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Phrf Rating For A Hunter 216 VIVI at 1:15pm 05.13.09 Day Sailers 3/7209 I thought I'd place this question in the trailerable boat forum also: What is a general PHRF rati
Headsail Furling?!? ethilenius at 11:33am 05.13.09 Catalina 22 1/1293 Does anybody have a favorite headsail furling system for their CAT 22? It's either this or a headsai
how do i fix this one???? jsin_7 at 11:24am 05.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1300 Monday night i had my mac anchored about 60' from my grandparents boat house. The weather for the we
Sailor jim slagle at 10:09am 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1204 What is the best method of fixing a leaky bolt on the ceiling of the cabin. Handrail bolt, I think.
Custom Holding Tank rkmarcks at 9:30am 05.13.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2412 I am having a custom holding tank made by a local tank builder. It will be about a 24 gal tank. T
Need Info Kansail at 9:08am 05.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1012 I am in the process of refurbishing a 1985 Hunter 23, and need the measurements for the bridle for t
H33 Lifelines Jason1271 at 9:06am 05.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1247 Does anyone know the size of the upper lifeline on a 2004 H33? I need to replace my aft upper gate,
H33 Lifelines Jason1271 at 9:04am 05.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/4 Does
DUH...Why didn't I check that? Bad Obsession at 8:38am 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 20/2832 I was working on my fresh water system because it was scuzzy! The tanks had an odor so I was cleani
Recent Hunters: Interior Teak - I am so amazed... dennisp at 8:35am 05.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1424 ...at what a difference a little Daly's Seafin Teak Oil made on the interior of my 2003 Hunter. The
Replacement Cabin Lights - H27 fawcettandrew at 8:26am 05.13.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1607 Hello and thanks in advance for any information on good replacements for the now very old and yellow
Forward Hatch Cover Source cscott at 8:24am 05.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1432 Does anyone know of a source for the Forward Hatch Cover on a 1993 26S? I tried BWY and was told th
Peplacement Keel JAL at 7:57am 05.13.09 Smaller Boats 4/1205 Need to replace Keel on our Hunter 26. Would appreciate advice on best place to purchase and recomme
Lifelines, yes or no. comfortzone at 7:46am 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8457 I was looking at some of the boat pix on this site and was struck by the number of sailboats without
Bavaria 37 Jim D. at 7:07am 05.13.09 Bavaria 3/8071
1981 Hunter 25 outboard KennyH at 5:04am 05.13.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1272 My 1979 evinrude 9.9 has finally given up. I am now using my runnabout motor a 1986 johnson 6hp. O
Baby stay for a First 325 excalibur474 at 4:31am 05.13.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2082 Hi - i have recently bought a 1987 Beneteau First 325, which has a baby stay tensioned / tailed to t
Drains rtmccue at 2:51am 05.13.09 Big Boats 0/972 Has any one replaced the drain tubes in the rope locker on a 1997 376? I can not seem to find the c
&^%@#&^% electricity! Roger Long at 2:25am 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4295 When I was young, I dreamed of having a boat in which the only piece of electrical wire was the one*
Bleeding the Fuel System (2) morgantheship at 8:15pm 05.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1970 I have just finished repowerering my H27 with a Yanmar 2GM (replaced a Renault). I have a document t

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Ports mikeracca at 9:00am 02.20.22 Old cars and trucks used to use a rubber gasket to hold the windshield and back glass in. Automotive
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 02.20.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) t
mast raising (2) mikeracca at 8:51am 02.20.22 It goes about half way up the pole and there is a block at the top of the pole where the rope exits.
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:50am 02.20.22 Thank you Sail SF Bay. The top down furler seems to be the simplest handling approach. Cheers. Tim
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:44am 02.20.22 Good day Claude and thank you. Your post arrived while I was replying to the other captains. I lik
Down windsails. sail sfbay at 8:32am 02.20.22 ..........A dock mate, who is a racer, just rigged an asymmetrical with top down furling....... A t
Ports MacBeane at 8:15am 02.20.22 No fabrication is needed, just the plastic frame, as also asked by a commenter at the end of that ar
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:03am 02.20.22 You all are amazing! Thank you, so much, for your comments and for so quickly sharing your knowledge
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? sail sfbay at 7:56am 02.20.22 Interestingly enough these threads discuss what you are proposing 12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid for
Ports sail sfbay at 7:53am 02.20.22 Would you consider taking your old plastic frame to a stainless-steel sheet metal fabricator to cust
Need larger hole in hatch jviss at 7:48am 02.20.22 When I drill or cut acrylic, I find it best to sandwich it between two pieces of plywood and drill/
Spinnaker car. (1) sail sfbay at 7:40am 02.20.22 Have you checked with Rig Rite who sells Z Spar parts Z-Spar Main Page (rigrite.com)?
Need larger hole in hatch dmax at 7:38am 02.20.22 When I drill or cut acrylic, I find it best to sandwich it between two pieces of plywood and drill/c
Down windsails. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:25am 02.20.22 As Jssailem and Tally-Ho said, an A-sym tacked on the bow (like Tally-Ho I tack mine to the bow roll
Tow Vehicle Question. Light air at 7:19am 02.20.22 My 2019 Honda CRV towed home the Tanzer 16 I bought a few weeks ago. It was a 200 mile trip at ~70-
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation Stuermer at 7:10am 02.20.22 I believe Whitlock was bought by Lewmar. Check out the Lewmar site. Yes, thank you, there is a lin
Need larger hole in hatch jviss at 6:57am 02.20.22 One thing that's unfortunate about aftermarket additions like this is that "working" acrylic - cutti
mast raising MacBeane at 6:37am 02.20.22
Insurance DougM at 6:36am 02.20.22 Very easy to insure a 40 year old boat on Lake Michigan. I obtained three quotes prior to making a
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems jviss at 6:30am 02.20.22 I had a Universal M25. I learned that one of the best ways of filling it with coolant was to pump i

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