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Raymarine Rotary Drive Autopilot Franklin at 1:02pm 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 7/7057 Anybody here have a Raymarine S1G autopilot with a Rotary drive (below deck type, not wheel pilot)?
Attn Daniel Lewis / H23 Cutter Brian M H23 at 11:57am 10.20.08 Smaller Boats 0/1146 Hey Daniel, I'm (And, I'm sure, others) really curious about that cutter rig of yours. How does th
Anyone Know Who Owns This Beached Boat ??? (2) Maine Sail at 11:28am 10.20.08 Musings With Maine Sail 12/6167 Hi All, I got a call last night from my mother who was concerned about a boat anchored off her hous
Raising Centerboard on a 170 GeorgeJ at 11:07am 10.20.08 Day Sailers 5/2199 Hello All, I have a 2008 Hunter 170 and find it takes what seems like a high effort to raise the cen
Looking at a cal21 for project need input. Gedagett at 10:30am 10.20.08 Cal 2/6144 Hello, I am looking at a Cal 21 for a project boat. The hull is complete and said to be in good
Head Problems David Howard at 9:43am 10.20.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2845 As a new owner of a 1987 Hunter 31, I was shocked last weekend while out cruising to discover my hol
Closed cooling system leak Scott B at 9:05am 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1194 The drain plug on my Yanmar 3YM30 closed cooling system has developed a small leak. It appears to be
Trailering with a Roller Furler JohnH_V25 at 8:28am 10.20.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5738 Does anyone regularly trailer their boat with a roller furler? I have been trailering my Venture 25
Hunter 33 Davits Jason1271 at 7:28am 10.20.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/4214 Have any 33 owners (newer) put Davits on their boats? I've searched the archives, found discussion,
100 Amp Alternator sailaway78 at 7:25am 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 22/9241 For those of you who have the big 100 amp or so alternators installed on your boat I have a question
Contemplating a Ranger 26 purchase JWinHawaii at 2:23am 10.20.08 Ask All Sailors 7/12996 Hello all, I live in Honolulu and am looking at a 1973 Ranger 26 for $6500 as my first sailboat p
Like to see some trailer setups (1) bwingler at 8:16pm 10.19.08 Trailer Sailors 10/3896 Hi All, I would like to see some of you folks trailer rigs. I need to do some major rework on my tra
Hunter 376 ground tackle serenisea at 8:10pm 10.19.08 Big Boats 11/3563 We purchased a 1997 Hunter 376, which has a windlass and 200 feet of anchor rode that is 30 feet cha
Careening on A Trailer Rick Webb at 7:27pm 10.19.08 Smaller Boats 4/1363 I have wondered if it would work, it does. I was touching up the paint on my boat and thought I'd tr
Sail repair ScottD at 7:27pm 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1887 I have noticed that the thread is starting to loosen on the "seams" on my jib. Can this be stitched
Movie: Morning Light Rick D at 7:16pm 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1994 Although people differ in what they like in a movie, I think Roy Disney's "Morning Light" will be a
Replacing bulkhead covering Vern at 6:13pm 10.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1457 The bow pulpit, on my 1985 O'day 28, needs to be re bedded. Water leaked between the interior of the
anchor roller hageh at 6:01pm 10.19.08 Bigger Boats 2/1453 I am wishing to add a anchor roller to my 272 I have a forttress anchor. has anyone done this or hav
absolutely great day porsche at 4:57pm 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1732 sailing today. Winds 15 to 20 gusting to 25 me and four of my kids went out for about 2 hours in our
Where to look for a Mac 25 mast truckjunky87 at 4:14pm 10.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1362 I caught the mast on a tree limb at the marina and now I have a couple questions. How good are repa

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Third Propulsion Option dLj at 4:39pm 12.04.21 Why not get a good sculling oar set up. On a 25 foot Hunter, that should work well.... dj p.s. I t
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line dlochner at 4:29pm 12.04.21 The way we always depowerded the spinnaker is simply head off, and hide the chute behind the main.
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? Head Sail at 4:25pm 12.04.21 How serious would you take an email from someone that is 1500 miles away, never set eyes on or inspe
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dlochner at 4:23pm 12.04.21 Money talks ... Another NYer. "Money Talks, Nobody Walks!" I remember the tag line but can't r
Proper Course Stu Jackson at 4:23pm 12.04.21 Just the other day I was headed for the windward mark on a not so square course such that I was rea
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line Rick486 at 4:21pm 12.04.21 The way we always depowerded the spinnaker is simply head off, and hide the chute behind the main. D
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? shemandr at 3:51pm 12.04.21 I'd like to play poker with you. Not really, I'm really bad at it. And I'm sorry about the word
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 3:28pm 12.04.21 If I was a seller and received a "gushy" I want to buy your boat, I would either think this is a sc
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? dlochner at 3:07pm 12.04.21 "gushes"? i guess I am just too enthusiastic I really want that model and have been looking a while
Third Propulsion Option Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 12.04.21
Third Propulsion Option Tom J at 2:59pm 12.04.21 The power-boaters call them "kickers" but I haven't heard that term used by sailors, much. I resen
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 2:54pm 12.04.21 "I like your boat and want to buy it" does sound scam-ish. I've sold a number of boats and rarely
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. (1) rgranger at 2:49pm 12.04.21 Red wine can be a first step to a Mediterranean-style healthy diet.
H23 Anchor Locker rgranger at 2:46pm 12.04.21 Oops. I did not look close. Loosing my marbles @rgranger. However you need to visit us. Roger
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? shemandr at 2:37pm 12.04.21 "I like your boat and want to buy it" does sound scam-ish. I've sold a number of boats and rarely w
Single handing Will Gilmore at 2:36pm 12.04.21 Needle and colored thread. Do it in pairs. The first set of markings are to plumb the depth, the se
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line dlochner at 2:35pm 12.04.21 I always thought the best and fastest way to de-power a spinnaker is to completely release the guy.
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. MrEd at 2:33pm 12.04.21 Or you could just open a bottle of wine. Fashion retainers by carving the artificial cork into a pro
H23 Anchor Locker Crazy Dave Condon at 2:20pm 12.04.21 Oops. I did not look close. Loosing my marbles @rgranger. However you need to visit us.
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. sail sfbay at 2:19pm 12.04.21 Do an internet search on "1995 Hunter 26 bimin images" to see lots of bimini examples. Buy an on-lin

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