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Hanse? hearthstone1 at 9:19am 08.25.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2284 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 5/1927 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 16/23813 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 43/9314 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 2/2097 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 3/1466 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 11/6495 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 3/1466 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 7/1897 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 3/1437 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 5/2100 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 1/1604 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 7/1733 I am new to big boats. I now have my 1989 Hunter 30 in the water. I need to replace the Fore Stay.
ss transom folding ladder for oday 23 Move Posts tony c. at 5:53pm 08.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1412 anyone know of a ss ladder for sale to fit my 23 oday? it should have 4 steps nad be no longer than
refresh memory - batteries AH vs RC Blitz at 7:17pm 08.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2166 Is AH roughly 50% of the RC Reserve Capacity of a battery? In other words if I have two house batt
Plastic covers Tom&Tralee at 6:35pm 08.24.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1141 I am looking for the plastic covers that are over the holes in the liner of my boat. I need more of
Hunter 216 outboard motor jfienhelfman at 6:18pm 08.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1232 we have had a 4 stroke 4 hp tohatsu for 2+ years which seems to not work well. starting to do some r
Anyone tried this sailaway78 at 6:14pm 08.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1982 Many years ago, I believe it was Scott Attwater, made their outboards with a built in bilge pump. A
New Owner Questions MLampner at 5:27pm 08.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/1606 As a brand new owner of a 77 Hunter 30, I am dealing with getting the boat ready to shift to its new
Chesapeake Bay Red Tide and Goo (5) Marcia at 5:16pm 08.24.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1965 Went for a slow, lazy sail today in a 5 knot breeze to try out our new used drifter genoa. While ou

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Point to ponder: furling the jib sail sfbay at 8:24pm 01.08.22 .........I have always furled the jib all the way, with at least three wraps of the sheets. I secur
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:23pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 8:05pm 01.08.22
Question about CE Categories sail sfbay at 7:53pm 01.08.22
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing artboas at 7:47pm 01.08.22 - need the size to make a press tool - yes There is a professional tool called strut pro. It makes
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 7:43pm 01.08.22 Good list. I won't pile on. As to the anchor windlass, suggest you look over another 40.5 to see wh
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace sail sfbay at 7:38pm 01.08.22 If it was my sailboat I would replace it.
Charging acceptance Terry Cox at 7:08pm 01.08.22 Hi Tom, our boat has two 8D AGMs for a total of about 450 AH. While normally connected to shore powe
Charging acceptance JohnShannon at 6:36pm 01.08.22 The traditional 3 stage charge STage 1 Constant current battery voltage increases until Stage 2
Looking for New Chart Plotter Joe at 6:32pm 01.08.22 One way to find out what's generally available is to get a WM catalog, I find it's easier to read
Point to ponder: furling the jib JohnShannon at 6:31pm 01.08.22 I wrap the spinnaker halyard in the opposite rotation around the jib. That was after I got to buy a
Charging acceptance Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 01.08.22 Part two of the head scratching comes when the solar panels put out some current at 12.8 or 12.9v.
Point to ponder: furling the jib PaulK at 6:18pm 01.08.22 We wrap the sheets two or three times around the furl, cleat off the furling line and tie off the sh
Point to ponder: furling the jib BarryL at 6:02pm 01.08.22 Hey, I can't believe anyone would furl a headsail and not tie off the furling line. I have seen n
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 5:53pm 01.08.22 Thanks for all the helpful information. This Soverel is one of the last made, built by George Olson
I still don't quite get rule #2... WayneH at 5:45pm 01.08.22 In shipping lanes, I only have two rules. 1) He who has the grossest tonnage has right of way. 2) W
Looking for New Chart Plotter Stu Jackson at 5:39pm 01.08.22 Does this make sense? I am blind. I can smell, so I know there is food in the room, but it could be
I still don't quite get rule #2... (1) Sailfanatic at 5:25pm 01.08.22 ... No answer required but out of curiosity I often wonder how many of us abide by Rule 25(e): A v
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel (3) pclarksurf at 5:11pm 01.08.22 @IASailor sadly I don't have any exact pics of the type of repair -- but I've added some pics of m
Charging acceptance rgranger at 5:09pm 01.08.22 I'm not sure if this applies but when you said... tery state". If you think of water pressure as

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