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sirus 22 wxl140 at 11:54am 08.25.09 Smaller Boats 0/1196 Is the sirius 22 actually bigger 21 ft sirius. and does anyone know the length of the double berth
Sprayhood for a 1979 Cal 31 Hillman at 11:41am 08.25.09 Cal 0/1818 Does any one know where I can get a companionway slider sprayhood for a 1979 Cal 31? I saw one on a
Fiberglass hull depression bsmithcpa at 11:30am 08.25.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2671 I have an older Hunter 22 that had been sitting on the trailer bunks since last fall. Over the wint
Replacement for WC Skipper heads Moppet at 11:04am 08.25.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/5575 Hi Peggy, I have a 35 year old 42 foot sailboat with 2 Wlicox Crittenden Skipper heads of the same
Knowledge Base For Hl 35 BroadReach at 10:48am 08.25.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2922 Phil, What is the status of the repair of the knowledge base for the Hunter Legend 35. When firs
TV Antenna AlwaysFORSAIL at 10:32am 08.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2086 Has anyone seen the plans for a TV antenna?? Also, is it actualy better than a mast mounted Shakesp
216 Owners Check Your Jibs!! Paul Wash at 10:15am 08.25.09 Smaller Boats 1/1261 There was a post some time back regarding jib protection. I recently had a new jib made by Latell Sa
Hanse? hearthstone1 at 9:19am 08.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2239 Anyone have any thoughts on Hanse vs. Hunter? Which would be easier to single handle?
Electric outboard motors Liisa920 at 6:49am 08.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1860 I have a Macgregor 22 that I'm interested in sailing on a huge reservoir near my house. Unfortunate
Parts for old Wilcox Crittenden Head SouthernCross21572 at 6:42am 08.25.09 Big Boats 16/23035 I have a '79 Hunter 37 cutter with what appears to be an original head. It is a Wilcox Crittenden he
Laura Dekker - young solo sailor woes Cpt. Jon at 5:48am 08.25.09 Ask All Sailors 43/8735 Looks like some issues for 13 year old Laura Dekker's attempt to solo circumnavigate. source :
Generator sailliny at 5:20am 08.25.09 Catalina 310 2/1981 Have been thinking about getting a small generator Honda maybe a 900 watt or 1600 watt. I am on a m
ice box recomendations Chuck Creel at 4:33am 08.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1451 i installed a norcold conversion kit in the ice box abt 3 yrs agao and it bit the dust not cooling a
How would you have trimmed? Bob M. at 9:34pm 08.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/6251 Here's the particulars: I was recently racing my Catalina 30 tall rig. On the windward leg, we w
Do you have a C30 with a yanmar 2QM20? (1) Hermit Scott at 9:22pm 08.24.09 Catalina 30 3/1399 I am looking for someone that could verify that a 2QM20 will fit in a 1979 C30. I just bought this e
cable sizing btw paralleled batteries Blitz at 9:09pm 08.24.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1868 I have two house batteries that are: Group 27, 715 MCA, 175 RC What is the correct sized wire for
pointing in heavy air j Cooper at 8:23pm 08.24.09 Big Boats 3/1421 Owner of legend 37, 1988. In heavy air racing, this boats points gosh aweful, low and slow. We've g
performan/cost repooc at 7:51pm 08.24.09 Catalina 310 5/2000 How would rate a 2001 31 asking price $58,000? It is a loaded boat. How is the performance?
Catalina 270 Bottom Job morrisn1 at 7:42pm 08.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1575 I have just bought a 15 yr old 270 and are moving it from one inland lake to another one in a differ
Roller Furrler--Which Should I Buy??? steveebryant at 7:36pm 08.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1700 I am new to big boats. I now have my 1989 Hunter 30 in the water. I need to replace the Fore Stay.

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Rig Shimmy (4) Artey1 at 8:14am 08.02.21 Saturday I did more investigating and started rig tuning. I started by measuring out the prebend usi
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals kloudie1 at 7:46am 08.02.21 I think that the mark is only visible with the starter removed. There should be a stamped line then
1996 Barnett 1400 dmax at 7:41am 08.02.21 The boat looks to be in excellent shape. I recently sold a 1981 sunfish (similar boat) that was in e
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:39am 08.02.21 If you want to install dinghy davits with the dinghy stowed high so you can enter and exit from the
Life line specs and material cagreen75 at 7:37am 08.02.21 Just replaced our lifelines this year. measured and bought bulk cable and used swageless fitting fro
Sailboat as 'investment"??? Terry Cox at 7:34am 08.02.21 Certainly appropriate to consider owning a boat an investment. As with most any other asset of value
Life line specs and material Crazy Dave Condon at 7:30am 08.02.21 The water ballast Hunter 19 had lifelines on it with pelican hooks
How does the Hunter 240 sail? Sailavie1 at 7:29am 08.02.21 Not a bad idea. I will check the specs on that. 2' draft might be doable. Cool looking bowsprit. I
Mainsheet traveler system sailingsoon at 7:21am 08.02.21 End boom gives the traveler more leverage than mid boom. Check out this guy THE $TINGHY SAILOR
Yanmar 2gm20f stem seals sesmith at 7:13am 08.02.21 That might work if you brought each piston to tdc so long as the engine didn't rotate while working
H310 outhaul rigging wdonovan at 7:10am 08.02.21 New post complete.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:09am 08.02.21 Brand new blocks, brand new rigging, brand new ropes. This boat is now a real pleasure to sail. Some
Replacing internal outhaul (3) wdonovan at 7:07am 08.02.21 Put the cap back in position, tensioning messengers as you go. Pop rivet it back together.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 7:05am 08.02.21 A "fish hook" helped to route lines around an almost blind section of the end cap. Piece of cake wit
Parting out O'Day 25 dlochner at 7:00am 08.02.21 start listing on eBay. Used winches are in demand. There is also a market for alcohol stoves. Anyth
Replacing internal outhaul (4) wdonovan at 6:59am 08.02.21 The assembly now gets fed into the boom. I bound the rope tight to the block to help keep it in plac
Life line specs and material jssailem at 6:58am 08.02.21 Good info above from @Crazy Dave Condon, @Joe, and @sail sfbay on the issue of lifeline replacemen.
Replacing internal outhaul (2) wdonovan at 6:51am 08.02.21 At this point, I decided to relocate the pad-eye that secures the fixed block. This to reduce chafin
1996 Barnett 1400 Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 08.02.21 My condolences to you and your family. I saw one in excellent shape for $1500 with trailer just last
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy PaulK at 6:49am 08.02.21 These guys seem to offer what you're looking for - day tours on sailboats with a skipper: Tour Giorn

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