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Hull construction Mike Wannell at 11:49am 03.05.09 Bigger Boats 13/3050 Wondered if anyone could tell me if the 322 hull and topsides are double skinned, and if so, what ar
Don't you HATE it when......... Bad Obsession at 11:31am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1883 you are at home figuring out a plan to do something on your boat. When you get the boat you check t
Identifying Bottom Paint Marc14857 at 10:35am 03.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1601 Last year, my dealer had to make some warranty repairs to the bottom paint on my H44 as they had not
Now Those were REAL Boat Builders (1) John at 10:04am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1504 While on a vacation in Mexico last week, I read "The Ra Expeditions" by Thor Heyerdahl. Probably lot
Foot-o-mania? Valentina at 9:21am 03.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3024 I confess...been cheating on my Mac... Ever since I got a chance to race a 33ft, my Valentina seems
World's Strangest Yacht Club Tim R. at 9:08am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1667 How about sailing on a lake that only has water about every 8-10 years and the water is so dense tha
intake strainer (1st time poster) ybrad at 8:07am 03.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1384
fiberglassing hole through keel. Drilled out to drain boat. luvitt at 4:44am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3198 My boat sank at one point. Its been restored. I have a hole drilled all the way through the hull,
Light craft in a chop Nicky17000 at 3:04am 03.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/4996 Hello, I would like some advice on how to improve the handling of our Hunter23.5 when sailing upwind
Favorite "happy" sailing accounts??? MatthewKeith at 8:31pm 03.04.09 Destinations 10/3359 I'll try posting this here though it might cross a few places. I've got a "decade" plan that ends i
Keel Bolts Paul Rake at 8:05pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2068 Does anyone have experience replacing keel bolts on a Beneteau 44cc?
Humming trailer sailers guest at 7:21pm 03.04.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3006 Does the Sirius 21/22 hum from the keel cable when sailing? What about other makes?
Cruising on my H37C. Ed Schenck at 6:31pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1765 Things that have worked really, really well: new Yanmar 3YM30, old Simrad WP30 has steered all the w
H37C Ladylove and Lady Luck Ed Schenck at 6:21pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1281 In an earlier episode Ladylove had her one really bad day on the water. We have been so lucky wit
AC on green light (4) paulj at 3:27pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 5/1840 Replaced burned out AC- on green light. Installed a new green light from Radio Shack 120v. paulj:t
Plumbing fitting question Bad Obsession at 3:13pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1542 How come you can buy a Y fitting for 3/4 inch plumbing. Seriously, they make T fittings but you can
Pedistal table night light. (1) paulj at 3:02pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 2/1563 Finally got around to installing the LED nite light. Three way switch.... white /off /red. paulj :
Hot Water PVC Hose - Temp Ratings Maine Sail at 2:00pm 03.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 20/6342 Here's a question for the group. I have already posed this question to both Jim the product manager
Spring Maintenance (1) Warren Milberg at 11:54am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1779 With a March 30th launch date on the books, I'm starting spring maintenance this weekend, regardless
H37 Cutter Sails and Rigging Tha Gaol at 11:06am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1503 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter I purchased about 6 weeks ago. When it arrived here in Seattle from

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Roller furling Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 06.21.21 Take a picture or two and send them. I also want to see how the line exits the furling drum. Inc
Roller furling RocheDen at 5:21am 06.21.21 @Crazy Dave Condon thank you! btw - the rotation clip is changed, but still not working well. will t
What's in your toolkit? RoyS at 4:50am 06.21.21 I would not worry about corrosion. Keep tools in a strong, dry plastic tool box(s) or similar. You w
Sail slugs DougM at 4:49am 06.21.21 If you broke only one, I would suggest replacing all, because the others may not be far behind on th
Cat 22 Swing Keel Sailboat Maintenance rpludwig at 4:40am 06.21.21 order some oxalic acid, powder on Amazon for use on the really tuff stains, I use it mainly on the h
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement Rick486 at 2:43am 06.21.21 Attached are 2 pictures of the companion way doors on our boat. In one you can see the latch at the
Compound after wetsand, or straight to wax/polish? DAVA390 at 2:37am 06.21.21 thank you.
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement All U Get at 12:27am 06.21.21 Can you attach a wire to the latch, and attach that to the top of the door so you don't have to ben
Wind Generator Shopping All U Get at 12:18am 06.21.21 I would just echo what Rich said. Unless you have steady, clean air above 12 kts there is little po
Circumnavigation of Fidalgo Island Kings Gambit at 10:07pm 06.20.21 Much prefer to sleep aboard for an early next-day departure!! That way, I can get underway even with
My "new" 2000 Mac26X trailer, does it have surge brakes? Tedd at 10:05pm 06.20.21 I overhauled the surge brake system and replaced the master cylinder on the Macgregor trailer for my
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement 19thol at 9:36pm 06.20.21 Can you attach a wire to the latch, and attach that to the top of the door so you don't have to bend
H260 Model Year Differences? (1) twistedskipper at 9:19pm 06.20.21
H260 Model Year Differences? Tedd at 8:15pm 06.20.21 That's great information, @Crazy Dave Condon , thanks very much. It pretty much looks like boat con
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 8:09pm 06.20.21 Yes ... I saw it. Perhaps you didn't read my original question. The solution provided doesn't quit
Sail slugs Justin_NSA at 8:05pm 06.20.21 That sure looks like mine :thumbup:
Sail slugs Calif. Ted at 7:36pm 06.20.21 They have them right here on sailboatowners also, lot easier to deal with, no offense to RR. Bainbri
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement Calif. Ted at 7:27pm 06.20.21 Never seen that set-up but agree with your wife that reaching over to both open or close defies ergo
Wind Generator Shopping Rich Stidger at 7:23pm 06.20.21 Everything is a compromise. I have an Air-X 400 watt unit. I bought it many years ago before solar
Ok Kids Help my solve a disagreement Rick Webb at 7:10pm 06.20.21 She is right Any facts or logic that contradict that are baseless and irrelevant she is always righ

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