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Don........ dmc at 5:43am 01.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3004 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to a horizontally curved traveler? I have a '78 Hunter 27'. I
Atlantic Crossing ginny at 3:48am 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3019 We are looking for a capable ocean passage boat ( particular across the atlantic). Ideas would be ap
Yamaha 9'dinghy answer - amazing! tomc938 at 10:35pm 01.27.09 Yamaha 1/1901 I hope nobody minds me starting a new thread on this, but I just had to share it and make sure it wa
Spiinaker Options for Morgan 32 waltdrechsler at 9:15pm 01.27.09 Morgan 3/2849 Does anyone fly a spinnaker and if so what are you flying?
strengthen bulkhead on C36? (1) John at 8:47pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3202 As I've posted before, I'm about to change the bulkhead on my C36 MK II. This is the bulkhead that s
Viksund 31 Goldfish, MS-33. Looking for more owners. (1) Foreverunstopable at 8:12pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2643 Greetings. I'm trying to locate more owners of the Viksund series of sailboats here in the U.S. Bjar
towing a Catalina 27 tedebee at 8:03pm 01.27.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2563 Does anyong out there tow a 27' Catalina?
How do I empty the holding tank on my 1994 Hunter 29.5 breakr at 7:08pm 01.27.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6693 Hello, I just had a delivery crew sail my new to me 1994 Hunter 29.5 to me in Roatan Honduras fro
Bronze Pipe Nipples Maine Sail at 6:53pm 01.27.09 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5719 I know this has come up before and no one has been able to find a source of real bronze, not red bra
Matching teak in reconfigured H34 galley zds at 6:12pm 01.27.09 Big Boats 7/1518 The next big project on my H34 is to reconfigure the galley. Those who are familiar with this boat k
Documentation Plaque Mounting... rpell46 at 4:55pm 01.27.09 Catalina 30 0/1437 Hi again all, I just documented my 1991 Catalina 30 Mark II and am looking for a good place to mou
boat sitting bottle of rhumb at 4:44pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1811 My wife and I have been unsuccessful finding a suitable gemini here in Florida for going cruising to
NPT to NPS through hulls (3) Roger Long at 3:43pm 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/15873 Note: This post turns out to be based on erroneous information (MaineSail does it again). The origi
155 Genoa Jib Sheets and sail Tips John/Illinois at 2:46pm 01.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1736 Need voice of experience for path of jib sheet ( insude or outside safety lines) for a 155 Genoa on
Painting Catalina 22 pairodoks at 12:22pm 01.27.09 Smaller Boats 3/5995 I live on a freshwater lake in South Carolina and have a 1976 Catalina 22. Although the boat is pri
Prop Pitch Airnsail 2 at 11:54am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1596 I currently have a 13 x 10 3 blade prop on my Catalina 270. A friend of mine has a 14 x 14 Martec 2
Keep it clean comfortzone at 11:53am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1940 I'm sure I'm not the only on who spends more time cleaning the boat then I do sailing the boat. It'
Hunter 35.5 water leaks Don12480 at 11:14am 01.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4299 I have a 1992 H 35.5 and I am trying to locate a water leak that ends up in the starboard rear of th
Upgrades Pro & Con JARHEADMAC at 10:33am 01.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2042 i Am Tempted To Purchase "upgrades" Of Sail, Winch, Furling, Trailers, Cleats And The Many After-mar
Battery Monitor garylinger at 7:57am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 22/5828 My current setup is 2 batteries - one 27 series "house bank" and one starter battery. My alternator

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Galley Stove Gimbals jssailem at 5:50am 02.20.22 Very Clever and functional Gary.
A few Hunter 306 questions jssailem at 5:41am 02.20.22 That sounds like a good idea. Just remember to release the trim tension when you begin to furl the m
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:24am 02.20.22 Yes, thinking this over, you guys are right. The BMS will shut it down.
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? jnorten at 4:55am 02.20.22 I've used Spectrum to match my early 80's Catalina white. It's pretty good (nearly perfect, but not
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 4:10am 02.20.22 While the swept back fractional rig design on your 306 could accommodate a larger roach on your sai
Galley Stove Gimbals garymalmgren at 3:08am 02.20.22 Here is my gimbaled stove. A fun little winter project Gary 2aINE-67S5E
Down windsails. danstanford at 2:52am 02.20.22 As jssailem notes above, the apparent wind is roughly 90 degrees for wind speeds up to 12 or so. Thi
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Stu Jackson at 8:54pm 02.19.22 The article above looks like exactly what I need. Here's another resource: https://c34.org/wiki/i
Paceship PY26 Icebox (1) Tally Ho at 8:26pm 02.19.22
Down windsails. Tally Ho at 8:07pm 02.19.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 7:44pm 02.19.22 You may have trouble getting the discharge current you need for starting from a Lithium bank that s
fore stay tension and new furler Will Gilmore at 7:36pm 02.19.22 As JS pointed out. You don't tension the forestay, you set its length for the rake you want, then t
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:53pm 02.19.22 Is this confusing to you too? The inventor of the treadmill died at the age of 54 The inventor of
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Two Sails at 6:42pm 02.19.22 This is not unique to Hunter owners. It is universal to all boats no matter brand or maker that use
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:38pm 02.19.22 Slow turning pump Low voltage from battery stuff fouling the pump stuff fouling the intake hose.
fore stay tension and new furler jssailem at 6:34pm 02.19.22 You set the length of the forestay in acord with the design of the manufacture. Should be the same l
Installing shore power jssailem at 6:26pm 02.19.22 Looks like a nice one. Size matters Hope it fits.
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 6:25pm 02.19.22 Slow turning pump Low voltage from battery stuff fouling the pump stuff fouling the intake hose. O
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 6:18pm 02.19.22 This is not unique to Hunter owners. It is universal to all boats no matter brand or maker that use
Matching gelcoat with a colorimeter ? Justin_NSA at 6:16pm 02.19.22 Traditionally the devices for paint matching are large and expensive, but like many electronic devi

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