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Sailing around clearwater. Fla.? biorapper at 12:06pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3595 I did an archive search and found very little information. Planning a trip in early April, I think,
Why Not To Paint Your Prop (with copper based paint) (1) Maine Sail at 12:04pm 03.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 16/15161 When we bought this boat the PO had been very upset with the bottom paint job they had done in Flori
Edson Steering Chain and Cable Tha Gaol at 11:52am 03.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1498 Edson lists 10 different chain an cable replacement part numbers http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinest
Heat Exchanger Zinc Witzend at 11:23am 03.08.09 Catalina 310 4/2559 The Westerbeke # is 011885 1/4" x 1.75" Does anyone know if the Standard 1/4 zinc they sell at West
Auto pilot installation ranchu56 at 10:29am 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/1234 Raymarine below deck auto pilot To all, I've been offered a below deck autopilot. On the Raymar
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware - HELP Twister Sister at 8:54am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1856 Help: I have a v ery vintage Venture 2-24 which I purchased prior to last season. On our first out
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware Twister Sister at 8:52am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 Help: I have a very vintage Venture 2-24 (73) which I purchased prior to last season. On our first
50knots in 20knots of wind!! Richard Bryer at 8:32am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1729 Interesting design. Hard to get home tho! Note the acceleration from the anchor in "full On" clip.
Buff Magic kseace at 6:38am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/46894 As the weather becomes warmer we all focus our attention toward getting our boats ready for the summ
Raymarine S1 autopilot Benny at 7:36pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 40/15005 Been replacing our unit with an S1 model. It comes with a rudder position sensor that we thought we
hurray!!! Cpt. Jon at 6:13pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1707 We are camping out at last! Hard to imagine we had a snow day earlier in the week and are now spend
Mast Base Organizer - Question for Appleman Shoaldrafter at 5:18pm 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4075 Appleman: What brand organizer did you use under mast. I am thinking of adding one while I have
Anchor fox islander at 4:59pm 03.07.09 Catalina 30 3/1464 Wondering what you guys are using for an anchor (type and weight) on your C30's. Mine came with what
REWIRING - Help Everlong 25 at 3:31pm 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1515 Okay, spring is just around the corner and I promised myself that I would replace the 34 year old wi
Sailing today - Solomons Island, Chesapeake Bay garylinger at 2:30pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2619 After my wife, grandson and I checked on the boat we drove to Solomons Island, MD (the central Chesa
Hunter 216 Outboard Lock? bloomac at 2:02pm 03.07.09 Smaller Boats 4/1304 Does Anyone have any tips on outboard locks for the Hunter 216? Looking at the $80 Stazo, but not
Electrical wiring Nick and shar at 1:58pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1117 We just bought our first boat ever--1980 28 Hunter form the original owner--great guy. New motor/ tr
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal SailorBabe at 1:55pm 03.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1326 Can anyone please tell me the correct PSS Shaft Seal Size for a 1989 Hunter 30? The shaft is 1", but
Rudder problem ehelms7477 at 1:32pm 03.07.09 Big Boats 1/1207 I have a 1987 Hunter Legend 40 and the rudder was rubbing the bottom of the hull with a hard starbo
Awaiting the marine survey... yugnoir at 11:04am 03.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1624 Well the sale is now conditional on the marine survey, hope all goes well cause I've already made so

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Hunter 25.5 standing rigging rgranger at 2:28pm 01.24.22 He told me I could just crank down on the main sheet and would keep the mast from leaning to do th
Dufour 31, your thoughts sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.24.22 Based on these options I would purchase the pristine Defour 3800 SailboatData.com - DUFOUR 3800 Sail
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging JBird at 2:11pm 01.24.22
Rudder, ice breaker at 2:02pm 01.24.22 There are people that do industrial x-raying. I have seen it used in the building trade to make sur
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Dan260 at 1:56pm 01.24.22 Thanks for the input all! I am trying to learn a lot very quickly and this forum is a gold mine. Ta
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? rgranger at 1:54pm 01.24.22 That is cosmetic only.
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging rgranger at 1:52pm 01.24.22 Did you check here at SBO?
What is your oldest boat picture? rgranger at 1:49pm 01.24.22 That is a very cool picture!!!!!
Second Battery (1) fullsaildan at 1:48pm 01.24.22 So my boat is not much bigger than yours but I am an engineer so I over do everything. I have 2 bank
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 1:46pm 01.24.22 I installed a new Trident 101 waste hose roughly 7-8 yrs. ago. When I first installed it, there wa
Second Battery Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 01.24.22 There is another type of battery switch called a Dual Circuit Plus. It has OFF, ON, Emergency Combi
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 rgranger at 1:39pm 01.24.22 The only problem, campsites do not have a pump out which presents an issue. I own a camper and the
Boom Van Line Replacement & Length jssailem at 1:36pm 01.24.22 Ken I am guessing you do not know if the previous owner replaced the boom vang line. Might be a reas
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. rgranger at 1:35pm 01.24.22 Thnx
Buyer's or Seller's market? (1) rgranger at 1:30pm 01.24.22 Like in real estate, and not like "that's a fake boat"? or maybe this...
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? Tater at 1:29pm 01.24.22 I think most would agree that repairs are generally possible. My boat is mostly plastic and easily r
Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? jssailem at 1:16pm 01.24.22 It is unlikely that those cracks will sink the boat. If the boat fit my desires and the price my bud
"Hawkeye" Rick D at 1:16pm 01.24.22 So sorry to see this old warhorse neglected. The purchaser does not appear to have done anything. I
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:06pm 01.24.22 FWIW, I also have an electric winch for my halyard. It is a Lewmar OP2 - not the most powerful win
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:03pm 01.24.22 Spray some McLube on the sail bolt rope. Dirt and oxidation in the groove of the foil can cause bi

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