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Happy Turkey Day ...... eh (1) Scott B at 8:29am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1353 Yesterday was Thanksgiving up north here. We took Friday off and made it a 4 day weekend. What a hug
New cushions for the Meant to Be '79 Hunter (3) Ian McGain at 8:19am 10.14.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1593 New cushions for my 1979 Hunter the Meant to Be I thought I would share. Cushions from ad on this si
Why do I over/under trim? Brian D at 8:17am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2988 Is it me or is it me? Obviously it is me. Every time I trim I always trim incorrectly. I will chang
Pendant line on 85% jib Boat n Bus at 8:00am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5064 Don, The 85% headsail on my O'day 25 has a wire line about 18" that hooks from the tack of the sai
Need polar chart for a Hunter 35.5 Bert17825 at 7:21am 10.14.08 Racing 3/6112 Does anyone have a polar chart for a Hunter 35.5? A friend is interested in racing his boat, and co
California's fire season (1) Brian D at 6:49am 10.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2459 Like Christmas, it comes every year. This photo was taken last night, 10/13 @ 21:40. These fires are
Will a 12' O'day sink? beddiro at 10:15pm 10.13.08 Bigger Boats 3/2977 I'm a new owner of an older fiberglass 12' daysailer. Since I am just learning how to sail with thi
Running aground/dude in his underwear (3) Hermit Scott at 10:12pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2156 My boat sat on the previous owners private dock for a month while I rebuilt the engine and reinstall
New Owner H23.5 Mark H at 9:43pm 10.13.08 Smaller Boats 16/2507 I am the proud new owner of the 1993 H23.5 I posted a pic of her a few days ago. She a real deal bea
O'Day Class Association Mr. Breeze at 7:16pm 10.13.08 Day Sailers 1/1383 I just purchased my O'Day222 this April , and I'm having a blast! There are several other 222's at m
Hatch gasket smarcus at 6:42pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1994 I own a 1977 Pearson 28. I need a new gasket for the original hatch. The hatch cover is fiberglass a
Catalina 310 Chris Connor Halifax NS paulj at 6:40pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1304 Chris I rolled up my asym in a a 15 knot wind with my Rolgen, worked very good, works better than th
Questions: Winter Storage of inflatable dinghy? We2Sail12113 at 5:13pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 12/15831 Question: Does anyone know the "best" method of storing a Hypalon inflatable for the Winter, in New
Size of packing material Roy10289 at 3:45pm 10.13.08 Big Boats 1/1063 I own a 1995 Legend 37.5. The boat is new to me as of last year. I have a constant drip from the stu
Air dryers All U Get at 2:28pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1827 I've been getting ready for shrink-wrap and have been seeing the usual ads for air dryers. Has anyo
Rudder Vibration rcgamble at 1:42pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1291 hello I have a spade hung rudder on a 38 foot catamaran and at 1500 - 2500 rpms I get a noticable ru
STIFF Steering - The Battle Continues!! Coyote at 1:27pm 10.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2147 I have asked several times on this board for assistance on my STIFF Steering, and have gotten EXCELL
A Disagreement That You Can Clarify Rusty at 1:26pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2503 My name is Rusty. I have been in an argument with my friend over the origin of the phrase, "Three S
transom motor mount rmouton at 12:16pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1634 my kicker motor sits in the cutout of my 26 footer. my only problem is that i am restricted from sid
Hopefully my last request on this subject Coyote at 12:06pm 10.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1226 Stiff Steering - The BATTLE Continues I have asked several times on this board for assistance on my

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Sails - Open Discussion (2) Sailavie1 at 7:05am 05.30.21 I replaced both sails with these from Evolution. Had to enlarge my main sail cover to accommodate th
Brightwork (5) Orbweaver at 6:49am 05.30.21 Thanks all. The teak cleaner was used OFF the boat. I sanded a lot of the old finish off, then hosed
Cleaning heat exchanger Blitz at 6:23am 05.30.21 looks like you changed your original post from mixing elbow to heat exchanger. a year ago I set up
H310 heeling jssailem at 5:56am 05.30.21 Like car racing it may take you a bit of time to learn the art of adjusting your sail to make your b
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! jssailem at 5:44am 05.30.21 I observe that the product has a warning. Regarding using it the, label states, it is an IRRITANT.
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! shemandr at 5:12am 05.30.21 They also make covers for cables. I always thought that was a little precious. Nevertheless, if yo
H310 heeling shemandr at 5:08am 05.30.21 ... Wouldnt it sail much more efficiently a lot flatter? Yes! Something is wrong. Maybe your sai
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:31am 05.30.21 Seems like access to the mast head is the real problem. From what I read here and elsewhere the elec
33.5 reefing configuration wdonovan at 4:20am 05.30.21 I dont think the sbove arrangement will work. You need the reef to pull down the luff and do it with
Brightwork dlochner at 4:13am 05.30.21 are the first and third pictures cetal? Yes. And I just deleted the third picture as it was the s
Sail Track Lubricant (1) All U Get at 3:53am 05.30.21 I made some of these from an old sail, did a great job cleaning the slot on the furlers. I may hav
rudder rigging question rgranger at 3:49am 05.30.21 De nada
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. All U Get at 3:47am 05.30.21 In my distant construction career we used cable clamps, strong but not applicable for boaters. I wo
A tree fell on my Mac. Tedd at 10:51pm 05.29.21 I would have thought any of those parts would be repairable, except you need the extrusion for the m
Cleaning heat exchanger MikeHoncho at 10:29pm 05.29.21 curious also as insitu means in place. I guess you could add the vinegar to the outlet of the raw w
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! MikeHoncho at 10:22pm 05.29.21 I think he's trying to make you look good......and the cord
Cleaning heat exchanger Blitz at 9:11pm 05.29.21 how do you do this insitu? I was assuming you'd have to remove it for a good soak.
Brightwork Blitz at 9:07pm 05.29.21 Be carefull with the Teak Cleaners. The 2 part cleaners are highly caustic, cause the grain to raise
Moisture damage S/V Tenacious at 8:32pm 05.29.21 Ours is soaked upon inspection and needs the exact same fix. Just wanted to say thanks for posting.
Bimini DArcy at 8:08pm 05.29.21 On my C&C27 I had a dodger that provided a bit of shade while sailing and a canopy that zipped to th

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