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St. Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail Coyote at 4:28pm 12.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1434 Greetings All,,, Was curious to see if any of my fellow Hunter Owners will be attending the St. Pe
Bimini for Catalina 270 kczach at 2:09pm 12.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/5103 Hi all, I have a 2002 Catalina 270. I am looking for an aft bimini. Is there anything that is p
Owners Manual kristi at 1:44pm 12.02.08 Newport 1/3271 I am looking for an owners manual for a 1974 Newport 28 that I just aquirred. Please respond with an
Sad sign of the times as Hunter dealer closes (1) Scott B at 1:29pm 12.02.08 Sails Call Lounge 16/5519 Angus Yachts of Toronto, a large Hunter dealer in Ontario, has closed its doors. Angus represented
Companionway opinions wanted Roger Long at 10:48am 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2864 Help me make up my mind. I'm stuck on the fence and looking for some ideas to get me to go one way
Stickies Warren Milberg at 6:57am 12.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2017 Phil: I note that we now have about 7 "Stickies" in the "Ask All Sailors" Forum. While this informat
26C, S, D... what's the difference? Cappn Mark at 5:19am 12.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 69/62387 Can someone please let me know what the different letters for the 26s mean. I have a 26d. I know tha
Best for anchoring? HAL at 5:17am 12.02.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1520 Which is best, fishfinder, sounder or lead line? Does a fishfinder help in anchoring by showing bott
Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area Cappn Mark at 5:09am 12.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3077 Local chapter of the RYC sails areas lakes May (sometime March) thru Nov. Send message if you want t
More small forum modifications Phil Herring at 12:02am 12.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1861 Based on survey input, we have added text links in each reply of the forum threads so you have easie
Want to add bowsprit (plank) w/roller Jim J at 8:25pm 12.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2374 I am thinking of adding an anchor roller on a plank type bowsprit and a rope (chain)locker to my 199
Roller Furling Fairwind at 7:59pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/3803 I just installed an "Alado" headsail roller furling system on a Lancer 28 and the installation went
Kiwi Prop first year (1) Jim Seamans at 6:05pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1334 I've just finished my first season with the Kiwi Prop. I'm impressed. Feathers well, very good power
Motor mounts for SB 8 Hunter 27? spflyer at 5:53pm 12.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2032 Anyone have any suggestions for motor mount replacement for my Yanmar SB 8; Cherub 27? Leo
Replace bulkhead? John at 5:46pm 12.01.08 Big Boats 1/1863 I have a bit of dry rot in the port bulkhead - the one right behind the head - in my C36 MK II. I ha
Reefing the Main - HOW??? garylinger at 5:19pm 12.01.08 Ask All Sailors 31/5908 I posted a question (with pictures and diagram) asking about how to reef the main on my S2 9.2C. I
Replacement Dodger Windows Mysterious Ways at 4:45pm 12.01.08 Big Boats 3/4749 I am replacing my old, scratched, cloudy plastic dodger window. I received two prices for the materi
Vehicle for pulling a 26s Jansen at 4:26pm 12.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2936 I just pulled my 1992 26s 1,400 miles from Tuscaloosa to near Clearwater, FL and had a great time sa
going to the islands on an H27 jotruk at 4:21pm 12.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2020 I am thinking about taking my h27 '79 model to the coast and possibly going to the Caribbean. My que
Posting problems Warren Milberg at 2:56pm 12.01.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/2457 Phil: I was recently at a fellow sailor's home. We talked about SBO and he said he wasn't register

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 3:16pm 01.19.22 Excellent tip, thanks for that idea... I'll go scan thru available boats but that sounds like a goo
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:13pm 01.19.22 my wife has said she would do the loop with me when we retire. She would rather not do it all at o
Starter or battery Ward H at 3:13pm 01.19.22 I'd try a different, known to be good and newer, battery first. Despite never being used if the ba
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 3:09pm 01.19.22
MMMI Scam? Tally Ho at 3:07pm 01.19.22
MMMI Scam? Ward H at 3:01pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron. Whoops. Wondered why the post office was involved. Thanks for
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 01.19.22 You'd think it would, and so did I for years, but people have been flushing veggie oil for decades w
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:53pm 01.19.22 Yes it a crane took it down for last winter's storage and the spreaders come off because the storag
Heat exchanger anode Stu Jackson at 2:29pm 01.19.22 I think you have two challenges here: 1. Hoses 2. Type of HX support - hose clamps or built-in bra
MMMI Scam? sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.19.22 When I did an internet search on United States Power Squadron and went to request an MMSI I get "Thi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 2:11pm 01.19.22 @dlochner You were putting your mast up and down with a crane, correct? Also, you took your spread
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:09pm 01.19.22 That's the thing - I thought I got it from one of the towing companies. If I remember USPS required
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:02pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:02pm 01.19.22 I think tfox2069 has written the best article yet on the realities of a gas generator on a boat. I n
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:49pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailme88 at 1:33pm 01.19.22 Took my own above advice and documented today... By this time next year they may have sorted out all
lubricating anemometer bearings JoeWhite at 1:22pm 01.19.22 I had this problem. I used hair clipper oil and dropped several into the shaft and exercised it with
MMMI Scam? Marmalade at 1:21pm 01.19.22 USPS... you mean Power Squadron, correct? I got mine from them too. Just wanted to clarify... some
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? (1) dlochner at 1:17pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (fe
Heat exchanger anode JoeWhite at 1:16pm 01.19.22 On my c36 the anode nut screws into the HX with much shorter collar. I can unscrew and remove with n

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