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cold weather and interesting phenomena (1) Ross at 8:59pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2350 This was the frost patterns on Nancy's car monday morning.
Florida Atlantic coast sail, spring 2009 Mark Major at 8:10pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2155 I am currently planning a Florida Atlantic coastal sail aboard my 1986 Hunter 23 during March 2009.
Hunter 212 spinnaker vines at 7:10pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 0/1271 Apparently I am going to need a spinnaker to have any success racing this boat. Can someone point me
Hunter 212 mast raising apparatus vines at 7:05pm 12.03.08 Smaller Boats 1/1495 Can anyone show me what you use or tell me the process you go through to raise the mast? I took the
forum Newbie Question WillSail4Food at 5:22pm 12.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1725 Is there a way to search this forum for the answer to the question I just posted about sink covers o
Venture24 Rudder gedoelcam at 5:21pm 12.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/909 My Venture 24 came without a rudder. I made something to get through my first season and checking ha
Cutting Board over 310 sink WillSail4Food at 5:19pm 12.03.08 Catalina 310 5/2289 Have any of you 310 owners purchased or fabricated a cutting board to cover your sink when not in us
Sink Drain-Dumb Question jackj4 at 4:32pm 12.03.08 Big Boats 6/1526 OK...where does my galley sink drain? I thought at first it went into the bilge under the dinette t
trailer rollers instead of bunks Jansen at 3:53pm 12.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2775 I had trouble loading getting it all the way into the V at the front. It floated to within 6"s or s
bunks versus rollers Jansen at 3:50pm 12.03.08 Trailer Sailors 15/7146 I wonder if rollers would help load my Mac 26s. I floated it most of the way but the last 6"s were
Looking for wind chart maps online Wakadui at 2:56pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2056 Can anyone point me in the direction of an online wind chart map. Can only find fee only wind chart
anchor sizing joefusa at 2:54pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 28/5287 any thoughts out there on the correct size and type of main anchor for a C-30 - not a lunch hook? as
Beneteau 49 and First 50 Hull Forms? Wakadui at 2:47pm 12.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2379 Anyone know the difference/benefits in hull forms between the Beneteau 49 and First 50? Entry? F
Hoses for engine cooling system King Elliott at 1:56pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1690 Can anyone direct me to a place to buy replacement hoses for my Yanmar 2QM15 diesel engine? It's in
Global Positioning System wlaschober at 1:39pm 12.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3133
Telltales Editorial Don Guillette at 1:02pm 12.03.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3281
rating someone Ctskip at 12:59pm 12.03.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2136 I can't seem to be able to leave a rating for anyone. I click on the little figure and nothing happe
Electrical Bonding dbdaniel at 12:40pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1884 The prev owner of my 42p, for whatever reason, decided to remove some of the bonding wires on the bo
specifications of Hunter 23.5 trailer Johan at 12:30pm 12.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1711 Hello, i have sent the message below to Hunter Marine and did not get an answer yet. Maybe some of
Anyone heard from MaryC? Clark at 12:05pm 12.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1347 She/they were on a trip from Grand Rivers, KY to Mobile., AL in mid-Nov and had asked about her 280

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Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 ScottFreeRick at 6:24pm 10.27.21 There is a shop in Halifax NS. He thought they had the proper rod and ends to do the repair. I did p
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. BOSSailor at 5:54pm 10.27.21 I would suspect a leak in the heat exchanger somewhere and a previous owner just removed the HX from
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. mjsb at 5:53pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway? No, no h
1987 Catalina 27 cabin bilge pump? SailingLoto at 5:44pm 10.27.21 If you look on your port lazarette (locker in the cockpit seat) you should see a manual pump with a
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 DeniseO30 at 5:39pm 10.27.21 I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old ca
Replacing throttle and trans cables 1984 H34 ScottFreeRick at 5:35pm 10.27.21 I had to replace my throttle cable late summer. It was a bit of a challenge. I removed the old cab
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. BOSSailor at 5:35pm 10.27.21 Definitely sounds like the lines for a water heater. Do you have hot water when underway?
1987 Catalina 22 Anchor Rode (1) Leeward Rail at 5:20pm 10.27.21 Further to what @LakeShark said.. 3 strand/laid nylon is what is commonly used for anchor line. Ny
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Ward H at 5:14pm 10.27.21 I started doing my main the same way a couple of years ago. I then carefully roll it up so it just
Is there room for a Composting head in a 1983 Hunter 34? (1) heritage at 5:04pm 10.27.21 I installed a C-Head in my H27 last year. It was tight but does work. So nice to get rid of all th
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... Tally Ho at 4:41pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring grea
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 4:40pm 10.27.21 Quoting some movie I don't remember ... "The vines, they sleep." But in the spring they bring great
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 4:31pm 10.27.21 DoB, I appreciate the thoughtful and helpful reply! My initial motivation was, albeit ignorantly, a
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... (1) Tally Ho at 4:28pm 10.27.21
Marelon Seacock fail! FastOlson at 4:24pm 10.27.21 Many years ago, when the series 93 ForeSpar valve was a new idea, we replaced all of our 1988 OEM Ma
Winterizing bilge on my H37 Tally Ho at 4:10pm 10.27.21 I put some AF in bilge to keep any water tha makes its way in there from freezing solid and doing da
S/E Marina Recommendations smokey73 at 3:31pm 10.27.21 Take a look at Beaufort SC. There are three marinas there.
S/E Marina Recommendations capta at 3:28pm 10.27.21 Charleston City Marina is one of the best marinas I've ever stayed in, anywhere in the world. When I
More on Maine Sail Project_Mayhem at 3:19pm 10.27.21 https://marinehowto.com/support Donated. Any chance you could sticky the url or put it in the firs
DIY Fuel Polishing System capta at 3:19pm 10.27.21 There is little advantage to a polishing system if your tank(s) are not spotlessly clean. You alread

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