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Hatch Boards for 1980 H-27 BeachBumLou at 2:17am 06.19.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1160 Greetings:I am looking to replace the hatch boards on my 1980 H-27. The P.O. must have replaced th
LED Lights David Dick at 1:59am 06.19.08 Big Boats 4/1120 I bought the G4 LED's for the pot lights from SuberBright and they are great, what a reduction in po
Genoa Tracks for 26S cscott at 1:51am 06.19.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2641 I have a 1993 26S with a 135% furling Genoa. Might get a 150% this winter. I am thinking of instal
Clearwater's Hudson River Revival this weekend mike C16582 at 1:48am 06.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/869 anyone on the Hudson going?? It's a great weekend. DaCapo will be anchored there all weekend as I am
any 326 weaknesses i should know about? Magic at 1:35am 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/909 Hi,I am just about to complete the sale tomorrow for a 326.It has a survey from a local surveyor
Refrigerator O'Day 25 Recess at 5:54am 06.19.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/903 I have read the archives about adding a refrigerator and 90% of the posts were specific to Hunters a
navagation light blade at 4:41am 06.19.08 Pearson 0/1053 I am looking for a replacement bow navigation light.It is cylindrical about two and one half in dia
Hutnter 33.5, Hood single line rollerfurling wont work. Patrick at 6:51am 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/996 My foller furling, Hood 800 single line, wont work. With the sail rolled up, pull on the sheet, eith
Buccaneer sailboats 1977 305 New Sailer at 4:34am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 17/11335 Hello everyone. I'm the guy who is trying to buy a live aboard sailer and actualy use it. I have ask
Campbell Sailor 3 bladed propeller bepilot@mac.com at 8:09am 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2051 I recently purchased my Hunter 30 and ordered a Campbell Sailer 3 blade propeller 14x8 to replace th
New main made by FX sail 's Banshee14018 at 9:36am 06.19.08 Other Sailboats 2/1159 Hi have any1 out there used the sail's made by FX sails in Carolina and if they did how do they like
Hunter 49 outboard engine lift? John Knight at 10:03am 06.19.08 Big Boats 1/934 I have recent taken delievery of a Hunter 49 -- Great boat!However, after adding an aft bimini I a
True Courage & Love For Sailing Allan R at 11:12am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1187 Quadriplegic Attempts Solo Sail Around British Isles (see link for article).
Oil in the barbeque regulator !! Ron at 11:06am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1133 Thought I had seen it all, but this one has me stumped. I was having trouble with the regulator on
stupidity John at 7:01am 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1305 I previously asked about a problem with my Garmin gpsmap 76 which is not showing any coastal map det
Hunter 23.5 Broken Spreader Bracket (1) sbaughn1 at 12:07pm 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1218 Help. I contacted Hunter about a broken spreader bracket on my boat. I was referred to contact US Sp
Mast Gate Paul Wash at 1:32pm 06.19.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1466 Does anyone have any good ideas for a mast gate on the 216? My sail has the "tabs" that slide into t
That darned insurance jybiom at 12:16pm 06.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1066 Recently I had to renew my boat insurance. I am with Progressive with liability /medical/towing, onl
ericson gear shift cable hixboca@aol.com at 2:47pm 06.19.08 Ericson 3/2095 I am desperate for a new gear shift cable. Where can I get one--1978 27 ericson--atomic four
Sailing under power turtle at 2:29pm 06.19.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1796 Appreciate hearing the pros and cons about sailing under power, or any comments about crossing the s

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Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 1:26pm 09.18.21
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 1:25pm 09.18.21 Mine has probably the same hours as the engine----3200hours--Im pretty sure the very lazy 2 prior ow
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 1:23pm 09.18.21 Copper is still predominantly used in refrigeration air conditioning and hot water heating systems e
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Davidasailor26 at 1:16pm 09.18.21 I received an Email from a Cape Cod, Ma lister on the sail trim forum this morning. He wanted to kn
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:10pm 09.18.21 Adding ballast may help, but it will be higher up than the swing keel was, so the boat will behave
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Tally Ho at 1:07pm 09.18.21 I have a mack pack, and I usually slack the jacks about 8 inches when I open the bag and attach the
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 1:02pm 09.18.21
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 1:00pm 09.18.21 Yay! Found it! Thanks, everyone for your great advice!!! Not good that the plug is cut off thou
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 12:59pm 09.18.21 It is also possible to do a battery Bank in the bow of the boat especially a boat like mine has almo
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 12:50pm 09.18.21 You say "leak free" - yet the person who sarted this thred and me have leaks!!! Wonder how many bo
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 12:46pm 09.18.21 i just joined this forum because of this thread and others like it. i learned about this forum fro
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? (1) jssailem at 12:40pm 09.18.21 $500 for 1/0 copper cable and misc......did mine 9 years ago installing a Lewmar V2 vertical windla
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 12:35pm 09.18.21 Thanks for the reply. Looks like I may have missed getting an HIN by a few years.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:33pm 09.18.21 Thanks for the reply. You are ritght, I'm going ahead with this little project. I'm reading a lot
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) BigEasy at 12:15pm 09.18.21 I have tried other Teflon dry lubricants and I continue to use them for some applications; however,
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans D_Bosh at 12:13pm 09.18.21 Thank you both very much, both are good suggestions and very much appreciated. Jim, I've enjoyed a l
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing capta at 11:44am 09.18.21 I believe your problem stems from the lines not leading in at the proper angle. You want a fair lead
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) HeatherE at 11:24am 09.18.21 Yay! Found it! Thanks, everyone for your great advice!!!
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) dlochner at 11:20am 09.18.21 I use DuPont Teflon Silicone Lubricant. Does the same job, less expensive. is this a dry lubrican
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? sail sfbay at 11:17am 09.18.21 Avaliable anytime, except Sunday as I will be sailing out of Point Richmond with a couple friends. Y

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