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Helsen Hunter loses rudder. Ed Schenck at 2:15pm 05.08.10 Big Boats 5/2405 This story broke in yesterday's St. Pete newspaper about a sailboat losing its rudder. It was retur
Want to buy 22'. Can I trailer it or need to dock?? rkrane at 1:39pm 05.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1695 I am thinking of buying mac 22'. I do not want to dock it for $ reasons. Is it to much of a pain t
B24 hull speeds? tobus at 1:07pm 05.08.10 Bristol 5/5544 i went sailing last night off the coast of kauai in 25 mph winds i would guess and rather large wave
H380 Salon Table Modification AlwaysFORSAIL at 12:45pm 05.08.10 Big Boats 5/1810 Has anyone modified the salon table in a Hunter 380. I am thinking of trimming the table by about 3
mast tuning instructions incomplete boatowner at 11:45am 05.08.10 Smaller Boats 3/1543 mast tuning instructions incomplete hunter 25 the tuning procedure that came with my 2006 hunter 25
Three Hatch Cherubini Hunter 36? (1) rardiH36 at 8:38am 05.08.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1942 For General Interest: I stumbled across a "For Sale" listing in the SF Bay area for a Cherubini H
Why didn't Hunter think of that Slipin Away at 7:49am 05.08.10 Big Boats 4/1811 I was looking to find new storage area for my 45cc and discovered a very large space under the showe
bilge pump doesnt work blackhole 100 at 7:10am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1675 We have a person 30 and all of a sudden the electric bilge pump doesnt work when we turn on switch (
Question Regarding Water Damage in Cabin Spike033 at 4:38am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2273 I put my S2 11.0A Sailboat in the water on May 5th and opened 3 thru-hull fittings (engine, A/C, and
engine bolts redhead78 at 4:30am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2321 Good Morning sailors. I have a motor bolt mountint ?. I am ready to bolt down my engine,I am using 3
Knots Knowledge Ducati at 2:58am 05.08.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3706 I now have two books about knots. (Gifts) Time is short and brushing up on the 25-50 knots will "
Water Intake Cover markc1976 at 12:52am 05.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1342 As I continue my quest to repower my 1979 Hunter 30 with a new to me Yanmar I would like to say than
Eye Splice In Double Braid Rick D at 7:34pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4625 I must be dysfunctional. I just pulled apart my latest eye splice for the third time to start over.
Yankee 28 Drew13440 at 7:06pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1556 Third try: Does anyone know about, or have any experience with, a Yankee 28? There's one for sale
Admirality AbbySedge at 6:56pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1722 Does Anyone Know How The Admirality Works As Far As Sea Travels?
Rigging pictures BlindCat at 5:24pm 05.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1631 Hi there, Anyone out ther have apicture of what the main sheet rigging looks like on a 88 Beneteau f
Still needing help "What is this???" (5) newtosailing at 5:00pm 05.07.10 Ask All Sailors 22/4458 So I went ahead and bought that sailboat. For $75 I couldn't pass it up. I'm still trying to identif
Towing With An Rv David S at 4:57pm 05.07.10 Trailer Sailors 9/3248 I am looking into getting a class C or smaller RV and be able to tow my O'day 22 and would a RV be O
Intermittent Grinding Noise from Engine jamescyu at 3:51pm 05.07.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/3144 Hi. I need some help here from you engine experts. This Spring I changed oil and filter of my 2GM20F
h23 spinaker halyard block height? C Jones at 2:41pm 05.07.10 Smaller Boats 2/939 I was given a spinaker from a Rhodes 22. I need to add a spinaker halyard block to my mast. How high

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In hull transducer and wax Ralph Johnstone at 6:57pm 03.09.22 the only thing that concerns me is heat - So use a large puddle of silicone sealant with no bubbl
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 6:54pm 03.09.22 All positive responses to using the toilet wax but the only thing that concerns me is heat - as in s
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 6:41pm 03.09.22 The engine was a Yanmar 2gm, ran strong, the same owner for last 21 years, brand new mainsail, the 2
Winch Maintenance BigEasy at 6:39pm 03.09.22
Docking queries BigEasy at 6:30pm 03.09.22 Yes I was planning on splicing some double braid, did that on my Grampian 26 Nice, however, ve
Docking queries Dr. D at 6:29pm 03.09.22 Put your hands on some lines. Yes, there is a minimum size line for the length of the boat. OTOH, wh
Docking queries fred1diver at 6:24pm 03.09.22 Yes I was planning on splicing some double braid, did that on my Grampian 26
Docking queries dlochner at 6:20pm 03.09.22 Congratulations! Fenders choices are many and depend alot on the kind of dock they will be used on.
Docking queries Capt Robbie at 6:18pm 03.09.22 before buying any lines check out onlineropestore.com very reasonable and have a lot of good deals o
Winch Maintenance Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 03.09.22 Old thread, but I thought I'd recycle with some further questions. I've not serviced my winches an
I got new crew Leeward Rail at 6:06pm 03.09.22 Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer:
Docking queries jnorten at 6:04pm 03.09.22 I recall when outfitting my rig that I Googled things and I was able to find recommendation for fend
Winch Maintenance JRT at 5:59pm 03.09.22 Old thread, but I thought I'd recycle with some further questions. I've not serviced my winches and
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 5:52pm 03.09.22 How's that? It's my understanding that excess current due to a lower load impedance creates more h
I got new crew Crusty Ol Salt at 5:37pm 03.09.22 Love it
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C kloudie1 at 5:02pm 03.09.22 S2 9.2 - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.com) some info.. not too useful but worth a read
Best anchor and chain kloudie1 at 4:22pm 03.09.22
In hull transducer and wax brazenarticle at 4:22pm 03.09.22 Roll a ball of wax from the toilet bowl ring, put it on the bottom of the transducer and stick it to
Standing Rigging brockangelo at 3:59pm 03.09.22 The jaw toggles commonly get bent, here is a link, yours are either 1/4 or 5/16, probably LH thre
In hull transducer and wax Capt Robbie at 3:50pm 03.09.22 mine is installed in clear silicone..... I used an old plasic container as a retainer for the silic

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