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Roller Furler Tom23400 at 10:52am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1181 I have a 1994 vintage Harken roller furler. It furles in the Genoa nice and smooth. When unfurling
San Domingo Creek (back door to St Michaels) Velero49 at 10:42am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1974 How is the anchorage at thee nd of San Domingo Creek and ho far is to dingy to the town? Any land/w
Keel isolated or not ? ZIncs warranted? Jellyrum at 10:41am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1226 As background to my question, I have a Freedom 21 with the fin keel. I imagined that the lead keel (
93 26s back stay MontanaSailor at 10:13am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2280 I just bought this boat. I'm a total newbie. I sailed it this past weekend. WOW it was great! I'
diesel exhaust below water when underway (2) M at 10:02am 08.11.08 Lancer 1/1661 The previous owner of my Lancer 25 added an inboard Yanmar 1GM10, and ran the exhaust pipe out over
Lost my mooring - (1) Randy Burns at 9:57am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/6076 In about 14' at low water. Its a mushroom with chain. It doesnt seem logical, but I have trolled abu
Bimini for Capri 22 BrettHunt at 9:38am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2278 Considering buying a Capri 22. Boat does not currently have a bimini. Wondering if anyone out ther
H27 GENOA LEADS tedsbeds at 9:24am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1016 After a year and a half of restoration my 1981 H 27 is finally in the water. With no help from P.O.
Willard HIN erikj267 at 9:17am 08.11.08 Lancer 2/1945 I just bought a 1976 Lancer 28 foot. It has a WLD (Willard Marine) starting at the hull ID number.
keel won't lower Blue noser at 8:18am 08.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1600 I think a friend raised my keel to high, it won't go down when i try to lower on the crank, any sug
Aquarius sailboat phdoc at 7:55am 08.11.08 Trailer Sailors 6/39509 Has anybody heard of the Aquarius sailboat before? I don't find much on the web for it. Is it a good
Electric winch vs. drill power attchments Mark Mynsberge at 6:56am 08.11.08 Big Boats 20/5065 I am trying to find an easy way for my girlfriend to raise the mainsail. Using the winch manually t
Grounding idea Deadline at 6:29am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1052 Ran aground with seven people onboard and couldn't budge with the motor. So I put all of them on the
Lewmar hinge Deadline at 6:28am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 One of the hinges broke on a 23x23 inch hatch. The hinges seem to extend by ratcheting two small hol
Steering STIFF Coyote at 6:20am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1175 Greetings:::: have an unusual issue with our NEW(2 months) to us 84' Hunter 31' -- the STEERIN
Replacement shower handle Mike Oatsvall at 5:58am 08.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1416 I need to replace the shower handle and can't seem to find a suitable replacement. Any suggestions?
Reverse Gear Problem?? Ralph18414 at 5:32am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1437 They finally launched my new-to-me Morgan 415 Out Island this weekend. I had it trucked to the new
Aquarius sailboat phdoc at 5:18am 08.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/11635 Has anybody heard of the Aquarius sailboat before? I don't find much on the web for it. Is it a good
Do you think this is a good answer? (1) Juanca at 3:05am 08.11.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1067 I am prepairing my vessel for a long trip. She is a Hunter Lengend 40, 1985. I bought her in 2006.
New Hunter Owner Questions 24632 at 11:33pm 08.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1345 Just purchased a 1993 23.5 Hunter and have some questions that hopefully someone could help us with:

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Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 10:03am 12.30.21 On the internet there is "Sailing UMA" a couple of architecture students that have now sailed all o
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric JohnShannon at 9:56am 12.30.21 Cool project, range is the is the main issue, a secondary issue is range and once you have those two
Key West activities. Head Sail at 9:55am 12.30.21 Of course there is always Sloppy Joe's and Margaritaville.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? PaulK at 9:31am 12.30.21 You are applying primer to patches on your topsides? Patches on topsides sounds like a recipe for d
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric sailme88 at 9:25am 12.30.21 Club mates converted their Newport 28 to electric. Total failure...Solar and wind power were not en
Key West activities. jssailem at 9:24am 12.30.21 On the dock near the road end, there was a fun bar with live music, good beer and food. Funky and ou
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board JamesG161 at 8:58am 12.30.21 Color me ignorant. I've only owned an iPad2. Apple is much too proprietary. For your iPad2 to hav
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? Davidasailor26 at 8:45am 12.30.21
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric sail sfbay at 8:30am 12.30.21 I would consult with these guys for size: Electric Yacht - Electric Sailboat Motors. Complete Solut
Switching my 1976, Hunter 30 diesel to electric dlochner at 8:30am 12.30.21 The first question to ask is why? There are advantages to electric and also some significant disadva
Beached boat on oak island JamesG161 at 8:26am 12.30.21 They may even try to call it a salvage Not if the Captain was still aboard. There is another term
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:24am 12.30.21 I am biased. I had a 07 41DS and now have a 2011 50. I looked hard at Jeanneau and Beneteau boats. W
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 12.30.21 There is a ferry that goes out to the Dry Tortugas from Key West. Water so clear that it looks like
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage ricksoth at 7:17am 12.30.21 Thanks for the suggestion. Appears that there was no standard
Key West activities. Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 12.30.21 When we were in Key West DEC 2020, the America II was running sunset cruises with an all female cre
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? sail sfbay at 7:05am 12.30.21 Who is your mast manufacturer? Suggest obtaining a manual with cross- sectional diagrams/photos of y
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) sail sfbay at 6:54am 12.30.21 Do an internet search on "Cal 2-27 galley images" and you will find examples like this one below. My
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? sail sfbay at 6:44am 12.30.21 Same question came up on this thread: Painting Freeboard on a Hunter 33 Cherubini \| Sailboat Owners
Beneteau First 41S5 in mast conduits??? RitSim at 6:16am 12.30.21 I have a '99 B411 and there are two conduit, one for the deck light and one for the mast head. YMMV.
Paint looks horrible - contour sanding to look good? Pirate Dave at 6:04am 12.30.21 X2 on boatworks today. If you can't learn from Andy, you can't learn

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