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Using a computer as a chart plotter higgs at 9:35pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 23/5199 I thought I would start a new thread as this is a good one and will be easier to discuss here than i
H22 Reefing DavidB75 at 9:26pm 03.31.09 Smaller Boats 2/1211 Hello everyone, I would like to know what you guys think about reefing the main using the outhaul (a
Horizontal Wheel - something for thought Franklin at 9:23pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1627 Glenn: A couple of years ago I had a vision after watching "Failure to Launch". It was the horizo
Trailer bunk liners David F at 8:06pm 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1675 Retrieval methods onto trailers has a lot of history on these threads. But, I can't find anywhere if
A couple of design questions Manny at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1397 Hi Glenn, When designing a sailboat other than a racer, how much, if any, consideration is given
Rusted Leaf Spring Trailer....Replace with Bolt on Torsion Axle? phyrefighterjay at 8:03pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/5169 Hi ya'll I just bought a Mac 26x down in Texas...I have not seen the boat, but trust me the deal is
Keel Shapes BroadReach at 7:36pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1754 Glenn, While in the yard recently I was parked next to a Hunter Legend 35 that was in the process of
Mounting new grill sinnettc at 6:55pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2746 My wife bought me a Kuuma grill ' rail mount for my birthday. I'm in the process of getting the boa
Chainplate Rebeding And Depth Sounder Question (so I Don't Clog Up Boards, Thank You) stephenronning at 6:49pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4322 Hello: my sailiboat has water stains on the bulkheads and so I need to rebed my chainplates. What do
Cleaning & adding Gauge to Fuel Tank Mike Denman at 6:10pm 03.31.09 Big Boats 17/2408 I'm going to clean out my fuel tank on my 1987 Hunter 34' and add a float for a Fuel Gauge. My
Interesting day yesterday (3) CharlieCobra at 6:04pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2090 I got laid off from Boeing after almost five years and I got this: Grandchild number seven. Aubrey
Reverse to starboard? AndyO at 5:56pm 03.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2620 I have a 1981 H30 that will not reverse to starboard. From reviews of that model on this site, the i
Can someone please confirm my underwater measurements (1) mchrisk at 5:43pm 03.31.09 Lancer 1/2198 Ok so today I put on my scuba gear and scratched away more growth than I'm willing to admit to and t
Tide programs and daylight saving time Bob V at 4:47pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1269 This is the time of year that I have to be carefull with my Tides ' Currents Pro software that I dep
Adding hanks to a genoa....spacing ect.... Bill Davidson at 4:18pm 03.31.09 Catalina 30 0/1306 Hi, I'm going to convert my 130 and 150 genoa from a racing foil setup to hanks. This would
Computer without dedicated nav area Roger Long at 2:42pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1363 Here is how I'm doing it: http://www.rogerlongboats.com/09Misc.htm#Computer
count the day lost when you don't learn something Ross at 2:37pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 I went to the boat today to see how well she weathered the winter. She did very well without me. I c
Need Trailer Help phyrefighterjay at 2:26pm 03.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1235 Hi Everyone, I just purchased a Mac 26X 1995. I am heading 17 hours south to pick it up. THe owner s
Hunter 41 Rudder Post Bob 41 at 1:55pm 03.31.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1550 Hi Glenn - it is greatly appreciated that you are taking the time to talk with the Hunterowners - th
Refrigeration Project Jagermeister (1) Merry Prankster at 12:11pm 03.31.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2299 I found a working Jagermeister cooler in the garbage the other day and I am dismantling it to explor

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Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch DayDreamer41 at 7:49pm 02.24.22 Have a look here, this is the company who supplied the original fixtures https://itcshopnow.com/coll
Long term lay up info Ralph Johnstone at 7:24pm 02.24.22 Inded, I can't think of ANY reason it should be/needs to be run at all. Not unless you're trying
Sail question Rickth at 7:16pm 02.24.22 Thanks for the replies. Sounds to me like it is an anchor riding sail.
Long term lay up info Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:15pm 02.24.22 I am putting a boat on the hard for several years. You're overlooking two important systems: The fr
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback jviss at 7:10pm 02.24.22 Since you asked for opinions, I think it looks good, and I know a varnished teak toerail is a lot of
Long term lay up info jssailem at 7:06pm 02.24.22 My cousin says, his dad parked a tractor with a Perkins diesel at the edge of a field. Life happened
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 6:58pm 02.24.22 One of the reading lights in the forward cabin of our 2007 41DS has a switch that is intermittent.
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 6:41pm 02.24.22
Sail question (1) Tom J at 6:35pm 02.24.22 Yep, riding sail.
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 6:26pm 02.24.22 ...........Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine?....... Agreed......
Long term lay up info sail sfbay at 6:24pm 02.24.22 .........Why remove the batteries when the solar panels will/should deal with them?........... Afte
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch Tater at 6:23pm 02.24.22 I am a day sailor and don't know much about larger boats. I do know a little about lighting. If this
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend Davidasailor26 at 6:16pm 02.24.22
Potential Buyer of DS1 itsmeken at 6:07pm 02.24.22 @Stu Jackson All good questions. I'll be sailing it in lakes in Utah. It's needs to be trailered a
Tiller Tater at 6:04pm 02.24.22 I wonder how flexy that emt will be under load. Last year I needed a new tiller; a pair of new whe
Potential Buyer of DS1 Stu Jackson at 5:53pm 02.24.22 If anyone has any other favored training sailboats like the DS1 let me know. Where will you be us
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend jssailem at 5:48pm 02.24.22 Was it on the paperwork when you bought the boat? Usually provided with a bill of sale.
What are these. jssailem at 5:47pm 02.24.22 The blue tarp might be a cockpit cover. The round centered hole might go around the back stay, then
Long term lay up info Stu Jackson at 5:41pm 02.24.22 Second question: Boat's going to be on the hard. Why bother with running the engine? It ain't goi
Sail question jssailem at 5:39pm 02.24.22 :plus: with @Hello Below Riding sail.

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