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Cradle for Oday 39 / 40 Andre K at 9:48am 06.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/844 Hi!A friend of mine just bought an Oday 39 shoal draft (4'11") and asked me to help him build a cra
buying 25S Rebel Glover at 4:19am 06.10.08 Seidelmann 1/1815 Looking to buy a 79 25S. Just looking for input from cruisers who are familiar with this boat.
Little water Little worry... The Friar at 3:46am 06.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1019 Ola got a little problemnoticing some more water than usual in the center bilge, where the bolts
HIN location? lapgr8ful at 10:59am 06.10.08 Catalina 30 4/3068 This is in the category of dumb questions, but could someone tell me where the HIN is located on a C
Windscoops, will it save me? Gary_H at 11:19am 06.10.08 Ask All Sailors 29/2925 OK guys I took my wife for her first overnighter on the hook and I screwed up bigtime. First it was
Hardware Rue at 11:45am 06.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1050 New Hunter 28.5 owner. Trying to do "TLC", have a broken hinge on one of the cabinet doors. I have
Hot Boat Rue at 11:48am 06.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/962 Looking for pictures and ideas on A/C installation.
Ancor line, chain and anchor David at 5:50pm 06.10.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1264 I am changing most of the lines on new to me boat. Since I am the new guy on the block.(never owned
Anchor stuff David at 5:40pm 06.10.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/836 I am changing most of the lines on new to me boat. Since I am the new guy on the block.(never owned
James Patterson has a new book out..... caguy at 4:02pm 06.10.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1392 Sailing. I'm sure it will be a fast difficult to put down good summer read. I'm also sure this foru
dingy diffets central coast at 2:43pm 06.10.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1129 where to buy the stanless arch to hang the dingy i can mount it.i dont want to pay the dealer mark u
Bimini HunterFixerUpper at 2:32pm 06.10.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1406 I need to buy my first bimini for the used Hunter 27-1977-78. Which type of support works best with
Front Hatchcover Needs replacing soon HunterFixerUpper at 2:07pm 06.10.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1308 I would like to replace my bow hatchcover in the near future. Any suggestions? Hunter 77-78 model.
Calgon and simple green in holding tank Bill at 12:54pm 06.10.08 Catalina 30 2/2263 Does anyone know the portions of Calgon and Simple Green that goes in to the holding tank for cleani
To dangle or not to dangle porsche at 12:22pm 06.10.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1638 There was a post not long ago about kids dangleing their feet over the bow while under sail. I also
Instrument Panel Al at 8:56pm 06.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1365 One of the gauges on my instrument panel is not working. I have tried to check it out from the laza
Instrument Panel Al at 8:54pm 06.08.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1002 One of the gauges on my instrument panel is not working. I have tried to take the panel apart from
air conditioning Liza at 11:00pm 06.08.08 Catalina 22 5/4423 We are in Pensacola, Florida and are enjoying our Catalina 22 but it just gets so very hot. If we d
Diesel (MX-25) Cooland Leak Ray at 11:45pm 06.08.08 Catalina 310 19/3386 All, I noticed a coolant leak on my engine, but I am not sure of the source. I have a very slight st
Cabin decor for 93 H30 Bruce at 12:04am 06.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1100 Does anyone have pictures or patterns for cabin curtains for my new to me 1993 H30t? Previous owner

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Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 9:03pm 01.08.22 This boat has both running backstays/checkstays (connects to mast near the top of the headstay, and
New to us Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 01.08.22 Hunter did install the 2/0 cables to the bow from the engine compartment. Easily $100+ worth of cab
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:28pm 01.08.22 Now that I think about it though there is something you could look at. A lot of boats of that vintag
Point to ponder: furling the jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:28pm 01.08.22 I used the term "inexperience and stupid tax." Yes sir learned an expensive lesson there. I also le
Point to ponder: furling the jib sail sfbay at 8:24pm 01.08.22 .........I have always furled the jib all the way, with at least three wraps of the sheets. I secur
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat daydreamerjr at 8:23pm 01.08.22
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 8:05pm 01.08.22
Question about CE Categories sail sfbay at 7:53pm 01.08.22
Hunter 410 cutlass bearing artboas at 7:47pm 01.08.22 - need the size to make a press tool - yes There is a professional tool called strut pro. It makes
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 7:43pm 01.08.22 Good list. I won't pile on. As to the anchor windlass, suggest you look over another 40.5 to see wh
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace sail sfbay at 7:38pm 01.08.22 If it was my sailboat I would replace it.
Charging acceptance Terry Cox at 7:08pm 01.08.22 Hi Tom, our boat has two 8D AGMs for a total of about 450 AH. While normally connected to shore powe
Charging acceptance JohnShannon at 6:36pm 01.08.22 The traditional 3 stage charge STage 1 Constant current battery voltage increases until Stage 2
Looking for New Chart Plotter Joe at 6:32pm 01.08.22 One way to find out what's generally available is to get a WM catalog, I find it's easier to read
Point to ponder: furling the jib JohnShannon at 6:31pm 01.08.22 I wrap the spinnaker halyard in the opposite rotation around the jib. That was after I got to buy a
Charging acceptance Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 01.08.22 Part two of the head scratching comes when the solar panels put out some current at 12.8 or 12.9v.
Point to ponder: furling the jib PaulK at 6:18pm 01.08.22 We wrap the sheets two or three times around the furl, cleat off the furling line and tie off the sh
Point to ponder: furling the jib BarryL at 6:02pm 01.08.22 Hey, I can't believe anyone would furl a headsail and not tie off the furling line. I have seen n
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat (1) SF Bay Sailor at 5:53pm 01.08.22 Thanks for all the helpful information. This Soverel is one of the last made, built by George Olson
I still don't quite get rule #2... WayneH at 5:45pm 01.08.22 In shipping lanes, I only have two rules. 1) He who has the grossest tonnage has right of way. 2) W

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