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Wing keel higgs at 4:39pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2483 I chartered a Hunter 38.5 - it may not be your design - but was very puzzled by its design. It had
Rigging a spinnaker James19955 at 4:36pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2106 I need some advice about spinnakers and small boats. I have a 1982 Oday 23 and am now comfortable
Hunter 49 Sequitur at 4:14pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/2578 Hello Glenn, Thank you for taking the time to respond to our questions. I am the very proud owne
BVI Trip Photos (1) Tim R. at 3:26pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2394 I just finished sorting, editing and uploading my BVI Photos. See the first photo for a map and iti
1985 Catalina 30 shaft length jaydog5000 at 2:11pm 04.01.09 Catalina 30 3/1972 Does anyone know the prop shaft length for a 1985 Catalina 30. I have the original M25 universal di
boatersworld sale changing tomorrow. luvitt at 1:32pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1480 im workin now. they just told me iit goes to 20% ' up tomorrow. everything shifts up by 10% elect
retorque the keel callejo at 1:23pm 04.01.09 Big Boats 7/1774 My 1997 passage 450 has never had the keel tightened. Is this a big deal? Can I just retorque the
Single Line Reefing Diagram Mike H. at 1:04pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/8630 Glenn: We just bought a 94 Hunter Vision 36 with the stayless rig. The previous owner had done
knotmeter paddlewheel Banooma at 1:03pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 33/12978 After spending my first season convinced my knotmeter display or transducer had failed, I discovered
Deckhand Chokes To Death On Baitfish Soundbounder at 1:00pm 04.01.09 Sails Call Lounge 1/3432 Boy,.....talk about a freak accident.....:confused: This is really bizarre. http://www3.signonsand
Auto pilot or Tiller pilot Esat Hadimli at 12:15pm 04.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1762 Can anyone give me an idea about an auto or tiller pilot to be used on my 1998 26X?:)
Newbie wanting some experience Slim pickins at 12:05pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2176 I am a total newbie so forgive if I am posting this wrong. I have been reading ALOT on this forum (u
need advice for loading Mac 26x+Trailer on flatbed... phyrefighterjay at 11:55am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1803 Yep, I'm going to do it this way...Travel to galveston tx load it on a flatbed trailer and tow it ho
1985 Hunter 40 - Keel NYSail at 11:00am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1915 Hello Glen! A friend of mine has a 1985 Hunter 40 and says that his keel wobbles slightly. He als
Mast Gooseneck compressed into mast lhodge at 10:56am 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 22/6359 Glenn I have a 2006 H36 that my wife and I have been sailing since 2006 along the east coast and t
Phil: I was in your neighborhood last weekend higgs at 10:45am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1421 Phil - I just noticed where you were from. I wish I had been more observant in the past as I would
Icom VHF (1) Warren Milberg at 10:38am 04.01.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1316 Here is another VHF of mine, an Icom IC-M55 VHF. It works...but, the volume is very low and does not
Bottom Stripping CMM at 10:30am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2682 I have finally decided to strip what could be close to 20 layers of bottom paint off my 1989 Catalin
Abandoned Boats... dvideohd at 10:30am 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 18/11542 I read an article on abandoned boats - and how they are turning up in a lot of places.... I wonde
Please explain what this is.... (1) das997 at 10:25am 04.01.09 Yamaha 2/2366 Hi Folks: I've owned my Yamaha 33 for about a year now, and I'm still puzzled by this ... here's a p

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Greatest knot tying in the world Leeward Rail at 9:12pm 02.18.22 I am more impressed by the backing plates.
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 9:09pm 02.18.22 Thanks for the info @jssailem and @Joe, I may not have framed my question too clearly. I'm (painfull
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 02.18.22 David, how old are they? What's the issue with replacing blocks that actually fit on your existing
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Joe at 8:51pm 02.18.22 Harken's track is proprietary. So, you'll have to change the track if you change hardware brands.
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 8:45pm 02.18.22 I've been able to get my 2gm20f beyond 3000 rpm, and I want to say at least 3200, maybe even 3400,
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 02.18.22 The same could be said to be true of paralleled banks with coulomb counters. I've had my Link 2000
Balmar battery monitor and ACR Mark Maulden at 8:21pm 02.18.22 Dave, it is wired as you state. Yes, talking about the sg 200. When the ACR is connecting the house
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 8:07pm 02.18.22 I'm gradually absorbing knowledge about LFPs and BMSs. It's funny, some things that are probably co
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? jviss at 7:55pm 02.18.22 I have a few questions, if you don't mind. First, how did the sheaves get flat spots on them? Wher
Defender Sold shemandr at 7:23pm 02.18.22 This is big. Will there still be hot dogs at the spring sale event?
Greatest knot tying in the world Will Gilmore at 7:06pm 02.18.22 WgSwvDkJVxE -Will
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (1) sailingdeac at 7:04pm 02.18.22
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 02.18.22 Have you looked a Lewmar? Good suggestion. I had looked before and saw they had T-track cars, but
2022 PacificNW Weather Update mermike at 6:12pm 02.18.22 Perfect. I'm sailing to PT and hauling out on February 28.
Defender Sold mermike at 6:00pm 02.18.22 Welp, another one down the tubes.
Greatest knot tying in the world mermike at 5:59pm 02.18.22 I don't know why but that really made my day.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? dlochner at 5:58pm 02.18.22 Have you looked a Lewmar?
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Davidasailor26 at 5:11pm 02.18.22 From the look of the photo of the mast base plug it seems like there are big holes for water to esca
Greatest knot tying in the world Davidasailor26 at 4:59pm 02.18.22 Maybe. But the real test is if you can untie it after the tide comes in. :biggrin:
Balmar battery monitor and ACR dlochner at 4:47pm 02.18.22 I assume you are talking about an SG200 from Balmar. A good battery monitor is key to understanding

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