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Hunter Marine holiday schedule Phil Herring at 1:10pm 12.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1058 This just in from our friends at Hunter Marine.. Hunter will be closed for the holidays from Decemb
Raritan PHII ScottyIrwin at 12:21pm 12.17.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2498 I have one of these heads that is in desperate need of rebuilding. How can i determine the date of m
Out of control HAL at 10:39am 12.17.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2678 Is it fair to say that a simple fact of sailing is, that no matter how large or small a boat is, at
bunker positions for 0day 23 wade at 9:40am 12.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1886 Hi all, I am refitting an old trailer for my 74 Oday 23. My boat is in the water and the cu
Waterline Tape cscott at 8:28am 12.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3064 What type of Black Tape is used to mark the waterline on the Macgregor 26 sailboats? Mine needs rep
recommended outboard motor for capri 14.2 luckylen at 7:36am 12.17.08 Smaller Boats 4/10090 please advise recommended specifications of outboard motor for a capri 14,2
Radar installation George127 at 6:41am 12.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1835 We are planning on installing a Radome antenna on the mast of a B-343 this Spring. Has anyone done
Hurth gear box failures jansan1 at 4:03am 12.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/6343 Having had two Hurth ZF 5 gearboxes fail in two years I am thinking of installing a ZF 10 unit as a
23.5 bimini bad_com_pany at 2:51am 12.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1529 am wondering here since I bought the boat "2months ago" its now shrinkwrapped and came with no bimin
need input on sailing h23.5 bad_com_pany at 2:08am 12.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1575 I recently purchased a23.5 hunter and had a few questions Ive owned runabouts , cabin cruisers , hou
Possible rudder issue Hobknobbers at 1:34am 12.17.08 Newport 3/2681 I own a newport 27TM and am having severe problems holding on to this boat while sailing. I can go d
Halyard size kdnichols at 7:30pm 12.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1466 I'm getting ready to buy some rope clutches to run my halyards back to the cockpit. In May I had bo
Beneteau 323 owners, need a friend Mike8193 at 7:22pm 12.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4486 I read this forum often and get great information from it. Sometimes the information is a little ov
Lancer 28 loose stanchions Fairwind at 7:18pm 12.16.08 Lancer 0/1533 One of my stanchions was loose and leaking, the one on the starboard side near the front of the cock
Hot Rum MoonSailer at 7:18pm 12.16.08 Sails Call Lounge 10/3371 The days are colder now and iced rum is not as much fun as it was in August. So now my rum is hot.
swing keel Jackeebaby at 6:50pm 12.16.08 Newport 3/3521 I am new to sailing and just purchased a 1973 newport sailboat with a swing keel. My problem is I ca
Hank or Furler??? Robeon at 6:46pm 12.16.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/18529 I have a 1984 Mac 25 that I trailer. My hank on jib has seen better days and I am considering changi
Leak in Hull - Catalina Capri 16.5 rayjanine@aol.com at 6:46pm 12.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3222 I have a 2006 Catalina 16.5 and when I removed it from the water this fall and opened up the drain p
1972 Cascade Schooner Thatiscorrect31 at 5:20pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1326 Hello All, My dad and I were looking to buy a '72 Casecade Schooner 33.7'. I was unable to find any
Check boat temp 9am this mourning paulj at 5:03pm 12.16.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1563 http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cc37b3127ccec5b5531daafb00000040O08BctGjdqxcA9vPg4/cC/f%3D0/ps%3

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CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Juice6576 at 7:49am 06.09.21 Depends on your boat. I had a CDI FF unit on my H26 for 15 years. It was simple, easy to rig and eas
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) LakeShark at 7:32am 06.09.21 @BarryL that does seem to be the consensus. Although I also agree with @PaulK in that the contact o
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts ricksoth at 7:12am 06.09.21 These are all great. Thanks for posting. Finally looked at the YT videos and see that only a sin
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) BarryL at 7:12am 06.09.21 Hey, All boats racing need to communicate. If YOUR spotter sees a boat and informs you, AND you don
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Timm R Oday25 at 7:03am 06.09.21 I installed the CDI furler as a new sailor on my Catalina 22 . Zero issues ,make sure you have it ou
Leaking deck blocks! dmax at 6:55am 06.09.21 I mounted new deck organizers last year - they didn't need to be raised so they're mounted right on
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 6:53am 06.09.21 Fishermans Bay a good anchorage with shore access as well as moorage at the Lopez marina. Small town
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Leeward Rail at 6:49am 06.09.21 d you install your furler yourself It had been previously installed upside down, by "professionals
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts cb32863 at 6:41am 06.09.21 Thanks to all that posted comments. The boat is a CAL 2-27 so the rig stays up full time. I using
I am the Boat Battery Executioner. BarryL at 6:39am 06.09.21 Hey, I have a similar situation - boat on mooring, short engine run time, minimal electrical needs.
Leaking deck blocks! justsomeguy at 6:38am 06.09.21 waiting for rain to see if the leak is sealed No garden hose?
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville jssailem at 6:32am 06.09.21
Leaking deck blocks! kappykaplan at 6:32am 06.09.21 I had a similar problem with an organizer block on my boat. There's no reason why you can't reseat/r
Harbor Rebuild at Mandeville jssailem at 6:29am 06.09.21
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 flightlead404 at 6:28am 06.09.21
How would you patch this? jssailem at 6:26am 06.09.21 There is a reason when doing a layup on a large hole you use a backing plate. The plate provides a s
CDI Flexible Furler - Thoughts Sailfanatic at 6:25am 06.09.21 .... If you don't use the CDI with integrated halyard, do you need a 2nd halyard installed to use
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 flightlead404 at 6:23am 06.09.21 You're confusing Victaulic fittings with NPT fittings. A Victaulic fitting requires lubricant on i
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? MikeHoncho at 6:22am 06.09.21 Bluetooth connectivity is a nice option. I have BT connection with my solar charger and battery mete
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 6:18am 06.09.21 Friday Harbor has a nice guest dock. You can call ahead for reservations. Long walk down dock. Float

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