward gear is fine idle to full, in reverse idle only. seems to be
What's in a name? kpgraci at 6:44pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2159 OK, I've got the new old boat, paperwork is in order, checked all the equipment, picked out a name,
Alternator wiring rmdakine at 6:10pm 06.17.10 Bigger Boats 1/89 I have a Yanmar diesel that I have a alternator problem I bought a new alternator that is a replacem
Irwin 28 Bilge Pump Runs, But No Water DaleR at 4:45pm 06.17.10 Irwin 2/3727 Hi All: This is a longshot, hoping someone has the same Irwin configuation as my 1972 28 centerboar
Water tank leakage on a Hunter 31 Anthony Scuria at 4:30pm 06.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1366 I already replaced the hoses, on my Hunter 31, but I suspect there is a hole in the fiberglass tank.
Stepping mast on a 25.5 longshot at 4:16pm 06.17.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3157 I am buying an 1985 Hunter 25.5 and trailering it to Lake Travis Monday evening from San Antonio. I
inflating fenders Jonah at 3:57pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2514 is there any way to inflate fenders that have no valve for inflating? In the back of my mind I seem
Yard in Buffalo, NY Area for Mast Stepping geoffschultz at 3:11pm 06.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3426 We're about to head down the Erie Canal and are looking for suggestion as where to step the mast.
Chainplates (3) Bill1565 at 12:03pm 06.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1580 While the mast is down, I have to replace a couple of chainplate bulkheads due to rot. Gonna move th
Mast (1) Bill1565 at 11:49am 06.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1891 I'm going to pull the mast on my recently purchased H 37c. Never had a boat with deck partners like

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Leaking Boat Stanchions Bluenose at 4:27pm 10.02.21 Hi there, I had a leak when I bought my B331 3 years ago. I took that base off like you did by a soc
flush ceiling led lights Windpilot at 4:10pm 10.02.21 You can also carefully clean the switches which are the problem and you can also order great package
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 3:37pm 10.02.21 I had no shutoffs and I can't recall ever having back flow.
Pitch sail sfbay at 3:28pm 10.02.21 Try this link: How to Measure a Boat Propeller (goneoutdoors.com)
Pitch All U Get at 3:20pm 10.02.21 Get a tape measure, grease pencil, protractor and calculator with TAN or tangent function. Use the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 2:40pm 10.02.21 On my C22, I installed a standup block at the base of the mast and a cheek block to turn the line a
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 12:07pm 10.02.21 Trying to understand the dimensions... The holes are located 3.75" center to center length. and 1.7
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 12:06pm 10.02.21 I'm sure you've looked thoroughly. Just to check: Catalina Yachts AND Catalina Direct, too? Cata
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 12:06pm 10.02.21 No kidding. Can you use thru hulls instead of scuppers? I'm finding stainless steel thru hulls that
Sailboat Drone Davidasailor26 at 11:24am 10.02.21 I like it. Very good use of technology to gather data that can be used to improve forecast accuracy
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 11:19am 10.02.21 While deciding where to put your unsold boat, consider taking it home. Wherever you put it, try to
flush ceiling led lights Phil Herring at 11:06am 10.02.21 You can now buy those lights with LEDs already in them. ;) Progress!
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Two Sails at 11:01am 10.02.21 Well that was definitely it. Boating app is now recording kts appropriately as long as I keep it aw
flush ceiling led lights Sailgunner at 11:01am 10.02.21 buy the replacement fixture here and replace the bulb with LED. Most of us have already done that.
Vision 32 side ports? 1StVision at 10:47am 10.02.21 Thank you sail sfbay and kloudie1, good information. When I redid it I used butyl tape not VHB tape.
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 sail sfbay at 10:33am 10.02.21 .........I don't want to take my winch off the mast, so I guess I'll buy one and install..........
flush ceiling led lights Phil Herring at 10:15am 10.02.21 That part is available here: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=420&c=5&p=52197
flush ceiling led lights stuartsw at 10:04am 10.02.21
flush ceiling led lights JRacer at 10:02am 10.02.21 Might check with www.Marinebeam.com
Jib Sail Trim Controls Don Guillette at 10:00am 10.02.21 Additionally, I was sad to hear from him about the difficult time the folks in Melbourne and all

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