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Filling/Priming my Racor 500 Maine Sail at 4:36pm 07.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 24/14061 Hi All, I change my fuel filters often and have always just used the fuel lift pump to refill my en
White Nylon Stuffing Box-replacing the flax packing in the water. parrothead531 at 4:25pm 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/8339 I need to replace the flax packing in my 1989 Hunter 30, which has the white nylon stuffing box. I w
researching the 26M Don at 3:52pm 07.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/802 Hello, My wife and I are new to boating, and we are doing research on the Macregor 26M. I am hop
Performance when reefed oldiesrocker2001 at 3:45pm 07.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/5453 Don, I have a 76 V21 with what are likely the original main. A couple of years ago I had a sailmaker
new guy need help silentvoice71 at 3:26pm 07.28.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2393 ok im givin my mom a b-day present i know she will like. She is a very adivd sailer infact they just
Streaking on our C-400 SailingMagic at 2:34pm 07.28.08 Big Boats 2/1621 We have a 2002 C-400 hull #251. Just this year we've noticed we get a lot of streaking down the hul
Stains on the Ice Box Cover Mary at 2:08pm 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1167 My new to me '96 280 has some stains on the counter (ice box lid) that I can't manage to remove. An
Looking for a good canvas shop in the Dana Point area. Steve Dion at 1:46pm 07.28.08 Other Sailboats 0/984 Does anyone in the Orange County/Southern Cal. area know if a good canvas shop to have a dodger made
Rigging questions San Juan Sailor at 12:54pm 07.28.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/998 I just recently bought a 1990 26S. It had been stored, unused, for 10 years. Some of the rigging was
Anchor Chain Bill4867 at 12:28pm 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1698 I want to carry chain on my second anchor, for anchoring in tight places. Interested in thoughts re
Canvas shop recommendation in So. Calif. Gary Scheier at 11:41am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1075 We just purchased a pre-cruised Hunter 376 in Dana Point, California, and we are looking for a canva
Dinghy Repair Eric M at 11:05am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1118 I have a 1990's vintage Bombard Inflatable dingy. Wood floorboards and transom. The glue between t
Ocean sailing in Pacific NW Dag at 10:43am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1201 Good morning. I live in Portland, OR. I've been away from sailing for the past 15 years. My last exp
A 1978 ODay 22 qithout a hatch? 22ODayGirl at 10:32am 07.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1175 Hey all, new member here, new ODay owner, too. I bought her used last week, and am excited about sai
voltage regulator jdgrnt66 at 10:13am 07.28.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 can i use a 3 stage regulator with my stock hitachi alternator on my yanmare 4JH2E? jeff
Riding Sail Ron at 10:12am 07.28.08 Big Boats 19/2654 Riding sail when anchored has been discussed before. Please, need more suggestions for installing wi
28 or 280 ? Dick1505 at 9:08am 07.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1178 After 6 years with a H26 I'm moving up the 2'. I'm looking at a 1993 H28 and a 1996 H280 comprably e
'81 - 27' - 1 GM Yanmar, 6.5 HP - need more "power/speed" Ed Wahlers at 8:48am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5011 Seek advise from owners of same size boat as to how they improved motoring performance,such as chang
Getting to and removing the windlass or living cleanly in your vberth Jim Seamans at 8:34am 07.28.08 Big Boats 5/1459 This is one of those moments you wish you were somewhere else. I have been suffering a leak in th
Installing Raymarine GPS Tim at 8:23am 07.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1055 I have a Hunter 33 with separate Raymarine speed and depth instruments. I am planning to buy and in

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Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:21am 01.19.22
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? sail sfbay at 11:19am 01.19.22 Sounds like the marine surveyor likes to test the fiberglass moisture content but cannot when temper
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 11:15am 01.19.22 The yearly usage fee is called the excise tax. Each vessel berthed in MA is charged a fee, which i
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 11:13am 01.19.22 Yes, most states require state registration. So long as the boat is documented it can not show the
This PhotoShop feels wrong. AlastairLC at 11:05am 01.19.22 Shudder Gram, digitally created Instagram model: https://images.app.goo.gl/METnYHayUHAamh6R8
Its funny Friday! Sailavie1 at 11:02am 01.19.22 Duplicate - see post #1049 Oops sorry. My double fault
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question sail sfbay at 10:59am 01.19.22 Great idea.............to contact the former Hunter employees you can do that through their service
Head Always Full Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 01.19.22 4. Joker valves don't require any lubrication...manual toilet pumps do. But a 1/4 cup accomplishes
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 01.19.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would c
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Don S/V ILLusion at 10:35am 01.19.22 Hard to know the cause or the fix until you can inspect the keel joint.
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 10:21am 01.19.22 And he was excluded from a tournament for missing two shots! https://forums.sailboatowners.com/a
Lower shrouds LakeShark at 9:54am 01.19.22 Honestly IMHO do it right and do it once. You should just bite the bullet on the spreader upgrade a
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 9:40am 01.19.22 And he was excluded from a tournament for missing two shots!
Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 9:15am 01.19.22 201882
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tom J at 9:05am 01.19.22 Unless the Massachusetts rules have changed in the last 25 years, a documentated vessel in MA is no
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered sail sfbay at 9:04am 01.19.22 In Massachusetts, boats are exempt from state registration IF documented with the U.S. Coast Guard B
Its funny Friday! Sailavie1 at 9:02am 01.19.22 ut of a tournament by missing only two shots.
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:58am 01.19.22 And now for the rest of you.... Joe is the only one who's on the right track, the rest of you weren'
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:53am 01.19.22 So I have an issue with the head being full when it truly is not. We will suck out the tank to empt
Coast Guard multi year renewal JamesG161 at 8:06am 01.19.22 You just never know what will happen years from now. True. But I did get a reminder from USCG to

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