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Sounding stick Roger Long at 4:34am 04.04.09 Ask All Sailors 2/3392 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 1/1880 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 8/2166 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 5/1647 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 1/2361 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 3/1221 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 15/2296 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 5/1647 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 3/1915 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 9/2506 We're thinking about doing two weeks on our 26x on Lake Couer d' Alene. Anyone been there? We'd lov
Design considerations of the 49 wing keel Brezzin at 12:49pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1813 Glenn- Thanks for taking the time. I'd like to know your thoughts on the design of the wing keel f
Boat vibrations selkge at 12:38pm 04.03.09 Catalina 30 2/1718 When idling and slow speeds I have a noisy vibration. This is most evident when idling in the slip.
Top Climber TexasLakeSailor at 12:37pm 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4927 Has anyone used an ATN Top Climber? Did you find it easy to use? Is it worth the money or is it easi
The Henderson Bow Sequitur at 12:09pm 04.03.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/3395 Hi Glenn, It is easy to watch the evolution of the Hunter designs under your hand; your very disti
Running Spinnaker Halyard inside Selden Mast Dmac336 at 11:32am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1967 I have an In-mast Furling mast from Selden....there is a Halyard chamber on fore side of mast...also
Warpage in the pop deck jkincannon at 11:09am 04.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1233 I am replacing the wooden part for the horizontal sliding hatch on my V22 and noticed the pop top de
Alternator for Mercury 6 Scubajeep at 11:07am 04.03.09 Smaller Boats 6/1579 I would like to put a alternator on my mercury 6 but I have not had any luck in finding out if this
looking for a room mate/ sailing mate. blownaway at 10:27am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 16/3236 I know this may sound strange and I will gladly accept feed back. I'm looking for some one male or f
Some questions for an older H33 Cherubini inquiztr at 10:13am 04.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2828 I have bought an 78 Cherubini 33' sailboat last august that I have been living on. I am getting it r
Mast Wiring Witzend at 10:09am 04.03.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1702 Anyone ever added wiring down a furler mast for a wind transducer on a 2001 Cat 310? There appears t

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Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:38pm 03.05.22
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:28pm 03.05.22 Will, Did you have daughters?
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:17pm 03.05.22 you forgot rules 9 and 10 9. Bring her home on time, I will be here cleaning my rifle 10. Bring
Coronado 15 jssailem at 5:43pm 03.05.22 Perhaps a picture or two of your rig might help. Based on where the centerboard pivots, I would thi
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 5:32pm 03.05.22 found them myself, in aisle C. :facepalm: Groan.......
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 5:19pm 03.05.22 I packed mine with standard flax about 4 years ago. No drips when stopped. Water gets forced into th
Sailing and Ham Radio (not the way you think) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:13pm 03.05.22 I have been a long-term user of Harken blocks to support dipoles
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Nachismo at 4:59pm 03.05.22 I had a well respected mechanic replace the stuffing box less than a year ago. I was painting the b
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel chriscampbell at 4:56pm 03.05.22 Also check the negative bus, which on my 240 was a bolt connecting all the ring terminals on the bl
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? heritage at 4:53pm 03.05.22 https://www.amazon.com/CNEEL-CATL-310Ah-Lifepo4-Battery/dp/B096LLH1R6?th=1 These appear to be the c
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel chriscampbell at 4:51pm 03.05.22 Crispy, West Marine does have the on/off and the on/off/on switches that fit the panel we have. The
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? quadrille38 at 4:43pm 03.05.22
Stereo replacement justsomeguy at 4:29pm 03.05.22 I know, old thread brought back to life. I'm going to be replacing a dockmate's stereo, located just
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 4:24pm 03.05.22 I was at the supermarket today and asked a clerk where they kept the canned peaches. He said "I'll
Coronado 15 dlochner at 4:09pm 03.05.22 The bungee might be a preventer. If the boat capsizes it may keep the centerboard from retreating up
Structural? JBissi at 4:04pm 03.05.22 @Crazy Dave Condon Thank you so much for the info, i will leave it as is. Trully appreciate how hel
Standing room only Rick486 at 3:38pm 03.05.22 I was thinking of doing the same. Did you fabricate it yourself? Yes. Very simple. Stainless tubi
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 2:50pm 03.05.22
Beneteau 323 jakeoleboy at 2:49pm 03.05.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 2:39pm 03.05.22 Possible issues: Did you stager the cuts of the stuffing so they are not aligned? The cut points c

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