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Thirty days and 3100 miles. Ross at 11:40am 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1115 http://www.landlpardey.com/Where/Where_Now.html Just a little very pleasant reading.
Any results with the rat trap yet? Dean5735 at 11:18am 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/893 Just wondering if anyone has successfully used the rat trap I posted a week or so ago? Dean
NiceNeasy got it exactly right on the vinyl flooring Dean5735 at 11:13am 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 0/953 My wife and I just installed the plank type vinyl in our kitchen and it is wonderfull. It is easy t
Test Sailing the boat you bought. Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 11:01am 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2464 I was looking at the "Quick Quiz" this week and was surprised at the number of sailors who purchased
greasing the rudder of an Oday 28 Bare Aweigh at 10:46am 09.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1603 According to the periodic maintenance section of my owners manual I need to grease the rudder on my
rudder left in sun dlewis812 at 9:01am 09.04.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1170 while waiting for new gudgeon left rudder in open cockpit. wont' be to boat for a week; should be c
Head stay weesail at 8:26am 09.04.08 Irwin 0/1631 I need to know the length of the head stay on my Irwin 27. She is docked 50 miles away and would lik
House batteries not charging GKuffner at 7:03am 09.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/2567 I have a new Catalina 309 and I've been having problems keeping my house batteries charged. Since I
Motor Bracket LeRoy14449 at 3:24am 09.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1122 Garelick motor bracket will not stay in "up" position when sailing with 5 hp - must be worn out afte
Mast compression? boudine at 3:00am 09.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1535 I am new to this forum, and have a question about a boat that I am buying. She is a 1980 Hunter 30,
Confessions of a lurker ron witmer at 9:26pm 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1654
Arch mounted davits Beachhowes at 7:21pm 09.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1177 I am curious if anyone has ever attached davits or an arch to the back side of the traveller arch on
Look like the East Coast is going to get pounded Jim at 6:18pm 09.03.08 Sails Call Lounge 15/3230 I think these storm are going to hit us hard! I have to get the boat ready for something.
Defamation? jviss at 6:12pm 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1376 Regarding Dick's "Insurance Fraud" post in this forum; please review the following excerpt from Wiki
ASA 103/104 JoshGray at 5:27pm 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2600 My Dad and I will be taking a combo 103/104 course out of Southport, NC next week. We're really look
"Fake" Whisker Pole Steve A. at 4:02pm 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2361 I hate to ask a stupid question, but has anyone ever made a whisker pole for their 110% genoa out of
Link 1000? John at 3:28pm 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1250 As I posted about a week ago, I combined my two AGM batteries into one bank. I followed the advice g
Reducing sail Blueskies at 1:38pm 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1421 I have single line reefing setup on our boat, but wonder what technique most would recommend if the
Trip Info for Naples, Fl to Sarasota Area Waters.... (1) MacMikey at 12:01pm 09.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1204 Planning a cruise from Naples,Fl to the Sarasota Area... I am looking for any suggested anchorages
Thanks for the tip, Ross- TimCup at 11:56am 09.03.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1125 I was gone for a few weeks, and catching up on this site, I read Ross' post about good weather info.

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Cracking around mast struts, major issue or no? jssailem at 1:16pm 01.24.22 It is unlikely that those cracks will sink the boat. If the boat fit my desires and the price my bud
"Hawkeye" Rick D at 1:16pm 01.24.22 So sorry to see this old warhorse neglected. The purchaser does not appear to have done anything. I
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:06pm 01.24.22 FWIW, I also have an electric winch for my halyard. It is a Lewmar OP2 - not the most powerful win
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:03pm 01.24.22 Spray some McLube on the sail bolt rope. Dirt and oxidation in the groove of the foil can cause bi
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting jssailem at 1:03pm 01.24.22 Clean the track. Dirt and grit in the track can increase friction which might be over loading the m
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:02pm 01.24.22 Is the main sheet and boomvang loose? Is there anything holding the boom down? Can you raise the af
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 1:00pm 01.24.22 While you are raising the main those last 5 feet, have someone put an amp. meter on the positive dc
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 12:59pm 01.24.22 Rick i had that exact same problem when we had a 40.5 when raising the main. Sometimes the breaker
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 12:56pm 01.24.22 I'd bet on something providing increased resistance when hoisting rather than a problem with the wi
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging JoeWhite at 12:51pm 01.24.22 I dropped my mast. Labeled each cable and took them to a rigging shop. They made new ones. It all wo
Hunter 25.5 standing rigging sail sfbay at 12:32pm 01.24.22 That is one way to duplicate each rigging part (and might avoid dropping the mast) with a tensioned
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Siamese at 12:11pm 01.24.22 I sure as hell wouldn't rely on the manual for line lengths. Not after replacing all the running ri
Buyer's or Seller's market? FastOlson at 12:05pm 01.24.22 Local brokerage business seems to have evolved into a two-level market. The Roomy Interior late mo
Boom Van Line Replacement & Length KenK13623 at 11:49am 01.24.22 I have not adjusted or eliminated any length. Since i am mostly pleasure cruising during the day, i
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 11:45am 01.24.22 To get around this, I installed an ACR (automatic charging relay), which would switch from one batt
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') tfox2069 at 11:40am 01.24.22 I have a 2300w portable gasoline generator that powers a 16KBTU A/C and other A/C loads... Very i
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Windpilot at 11:25am 01.24.22 My 99 410 has embedded aluminum under the clutches, enough to add 2 more clutches to each side (I us
Shore water supply inlet Don S/V ILLusion at 11:24am 01.24.22 The first thing I would recommend is having a look at a book entitled "Six Easy Ways to Sink Your B
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') kbgunn at 11:18am 01.24.22 I have a 2300w portable gasoline generator that powers a 16KBTU A/C and other A/C loads including 50
Shore water supply inlet Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 01.24.22 The first thing I would recommend is having a look at a book entitled "Six Easy Ways to Sink Your Bo

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