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Fly Creek Sailors Names Swandriver at 6:27am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1239 Since everyone was not able to spend the evening with each individual, some crews do not know what n
Sail inventory dale17781 at 7:36am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 7/1908 We sail our 1984 C-22 on Lake Ontario. I am woundering what most C-22 sailors have for their sail i
Need a length of the halyard for Catalina 30 tall rig. Ken13531 at 7:01am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 27/12428 I received a gift certificate from Santa to be used at a local boat store.They have a good selectio
Re-running wires to mast Lee Scott at 8:43am 01.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1205 I've just replaced the starboard chainplate bulkhead in my new '87 C-27. (And I did a mighty fine jo
Rudder Cheek Block Bob Gump at 9:05am 01.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 47/4576 Shortly after leaving the launch ramp I lost rudder control.... The cheek block on the rudder castle
Dinghy Seat Conversion Marc14857 at 9:13am 01.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1737 My dinghy is a West Marine by (Zodiac) SB-4 which is the equivilent of the Zodiac S285. The only re
Can anybody post a diagram of a Maxwell 20 (not 20A) winch Mickey84H34 at 9:44am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1223 I have 2 maxwell 20 winches (not 20A as shown on the Hunterowners Web) and it appears that a bushing
distilled alcohol, or ??? alan5491 at 9:57am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 7/1479 Hello everybody, im a newbie to the site here and have what I hope isnt a blatant stupid question f
NJ CHERUBINI HUNTER SAIL-IN jcherubini at 10:15am 01.01.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1165 Yes, it is time to plan an event, and here is the suggestion.As far as I know there has not been a
Alternator upgrade Eric Corkum at 10:14am 01.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1241 Anyone have experience installing a 150AMP or larger alternator on 473 with Westerbeke engine?
The other kind of stuffing box Stevep at 10:04am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1500 Hi all -- I am about to try to change the packing in my stuffing box. The stuffing box is the kind
What holds rudder up. Rob Haas at 11:02am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2594 Steering arm sits on top of Rudder packing gland causing excessive tightening of gland. Packing glan
How 'bout a new sailing video from the Deep South? Dick Dixon at 11:41am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1105 With a little time on my hands this week, I finally put together a video of our May 2007 sail along
Atomic 4 issue Aldi at 3:15pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1384 my Catalina 27 has an Atomic 4 late model in. I went ahead and purchased a spacer that you can fit b
Companionway Door Construction Question Bob at 12:54pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 31/3607 I would like to build companionway doors for my brothers Catalina 30. I have a basic knowledge and s
Cutlass bearing damage cmedsailor at 9:14pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1033 The cutlass bearing of my Beneteau 361 was damaged and unfortunately I must move the boat into the w
Are You Sailing seadaddler at 8:56pm 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 33/1757 I saw the deep south sailing video and sure made me warm upwhile I am stuck up here in the cold nor
main halyard cheek block Justin_NSA at 12:40am 01.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1772 Has anyone relocated the cheek block at the top of the mast to the port side? I'm planning on runni
Zinc or Aluminum??? MoonSailer at 3:07am 01.02.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1038 My boat is in freshwater. At the end of summer I noticed that my zinc on my prop shaft was almost 1
Antique/Classic Wooden yachts Farnsworth at 3:49am 01.02.08 Ask All Sailors 45/3021 Can any of you cognoscenti yacht experts recommend a classic wooden boat for me to consider purchasi

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What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Stu Jackson at 10:57am 10.30.21 boating is just different up here on the lakes i guess I guess you're right. Jon, the difference m
Fuse in small solar setup Stu Jackson at 10:54am 10.30.21 I like the portable system because the controller is attached to the panels and I can just unplug a
New Hunter 41DS Owner (1) JamesG161 at 10:41am 10.30.21 Did you taste it to be sure it is not salt water? No need to taste test water, when you are sailin
Battery Charging Stu Jackson at 10:41am 10.30.21 Why do you want to change to AGMs? Serious question. I suggest that before you do so you read the
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 10.30.21 Chemours, the manufacturer of Teflon did not recommend to me that I use their product so why would
New Hunter 41DS Owner JamesG161 at 10:33am 10.30.21 Nope the shower sumps (2) do not overflow to the bilge Are your sure? Mine appeared to NOT overfl
Used Gear Link not working Phil Herring at 10:31am 10.30.21 Sorry about that, it's back up again.
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience Tally Ho at 10:26am 10.30.21 Hi Greg, Cover will keep snow and ice off which is key in Chicago. Have a good winter! Chris Yes
Freshwater Sailors Tally Ho at 10:22am 10.30.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jssailem at 10:19am 10.30.21 Well well well. One sits back and listens, and all sorts of information appears. On inspection I f
Heat exchanger zinc anode. JRR at 10:11am 10.30.21 Thank you, the west system kit will be used, imagine i need lots of filler, think of using mini reb
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? jon hansen at 10:01am 10.30.21 it's interesting for me to read of ralph's inabilities with a danforth anchor. i have many boats and
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Crazy Dave Condon at 9:55am 10.30.21 Your Mercury 3.5 was built by Tohatsu who also builds the Nissan 3.5. It helps to know when looking
New Hunter 41DS Owner Terry Cox at 9:50am 10.30.21 Different model boat, but we had a fresh water leak some years ago. Did the repair and wrote an arti
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:45am 10.30.21 The boat is inland 50 miles in a river, so no salt water. It has no A/C so that can't be it. The bi
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 9:41am 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Che
New Hunter 41DS Owner Nodak7 at 9:38am 10.30.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Might be form the shower sump pump
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Terry Cox at 9:38am 10.30.21 No wet blanket here, but our 1991 P42 came with dual Jabsco sea water electric heads that still do t
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 9:29am 10.30.21 I gotta stop this right now Ahh, you're no fun. Just when we're getting started. I could mount Joh
Battery Charging jssailem at 9:15am 10.30.21 Also my solar charger controller has a Flooded or Sealed setting which I thought they were the same

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