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Hunter 260 water ballast Roxie6 at 1:55pm 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/6326 Glenn, Sorry, novice here. I've started to sail on inland waters and have been out in 35 mph gusts
Design Factors Affecting Reverse Prop Walk (1) rardiH36 at 10:03am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3411 Dear Glenn: Thanks for your participation on the forum. I've been reading and learning! I tho
Hunter 310 (wheel brake rack and pinion) Alain at 9:46am 04.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1411 I would like to know from someone who change the wheel brake on a hunter 310 1997, if you had to re
Hunter 310 (windlass) Alain at 9:40am 04.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3220 If you owned a hunter 310, can you tell me what kind of windlass is installed in your boat, and if
Tabernacle vs. Mast Hinge mpmurray527 at 9:21am 04.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3722 I'd like to install a device to enable me to raise my mast solo (Venture 17) without using winches,
Jib Quoddy at 7:24am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2107 Is the design of the B'R rig substantial enough to sail on jib alone? Specifically theH260 with boom
Adding Jeanneau as a specific ..... sailing now at 6:50am 04.04.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/2157 Manufacturer... Is is possible?? Thanks
Testing Battery State of Charge / Volts Only (8) Maine Sail at 6:32am 04.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 30/11041 I have seen the discussion many times here where folks say they monitor their batteries state of cha
Crew Wanted in Florida ggrizzard at 5:35am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1722 It's prime sailing in Florida now and I would like to share the opportunity with local sailors befor
VPP & Ratings in Design 356_Steve at 5:29am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1571 Glenn, When you do a design, do you normally do the VPP or polars as part of the process? I have c
Sounding stick Roger Long at 4:34am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3383 The lady with the tape in the tank reminds me that I should mention my better sounding tube. This i
Self tacking jib Quoddy at 4:34am 04.04.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1859 Would a self tacking jib on a track be a design improvement for the H260 as far as ease of sailing?
Inmast furling Outhaul replacement on B321 cymeyer at 4:32am 04.04.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2152 Our boat is 10 years old and have not replaced any of the furling lines. I saw some time ago how to
26s height for shed Jansen at 8:19pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1636 I am away from my 1992 26s and my son asked me how much clearance he needs for a shed to put the boa
steering David21856 at 6:58pm 04.03.09 Morgan 1/2336 We have a 33 O/I with hydraulic steering . How do you bleed the system? I have noticed some noise li
Springs for a Drydock trailer for Mac25 Mack Toles at 5:59pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1215 Need to replace the springs on the trailer. Can't find the capacity of the trailer. Would like to
Polishing SS (2) Tim R. at 3:13pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2286 Why buy new when all it needs is a little polishing. Here are the 2 pedestal guard bases from my bo
Remote Security Cameras? NotCook at 2:48pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1644 Like the idea of being able to check on my boat at the marina while I am at home. When we were at Ba
replacing upper shroud Hunter 20 1983 DaveHunter20 at 2:29pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1899 I live in N. Carolina and need a replacement upper shroud. Does anyone know the length or rigging s
Lake Coeur d' Alene? cptzeon at 12:54pm 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2496 We're thinking about doing two weeks on our 26x on Lake Couer d' Alene. Anyone been there? We'd lov

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Balmar battery monitor and ACR Mark Maulden at 1:11pm 02.20.22
Balmar battery monitor and ACR dlochner at 1:10pm 02.20.22 Mark. Dave (@dlochner ) nailed the details of the 2 banks and the SG200. I am installing an SG200 i
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Mark Maulden at 1:09pm 02.20.22 <p>
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Justin_NSA at 12:59pm 02.20.22 A dripless seal may be something to consider when you do the haulout. Plenty of discussion and testi
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Tom J at 12:24pm 02.20.22 I've been told by local dock neighbors this stuffing box uses shaft seals and not flax packing. I
Refrigeration caps sail sfbay at 12:07pm 02.20.22
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:01pm 02.20.22 Woodster is alive and well...you can find him on Facebook...Woody Goforth in Fairhope AL. He's on m
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Justin_NSA at 11:54am 02.20.22 Check - it may be 2 1/2" across the flats on the nut but not the shaft itself. I thought it was ju
Defender Sold dlochner at 11:54am 02.20.22 Ralph, did you talk with Dave at Marine Outfitters in Kingston? Five years ago evil Simple Green o
Spinnaker car. sail sfbay at 11:14am 02.20.22 Consider a new track and spinnaker ring car.
H240 mast type Crazy Dave Condon at 11:10am 02.20.22 See if there are any numbers at base of mast
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Crusty Ol Salt at 10:42am 02.20.22 Great idea. The US Navy uses red at night in the berthing and exterior vestibule to save night visio
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Johnb at 10:34am 02.20.22 The shaft is 2 1/2". Thanks! Check - it may be 2 1/2" across the flats on the nut but not the sh
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Diablito at 10:33am 02.20.22
mast raising (3) mikeracca at 10:23am 02.20.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Alan Gomes at 10:23am 02.20.22 I've been told by local dock neighbors this stuffing box uses shaft seals and not flax packing. Yo
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 02.20.22 I've been told by local dock neighbors this stuffing box uses shaft seals and not flax packing. I
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 02.20.22 I see his last posting was Aug 5, 2019 . We can only hope he is still well. I always found his po
Defender Sold Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 02.20.22 them Canadians appear to have money to spend... He sure wasn't talking about me :frown:.
Spinnaker car. PaulK at 9:56am 02.20.22 Rig Rite shows it as no longer available. The car (and track) is curved to match the front of the m

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