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Mounting Additional Winches on Comings Barry7363 at 7:29pm 01.28.09 Big Boats 1/1446 We have a 1986 C-34 that I plan to add mainsheet winches on the comings aft of the primaries (which
Replacing wiring for steaming and anchor lights fleetswell at 7:12pm 01.28.09 Smaller Boats 7/1631 I need to replace wiring for anchor and steaming lights on my H23. Since it's winter and the mast i
Finish used in interior Laume at 3:51pm 01.28.09 Hallberg-Rassy 4/4794 I need to do some maintenance on the interior of my Rasmus. What finish was used by HR originally a
Winter Is Here (2) Allan R at 1:12pm 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2513 50 Days, 14 Hours, 31 Minutes until the Spring of '09, yea
H25 storm canvas jcherubini at 12:34pm 01.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2010 As Diana nears the water (at last... finally) I am closing/moving a West Marine installation here an
Water in Hunter 25.5 (1) pico7280 at 12:03pm 01.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7516 I bought a hunter 25.5 had a little water in areas marked. on the photo. On seat (bulkhead) and the
Heavy weather upgrades paphman at 11:22am 01.28.09 Trailer Sailors 12/3746 We have a 1984 Catalina 22, that we sail on lake Ontario. I would like to know what everyone has do
Shaft Seal vcastleton at 9:34am 01.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1273 Anyone out there fitted a dripless shaft seal to an 86 H31 ? If so, what eaxctly was used, how easy
Using a swivel on anchor rode Ron McCoy at 7:51am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2283 I'm interested in how others set up their anchor rodes - with or without a swivel at the anchor/chai
Stability explanation progress report Roger Long at 6:23am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1675 I've got the stability part of my web site done as far as the explanation of the basic mechanism.
Don........ dmc at 5:43am 01.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2843 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to a horizontally curved traveler? I have a '78 Hunter 27'. I
Atlantic Crossing ginny at 3:48am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2859 We are looking for a capable ocean passage boat ( particular across the atlantic). Ideas would be ap
Yamaha 9'dinghy answer - amazing! tomc938 at 10:35pm 01.27.09 Yamaha 1/1756 I hope nobody minds me starting a new thread on this, but I just had to share it and make sure it wa
Spiinaker Options for Morgan 32 waltdrechsler at 9:15pm 01.27.09 Morgan 3/2646 Does anyone fly a spinnaker and if so what are you flying?
strengthen bulkhead on C36? (1) John at 8:47pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2947 As I've posted before, I'm about to change the bulkhead on my C36 MK II. This is the bulkhead that s
Viksund 31 Goldfish, MS-33. Looking for more owners. (1) Foreverunstopable at 8:12pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2583 Greetings. I'm trying to locate more owners of the Viksund series of sailboats here in the U.S. Bjar
towing a Catalina 27 tedebee at 8:03pm 01.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2346 Does anyong out there tow a 27' Catalina?
How do I empty the holding tank on my 1994 Hunter 29.5 breakr at 7:08pm 01.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6375 Hello, I just had a delivery crew sail my new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 to me in Roatan Honduras fro
Bronze Pipe Nipples Maine Sail at 6:53pm 01.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4662 I know this has come up before and no one has been able to find a source of real bronze, not red bra
Matching teak in reconfigured H34 galley zds at 6:12pm 01.27.09 Big Boats 7/1391 The next big project on my H34 is to reconfigure the galley. Those who are familiar with this boat k

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Keel questions (3) Lakeskiier at 9:25pm 06.14.21 Here are the pictures. Any insight is very appreciated
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 06.14.21 Dave is correct about the extension. I do have remote shift/throttle controls. At close to 100lbs th
Cant blocks for winch dLj at 8:21pm 06.14.21 This can also be done using epoxy with structural fillers. Very fast to make, strong and long lastin
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 FastOlson at 8:16pm 06.14.21 Get a survey. Your insurer will demand one. Your marina will demand proof of insurance. And, there y
Cant blocks for winch FastOlson at 8:10pm 06.14.21 Not quite sure what is being requested, but the OP may be having overrides on the primary winches be
Steering Cable Fell Off Brian D at 8:06pm 06.14.21 Another possibility if, heaven forbid, your rudder falls off, is to use the motor for short burst st
Cant blocks for winch Justin_NSA at 7:51pm 06.14.21 This writeup on the boat doesn't mention the angle of the winches being a problem. It does say they
Summer in the Salish Sea MikeHoncho at 7:48pm 06.14.21 Got a little sailing in North of Ludlow but not much. Anchoring in Mystery Bay for the night.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 MikeHoncho at 7:46pm 06.14.21
Cant blocks for winch Phil Herring at 7:11pm 06.14.21 Hi Andrew, welcome to the forums? Let me make sure I undertstand... you want a winch pedestal or pa
3GM30F Clean-up Ken13559 at 6:44pm 06.14.21 Scott, have you consider turning the SCW Pump (mod require use of YM pump bracket) around like those
another really good reason not to ground at low tide.. Ken Cross at 6:43pm 06.14.21 Have you run a remote starter (see below) to try to turn the engine over? Sometimes unrelated thing
I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26 X, and looking for help on how to rig the boat. stickinthemud57 at 6:38pm 06.14.21 Wish I had some direct experience with that. My experience with roller furling is with my Hunter 170
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. Scott T-Bird at 6:36pm 06.14.21
H22 cover Phil Herring at 6:34pm 06.14.21 There are a couple of Hunter 22s; be sure you're both talking about the same boat.
Is tuning the rigging necessary? Ken Cross at 6:26pm 06.14.21 Your boat is made to take the mast up and down without tuning the rig.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 Ward H at 6:26pm 06.14.21 Well, I agree with all the other posters about what to check. This is not a walk away boat. Here whe
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. Ken Cross at 6:24pm 06.14.21 To me the intuitive interface of Garmin sold me. It's also really competitive in price. It has some
Got a new sailing dinghy Captain W at 6:12pm 06.14.21 Looks great!
Chartplotters and GPS how do you decide. Ward H at 6:10pm 06.14.21 Go to a West Marine store, tell the salesman to step away. Try each brand by yourself. Can you figur

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