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Garhauer Jib Sheet Cars jsalley at 6:35pm 09.25.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3471 I'm planning to add towable jib sheet cars to my boat, but don't want to even think about replacing
First sailboat for the West Coast of B.C. Canada. Keith9c1 at 6:00pm 09.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1398 I'm looking to buy my first sailboat for the West Coast of B.C. Canada. Vancouver B.C. to be spec
keel and keel joint Charlie L at 5:07pm 09.25.09 Big Boats 5/1491 About 7 years ago I had the jell coat pealed from the bottom of the hull, replaced and had an epoxy
buying '81 Hunter 22! Gene at 2:20pm 09.25.09 Smaller Boats 3/2854 buying '81 Hunter 22! Towing it? Hi Folks, I'm about to buy an '81 Hunter 22. The boat is in wond
Topping lift for Vision 32 Balwin60 at 12:38pm 09.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/1946 HI I have recently puchased a 1991 Vision 32. Even though it has a solid boom vang I would like to
Ventilation help JDK at 12:01pm 09.25.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1448 I would appreciate some advice from experience on active ventilation for my 26D. After a wet summer
Anchor light bulb mikepremiere at 11:56am 09.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1057 Anyone out there know what bulb hunter used for the Anchor light on the 1999 Hunter 450 Passage, I n
Documentation numbers Nereussailor at 11:48am 09.25.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1793 I'm looking for a way to search for vessel documentation numbers. I think that my boat was documente
My Girl is starting to get it together! (3) emergpa1 at 11:27am 09.25.09 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2415 I would like some suggestions for covering the approx 4 1/2 " hole left by removing an non-working g
Inside Jib Fairlead Track, Sail Condition & Pointing Angle (1) rardiH36 at 11:07am 09.25.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/7424 My 1980 Cherubini Hunter 36 doesn't fair as well close hauled as well as most other cruising boats o
swing keel up or down on a run? dlewis812 at 9:41am 09.25.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2066 have cat 25 swing keel. I had thought better to bring up when sailing downwind to reduce drag howev
Hunter Missing from CW October 2009 kfish at 9:31am 09.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1630 There not listed in the Fall Boat-Show Preview nor can I find any Advertisement on Hunter. What giv
What is this (3) Stormer at 8:16am 09.25.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2552 So husband and I are still in the process of restoring our 1963 Columbia 24, shes almost ready, we p
77 27 Hunter. What to look for when buying? Adrianjohnm at 7:25am 09.25.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1307 First boat purchase and I am really interested in a 1977 Hunter 27 for $7500 that I will be looking
Hunter 30 Owner's Manual erictowse at 4:46am 09.25.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2499 Looking for a kind soul who might have the original owner's manual for a 1983 H30. I have the binder
Which Keel wufibugs at 9:05pm 09.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2056 I just bought a 1986 Hunter 31. I understand Hunter put both a full and shoal keels in these boats.
Batt Selector & Seacock question? SeacretSailor at 6:51pm 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2290 My brain must be frozen (so forgive me) because I know there must be a simple answer that I'm not se
Another 222 question... Zoomie at 6:28pm 09.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/5293 What kind of freshwater storage tank did the 222's have? Did they use a bladder type tank, or a soli
Where are the seacocks on my new S2? (1) B Kropf at 6:23pm 09.24.09 S2 5/2931 New is an exaggeration-it's a 1987 35' center cockpit. Due to some medical problems, she was in stor
Oh Joy refit 9/24/09 (10) CharlieCobra at 5:02pm 09.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2204 We finally got the bulwarks off and Charles is getting them cleaned up: http://i234.photobucket.com

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 01.18.22 You start with a very ambitious plan but then you make it sound all sketchy when you talk about DIY
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? shemandr at 2:00pm 01.18.22 At least in regard to the Shinnicock Canal, which isn't in your route but is part of the ICW, there
bolt rope extrusion removal from selden mast dlochner at 1:41pm 01.18.22 Try warming with a heat gun. That should soften the PVC enough to bend. If the mast is down it may
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Project_Mayhem at 1:21pm 01.18.22 I assume you'd be trying to minimize the hardware you have on board so a gin pole using your boom or
Lower shrouds AaronD at 12:53pm 01.18.22 Some pictures would be helpful. If I understand correctly, your new shrouds have swaged eyes, design
Dometic AC needs capacitor Ken13559 at 12:34pm 01.18.22 I don't remember much and keeps forgetting where I ....... I'm that old too.
Trying to identify this boat cb32863 at 12:29pm 01.18.22 I love how people try to convince someone to buy a rotting POS and put money in to it. :rolleyes: Ju
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? SandCat at 12:16pm 01.18.22 Consider a Hunter 260 or other large "trailerable" design. They have very well thought out mast rai
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 12:10pm 01.18.22 At least for the Erie Canal sections, the marinas at either end have cranes and the rates are consid
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 11:50am 01.18.22 Ericson 27 is a good boat. Very similar in size to the C&C27 I had for 20 years. It will be a great
Options for new main halyard Sailfanatic at 11:42am 01.18.22 Definitely no on Sta-setX. I would second the recommendation of VPC for a main halyard, I used it f
Trying to identify this boat kloudie1 at 11:22am 01.18.22 A little more poking around and the weiner is .. Ericson 27.. They were available with a deep transo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 01.18.22 I'm a sailor and love wind in my wings. It appears I will need to un-step/load&carry/re-step at lea
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 11:06am 01.18.22 Soooo..... I phoned the uscg just now and the person explained that there is a bug in their software
Coast Guard multi year renewal NYSail at 10:59am 01.18.22 Be careful! I paid $100 more going through that agent that mimics USCG National Vessel Documentatio
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:58am 01.18.22 . But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery shemandr at 10:50am 01.18.22 But your punctuation is good. :biggrin: (That's a reference to the funny Friday thread going on)
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 10:43am 01.18.22 At a marina I used to stay, I watched my slip neighbor step his mast by rafting his boat to two othe
Dometic AC needs capacitor Tater at 10:39am 01.18.22 ...... :) there was a time when capacitors had pcbs in them.. yeah I'm that old lol My dad acquir
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 9:50am 01.18.22 That is definitely not a C&C. The Ericson 25+ looks closest but it looks like it is a mast head rig

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