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Cuious. When another sailboat comes near or is in sight do you.... biorapper at 7:56am 09.18.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1478 1) Get skippy on the sail/tiller controls for every milliknot you can muster. 2) Perk up a bit an
More H37C Rudder. Ed Schenck at 5:59am 09.18.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1069 For ten years I have been studying the differences in the H37C model years. Last night while lookin
Dog question Jim at 5:04am 09.18.08 Sails Call Lounge 38/7722 My dog has bone cancer and I am thinking of take the leg off and giving her chemo to fight the sprea
turnbuckles Madelon at 8:35pm 09.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3192 I intend to the replace the shroud adjusment plates in my Mac26s by turnbuckles. Any suggestion reg
1996 Catalina 320 fresh water pump going off every 5 seconds Leak? mratner at 8:02pm 09.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4728 Guys, you've helped steer me away from the catalina 30 i posted about. Thanks for the advice. now
Crossing the Gulf of Mexico MoonSailer at 7:52pm 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 10/4827 Freedom is getting closer May 2009!!!! Actually we probably won't head south until after hurricane
Reverse or Neutral jrocheleau at 6:46pm 09.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2961 I've heard conflicting views on what to do with your transmission when under sail. Should it be kep
Yanmar 2GMF oil capacity reserche at 5:59pm 09.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/21732 I am about to havge a friend help show me how to do an oil change on my Yanmar. I've downloaded and
Anyone have a below deck autopilot on a P36-2? Blue Eyes at 4:54pm 09.17.08 Pearson 2/1490 Hope everyone's having a great season. My boat came with an Autohelm 4000 wheel pilot that isn't
Cable John11936 at 3:39pm 09.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1275 Any body know of the top of you head the size cable used for the side stays and back stays for the 2
Heck of a way to dock a boat (2) Ken Honeycutt at 2:46pm 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 26/1974 Just one of the casulties of Ike.
To those who asked sailaway78 at 1:31pm 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2070 First off the reason for the mast thingy is mostly due to the bottom of the mast being corroded, nea
Re-installing Beckson ports ... walmsleyc at 10:37am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 16/4580 On my 1987 Hunter Legend 35 .... I had noticed that over the past year or two, 5 of 6 of my Becks
Anchor Chain? Billyc13 at 8:33am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/991 I am buying heavier anchor and rode for saltwater cruising. I need 50' of chain. Should I get the ga
Genuine Sailing Question sailaway78 at 8:28am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2302 Sometimes we seem to get off in all directions. Nothing wrong with that, but here is a real sailing
how do I remove the "wallpaper"? capejt at 6:48am 09.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1198 Hi all, In the process of refurbing my '79 H33 I want to remove the "wallpaper" in the head and jus
The S.S. Minnow returns (2) Scott B at 6:07am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2777 One of the original SS Minnows was bought by 2 men in BC and had restored. They are now offering "3
strut change in water jdgrnt66 at 5:42am 09.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1357 Hello all! I hope most of you have made it thus far through hurricane season. Got a tough question
Engine hour meter is intermittent Ken Johnson at 5:01am 09.17.08 Bavaria 5/4303 My boat has the Volvo MD-2030D diesel, and the standard control panel with a combo tach / engine-hou
Yanmar Engine Panel Roy Page at 4:57am 09.17.08 Big Boats 10/4398 My Yanmar engine panel on my H34 is pretty cracked up and the fuel shutoff is missing the knob. D

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Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S stickinthemud57 at 3:51pm 11.26.21 Sail SFbay, I appreciate the advice. My sailing sailing venues are quite tame as opposed to your sto
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 3:45pm 11.26.21 I don't know the science behind it -- but all truck and trailer calamities happen on Sundays. The
Sailing and restoring #9874 Gene Neill at 3:32pm 11.26.21 How are you deploying those 200 watts of solar?
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S D Swanson at 3:22pm 11.26.21 I recommend paying attention to where the base of the stanction brace attaches to the deck. You will
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S sail sfbay at 3:19pm 11.26.21 Your boat, but if it was mine I would install lifelines all the way aft (detachable with pelican ho
Tipping angles All U Get at 3:13pm 11.26.21 Put 4 of those 6 guys out on the boom.... Or one Mainer.
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hardhead at 1:38pm 11.26.21 I don't know the science behind it -- but all truck and trailer calamities happen on Sundays. The g
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom chichiflys at 12:57pm 11.26.21 Thanks sailme88 - I think I'll stick with this setup for now, but I appreciate the Garhauer hint - I
Tipping angles jssailem at 12:43pm 11.26.21 On the Boom? They likely will fall off now you have a rescue while stuck under the bridge. Life is c
Tipping angles sailme88 at 12:42pm 11.26.21 Put 4 of those 6 guys out on the boom....
Add a battery dlochner at 12:36pm 11.26.21 What you are describing is pretty normal. The 13.5 voltage is the float voltage. It is a low current
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom sailme88 at 12:35pm 11.26.21 Well, if you were to shift gears and go with a solid vang, I'd suggest that you contact Garhauer.
Add a battery acudavid at 12:06pm 11.26.21 Hi Everyone! I decided to take the good advice of Davidsailor26 and others, and do the smart thing
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 11:48am 11.26.21 Small Boat to the San Juans, Ed III, Pt 3 Parks Bay was an unexpected delight. It wasn't on our age
Sailing and restoring #9874 (8) AaronD at 11:42am 11.26.21 Small Boat to the San Juans, Ed III, Pt 2200457 We had a beautiful reach from Sucia to Stuart; Bree
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 11:36am 11.26.21 Small Boat to the San Juans, Edition III Finally getting around to a trip report from last summer.
Tipping angles All U Get at 11:22am 11.26.21 The calculations assume that the hull is a cylinder and that the center does not rise as it leans o
Touchless Sailing DayDreamer41 at 11:11am 11.26.21 Three of us went out one blustery day this past summer, my son on the helm and a buddy of mine sitti
A shackle is a shackle is a shackle - or NOT...... Don S/V ILLusion at 11:04am 11.26.21 Every time I went to sleep onboard when tied to a mooring ball in Jamestown or Newport, Cuttyhunk, e
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild sf34dtw at 11:02am 11.26.21 I did fabbed one out of sheet aluiminum ,not a good picture boom is hanging on wall in my garage dr

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