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Sail Cover Between Sailing Days
jon hansen at 9:03am 06.18.21
great photo William;)
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch   (1)
DayDreamer41 at 8:53am 06.18.21
According to the Hunter Doc's load on this site https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export Ther
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days
dlochner at 8:46am 06.18.21
I should add, we are getting rid of our cover and installing a "stack pack" with lazy jacks. The sai
Boat Explosion in Greenport
Leeward Rail at 8:43am 06.18.21
you know a "true sailor", not one of the those motorboats with sails Hehe.. I actually apply that
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31
sail sfbay at 8:35am 06.18.21
Ask the marina to check their shore power supply? Might find these articles helpful: How to deal w
Do they make in-boom mainsail furling systems for the Mac 26 X?
Dave Groshong at 8:29am 06.18.21
CDI mainsail furling system is the least expensive https://shop.macgregorowners.com/prod.php?50608
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days
Leeward Rail at 8:25am 06.18.21
A bit of both. We put the cover on when not sailing.. Unless we are lazy and just do it at night..
Square sail .. Big Blue flies!
LagunaJay at 8:22am 06.18.21
To drive my boat at 4 knots (?70% of hull speed) using my 180SF square sail requires about 5 knots o
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days   (1)
william24424 at 8:15am 06.18.21
Protocol, has us putting it on @ end of sail., sometimes one of us will put on cover as we motor thr
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days
jeepbluetj at 8:11am 06.18.21
Always on unless the boat is moving. UV as dlochner said. Also same reason as no fenders when the
O'Day 272 wiring issues
jeepbluetj at 8:07am 06.18.21
I use a "Fox and hound" wire tracker to find stuff like this. ~$30 for a cheapie. Meter works too.
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days
dlochner at 8:03am 06.18.21
The cover goes on when the boat is secured. Comes off just before we leave wherever we are. Why? Th
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sail sfbay at 7:52am 06.18.21
Buy a "beater" tow vehicle and sell it after you move your sailboat? OR obtain competitive quotes f
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Artey1 at 7:50am 06.18.21
Done! $38 in materials and about $1,000 in marina and crane charges. My chainplate anchors were def
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch
sail sfbay at 7:41am 06.18.21
.........just need to know if one of these arch plates is already prepped with hole and which one it
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch
Hello Below at 7:40am 06.18.21
I am not sure if this is applicable to your boat or not but have a look. Hunter 33 Arch Wires
Anchor chain joiners
All U Get at 7:36am 06.18.21
To peen the rivets you need to get the link over a piece of heavy metal, like an anchor that has a g
Anchor chain joiners
Captain Larry-DH at 7:34am 06.18.21
Here are some interesting threads, some of the posts include noteworthy world cruisers. Evans Estarz
C310 Head Mirror   (4)
Closing Time at 7:34am 06.18.21
You can never have too many mirrors. Just sayin' Yes, the angled factory mirrors were a problem fo
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch
jasonc33 at 7:31am 06.18.21
It is done all the time on after market arches like Atlantic Towers as described in this article: W

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