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Question for the sail makers among us . . . sinnettc at 11:24pm 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2717 How difficult would it be to convert a .5 oz symmetrical spinnaker to something along the lines of a
Self Righting 26macsailer at 8:22pm 06.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3142 I have a MacGregor 26D, and while out sailing using the main sail and a large jib I experienced some
1999 Hunter 260 Manual/Metal Book Vang LarryH at 8:16pm 06.05.10 Smaller Boats 5/2551 Does anyone have a a PDF of manual? I just bought my Hunter 260 but the manual was missing pages. I
O'Day Daysailer 1973 low inner hull floatation kenwitt at 7:57pm 06.05.10 Day Sailers 2/2137 Do older O'Day's suffer old age water absorbsion as some old Sunfish's do? Tx for help.. ken
Where do ya hang the anchor? Lubberdink at 7:32pm 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2561 Okay, this may reveal me to be the newbie I am, but where does one place the anchor? I've seen them
GPS on a Catalina 27 arby at 7:18pm 06.05.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2032 I have a Garmin GPSMAP 441 that I will be mounting on my 1979 Catalina 27. This unit has a 4 inch sc
ODay 28 3rdtourokinawa at 6:20pm 06.05.10 Bigger Boats 2/2782 I just became the owner of a beautiful 28' O Day however never sailed a day in my life. Any pointer
Forestay length od25 mutual consent at 4:00pm 06.05.10 Day Sailers 3/2986 Installing a new cdi and need to know the length of the forestay on an oday 25 center board 1983 edi
solar panel for batteries cabayer at 3:48pm 06.05.10 Big Boats 7/2812 hello Hunter big boat owners: i have a 2003 Hunter 426 aft cockpit...enjoying it immensely i wou
Battery Drain by ACR? TDudley at 2:57pm 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2300 Is there any reason the suspect that my Automatic Charging Relay (ACR) would discharge my starting b
Where'd the water go? wufibugs at 2:48pm 06.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1250 The two gallon plastic jug of water I put on the forward counter of the galley slid off while under
Unusual WC Junior 51 ircoutts at 2:06pm 06.05.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1984 Peggy, I have looked through the threads but forgive me if this has been covered. I own a fifty ye
After market aluminium spreaders Mark J at 1:14pm 06.05.10 Catalina 30 5/3066 I am wondering if anyone who has replaced OEM wood spreaders and installed the aluminium spreaders c
Bow Hatch Lubberdink at 1:03pm 06.05.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1524 I'm a newbie to cabin sailboats (wife and I have a 16' Skipper Snipe but too much work for us old fo
What size spinnaker? Coxie at 12:17pm 06.05.10 Catalina 22 0/52 :confused: What size is a sys. spinnaker for a C22. Do you go by I ' J dim. ? Where do I start? Also
troble with propane stove James Boss at 11:57am 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3041 I have a Hunter 326 with a propane stove/oven. The system has a regulator and solenoid. When I turn
H35 LEGEND - mainsail/bimini problem Darryl at 11:34am 06.05.10 Big Boats 6/1969 Our boat has a doger and bimini set up on it from the previous owner. The bimini is 68" clear to the
Replacement faucets for heads (3) Vegas at 11:01am 06.05.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2080 I've never liked the faucets in my two heads on my 1992 38s5. Water would always run down the faucet
Re: Bringing pressurized water aboard at a Marina? Fittings, Ideas, Sources, Photos, Plans? Your Mod abk at 10:27am 06.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1287 It's me again... Got a nice slip for a month and I was wondering for help on being able to bring o
Input re: Marina water fittings for pressurized water... abk at 10:04am 06.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/5706 Got a nice slip for a month and I was wondering for help on being able to bring on board water suppl

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Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft jssailem at 8:42am 06.14.22 looking at... a 1985 Beneteau First 375 37 years old... There are bound to be some age lines. They
Vintage Yachts Leopotter at 8:14am 06.14.22 I will check that out thank you.
Vintage Yachts dlochner at 8:06am 06.14.22 Wood boat? Wooden Boat magazine has a forum.
Scary thought for all solo sailors! jssailem at 8:03am 06.14.22 It can happen so quick.. One minute your enjoying your boat:biggrin:, the next the boat is off on it
H34 Jib Halyard cleat jk kudera at 7:50am 06.14.22 In addition to the DO NOT TOUCH, just zip tie the lever on the clutch to the jib haylard so it can't
New jib sail ? h2o_snow at 7:35am 06.14.22 The H260 is a fractional B&R rig. Mainsail driven. Its not designed to handle a big foresail/genoa
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Sandy Stone at 7:17am 06.14.22 Completely agree with Hollyberry - I have a 2-blade Maxprop on my boat and that thing has more powe
Scary thought for all solo sailors! rgranger at 6:38am 06.14.22 There is a lot you can (re)learn from that story.:thumbup:
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Phil Herring at 6:21am 06.14.22 They're right here: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=35.5&c=8&p=52693
Cockpit table material Hunter DS45 - Tony at 5:35am 06.14.22 No, that is fiberglass done in a form. Thanks very much. Don't suppose you'd know if it is restora
Fuel Puzzle Deleted member 117556 at 4:55am 06.14.22
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 4:50am 06.14.22 Do not forget to do your baseline Survey @BigEasy when all is cleared up. Yes, I plan to obtai
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? Marmalade at 4:17am 06.14.22 Another option, the Garmin 740 has a NMEA0183 input, doesn't it? Get a Tacktick T122 NMEA interface
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Apex at 3:05am 06.14.22 elmwood may be a good launch area, esp leaving a trailer for a couple of days. call and ask. It is
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? Ward H at 1:38am 06.14.22 Actually the iTC5 converts various transducer signals and puts them on the STng. It doesn't convert
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner MikeHoncho at 9:37pm 06.13.22 Common occurrence in Washington, specifically King County/Seattle area. Hate to see you leave but co
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 9:31pm 06.13.22 He moved to another dock about 3 weeks ago. This was also part of David and my discussion on Stray
Stray Current Corrosion Problem fstbttms at 9:30pm 06.13.22 My thinking is, the shopping cart, partially buried in the muddy bottom, is also grounded and may r
Stray Current Corrosion Problem Will Gilmore at 9:09pm 06.13.22 Galvanic corrosion takes place when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other while imme
Hiring a skipper dmdiehl64 at 7:59pm 06.13.22 We recently hired a captain for a delivery from south western Michigan to the middle eastern part of

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