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Racing Maine Style.. Maine Sail at 4:47pm 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1870 Thought you guys might get a kick out of this very short video. There was soooo little wind that the
Hunter 376 electric winch conversion Hoomalie at 3:34pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1403 I am upgrading my Lewmar 40 halyard winch to electric, should be easy, it was an original option? no
Cabin Lights bobe531 at 2:07pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1491 Had my H34 for a year now and love her. But a cabin light bulb has burned out and for the life of m
Help Boom Attachment sclidde at 1:03pm 07.05.09 Com-Pac 4/3696 I have an 1980 CP16. It is in good shape and I am new to this site (just joined). I am in the proces
Easylock clutch repair (1) Joe Snuffy at 12:00pm 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/4823 Howdy! Does anyone know of a source to find replacement handles for an Easylock rope clutch? From wh
HELP!! Papa Bruce at 7:15am 07.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1504 I'm getting married and sailing off from my marina with my new bride on Saturday and our 115% genoa
Chartering out of Anacortes - recommendations? MichaelStacy at 6:25am 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2103 We are chartering a 43' Nauticat out of Anacortes in September for 7 days. We will probably follow
12 volt receptacle marc12345 at 6:02am 07.05.09 Big Boats 1/1716 I bought a 2005 catalina 350 and have had problems with the 12 volt receptacle in the electrical pan
Danger-Boom bolts pulled out dkahn at 9:00pm 07.04.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1570 After not sailing for about 6 months due to other commitments, went to go for a July 4 sail. Upon r
Hunter 77, 27 foot WCharlton at 8:21pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1324 I spent about 20 minutes today trying to find where the heck my water container is located on my boa
clean sails soberkiwi at 8:03pm 07.04.09 Trailer Sailors 6/3540 just brought my canvas sails home for the winter have a few stains and a bit dirty , is there any pr
MacGregor Trailer Strength cscott at 8:01pm 07.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1362 I have a 1993 26S and a MacGregor trailer. Due to the tendency for the trailer to sway under tow, I
Hauling Main Halyards RogerHM at 7:55pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 26/4647 In adverse conditions, and in my state of weakness, it isn't always easy to get the main up the last
Using fast pins on your roller furling peterbud at 5:57pm 07.04.09 Day Sailers 3/2128 This past year when I raised my mast I was tired of trying to get the ring in the clevis pin so I pu
Benetau Oceanis 400 LADY Z at 4:59pm 07.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2027 Dears, I am looking for the OWNERS MANUAL of BENETAU OCEANIS 400, year built 1995.Also looking fo
Another candidate for the Darwin Award garylinger at 4:24pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 50/9493 On our way back in from an afternoon on the Chesapeake Bay, my wife and I saw a sailboat with just t
Unsinkables Panic Free at 2:18pm 07.04.09 Ask All Sailors 12/10484 After watching the tv program on Discovery I.D. called, Escaped ( Hurricane at Sea ) about Tami Ashc
Help with Boom Lines nishar at 1:44pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1296 We are incredibly new to sailing. Bought a Hunter 27, 1980. The lines to the boom are tough to pu
Port hole or hatch for hunter 216 Erik Garcia at 1:32pm 07.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1676 Has anyone put a hatch an the cabin of a 216?
Rigging tension O'DAY 37 CC R�gis at 1:21pm 07.04.09 Bigger Boats 2/1760 Hi, I have the tension gauge LOOB9O loss but I do not know the tension that must have my boat. The r

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Inside Passage Book Recommendations MikeHoncho at 6:45pm 03.05.22 Thanks guys. Looks like I have a good list to go off of. I also ordered Gunkholing the Gulf Islands
Inside Passage Book Recommendations MikeHoncho at 6:42pm 03.05.22 When I cruised for a couple of weeks up there I liked the Dreamspeaker guides. A good companion to
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:38pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:28pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters?
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:17pm 03.05.22 you forgot rules 9 and 10 9. Bring her home on time, I will be here cleaning my rifle 10. Bring
Coronado 15 jssailem at 5:43pm 03.05.22 Perhaps a picture or two of your rig might help. Based on where the centerboard pivots, I would thi
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 5:32pm 03.05.22 found them myself, in aisle C. :facepalm: Groan.......
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 5:19pm 03.05.22 I packed mine with standard flax about 4 years ago. No drips when stopped. Water gets forced into th
Sailing and Ham Radio (not the way you think) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:13pm 03.05.22 I have been a long-term user of Harken blocks to support dipoles
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Nachismo at 4:59pm 03.05.22 I had a well respected mechanic replace the stuffing box less than a year ago. I was painting the b
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel chriscampbell at 4:56pm 03.05.22 Also check the negative bus, which on my 240 was a bolt connecting all the ring terminals on the bl
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? heritage at 4:53pm 03.05.22 https://www.amazon.com/CNEEL-CATL-310Ah-Lifepo4-Battery/dp/B096LLH1R6?th=1 These appear to be the c
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel chriscampbell at 4:51pm 03.05.22 Crispy, West Marine does have the on/off and the on/off/on switches that fit the panel we have. The
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? quadrille38 at 4:43pm 03.05.22
Stereo replacement justsomeguy at 4:29pm 03.05.22 I know, old thread brought back to life. I'm going to be replacing a dockmate's stereo, located just
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 4:24pm 03.05.22 I was at the supermarket today and asked a clerk where they kept the canned peaches. He said "I'll
Coronado 15 dlochner at 4:09pm 03.05.22 The bungee might be a preventer. If the boat capsizes it may keep the centerboard from retreating up
Structural? JBissi at 4:04pm 03.05.22 @Crazy Dave Condon Thank you so much for the info, i will leave it as is. Trully appreciate how hel
Standing room only Rick486 at 3:38pm 03.05.22 I was thinking of doing the same. Did you fabricate it yourself? Yes. Very simple. Stainless tubi
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 2:50pm 03.05.22

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