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Don........ dmc at 5:43am 01.28.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3007 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 9/3033 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 1/1908 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 3/2867 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 9/3218 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 0/2645 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 4/2573 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 7/6709 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 13/5780 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 7/1526 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 0/1441 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 2/1813 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 28/15929 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 1/1738 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 3/6005 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 3/1597 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 10/1949 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 8/4315 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 11/2080 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 22/5846 My current setup is 2 batteries - one 27 series "house bank" and one starter battery. My alternator

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Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Hayden Watson at 7:37am 02.27.22 8 years ago after many years of multiple attempts to remove the flange, I finally used an angle grin
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? dmax at 7:32am 02.27.22 Unfortunately, I have the perfectionist gene which is tough when you have a 35 year old boat, so I l
What is your oldest boat picture? Justin_NSA at 7:32am 02.27.22 Everyone has me beat. I've been on boats.. I was a baby when we sailed to America from Germany in th
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? kappykaplan at 7:31am 02.27.22 My boat is 39 years old! I take whatever quality parts I can find. I have Harken, Lewmar, Schaefer
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? Hayden Watson at 7:29am 02.27.22 My boat began life as a decent quality production boat with a good basic set of sails and sail handl
Down windsails. Hayden Watson at 7:22am 02.27.22 During races, the Star lives in the v-berth for easy sets and douses through the forehatch. When cr
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 jssailem at 7:08am 02.27.22 breakdown of the rubber in the mount I think you are correct, from an averaging perspective. Looki
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 Crusty Ol Salt at 6:33am 02.27.22 In theory it works well to remove the bracket from the block and replace the mount on the bench but
transmission heat exchanger question jviss at 6:28am 02.27.22 I would worry less about the thermal conductivity and more about corrosion; thus, though expensive,
transmission heat exchanger question CYQK at 5:24am 02.27.22 Jerry Thks for the reply.. Its just basically two flat surfaces will look for your suggestion
Down windsails. jssailem at 10:11pm 02.26.22 V-berth. The sail is soft and cuddly. :biggrin: Besides why do you need all that space solo sailing
Hunter 49 setee ScottySailor at 9:16pm 02.26.22 Thanks that really helps. what year is your boat? Aft/Centre cockpit?
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:36pm 02.26.22
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop (1) Joe at 8:07pm 02.26.22 I'm asking here because they're not available And it also says this pin stop version is the replac
Hunter 23.5 - Tiller Extension size Joe at 7:45pm 02.26.22 Tape a yardstick to the end of your tiller. Sit on your coaming (or as far outboard as you feel com
Hunter 49 setee (3) mdaitz at 7:23pm 02.26.22 Here are some pics - not really doing a repair but rather upholstery replacement
Down windsails. DArcy at 7:21pm 02.26.22 I have an asymmetrical, cruising spinnaker, but I've never used it. I really wish I could. I will
Down windsails. Diablito at 7:15pm 02.26.22
Down windsails. Davidasailor26 at 6:15pm 02.26.22 Read somewhere a picture is worth a thousand words.... no idea how much a video is worth. Probably
What is your oldest boat picture? (1) JerryA at 6:05pm 02.26.22 Me with my first sailboat, a Precision 13 in 2004. Pretty much like a Laser.

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