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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
New Legend 35.5 Owner With Questions... Alacrity at 1:36pm 08.24.09 Big Boats 11/3985 Hi. I recently purchased a 1994 Legend 35.5 and I have a few questions for the group. 1) Water is
New Legend 35.5 Owner With Questions... Capricious at 1:27pm 08.24.09 Big Boats 0/3 Hi. I recently purchased a 1994 Legend 35.5 and I have a few questions for the group. 1) Water is
gun cay and sandy cay bahamas callejo at 1:04pm 08.24.09 Big Boats 1/2071 Anybody been to Sandy cay (near west end) Bahamas, or Gun cay in the bahamas? Any words of wisdom o
Through hull near disaster. graphicmaniac at 12:56pm 08.24.09 Big Boats 7/1830 This was pretty scary and i wonder if anyone has insight of what would cause this problem. In May
Hurricane Bill.... PaulH at 12:49pm 08.24.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1381 I hope that all of our East Coast friends weren't affected too badly by Hurricane Bill. I have a bro
stanchion base 1984 Hunter 34 any one??? RickMisiak at 12:23pm 08.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1429 having quite a hard time finding a stanchion base for a 1984 Hunter 34 anyone have one? rmisia
Mast for C22 garyjohn at 11:37am 08.24.09 Catalina 22 0/1035 Need used mast for 1983 Catalina 22. Must flat sides, not teardrop style. Will pay and take care of
Leaking sky light rogerwhite2 at 11:36am 08.24.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1387 I have a 27 Catalina that is leaking around the skylight in the V-Berth area. How have others repai
Easy Teak solution Hugh4753 at 11:24am 08.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1101 The limited amount of teak on my 35.5 had gotten no attention in several years and as a result had t
Prop Rotation Under Sail Bob4203 at 11:10am 08.24.09 Catalina 30 2/1454 We took Breezin II ('88 Mark II - tall rig) out on Lake Lanier, GA saturday during one of the best s
Electrolysis ebenistes at 11:02am 08.24.09 Trailer Sailors 4/3167 Recently received a Hunter edge 27 with the 75hp Everude. Very happy, BUT! After only 12 weeks, rest
Jim Bohart, You Oldtimers May Remember, Rick D at 10:58am 08.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2282 ...is once again connected to Hunter. Jim struck out on his own after a stint at Hunter to open his
C-22 centerboard winch problem jgoffin at 10:29am 08.24.09 Catalina 22 7/3354 My 1974 catalina 22 centerboard winch handle winds off the bolt when the board is half way down. Am
Email snafu today Phil Herring at 9:59am 08.24.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1051 Just a heads-up that our Monday Mail Newsletter was sent to a few folks who had previously unsubscri
Removing Gray Port BoatBum at 9:56am 08.24.09 Smaller Boats 2/1420 I have a leak in my Hunter 25.5 from one of the original opening gray port lights. I need to remove

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Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:28pm 01.08.22 201614
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:23pm 01.08.22 Looks like a nice boat. I see a bow sprit on it which is a nice touch. Every time we tack there is a
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 9:03pm 01.08.22 This boat has both running backstays/checkstays (connects to mast near the top of the headstay, and
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 01.08.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of cab
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:28pm 01.08.22 Now that I think about it though there is something you could look at. A lot of boats of that vintag
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:28pm 01.08.22 I used the term "inexperience and stupid tax." Yes sir learned an expensive lesson there. I also le
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

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