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What is this symbol on my chart? (1) agaliha at 1:47pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 34/4600 I will attempt to attach a photo I took of my Raymarine chartplotter yesterday when it displayed a s
Use of UPS sail lehigh375 at 1:45pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2055 This is my fouth summer with my Hunter 290. In addition to my jib, I have a Doyle UPS head sail that
LED Mast lights auroracharters at 1:26pm 03.29.09 Bavaria 4/7400 Hi, We are thinking of replacing our mast lights with LED's and wonder if anyone has done this? We h
Help! How much trouble am I in? (Bottom gelcoats & fiberglass questions) (1) alexnder at 12:37pm 03.29.09 Catalina 22 14/4750 No good deed goes unpunished. I have a 1979 22 Catalina I've owned for the last 7 years that has bee
Opinions on GPS upgrades? j_schoenfeld at 12:04pm 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1762 Help! I have a boat on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. I have (had) a Humminbird NS10 gps that has done
Are there any other homebrewers? RECESS at 10:53am 03.29.09 Sails Call Lounge 8/3555 I noticed in a thread up top that someone caught that I am a homebrewer. I actually make wine from b
Twin keel Hunter 27 Jan van der Klooster at 10:51am 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3214 I'm from the Netherlands and want to buy a Hunter 27 (built in 2006) with twinkeels (bilgekeel) drau
426 RK at 9:05am 03.29.09 Big Boats 1/964 In general when sailing do you move the traveler to the leeward side , leave it in the center, or cl
Bilge Rat (5) john cybulski at 8:38am 03.29.09 Trailer Sailors 4/2636 i looked at hundreds of boats before i finaly decided on the sharpie design. When i say sharpie desi
Replacement Faucet Handles? Dmac336 at 8:19am 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1195 My galley and head sink faucet knobs on a 2003 H326 are all stripped - using vice grips to turn on w
Evaluation needed on Island Girl fiberglass products teddy629 at 8:09am 03.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1263 Has anyone used or have information on the effectiveness of Island Girl fiberglass care products. D
More questions on electric NYSail at 6:03am 03.29.09 Ask All Sailors 15/1902 With all this talk of electric wiring, I have been looking closely at my systems....I had an electri
c-22 swingkeel cable replacment ? How ? FixinHer-up at 8:46pm 03.28.09 Catalina 22 4/1586 Can the swingkeel cable be replaced while the boat is on the trailer ?
Trailered Boats and Bent Spreaders Ray Bowles at 8:26pm 03.28.09 Trailer Sailors 4/3265 This week when I went to raise the mast on my San Juan 23 I thought that the spreaders seemed to be
Post with photo (1) Phil Herring at 8:15pm 03.28.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2290 Here's a new thread with a photo.
Question For Phil BroadReach at 8:11pm 03.28.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1914 A few weeks ago I asked as to why I could not attach a picture with my new subject which I posted to
trailer for Hunter22 LDM at 7:00pm 03.28.09 Smaller Boats 3/1007 I need to move a 1981 Hunter 22 by trailer. How heavy is the boat. It has a swing keel. Is anyone fa
Cracked Gooseneck Juggernaut at 6:14pm 03.28.09 Bigger Boats 1/1435 I'm looking for a replacement gooseneck for my O'day 34. The original has a crack in the top part of
Ramps without Docks-Problem David F at 5:30pm 03.28.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1459 After my first season (ever) of sailing, I have encountered and countered :evil: many of those novic
Wet Deck Core At Mast Step sailingmountie at 3:04pm 03.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 14/5768 Just came in from the boat after discovering what appears to be a wet deck core under the mast step.

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Got a new sailing dinghy (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 06.25.21
DWL. Mast height dlochner at 2:01pm 06.25.21 The I dimension is the height of the foretriangle from the chainplates. On the S2 this is a good est
DWL. Mast height sail sfbay at 2:00pm 06.25.21 Are you also a powerboat owner?
In-mast furling Outhaul car on boom Rubber Upstand replacement (1) AwwShucks at 1:56pm 06.25.21 Not sure if anyone else has tried to order, but when I reached out to Lewmar they told me I needed t
DWL. Mast height visegrip at 1:53pm 06.25.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Mast height = I - 37 feet SailboatD
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start senang at 1:51pm 06.25.21 If you still have the same issue find the point where the ground is connected to the engine block. C
DWL. Mast height (1) sail sfbay at 1:38pm 06.25.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Mast height = I - 37 feet SailboatD
Reef line Routing Ran-Dee9229 at 1:29pm 06.25.21 FWIW, your split ring on the tack fitting is opening up, you want to replace that. I tape these up
Mainsail slug replacement jssailem at 1:29pm 06.25.21 There is always the up grade to solve such issues. Strong Track. https://ultrafurl.com/products/stro
Reef line Routing Ran-Dee9229 at 1:28pm 06.25.21 If I end up having to remove the boom how is that done?
Reef line Routing Sailfanatic at 1:26pm 06.25.21 FWIW, your split ring on the tack fitting is opening up, you want to replace that. I tape these up s
UPS must hate sailors jssailem at 1:24pm 06.25.21 Delivered by UPS IIRC. Did that include the bucket of bulbs?
Mainsail slug replacement Parsons at 1:17pm 06.25.21 If you've not had your sails to a sailmaker in years, you may consider it's time for a tune-up or re
Re-bedding upper shroud chainplates. Stu Jackson at 1:03pm 06.25.21 You might find this article helpful for your project, too Chainplate Rebedding 101 - with Bed It wi
Pedestal Guard & NavPod on '85 H31 (1) Charlie98117 at 1:00pm 06.25.21
Mainsail slug replacement sail sfbay at 12:47pm 06.25.21 Just to add to the suggestions above, if you do an internet search on "replacing mainsail slugs" you
Setee supports on Hunter 23 (1) sail sfbay at 12:40pm 06.25.21 Looks like the horizontal boards just fit snug into the slots on either side. Might suggest teak OR
Re-bedding upper shroud chainplates. sail sfbay at 12:33pm 06.25.21 Glad you caught it!! You might find this article helpful for your project: Rebed chainplates (th
Re-bedding upper shroud chainplates. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:31pm 06.25.21 The fix for leaky chain plates is pretty simple. Given what you described, what would concern me mor
Caught in a Storm smokey73 at 12:31pm 06.25.21 I second jssailem's reference to a pilot training dictum: "Aviate (fly the plane/control the boat)

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