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How was your weather today? Benny at 7:02pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1172 We have been having some unusual weather in the Gulf coast of Florida. We had rain for 14 days in a
Oday 25 questions Bob23777 at 6:55pm 05.31.09 Day Sailers 4/1721 Hi to all: I'm new to this forum, being a Compac owner. I'm interested in buying an O'day 25. I s
My hull sides are cored 9.2C Calypso at 6:49pm 05.31.09 S2 5/151 Some say the 9.2 S2 from 1986-1987 had cored hulls. Well my hull #419 (1986) is not cored at the de
What Z-spar bulb steaming/deck light does my '97 Hunter 376 need ghsmindy at 6:39pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1468 I went up the mast today to replace the bulb that shines downward onto the deck of my '97 Hunter 376
looking for an instructor in FL big bend accroy at 6:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1206 Hello all. My wife and I just sailed our boat from Melbourne FL around to Shell Point, FL (what a tr
Gray top side paint 1991 hunter43 at 5:56pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 5/1352 Does anyone know what type of gray top side paint Hunter used on the 1991 boats?
Zink locations on 29.5 mtoppozini at 4:44pm 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1355 I have a 1994 hunter 29.5 and am looking at trying to place a zink anode on the prop shaft...problem
Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1080 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2898 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar
Mast Wiring/Mast Light/Coax Everlong 25 at 3:54pm 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3022 Okay, I h have a question I hope someone can help with. I have been working on updating the wiring
Pearson 31-2 pmoreton at 3:19pm 05.31.09 Pearson 3/3772 I just bought a 1988 Pearson 31-2. The topping lift seems unusual coming down from the mast head to
Slow leak H33 forward hull ish at 2:46pm 05.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2022 I have a 1977 H33 that has developed a slow leak somewhere forward of the bilge. The only below-wat
Electrical fstenman at 1:21pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1141 I'm not sure if I am in the correct place or not. I own a 23' 1987 Hunter. When I bought it the runn
Irwin 38 1990 Center cockpit (2) johnflhardy at 1:09pm 05.31.09 Irwin 1/6744 If anyone has any drawings of this model I would really like to hear from you. It has a 2 foot bows
356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1464 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when
Battery charging question Bob V at 10:26am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1358 I carry a pair of Optima Deep Cycle batteries with me when I cruise to power my electric dinghy moto
Painting Nonskid thaeni at 9:43am 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1179 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The Nonskid portion is molded into the fiberglass. Can I just use regular
stereo sound control dunbarjcd at 9:26am 05.31.09 Big Boats 2/1224 I have a Hunter 43. Does any body know 1,where can I find a replacement for the sound control switch
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe rangerpaul at 9:05am 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1403 Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet fall
How can you tell the rudder delamination is serious Michel16055 at 8:33am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5326 I have some rudder delamination. I understand that this needs to be repaired at some point. The mari

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Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:56pm 03.24.22 Not sure what you mean by "makes"...brand names? Can you find the other end of it? That should pro
Firefly battery issues Tater at 3:43pm 03.24.22
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:30pm 03.24.22 Where do you keep your current boat? Can you just haul that boat and use the slip for your new boat
No clue jviss at 3:25pm 03.24.22 I'll give you $3 for it.
How to change reefing line on Hunter 42 Passage single line reef system? mesmith1122 at 3:16pm 03.24.22 That sounds much more reasonable!! Thanks for the advice!!
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (2) chichiflys at 3:01pm 03.24.22 Almost done. I embedded a 1/2" 6x8" G10 plate on top of the keel, using some threaded 1/4" bolts to
ASA 101 class... Kings Gambit at 2:50pm 03.24.22 Guess it depends on the school that you attend. The one that I attended did work you hard. Buy th
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 fred1diver at 2:49pm 03.24.22 No idea on what the black hose is either, the plumbing is pretty wacky on the boat Any specific make
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:30pm 03.24.22 Too late, I've seen those hoses...at least he's already planning to replace 'em.. Go with Raritan Sa
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dlochner at 2:29pm 03.24.22 Also check Garhauer Marine for sheaves.
H280 Boom & Jiffy Reef Crusty Ol Salt at 2:19pm 03.24.22 Funny. I just replaced all my lines on my boom on my new to me 280. The boom is a zspar boom. I was
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? Barnacle Bill at 2:15pm 03.24.22 They have reformulated the paint and have added black too. The new VC cans will have a black top, o
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dmax at 2:13pm 03.24.22 Rigrite has a good selection of sheaves, though not the cheapest they usually have what you need: Ri
Roller Furler - Prep Barnacle Bill at 2:08pm 03.24.22 NO
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice Stu Jackson at 2:02pm 03.24.22 f you choose the DCP (that would be my choice), then you really should install the 2 ON/OFF switche
FORT MYERS... MARINAS dlochner at 1:50pm 03.24.22 Where to look for those owner rentals, like publications, magazines,? and thx, that's very helpful
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:46pm 03.24.22 I toured the west coast marinas in February looking for a slip and they all had waiting lists of tw
Firefly battery issues Davidasailor26 at 1:46pm 03.24.22 Here is an example of a 200AH battery. Single cell 2V 200A Deep Cycle Battery transparent tubular
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! jviss at 1:44pm 03.24.22 The problem with WM is, most of the time their line is already over-priced. Appreciate the effort b
Spring is in the air, getting to know my Pearson 30 dlochner at 1:43pm 03.24.22 The blocks on the sliding track are for slab reefing. With the three blocks the sail (or a previous

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