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A request for y'all Phil Herring at 6:26pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 2/957 When someone in the forums runs amok or a thread starts heading south, please click that little link
Dreaded Centerboard line replacement....... Bill P. at 5:54pm 07.29.08 Smaller Boats 6/1293 Well, my time has come, I noticed that all I have left of the line for the centerboard is the core -
Single-handed anchoring csobalvarro at 4:07pm 07.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1750 Will be single handing over the weekend and may anchor out for a while. But the only time I've ancho
Floogingmain HOBOS at 3:24pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1083 Recently purchased Hunter 36 2007 with furling main, no battens. Having a terrible time with the le
cng tanks allen at 2:10pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/942 we've decided NOT to convert to propane, as we found a resource for cng fills. but we would like to
Orcagreen Thetis5666 at 1:53pm 07.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/971
Tiller Pilot Thoughts Drew13440 at 1:36pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1088 Anyone have experience with the Raymarine ST1000? Am looking at it for a boat that displaces about
Hunter 146 Lee Helm patnev at 1:23pm 07.29.08 Day Sailers 4/3088 I recently purchased a 146 to have a small sailboat for the beach. I've had several much larger keel
Towing a Dinghy Deadhead at 1:02pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1878 Speaking of Dinghy's - I just purchased an inflatable off Craig's List and will be towing it behind
Nice little earthquake today! Brian D at 12:47pm 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/988 Had a 5.4 magnitude earthquake this morning at 11:42 a.m. Epicenter was Chino Hills in Los Angeles.
What ,Where to buy a Dinghy???I MoonSailer at 11:08am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1097 I am thinking about a dinghy...what to buy and where to buy it. I want hypalon(I think) and I want
mast racket livingston2 at 11:02am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1123 I have loose wires/conduit inside my mast that make an awful noise at anchor. Does anyone know a way
Water Tank Pressure Yehudi at 10:07am 07.29.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1044 I have noticed that my starboard water tank requires a longer electric pump cycle to get it up to pr
What is it? trontek at 8:38am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1514 Will someone clear up this mystery to me....It's hank on. Found it on my "new" 1960 New Horizon whos
Steel Keel bolts pre 1980 c30's?? hobbit at 7:46am 07.29.08 Catalina 30 3/1670 We are shopping for Catalina 30's. Someone told me to make sure we get a 1980 or newer because the o
Is a mast head mount necessary for wind instruments Isotope at 7:39am 07.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2083 Since mast head wind instruments are a problem when you unstep your mast every season, can you effec
Repair/refurbish a Raymarine Autohelm Linear Drive jviss at 7:34am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 3/6072 Has anyone ever gotten up to their elbows in one of these? I have an old Autohelm 5000 linear drive
who knows this sailboat ? herve31 at 6:44am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1055 dear all, who knows this sailboat seen in France. 30feet lenght, multishine steel. If any of you ha
Considering Boats, Recommend One dancing bear at 6:44am 07.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/987 This year or next, I am considering upgrading. I like my Mac25, however I want to go faster, my wif
Yanmar YSM - head and liner Rob19574 at 6:37am 07.29.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1269 Hi all - I thought I would post this situation here and see if anyone has any reccos. I recently

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NORAD Tracking Santa Will Gilmore at 5:28am 12.25.21 Good thing Santa is in a flying sleigh. If he was in a sailboat, we'd have to pay the NORAD tracking
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 4:55am 12.25.21 You know, I think you're right. The more I"m reading, the more I'm agreeing. I can reef if needed.
Unknown Electric Panel Brand DArcy at 9:00pm 12.24.21 I wish I knew what kind it was, I'd like to replace mine and I like those light up labels. Blue Seas
Heave To Question Hayden Watson at 8:55pm 12.24.21 I do recall being asked if we have firearms aboard. Answer "Yes I do" and hand them your 12ga fla
eye candy Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 12.24.21 Puget Sound Residents. Rent control based on weight and first come first served.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Will Gilmore at 8:41pm 12.24.21 Thank you, Claude. Merry Christmas and happy New Year. I found this awesome season's image for Esse
Self tailing winches grangehill at 7:30pm 12.24.21 The aft winches are for spinnaker sheets. Simply install turning blocks and route the spin sheets t
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year kloudie1 at 7:07pm 12.24.21 Merry Christmas Claude. That is a good card for the group! I am recovering from knee replacement su
NORAD Tracking Santa BlowMeAway at 6:58pm 12.24.21 For your young Sailors. Santa has been seen south of the border on the NORAD radar. https://www.no
Merry Christmas to our fighters in all branches of military! (1) jssailem at 6:58pm 12.24.21 201191
Sailor skills. - KNOTS jssailem at 6:55pm 12.24.21 David. There are two important steps to the secure the knot. The tail must be 72 times the diameter
Unknown Electric Panel Brand arg116 at 6:44pm 12.24.21
Sailor skills. - KNOTS Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 12.24.21
Unknown Electric Panel Brand Ralph Johnstone at 6:28pm 12.24.21 I get the impression the panel is home made by someone with a laser or water cutter. Have you been a
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches rgranger at 5:54pm 12.24.21 Hunter embedded aluminum plates. I used one on my deck to add a second set of organizers on my dec
Self tailing winches sail sfbay at 5:32pm 12.24.21 The aft winches are for spinnaker sheets. Simply install turning blocks and route the spin sheets to
Hunter 45CC, 2007 Anchor light bulb Terry Cox at 5:02pm 12.24.21 Thank you Terry for you effort You're welcome, Al.
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Joe at 4:30pm 12.24.21 If you run a genoa, and locate the lead blocks on the toerail, thus creating a wider sheeting angle
125 Genoa jssailem at 3:53pm 12.24.21 The Catalina 27 is a mast head rig. The Genoa is the power house for the boat. I would lean to a 135
Standing Rigging jssailem at 3:48pm 12.24.21 Ballenger Spar Systems Inc. in Watsonville CA.

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