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Drying out Steve at 5:37am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2078 When I started sailing about 35 years ago the conventional wisdom was that you had to haul every yea
cast iron keels/bolts/torque etc argofre at 7:12am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1342 have a 1982 34 oday with a cast iron keel with what I believe to be monel bolts and nuts. The keel
Z-Spars Furling Main Systems Jmgs616 at 9:32am 01.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1831 Has anyone had any luck replacing either the bottom track and/or the car on the boom (Z-Spars) for t
S2 36cc or 35cc MaggieK at 10:00am 01.27.08 S2 4/7239 HI all I am looking to purchase a 35 or 36 CC . I like the 35 layout but the 36 seems like a stron
Hunter Vision 32 Doubleshot at 6:20am 01.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1407 Looking at a Hunter Vision 32 I have read the owner reviews but would like to know if there is a hun
Jib Halyard mikeyfireman at 9:08am 01.27.08 Cal 8/2241 I need to change the Jib Halyard out. Problem is the new 3/8" halyard wont fit into the old cable h
Inner forestay on a 323 MoonSailer at 11:09am 01.27.08 Pearson 0/1355 My 323 seems to really like a foresail but with roller furling the sail is often too large. I notice
Autohelm? Sabbatical III at 11:50am 01.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1088 I am looking into adding an autohelm unit to my 2005 Hunter 31. Any suggestions on specific feature
Miter cut jib Bones at 10:11am 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/7423 Does anyone know about miter cut jibs versus crosscut jibs? Mack sails promotes the miter cut and I
Car Bumper Replacement on I track airpilot at 10:43am 01.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/749 I have a Hunter 23 (1986)with the original car and track by Ronstan. The car is in very good shape,
Vertical battens John Van Wagoner at 10:26am 01.27.08 Big Boats 4/1301 I recently purchased a Hunter 38 with in-mast furling with vertical battens. There are three battens
302 mast step Tom Smith at 12:26pm 01.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1008 How is the mast stepped on a 302 (or 322)? Is it keep stepped or deck stepped?Thank-youError: Erro
Sail conversion for furler... abk at 12:40pm 01.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1185 I am going to buy a furler and I have a few ?'s.1. Alado Nautica... Seems like a good buy, any one
Appleman 26 Rebuild Shoaldrafter at 9:13pm 01.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/997 Appleman:Great job and great story. I had to replace all teak topside. I did not have one pair w
Icebox conversion cacsail at 7:37pm 01.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1576 We are looking to convert our icebox on 1985 Catalina 30 for refridgeration/freezer. Would like some
Insurance Banooma at 6:50pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1707 As a new owner, I'm wondering - what are your thoughts as to important considerations to put into in
It's show time SailboatOwners.com at 2:03pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1610 Winter time means boat show time for much of North America. Is attending shows an annual ritual..
Stuck Deadline at 9:24pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1106 Hunter must have used 3M 5200 to seal the ignition panel to the pedestal of the H320. Any ideas how
importance of jib vs. main walt at 10:04pm 01.27.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1307 Ive got the original sails which came with a 1990 26S. The jib sail looks likes it has OK shape -
Props All U Get at 10:56pm 01.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1159 Has anyone ever used two props on a single shaft? A while ago I had read about a shaft extension th

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Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) SailingLoto at 3:17pm 11.05.21 I charge my catalina 25 with a $35 ebay panel and controller. I believe it is 50w. It lays in the
Replace light with fan? Tally Ho at 2:47pm 11.05.21 Caframo fans are very good. I have 2 on my boat. Quiet but powerful. msAoGrp4T78 Greg
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? Dave Groshong at 2:46pm 11.05.21 Max 112% for B and R rigs
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair jaysweet at 2:46pm 11.05.21 I think this may be the cause of your cracked ring. I would not force the helm to respond unless a
Starting issue post fuel filters change Tom J at 2:44pm 11.05.21 Just did my end of season fuel filters change and am having an issue starting engine. (Universal M
Replace light with fan? jssailem at 2:28pm 11.05.21 You have the wiring there. Should be a straight forward project. Will need to to have a decent place
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair SoSound at 2:25pm 11.05.21 Considering the linear drive motor that works under the deck, I am not sure how you would free the
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 2:23pm 11.05.21 Good luck. On my Perkins, i need to get diesel out the #2 cylinder to know it is ready to start.
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 2:21pm 11.05.21 Awwshucks.
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 2:03pm 11.05.21
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? sail sfbay at 1:57pm 11.05.21 Same question came up on these threads, which indicates 115% and possibly up to 150%: (1) MAX size f
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Windpilot at 1:57pm 11.05.21 Hi Thaelia, Funny I just wrote seatek, here in S.CA, to send the final bill, I'll see the inner fore
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Thaelia at 1:47pm 11.05.21 Hi Windpilot, It will be great ! Was it difficult to install an inner forestay with furling ? Can yo
Starting issue post fuel filters change Don S/V ILLusion at 1:42pm 11.05.21 Diesel/gas confusion aside, crack open the injectors to ensure fuel flow to each cylinder. Diesels n
Solar Storm... Don S/V ILLusion at 1:39pm 11.05.21
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 1:38pm 11.05.21 The Universal is a diesel engine. Putting in GAS... could be a reason for the lack of starting and
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 1:36pm 11.05.21 Not a typo - fuel dock at Marina is down and I just ran engine for 10 hours getting it back from Lew
Rigging on a Hunter 450 1997 Windpilot at 1:35pm 11.05.21 Almost finished with my h410 standing rigging. No total final bill yet. But already 5,000 down for t
Starting issue post fuel filters change jssailem at 1:29pm 11.05.21
Is there room for a Composting head in a 1983 Hunter 34? flightlead404 at 1:19pm 11.05.21 @heritage how did the vertical seating change? iow is the seat higher now? I'm considering a simil

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