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NOAA charts in your plotter? Hermit Scott at 12:14am 02.21.09 Ask All Sailors 18/5590 This is a question a boat restorer not a actual sailor would have to ask. Are chart plotters for rea
Winch Pads deepfreezesailor at 10:19pm 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1804 Where or how can I find the location of the winch pads on a 1977 Venture 25?
Sailing south. . .slowly! Ed Schenck at 6:14pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2459 Ladylove is underway!! Neuse to Morehead City on Thursday. Out the Beafort Inlet into the Atlantic
advice/suggestions requested for attaching boom 40' hunter luvitt at 5:54pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1407 any suggestions? just had the mast stepped and Im attempting to do all rigging myself (new shrouds/
what oil in 4jhe? are aftermarket parts bad? luvitt at 5:50pm 02.20.09 Big Boats 14/11194 I just filled my newly revived 4jhe with 15w-40 Shell Rotella upon recommendation from the local Nap
Mast and Boom....Refinishing? sloopy at 4:33pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 16/8409 I have my Cape Dory 25 sloop at home at the moment for some upgardes and maintenance. Since the boom
Conditions of Sale, Boilerplate dancing bear at 1:05pm 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2156 I am selling the MacGregor 25 and am preparing a receipt. What conditions of sale should I note on
Replacing the keel cable jkincannon at 12:35pm 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2351 OK, I read the posts and have decided to go ahead and buy a new 1500# winch with brake. I like the i
Hunter 240 potty height Jehr at 11:53am 02.20.09 Smaller Boats 3/1662 Hi, does anyone know the exact height where the potty goes in the H240? I expect it is around 13 or
Email this post Stu Jackson at 10:40am 02.20.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2085 Phil, in the "olden daze" when the post was emailed the entire text of the thread would be sent. No
Catalina 30 smile repair (1) tomdow at 10:40am 02.20.09 Catalina 30 5/10475 My Catalina 30 has the infamous catalina smile. I would like to do a quick repair on it. Possibly wi
YANMAR 3GM30F Head Gasket Rick2413 at 9:36am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 6/7865 Putting my 3GM30F back together and my Yanmar Service manual(older version) states to coat both side
Removing old registration numbers and names Git-R-Done at 9:03am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 30/3666 Any ideas on how to get the old registration number and the old name off my new (old) boat? I tried
Jib Tack Attachment gholker at 8:45am 02.20.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1252 I have a CDI Drum furling on my 27. The tack of the jib attaches to the top of the drum via a cord
water in head cindym15934 at 8:43am 02.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1977 We always have about 3-4 inches of water in our head even after flushing bowl empty. it seems like
Outboard motor mount phdoc007 at 7:30am 02.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4647 I have a Mac 25 with an outboard motor mount that makes it nearly impossible to raise the motor when
Asymmetric spinnaker for Hunter 31 (2007) fupls at 5:14am 02.20.09 Mid-Size Boats 12/6786 I'm going to order an asymmetric spinnaker for my H31, but I don't know where I should secure the ta
Question regarding drilling SS guard BobM at 3:24am 02.20.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2089 Any advice on how to drill both Navpod mounting holes and a hole for chasing wires down a 1" guard?
Ssb Instalation With No Backstay AndrewB at 3:20am 02.20.09 SSB and Ham Operators 6/8991 I have a Hunter 410 (with no backstay) and would like to hear any suggestions for the Antenna. I
Corrosion/ Zinc problem- thru hull and keel bolt... reserche at 12:56am 02.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2688 Hello Hunter Owners! Okay..here's the issue of the day - before imminent disaster, i.e., losing a k

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Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 6:00pm 11.09.21 If you plan on spending any time at a dock, I'd think twice about it. Was at a small Jeanneau open
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 11.09.21 I could show you 5 or 6, in our club, all painted by the same expert painter. They look totally "li
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 4:57pm 11.09.21 Easy..........do an internet search on "Hunter 460 (466 or 46) spinnaker images" to see examples.
Mast Step lyricpekka at 4:54pm 11.09.21 thanks so much. Going to boat tomorrow, will get a picture. Great ideas and info, thanks again.
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:46pm 11.09.21 Great stuff, that will be very helpful. Also, where did you find the photos of the 460/466 flying th
Wrapping topsides Ward H at 4:45pm 11.09.21 A couple of years ago @jssailem, @LeslieTroyer and I spoke with a rep for a company advertising wrap
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:43pm 11.09.21 I will attach my spinnaker halyard and possiby with the top-down furler tomorrow and take photos of
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina 31seahorse at 4:38pm 11.09.21 Thomas Magnum, watch your "six". Will Gilmore is the new sleuth in town!
Wrapping topsides berner73 at 4:32pm 11.09.21 If you plan on spending any time at a dock, I'd think twice about it. Was at a small Jeanneau open
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 4:32pm 11.09.21 I will attach my spinnaker halyard and possiby with the top-down furler tomorrow and take photos of
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:26pm 11.09.21 Profurl Spinex 5.0 Spinex 5.0 (profurl.com) looks like a quality top-down furler. While I do not ha
Mods to our 35s5 (5) Hollyberry at 4:15pm 11.09.21 Gnarly weather here these past few days.. but work continues A previous owner had removed the vinyl
Mast Step sail sfbay at 4:14pm 11.09.21 Missing or damaged? Photo? Suggest contacting Klacko, who made/make metal parts for C&C sailboats,
Occaisional Head Smell marchem at 4:13pm 11.09.21 None, and many good reasons why there should NOT be a macerator pump in the TOILET discharge line.
Raising the Mast Tater at 3:55pm 11.09.21 Try YouTube "mast raising" Thanks.
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 3:54pm 11.09.21 like button more than once;) You should never generalize women. It's wrong to make broad assumpt
Wrapping topsides DArcy at 3:29pm 11.09.21 I asked about this last year. There is a bit of information in that thread https://forums.sailboatow
Wrapping topsides FastOlson at 3:27pm 11.09.21
C&C 27 Mk3 Hull Depressions Sailfanatic at 3:24pm 11.09.21 Most likely these would be dimples caused by over-tensioning the rigging. If you back off the riggi
Adding a 115V outlet Stu Jackson at 3:24pm 11.09.21 Probably not as FLA batteries take a long time to put back the last 15% or 10% or even 5% SOC. Tha

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