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New Battens strobeone at 12:20pm 06.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/984 My Doyle mainsail is missing two battens (two middle). One appears to be 62in and the other 85in.
New Bow Light strobeone at 12:00pm 06.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/798 I noticed that my bow light is shot on my hunter 23.5. Whats left of the casing is a square piece t
Steering Rudder Tie In Esk II at 11:39am 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 5/1024 I have a Hunter 260 with Honda 9.9 and it is tied into the steering via a E-Z Steer bar. The collar
purchase or make rudder pins for 260 Esk II at 11:32am 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 2/747 I have looked in archive and forund some information about rudders but need to know where the best s
Sailing with only the jib Lee Y at 11:14am 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 6/1060 Yesterday we were sailing in 25 to 30 knot winds for the afternoon. I reefed the main but had a dif
Outboard motor repair help! Harry Greenspun at 11:02am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2405 I have a Nissan/Tohatsu 8HP 2-stroke outboard for our dinghy. It was dying at idle, so I brought it
Arch Fiberglass or Stainless steel? Beach4sail at 10:59am 06.15.08 Big Boats 5/1674 I am looking at purchasing a 2000 340. Down to two boats one has a fiberglass arch the other has a
mast available for Bristol 24 J Page at 10:58am 06.15.08 Bristol 0/2288 check gear wanted section
Installing head & holding tank Fran & David at 10:42am 06.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/883 In Ontario we're required to have a legal pumpout for the head, and anyway we want more capacity tha
whats best method for buffing in slip J at 9:50am 06.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1102 sounds like a dumb question, but i just got done seeing a "cleaning service" using an electric buffe
Does anyone drain the Ballast Tank before trailering? Mergatroid at 10:12pm 06.13.08 Smaller Boats 13/2717 We have some very steep and slippery ramps which to deal. I read in the archives that draining th
companion hatch measurements Don Crowther at 10:49pm 06.13.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1091 If anyone is on their boat this weekend or right now. Could you measure the companion way entrance o
Sail ties HAL at 11:30pm 06.13.08 Ask All Sailors 14/5912 What's the best sail tie?
Pearson plexiglass windows swanwick at 1:10am 06.14.08 Pearson 1/1605 One of the plastic nubs that go on either side of the screws to keep the plexiglass tight to the por
Trailer for my S2 26' 8.0CC Peter Vaught at 1:04am 06.14.08 S2 0/1252 I am looking for a trailer to fit my S2 26' (8.0 CC). Anybody out have one that they want to sale? B
transducers Gary at 12:21am 06.14.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 I am considering buying a fishfinder to use as a depthsounder. Most come with a transom mount transd
Air conditioning L Lloyd at 11:56pm 06.13.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1099 The best and cheapest air conditoner for a 37C -82.I know that this seems silly to the real sailors,
New slip neighbor Ross at 1:59am 06.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1015 I was down to the boat this week and found a most pleasing to the eye boat in the next slip. The nam
hull repair jude at 3:50am 06.14.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1269 i want to reinforce a section of the hull from the inside. it is located on the hull under the galle
canvas in Olympia monty at 5:52am 06.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/973 Can anyone recommend a canvas installer for an enclosure. Preferably in the Olympia, Washington area

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Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? dmax at 10:26am 09.17.21 Unless you're using the lazy jacks to hold up your boom, you can loosen them up to the point where t
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 Davidasailor26 at 10:25am 09.17.21 OMG! It's enormous!! You could land a helicopter on it! Yeah you could. But worse than the size of
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? DeniseO30 at 10:24am 09.17.21 They should be somewhat slack just like your topping lift. I've read but not seen , people use bunge
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 10:19am 09.17.21 5/16 was my thinking too. I keep trying to research anchor windlass installs on the H34 but find ve
Beneteau 41.1 2017 autopilot compass failure intermittently Davidasailor26 at 10:15am 09.17.21
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 10:07am 09.17.21 danstanford: Thank you for purchasing my book. Now buy it's companion, the SAIL TRIM CHART, which is
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Stu Jackson at 10:07am 09.17.21 My eventual conundrum is the cost of an anchor windlass and will I need larger than quarter inch ch
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? jssailem at 10:01am 09.17.21
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 9:40am 09.17.21 Stu, from self study information like you have kindly posted is why I questioned the line size. I'
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 9:23am 09.17.21 Thanks Don and SF, this is the kind of subtlety it is hard to find someone to discuss this with. Mos
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Stu Jackson at 9:19am 09.17.21 Depends on where you intend to anchor and what wind strength you size your ANCHORING SYSTEM for. I'
Beneteau 41.1 2017 autopilot compass failure intermittently Slider at 9:18am 09.17.21 My auto had the,Same on for a while and off now and then until I paid a pro to fix it. He went all
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 Bluenose at 9:17am 09.17.21 OMG! It's enormous!! You could land a helicopter on it!
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 9:07am 09.17.21 Same way the other is attached. There are flat steel bars under the table that it (and the original
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? BigEasy at 9:04am 09.17.21 . the anchor line seemed to be half inch which, I think is too light for my boat, the chain on the
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch Calif. Ted at 8:56am 09.17.21 What is the blue hose ? Looks like could be for a second pump.
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Sailboat.Sequoyah at 8:54am 09.17.21 1/2 was too small for mine. The sweet spot, that point where strength and handling meet, is 5/8. Tha
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! vgoya at 8:51am 09.17.21 Those are done to relieve stress in the plate and looks like done correctly. The rounded ends of t
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? kloudie1 at 8:44am 09.17.21 You are correct.. probably should be more like 5/8 or 3/4
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch kloudie1 at 8:42am 09.17.21 Ya probably want both manual and electric.. looks like you have room to shorten the manual pump hose

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