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Boating & health John at 8:57pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 29/4486 The thread I previously started on issues about sailboat size for a blue water cruiser started to mo
First sail of the New Year (3) Manny at 4:19pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3006 Went down today to put my main sail back on after patching it and it felt like a good day to go out
Hood furler Jimm at 3:57pm 01.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1728 I have a single line Hood furler on my '93 Cat30 --- does anyone have instructions/diagram for chang
gps price is nice or is it sailks at 3:26pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1492
Water Ingress Bing at 12:18pm 01.03.09 Bavaria 10/4079 :)I'm new to this site and am still trying to find my way around. We have a brand new Bav 31 Cruiser
Edson steering brake jasosa at 11:51am 01.03.09 Big Boats 4/2029 We have an Edson rack and pinion steering in our Hunter 466 and the brake is not functioning anymore
S2 9.2A Bimini RussB at 11:51am 01.03.09 S2 9/7567 I have a 1979 9.2A with stern transom mounted traveler. I would like to add a bimini but have no ide
Taking on water? ScottD at 10:22am 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3450 Just got a call from a friend who checked on my boat, in a slip, on a lake. He told me that the ster
Taking on water? ScottD at 10:18am 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1230 Just
Split Stern Rail wdorman at 10:06am 01.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1842 Does anyone know if anyone makes or has modified a continuous sten rail and single backstay to a spl
Venture 22 1974 / Foam floatation Wanderer at 8:59am 01.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5364 I came across a 1974 Venture 22. Does anyone know if this boat has foam floation as did my Venture 2
Arch Leak on 2004 - 46ftr jlm at 7:52am 01.03.09 Big Boats 2/1108 The aft stbrd SR is the recipient of a water leak caused by the arch connection to the deck. We have
Leaking coach roof ports boatguy322 at 6:38am 01.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1443 I am having a terrible time trying to seal the coach roof ports. I have removed , cleaned and reset
Welcome to the LOHSA forum Ken Palmer at 5:03am 01.03.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 5/4189 Welcome to the new LOHSA Forum. Please use this forum to communicate with the other LOHSA members.
Dampness on Hunter 40.5 (3) PrincessoftheLake at 4:35am 01.03.09 Big Boats 11/2691 I am puzzled by what appears to be a moisture problem on Emmanuel, our 1995 Hunter 40.5. It is only
H23.5....motor mount finish Mark H at 11:15pm 01.02.09 Smaller Boats 0/1053 I have :doh:recently removed my orginal split teak wood motor mount board. It measured 2x6x17.5 inch
Increasing a rode's caternary DanW9494 at 6:22pm 01.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3526 A 7:1 scope on a set anchor usually means a good night's sleep. The purpose of a 7:1 scope is to giv
rigging the mainsheets on a 23 ft 1973 portager vpalma at 5:51pm 01.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2723 Does anyone have a picture showing a 23 ft Portager Venture mainsheet rigging using a block with two
1980 H36 Prop shaft removal kair at 5:51pm 01.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1788 All, I am in a situation with my prop shaft. I have removed all hardware and the shaft is too long
Decals PERCHER at 4:49pm 01.02.09 Big Boats 0/983 I would like to replace the old cracked decals on the hull of my 1984 Hunter 34. Does Hunter still

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When to move up? Leeward Rail at 7:14am 02.11.22 But if there is a windjammer available, I might still look at it. I believe the former Yankee Clip
When to move up? Scott T-Bird at 7:10am 02.11.22 @Pkeller , take a look at a few 27'/28' boats but don't jump before looking at a few 30' boats. I f
Galley Stove Gimbals FastOlson at 7:10am 02.11.22 My galley range (Origo 6000) has enough weight in the bottom oven assembly for the gimbaling to fun
CENTERBOARD HELP (1) twodzusfittings at 7:02am 02.11.22 Work done so far. I reached out to Rudy today, via email and with pictures. I await his response.
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 6:57am 02.11.22 No myth. Just compare British and American sailing magazine usage. I'm not buying it until I see a
When to move up? seadaddler at 6:20am 02.11.22 The most common boats that are popular is of course is the Catalina 30 or Hunter 30 and these get l
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust RoyS at 6:16am 02.11.22 Temporarily disconnect the small hose at the top of the mixing elbow and direct it to a bucket. Star
Saloon or Salon... BlowMeAway at 6:09am 02.11.22 What you gonna do with the drunken sailor? https://thesweetchunksband.bandcamp.com/track/drunks-o
When to move up? All U Get at 6:07am 02.11.22 I had my eye on a three-masted windjammer but my wife refused to look at it. We decided 45 feet and
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 (1) jssailem at 5:57am 02.11.22 4 ft is not bad. A chandler that sells boat diesel heaters should be able to supply exhaust pipe in
Saloon or Salon... All U Get at 5:56am 02.11.22
Saloon or Salon... AlastairLC at 5:41am 02.11.22 Yes, but let's not start an urban myth that's not rooted in truth. No myth. Just compare British a
Ford 20 information landhort at 5:27am 02.11.22 After finding and reading through Glen-L's book, RIGGING SMALL SAILBOATS, I understand how to rig my
Add a dedicated starter battery sailme88 at 5:25am 02.11.22 Maybe before you get new batteries, check all your connections, especially the negative. Clean the
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:10am 02.11.22 My mast gets unstepped at our Club... no cost... Transportation to our house is $400. Roughly a 10 m
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 4:59am 02.11.22 I pulled my one and only below water thru hull last weekend. What I found was a little surprising.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 4:48am 02.11.22 @ Davidasailor26 "anything rated in CCA or reserve capacity is not a deep cycle battery. " I don'
When to move up? shemandr at 4:17am 02.11.22 You can always make more money. You can't make more time. You live in a great cruising area and yo
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:10am 02.11.22 Thanks Rich and Tom. The thing is that the tank was clean. I soaked it in Seafoamed gasoline just to
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:46am 02.11.22 +1 for the recommendation to get a digital voltmeter and check the voltage drop in the starting circ

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