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Cherub. 25 Distance sailing Ameribritalia at 10:29am 01.06.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1722 Curious to know if anyone has done distance sailing on a small boat particularly a Hunter 25. I h
Demopolis Yacht Basin MoonSailer at 7:57am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1846 Does anyone have any experience at the Demopolis Yacht Basin???? I plan to move my boat to the coast
Anyone want to sail on Huron and Michigan in January? Rob Hessenius at 7:26am 01.06.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/2329 Sailors, There is a great site www.sailonline.org that offers online sailing to help you cope with t
Spinnaker questions Geo16639 at 7:14am 01.06.09 Seidelmann 2/3215 Hello All Hope everyone had a safe and joyful holiday season. I got a kite for Christmas for the S
How much does your gimbaled stove/oven swing Calypso at 4:32am 01.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/7505 I am installing a gimbaled Origo 6000 in my S2 9.2C. How far back should the unit swing? Right now I
Cleaning plastic port frames... reserche at 1:42am 01.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1221 Hey there! Well, this restoration/ rejuvenation of the 1980's Hunter 31 I acquired this past summer
Built quality sonny at 8:01pm 01.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/3463 :confused:Hello All Hunters' owner, Recently I purchased a new Hunter 33, 2008 model and ordered w
Intra coastal waterway Mac at 6:59pm 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 17/2632 I'm planning on retiring in a few years and would like to travel down the ICW. Our plan is to stop
Dripless Shaft Seal chris sturrock at 5:22pm 01.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1266 I just had a dripless shaft seal installed on my 2002 Hunter 340. However there is some leakage dur
ST60 Wind Instrument Installation in H29.5 GmanSeaman at 3:05pm 01.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1158 Recently received a new Raymarine ST60 wind system. Am looking for "best practices" and hints re: in
Hunter 28.5 1985- First boat- Opinions? 2sail4ever at 3:02pm 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 21/21740 We are seriously considering, (finally) our first boat, a 1985 Hunter 28.5, previously owned by one
Cockpit drain repair - Help! (1) sinnettc at 1:30pm 01.05.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1511 I went down to check on the boat (on it's trailer) on Friday and found two unpleasant and potentiall
Sail passage Miami-Bahamas and back Marc Robic at 12:58pm 01.05.09 Destinations 20/33351 I've recently added to my "Before I die" bucket list, to do a Florida to Bahamas passage and was won
Fresh water in bilge and rear compartment sailacat34 at 12:35pm 01.05.09 Big Boats 0/1350 Upon my mid-winter check up on the SaLin, on the hard, I noticed a good amount of water and slushy i
cat 30 spreaders bobbyg at 11:56am 01.05.09 Catalina 30 3/2185 The Spreaders on my 1983 Catalina 30 appear to be badly worn at the bracket connection. I noticed on
Rinsing the Macerator Rick D at 11:11am 01.05.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4511 Peggy wrote "It apparently hasn't occurred to 'em that not only does a macerator need to be rinsed o
Cushion cover question. Roger Long at 10:53am 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2260 My V berths cushions are in a single piece and the berth is slightly asymetric so I can't turn the c
Rudder dimentions Doug Bauckham at 10:41am 01.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1135 I have a '78 Oday 25, swing keel, with a broken rudder. The blank that I purchased to replace it doe
Jib Sheet Cleats philwsailz at 9:47am 01.05.09 Catalina 22 1/1584 I suppose you could call this a poll, sort of... I have never been a fan of the horn "pinch" cleat
Tartan & BOAT US John at 9:15am 01.05.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3645 Does anybody else here get the magazine from Boat US, and if so have you seen their article on the (

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How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? sail sfbay at 4:25pm 01.18.22 Can you take measurements or scan the dimensions when you haul out for a survey?
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Terraphobic at 4:07pm 01.18.22 New boat and old trailer for a shoal draft but I need to mod supports to allow for width of wing...e
Trying to identify this boat (1) kgallowaypa at 3:41pm 01.18.22 201863
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 3:38pm 01.18.22
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? (2) dmax at 3:37pm 01.18.22 Those are Navtec U-Bolt chain plates, the part that broke looks like this: lock that is tied into th
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 3:35pm 01.18.22
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 3:24pm 01.18.22 Free boats aren't free, that's for sure, but they can get you out on the water if you have more time
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? (1) sail sfbay at 3:20pm 01.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! New sailboat? To determine the wing keel width suggest an internet search o
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? patbratton at 2:52pm 01.18.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/we-have-completed-the-great-loop-in-a-260.93665
Coast Guard multi year renewal sail sfbay at 2:40pm 01.18.22 The benefit of a five-year expiration is NOT having it expire BEFORE the annual renewal application
Coast Guard multi year renewal Rich Stidger at 2:34pm 01.18.22 Please educate me. What is the advantage of a multi-year CG Documentation renewal if the yearly pri
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 01.18.22 Definitely not "threaded into the deck." And yes the EYO forum will be by far the best place to get
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Stu Jackson at 2:27pm 01.18.22 You could also ask here: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/forums/maintenance-mechanical.1
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:27pm 01.18.22 Deck stepped mast, hinged at the deck. Hinge has a pin that you take out and put in to keep everythi
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 2:26pm 01.18.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:23pm 01.18.22 Your boat - I suspect that a 27' boat would be much too spartan for the trip. You are talking about
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Rick D at 2:20pm 01.18.22 Based upon what you have, they should be through bolted. Hopefully, there is no cabinetry in the way
New tool :) (1) jeepbluetj at 2:17pm 01.18.22 Can you show a picture of that? I just got a solar setup for my boat still trying to figure out th
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 01.18.22 You start with a very ambitious plan but then you make it sound all sketchy when you talk about DIY
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? shemandr at 2:00pm 01.18.22 At least in regard to the Shinnicock Canal, which isn't in your route but is part of the ICW, there

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