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Proof that they are wrong John at 11:05pm 12.31.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1162 I'd like to start off the New Year by thanking all those on this list who are so generous with their
Dinghy? Steve Braverman at 11:31pm 12.31.07 Ask All Sailors 33/2280 Somebody stole my dinghy. I just realized it this morning. It was in my back yard, and now it's not.
Happy New Year 310 Owners SceptreSailor at 11:54pm 12.31.07 Catalina 310 1/1408 May fair winds and great seas follow you and yours all year long. Have a Happy New Year. Sail More
October - Galveston Bay to ???? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:17am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/949 I'm pretty sure that thus coming fall I will be able to cruise for several months. It seems that the
"Free boat " reflexsions, and realizations sailormanbigd at 12:23am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 93/4842 New Year and time to reflect on the past, contemplate the future. Why did I undertake such a major p
Boat buying advice please Timm R 25 Oday at 2:58am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 19/1362 I've been offered a chance to buy a 1972 30' Pearson. From what the owner could tell me, this is wha
I have seen many warnings about hose clamps Ross at 3:46am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 61/3529 on this and other forums. I personally have never seen a hose clamp fail but I am satisfied that the
To Jackline or not to Jackline Joetech at 4:02am 01.01.08 Catalina 22 11/2735 My 1977 Catalina 22 was new to me last year. So over the winter I have been thinking of ways to max
Charger vs inverter/charger? Capt Andy at 6:07am 01.01.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2234 I have recently purchased a new Catalina-Morgan 440. I won't be getting my boat delivered till sprin
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 27/12435 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 47/4578 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 9/1738 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 7/1481 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 3/1242 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 15/1501 Hi all -- I am about to try to change the packing in my stuffing box. The stuffing box is the kind

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Hunter 49 Variprop (1) sail sfbay at 11:49am 10.31.21 Ditto Terry Cox.............I also like my fixed three blade propeller (photo below) on my Hunter 46
Running hot Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 10.31.21
Running hot (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 10.31.21 A 50/50 mixture of AF and water is a better heat transfer fluid than straight water, Maybe you mi
Mercury 3.5 Hp Water in oil Nichole340 at 11:13am 10.31.21
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 11:06am 10.31.21 Hayden, you mentioned you used G Flex epoxy externally, one of the reasons given was it stuck to pl
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 10:54am 10.31.21 Slow and steady. You'll be ready to go next spring, Jim.
Hunter 49 Variprop Terry Cox at 10:54am 10.31.21 A lot of money for a half knot. I really like our three blade fixed. Plenty of speed, highly maneuve
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 10:50am 10.31.21 May have to go for a drive. Thank you. You're welcome. That was a couple of years ago. The boat wa
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 10:37am 10.31.21 After a "Gentle" Push on the Yard, we finally started moving forward on the Fiberglass work again.
Hunter 49 Variprop Georgedoyle at 10:32am 10.31.21 I have a 21 R 18, which works well under power.
Running hot MikeHoncho at 10:17am 10.31.21
DIY Fuel Polishing System MikeHoncho at 10:04am 10.31.21 There was a filter container from the 70's, that let you put a roll of toilet paper in the containe
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 10.31.21 the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating" The manufacturing plant is closed (sold to a pool
Hunter 49 Variprop (2) jssailem at 9:05am 10.31.21 Currently running the three blade fixed What type of "Fixed Blade" prop do you have? I have had 2
Old Salts capta at 8:57am 10.31.21 When we got to Auckland, NZ we knew no one and had no idea of where to find a slip as we were told (
Fuse in small solar setup thinwater at 8:48am 10.31.21 I'm going to add a small solar panel system to keep my battery charged. I want it to be small and m
Fuse in small solar setup (1) DArcy at 8:31am 10.31.21 I have a Blue Sea 5006 fuse holder like this one with a 50A fuse e fuse holder. Don't use the cheap
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check jssailem at 8:24am 10.31.21 Ok @TWISTED. I did not blowup the image to find a hidden from view sheave. You appear correct in tha
Aft control sj21 jssailem at 8:15am 10.31.21 Super advice @Joe. :plus:
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 jssailem at 8:09am 10.31.21 positioning the slings at the bulkheads. Basic...Simple. :plus:

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