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I'm famous!!! (now that I'm anonymous, of course) newly anonymous at 11:13am 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1286 SV Bashful, my h46LE, just became covergirl on today's "Lectronic Latitude." Photo on the link sho
35c keel Pisco Sour at 10:06am 05.19.08 S2 1/1321 I've just got my 35 C shipped from Baltimore to Chile. For shipping purpose the keel was taken off.
Starter Relay Wayne Hewson at 11:39am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1336 My buddy has a Hunter 35.5 and he just turned in his starter due to the fact that he had to whack it
Bilge pump poorly set up amcmahon at 11:53am 05.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1001 The melting ice, and other liquids, from the ice box in my 1984 H27 runs into the main bilge. In a
dripping pencil zinc fox islander at 12:25pm 05.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1106 I put in a new pencil zinc 2 weeks ago. There is a slow leak that wasnt there before. I'm little he
Yanmar Oil Alarm/Light Out. Please help! Gary at 12:19pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2006 1986 2GM20FCan someone give me some ideas as to why, all of a sudden, when I turn the key to the "
NC coast this weekend porsche at 12:20pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1075 I trailer my 1989 catalina22 and I plan to go to the NC coast this weekend say around New Bern or Be
Chain rode marking ideas rfrye1 at 2:34pm 05.19.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1564 recently installed 150' chain rode with 150' of nylon. My question is how to mark the chain for dept
Hatch hinges? palacegrand at 2:27pm 05.19.08 Yamaha 1/1656 Does anyone have any ideas or solutions for the hatch hinges? I've managed to get the forward hatch
Trailering With Standing Rigging scolil at 1:34pm 05.19.08 Trailer Sailors 8/2124 When trailering I keep the standing rigging and halyards attached (except the forestay) to make it q
Tuning guide / Performance tips - Match 38 Sparky at 4:36pm 05.19.08 Bavaria 1/1888 Can anyone help by providing a tuning guide, target speeds, performance hints, etc for a Match 38?
Need advice - sanitation hose and adapter tcrespo at 11:12pm 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1506 I finally broke down and replaced the entire holding tank system (the old bladder had leaks and the
hunter 33' curtains hunter frank at 11:12pm 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1212 Does anyone know if original type of curtains are available commercialy? My 1981 has slides sewn int
First 435 Abigail Joy - First 435 at 11:29pm 05.17.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/5702 We just purchased a Beneteau First 435 with the enhanced triple spreader rig. The riggers here is A
Stuffing box Vladimir24006 at 11:49pm 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/989 I have a 1990 28ft Hunter, recently I got a moldable packing from marine store to make dripless shaf
Still smells...grrr PrincessoftheLake at 12:30am 05.18.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1901 Peggy-I am hoping you can help me. When my husband and I bought our 1995 Hunter 40.5 in October of
Sails on in New England Winter - report Al - s/v Persephone at 12:42am 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/828 For those of you who were kind enough to provide your experiences/thoughts on the matter in last fal
Piggy-back a holding tank for a Pearson 303? SaltiNeil at 12:57am 05.18.08 Pearson 2/1561 I am a new owner of a 1983 Pearson 303 which I haven't launched yet. The only upgrade I want to make
Single Line Reefing Beach4sail at 3:31am 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/919 I am considering purchasing a Hunter 336. The reefing lines are not run and the reef point rings th
The best running rigging for the money. Ctskip at 3:49am 05.18.08 Ask All Sailors 3/976 My B-day will be coming up soon and the girls want to know what to get me. I let it be known that I'

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2nd anchor/Double bow roller? Sailfanatic at 12:33pm 05.04.21 Ahoy Sailing friends, My Hunter 49 has a double anchor bow roller but only one anchor attached. The
36 foot Hunter Anchoring Questions - Chain and Rope Ratio flightlead404 at 12:21pm 05.04.21 I'm in the process of replacing the inadequate ground tackle my H38 came with. I had Miami Cordage
Hunter 34 Thru-hull sizing Capt.Yap at 12:20pm 05.04.21 Thanks Don, good advice my only worry is not getting the parts in time to start my journey. My boat
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 jssailem at 12:14pm 05.04.21 I thought cutting and sewing a smaller sail out of a bigger one would be a fun project for my grand
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 12:08pm 05.04.21 I have a question. Will it not having a galvanic isolator make it more susceptible to tripping break
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? rgranger at 12:01pm 05.04.21 :plus: Andy Miller is skilled fiberglass repair guy. You can find his website at Boatworkstoday.com
1984 H34 120vac circiut issues 1Gordo3 at 11:51am 05.04.21 @sail sfbay...thanks for the reply. i apreciate you. Yea thats pretty much why they needed me to mov
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda?? DaveFromOregon1 at 11:49am 05.04.21 Welcome back Dave. How is the Pacific Ocean cruising? Ive done two trips. One in 2017 where we go
Replacement House Batteries dlochner at 11:49am 05.04.21 I just spoke with East Penn directly, and they said the Duracell SLIGC125 is the Deka 25 with a dif
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver dlochner at 11:48am 05.04.21 I don't understand why someone would pay $250 for a splitter when an antenna and cable sells for $1
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? dlochner at 11:44am 05.04.21
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver jlp0217 at 11:43am 05.04.21 I don't understand why someone would pay $250 for a splitter when an antenna and cable sells for $13
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"? PeteTheri at 11:40am 05.04.21 This 42 year old new to me C&C is mechanically, and structurally sound, and is seaworthy, but is als
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Rich Stidger at 11:33am 05.04.21 How do you like your S2 so far? It seems like the most robust option, and also keeps the swivel rig
Hunter 34 Thru-hull sizing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:31am 05.04.21
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14 Rhubarb at 11:29am 05.04.21 Thank you yes, I'll first fly one at a time. (walk before I run), good advise. It's only my 2nd year
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel skunther at 11:19am 05.04.21 I bought the Mantus S2 to use with my G4 5/16" chain. Until now I was unaware of the issue betwee
Manasquan NJ to Block Island Dil at 11:17am 05.04.21 thanks for the input I thought about sailing strait through however I do not have crew for a night
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel Rich Stidger at 11:14am 05.04.21 I bought the Mantus S2 to use with my G4 5/16" chain. Until now I was unaware of the issue between
Tackle for secondary anchor skunther at 11:07am 05.04.21 You probably only need an FX-16, but a 23 is good for very soft mud. The 23 will be hard to set in

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