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California Marina Frank P at 12:47pm 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1645 Hello All, I am thinking of moving my boat to Al Larson Marina in Wilmington, CA. It's a pretty rou
Owner photo albums walt at 12:21pm 11.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1170 Just passing on this from the "site" forum - To see the owners photo album's (bunch from posters
Wind Instrumentation JohnBoy at 8:46am 11.17.08 Big Boats 16/2472 Hello Everyone! Just purchased a 2009 Hunter 36, and am of course very excited about it. The d
Cuba seal4sail@tds.net at 8:26am 11.17.08 Destinations 12/4133 We're planning on sailing from the Dry Tortugas and to the west end of Cuba for a stopping place to
Catalina Ensignia wrgawne1 at 8:12am 11.17.08 Big Boats 3/1799 I would like to replace the Catalina ensignia on my sailcover as one side has faded significantly bu
Yanmar 3GMF Oil Leak H34Rich at 8:06am 11.17.08 Big Boats 0/51 Hello. Has anybody out there had any experience with replacing the rear (crankshaft) Oil Seal mounte
E for Effort Hec @ 19 at 7:20am 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1592 This guy deserves some sort of prize... http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/boa/920130407.html
RIB's Review(Walker Bay genesis?) FOB at 6:58am 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 6/5434 I'm in the market of purchasing a RIB. I have my eye on the Walker Bay Genesis 270 Light Folding tra
Heater Recomendations... dvideohd at 6:39am 11.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1707 What type of heaters would be useful in cooler weather...? When I am working in the back or at do
Islander 36 Broken Mast-Repair or Replace capn_hank@yahoo.com at 5:19am 11.17.08 Islander 3/2946 The mast on my Islander 36 snapped due to a broken chain plate. I need information on repairing it o
Islander 36-Broken mast, Repair or Replace capn_hank@yahoo.com at 5:10am 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1851 The mast on my Islander 36 snapped, due to a failed chain plate. I'm needing information on repairin
Painting a Keel (2) mudtertel at 5:03am 11.17.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1669 Hi all ,I have a question for anybody who will read this. I have a 25.5 Hunter,it has a cast iron ke
Appropriate 'Bon Voyage' gift? (2) Grizz at 9:27am 11.16.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3814 A friend is beginning the 1000-mile trek from Chicago via river system (Illinois, Mississippi, Ohio,
H23.5 ....sail slides on main found Mark H at 9:55pm 11.16.08 Smaller Boats 12/2170 I was walking around my boat checking everything at the boat ramp before starting home.I found on th
Stripes and lettering garypolumsky at 9:28pm 11.16.08 Smaller Boats 5/1508 What is the best way to remove old stripes or lettering from fiberglass gelcoat hulls.
Proof of concept Fishfinder to look forward MoonSailer at 7:59pm 11.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4734 I hooked my fishfinder transponder to the end of a boat hook and stuck it down into the water with t
Not sure who did this lube job (1) paulj at 7:46pm 11.16.08 Catalina 310 4/1856 See any thing unusual ? :doh: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf37b3127ccec5f49e765fec000000
Raw Water Cooling System Questions morgantheship at 7:38pm 11.16.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1240 I am in the process of repowering my Hunter 27. It currently has a Renault engine which I will be r
Boat Specs and Speed MDO at 6:55pm 11.16.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2460 I am starting to search for the next boat. One criteria is that the boat should be competitive as an
Headliner work GaryO at 6:18pm 11.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1751 I am looking for someone to replace the headliner on my Beneteau 430. I am located in the NY tri s

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Charging acceptance dLj at 7:13am 01.09.22
Charging acceptance dlochner at 7:08am 01.09.22 I think the same way about using the genset as little possible, but when I do it would be better du
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace brazenarticle at 6:53am 01.09.22 ..I'm considering making my own out of SS. I've seen recommendations to use Schedule 80 pipe and fi
Point to ponder: furling the jib Sailfanatic at 6:51am 01.09.22
Charging acceptance All U Get at 6:31am 01.09.22 Tom, need some more information. What kind of batteries? How many? Total Amp hours? Also what kind
Traditionally made boat fenders Light air at 6:27am 01.09.22 Very interesting. I got to the 4min mark and fell asleep. Next time I'll put the volume off.
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 6:25am 01.09.22 I wonder if the fact that the main line will be coming up through the hole in the noodle, that it wi
Point to ponder: furling the jib Justin_NSA at 6:17am 01.09.22 Like others, I put a few wraps on the furler, secure the furling line, and secure the sheets. Most
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) All U Get at 5:59am 01.09.22 Years ago I filled an old fender with noodles and had used it for certain docks. It seemed to compre
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 5:49am 01.09.22 I don't think it will be hard to scale up. I just went to Home Despot and got some 3/4" nylon twis
Point to ponder: furling the jib kappykaplan at 4:28am 01.09.22
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:28pm 01.08.22 201614
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) daydreamerjr at 11:23pm 01.08.22 Looks like a nice boat. I see a bow sprit on it which is a nice touch. Every time we tack there is a
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 9:03pm 01.08.22 This boat has both running backstays/checkstays (connects to mast near the top of the headstay, and
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 01.08.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of cab
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:28pm 01.08.22 Now that I think about it though there is something you could look at. A lot of boats of that vintag
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:28pm 01.08.22 I used the term "inexperience and stupid tax." Yes sir learned an expensive lesson there. I also le
Point to ponder: furling the jib sail sfbay at 8:24pm 01.08.22 .........I have always furled the jib all the way, with at least three wraps of the sheets. I secur
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:23pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 8:05pm 01.08.22

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