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Animals on board...... gary at 4:51pm 02.22.10 Smaller Boats 13/2604 Do any of you sail with your pets on board? I would like to hear pros and cons. If it is a cat do y
Need a Mast and Boom for Escape Captiva pineapple at 4:50pm 02.22.10 Other Sailboats 0/3168 Hey all. My great little Escape Captiva lost the smart rig mast and boom in a storm when we had it s
For Ed: Diff's Between H36c and H37c rardiH36 at 4:09pm 02.22.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2245 Ed: I also have wondered about two Hunters built the same time with only one foot diff in length.
Same Rookie... new question mccauley13 at 3:56pm 02.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1904 My '81 Mac has a pop top that must weigh at least 8000 lbs. I can get it up and down (much faster do
Sail Batten size Okie Dokie at 2:31pm 02.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1768 The batten in the mainsail of my Mac 26M dropped out of the sail last fall. Can anyone tell me the s
GPS Repair shemandr at 2:25pm 02.22.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2246 I have a Garmin 176C GPS which I think needs repair. Garmin says it is no longer repairing this mod
Need replacement spreader - Cal 34 JoelHoover at 2:21pm 02.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3208 Lost a spreader sailing the new boat home from Oxnard. I went to Minneys in Costa Mesa and called
Catalina 445 jceccant at 12:32pm 02.22.10 Big Boats 1/4924 Just bought a Catalina 455. Any Sailing tips?
Building a Pulpit for a B20 TiSmeB4U at 12:27pm 02.22.10 Balboa 2/3340 Hello folks, I've been on the Balboa group on yahoo for a while now and just came across the grou
Cruising Chute Spar on 411 (1) dkobyrne at 11:53am 02.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2396 Hi, Is it possible to fit a pole at the bow of my Beneteau 411 that will keep a cruising chute cl
sailing my mac to the usvi blackbolt7 at 11:14am 02.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3361 Hi all, I intend to sail my 26x to the us virgins in 2011. I'm looking for 1 or 2 people to help cre
selecting auto pilot dlewis812 at 11:04am 02.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1433 sorry for the broad question.. would like to get an auto pilot (for cat 30). assuming many optio
Looking for an Ericson that was sold stingraysvf at 9:59am 02.22.10 Ericson 0/2114 Update! I now have some pretty good information on the boat. The hull ID # is ERY28629E686, and its
oday sails mikeK at 9:53am 02.22.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1573 looking to replace main/jib on my '83 oday23....any ideas on where to get the best deal on long isl
Disaster on the Sasafrass (3) Witzend at 9:35am 02.22.10 Ask All Sailors 31/6734 Disaster on the Bohemia You think you have problems!!!
Stuck jib rhetteleazer at 9:26am 02.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/1475 I have been having a problem removing my jib from my roller furling. Is there some trick or am I ju
Removing jib from roller furling rhetteleazer at 8:50am 02.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/4170 Is there any easy way to remove a jib from a roller furling. Is there some trick or am I just not p
wing keel in mud taxit at 6:51am 02.22.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2396 I wish to berth a catalina 30 mk111 1997 wing keel overnight on a drying river bed. It will be tied
How far are allowed to sail in Pacific Ocean ? w2d at 6:35am 02.22.10 Ask All Sailors 23/4675 I'm a tourist in the U.S. and want to buy a boat. Is this possible? How far can I swim on a boat in
H30 with rusted compression post malyea at 5:28am 02.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1751 I have a deposit on an '82 H30 I haven't yet had a formal survey as required by BoatUS for insuran

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Defender Sold dlochner at 6:08am 02.19.22 To take a more optimistic angle - any chance this gives them more buying power to negotiate better
Defender Sold Davidasailor26 at 5:59am 02.19.22 To take a more optimistic angle - any chance this gives them more buying power to negotiate better s
I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. dlochner at 5:46am 02.19.22 Your best bet would be to connect with a local yacht or sailing club and sign on as race crew. You'l
Sticky control cables dlochner at 5:43am 02.19.22 Check Edson's Product support page. They are pretty good about supplying manuals for older equipment
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:41am 02.19.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging sailme88 at 5:33am 02.19.22 Depending on the age of your boat and it's manual, you may want to question the numbers in the manua
Balmar battery monitor and ACR dlochner at 5:33am 02.19.22 Dave, it is wired as you state. Yes, talking about the sg 200. When the ACR is connecting the hous
LiFePo4 Refresh Davidasailor26 at 5:29am 02.19.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging ice breaker at 5:21am 02.19.22 I changed my lines last summer. Be carful with the measurements in the manual. I found many not co
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:16am 02.19.22 There are several BMS's that will control the chargers and other devises, but they are much more ex
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? (1) jviss at 5:12am 02.19.22 This is how flat the port sheave has gotten by the way - especially if the sheave is not seized.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? DougM at 4:53am 02.19.22 Personally, I would stay with the Harken hardware. As I replaced the original Lewmar hardware on my
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 02.19.22 This is how flat the port sheave has gotten by the way - ll the way to the pin yet.
Greatest knot tying in the world SFS at 4:45am 02.19.22 WgSwvDkJVxE -Will Damn, Will. I just last year learned (from a Ted Talk, no less!) that I had be
Precision 23 outboard power shemandr at 4:45am 02.19.22 I know of a Ranger 23 owner who used a 4 hp 2 stroke outboard for many cruises in the Peconic Bay es
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 4:29am 02.19.22 Thanks all for the ideas. To answer some of the follow up questions - the leads are 8 seasons old an
Newport 16, Mariner 19 or Ranger 20? shemandr at 4:29am 02.19.22 Assuming you will be trailering the boat the simpler rigging would be a worthy advantage. I started
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 3:33am 02.19.22 Thanks @jdrutten, that's a great thread and answered my question I think. Sounds like 5+ knots at 2,
A few Hunter 306 questions jdrutten at 3:26am 02.19.22
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke AndyBC at 12:05am 02.19.22 The 2GM20F on my Hunter 28 (standard fixed prop) pushes the boat along at 6kts at around 2800 rpm.

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